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Elvarg
Elvarg
Released23 September 2001 (Update)
MembersNo
Combat level83
Size4x4
ExamineRoar! A dragon!
Combat info
XP bonus+0%
Max hit8 (Slash)
70 (Dragonfire)
10 (with anti-dragon shield)
AggressiveYes
PoisonousNo
Attack styleSlash, Magic, Dragonfire
Attack speed4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time50 ticks (30 seconds)
Combat stats
80707070701
Aggressive stats
Monster attack bonusMonster strength bonusMonster magic strength bonusMonster ranged strength bonus
+0+0+0+0+0+0
Melee defence
+20+40+40
Magic defence
Water elemental weakness
+3030% weakness
Ranged defence
LightStandardHeavy
+20+20+20
Immunities
Poison0% resistance
Venom0% resistance
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Advanced data
Monster ID817
LinkMOID

Elvarg is the dragon that players have to kill in the Dragon Slayer I quest. She resides in the dungeon below Crandor. She is a green dragon, and is considerably stronger than the usual kind. Unlike other chromatic dragons, Elvarg has a ranged dragonfire attack. Despite being a dragon, she is not vulnerable to dragonbane weapons.

Location

Location Levels Members Spawns Map League region
Crandor and Karamja Dungeon83Free-to-play1Show mapKaramja Karamja✓

History

During the Dragonkin Conflicts, the Dragonkin needed to defend themselves from humans, who refused to distinguish peaceful and aggressive dragonkin.[1] Zorgoth and other unnamed Dragonkin worked on creating dragons with increased aggression.[2] The first of these experiments took place underneath Crandor, where they successfully created a green dragon with heightened aggression: Elvarg.[3][4] Eventually, she was abandoned by her creators, making her home in the underground system underneath the island.

Remains of the original adventurer who woke Elvarg

Elvarg went into a deep slumber, until the year 139 of the Fifth Age when a Crandorian adventurer discovered the cave system and explored the area, eventually stumbling into Elvarg's chamber.[5] The adventurer roused her from her sleep, and she torched them in retaliation before leaving the caverns and torching Crandor completely, its inhabitants not having any sort of dragonfire protection to fight back. Crandorian survivors made a small camp near Rimmington, but Elvarg pursued them and killed most of the survivors, with only three mages able to escape; Melzar, Lozar and Thalzar, each of whom split a map to the island and went their separate ways.[6] The human kingdoms of Misthalin were on high alert, worried she might devastate the continent, but fortunately she remained on Crandor,[7] though she would remain active, circling the skies above the island and sometimes preying on passing ships.[8]

During the year 169 of the Fifth Age, an adventurer who entered the Champions' Guild looked for a quest; the Guildmaster told them to speak to Oziach, who in turn told them to slay Elvarg. The adventurer acquired equipment, including an anti-dragon shield from Duke Horacio, and the map from the three mages (two of which had died, while the other went insane), a ship, and a captain who was not intimidated by her reputation. They soon came upon the chamber where Elvarg was, and successfully slew her after a grueling battle, ripping her head off as proof of her demise.

The player beheads Elvarg

Dragonfire

The dragonfire max damage only depends on your dragonfire protection (prayer, potion, and/or shield). The super antifire potion (including the extended and mix versions) by itself is enough to prevent all damage (even without an anti-dragon shield) and stat drain, except for Prayer points which will still be drained every attack.

Every dragonfire attack will deduct 10% of the Player's remaining Prayer points, rounded down.

Protection used Maximum damage
Elvarg
Yes
Unprotected 70
10
55
55
40
7
7
4
0
Legend
Anti-dragon shield
Protect from Magic
Antifire potion(4)
Super antifire potion(4)

Changes

Date Changes
25 June 2025
(Update)

Elvarg now has a 30% elemental weakness to water spells.

29 August 2006
(Update)

The NPC was graphically updated.

29 March 2004 –
29 August 2006 		29 August 2006 –
present

Trivia

  • Elvarg was confirmed to be female in the 16th Postbag from the Hedge, by such quotes as "She wouldn't 'a had second thoughts about roasting yer with her breath..." and "That's what she done to Crandor, after all..."

References

  1. ^ Zorgoth in Dragon Slayer II. Old School RuneScape. "You attacked us, tried to destroy us. You took away our homes, our people. Were we expected to stand by and watch? [Bob the Cat: We were defending ourselves. You threatened to destroy us all.] Not all of us. Only a few gave in to the anger of the curse. Only a few waged war on you. But you were not willing to distinguish. And now, neither am I."
  2. ^ Zorgoth in Dragon Slayer II. Old School RuneScape. "After your failed attempt on my life, I realised that we were starting to lose the war against your kind. We needed to turn the tide. We needed a new weapon."
  3. ^ "Old notes (Dragon Slayer II)". Old School RuneScape. "This trial was different though, the subject did not reject the spores as previous ones did. Alas, the results were unsatisfactory. The subject displayed heightened aggression, as desired. However, its strength is unchanged and its mental capacity is limited."
  4. ^ Zorgoth in Dragon Slayer II. Old School RuneScape. "The creature you call Elvarg was the first. An attempt to create a being which would crush humanity once and for all. She was a failure. Too weak. Pathetic."
  5. ^ Guildmaster in Dragon Slayer I. Old School RuneScape. "Thirty years ago, Crandor was a thriving community with a great tradition of mages and adventurers. Many Crandorians even earned the right to be part of the Champions' Guild! One of their adventurers went too far, however. He descended into the volcano in the centre of Crandor and woke the dragon Elvarg."
  6. ^ Guildmaster in Dragon Slayer I. Old School RuneScape. "Some refugees managed to escape in fishing boats. They landed on the coast, north of Rimmington, and set up camp but the dragon followed them and burned the camp to the ground. Out of all the people of Crandor there were only three survivors: a trio of wizards who used magic to escape. Their names were Thalzar, Lozar and Melzar."
  7. ^ Duke Horacio in Dragon Slayer I. Old School RuneScape. "I remember my father being very scared. He posted lookouts on the roof to warn if the dragon was approaching. All the city rulers were worried that Elvarg would devastate the whole continent."
  8. ^ Klarense in Dragon Slayer I. Old School RuneScape. "You can't get close to it because of the reefs, but you can always see it. Sometimes you can see a dark shape in the sky, circling the island. That's when you have to sail on as quick as you can and pray it's not hungry. Every year, more ships are lost to that dragon."
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