Main page/Guides/Bestiary/Boss list/General graardor

Combat level	624
Always drops	Bones, Crimson Charm
Combat info
Hitpoints	255
Aggressive	Yes
Poisonous	No
Max hits
Melee	64
Ranged	30

General Graardor is one of the bosses found in the God Wars Dungeon. He is the General of the Bandos army. To gain access to his chamber, you must kill 5 of the NPC's located outside the entrance. The General is one of the most commonly killed bosses as it has plenty of great drops to offer and is quite easy to kill. However, this makes it difficult to find a time where the room is empty, meaning you will most likely have to crash other players in order to get kills here. General Graardor uses an incredibly powerful melee attack which can deal up to 64 damage and a not so intimidating ranged attack which can reach a maximum damage of 30 but will hit everyone in the room. Therefore, it is very important to use Protect from Melee. It is recommended to use melee to fight this boss and his minions. All though other combat styles would work well, melee is much better if you are competing for the kill.

Minions

There are three minions who accompany General Graardor and they must be killed in order for Graardor to respawn. It is recommended to kill the NPCs in this order:

• General Graardor - Pray against Melee.
• Sergeant Steelwill - Pray against Magic, and get Sergeant Strongstack stuck behind either of the other minions.
• Sergeant Grimspike - Pray against Ranged, while still being out of Sergeant Strongstack's melee distance.
• Sergeant Strongstack - Pray against Melee

Minion Combat Information

Minion	Image	Combat Level	Life Points	Attack Style	Max Hit
Sergeant Strongstack		141	128	Melee	16
Sergeant Steelwill		142	146	Magic	21
Sergeant Grimspike		142	146	Ranged	21

Gear and inventory setup

Gear Setup

Head	> > > >
Torso	> > > >
Legs	> > > >
Gloves	> >
Boots	> > > >
Amulet	> >
Ring	> > > > >
Cape	> > > >
Offhand	> >
Weapon	> > > >
Spec Weapon	>

Head: Torva Full Helm > Vanguard Helm > Battle-Mage Helm > Helm of Neitiznot > Berserker Helm

Torso: Vanguard Body > Battle-Mage Top > Torva Platebody > Bandos Chestplate > Fighter Torso

Legs: Vanguard Legs > Battle-Mage Robe Legs > Torva Platelegs > Bandos Tassets > Dragon Platelegs

Gloves: Barrows Gloves > Vanguard Gloves > Battle-Mage Gloves

Boots: Primal Boots > Steadfast Boots > Vanguard Boots > Battle-Mage Boots > Dragon Boots

Amulet: Blood Necklace > Amulet of Fury > Amulet of Glory

Ring: Onyx Ring (i) > Berserker Ring (i) > Eye of the Warrior > Warrior Ring (i) > Berserker Ring > Warrior Ring

Cape: Completionist Cape > TokHaar-Kal (Kiln Cape) > Max Cape > Fire Cape > Ardougne Cloak 4

Offhand: Flameburst Defender > Dragon Defender > Dragonfire Shield

Weapon: Abyssal Vine Whip > Katagon Longsword > Lava Whip > Bandos Whip > Abyssal Whip

Spec Weapon: Dragon Claws > Dragon Dagger

Inventory setup

Inventory setup isn't particularly important for General Graardor because you can literally bank after every kill and get back before he respawns. If you don't want to keep banking, though, here are some setups to use:

With decent gear and a Bunyip familiar, you can essentially stay at Bandos forever. General Graardor and his minions periodically drop Super Restores, so you won't even run out of prayer. This setup includes Dragon Claws as your special attack weapon, teleport tablets, and a spot reserved for crimson charms (which are a 100% drop from General Graardor).

Getting there

Step 1: Teleport to the God Wars Dungeon.

Step 2: Kill 5 Bandos Minions

Step 3: Run North and Enter the Boss Chamber

Note: Once you have gained at least 5 kill count, it will remain on your account until you log out, even if you teleport away from the God wars Dungeon. When you teleport back, the counter will display zero, but you will still be able to enter the boss room. As soon as you get another kill, it will automatically update. This makes getting your stuff back a lot easier if you happen to die, and can allow a player to bank between kills

Tips and tricks

Getting first hit

Due to his weak damage output and valuable drops, General Graardor is always crowded. It is a rare day indeed that there aren't 1-3 other players in this boss room. In such a situation, getting the first hit on the boss can be vital in maximizing the kills you get. The screenshot contained below indicates the best place to stand. If you stand here, then Graardor will immediately be able to hit you when he spawns, but his melee minion will not, so if you have auto-retaliate on, you won't even have to attack the boss.

Dealing with competition

If you have the best gear:

• Focus on killing General Graardor
• Kill minions if you can, but they are a lesser priority
• Save your special attack energy and use it on kills where your main weapon is hitting poorly; hopefully, you'll still get the kill

If you have middling gear:

• If you have lots of special attack energy, go for General Graardor
• Otherwise, focus on killing the minions
• If you can, do 50% or more damage to one minion, then move on to the other and let another player finish off that minion

If you have the weakest gear:

• Pick a minion and focus all of your attention on it
• Ignore General Graardor and any minions that are being attacked by other players
• Consider leaving and coming back later; you are unlikely to make much money

Restoring special attack

The fierce competition around General Graardor and the boss's paltry hitpoints can mean that even superior gear is not enough to guarantee that you will get the drop. A lucky dragon dagger special could be enough to let even the most welfare of characters get the drop. To combat this, here is an advanced tactic for players with Dragon Claws to ensure that you can always use two special attacks per kill:

1. First, you need an alternate account. Open another instance of the Grinderscape client and type in whatever name you want to create a new account.

2. Have your alternate account teleport to the duel arena

3. After each kill, get out of combat and teleport to the duel arena

4. Duel your alternate account and accept the duel

5. Once the duel starts, forfeit immediately

6. Teleport back to the boss encampment and run to the boss room

If done correctly, you will get back to the boss room with plenty of time to spare before Graardor respawns, thus ensuring that you will have full special attack energy for every kill. With maxed gear, you can expect to get at least 90% of the kills even against players with abyssal vine whips.

Note: Entering and leaving a duel will "restore" your stats, removing the effect of any potions (including overloads). You will have to drink another dose of potion for each kill.

Drops

There are four drops that are unique to the Bandos Boss room. The Bandos Hilt which can only be dropped by General Graardor himself, and the armour pieces which can be dropped by either General Graardor or (rarely) any of his minions. As with the other bosses in the God Wars Dungeon, the NPC's here drop god sword shards which can be used together to make a Godsword Blade. There is also a very low chance of receiving a General Graardor Pet upon killing General Graardor.

More information on what the General Graardor and his Minions drop can be found Here.