Chaos Elemental

The Chaos Elemental is the game's 15th most powerful monster (14th highest level attackable monster), with a combat level of 305 and 250 hitpoints. It was released on 20 February 2006. It bears resemblance to a dark cloud with six tentacles and has a lavender tint. It dwells in the members-only section of the Wilderness just west of the Rogue's Castle. It was the strongest Wilderness monster, overtaking the King Black Dragon, which held the title for 4 years. The Chaos Elemental held its own title for another 2 years and 7 months before the introduction of the Corporeal beast.

Attacks
The Chaos Elemental's primary attack, thought to be magic-based, is a series of different colours fired at the target; this hits a maximum of 28 and cannot be blocked with any form of protection prayer. It also uses two special attacks. The first teleports players a short space to several spaces away from itself. The second unequips items that players are wielding, forcing them to take time to equip their armour and weapons before continuing the battle. The Chaos Elemental was introduced along with the Dragon two-handed sword, which it drops.

Drops

 * Dragon two-handed sword (rare)


 * Dragon medium helmet (rare)


 * Dragon battleaxe (rare)


 * 500, 1000 Iron arrows
 * 100 Chaos runes
 * 40, 50 Death runes
 * 40, 50 Blood runes
 * 67 Nature runes
 * Attack potion (1)
 * Defence potion (1)
 * 400 Mithril darts
 * 200 Rune arrows
 * Rune two-handed sword
 * 1 Weapon poison
 * Antipoison potion (4)
 * 500 Air runes
 * Strange fruit
 * 3 Plain pizza
 * Tuna
 * Bones
 * Bat bones
 * Big bones
 * Baby dragon bones
 * Dragon bones
 * 1 Uncut emerald
 * Clue scroll(level 3)
 * Coins

The Chaos Elemental is almost always hunted in groups, and it is coveted for the dragon two handed sword it drops, which sells at around 0 coins. However, it is possible for a player to kill the Chaos Elemental by him or herself if that player has a reasonably high combat level.

Tactics
A useful tactic which can be used against the Chaos Elemental is to fill up your inventory with bowls of curry or stew. The curry and stew are not only useful as food, but leave an empty bowl in your inventory when consumed, preventing the Chaos Elemental from unequipping your items (as long as your inventory is full). This tactic also works with potions, which leave empty vials when all the doses are taken. Another tip is to put auto retaliate on and always keep a menu up with the option to attack the chaos elemental, so, when you get teleported, you can just click to attack the Chaos Elemental and quickly rejoin the fight.

A common belief is that the Chaos Elemental will make the player drop their weapon if their inventory is full, but this is not true.

Unlike some other boss monsters, surrounding the monster only has a moderate use, for the chaos elemental can teleport players around. However, it still has to take time to turn and attack or teleport each individual player. When 2 players stand beside each other facing it, it fires 2 magic attacks at the same time. Therefore, surrounding the monster can be useful.

Anti-poison should be brought even though the chaos elemental does not poison. Revenants may appear and they do poison. Revenants do not appear on PvP worlds, which can be good or bad, since players can attack and betray each other.

One final tip is that if you are meleeing or maging, having one or more arrow in your equipment menu can be useful to be unequipped to take up a space in your inventory to counter the Chaos Elemental's unequipping attack.

Recommended items for the fight

 * A Dragonhide body or Karil's leathertop as a top piece of armour.
 * Dragonhide chaps or Karil's leatherskirt for legs.
 * Dragonhide vambraces for arms or Barrows gloves (not mandatory)
 * An Abyssal whip for a main weapon.
 * A Dragon dagger (preferably super poisoned) for its special attack (use it at the start of battle, a Dragon Dagger super poisoned is not mandatory), or Dragon halberd.
 * Curry or higher-level pie as food; most preferably curry as it is consumed in one bite rather than two. Normal food, such as Shark and Monkfish, can also be used.
 * A Super Set consisting of a Super attack potion, a Super strength potion, and a Super defence potion.

With this set the player will keep the Abyssal whip, Dragon dagger, and the Dragonhide body, and eventually dragonhide chaps if the Protect item is activated, losing dragonhide chaps and vambraces, potions and food on death.

Going in a team is advisable, especially as the Chaos Elemental can teleport or disarm a single opponent multiple times if it only has one target, distracting the player from the fight. It can be solo'd by poisoning it and waiting inside the castle wall while running out to refresh the poison every few minutes, although this takes around fifteen minutes and works best on PvP worlds where revenant clans will not hassle the player. A powerful summoning familiar having a ranged or magic attack is helpful.

Pros/Cons
Pros
 * Moderately easy to access from the deep wilderness teleport lever in Ardougne.
 * Chance of getting valuable drops.

Cons
 * The ability for the Chaos Elemental to unequip all that you are wearing, and its ability to hit hard through prayer is somewhat intimidating.
 * Since it's in the high level wilderness, players can be attacked by very dangerous revenants, which could easily kill a player weakened by the Chaos Elemental. It is also very common for "revenant packs" (i.e. A group of 2 or more revenants roaming together) to appear in this area and attack any nearby players, and the fact that the area is multicombat allows multiple revenants to gang up on a player.

Letters
Main article: Letters to the Chaos Elemental

The Chaos Elemental's letters in Postbag from the hedge hint at forthcoming updates, in a rather cryptic manner.

Trivia

 * It is the only major "boss" monster that does not exist in a sort of arena (Dagannoth Kings live in their cave, Kalphite Queen lives in her lair, etc.)
 * The examine info of the Chaos Elemental 'pUrE A