Guard (Ardougne)
Guard (Ardougne) is a level 18 members monster found in Kandarin, with 650 life points. It is weak to fire spells. It is the top source of Body talisman, Iron dagger and Iron off hand dagger.
“Keeps the peace... kind of.”
Level 18MembersAttacks 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
- 18
- Life points
- 650
- Combat XP per kill
- 32.5
- Max hit
- 65
- Armour
- 234
- Attack style
- Melee
- Weakness
- Fire
- Aggressive
- No
- Poisonous
- No
Slayer
- Slayer level
- None needed
- Assigned by
- Not a Slayer task
Where
Kandarin
Ironman notes
- Weak to fire spells: bring that style for faster kills.
- Drops 8 kinds of seed, which keeps farm patches stocked.
- Always drops Bones: Prayer XP as you go.
Best for
Best drop rate anywhere
Of every monster that drops these, this one gives the most per kill.
- Body talisman3/128
- Iron dagger3/128
- Iron off hand dagger3/128
Drops (28)
| Item | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Bones#2 rate | 1 | Always |
| Key (Treasure Trails)Best rate | 1 | Always |
| Coins | 12 | 9/128 |
| Iron boltsBest rate | 2–12 | 10/128 |
| Grapes#2 rate | 3 | 16/128 |
| Potato seed | 4 | 1/19.3 |
| Onion seed | 4 | 1/25.7 |
| Cabbage seed | 4 | 1/38.6 |
| Air rune | 6 | 2/128 |
| Marrentill seed | 2–3 | 4/128 |
| Earth rune | 3 | 2/128 |
| Steel arrow | 5 | 1/128 |
| Tomato seed | 3 | 1/77.2 |
| Bronze arrow | 2 | 2/128 |
| Fire rune | 2 | 2/128 |
| Body talismanBest rate | 1 | 3/128 |
| Iron daggerBest rate | 1 | 3/128 |
| Iron off hand daggerBest rate | 1 | 3/128 |
| Sweetcorn seed | 3 | 1/154.5 |
| Blood rune | 1 | 1/128 |
| Chaos rune | 1 | 1/128 |
| Iron ore | 1 | 1/128 |
| Law talisman | 1 | 1/128 |
| Nature rune | 1 | 1/128 |
| Sealed clue scroll (medium) | 1 | 1/128 |
| Wheat | 1 | 1/128 |
| Strawberry seed | 2 | 1/309.1 |
| Watermelon seed | 2 | 1/646.4 |
Most common first. “Best rate” and “#2/#3 rate” compare expected drops per kill with every other monster that drops the item.
Other ways to get items from it
- CoinsPickpocket · 30–60 · Always
- Flame fragment (guard)Pickpocket · 1 · 32/128