Requirements
- 32 Quest Quest points to enter the Champions' Guild
- The ability to defeat a level 83 dragon
QUEST 17 · FREE-TO-PLAY
Dragon Slayer I
Prove yourself a true champion. Kill the mighty dragon Elvarg of Crandor and earn the right to buy and wear the Rune platebody.
- Difficulty
- Experienced
- Length
- Medium
- Quest points
- 2
- Released
- 23 September 2001
Talk to the Guildmaster in the Champions' Guild.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE BANK
Preparation
Requirements are gates. Recommendations are comfort and risk controls, not mandatory levels unless the game enforces them.
Items required
- Unfired bowl (can be made with soft clay on a Potter's Wheel with 8 Crafting Crafting)
- Wizard's mind bomb (can be bought in the Rising Sun Inn in Falador or The Toad and Chicken in Burthorpe)
- Lobster pot (can be bought from any fishing shop)
- Silk (can be bought from Thessalia for 30 coins or the Al Kharid silk stall for 3 coins -- members can steal it from the Ardougne silk stall with 20 Thieving Thieving)
- Magic/ranged weapon as well as a law and air rune (to cast Telekinetic Grab if your Magic level is 33 or higher) or 10,000 coins
- Hammer
- Anti-dragon shield (obtainable during the quest)
- 90 steel nails (Members can buy these from the Sawmill operator north-east of Varrock, they can also be smithed at 34 Smithing Smithing using 6 steel bars by all players)
- 3 planks (only normal planks work)
- Free-to-play: Buy from Sawmill operator at the sawmill or pick up the spawns in the Graveyard of Shadows, level 19 Wilderness
- Member: Several other spawn locations or buy them at the sawmill
- 2,000 coins
Recommended
- 45 Combat
- 33 Magic(boostable), otherwise you will have to pay 10,000 coins.
- 37 Prayer for Protect from Magic against Elvarg's magic attacks.
- (Members only) Antifire potions to significantly lower Elvarg's dragonfire attack damage
- Weight-reducing clothing (Members only) and stamina (Members only) or energy potions
- Fast travel to several locations
- Champions' Guild to start the quest, plus one additional trip - Chronicle, Varrock Teleport, or combat bracelet (Members only)
- Edgeville (2 trips) - Amulet of glory (Members only), Combat bracelet (Members only), fairy ring DKR (Members only), Varrock Teleport, Canoe
- Melzar's Maze (1 trip) - Teleport to House (Members only) (Rimmington), Skills necklace to Crafting Guild (Members only)
- Ice Mountain (1 trip) - Combat bracelet to Edgeville Monastery (Members only), Amulet of glory to Edgeville (Members only), Falador Teleport
- Port Sarim (1 trip) - Amulet of glory to Draynor Village (Members only), Explorer's ring 2-4 (Members only), Teleport to House (Rimmington) (Members only), Skills necklace to Crafting Guild (Members only)
- Optional: Karamja Volcano for shortcut to return to the Elvarg fight - amulet of glory to Karamja (Members only)
Enemies to defeat
- Zombie rats (level 3)*
- Ghosts (level 19)*
- Skeletons (level 22)*
- Zombies (level 24)*
- Melzar the Mad (level 43)
- Lesser demon (level 82)
- Wormbrain (level 2) - optional
- Elvarg (level 83)
Ironman notes
- 8 Crafting Crafting (boostable) to create an unfired bowl
- (Free-to play only) 34 Smithing Smithing (boostable) to create steel nails
ACTION CHECKLIST
Walkthrough
Nested rows are alternatives, dialogue selections, or substeps under the action above them. Recheck the pinned source after a game update.
Beginning
- 01
Talk to the Guildmaster in the Champions' Guild. Dialogue: Can I have a quest?
- 02
Talk to Oziach in Edgeville. Dialogue: Can you sell me a rune platebody? → The Guildmaster of the Champions' Guild told me. → I thought you were going to give me a quest. → A dragon, that sounds like fun.
- 03
Talk to the Guildmaster in the Champions' Guild. Make sure you get the maze key by asking about Melzar's map piece, and also ask about Thalzar and Lozar's map pieces as well as where to find the right ship. Dialogue: I talked to Oziach... → How can I find the route to Crandor? → Where is Melzar's map piece? → Where is Thalzar's map piece? → Where is Lozar's map piece? → Where can I find the right ship? → How can I protect myself from the dragon's breath? → Okay, I'll get going!
- 04
If you don't already have an anti-dragon shield, speak to Duke Horacio on the first floor of the Lumbridge Castle. Dialogue: I seek a shield that will protect me from dragonbreath. → Elvarg, the dragon of Crandor island! → Yes → So, are you going to give me the shield or not?
Map pieces
- 01
Map pieces can be obtained in any order.
Thalzar's map piece
- 01
Talk to Oracle on Ice Mountain. Make sure you have talked to the Guildmaster about where the Thalzar's map piece is. Dialogue: I seek a piece of the map to the island of Crandor.
- 02
Enter the Dwarven mine and use silk, lobster pot, unfired bowl, (make sure to right click) wizard's mind bomb on the magic door at the north-east side of the mine. You should automatically enter the door.
- 03
Enter the magic door, open the chest, and search the chest to receive a map piece. Press space or ensure that you finish the dialogue. (Re-entry doesn't require the re-use of the items if you make a mistake.)
Melzar's map piece
- 01
Once you've gotten the Maze key from the Guildmaster head to Rimmington.
- 02
Enter Melzar's Maze.
- 03
Kill the small zombie rat with a long tail to get the key and enter the north-western door and climb up the ladder.
- 04
Kill the ghost wearing a hood, a tube top, and no cape to get the key and enter the second door from the north on the eastern wall and climb up the ladder.
- 05
Kill the skeleton with the round shield to get the key and enter the westmost door on the southern wall and climb down the ladder 3 times.
- 06
Kill the zombies to get the key and enter the blue door.
- 07
Kill Melzar the Mad to get the key and enter the purple (magenta) door.
- 08
Kill the lesser demon to get the key and enter the green door. (Can be safespotted by luring him to the magenta door)
- 09
Open and search the chest to receive a map piece.
Lozar's map piece
- 01
Go to the jail in Port Sarim.
- 02
Either kill Wormbrain with ranged/magic/halberd and telegrab the map piece or pay him 10,000 coins for it. Make sure you have talked to the Guildmaster about where the Lozar's map piece is. Dialogue: I believe you've got a piece of map that I need. → I suppose I could pay you for the map piece... → Alright then, 10,000 it is.
- 03
After obtaining all 3, combine them by using them on each other.
Obtaining a boat
- 01
Grab 3 wood planks, 90 steel nails, a hammer, and 2,000 coins out of the bank.
- 02
Talk to Klarense in the southern docks of Port Sarim by the Void Outpost boat and pay him 2,000 coins. Dialogue: I'd like to buy her. → Yep, sounds good.
- 03
Go on board, climb down the ladder and repair the hole 3 times.
- 04
Talk to Ned in Draynor Village with the map in your inventory. Dialogue: You're a sailor? Could you take me to Crandor?
The fight
- 01
Prepare for the fight. Make sure you have your Antifire potion and Anti-dragon shield with you.
- 02
Return to the boat you previously repaired in Port Sarim. Board the ship and talk to Captain Ned. Dialogue: Yep, sounds good.
- 03
Climb on top of the volcano and enter the hole. (After the cutscene climb back out of the hole for a Karamja medium task.)
- ↳
(Optional) Before teleporting out, head south from Elvarg's cave and open the wall to unlock another Karamja medium task.
- 04
Head south and kill Elvarg. Depending on your level, you may flinch Elvarg in the south-east corner of her cave for a long, but safe fight. You will automatically collect her head as proof of your victory.
Finishing up
- 01
Talk to Oziach in Edgeville.
- 02
Congratulations, quest complete!
QUEST COMPLETE
Rewards
- 18,650 Strength Strength experience
- 18,650 Defence Defence experience
- The ability to be assigned dragons as a Slayer task (immediately after starting the quest)
- The ability to use dragonfire protection (partial completion required)
- The ability to equip a green d'hide body, rune platebody, and dragon platebody
- The ability to hire the ghost of Cabin Boy Jenkins as a crewmate with 60 Sailing.
REVISION-PINNED EVIDENCE
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