Before you start
- Dragon Slayer progressed to the Challenge Horn
- Appropriate gathering tools for the quest’s materials
Finish the preparation before summoning
Velgar’s Rise opens once you have started Dragon Slayer. Craft the Challenge Horn at a Blacksmith’s Bench: 1 Dragon Tooth from the dragon skull in the southwest Stormtouched Highlands, 1 Bloodwood Sap from the Bloodwood tree in Bloodblight Swamp, and 5 Bronze Bars. The Smithing Anvil that older guides name was removed in update 0.12 (Umbral Sands).
Climb to the top of Velgar’s Rise and place the horn in the dragonkin altar near the centre of the arena; the fight starts when you do. Destructoid reports the horn is kept if you lose, while the wiki says rematches after you finish Dragon Slayer need a new horn.
Treat this as the end of a preparation route. Leave ordinary crafting materials at base, check equipment, and organise the items you need during a fight before placing the horn at the arena.
Stuck? How do I summon General Velgar?
Hint 1
Velgar only turns up when he's challenged, and Dragon Slayer gives you the recipe for the item that does it.
Hint 2
Craft the Challenge Horn from the recipe Cathan's ghost gives you, then carry it up Velgar's Rise, the tower in the Fractured Plains.
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1:24–1:55 · 31 sBloodwood Sap: the marked tree in Bloodblight SwampFollow the quest map’s circle to Bloodblight Swamp and cross the pink-grass swamp to the huge tree whose interaction label reads Bloodwood Sap.
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2:08–2:34 · 26 sDragon Tooth: the dragon skull in the Stormtouched HighlandsMake for the southwest Stormtouched Highlands, circled on the quest map, and find the giant dragon skull; the label on its tusk reads Dragon Tooth.
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2:38–2:50 · 12 sCrafting the Challenge Horn at the Blacksmith’s BenchAt the Blacksmith’s Bench, pick the Challenge Horn, the ornate dragonkin horn you bring to the dragonkin altar to challenge Velgar, check its three requirements and craft it. “CRAFTED Challenge Horn x1” confirms it.
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Spoiler clip · Climb Velgar’s Rise and place the Challenge Horn at the altar · reveal
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5:37–6:25 · 48 sClimb Velgar’s Rise and place the Challenge Horn at the altarClimb Velgar’s Rise, the tower the quest map marks in the middle of the Fractured Plains, with the Challenge Horn in your inventory; at the altar, choose Place the horn and summon Velgar and the dragon flies in.
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Sources for this section
Reported guide · Dragonwilds Hub: Dragon Slayer quest walkthrough · Community database · RuneScape: Dragonwilds Wiki: Challenge Horn · revision 71780 · checked 2026-10-11 · Reported guide · Destructoid: How to get the Challenge Horn · checked 2026-10-11 · Developer · Jagex · Steam: Crafting Stations Are Changing! · June 17, 2026 · checked 2026-10-11
Respond to the danger before chasing damage
| Situation | Your response |
|---|---|
| Poison reaches the floor | Move out of the affected ground; check buildup rather than assuming protection lasts through every attack. |
| Velgar takes to the air | Track incoming hazards and reposition. Do not spend your remaining stamina chasing a damage window. |
| The dragon returns to the ground | Reassess your position, use a controlled attack window, then leave stamina for defence. |
Spoiler clip · Velgar takes off, poison pools on the floor, then he lands · reveal
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1:00–1:20 · 20 sVelgar takes off, poison pools on the floor, then he landsFace Velgar on the arena. When Velgar leaves it, yellow-green poison pools cover parts of the floor; watch for Velgar coming back down at the arena edge.
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Reported guide · Dot Esports: General Velgar boss fight guide
Use a failed attempt to diagnose one problem
If poison ends the attempt, improve hazard avoidance and consumable access. If you run out of stamina, shorten attack sequences. If you cannot survive a mistake, revisit the health-progression and food guide before changing every piece of gear.
This is a researched preparation guide, not a Kingy playtest or a guaranteed boss strategy. Exact timings, damage values and a recommended build need verification in a named installed version.
PS5 Poison Breath visual fix in 1.0.1
Jagex reports misaligned Velgar Poison Breath visual effects on PS5 fixed. No new damage, poison duration or safe-distance measurement follows from this visual correction; Kingy has not retested the fight.
Sources for this section
Developer · Jagex: Our 1.0.1 update is now live! · October 14, 2026 · checked 2026-10-14
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