Terror dogs are Slayer monsters that require a Slayer level of 40 to kill. They are first encountered during the miniquest Lair of Tarn Razorlor, in which the player must fight two terror dogs, alongside some animated armour in addition to Tarn Razorlor himself. Upon completion of the miniquest, more terror dogs will appear in the room the player battled Tarn Razorlor in.
Terror dogs use an accurate melee attack. As the room they are fought in is a multi-combat area, fighting them can become very dangerous quickly, as multiple terror dogs can attack the player all at once.
It should be noted that, without a Slayer ring, reaching the end of Tarn's lair is a time consuming and dangerous undertaking. Terror dogs do not count toward fulfilling a Slayer task for dogs; they are a separate task.
They are the only monsters that drop the Granite helmet.
Location[]
- Tarn's Lair (In the room where Tarn Razorlor is fought)
Strategy[]
Players can hide in Tarn's room just north of the terror dogs and wait for them to develop tolerance to the player. This makes combating them significantly less risky. Be sure to log out to check for tolerance, as any dogs aggressive towards the player will remain so until the player exits Tarn's room, even if all other dogs are no longer aggressive. This will also cause all dogs targeting the player to stop and begin wandering around. Players can check to see if the dogs are still aggressive by exiting Tarn's room and waiting at the door for a quick retreat if they are.
Terror dogs are similar to hellhounds in that they can hit hard and accurately, but have very low Defence. Unlike hellhounds, multiple terror dogs can attack at once. Players should be aware that the room that terror dogs are in at Tarn's Lair will drain prayer at a rate of 1 point per two game ticks, or 50 points per minute (much faster than the Barrows).
Fighting terror dogs (mostly done for Slayer tasks) can be a difficult task for players who are unprepared. They can be safespotted if standing in the recesses after they have became tolerant of players. They can also be safespotted by luring one to the entrance of the tunnel to Tarn's room, and ranging it directly from the other side of the tunnel.
Getting there[]
Teleporting to Tarn's Lair via the slayer ring is the fastest way of reaching to the room with terror dogs. Otherwise, the player will have to get there by foot. The trek to terror dogs is highly dangerous, especially for lower level players. It is recommended to bring high healing foods, prayer potions, and possibly dragonhide armour, if the player does not have access to Protect from Magic, as the player will encounter Skeleton mages within the lair that casts strong magical attacks at the player.
Drops[]
100%[]
Weapons/Armour[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price 
Steel battleaxe 1 Common 164
Steel platelegs 1 Common 374
Mithril axe 1 Common 75
Mithril spear 1 Common 272
Mithril kiteshield 1 Uncommon 1,044
Adamant full helm 1 Uncommon 1,816
Rune dagger 1 Uncommon 4,391
Granite helm 1 Rare 29,003
Runes[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Water rune 75 Common 300
Fire rune 37 Common 185
Nature rune 15 Uncommon 3,255
Law rune 3 Uncommon 498
Herbs[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Grimy guam leaf 1 Common 15
Grimy marrentill 1 Common 13
Tarromin 1 Common 153
Grimy harralander 1 Uncommon 674
Grimy ranarr weed 1 Uncommon 7,640
Grimy irit leaf 1 Uncommon 775
Grimy avantoe 1 Uncommon 1,814
Grimy kwuarm 1 Rare 1,165
Grimy cadantine 1 Rare 1,312
Grimy lantadyme 1 Rare 1,391
Grimy dwarf weed 1 Very rare 448
Other[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Coins 44–440 Common Not sold
Adamantite ore 1 Common 1,050
Bass 1 Common 200
Clue scroll (hard) 1 Uncommon Not sold
Long bone 1 Rare (1/400)[1] Not sold
Curved bone 1 Very rare (1/5,000)[1] Not sold
Rare drop table
In addition to the drops above, this monster also has access to the rare drop table.
Show/hide rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Coins 3,000 Common Not sold
Loop half of key 1 Common 10,307
Tooth half of key 1 Common 10,840
Chaos talisman 1 Common 505
Uncut sapphire 1 Common 455
Uncut emerald 1 Uncommon 679
Uncut ruby 1 Uncommon 1,249
Nature talisman 1 Uncommon 744
Steel arrow 150 Uncommon 4,800
Rune arrow 42 Uncommon 2,940
Rune javelin 5 Uncommon 875
Adamant javelin 20 Uncommon 1,220
Runite bar 1 Uncommon 12,368
Nature rune 67 Uncommon 14,539
Law rune 45 Uncommon 7,470
Death rune 45 Uncommon 9,135
Rune battleaxe 1 Uncommon 24,487
Rune 2h sword 1 Uncommon 37,758
Rune sq shield 1 Uncommon 22,459
Silver ore 100 (noted) Uncommon 7,000
Dragonstone 1 Uncommon 11,932
Uncut diamond 1 Rare 2,627
Dragon med helm 1 Rare 58,488
Rune kiteshield 1 Rare 32,015
Rune spear 1 Rare 11,933
Shield left half 1 Rare 65,697
Dragon spear 1 Rare 37,226
