Elvarg

Elvarg is a slightly stronger version of a green dragon. She is the dragon that players have to kill in Dragon Slayer quest in the dungeon under Crandor. She is also the only dragon available to non-members that can be attacked. However, players may only enter her lair whilst doing Dragon Slayer. You cannot attack her once you have completed the quest.

During the fifth age, Crandor was an important island in RuneScape. In the year 139, a Crandorian adventurer discovered and ventured into the dungeon to discover Elvarg, which enraged the dragon. Elvarg, despite the fact that she is relatively weak compared to many other dragons, managed to destroy the human community in Crandor and killed most of the survivors in a refugee camp near Rimmington.

The dragon was confirmed to be female in the Postbag from the Hedge (Issue 16) released on 13 March 2007:

Prior to the introduction of membership, Elvarg the Dragon was the single strongest foe in the game, and remained so until surpassed by the members-only dragons.

History
The following is the Champions' Guild Guildmaster's account of Elvarg's history.

Since then, Elvarg has continued to rule Crandor. Any attempt to reach the island on ship has been thwarted by Elvarg, who burns any ship that nears the island to ashes.



Fighting strategy




Elvarg attacks in two ways: A standard melee attack, and a Ranged firebreath attack. Unlike most other dragons, her dragonfire attack hits higher than her melee attack even with an anti-dragon shield. Her dragon fire can hit 13 through an anti-dragon shield.

Inventory
When fighting Elvarg, it is required that players have an anti-dragon shield, a one-handed weapon (preferably a Rune scimitar or a Rune battleaxe, though a Rune longsword or Rune mace has also been found effective), and two pieces of Armour (preferably Rune platelegs with a Rune chain body or Adamant platebody, though it is possible to beat her without Rune chainbody).

The rest of the inventory should be filled with food (and maybe some potions for members). For non-members, Strength potions can also be used to hit higher damage on Elvarg. Lobsters or swordfish are recommended, depending on the level of the player and their skill at obtaining the food, she can hit constant elevens, so lobster is recommended since it heals 12 Hitpoints. For members, the recommended food to bring is monkfish. In addition, the Explorer's ring, teleportation runes and tablets are useful for the battle in case something goes wrong.

Attacking
As she may hit up to 7 with melee, and 10 with dragon fire through an anti-dragon fire shield, so the level 43 Prayer, Protect from Melee, may also help players trying to slay her (by protecting them from getting slashed by Elvarg's claws). Like most chromatic dragons, she is weak to stab and Ranged, and strong against Magic attacks.

Players are recommended to use melee against her although they can also use Magic and Ranged against her, as it is hard to hide behind the pillars in her room. It is also recommended that players do not run around while fighting her as she will continue to deal damage while the player does nothing, which will eventually lead to death

The dragon has also apparently been defeated by archers; players can wield a crossbow and the needed shield at the same time as the crossbow is one-handed. The player, if they have a high Ranged skill, can hide behind cover and fire bolts until the dragon is fallen, while incurring less damage from the fire.

Players will find it very hard maging her thus a very high Magic level is recommended. She might see half-melee out, but she has good Magic defences.

Using a friend
It is possible to have a friend weaken Elvarg to very low Hitpoints then let the player finish off Elvarg as she does not really drop the head. The player's character will cut it off and it will appear in the inventory. As long as that person does not kill Elvarg, one can do this with as many people as they wish, but they can only do this if they have not already done Dragon Slayer. If players manage to kill Elvarg, the head can be banked and players can complete the quest without it, as quoted by the text that comes up when Elvarg's head is examined. Players must then go and talk to Oziach and they will complete the quest without having the head.

Death
Note that if a player dies during the battle, they may not be able to come back and retrieve their items because other players cannot repair the gravestone from the outside of the lair. Also, if you happen to get killed after you defeat Elvarg, by monsters, just go talk to Oziach and tell him you've slain the dragon.

Tips

 * Not much food is required, but it is recommended that about 7-9 lobsters is brought for higher-levelled players. Lower-levelled players should probably bring a full inventory of lobsters or preferably swordfish if they are free players with Adamant or Rune armour. It is highly recommended that players are level 50 Combat or higher.


 * When fighting her on a free server, players must wield an anti-dragon shield. If a player chooses not to wear the shield, her dragonfire can deal up to 58 damage.


 * Members can drink an anti-fire potion. Unlike most dragons, Elvarg still hits up to 7 through anti-fire potions and antidragon shields.


 * It is highly recommended that melee players (especially free-to-play players) bring a Strength potion.


 * Eating "one-click" foods such as a lobster or a tuna is highly recommended. Although food such as chocolate cakes and plain pizza heal just as much (or higher) and are generally cheaper, they need to be consumed in slices. Players with low Hitpoints will find that Elvarg often can hit faster than they can replenish food if they bring such alternatives.


 * It is possible to poison her, then climb over the wall. Players will just have to wait until she is on low health and then finish her off. This option is for members only.

Trivia



 * In RuneScape Classic, Elvarg was just named "Dragon" in-game and was level 110, the strongest monster in free-to-play, a title it relinquished to the Greater Demon when RuneScape 2 was released.


 * Before Dragon Slayer was updated, players did not need to cut off the head. When they defeated Elvarg, they would be teleported out of the lair and receive the "Quest complete" message.


 * There used to be a number of safe spots where rangers or mages could kill Elvarg from safety, but an update eliminated all but one.


 * It is possible for players to defeat Elvarg with very low combat levels using rings of recoil and poison.


 * Elvarg is the only non-Metal dragon to have a ranged attack.


 * The Dragon's fire breath drains a player's prayer level when hit.