Champions' Challenge

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A player fighting the champion of mummies.

You have been challenged!

The Champions' Challenge Distraction and Diversion is found in the basement of the Champions' Guild and was released on 12 December 2005. On 9 November 2009, the Champions' Challenge was updated. The update included the addition of an Aberrant Spectre, Banshee and Mummy Champion along with a Leprechaun Champion which can be informally fought without a Challenge Scroll, and the second Champion of Champions, Glophren. Completing all challenges is one of the requirements to trim the Completionist cape.

While fighting creatures of one of 13 'races', one may drop a champion scroll, which challenges the player to a formal duel by the race's champion. Challenge scrolls are extremely rare drops, with only a 1 in 5000 chance of obtaining, making it quite difficult to duel all the champions.

The duels take place in the Champion's Challenge arena. They have certain rules, such as limiting the player's armour, disallowing some items, and prohibiting some forms of combat. Defeating the champion will grant the player with equal amounts of Constitution and Slayer experience, as well as the possibility of duels with the champions of champions in the future.

Larxus in the Champions' Guild Basement will instruct players about the Distraction and Diversion and will set up a match with a champion when the player gives him a challenge scroll. (The player must use the scroll on Larxus, as just talking to him will not start the duel.) Until the match is started, the player can back out and decide to take the challenge another time.

After winning 10 challenges, the player will be challenged by the human champion of champions, Leon d'Cour. After winning 13 challenges, the player will be challenged by the gnome champion of champions, Glophren. While several other champion of champions are present, watching the arena, only the human and gnome champions will challenge the player. (Given that the 2009 update added lower champions for three additional races from the original ten and enabled a second champion of champion to issues challenges, many players expect future updates will expand the Distraction and Diversion, until all the champions of champions can issue challenges.)

Leprechauns are not counted as one of the 13 races that drop challenge scrolls. Ordinary leprechauns cannot be fought and thus do not have drops. Instead, the Leprechaun Champion will informally take on all newcomers. Because of the informal nature of the duel, the training room, which is accessed via a trapdoor next to Larxus, is used instead of the regular arena. Since the fight does not take place in the arena, the elusive music track "Victory is Mine" cannot be unlocked by defeating the Leprechaun Champion. Defeating the Leprechaun Champion does gain constitution and slayer experience but does not count toward qualifying the player to face a champion of champions.

Lower Champion, Informal duel only	Image	Level	Life Points	Rules	XP to both Constitution and Slayer	Scroll	Scroll dropper
Leprechaun Champion		32	800	No Items	57	None	None
Lower Champions of the 13 Races	Image	Level	Life Points	Rules	XP to both Constitution and Slayer	Scroll	Scroll dropper
Imp Champion		14	350	No abilities No Special Attacks (Legacy Mode)	160	File:Champion's scroll (imp).png	Imp
Goblin Champion		24	600	Only Magic attacks	128	File:Champion's scroll (goblin).png	Goblin
Skeleton Champion		40	1000	Only Ranged attacks	232	File:Champion's scroll (skeleton).png	Skeleton / Skoblin
Zombie Champion		52	1300	No Magic Attacks	240	File:Champion's scroll (zombie).png	Zombie incl. armoured & dried / Undead Lumberjack
Hobgoblin Champion		56	1400	Only melee attacks	96	File:Champion's scroll (hobgoblin).png	Hobgoblin
Giant Champion		56	1400	Only melee attacks	280	File:Champion's scroll (giant).png	Hill Giant
Banshee Champion		74	1850	No Prayer or melee attacks.	143	File:Champion's scroll (banshee).png	Banshee / Mighty banshee
Ghoul Champion		86	2510	Weapons only, no inventory	188	File:Champion's scroll (ghoul).png	Ghoul
Earth Warrior Champion		102	2550	No prayers allowed	274	File:Champion's scroll (earth warrior).png	Earth Warrior
Aberrant Spectre Champion		102	2550	2 Handed weapons only	274	File:Champion's scroll (aberrant spectre).png	Aberrant spectre
Jogre Champion		75	2550	No Ranged attacks	480	File:Champion's scroll (jogre).png	Jogre
Mummy Champion		84	3000	No Off-hands or Two-handed weapons	473	File:Champion's scroll (mummy).png	Mummy
Lesser Demon Champion		113	4050	No armour or weapons; only inventory	592	File:Champion's scroll (lesser demon).png	Lesser Demon
Champions of Champions	Image	Level	Life Points	Rules	XP to both Constitution and Slayer	Scroll
Leon d'Cour (Human)		100	3590	Worn items only, no inventory	766	There is no human champion scroll. After defeating 10 lower champions in formal duels, the player receives a challenge from Leon d'Cour.
Glophren (Gnome)		70	2500	Only Magic	262	There is no gnome champion scroll. After defeating both the 13 lower champions in formal duels and Leon d'Cour, the player receives a challenge from Glophren.

Note about Challenge Rules: If magic is not allowed in a challenge, players should check if they have a spell set to autocast before starting a match. If autocast is on, it should be turned off. Otherwise, the game assumes the player will use magic, and Larxus will prevent the player from hitting the champion, even if the player is equipped with a melee weapon and has no runes for the spell! Beware in this case that the champion can still hit and damage the player.

When the player defeats a champion, a banner proclaiming the victory appears on a wall in the upper chamber where Larxus is found. The banners are all identical and non-specific about which champions have been defeated. Instead, there is a champion's board near Larxus which, when read, lists the champions the player has defeated (except the Leprechaun Champion, as this is considered an informal match).

A player who has defeated at least one lesser champion (including the Leprechaun Champion) can receive a set of Calling beads by talking to Larxus. The player can use the beads to call a banner carrier. The carrier holds a banner and follows the player until dismissed. The banner by default shows the number of champions the player has defeated, but the player can ask the carrier to change it to a picture of any of the races whose champion the player has defeated. Defeats of champions of champions (the human and gnome champions) do count towards the overall banner number, so the highest possible number is XV. (The banner uses Roman numerals.)

The east side of the Champions' Challenge arena, with The Champions of Champions.

The champions of champions are those who are seated in the arena. There is one for each of the races of Humans, Dwarves, TzHaar, Werewolves, Elves and Gnomes. Only the Human champion, Leon D'Cour, and the gnome champion, Glophren, may be challenged at this time. Leon's rule is the same as the Ghoul Champion's, although the player is allowed to wear armour. Defeating him will earn the player 492 slayer and Constitution experience, as well as his seat at the arena.

Glophren's rules are that only magic can be used and shields may not be used. Defeating him will earn the player 520 slayer and Constitution experience and his seat. After defeating him, the player can speak to Larxus to gain further rewards: 50,000 coins and four scrolls of knowledge, each of which gives 10,000 experience in any combat skill (prayer and summoning included) in which the player is at least level 50.

Players can leave a challenge once it has begun by exiting the player's door in the arena and then climbing the ladder to the upper chamber. Players who do this do not lose their challenge scrolls. Players who die while fighting a champion have their gravestones appear at the ground floor of the Champions' Guild next to the trapdoor to the Distraction and Diversion. All items can be retrieved from the gravestone, including the challenge scroll. In either case, the player can start a new duel with the challenge by using the scroll on Larxus again. The scroll will automatically disappear once you've defeated the champion.

Map

File:Champions guild basement map.png

A map of the Champion Guild's basement floor.

Monster Locations

Beating a champion

Note - This is not meant to be a complete list of where these monsters can be found, just locations where there is an abundance of the specific monster.

Monster	Location
Imps	In the area near Tower of Life, the Zamorak Fortress in the God Wars Dungeon, around the volcano on Musa Point, and inside the resource dungeon in Karamja Volcano (requires 25 Dungeoneering and are together with aggressive Lesser Demons.)
Goblins	In and near the 'Goblin House' in Lumbridge, the Goblin Village north of Falador, the goblin cave east of entrance to Fishing Guild, God Wars Dungeon, and the Stronghold of Security.
Skeletons	Many dungeons such as Taverley Dungeon, Edgeville Dungeon, and Karamja Volcano. Lumbridge Catacombs contain many low level skeletons that higher level players can kill in a single hit, for upwards of 1500 kills per hour.
Zombies	Many dungeons such as Varrock Sewers, and some graveyards such as West Ardougne graveyard. Armoured Zombies also drop Champion Scrolls. Dried Zombies are a good alternative for players who prefer to use a cannon. They die and respawn quickly.
Hobgoblins	In the cave beneath Tree Gnome Village maze, at the level 35 Wilderness mine, God Wars Dungeon, and at the peninsula west of the Crafting Guild.
Hill Giants	Edgeville Dungeon, the area south west of the Tree Gnome Stronghold, and inside the resource dungeon in Edgeville Dungeon (requires 20 Dungeoneering).
Ghouls	South-west of the Slayer Tower in Morytania near the bridge to the Salve Temple.
Earth Warriors	In the Wilderness part of the Edgeville Dungeon or in the north-western Chaos Tunnels. (The earth warriors in the Chaos Tunnels are safer to kill, since it is not part of the wilderness and Player Killers cannot attack you, but the tunnels are difficult to navigate and it takes time to reach them.)
Jogres	Eastern Karamja and the Bandos Fortress of the God Wars Dungeon.
Lesser Demons	Crandor and Karamja Dungeon, inside the resource dungeon in Karamja Volcano (requires 25 Dungeoneering).
Aberrant Spectres	On the first floor of the Slayer Tower in the east rooms, or on the bottom floor of the Desert Slayer Dungeon.
Banshees	On the ground floor of the Slayer Tower, in the east rooms. Mighty Banshees found in the Desert Slayer Dungeon can also drop the champion scroll.
Mummies	Jaldraocht Pyramid - the ones that spawn continuously from the walls have low life points and can only be killed with fire magic.

Music

Victory is Mine

Music unlocked during a Champions Challenge Fight.

• Title Fight - Visiting the arena
• Victory is Mine - Fighting in the arena

Trivia

• Having a Slayer assignment against creatures that can drop champion scrolls does not increase or decrease the chances of obtaining one.
• It used to be possible to get a champion scroll even after defeating that particular champion. However, when you tried to redeem the scroll you'd be informed that the challenge was void as you already defeated that particular champion. This no longer works, as monsters no longer drop champion scrolls after the champion of that race is defeated. It is however possible to receive multiple challenge scrolls by receiving another before fighting the champion. The second scroll is useless and is little more than a souvenir.
• On the day the new races were added the TzHaar and Werewolf watchers switched seats but the respective banners did not. On 17 November 2009, the banners were switched so as to reflect the seating changes.
• After the 9 November, 2009 update, the new champions were listed in Quick Chat.
• Champion Challenge scrolls had their images updated on 9 November 2009 with the Champions' Challenge Update and Hairstyles upgrade.
• The Knowledge Base article on the Champions' Challenge used to have information on all minor champions. The newer champions (Banshees, Mummies and Aberrant Spectres) did not make an appearance in the article, however, the Leprechaun champion did.
• Killing a champion does not count towards your slayer task.
• Sometimes Zanik can be found within the Champion's Guild, telling the player she has been asked to be a Champion of the Cave Goblins.
• It is possible to receive two champion's scrolls at once while wearing the corresponding treasure hunter mask for the slayer monster and being granted a double drop (double loot for every 10th kill).
• You cannot bring pets, familiars or pouches into the Arena, and if you try you will be informed that the challenge is a one on one between you and your opponent, not a "Multicombat free for all".

The Gnome Champion reward