General Graardor

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General Graardor is a God Wars Dungeon boss and is called the 'Bandos Boss' in RuneScape's Quick Chat feature.

General Graardor

Release date	28 August 2007 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	624
XP per kill	Unknown edit
Examine text	A huge war chief.
Combat info LP Max hit 2,540 610 (melee), 355 (Ranged) Attack Defence Ranged Magic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Immune to Poison Stun Deflect Yes Unknown No Attack speed Undefined Aggressive Poisonous Yes No Attack styles Weakness Melee Ranged Slash

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General Graardor is the leader of the army of Bandos within the God Wars Dungeon. He is the last known surviving ourg, a species of powerful ogre-like creatures who were bred by Bandos himself for his armies, and which almost completely died out over the course of numerous wars. With a combat level of 624, General Graardor is the ninth strongest monster in the game.

General Graardor attacks with a powerful melee attack that can hit up to 610 damage. He also has a Ranged attack that is capable of hitting all players in the room for up to 355 damage. Additionally, he has three bodyguards: Sergeant Strongstack, who uses melee; Sergeant Steelwill, who uses Magic; and Sergeant Grimspike, who uses Ranged. Nonetheless, General Graardor is the most popular God Wars Dungeon boss to kill, for some consider him the easiest of the five leaders. He is the only monster in the game to drop the Bandos hilt, used to construct the popular Bandos godsword. Because he is the most popular God Wars Dungeon boss, the supply of Bandos hilts is the highest of all godsword hilts. As a result of the high availability and the low effectiveness, the Bandos godsword has the lowest price of all godswords. However, he also drops the highly coveted Bandos Chestplate and the Bandos Tassets, whose rather unique strength bonus (among non-degradable armour) makes contention for his drops fairly intense.

Players should note that Graardor's bodyguards WILL only attack you if you attack him, so players running low on health should stop attacking him and eat up; this will prevent the bodyguards from attacking you. This ONLY applies when there are multiple players in the room. If you are killing him on your own you will be attacked by the bodyguards NO MATTER WHAT. His Ranged attacks will ALMOST ALWAYS hit over 200 damage, making armour with ranged damage soaking very effective.

Players fighting General Graardor.

Graardor's melee attack is a punch that can deal for high damage. He does his ranged attack when he punches the ground with his two fists and does a small jump. His range attack is NOT magical range as most believe.

To reach General Graardor, players must enter the Bandos encampment of the God Wars Dungeon to the north-west, requiring 70 Strength and a hammer or golden hammer, and 40 Bandos follower kills. Many players choose to kill goblins to achieve the killcount, as they are the weakest followers of Bandos.

History

Early history

Details regarding General Graardor's history are sparse. The ourg race, inclusive of Graardor, arrived at Gielinor from Yu'biusk in the early Third Age along with ogres, goblins, and orks. However, it is likely that Graardor was born some time during the God Wars.

Graardor, during the late Third Age, was one of Bandos' most favoured soldiers. Like many ourgs, such as Yokrad and Blorgak, his talents earned him many leadership positions in Bandos's army. His strategic military tactics, as well as his simple physical strength, made him an ideal leader. Graardor's physical strength was such that he eventually learned to fight both with weaponry and with his bare hands.

Guthixian campaign

Most of Graardor's accomplishments during the God Wars have been long-forgotten. As seen in the FunOrb strategy game Armies of Gielinor , Graardor is known to have actively participated in the Bandosians' efforts to repel Guthixian forces in what is now the Wilderness, in what would have been the late Third Age. Given the game's approach to Canon, certain elements of Graardor's role in the game may not be canonical.

Graardor appears in both the "God Wars" and "End of An Age" levels, and in both features as a prominent enemy of the player, who commands Bandos's forces. During the "God Wars" level, which is set in the northwest Wilderness, Graardor commands the Bandosian army in what gradually becomes an all-out five-way battle between the forces of Bandos , Saradomin, Armadyl, Zamorak, and Guthix . Other key Third Age leaders such as Pazuzu, Wingman Skree, and Brother Constantius were amongst those whom Graardor faced.

Graardor also makes an appearance in the game's final level, "End of An Age." The level represents one of the God Wars' final battles, during which many forces clashed with the Guthixian army. Graardor, Commander Zilyana, Dag'eth, and other Third Age leaders are amongst those present. Although Guthix is ultimately victorious during the battle, Graardor and a number of other leaders evidently managed to escape, and later re-emerged.

The Godsword

Graardor's last task in Bandos's forces came in the late Third Age, when a hasty alliance between Bandos, Saradomin, and Armadyl fought against Zamorak in what is now called the God Wars Dungeon of Troll Country. The battle was evidently fought in an effort to claim the godsword, an extremely powerful weapon crafted by the Icyene, which has the fabled power to kill a god.

Although initially the battle was fought only between Zamorak and the Alliance, distrust between the Gods' armies quickly led to the conflict erupting into four-way chaos. Graardor, content with this, oversaw the construction of a rudimentary base of operations in an offshoot of the cave. This fortress, now known as "Bandos' Stronghold," served to house both Graardor and troops rotating out of combat in the main chamber. Graardor himself was placed under the protection of Goblin Sergeants Strongstack, Steelwill, and Grimspike.

During the course of the fighting, a spell cast by an unknown army backfired upon the entire cavern, freezing the entire cave perfectly in place. Graardor was amongst those left imprisoned. Very shortly after this occurred, the god Guthix established the Edicts of Guthix, preventing the direct involvement of any deity in Gielinor. The departure of the world's Gods and the subsequent end of the God Wars meant that the cavern was forgotten, and Graardor would remain frozen in time with its warring armies for more than 2,000 years to come.

In the recent Fifth Age, investigations by both the dwarven explorer Nestor Peregrine and the Asgarnian Temple Knights nearly resulted in the cave's (and Graardor's) rediscovery. In 169, tectonic movement in the neighbouring Wilderness caused large portions of the cave to defrost, eventually leading to the release of most of the cavern's population. Unaware that the God Wars have ended, Graardor and the rest of the battle's leaders have resumed the battle for the godsword once again.

Quotes

Death to our enemies!

When in battle, General Graardor may utter the following quotes, all of which are voiced as of 10 January 2011:

• "Death to our enemies!".
• "Brargh!".
• "Break their bones!".
• "For the glory of Bandos!.
• "Split their skulls!".
• "We feast on the bones of our enemies tonight!".
• "CHAAARGE!".
• "Crush them underfoot!".
• "All glory to Bandos!".
• "GRAAAAAAAAAR!".
• "FOR THE GLORY OF THE BIG HIGH WAR GOD!"

Strategy

Main article: General Graardor/Strategies

Drops

100% Drop

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Runes

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Ourg bones (General Graardor)	1	Always	8,890

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Charms

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Nature rune	60–70	Uncommon	24,300–28,350
	Law rune	41–45	Rare	23,370–25,650
	Death rune	40–50	Very rare	9,280–11,600

No charm
41–44%	18–20%	13–15%	14–15%	9–11%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 4,979 kills. 1 charm is dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Weapons

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Armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Rune pickaxe	1	Common	22,097
	Rune 2h sword	1	Common	36,735
	Rune longsword	1	Common	17,883
	Rune battleaxe	1	Rare	24,988
	Rune sword	1	Rare	11,135
	Rune javelin	5–9	Very rare	905–1,629
	Steel arrow	135–155	Very rare	2,295–2,635
	Rune arrow	38–43	Very rare	5,738–6,493

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Gems and Ores

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Rune platebody	1	Common	37,480
	Rune sq shield	1	Rare	22,047
	Bandos chestplate	1	Rare	3,341,505
	Bandos tassets	1	Rare	1,747,170
	Bandos boots	1	Rare	428,355

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Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Adamantite ore	16–20 (noted)	Common	3,632–4,540
	Coal	115–120 (noted)	Common	12,880–13,440

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	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Coins	19; 21–902; 0	Common	0–902
	Snapdragon seed	1	Common	293
	Femur bone	1	Common	Not sold
	Magic logs	15–20 (noted)	Uncommon	5,700–7,600
	Super restore (4)	3	Uncommon	8,394
	Grimy snapdragon	3 (noted)	Uncommon	5,367
	Godsword shard 1	1	Rare	148,863
	Godsword shard 2	1	Rare	148,621
	Godsword shard 3	1	Rare	148,582
	Long bone	1	Uncommon	Not sold
	Curved bone	1	Uncommon	Not sold
	Bandos hilt	1	Rare	362,948
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy	1	Rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	Very rare	Not sold

Rune bar	1

Rare drop table drops

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items such as a ring of wealth or luck of the dwarves are not required to access the table.

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	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Coins	250–500	Common	250–500
	Uncut sapphire	1	Common	809
	Uncut emerald	1	Common	2,555
	Uncut ruby	1	Common	1,842
	Uncut diamond	1	Common	4,843
	Uncut diamond	45–55 (noted)	Rare	217,935–266,365
	Loop half of a key	1	Common	11,053
	Tooth half of a key	1	Common	11,538
	Uncut dragonstone	1	Uncommon	12,077
	Uncut dragonstone	45–55 (noted)	Rare	543,465–664,235
	Dragon longsword	1	Common	56,212
	Dragon spear	1	Rare	35,861
	Battlestaff	180–220 (noted)	Rare	542,160–662,640
	Rune javelin	5	Rare	905
	Rune platebody	1	Uncommon	37,480
	Rune platebody	15–25 (noted)	Rare	562,200–937,000
	Shield left half	1	Rare	64,399
	Dragon helm	1	Uncommon	58,601
	Rune arrowheads	113–137	Common	14,916–18,084
	Onyx bolts	135–165	Very rare	1,003,725–1,226,775
	Chaos talisman	1	Rare	1,923
	Nature talisman	1	Rare	1,473
	Water talisman	65–82 (noted)	Rare	164,320–207,296
	Earth talisman	65–82 (noted)	Rare	12,025–15,170
	Fire talisman	25–35 (noted)	Rare	5,225–7,315
	Raw lobster	135–165 (noted)	Common	47,655–58,245
	Raw shark	225–275 (noted)	Uncommon	321,075–392,425
	Big bones	68–82 (noted)	Uncommon	13,804–16,646
	Dragon bones	180–220 (noted)	Rare	384,480–469,920
	Coal	200–1,100 (noted)	Uncommon	22,400–123,200
	Gold ore	90–110 (noted)	Common	52,830–64,570
	Adamantite ore	180–220 (noted)	Uncommon	40,860–49,940
	Adamant bar	14–16 (noted)	Common	24,654–28,176
	Adamant bar	135–165 (noted)	Rare	237,735–290,565
	Runite ore	90–110 (noted)	Rare	127,710–156,090
	Rune bar	3 (noted)	Common	8,955
	Rune bar	45–55 (noted)	Rare	134,325–164,175
	Grimy torstol	90–110 (noted)	Uncommon	485,010–592,790
	Grimy snapdragon	90–110 (noted)	Uncommon	161,010–196,790
	Super restore (4)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	125,910–153,890
	Prayer potion (4)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	130,950–160,050
	Lantadyme seed	14–16	Uncommon	10,164–11,616
	Dwarf weed seed	14–16	Uncommon	11,508–13,152
	Magic seed	4	Uncommon	209,856
	Palm tree seed	10	Rare	396,000
	Flax	450–550 (noted)	Common	43,200–52,800
	Molten glass	45–55 (noted)	Common	27,585–33,715
	Soft clay	450–550 (noted)	Uncommon	188,550–230,450
	Yew logs	68–82 (noted)	Uncommon	11,356–13,694
	Yew logs	675–825 (noted)	Rare	112,725–137,775
	Teak plank	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	16,740–20,460
	Mahogany plank	270–330 (noted)	Rare	356,670–435,930
	Blurberry Special	1	Uncommon	12,008
	Vecna skull	1	Very rare*	124,871
	Hazelmere's signet ring	1	Very rare*	1,432,268,388
	Brawling gloves (Melee)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Magic)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Ranged)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Agility)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Cooking)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (FM)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Fishing)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Hunter)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Mining)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Prayer)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Smithing)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Thieving)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (WC)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 1	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 2	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 3	1	Very rare	Not sold

Trivia

A General Graardor plushie found during the 2010 Easter Event.

General Graardor makes brief cameo appearances throughout both RuneScape media and the game itself.

• Graardor is one of several in-game characters to feature on a set of downloadable RuneScape Duel Cards.
• During the 2009 Easter Event and 2010 Easter event, while sorting the defective nuts, players could also find various other objects. One of these was a Graardor plush toy; in the 2010 event the squirrel Big Ben mentions that they arrived as part of a shipping error.
• A poster depicting General Graardor can be purchased from the Jagex Store. Shortly before the release of The Chosen Commander, a t-shirt depicting the face of Bandos was also made available; however, its appearance was nearly identical to that of Graardor. He also appears on 12-month RuneScape membership cards.
• A computer wallpaper depicting Graardor can be found on the Official RuneScape Website.
• Graardor features in various Armies of Gielinor adverts sometimes seen on the Funorb website. In it, he is shown punching towards the viewer before the game's logo appears.
• In December 2009, the Jagex Store was temporarily taken down while parts of the site were re-worked. When visiting the website, the only accessible page featured a picture of General Graardor, along with the message "Coming This December."
• On the official RuneFest website, Graardor can be seen on a panel offering event tickets.
• A puzzle box featuring Graardor can be obtained during Treasure Trails.
• Prior to the release of The Chosen Commander on 17 March 2009, General Graardor referred to Bandos as the "Big High War God" in his battle cries.
• The armour Graardor wears is huge to fit his enormous frame, yet when worn by players, it seems to scale down to their size.
• Until an update on 6 May 2009, General Graardor dropped big bones instead of ourg bones.
• General Graardor drops goblin skulls, used for the quest Rag and Bone Man, despite not belonging to the goblin race.
• An update allowed Graardor and the other God Wars Dungeon bosses to be able to talk in quotes, which can be heard within melee distance.
• Even though Bandos armour was updated on 6 March 2012, General Graardor still wears the old version of the armour.
• If his ranged attack fails to hit you, it seems to splash as if a spell cast had failed. It is unknown if it is a magical ranged attack.

General Graardor seen in front of the French flag promoting the new French language RuneScape.

General Graardor's RuneScape Duel Card.

Thumbnail on the General Graardor wallpaper.

General Graardor on the RuneFest web site.

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General Graardor is also in a puzzle box clue, obtained from elite clue scrolls.

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