Cerberus

Cerberus is a level 318 hellhound boss that is located in her lair, deep beneath the Taverley Dungeon in the cave entrance in the north-east part of the hellhound area which is found beyond the poisonous spiders. Cerberus requires a Slayer level of 91, along with a task of hellhounds or Cerberus herself.

Requirements

91 Slayer
Must have hellhound or Cerberus task to kill the boss.

Suggested Stats

• 85+ Attack
• 70+ Strength (85+ recommended)
• 85+ Defence
• 75+ Ranged
• 70+ Prayer (92+ soulsplit)

Auras, Relics and Pet perks

	Divinity (Silver) Your prayer points drain 10% slower.
	Overclocked (Silver) Aura cooldown is reduced by 20% and auras last 10% longer.
	String of Luck (Gold) Offers a 10% luck boost (excludes raids).
	Stroke of Luck (Gold) Offers a 10% chance to double monster drop loot.
	Catch em All (Gold) Offers 50% higher drop rate on all pets. (if pet hunting)
	Fluid Strikes (Gold) Attack speed of melee weapons are halved. Melee attacks deal 10% more damage and have 25% more accuracy.
	Quick Shot (Gold) Attack speed of ranged weapons are halved. Ranged attacks deal 10% more damage and have 100% accuracy while saving 90% of ammunition (if using range)
	Master Reverence - Slows down prayer drain and increases prayer restoration from potions by 7%.
	Vampyrism - Gain life points equal to 5% of any damage you deal.
	Penance - Gain prayer points equal to 5% of any damage you receive.

Melee Pet perks

	Split soul - Soulsplit deals damage to target instead of healing for every hit. (33/66/100% chance)
	Demon slayer - Additional 3/5/7% damage towards demons.
	Dharok's Memento - 0.1/0.2/0.3% bonus damage per 1% hp missing (up to 98%).

Range Pet perks

	Split soul - Soulsplit deals damage to target instead of healing for every hit. (33/66/100% chance)
	Anguish - Turmoil curse becomes Anguish, boosting range by 10/15/25% + 15% enemy level.
	Dharok's Memento - 0.1/0.2/0.3% bonus damage per 1% hp missing (up to 98%).

Gear and inventory setup

• Melee
• Range

Slot	Item (most effective → least effective)
	Slayer helm (i)	Torva full helm	Neitiznot faceguard	Statius's full helm	Serpentine helm or Helm of Neitiznot
	Amulet of torture (OR)	Amulet of torture	Looters' necklace	Amulet of fury	Amulet of power
	Completionist cape	Infernal cape	Fire cape	Max cape	Cape of accomplishment
	Torva platebody	Statius's platebody	Bandos chestplate	Dharok's platebody (or Barrows platebodies)	Rune platebody
	Torva platelegs	Statius's platelegs	Bandos tassets	Dharok's platelegs (or Barrows platelegs)	Dragon platelegs
	Emberlight	Arclight	Scythe of vitur	Ghrazi rapier	Blade of Saeldor (c)
	Eternal flame defender	Avernic defender	Dragon defender	Dragonfire shield	N/A
	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Nefarious gloves	Ferocious gloves	Goliath gloves	Barrows gloves	N/A
	Harmonized boots	Primordial boots	Steadfast boots	Dragon boots	Guardian boots
	Hazelmere's signet ring	Berserker ring (i)	Ring of Suffering (i)	Berserker ring	Ring of wealth (i)
	Dragon claws	Dragon Warhammer	Dragon dagger	Vesta's longsword	Any Godsword

Slot	Item (most effective → least effective)
	Slayer helm (i)	Masori mask	Pernix Cowl	N/A	N/A
	Necklace of anguish (or)	Necklace of anguish	Saradomin's murmur	Amulet of fury	Amulet of glory
	Completionist cape	Ava's assembler	Ava's accumulator	Ranging cape	Ava's attractor
	Masori body	Pernix Body	Armadyl chestplate	Karil's leathertop	Blessed body
	Masori chaps	Pernix Chaps	Armadyl chainskirt	Karil's leatherskirt	Blessed chaps
	Twisted Bow	Toxic blowpipe	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Dragon Arrows	Dragon Darts	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Nefarious gloves	Swift gloves	Zaryte vambraces	Barrows gloves	Black d'hide vambraces
	Harmonized boots	Pegasian boots	Glavien boots	Ranger boots	Blessed boots
	Hazelmere's signet ring	Archers ring (i)	Ring of Suffering (i)	Archers ring	Ring of wealth (i)

1-2 Overload flasks
1-2 Prayer renewal flasks
12-16 Saradomin brew flasks
4-8 Super restore flasks

Fighting Cerberus

There are two main attacks you need to look out for.

Lava pools

This attack is initiated when Cerberus reaches below 200 health, her howling Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr and is used every fifth attack.
Three lava pools are deployed when this attack is initiated – one on the player's location, and two at random parts of the area.
The pools have a 3x3 AoE (1 tile from the centre).

• Standing in its radius when it is spawned deals 10 damage.
• Standing directly on a pool deals 15 damage every two ticks.
• Standing adjacent to a pool deals 7 damage every two ticks.

The pool targeted at the player is not instant at a distance, but is for those in melee distance. After a few seconds, the lava pools will dissipate, making the tile safe to stand on once more.

Summoned souls

This attack only starts when Cerberus falls below 400 health, and is used every seventh attack.
This attack is indicated with her howling Aaarrrooooooo, causing three Summoned Souls to appear from behind the archaic skull. They cannot be harmed.
Each one attacks using a different combat style, from west to east:

The Three Souls

The Blue (magic) Soul	The Green (ranged) Soul	The Red (melee) Soul

The souls attack once each time they are called in by Cerberus. The souls come in a randomized order so it is important to identify the order to pray in. If the attack is not protected against, it will deal 30 damage, unless otherwise from an elysian spirit shield, which reduces it to 22 damage. If the attack is protected against, it will drain 30 prayer points instead. A spectral spirit shield causes this to be reduced by 50%, meaning 15 prayer points are reduced for each attack. Having the required prayer to block the attack is not required - the attack is still blocked with insufficient prayer points, but the player's prayer will be drained completely as a result. In order to block the attack, it must be prayed against before the spirit attacks.