Elf warrior

Elf warrior can be found in Lletya and parts of Tirannwn. They are featured heavily during Regicide and subsequent quests. They were also seen in the Gnomecopter Tours for free players.

Locations

 * Tirannwn
 * Lletya

Strengths and weaknesses
Elves have high defence and excellent weapons - the level 108 warriors use the crystal pike (reach of a halberd, speed of a whip), making them difficult, though not impossible to range or mage. Guthans works well here for their weakness is stabbing. It hits more often so it heals you more often. If you do use this method then it is suggested you bring some food at least. Another popular method to kill Elves is to equip a Leaf-bladed sword and high prayer boosting armour (e.g. proselyte) whilst activating the "Protect Melee" prayer (negating all damage). Players can easily recharge their prayer at the nearby altar after a few minutes of fighting, and also take advantage of the elves weakness to stab attacks. The level 90 warriors use crystal bows. Melee is recommended when fighting both types. Killing the elves in Lletya (this requires Mournings End Part 1 to be started) is more convenient than killing those in the Elf Camp as there is a nearby bank and altar, which is upstairs the house where Arianwyn is located. However, only the elves in the Elf Camp drop charms.

"Elves live far longer than humans, and those that choose a military life have decades to hone skills that humans must train in months. As a result, elf warriors are among the most dangerous defenders of any town or city in RuneScape. They wield vicious pikes and crystal bows, but are weaker in the face of stabbing attacks."

- RuneScape Game Guide - Lletya

Slayer Strategy
A good strategy for killing elves cheaply and quickly (with 68+ summoning) is to use a combinantion of a Bunyip and protection prayers. Summon a Bunyip and kill elves in Lletya (no charm drops from elves in Lletya) (requires starting Mourning's Ends Part I) until your life points get down to 400 or 500, then switch on the protection prayer required for the elf you are fighting. Use the protection prayer until your Bunyip recharges your life points to nearly full, then switch back to killing without a protection prayer until your life points are around 400 or 500 again. When you run out of prayer points, there is a Prayer altar on the 1st floor (not ground floor) of the eastern-most building in Lletya. When your Bunyip has been used up, there is also a bank in Lletya. For this strategy to be most effective, a player will want a high prayer bonus and high range/stab defence. If a player doesn't have 68 Summoning for a Bunyip familiar, then they might try a Regen bracelet and/or the Rapid Heal prayer. As far as a weapon goes,the elves are weak to stab attacks so a leaf-bladed sword or a staff of light might be a good choice as those weapons have a high stab attack. Many players however use an abyssal whip. Though they are weak to stab attacks, godswords and whips still usually hit more often then a leaf-bladed sword.

100% drop

 * Bones

Charms
Only the elves in the Elf Camp drop charms.

Runes

 * 2-70 Water runes
 * 37 Fire runes
 * 1-3 Law runes (3 is most common)
 * 12 Nature runes
 * Nature talisman

Weapons

 * Mithril spear
 * Rune dagger
 * Rune spear (rare)
 * Dragon spear (rare)
 * Rune javelin (5)

Armour

 * Mithril Kiteshield (common)
 * Adamant full helm
 * Green dragonhide chaps
 * Green dragonhide body (common)
 * Green dragonhide vambraces
 * Rune med helm
 * Rune Kiteshield

Food

 * Bass (common)
 * Shark (rare)
 * Lobster (very common)
 * Sea Turtle (rare)
 * Manta Ray (very rare)

Seeds

 * Kwuarm seed
 * Irit seed
 * Avantoe seed
 * Toadflax seed
 * Poison Ivy seed
 * Belladonna seed
 * Snapdragon seed
 * Cadantine seed
 * Dwarf weed seed
 * Cactus seed
 * Lantadyme seed
 * Torstol seed

Herb

 * Grimy Avantoe
 * Grimy Kwuarm
 * Grimy Guam
 * Grimy Irit
 * Grimy Ranarr (rare)
 * Grimy Tarromin (common)
 * Grimy Marrentill (common)
 * Grimy Dwarf weed (rare)
 * Grimy Cadantine
 * Grimy Lantadyme
 * Grimy Guam

Other

 * 20, 44, 132 or 180 Coins (very common)
 * Uncut gem (Sapphire - Diamond)
 * Half of a key (rare)
 * Adamantite ore
 * Level 3 Clue Scroll (rare)
 * Tiny elf crystal (common, 1 in 4 elves, elves in Lletya only)
 * 1-charge Teleport crystal (rare, elves in Lletya only)

Trivia

 * This is one of the units to have been copied to FunOrb into Armies of Gielinor, although they are 2 different elf warrior units: elf archer and elf pikeman, even though in RuneScape they are both called "Elf Warrior".
 * A regular crystal bow can fire at a longer distance than an Elf warrior's crystal bow.
 * The Elf Warriors in the Elf Camp make a kind of shattering noise when struck.
 * People have confused the pike with a halberd, as it has the same reach.
 * Elf Warriors seem to be wearing barrow gloves.
 * Chaeldar is apparently "Irritated Intensely" by elves and says "Slaughtering them is definitely a good thing". Sumona also seems to dislike the elves saying that "Their dedication to trees, bushes and music is an affront to me."