Changes: General Graardor/Strategies/Hard mode

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This article is a hard mode strategy guide for General Graardor.

Information on mechanics, setups, and tactics is on this page. For the normal mode strategy guide, see here.

Introduction

In hard mode, General Graardor deals more damage and has 100,000 health rather than 40,000. In addition, he has the following abilities:

"Graardor mad!" - Graardor mindlessly launches his fists into the area his target was, dealing heavy damage for some seconds. Moving away from that area will result in taking no damage.
"Graardor protect." - Graardor puts himself in a defensive stance. Two ticks after saying this, damage inflicted on him is reduced by half and his attackers will suffer reflect damage which can deal low or high damage depending on the hit.
"Graardor smash!" - By far Graardor's most dangerous ability, he will pummel the ground rapidly, dealing damage. Shortly afterwards, rocks from the ceiling above will crash onto the arena, dealing damage anywhere from 600-1400 per rock. The rock has an area of effect radius of 3x3 and many rocks fall during the duration of the ability. The number of players in the boss chamber determines the number of rocks that fall from the ceiling.

Strategy

It is recommended to use Ranged or Magic while running around the room, as Graardor cannot use any attacks while chasing after a player. While the normal mode fight discourages ranged (due to his ranged affinity of 10), Graardor's resistance towards ranged attacks in hard mode is significantly lowered, as his ranged affinity increases from 10 to 70. Magic can also be used if ranged is not an option.

Ranged has the advantage of greater resistance to Graardor's Ranged attacks, and Magic has the advantages of Dragon Breath and Metamorphosis, which unlike Death's Swiftness may be used while running around the room.

Begin the fight in one of the room's corners. This will lure Graardor to the edge of the room, and from there, you may follow the room's perimeter, outside of his Melee distance. Alternate attacking while running around the room from corner to corner. Surge may be used to gain distance, but is not necessary and can be saved to deal with Graardor's specials. Note that it is easy to receive a Melee hit when turning a corner, but Soul Split should help to counter this.

Fragmentation Shot and Combust should be prioritised throughout the fight because Graardor's continued movement will cause him extra damage. Beware when using abilities that lock your movement such as Snipe or Asphyxiate, because Graardor will be able to catch up to you. Similarly, Death's Swiftness and Sunshine are not recommended because you will not be able to stay in the damage-boosting area. If using a damage-boosting ultimate, use Metamorphosis.

After Graardor and his minions are dead, wait in the northwest or east corners of the room.

Tips for Graardor's Specials

Graardor only uses his special attacks if he can attack a player. Although the focus is in preventing this by running from corner to corner, these specials are not always detrimental, as they can give time to heal or unleash stronger, time-consuming abilities.

"Graardor mad!" - Because Graardor will remain stationary, after you are out of his attack range, there is time to use the thresholds Rapid Fire or Asphyxiate, which are interrupted upon the player's moving. The same applies for the basic ability Snipe. Despite the danger in this attack, handling it successfully will increase kill speeds.
"Graardor protect." - If using a combo attack such as the thresholds listed above, click the ground to stop attacking. You can use this time to Soul Split one of the minions or to use a defensive ability.
"Graardor smash!" - The rocks target the area that the player is in, so stick to the sides to avoid them easier. You should still be watching out for Graardor, and if possible, Surge away from clumps of rocks. Eat up if needed to ensure that you do not die from a combo of rocks and high-damage attacks.

With high-level equipment, Soul Split, and proper luring and technique, the "Graardor smash!" special will be the only reason to use food.

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-On 30 April 2013, Jagex has implemented a new update to the 4 [[God Wars Dungeon]] bosses: Hard Mode.
+==Introduction==
-Graardor's autoattacks are much more stronger, dealing more damage compared to his normal version, also having increased accuracy. He also has 100,000 life points rather then 40,000. He often combines his ranged and melee attacks to deal devastating combos against his foes.
+In hard mode, General Graardor deals more damage and has 100,000 health rather than 40,000. In addition, he has the following abilities:
+*'''"Graardor mad!"''' - Graardor mindlessly launches his fists into the area his target was, dealing heavy damage for some seconds. Moving away from that area will result in taking no damage.
-In addition, he has the following abilities:
+*'''"Graardor protect."''' - Graardor puts himself in a defensive stance. Two ticks after saying this, damage inflicted on him is reduced by half and his attackers will suffer reflect damage which can deal low or high damage depending on the hit.
+*'''"Graardor smash!"''' - By far Graardor's most dangerous ability, he will pummel the ground rapidly, dealing damage. Shortly afterwards, rocks from the ceiling above will crash onto the arena, dealing damage anywhere from 600-1400 per rock. The rock has an area of effect radius of 3x3 and many rocks fall during the duration of the ability. The number of players in the boss chamber determines the number of rocks that fall from the ceiling.
+==Strategy==
-*"Graardor mad!" - Graardor mindless launches his fists into the area his target was. Moving away from that area will result in taking no damage and he will continue to do this for a short time.
+It is recommended to use Ranged or Magic while running around the room, as Graardor cannot use any attacks while chasing after a player. While the normal mode fight discourages ranged (due to his ranged affinity of 10), Graardor's resistance towards ranged attacks in hard mode is significantly lowered, as his ranged affinity increases from 10 to 70. Magic can also be used if ranged is not an option.
-*"Graardor protect." - Graardor puts himself in a defensive stance. Two ticks after saying this, damage inflicted on him is reduced by half and the attackers will suffer reflect damage which can deal low or high damage depending on the hit.
-*"Graardor smash!" - Hard Mode Graardor's most dangerous ability, he will pummel the ground rapidly and can do some attacks while he is doing this. Shortly afterwards, rocks from the ceiling above will crash onto the arena, dealing damage anywhere from 600-1400 per rock. The rock has an area of effect radius of 3x3 and many rocks fall during the duration of the ability. It should be noted that the more players there are in the arena, more rocks will fall and can result in a quick death.
+Ranged has the advantage of greater resistance to Graardor's Ranged attacks, and Magic has the advantages of [[Dragon Breath]] and [[Metamorphosis]], which unlike [[Death's Swiftness]] may be used while running around the room.
-Unlike Graardor's pleb mode instance, [[Surge]] and [[Escape]] can be used in a Cansur Mode instance. Use these abilities to keep him from catching up to you, as these abilities only occur when Graardor has done a specific amount of attacks. Unlike other bosses, Graardor uses each ability often rather then using one ability and sticking to another one for the duration of the kill. Meleeing is '''not recommended''' when fighting Graardor in Hard Mode because it will make you susceptible to all attacks and abilities Graardor has.
+Begin the fight in one of the room's corners. This will lure Graardor to the edge of the room, and from there, you may follow the room's perimeter, outside of his Melee distance. Alternate attacking while running around the room from corner to corner. [[Surge]] may be used to gain distance, but is not necessary and can be saved to deal with Graardor's specials. Note that it is easy to receive a Melee hit when turning a corner, but [[Soul Split]] should help to counter this.
-==Equipment - Just bot instead of kill this boss==
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+[[Fragmentation Shot]] and [[Combust]] should be prioritised throughout the fight because Graardor's continued movement will cause him extra damage. Beware when using abilities that lock your movement such as Snipe or Asphyxiate, because Graardor will be able to catch up to you. Similarly, [[Death's Swiftness]] and [[Sunshine]] are not recommended because you will not be able to stay in the damage-boosting area. If using a damage-boosting ultimate, use [[Metamorphosis]].
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+After Graardor and his minions are dead, wait in the northwest or east corners of the room.
+===Tips for Graardor's Specials===
+Graardor only uses his special attacks if he can attack a player. Although the focus is in preventing this by running from corner to corner, these specials are not always detrimental, as they can give time to heal or unleash stronger, time-consuming abilities.
+*'''"Graardor mad!"''' - Because Graardor will remain stationary, after you are out of his attack range, there is time to use the thresholds [[Rapid Fire]] or [[Asphyxiate]], which are interrupted upon the player's moving. The same applies for the basic ability [[Snipe]]. Despite the danger in this attack, handling it successfully will increase kill speeds.
+*'''"Graardor protect."''' - If using a combo attack such as the thresholds listed above, click the ground to stop attacking. You can use this time to Soul Split one of the minions or to use a defensive ability.
+*'''"Graardor smash!"''' - The rocks target the area that the player is in, so stick to the sides to avoid them easier. You should still be watching out for Graardor, and if possible, Surge away from clumps of rocks. Eat up if needed to ensure that you do not die from a combo of rocks and high-damage attacks.
+With high-level equipment, Soul Split, and proper luring and technique, the "Graardor smash!" special will be the only reason to use food.