Template name: rustguard_stats
Ancient statues from a lost age, these guardians of lost artifacts slice easily through most trespassers. With multiple blades, metallic bodies, and highly articulated movement, even the most hardened veteran has trouble taking down these sophisticated Rustguards.
The start of the game’s own Bestiary text.
- Game
- Base Dungeon Siege II and Broken World (Broken World can play the base campaign)
- Type
- Melee
- Family
- Rustguard
- Habitat
- Snow Forest
- Act
- Act 2
- Rank
- Strong
Drops
Strong monster drop table. Chance per kill, before Magic Find:
| Drop | Chance | Item level vs. creature level |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 18% | |
| Health potion | 8.0% | -10 to 0 |
| Mana potion | 4.8% | -10 to 0 |
| Item | 15% | -4 to +2 |
| Rare item | 1.35% | -3 to +2 |
| Unique item | 0.45% | -40 to +3 |
| Set item | 0.45% | -50 to +3 |
Confidence: Medium Read from the drop table named in the creature’s template. Fixed rewards of story bosses, quest items and what a placed monster carries are not read here. Not tested in game.
Base Dungeon Siege II
Level and strength
| Mercenary | Veteran | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level | 32 | 57 | 79 |
| Life | 2,468 | 6,938 | 12,733 |
| Damage | 184 to 306 | 449 to 748 | 775 to 1,292 |
| Defense | 108 | 200 | 291 |
| Experience | 1,007 | 8,579 | 64,153 |
These are the base game’s numbers. Broken World changes them: see its version below.
Confidence: Medium Worked out from the formulas in the creature’s template, for the levels the template gives. Not compared with the game’s own Bestiary screen; spawn spots may change a monster’s level.
No resistances or weaknesses are written in the template.
What it can drop: Base game
475 different items can drop (the best are shown) Confidence: computed from data, not measured
| Gear | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Ring | 0.66% (0.54 to 0.66) | 0.0067% | 0.0022% |
| Gold Ring | 0.0089% | 0.65% (0.53 to 0.65) | 0.0045% |
| Jeweled Ring | 0.0059% | 0.65% (0.53 to 0.65) | 0.0067% |
| Adorned Ring | 0.65% (0.53 to 0.65) | 0.0045% | 0.65% (0.53 to 0.65) |
| Ornate Ring | - | 0.0022% | 0.65% (0.53 to 0.65) |
| Mage's Book | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.3) | 0.53% (0.47 to 0.59) | - |
| Hunter Sword | - | 0.15% (0.13 to 0.2) | 0.29% (0.25 to 0.41) |
| Spirit Cestus | - | - | 0.28% (0.14 to 0.43) |
| Elven Staff | 0.26% (0.12 to 0.41) | 0.27% (0.13 to 0.42) | 0.28% (0.14 to 0.43) |
| Yearling Staff | 0.26% (0.12 to 0.41) | - | 0.28% (0.14 to 0.43) |
| Cryptic Cestus | - | 0.27% (0.13 to 0.42) | - |
| Elven Longbow | 0.2% (0.18 to 0.25) | 0.24% (0.21 to 0.31) | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.35) |
| Ironwood Bow | 0.2% (0.18 to 0.25) | - | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.35) |
| Arbalest | - | - | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.35) |
| Ballista | - | - | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.35) |
| Chakram | 0.2% (0.18 to 0.25) | - | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.35) |
| Glaive | - | 0.24% (0.21 to 0.31) | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.35) |
| Ritual Book | - | - | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.3) |
| Grimoire | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.3) | - | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.3) |
| Druid Staff | 0.26% (0.12 to 0.41) | 0.25% (0.11 to 0.4) | - |
| Kite Shield | 0.25% (0.22 to 0.32) | - | 0.23% (0.21 to 0.31) |
| Large Shield | 0.25% (0.22 to 0.32) | 0.25% (0.22 to 0.32) | - |
| Heater Shield | - | 0.25% (0.22 to 0.32) | - |
| Curve Bow | 0.2% (0.18 to 0.25) | 0.24% (0.21 to 0.31) | - |
| Consumables | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colossal Health Potion | - | - | 8.0% |
| Large Health Potion | 8.0% | - | - |
| Super Health Potion | - | 8.0% | - |
| Colossal Mana Potion | - | - | 4.8% |
| Large Mana Potion | 4.8% | - | - |
| Super Mana Potion | - | 4.8% | - |
The chance is for one kill of this creature (level 32 / 57 / 79 in Mercenary / Veteran / Elite) with magic find at 0: the chance that its drop table rolls an item of this kind, times this item’s share of the items that can come out at that level. Items with the same name are added up. Creatures of the same kind that the Bestiary lists under other names share the same drop table at their own level. Computed from the game’s drop tables, not measured. A source rolls the entries of its drop table; an entry asks the game’s item table for one item of the right class inside a level window; every matching item is equally likely (the game picks a random row, there is no rarity weight). Chance is per kill or per opening, with magic find at 0.
Where it is found
| Place | Placed | Spawned | Random encounters |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Snowbrook Haven Living Quarters | 4 |
Confidence: Medium From the game’s map files. How many random encounters you meet is a roll the data does not fix.
Does it count for the Bestiary?
Too few exist
Fewer exist in a playthrough than the entry asks for.
- Base game book
- No. 287
- Kills needed
- 5 kills
Four are placed in Act 2 (Snowbrook Haven Living Quarters) and the entry asks for 5. The Act 3 Waterworks rustguards use a different version that counts for the other Rustguard entry (No. 355), not this one.
Confidence: High the audit of the data files, confirmed by the in-game kill test
In-game kill test: k 4 of 5, not unlocked; unlocked with 1 more (agrees with the data audit)
Natural spawn census: seen in 1 of 10 runs, most in one region: 4. A lower bound; a run only loads the areas near the party.
Bestiary fix package (in testing, not released): one kill is enough.
Confidence: High Tested on a private copy of the game.
Kill counts are kept separately for Mercenary, Veteran and Elite. See how the Bestiary works.
Broken World
Level and strength
| Mercenary | Veteran | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level | 32 | 63 | 89 |
| Life | 2,468 | 8,346 | 15,943 |
| Damage | 184 to 306 | 529 to 882 | 952 to 1,587 |
| Defense | 108 | 224 | 336 |
| Experience | 1,007 | 14,727 | 163,757 |
These are Broken World’s numbers: Broken World raises the levels of Veteran and Elite monsters.
Confidence: Medium Worked out from the formulas in the creature’s template, for the levels the template gives. Not compared with the game’s own Bestiary screen; spawn spots may change a monster’s level.
No resistances or weaknesses are written in the template.
What it can drop: Broken World
578 different items can drop (the best are shown) Confidence: computed from data, not measured
| Gear | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballista | - | - | 0.38% (0.34 to 0.49) |
| Silver Ring | 0.35% (0.28 to 0.35) | - | - |
| Adorned Ring | 0.35% (0.28 to 0.35) | 0.23% (0.19 to 0.23) | - |
| Gilded Ring | - | - | 0.35% (0.28 to 0.35) |
| Ornate Ring | - | - | 0.35% (0.28 to 0.35) |
| Grimoire | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.16) | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.16) | 0.28% (0.25 to 0.32) |
| Jeweled Ring | - | 0.23% (0.19 to 0.23) | - |
| Elaborate Ring | - | 0.23% (0.19 to 0.23) | - |
| Spirit Cestus | - | - | 0.2% (0.08 to 0.31) |
| Yearling Staff | 0.14% (0.064 to 0.22) | - | 0.2% (0.08 to 0.31) |
| Ironwood Bow | 0.11% (0.095 to 0.14) | - | 0.19% (0.17 to 0.25) |
| Swift Bow | - | - | 0.19% (0.17 to 0.25) |
| Chakram | 0.11% (0.095 to 0.14) | - | 0.19% (0.17 to 0.25) |
| Throwing Shiv | - | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.19) | 0.19% (0.17 to 0.25) |
| Arcane Cestus | - | 0.18% (0.069 to 0.3) | - |
| Cryptic Cestus | - | 0.18% (0.069 to 0.3) | - |
| Royal Dagger | - | 0.078% (0.069 to 0.1) | 0.18% (0.16 to 0.24) |
| Broad Sword | 0.064% (0.055 to 0.09) | - | 0.18% (0.16 to 0.24) |
| Ceremonial Shield | - | - | 0.18% (0.17 to 0.21) |
| Kite Shield | 0.13% (0.12 to 0.15) | 0.18% (0.17 to 0.21) | 0.18% (0.17 to 0.21) |
| Tower Shield | - | 0.18% (0.17 to 0.21) | - |
| Viper Axe | - | - | 0.17% (0.15 to 0.23) |
| Composite Bow | - | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.19) | - |
| Elven Longbow | 0.11% (0.095 to 0.14) | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.19) | - |
| Consumables | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colossal Health Potion | - | 2.0% | 4.0% |
| Large Health Potion | 4.0% | - | - |
| Colossal Mana Potion | - | 2.0% | 4.0% |
| Large Mana Potion | 4.0% | - | - |
| Super Health Potion | - | 2.0% | - |
| Super Mana Potion | - | 2.0% | - |
The chance is for one kill of this creature (level 32 / 63 / 89 in Mercenary / Veteran / Elite) with magic find at 0: the chance that its drop table rolls an item of this kind, times this item’s share of the items that can come out at that level. Items with the same name are added up. Creatures of the same kind that the Bestiary lists under other names share the same drop table at their own level. Computed from the game’s drop tables, not measured. A source rolls the entries of its drop table; an entry asks the game’s item table for one item of the right class inside a level window; every matching item is equally likely (the game picks a random row, there is no rarity weight). Chance is per kill or per opening, with magic find at 0.
Where it is found
| Place | Placed | Spawned | Random encounters |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Snowbrook Haven Living Quarters | 4 |
Confidence: Medium From the game’s map files. How many random encounters you meet is a roll the data does not fix.
Does it count for the Bestiary?
Too few exist
Fewer exist in a playthrough than the entry asks for.
- Base game book
- No. 287
- Kills needed
- 5 kills
Four are placed in Act 2 (Snowbrook Haven Living Quarters) and the entry asks for 5. The Act 3 Waterworks rustguards use a different version that counts for the other Rustguard entry (No. 355), not this one.
Confidence: High the audit of the data files, confirmed by the in-game kill test
In-game kill test: k 4 of 5, not unlocked; unlocked with 1 more (agrees with the data audit)
Natural spawn census: seen in 1 of 10 runs, most in one region: 4. A lower bound; a run only loads the areas near the party.
Bestiary fix package (in testing, not released): one kill is enough.
Confidence: High Tested on a private copy of the game.
Kill counts are kept separately for Mercenary, Veteran and Elite. See how the Bestiary works.