Dark beast

Dark beasts are level 182 monsters found on the path to the Temple of Light. They resemble ugly bulls with horns and require level 90 Slayer to kill. They are the only creatures to drop the Dark Bow and the only one besides Dragon implings to drop the Death talisman. When killed as a slayer assignment they earn 225.4 slayer XP. They had an unmentioned graphic update that came out with the Dark bow.

Dark beasts are accessible only after the Mourning's Ends Part II quest has been started.

Location
They are found in the tunnels between the Mourner headquarters in West Ardougne and the entrance to the Temple of Light.

Mourner gear is required to enter the Mourner headquarters basement to access the tunnel to the monsters. An alternative would be going to the Death altar and exiting through the Temple of Light east to the monsters. This method requires the crystal trinket in your inventory or you will be unable to reset the light beam for future use.

Strengths and weaknesses
Dark beasts attack with Melee (jabbing with their horns) and Magic ("half" Fire Blasts), and hit maximums of 17 and 8 damage, respectively. They will only use their magic if the player attacks them first. They are aggresive and will not become tolerant over time.

Their tough hide defends well against crush attacks but is weak to slash attacks. An abyssal whip, Godswords Saradomin godsword with its heal special Ability is very effective.

Strategy
The first option is using full Guthans, but many will find that the healing effect will not generally outdo the damage caused by the dark beast, so food is still required.

A better option (although more expensive) is to use the Protect from Melee prayer along with prayer potions and armour that boosts prayer bonus.

A third alternative - although seldom used - is to range them with Protect from Magic, as the dark beast will always use its magic attack if it is unable to melee.

Wearing full Dharoks while having low hitpoints and the Protect from Melee prayer activated is also a good method, as the set effect greatly increases the player's strength when they have very low hitpoints, meaning dark beasts can easily be killed in a few hits. However, players should not let their hitpoints go under 9, as the dark beasts may use their magic attack against the player unexpectedly, which could kill them.

Drops
100% drop: Bones

Coins
 * 64, 95, 152, 220, or 3000

Charms
 * Gold, Green, Crimson, Blue

Weapons
 * Dragon spear
 * Rune 2h sword, Rune battleaxe, 5 Rune javelins
 * Black 2h sword, Black battleaxe, Black axe
 * 42 Rune arrows
 * 150 Steel arrows
 * Dark Bow

Armour
 * Dragon med helm
 * Rune chainbody, Rune full helm, Rune kiteshield, Rune sq shield
 * Adamant sq shield

Runes
 * 47 Air runes, 10 Chaos runes, or 67 Nature runes
 * 45 Law runes
 * 3, 4, 5, or 45 Death runes
 * 7 Blood runes

Grimy herbs (1-2)
 * All except Toadflax, Snapdragon, torstol and spirit weed

Other
 * Adamant bar
 * Rune bar
 * 100 noted Silver ores
 * Half of a key
 * Uncut gems
 * Cut dragonstone
 * 1-2 cooked sharks
 * Death talisman
 * Nature talisman
 * Attack potion(3)
 * Shield left half