Automaton Guardian

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Post-questDuring The World Wakes
Automaton Guardian
Release			4 March 2013 (Update)
Members			Yes
Actions			Attack, Examine
Race			Automaton
Examine
A tough melee fighter.
Combat info
Level			LP			XP			XP
115			20,000			1,200.1			396
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
72 / 48 / 24
Aggressive						Poisonous
Slayer
Level			XP			Category
67			624			Cres's creations
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
810			0			0			1,000
Style						Rate
						6 ticks (3.6s)
Combat levels
85				85				85
Accuracy
2,178				0				0
Abilities used
None
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
1,924		80
Affinities
90			45			55			65
Immunities
Immune			Not immune			Not immune			Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID				16985, 16988
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

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6 ticks (3.6s)

8 ticks (4.8s)

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Automaton Guardians are melee-based opponents created by the Cres, a Guardian of Guthix, to protect Guthix's chamber. They can be found in the central room of Guthix's Cave after the completion of The World Wakes, The Firemaker's Curse, the Ritual of the Mahjarrat, The Chosen Commander, The Branches of Darkmeyer, and The Void Stares Back. They require level 67 Slayer to be harmed and are known for their various mid-priced stackable drops and their very rare glove drop.

Currently, the guardians are the least resource intensive variant of Automaton due to lack of damage taken. Torment is highly recommended; due to the approximately 30% increase in profit/kills exceeding the cost of prayer dosage.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Guthix's Cave	115		10	Maplink

Getting there

1. Use the "Guthix's shrine" teleport on the sixth-age circuit.
2. Right-click the High Druid and select Teleport

Strategies

Main article: Automaton/Strategies

Players should be aware of the monster's special attack, which does a pulsing area of effect damage around the automaton at regular intervals, but roots the monster in place (note it can still perform regular auto attacks while the special is active). This can quickly do 1000+ damage if multiple pulses contact with the player.

The automaton's special attack

Drops

Charms

Nothing	1	1	1	1
81–83%	5–6%	2–3%	2–3%	7–8%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 8,309 kills. 1 item is dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Main drop

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Kwuarm seed (m)		1	Common	732	38
	Avantoe seed (m)		2	Common	1,660	76
	Snapdragon seed (m)		1	Common	881	38
	Lantadyme seed (m)		1	Uncommon	335	38
	Grimy avantoe (m)		2 (noted)	Uncommon	2,218	0
	Grimy snapdragon (m)		1 (noted)	Uncommon	1,568	0
	Grimy dwarf weed (m)		1 (noted)	Uncommon	11,430	0
	Grimy guam		4 (noted)	Uncommon	1,904	72
	Grimy tarromin		4 (noted)	Uncommon	752	0
	Grimy harralander (m)		4 (noted)	Uncommon	3,856	0
	Grimy cadantine (m)		4 (noted)	Uncommon	8,272	0
	Grimy ranarr (m)		4 (noted)	Uncommon	16,812	0
	Grimy irit (m)		4 (noted)	Uncommon	3,372	0
	Grimy marrentill (m)		4 (noted)	Uncommon	29,424	0
	Grimy kwuarm (m)		4 (noted)	Uncommon	6,860	0
	Grimy lantadyme (m)		4 (noted)	Uncommon	36,148	0
	Static gloves (m)		1	1/1000	701,153	12,000
	Inert adrenaline crystal (m)		1 (noted)	Uncommon	1,356	2,400
	Coal stone spirit		25	Common	325	Not alchemisable
	Earth talisman		8 (noted)	Uncommon	1,664	16
	Supercompost (m)		15 (noted)	Uncommon	35,760	765
	Adamantite stone spirit		4	Uncommon	120	Not alchemisable
	Runite stone spirit		1	Uncommon	887	Not alchemisable
	Cresbot (unpoked) (m)		1	1/1600	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Magic logs		10 (noted)	Uncommon	4,910	1,920
	Rare drop table		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Tertiary drops

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Sealed clue scroll (hard) (m)		1	10/1280	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Sealed clue scroll (elite) (m)		1	3/1280	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Spirit sapphire (m)		1	5/2000	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Spirit emerald (m)		1	3/2000	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Spirit ruby (m)		1	2/2000	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Starved ancient effigy (m)		1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Rare drop dable

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items are not required to access the table, but they will increase the chance of accessing the rare drop table and may also improve the loot received from it.

Rare drop table:

Rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE price High alch value Coins 250–500 Common 250-500 250-500 Uncut sapphire 1 Common 570 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 457 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 539 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 942 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 42,390-51,810 5,400-6,600 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 11,245 0 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 11,393 0 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 5,534 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 249,030-304,370 27,000-33,000 Dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,828 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,647 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 34,975 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 710,640-868,560 756,000-924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 910 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 38,562 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 694,116-848,364 720,000-880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 65,228 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 58,206 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 16,498-20,002 678-822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 984,555-1,203,345 1,104,165-1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 37,400-45,100 136-164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 14,144-17,056 136-164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 57,375-70,125 22,950-28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 378,450-462,550 40,500-49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 16,524-19,926 0 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 250,200-305,800 0 Drakolith stone spirit (m) 25–35 Uncommon 3,825-5,355 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 700 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Uncommon 6,200-7,440 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 496 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Rare 8,750-10,500 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 2,661 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit (m) 25–35 Rare 3,875-5,425 Not alchemisable Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 655,200-800,800 0 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 141,120-172,480 0 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 188,865-230,835 8,100-9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 383,175-468,325 5,130-6,270 Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 4,690-5,360 532-608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 58,072-66,368 532-608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 175,428 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 47,550 1,520 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 59,400-72,600 1,350-1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 22,140-27,060 45-55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 378,000-462,000 450-550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 23,052-27,798 6,528-7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 228,825-279,675 64,800-79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 20,070-24,530 13,500-16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 387,450-473,550 243,000-297,000 Vecna skull (m) 1 Rare 632,817 6,000 Cheese+tom batta (m) 1 Very rare 503 1 Blurberry Special (m) 1 Very rare 13,165 18 Hazelmere's signet ring (m) 1 Very rare 2,147,446,846 300,000 Brawling gloves (Melee) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Magic) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Ranged) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Agility) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Cooking) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (FM) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Fishing) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Hunter) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Mining) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Prayer) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Smithing) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Thieving) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (WC) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 1 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 2 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 3 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable

Universal drops

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.

These items are dropped alongside main drops.

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Key token		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Mimic kill token (m)		1	Very rare	14,822	Not alchemisable

Achievement

• La Petite Mort ( 0) – Obtained a collection of unique drops from Slayer monsters located within Kandarin.
  • Static gloves and Cresbot pet drops

Update history

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• patch 2 April 2013 (Update):
  • Automatons can now be stunned.

• patch 25 March 2013 (Update):
  • Players can no longer receive Cres's Automatons as a co-op slayer assignment if they do not have the requirements to fight them. A login check has been added to fix players who already have these as a task and cannot access them.

• update 4 March 2013 (Update):
  • Added to game.