Black dragon

The Old School RuneScape Wiki also has an article on: osrsw:Black dragonThe RuneScape Classic Wiki also has an article on: classicrsw:Black Dragon

For other uses, see Black dragon (disambiguation).

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Black dragon
Release			27 February 2002 (Update)
Members			Yes
Examine
A fierce dragon with black scales!
Combat info
Level			LP			XP			XP
100			7,000			714.4			235.7
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
42 / 28 / 14
Aggressive						Poisonous
Slayer
Level			XP			Category
1			245			Black dragons
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
475			N/A			N/A			N/A
Style						Rate
						4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
1				1				72
Accuracy
110				110				1566
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
1566		72
Affinities
90			45			65			55
Immunities
Not immune			Not immune			Not immune			Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID				54, 4673, 4674, 4675, 4676
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

Black dragons are the strongest Chromatic dragons. An anti-dragon shield, a dragonfire shield, an antifire potion, or a combination is highly recommended when fighting them, as they can reduce the maximum hit of their breath from about 5000+ to around 500. Players can also use super antifire potions, as they block the dragon fire breath attack completely. Black dragons are not as popular as the weaker blue dragons and green dragons, but their chance of dropping the much coveted draconic visage and their guaranteed drop of black dragonhide make them worthwhile to kill. Players must kill a black dragon during the Freeing Sir Amik Varze part of Recipe for Disaster quest. A black dragon slayer task can also be completed by killing baby black dragons, the King Black Dragon, or the Queen Black Dragon.

The hide and bones give each black dragon kill a guaranteed drop value of 3,941 coins in addition to their possible drops of runes and salvage.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Lava Maze Dungeon (level 47 Wilderness)	100		2	Maplink
Taverley Dungeon	100		2	Maplink
Evil Chicken's Lair	100		4	Maplink

Drops

The average Black dragon kill is worth 5,725.89 coins.

100% drops

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Dragon bones		1	Always	1,668	0
	Black dragonhide		1	Always	2,273	48

Charms

Nothing	1	1	1	1
56–57%	8–9%	26–27%	7%	1%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 30,040 kills. 3 items are dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Main drop

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Tiny bladed mithril salvage		1	3/128	1,432	600
	Medium bladed mithril salvage		1	4/128	4,717	1,800
	Huge plated adamant salvage		1	1/128	9,863	10,000
	Medium bladed rune salvage		1	1/256	22,566	24,000
	Adamant dart		16	4/128	480	624
	Off-hand adamant dart		16	4/128	880	624
	Adamant javelin		30	26/128	2,010	4,410
	Tiny spiky rune salvage		2	3/256	13,524	16,000
	Fire rune		50	8/128	4,800	150
	Law rune		10–12; 20; 45	2/256	3,770-16,965	750-3,375
	Air rune		75	1/128	4,350	225
	Blood rune (m)		5; 8; 9; 15	1/128	2,805-8,415	550-1,650
	Coins		196; 330; 690	30/128	196-690	196-690
	Chocolate cake		1	3/128	467	42
	Adamantite stone spirit		1–2	2/128	37-74	Not alchemisable
	Black dragon egg (unchecked) (m)		1	1/2000	272,811	Not alchemisable
	Rare drop table		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Tertiary drops

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Black dragon tail-bone (m)		1	Uncommon	0	0
	Perfect black dragon scale (m)		1	Common	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Sealed clue scroll (hard) (m)		1	1/128	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Black dragon egg (m)		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Court summons (m)		1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Starved ancient effigy (m)		1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Draconic visage		1	1/10000	1,185,995	450,000

Rare drop table

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items are not required to access the table but they will increase the chance of accessing the rare drop table and may also improve the loot received from it.

Rare drop table:

Rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE price High alch value Coins 250–500 Common 250-500 250-500 Uncut sapphire 1 Common 922 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 2,176 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 1,795 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 3,961 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 178,245-217,855 5,400-6,600 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 12,779 0 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 12,779 0 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 10,939 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 492,255-601,645 27,000-33,000 Dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,445 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,167 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 35,259 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 550,440-672,760 756,000-924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 880 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 38,540 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 693,720-847,880 720,000-880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 63,633 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 58,649 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 16,611-20,139 678-822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 1,023,435-1,250,865 1,104,165-1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 424,728-512,172 136-164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 13,804-16,646 136-164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 47,925-58,575 22,950-28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 535,050-653,950 40,500-49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 16,660-20,090 0 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 300,240-366,960 0 Drakolith stone spirit (m) 25–35 Uncommon 7,850-10,990 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 6,886 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Uncommon 8,500-10,200 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 680 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Rare 86,075-103,290 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 6,657 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit (m) 25–35 Rare 7,525-10,535 Not alchemisable Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 561,780-686,620 0 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 143,910-175,890 0 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 291,645-356,455 8,100-9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 403,920-493,680 5,130-6,270 Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 4,942-5,648 532-608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 137,032-156,608 532-608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 95,900 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 238,490 1,520 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 62,100-75,900 1,350-1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 29,610-36,190 45-55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 445,500-544,500 450-550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 15,708-18,942 6,528-7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 155,925-190,575 64,800-79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 27,720-33,880 13,500-16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 532,980-651,420 243,000-297,000 Vecna skull (m) 1 Rare 409,824 6,000 Blurberry Special (m) 1 Very rare 13,063 18 Cheese+tom batta (m) 1 Very rare 467 1 Hazelmere's signet ring (m) 1 Very rare 2,147,366,173 300,000 Brawling gloves (Melee) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Magic) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Ranged) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Agility) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Cooking) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (FM) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Fishing) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Hunter) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Mining) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Prayer) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Smithing) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Thieving) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (WC) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 1 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 2 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 3 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable

Wilderness drop table

This monster has access to the Wilderness shared loot table, which is a tertiary drop. To access the table, it has to be killed inside the Wilderness.
Luck-enhancing items are not required to access the table, but do increase the chance of doing so, as does doing higher-level content.

Wilderness shared loot table:

Rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE price High alch value Wilderness hilt (m) 1 Rare 75,377 48,000 Adrenaline crystal (m) 5–15 (noted) Uncommon 261,915-785,745 12,000-36,000 Preserved meat (m) 1 Common Not sold Not alchemisable Fremennik equipment patch (m) 1 Uncommon 31,041 Not alchemisable Ancient warriors' equipment patch (m) 1 Very rare 9,282,735 Not alchemisable Revenant drop enhancer (m) 1 Rare Not sold Not alchemisable Bloodweed seed (m) 1–3 Uncommon 92,762-278,286 38-114 Brawling gloves (Agility) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Cooking) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Fishing) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (FM) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Hunter) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Magic) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Melee) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Mining) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Prayer) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Ranged) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Smithing) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Thieving) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (WC) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000

Universal drops

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.

These items are dropped alongside main drops.

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Key token		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Mimic kill token (m)		1	Very rare	21,130	Not alchemisable

Update history

The update history project is a work-in-progress – not all updates to this topic may be covered below. See here for how to help out!

• ninja 25 April 2016 (Update):
  • Improved respawn rates for Black Dragons.

• patch 9 September 2009 (Update):
  • Improved various dragons’ fire-breath code behaviour to match the KBD's existing behaviour. The actual animation has not changed.

• update 27 February 2002 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• In RuneScape Classic, black dragons were the strongest monsters in RuneScape until the release of the King Black Dragon.
• They are the only chromatic dragon to drop the draconic visage.
• Like all other dragons in RuneScape, besides the King Black Dragon, the black dragons received a graphical update on July 5, 2010.
• Prior to 17 June 2013, these monsters were weak to arrows. The update changed their weakness, along with those of other chromatic dragons, to bolts, enabling players to exploit their weakness without need for super antifire potions or the Protect from Magic prayer.