General Graardor

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General Graardor is the leader of the army of Bandos within the God Wars Dungeon. He is one of the last known surviving members of the ourg race, a species of powerful ogre-like creatures who served Bandos' armies, which almost completely died out over the course of numerous wars.

General Graardor can be fought inside Bandos' Stronghold in the God Wars Dungeon. He has no weakness, moderately high defence, and cannot be stunned or poisoned. He attacks with a melee arm thrust that can hit a maximum of 3,000 damage. He also has a Ranged shockwave attack that is capable of hitting all players in the room for up to 1,676 damage. Additionally, he has three minions: Sergeant Strongstack, who uses Melee; Sergeant Steelwill, who uses Magic; and Sergeant Grimspike, who uses Ranged. He is the only monster in the game to drop the Bandos hilt, which is used to construct the Bandos godsword. He also drops tier 70 melee power armour: Bandos armour.

To reach General Graardor, players must enter the Bandos encampment of the God Wars Dungeon to the north-west, requiring 70 Strength. To enter his lair, the player needs to have a Killcount of 40 Bandos followers (unless the Totem of Intimidation is active on Anachronia). Goblins and spiritual rangers are the weakest followers of Bandos, making them the fastest creatures to kill for the killcount.

Obtaining all unique drops will unlock the [Name], Strength of Ourgs title.

Locations[edit | edit source]

Abilities[edit | edit source]

Hard Mode/The World Wakes[edit | edit source]

When fought in hard mode and during The World Wakes, General Graardor has a selection of attacks and abilities at his disposal, which he will use periodically. They are as follows.

Running under Graardor will result in the player getting dealt with 250 damage and be bound for three ticks.

Graardor Smash
General Graardor will yell "Graardor smash!", smashing his fist into the ground and causing rocks to fall from the ceiling. Shadows will appear in the area they are about to fall, and they can be avoided by running away. Each rock deals 600-1000 damage, and being hit by multiple rocks is extremely dangerous.

Graardor Protect
When General Graardor crouches in a defensive stance and says "Graardor protect!", half of the damage dealt will be sent back to the player, similar to Deflect Curses. This is easy to counter by not attacking him.

Graardor Mad
When General Graardor yells "Graardor mad!", he will stop moving and rapidly punch the area in front of him for massive damage. This can be avoided by running behind him and continuing to attack him from there.

The Mighty Fall[edit | edit source]

When fought during The Mighty Fall, Graardor wields a Kyzaj which he uses to attack the player. He has three special attacks in this fight. He will also deal heavy damage to players who stand underneath him for too long.

Kyzaj swing
Graardor holds his Kyzaj to his side momentarily before performing a horizontal swing. This deals 40% of the player's maximum life points in damage if it hits. This can be avoided by moving away from where he aims.

Shockwave
Graardor strikes the arena and creates a shockwave which deals unavoidable damage. This attack deals less damage to the player if they are further away from the middle of the arena.

Arena strike
Graardor slams his Kyzaj onto the arena and breaks part of it off, making it smaller. This deals heavy damage to a player stood on the part of the arena that gets destroyed. He will perform this attack 4 times during the fight - when he's at 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20% of his full health.

Strategy[edit | edit source]

Drops[edit | edit source]

100% drop[edit | edit source]

Charms[edit | edit source]

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Main drop (normal mode)[edit | edit source]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mod Timbo. "Revealing Drop Rates." 20 October 2017. Developers' Blogs. *
  2. ^ Indicates a failed roll for a Bandos hilt.
  3. ^ Indicates a failed roll for a Godsword shard.

Main drop (hard mode)[edit | edit source]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mod Timbo. "Revealing Drop Rates." 20 October 2017. Developers' Blogs. *
  2. ^ Indicates a failed roll for a Bandos hilt.
  3. ^ Indicates a failed roll for a Godsword shard.

Tertiary drops (both modes)[edit | edit source]

  1. ^ Dropped to all players in the room, alongside one of the rare unique item drops.
  2. ^ This drop only attempts to roll should you fail to roll a hard clue, should you get this item, there's a 1% chance it'll be upgraded to a sealed clue scroll (master).
  3. ^ a b c Abilities are not dropped as items; instead, they are simply learned when the boss is killed, prompting the message: You have unlocked the <Ability> ability!. They are dropped alongside the main drop.
  4. ^ Has a base drop rate of 1/5,000 (normal mode) or 1/1,000 chance (hard mode), both with a threshold of 1000.
  5. ^ Only obtainable during the Fur 'n' Seek/Wish list.

Tertiary drops (hard mode only)[edit | edit source]

  1. ^ The Bandosian soulstone cannot be obtained via the Lootshare system


Rare drop table drops[edit | edit source]

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items are not required to access the table, but they will increase the chance of accessing the rare drop table and may also improve the loot received from it.
Rare drop table.png Rare drop table:
Rare drop table
Item Quantity Rarity GE price High alch value
Coins_250.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Coins with rarity Common in quantity 250-500Coins250–500Common250–500High Level Alchemy icon.png250–500
Coins_25.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Coins with rarity Common in quantity 50Coins50Common[d 1]50High Level Alchemy icon.png50
Uncut sapphire.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Uncut sapphire with rarity Common in quantity 1Uncut sapphire1Common52015
Uncut emerald.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Uncut emerald with rarity Common in quantity 1Uncut emerald1Common33130
Uncut ruby.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Uncut ruby with rarity Common in quantity 1Uncut ruby1Common37860
Uncut diamond.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Uncut diamond with rarity Common in quantity 1Uncut diamond1Common878120
Uncut diamond.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Uncut diamond with rarity Rare in quantity 45-55 (noted)Uncut diamond45–55 (noted)Rare39,510–48,2905,400–6,600
Uncut dragonstone.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Uncut dragonstone with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Uncut dragonstone (m)1Uncommon5,778600
Uncut dragonstone.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Uncut dragonstone with rarity Rare in quantity 45-55 (noted)Uncut dragonstone (m)45–55 (noted)Rare260,010–317,79027,000–33,000
Loop half of a key.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Loop half of a key with rarity Common in quantity 1Loop half of a key (m)1Common9,0461
Tooth half of a key.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Tooth half of a key with rarity Common in quantity 1Tooth half of a key (m)1Common9,0481
Crystal triskelion fragment 1.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Crystal triskelion fragment 1 with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Crystal triskelion fragment 1 (m)1Very rare[d 2]Not soldNot alchemisable
Crystal triskelion fragment 2.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Crystal triskelion fragment 2 with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Crystal triskelion fragment 2 (m)1Very rare[d 2]Not soldNot alchemisable
Crystal triskelion fragment 3.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Crystal triskelion fragment 3 with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Crystal triskelion fragment 3 (m)1Very rare[d 2]Not soldNot alchemisable
Dragon longsword.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Dragon longsword with rarity Common in quantity 1Dragon longsword (m)1Common57,49360,000
Off-hand dragon longsword.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Off-hand dragon longsword with rarity Common in quantity 1Off-hand dragon longsword (m)1Common57,23560,000
Dragon spear.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Dragon spear with rarity Rare in quantity 1Dragon spear (m)1Rare35,79537,440
Battlestaff.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Battlestaff with rarity Rare in quantity 180-220 (noted)Battlestaff (m)180–220 (noted)Rare686,160–838,640756,000–924,000
Rune javelin.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Rune javelin with rarity Rare in quantity 5Rune javelin5Rare9101,870
Huge plated rune salvage.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Huge plated rune salvage with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Huge plated rune salvage1Uncommon37,86940,000
Huge plated rune salvage.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Huge plated rune salvage with rarity Rare in quantity 18-22 (noted)Huge plated rune salvage18–22 (noted)Rare681,642–833,118720,000–880,000
Shield left half.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Shield left half with rarity Rare in quantity 1Shield left half (m)1Rare76,34466,000
Dragon helm.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Dragon helm with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Dragon helm (m)1Uncommon57,94460,000
Rune arrowheads.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Rune arrowheads with rarity Common in quantity 113-137Rune arrowheads113–137Common24,408–29,592678–822
Onyx bolts.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Onyx bolts with rarity Very rare in quantity 135-165Onyx bolts (m)135–165Very rare836,460–1,022,3401,104,165–1,349,535
Water talisman.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Water talisman with rarity Rare in quantity 68-82 (noted)Water talisman68–82 (noted)Rare49,504–59,696136–164
Earth talisman.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Earth talisman with rarity Rare in quantity 68-82 (noted)Earth talisman68–82 (noted)Rare13,124–15,826136–164
Raw lobster.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Raw lobster with rarity Common in quantity 135-165 (noted)Raw lobster135–165 (noted)Common53,460–65,34022,950–28,050
Raw shark.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Raw shark with rarity Uncommon in quantity 225-275 (noted)Raw shark (m)225–275 (noted)Uncommon186,525–227,97540,500–49,500
Big bones.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Big bones with rarity Uncommon in quantity 68-82 (noted)Big bones68–82 (noted)Uncommon30,396–36,65468–82
Dragon bones.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Dragon bones with rarity Rare in quantity 180-220 (noted)Dragon bones180–220 (noted)Rare631,800–772,200180–220
Drakolith stone spirit.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Drakolith stone spirit with rarity Uncommon in quantity 25-35Drakolith stone spirit25–35Uncommon5,600–7,840Not alchemisable
Necrite stone spirit.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Necrite stone spirit with rarity Common in quantity 2Necrite stone spirit2Common592Not alchemisable
Phasmatite stone spirit.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Phasmatite stone spirit with rarity Uncommon in quantity 25-30Phasmatite stone spirit25–30Uncommon6,525–7,830Not alchemisable
Phasmatite stone spirit.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Phasmatite stone spirit with rarity Common in quantity 2Phasmatite stone spirit2Common522Not alchemisable
Necrite stone spirit.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Necrite stone spirit with rarity Rare in quantity 25-30Necrite stone spirit25–30Rare7,400–8,880Not alchemisable
Runite stone spirit.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Runite stone spirit with rarity Common in quantity 3Runite stone spirit3Common2,877Not alchemisable
Orichalcite stone spirit.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Orichalcite stone spirit with rarity Rare in quantity 25-35Orichalcite stone spirit25–35Rare5,175–7,245Not alchemisable
Lantadyme seed.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Lantadyme seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 14-16Lantadyme seed (m)14–16Uncommon12,628–14,432532–608
Dwarf weed seed.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Dwarf weed seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 14-16Dwarf weed seed (m)14–16Uncommon50,834–58,096532–608
Magic seed.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Magic seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 4Magic seed (m)4Uncommon161,1121,012
Palm tree seed.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Palm tree seed with rarity Rare in quantity 10Palm tree seed (m)10Rare33,8001,520
Grimy torstol.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Grimy torstol with rarity Uncommon in quantity 90-110 (noted)Grimy torstol (m)90–110 (noted)Uncommon254,070–310,53090–110
Grimy snapdragon.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Grimy snapdragon with rarity Uncommon in quantity 90-110 (noted)Grimy snapdragon (m)90–110 (noted)Uncommon114,120–139,48090–110
Super restore (4).png: RS3 General Graardor drops Super restore (4) with rarity Uncommon in quantity 45-55 (noted)Super restore (4) (m)45–55 (noted)Uncommon152,145–185,9558,100–9,900
Prayer potion (4).png: RS3 General Graardor drops Prayer potion (4) with rarity Uncommon in quantity 45-55 (noted)Prayer potion (4)45–55 (noted)Uncommon401,760–491,0405,130–6,270
Flax.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Flax with rarity Common in quantity 450-550 (noted)Flax450–550 (noted)Common43,200–52,8001,350–1,650
Molten glass.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Molten glass with rarity Common in quantity 45-55 (noted)Molten glass (m)45–55 (noted)Common43,785–53,51545–55
Soft clay.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Soft clay with rarity Uncommon in quantity 450-550 (noted)Soft clay450–550 (noted)Uncommon838,800–1,025,200450–550
Yew logs.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Yew logs with rarity Uncommon in quantity 68-82 (noted)Yew logs68–82 (noted)Uncommon27,812–33,5386,528–7,872
Yew logs.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Yew logs with rarity Rare in quantity 675-825 (noted)Yew logs675–825 (noted)Rare276,075–337,42564,800–79,200
Teak plank.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Teak plank with rarity Uncommon in quantity 45-55 (noted)Teak plank (m)45–55 (noted)Uncommon33,570–41,03013,500–16,500
Mahogany plank.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Mahogany plank with rarity Rare in quantity 270-330 (noted)Mahogany plank (m)270–330 (noted)Rare516,240–630,960243,000–297,000
Vecna skull.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Vecna skull with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Vecna skull (m)1Very rare[d 3][d 4]792,5536,000
Cheese+tom batta.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Cheese+tom batta with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Cheese+tom batta (m)1Very rare[d 5]6081
Blurberry Special.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Blurberry Special with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Blurberry Special (m)1Very rare[d 6]17,06918
Hazelmere's signet ring.png: RS3 General Graardor drops Hazelmere's signet ring with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Hazelmere's signet ring (m)1Very rare[d 7]2,147,483,647300,000
  1. ^ Replaces members' only drops in free-to-play.
  2. ^ a b c Triskelion fragments are dropped in order.
  3. ^ a b Jagex. Mod Timbo's Twitter account. 19 January 2018. (Archived from the original on 22 January 2019.) Mod Timbo: "1/1280 if you hit the RDT, requires T4 luck to be worn in order to get a hold of it. Of course there are tons of different ways to access the RDT so it changes massively depending on what you're fighting, what you're wearing etc."
  4. ^ Vecna skull requires tier 4 luck. Chance is 1/1,280 per roll of the rare drop table with the tier 4 luck requirement.[d 3]
  5. ^ Cheese+tom batta indicates a roll for Hazelmere's signet ring without tier 4 luck.
  6. ^ Blurberry Special indicates a failed 1/10 roll for Hazelmere's signet ring with tier 4 luck.
  7. ^ Hazelmere's signet ring requires tier 4 luck. Rarer than the Vecna skull.

Universal drops[edit | edit source]

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster and skilling action outside of Daemonheim.
These items are dropped alongside main drops.

Achievements[edit | edit source]

Personality[edit | edit source]

Graardor is a warmonger who, as his ranking in his army would indicate, shares the same ideals of his god Bandos; he loves fighting and killing his opponents. Like Bandos, Graardor hates anything that relates to peace, shown during The Mighty Fall where he threatens to crush the player when they mention the word peace.

He is also known to be extremely prideful, refusing to accept defeat. During his stay in the Empyrean Citadel, if asked about the battle in Guthix's chambers, he will claim that he was never there. In the Kyzaj tournament, if the player kills Zanik and asks about the duel they just had, he will state that he "had a bad day".

History[edit | edit source]

Early history[edit | edit source]

Graardor and his bodyguards.

Details regarding General Graardor's history are sparse. The ourg race, including 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.

According to a biography about him written by a Bandosian follower called Amanuensis, Graardor was about seven to eight feet tall as a young ourg and was unable to partake in the battles that the adults of his tribe went to. One day, he eventually got enough courage to duel the tribe leader and killed him. This allowed him to go to war and also made him the new leader of his tribe. Graardor was eventually prompted by Bandos to visit and raid a nearby town for a bag of gold, which he did not really care about. Returning home with his loot, he noticed goblins who fought for the gold. Graardor used the gold to buy the loyalty of the many goblin tribes, though this did not last forever as his opponents were either too poor or moved away, so he began selling his armies to young gods. He then used the gold they paid to buy more goblin tribes to sell to other gods, though he was never happy with this as he longed for Bandos' voice.

Graardor, during the late Third Age, was one of Bandos' most favoured soldiers. Like many ourgs, such as Yoykrad 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[edit | edit source]

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 as a commander of Bandos's forces and is a prominent enemy of the player. During the "God Wars" level, which is set in the north-west 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[edit | edit source]

A player fighting the General.

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, Graardor saw otherwise and was the first to betray the Alliance by attempting to storm Kree'arra's position with a handful of ogres, though he was repelled by Kree'arra. Graardor, content with betraying his "allies", 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 battle, Graardor and his soldiers obtained an amulet bearing Bandos' mark, having been tricked by the Saradominists into taking them. They eventually discovered the deception and began fighting Zilyana and her soldiers on equal footing.

In the midst of battle, the magus Aeternam cast a powerful freezing spell on the temple, imprisoning the combatants within for thousands of years, effectively ending the war. 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 neighboring 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 resumed the battle for the godsword once again, seemingly unaware that centuries have passed since the end of the wars.

The World Wakes[edit | edit source]

The following takes place during The World Wakes.
Puny balance god stop wars returning. Bandos - almighty war god - desire battle, so Graardor create it.
Graardor and his minions breach the walls of the temple.

When the archaeologist Orlando Smith discovered the last resting place of Guthix in 169 of the Fifth Age, it set off alarms that alerted the God Wars factions in an attempt to assassinate Guthix. Due to his inability to fly compared to his rivals, Graardor was forced to walk all the way to Guthix's hiding place, and was the last general to arrive, although he was the first one to initiate an attack, pummeling through the storage wings in a bid to reach Guthix. He was eventually met by Thaerisk Cemphier, Chaeldar, and the adventurer.

Expressing a desire to kill Guthix to please Bandos and participate in another God Wars, Graardor personally attacked the adventurer while his minions fought Thaerisk and Chaeldar. Graardor was eventually defeated and, having no other option, was forced to flee.

Missing, Presumed Death[edit | edit source]

The following takes place during Missing, Presumed Death.
Audio options icon.png
General Graardor's voice during Missing, Presumed Death.

Graardor accompanied Bandos to Sliske's "Grand Ascendancy". After the Dragonkin Strisath was released by Sliske, he and the other god followers left the Empyrean Citadel.

The Kyzaj Tournament[edit | edit source]

The following takes place during The Mighty Fall.
Graardor in the final round of the Kyzaj Tournament.

After learning of Bandos's death in his fight against Armadyl, Graardor and with several other Bandosian followers traveled to Lumbridge Swamp to launch an attack on Zanik and the Dorgeshuun, claiming that they were responsible for Bandos's demise due to losing most of his power after his attempt to subjugate Zanik into the Chosen Commander failed. However, the World Guardian managed to temporarily stall them due to their lack of leadership, by pointing out Zarador's rank that Bandos had given him in his fight against Armadyl. Zarador knew the World Guardian was attempting to stall, but was unable to convince Graardor, who believed that Zarador was attempting to challenge his authority of being the strongest. The indecision between the leaders of their races prompted a Kyzaj Tournament to be held, which Graardor had won numerous times in the past. The World Guardian was forced to act as a "trained attack beast" on Zanik's behalf, knowing that Zarador would have her killed if she stepped foot on Yu'biusk.

In the first round, Graardor faced Hobnob, the hobgoblins' champion, easily killing him. In the second round, he faced Bork; although Bork was significantly stronger than Hobnob, Graardor easily overpowered him. He then tried to kill Bork, but Zarador intervened and prevented him from doing so, as both the ourgs and orks were dangerously close to extinction.

On the World Guardian's side, they defeated Yelps, the goblin champion, and Lol, the mountain troll champion. Graardor did not appear to contend Yelps as a significant challenge, stating that he could easily beat up goblins all day. After they defeated Lol, Graardor was surprised they had survived, but was confident and believed that he could easily overpower them.

As the two remaining finalists in the tournament, Zarador told the World Guardian that they had to use the Kyzaj, an ancient and traditional tournament weapon. The World Guardian was quickly taught by Zanik and dueled Graardor, who used a large variety of attacks with his Kyzaj to kill them. Despite his best efforts, Graardor was defeated by them. By this time, Zarador threw Zanik down onto the arena, ordering for her death. The World Guardian had the option of killing or sparing her.

If they opted to kill her, Graardor becomes the new commander of the Bandosian remnants. He admits defeat, but is pleased that they are a true Bandosian at heart and that he is eager to challenge them in the future. If spared, Graardor becomes Zanik's lieutenant, but because she promotes peace, he cannot stand her and angrily leaves. Regardless, he returned to the Temple of the Lost Ancients, believing that without Bandos, the Bandosians need the godsword more than ever to defeat the other gods.

Current Activity[edit | edit source]

Graardor, along with his rival generals, soon found that the adventurers that explored the caverns they were fighting in had created the godsword for themselves. Graardor pulled out, as with the rest of the armies.[3] Zarador eventually heard of the battle at Senntisten and told Graardor, who began rallying his armies to the city's defence.

The following takes place during TzekHaar Front.

Arriving at Senntisten, Graardor and his host entered the sewers and pushed through the TzekHaar before reaching TzKal-Zuk.[4] Wishing to honour the memory of Bandos by defeating Zuk, Graardor challenged him to a duel after ordering his troops to stay outside.[5] However, he was defeated by the demigod, who had Graardor driven out of his arena.[6] Not long after, the World Guardian arrived on the scene, upon which Graardor begrudgingly acknowledged that Zuk was more than he could handle and advised the World Guardian to give Zuk the fight he wanted, if only to keep him away from the cathedral.[7]

Quotes[edit | edit source]

Audio options icon.png
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!"
  • "GRRRAAAAAR!"
  • "For the glory of Big High War God!"

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Graphical updates[edit | edit source]

Update history[edit | edit source]

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included—see here for how to help out!
  • patch 14 November 2022 (Update):
    • The following bosses will now drop Seeds rather than Noted Herbs:
      • Rex Matriarchs
      • Hard mode Graardor
      • Hard mode Zilyana
      • Hard mode K'ril Tsutsaroth
      • Hard mode Kree'arra
  • update 7 November 2022 (Update):
    • Herb drops replaced with their seeds instead.
  • patch 11 January 2021 (Update):
    • Various bosses around RuneScape have taken their Santa Hats off for another year.
  • patch 4 May 2020 (Update):
    • Adamantite and coal stone spirits have been replaced with orichalcite and drakolith stone spirits.
  • patch 5 January 2015 (Update):
    • Various drops within Hard Mode God Wars boss fights now drop in a noted form.
  • patch 13 May 2013 (Update):
    • A minor issue with General Graardor's death animation has been corrected.
  • hotfix 30 April 2013 (Update):
    • Hard-mode Graardor no longer targets players in the waiting area.
  • patch 6 May 2009 (Update):
    • General Graardor is an ourg, so he now appropriately drops ourg bones.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

A General Graardor plushie found during the 2010 Easter Event.
  • When the player kills General Graardor, their Adventurer's log will say "I killed General Graardor, a huge warchief."
    • Killing more than one will result in "I killed # General Graardors, all huge warchiefs."
  • A puzzle box featuring Graardor can be obtained on Elite Treasure Trails.
  • Prior to an update, Graardor's 100% drop were big bones rather than the ourg bones he drops now.
  • An update changed Graardor's maximum hit due to complaints on how easy he was due to the Evolution of Combat.
  • During The World Wakes or doing Graardor in hard mode, when Graardor uses his special attack, he shouts "Graardor Smash!". This is a reference to the Incredible Hulk's "Hulk Smash!".
  • It is shown that Graardor has excessive pride, as he seems to make an excuse to cover up his defeats. In Missing, Presumed Death, if the player asks about defeating him in Cres' chamber, he will say that he "wasn't there" when Guthix died. In The Mighty Fall, he'll state that he had a "bad day".
  • As of 1 February 2018, the highest kill count for this boss was 43,426 kills for normal mode, and 3,143 for hard mode.[8]
    • This had increased to 44,805 for normal mode, and had not increased for hard mode by 13 December 2018.[9]
  • General Graardor is the only boss in the God Wars dungeon that doesn't have wings.
  • Like the other original God Wars Dungeon generals, Graardor's affinities are changed between normal and hard mode; however, he has the highest change, from 10 ranged affinity in normal mode to 70 ranged affinity in hard mode.
  • A statue of Graardor can be built during God Statues.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/JagexPi/status/1026850193692655616
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/JagexTimbo/status/557600452150579200
  3. ^ Commander Zilyana, RuneScape. "Player: What happened at the Temple of Lost Ancients?
    Commander Zilyana: After adventurers claimed the godsword, it no longer seemed relevant. We pulled out, as did the other forces."
  4. ^ General Graardor, RuneScape. "Graardor heard about great battle raging underground - forces of Elder Gods versus whole world. No one invited Graardor. Came anyway. Mustered great Bandosian host. Fought through Ful's troops. Smashed through TzekHaar lines, then reached this arena."
  5. ^ General Graardor, RuneScape. "Graardor knew that Zuk only defeated once - by Lord Bandos. Told troops to stay outside. Went in alone. Wanted to honour Lord Bandos's memory - defeat Zuk in battle."
  6. ^ General Graardor, RuneScape. "Graardor challenged Zuk to combat. Battle was long and furious, but... Graardor was defeated! Driven from arena like craven cur while Zuk laughed."
  7. ^ General Graardor, RuneScape. "Want Zuk to stay here - not attack cathedral? Give him what he wants. Fight."
  8. ^ Mod Shauny. Top 10 killers per Boss. Reddit. 2 February 2018. (Archived from the original on 25 January 2019.) Mod Shauny: "Here are the top 10 kills for each Boss in RuneScape, be aware that we've not listed display names for privacy purposes however if you wish to brag about one number being yours then we won't stop you!"
  9. ^ Mod Shauny. Top 20 Boss Killers by Monster (Data: 13th December 2018). Reddit. 8 January 2019. (Archived from the original on 28 February 2020.) Mod Shauny: "[link to a spreadsheet]"