Dawn
Weak to earth +70%
Best in slot
The best setup using every item in the game, at 99s with potions and the best prayer.
Ranged
Best here
Toxic blowpipe · Dragon dart
Magic
Harmonised nightmare staff · Holy blessing
Melee
Noxious halberd · Holy blessing
Other options by slot
The best ranged pick for each slot and the next best options. Each percentage is the DPS you lose by swapping in just that item against Dawn.
Mechanics
Dawn uses ranged and melee.
In phase one only ranged, magic or a halberd can hit her, and Dusk can't be hurt at all. Her special throws a grey ball that freezes a 3x3. When she comes back she sends out two or three growing spheres, and each one that reaches her heals 90. Once Dusk is also at half health, they both use a lightning special that deals 5-10 a tick in 3x3 circles.
Which style: Ranged, magic or a halberd. Other melee can't hit her.
From the OSRS Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
Inventory
The OSRS Wiki's own “Max” setup for the Grotesque Guardians, slot for slot.
Venator bow
Ranged weapon to swap to
Masori body (f)
Ranged gear to swap into
Dizana's quiver
Ranged gear to swap into
Crystal halberd
Melee weapon to swap to
Necklace of rupture
Ranged gear to swap into
Masori chaps (f)
Ranged gear to swap into
Zaryte vambraces
Ranged gear to swap into
Dragon claws
For Dusk: no melee but a halberd reaches Dawn
Toxic blowpipe
Ranged weapon to swap to
Divine super combat potion(4)
Boosts Attack, Strength and Defence, and holds the boost for five minutes
Divine ranging potion(4)
Boosts Ranged, and holds the boost for five minutes
Super restore(4)×6
Restores prayer and any stats that have been lowered
Anglerfish×4
Heals up to 22, and can take you past your maximum
Teleport to house (tablet)
Takes you home when the trip is done
Surge potion(4)
Restores 25% special attack energy, once every five minutes
Explorer's ring 4
Alchemy casts and run energy restores
Book of the Dead
Lets you raise thralls: resurrection spells need it worn or in your inventory
Rock hammer
Needed to finish it off when its hitpoints are low
Slayer ring (eternal)
Teleports to Slayer locations
Divine rune pouch
Holds the runes for your spells in one slotThe wiki's own setups
Equipment and inventory as the OSRS Wiki's strategy page lists them for the Grotesque Guardians, slot for slot. These are what people actually take; the solved kits above are what the maths prefers. The inventory drawn above is the one with the “Max” gear, so that card shows only its equipment.
Mid-game
Atlatl only
Melee only
Max
Required: Rock hammer or granite hammer · 75 Slayer · Gargoyles slayer task
What it defends with
Combat tasks
15 tasks worth 59 points. Open the planner to track the ones you have done.
Hard
6 tasks
3 points each
Elite
5 tasks
4 points each
Master
3 tasks
5 points each
Grandmaster
1 task
6 points each