Black dragon

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For other uses, see Black dragon (disambiguation).

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Black dragon
Release			27 February 2002 (Update)
Members			Yes
Actions			Attack, Examine
Race			Dragon
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, 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				1,566
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
1,566		72
Affinities
90			45			65			55
Immunities
Not immune			Not immune			Not immune			Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID				54
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

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Black dragons are the strongest chromatic dragons in RuneScape. Protection from dragonfire is highly recommended, as they can reduce the maximum hit of their breath from about 5000+ to around 500. Black dragons are much stronger than the previous three chromatic dragons, but have a very rare chance to drop the draconic visage. 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 4,148 coins in addition to their possible drops of runes and salvage. They can be most easily fought in Taverley Dungeon, but there are only two spawns. Players who have completed Recipe for Disaster: Freeing Sir Amik Varze can use the Evil Chicken's Lair for four spawns.

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

Drop rates estimated based on 37,631 kills from the Drop Log Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Black dragon kill is worth 6,006 coins.

100% drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Dragon bones	1	Always	2,327	1
	Black dragonhide	1	Always	1,821	48

Charms

Nothing	3	3	3	3
56–57%	8–9%	26–27%	7%	1%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 30,118 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	1,367	600
	Medium bladed mithril salvage	1	4/128	4,240	1,800
	Huge plated adamant salvage	1	1/128	13,872	10,000
	Medium bladed rune salvage	1	1/256	22,522	24,000
	Adamant dart	16	4/128	448	624
	Off-hand adamant dart	16	4/128	496	624
	Adamant javelin	30	26/128	2,160	4,410
	Tiny spiky rune salvage	2	3/256	13,058	16,000
	Fire rune	50	8/128	5,850	150
	Law rune	10–12; 20; 45	2/256	2,220-9,990	750-3,375
	Air rune	75	1/128	2,250	225
	Blood rune	5; 8; 9; 15	1/128	5,200-15,600	550-1,650
	Uncut sapphire	1	Rare	581	15
	Uncut dragonstone	1	Rare	5,937	600
	Coins	196; 330; 690	30/128	196-690	196-690
	Chocolate cake	1	3/128	925	42
	Adamantite stone spirit	1–2	2/128	31-62	Not alchemisable
	Black dragon egg (unchecked)	1	1/2000	225,126	Not alchemisable
	Rare drop table	1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Tertiary drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Black dragon tail-bone	1	Uncommon	1	1
	Perfect black dragon scale	1	Common	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Sealed clue scroll (hard)	1	1/128	1	1
	Black dragon egg	1	Rare	1	1
	Court summons	1	Very rare	1	1
	Starved ancient effigy	1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Draconic visage	1	1/10000	1,219,402	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 Coins 50 Common 50 50 Uncut sapphire 1 Common 581 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 357 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 367 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 859 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 38,655-47,245 5,400-6,600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 5,937 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 267,165-326,535 27,000-33,000 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 10,771 1 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 10,845 1 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 Dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,925 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,531 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 35,351 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 734,040-897,160 756,000-924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 940 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 38,907 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 700,326-855,954 720,000-880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 66,596 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 58,432 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 20,227-24,523 678-822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 952,290-1,163,910 1,104,165-1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 52,156-62,894 136-164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 10,880-13,120 136-164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 47,385-57,915 22,950-28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 250,875-306,625 40,500-49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 18,088-21,812 68-82 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 418,860-511,940 180-220 Drakolith stone spirit 25–35 Uncommon 7,250-10,150 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit 2 Common 528 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit 25–30 Uncommon 9,525-11,430 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit 2 Common 762 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit 25–30 Rare 6,600-7,920 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 5,136 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit 25–35 Rare 4,325-6,055 Not alchemisable Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 5,726-6,544 532-608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 28,406-32,464 532-608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 175,336 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 30,610 1,520 Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 1,177,560-1,439,240 90-110 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 133,290-162,910 90-110 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 139,680-170,720 8,100-9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 460,395-562,705 5,130-6,270 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 51,300-62,700 1,350-1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 30,600-37,400 45-55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 482,400-589,600 450-550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 19,856-23,944 6,528-7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 197,100-240,900 64,800-79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 32,265-39,435 13,500-16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 474,660-580,140 243,000-297,000 Brawling gloves (Melee) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Magic) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Ranged) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Agility) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Cooking) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (FM) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Fishing) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Hunter) (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 (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 Vecna skull (m) 1 Very rare 316,700 6,000 Cheese+tom batta (m) 1 Very rare 537 1 Blurberry Special (m) 1 Very rare 18,707 18 Hazelmere's signet ring (m) 1 Very rare 2,147,483,647 300,000

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 1 Rare 79,418 48,000 Adrenaline crystal 5–15 (noted) Uncommon 38,250-114,750 12,000-36,000 Preserved meat 1 Common Not sold Not alchemisable Fremennik equipment patch 1 Uncommon 33,561 Not alchemisable Ancient warriors' equipment patch 1 Very rare 8,138,642 Not alchemisable Revenant drop enhancer 1 Rare Not sold Not alchemisable Bloodweed seed 1–3 Uncommon 125,863-377,589 38-114 Brawling gloves (Agility) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Cooking) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Fishing) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (FM) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Hunter) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Magic) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Melee) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Mining) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Prayer) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Ranged) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Smithing) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Thieving) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (WC) 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	1/10000	33,312	Not alchemisable

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - 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 5 July 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.