How to Easily Farm Grotesque Guardians with the New Halberd Method in OSRS

The Grotesque Guardians have long been considered more of a chore than a worthwhile Slayer boss. But with a recent game-changing update in Old School RuneScape allowing halberds to hit flying enemies, the fight has become dramatically easier. This new method streamlines the kill, increases DPS, and makes farming them not just bearable—but actually fun. Whether you're gearing up with supplies or looking to buy OSRS gold to speed up your setup, this strategy is well worth your time. If you're looking to take full advantage of this update, here's a step-by-step guide on how to dominate Dawn and Dusk using this efficient strategy.

Gear Setup

Since you must be on a Slayer task to fight Grotesque Guardians, start by equipping your Slayer Helm. From there, prioritize strength and defense:

· Weapon: Noxious Halberd (mandatory for this method)

· Helmet: Slayer Helm (imbued)

· Cape: Fire Cape or Infernal Cape

· Amulet: Amulet of Torture

· Chestplate & Legs: Bandos Chestplate and Tassets

· Gloves: Ferocious Gloves (Barrows Gloves as budget alternative)

· Boots: Primordial Boots (or Dragon Boots)

· Ring: Ultor Ring (or Berserker Ring)

In your inventory, bring:

· Crystal Halberd for special attacks

· 2x Divine Super Combat Potions

· 2x Super Restores (for brew recovery)

· Prayer Potions

· Sharks or high-healing food

· Rock Hammer (for finishing blow)

· Teleport (e.g. Construction Cape, or Slayer Ring)

Your Rune Pouch should include:

· Blood Runes

· Death Runes

· Soul Runes

These are used for Death Charge, which boosts your special attack energy on kill.

Make sure your spellbook is correctly set for using Death Charge, and have your quick prayers set to Protect from Melee and Piety.

Getting There

You can use a Slayer Ring to teleport to Slayer Tower or a Fairy Ring (code: CKS) to reach Canifis. If you’ve completed the Lumbridge & Draynor Elite Diary, you won’t need a Dramen Staff for the Fairy Ring. Otherwise, bring one.

The Fight: Phase-by-Phase Breakdown

Once inside the Slayer Tower, climb up to the roof and ring the bell to initiate the fight.

Phase 1: Dawn

· Drink your Divine Super Combat Potion

· Activate Quick Prayers

· Start attacking Dawn

· Once she drops below 50% health, she’ll fly away.

Phase 2: Dusk

· Immediately switch focus to Dusk

· You can land around three hits before his charging attack—step away to avoid it

· Keep dodging falling rocks and attacking until he drops below 50% HP

· Phase 3: Dawn Returns

· Once Dusk backs off, prepare to spec with the Crystal Halberd

· Use Death Charge before you start

· Hit Dawn with 2 special attacks—if timed right, you’ll avoid her healing orb mechanic

· If the orbs heal her, you’ll need to start over on her HP, which is annoying but manageable

Phase 4: Enraged Dusk

· Dodge the flame squares and prepare to finish the fight

· Dusk enters his enraged phase, but the mechanics are the same

· Keep attacking and stay aware of falling rocks or slams

· Use Death Charge again if it’s available right before Dusk dies to recharge spec energy for next kill

 

Tips for Success

· Death Charge is your best friend: Using it smartly increases your uptime with special attacks, helping you down Dawn faster.

· Super Restores are helpful if you end up relying on Saradomin Brews dropped during the fight.

· Turn off prayers between phases to conserve Prayer Points.

· Expect a short cutscene if you haven’t hit 5,000 kills yet—it’s unskippable, unfortunately.

 

Why This Method Rocks

Previously, the Grotesque Guardians were considered inefficient and annoying. Now? With the ability to use halberds on both bosses—especially airborne Dawn—this fight becomes borderline brain-dead in the best way possible. You're effectively standing in place, rotating through a few basic mechanics, and shredding both bosses with little effort.

This method is so streamlined, it can even be done on mobile with minimal mechanical input. And with the chance at a Black Tourmaline Core (used for Guardian Boots) or even the GG Pet, there’s finally a real incentive to farm this boss.

 

Final Thoughts

This halberd method has completely revived interest in the Grotesque Guardians for many high-level players. Even maxed accounts who previously skipped this boss are now farming kill count and finishing Combat Achievements thanks to how easy and fast it is. If you're looking to gear up quickly or need supplies without grinding for hours, picking up some cheap RuneScape gold can help you get started faster and more efficiently. So whether you're grinding for drops, pet hunting, or just looking for an efficient Slayer boss to farm—give this method a shot. It’s smooth, satisfying, and a massive improvement over the old clunky strategies. Now go ring that bell, slay some stone statues, and may the RNG gods bless you with a core drop. Peace, nerds.