General Graardor
Beginner-friendly GWD gold
The Bandos boss of the God Wars Dungeon. A forgiving, group-or-solo boss that drops the Bandos armour set and is a great first GWD target.
Profit
1.9m/hr
~76k / kill
Kills / hr
25
Experienced
Combat lvl
90+
Recommended
Hitpoints
255
Max hit
60
Unprotected
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Should you fight this?
What you get out of General Graardor, so you can decide if it fits your goals right now.
- One of the easiest bosses to learn — great first God Wars target.
- Bandos chestplate & tassets remain core melee BiS budget gear.
- Soloable with Protect from Melee, or fast in small teams.
- Frequent Slayer task synergy via the boss task option.
Gear setups
Pick the setup that matches your bank. Every upgrade here links back to the Gear hub.
- Weapon
- Abyssal whip / dragon scimitar
- Head
- Slayer helmet (i) / helm of neitiznot
- Body
- Fighter torso / Bandos chestplate
- Legs
- Bandos tassets / obsidian legs
- Ring
- Berserker ring (i)
Upgrade paths for this fight
Strategy
- 1
Get killcount
Kill Bandos followers until you reach 40 kc, then enter the boss room. Killcount persists per God until you leave.
- 2
Prayer management
Keep Protect from Melee up against Graardor. His ranged minion (Sergeant Strongstack) and others can be tanked or killed first.
- 3
Kill minions first (solo)
In solo, kill the three minions before focusing Graardor to reduce incoming damage and eat only when needed.
Notable drops
| Item | Rarity | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Bandos chestplate Unique | 1/381 | 18m |
| Bandos tassets Unique | 1/381 | 24m |
| Bandos boots | 1/128 | 240k |
| Bandos hilt Unique | 1/508 | 6.8m |
| Coins | Common | 25k |
| Pet general graardor | 1/5000 | — |
Progression after this boss
Once General Graardor feels comfortable, these are the natural next steps up in difficulty and payout.