Gleason's Gielinor Guide

Abyssal guardian

Released		13 June 2005 (Update)
Members		Yes
Combat level		59
Size		1x1
Examine		It seems to have eyes in the back of its head...
Combat info
XP bonus		-75%
Max hit		11
Aggressive		Yes
Poisonous		No
Attack style		Stab, Ranged
Attack speed		4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time		5 ticks (3 seconds)
Combat stats

50	30	90	30	1	1
Aggressive stats

+15	+5	+0	+0	+0	+0
Melee defence

+70		+70		+0
Magic defence

+150			No elemental weakness
Ranged defence

+0		+70		+0
Immunities
Poison		0% resistance
Venom		0% resistance
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Advanced data
Monster ID		2585
Link		MOID

An Abyssal guardian is a monster that dwells in the Abyss, and also in the Abyssal Area (fairy ring code ALR). Abyssal guardians have fairly high Strength for their combat level, though they have low Attack and Defence levels.

Abyssal guardians initiate attack with melee, but use ranged if attacked first or the player is attacking them from a distance. Their ranged attacks are less accurate than their melee attacks, using their poor Ranged level for its accuracy, but can hit just as hard. However, as they have a very fast reaction time while aggressive, players usually see the ranged attack only after they become un-aggressive.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Abyss	59		18	Show map
Abyssal Area	59		6	Show map

Drops

Drop rates are estimated based on 11,733 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ashes	1	Always	38	1

Talismans

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Air talisman	1	5/256	176	2
Water talisman	1	5/256	335	2
Earth talisman	1	5/256	643	2
Fire talisman	1	5/256	2,642	2
Mind talisman	1	5/256	1,222	2
Body talisman	1	5/256	1,451	2
Cosmic talisman	1	2/256	178	2
Chaos talisman	1	2/256	213	2
Nature talisman	1	2/256	159	2
Elemental talisman	1	1/256^[1]	3,188	300

Pouches

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Small pouch	1	1/8^{[d 1]}	Not sold	90
Medium pouch	1	1/8^{[d 1]}	Not sold	180
Large pouch	1	1/8^{[d 1]}	Not sold	360
Giant pouch	1	1/8^{[d 1]}	Not sold	720

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Players will only get a pouch if they have all the smaller pouches, and if a player has them all, they will no longer get them as a drop, unless one was lost.

Runecrafting items

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Pure essence	1 (noted)	36/256	2	2
Pure essence	1	34/256	2	2
Pure essence	5 (noted)	4/256	10	10
Pure essence	10 (noted)	4/256	20	20
Pure essence	15 (noted)	4/256	30	30
Binding necklace	1	3/256	609	855

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Clue scroll (medium)	1	1/256^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	Not sold	12

^ The medium clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/243 after unlocking the medium Combat Achievements rewards tier.
^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

Changes

Date	Changes
12 August 2026 (Update)	The NPC's crush, light ranged, and heavy ranged defence were decreased from 70 to 0. The drop rate of essence pouches was increased from 1/42 to 1/8.

Trivia

Abyssal guardians' heads have different sides, each representing a happy, angry, sad, and dead face. When it is idling, its happy face is at the front; when it is attacking, it will turn its angry face to the front; when it is being attacked, it will turn its sad face to the front; and when its health is reduced to zero, it will turn its dead face to the front before it dies.

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Mod Ash: "[Lord Ash, could you tell me the drop rate of the elemental talisman from Abyssal creatures?] 1/256 from all three types."