Introduction
BGWD is one of the easier of the dungeons to visit as additional people to the tanker only have to pray to escape serious damage. the boss, general Graador maxes 60 with melee and 35 with his range.

Requirements
You only need to have a hammer and 70 strength the enter the bandos stronghold.( it if is your very first time to the gwd you will need a rope)
however it is recomended that you have a high Combat stats. if your going with a team you will only need a higher attack as you will want to hit through Graadors massive defence. Tankers, defence is the key as you will take less damage and be able to stay in longer with a team.

Getting there
there are three possibe ways to get to the gwd.
The first and easiest requires 61 mage and the completion of edgar ruse(Quest)teleport to trollheim in your full gear and inventory. proceed past the thrower trolls (with protect range)and up the offcut to your left.
he second is an agility shortcut for the more dareing and athletic. it is located next to the forgotten cematary and needs 60 agility (64 to take the trollheim shortcut a little lower) this shortcut takes you straight to the hole.
The last way to go is to walk up from buthope. If you can't do any of the above (or don't like treking through the wildy) grab some climbing boots and proceed to death plateau (pray past thrower trolls)Climb the rocks on your left once on the plateau. follow the path and take the a right over the rocks. continue along this path past the small arena with dad and through the small cave, continue north past the trower trolls and then past the entrance bolder as usual.

When you enter the GWD, followers will attack you if your not wearing their gods attire, this can be any item worn including weapons. Here are some bandos ones:

Bandos god items: bandos gs, bandos tassets, bandos boots, bandos chestplate, ancient mace and granite mace.

It is Highly recomended that you also wear some Zammorakian attire since most weak bandos follows are placed near zammorak minions.

Kill Count
Like all bosses areas in the dungeon you will need to kill 40 followers of that bosses god to enter the bosses chamber. It recomemnded that you kill lower leveled minions to save food and other dispensables for the boss. The lower leveled bandos minions are the goblins and hobgoblins that are found directly north of the rope, thse are fighting with zamoraks follows so you can steal kills from them to make your job easier.

What to Wear (tanker)have a high range def*

Gear
Helmet: barrows (veracs) dragon
Ammy: glory/fury/stole
cape: skill cape/obby cape
weapon: preferably a one handed weapon so you can have a sheild. (whip)
sheild: anything above rune will do, note* granite works well)
Pl8: must be above rune. barrows, drag or bandos works fine
Legs: same as plate (veracs is good since u will always need prayer)
Gloves: barrows, drag gaunlets ect
boots: bandos recommended, dragon or rune work well 2
ring: wealth if your on ur own, life if ur tanking for a team. (ring of life, for obvious reasons is HIGHLY RECOMEMNDED for the tank)

Gear (non tanker)

PlEASE NOTE! there is a current glitch with spiret terror birds! If your terror bird attack Graador he will turn on you, if you have one wear similar gear to tanker as you might be attacked! (solutions at botton of post)

The gear for a non tanke is a melee/mage def hybrid, so wear stuff like your best leather body and platelegs, also wear your most offensive armour, so include helm of neziot your best ammy and other accuracy and str boosting gear.

Inventory
Tanker: HAMMER, tele tab (to your spawn if u can), 8 p pots, super set, holy wrench (if u have),spare pouch for summy creature, scrolls if you brought a healer, fill the rest with food, I recomend brews and restors (forget the p pots if your brought these)as you will need alot of food

Non Tanker: HAMMER, tele tab,4-6 p pots, super set (bring extra attack and str pot if your with a larger team),holy wrench if you have, Beast of burden, fill the rest with food, monks, sharks, whatever, anything healing 15+ works well.

Fight tactics and basics
first things first, once you have gotten you kill count find an empty world and turn on lootshare, or if your absolutly massive, gatecrash like the narbs on w112 (revenge is sweet)
Other wise, Everyone pots BEFORE you go in, tanker enters first with protect Melee, as soon is Graador has attacked him, follows in with protect range and kill propmtly, recomended use of attack boosting prayers (piety if you have)when fighting graador as you want to kill him as fast as possible to help the tank. when Graador is down attack the goblin with the spiked flail as he mages. when everything is down, tanker waits in the middle of the room, and every one else stands on the west wall so the tanker is attacked first, don't forget to pray!! (when the tanker is low on food give him/her some of yours as you don't use much)

DON"T FORGET A HAMMER TO ENTER!!!

PRAY RANGE OR U WILL DIE (MELEE IF UR THE TANK)

T Bird touble can be fixed by making your t bird attack one of the sargents when Graador spawns, other wise bring an ant (9 spaces) or dismiss your t bird when you come in. if your gutsy and MAD like me then grin and bear it (try NOT 2 die and switch 2 protect melee if grador does attack you)

Hope this helps, enjoy