Black Guard (Dwarven Mine entrance)
Black Guard (Dwarven Mine entrance) is a level 42 free-to-play monster found in Asgarnia, with 1,500 life points. It is weak to air spells. It is the top source of Iron battleaxe and Iron off hand battleaxe.
“A member of the Black Guard, a special division of the dwarven army.”
Level 42Free-to-playAttacks with melee
Updated . Stats and drops from the RuneScape Wiki's monster and drop data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Wiki page. Item sprites © Jagex.
Combat stats
- Combat level
- 42
- Life points
- 1,500
- Combat XP per kill
- 75
- Max hit
- 120
- Armour
- 454
- Attack style
- Melee
- Weakness
- Air
- Aggressive
- No
- Poisonous
- No
Slayer
- Slayer level
- None needed
- Slayer XP per kill
- 17
- Task
- Dwarves
- Assigned by
- Not a Slayer task
Where
Asgarnia
Ironman notes
- Weak to air spells: bring that style for faster kills.
- Always drops Bones: Prayer XP as you go.
- It can also roll the shared rare drop table (gems, key halves and bulk supplies); luck items improve those odds.
Best for
Best drop rate anywhere
Of every monster that drops these, this one gives the most per kill.
- Iron battleaxe1/256
- Iron off hand battleaxe1/256
Drops (18)
| Item | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Bones#2 rate | 1 | Always |
| Coins | 10 | 12/128 |
| Bronze bolts | 2–12 | 7/128 |
| Bronze pickaxeBest rate | 1 | 13/128 |
| Hammer#2 rate | 1 | 10/128 |
| Chaos rune | 2 | 4/128 |
| Nature rune | 2 | 4/128 |
| Bronze med helm | 1 | 4/128 |
| Coal | 1 | 2/128 |
| Bronze battleaxe#3 rate | 1 | 2/256 |
| Bronze off hand battleaxe#3 rate | 1 | 2/256 |
| Iron battleaxeBest rate | 1 | 1/256 |
| Iron off hand battleaxeBest rate | 1 | 1/256 |
| Bronze bar | 1 | Common |
| Copper ore | 1 | Common |
| Iron bar | 1 | Common |
| Iron ore | 1 | Common |
| Tin ore | 1 | Common |
Most common first. “Best rate” and “#2/#3 rate” compare expected drops per kill with every other monster that drops the item. Rare drop table items are not repeated here.