Dagannoth Rex

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For the pet version, see Rex hatchling.

"Rex" redirects here. For other uses, see Rex (disambiguation).

This article has a strategy guide. All information on mechanics, setups, and tactics is on the subpage.

Dagannoth Rex
Release			7 November 2005 (Update)
Members			Yes
Examine
Firstborn of the legendary dagannoth kings.
Combat info
Level			LP			XP			XP
303			35,000			2,194.5			724.1
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
131 / 87 / 43
Aggressive						Poisonous
Slayer
Level			XP			Category
1			1068			Dagannoth
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
1788			0			0			0
Style						Rate
						4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
80				1				1
Accuracy
1924				0				0
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
1409		68
Affinities
75			0			0			60
Immunities
Not immune			Not immune			Not immune			Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID				2883
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

Dagannoth Rex is the melee Dagannoth King found on Waterbirth Island. He is completely immune to ranged and melee damage. Dagannoth Rex is the only dropper of the berserker and warrior rings. He, along with the other Dagannoth Kings, can drop the dragon hatchet.

Obtaining all unique drops from the Kings will unlock the [Name] Bukalla's Heir title.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Waterbirth Island dungeon	303		1	Maplink

Strategies

Main article: Dagannoth Kings/Strategies

Dagannoth Rex is extremely weak to magic attacks, specifically fire spells. Whoever is killing him may want to use the southeastern side, as he can be easily fought there due to his large size.

Many players trap him as his melee attacks will be unable to attack the player. There are many safespots around the arena, but it's best to use a few if you only want to kill him. The best ones would be on the eastern side, as no kings will interfere unless they have been alerted to your presence (e.g. a player moves to your spot with Supreme on him, which makes you also get attacked with ranged).

Because Dagannoth Rex can easily be safe spotted, he is the easiest Dagannoth King to fight.

Drops

100% drops

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Dagannoth bones (m)		1	Always	4,632	0
	Dagannoth hide (m)		1	Always	5,296	36

Main drops

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Coins		345–14,428	14/128	345-14,428	345-14,428
	Shark (m)		5	8/128	12,955	900
	Berserker ring (m)		1	1/128	5,433,220	6,000
	Warrior ring (m)		1	1/128	399,375	6,000
	Dagannoth Kings teleport (m)		1	5/128	2,673	0
	Dagannoth bones (m)		5–11 (noted)	14/128	23,160-50,952	0
	Keg of beer (m)		1	8/128	1,642	195
	Rock-shell legs (m)		1	2/128	36,911	38,400
	Rock-shell plate (m)		1	2/128	37,526	39,000
	Medium plated mithril salvage		1	20/128	3,143	1,800
	Huge plated mithril salvage		1	10/128	6,439	3,000
	Small plated mithril salvage		1	10/128	1,646	1,200
	Rock-shell helm (m)		1	2/128	19,517	21,120
	Super attack (3) (m)		2–3	3/128	8,430-12,645	216-324
	Super strength (3) (m)		2–3	2/128	49,826-74,739	264-396
	Dragon hatchet (m)		1	1/128	1,296,724	33,000
	Medium blunt rune salvage		1	7/128	22,580	24,000
	Huge plated rune salvage		1	1/128	38,556	40,000
	Berserker helm (m)		1	3/128	45,395	46,800
	Warrior helm (m)		1	3/128	45,444	46,800
	Fremennik helm (m)		1	2/128	3,900	3,900
	Fremennik shield (m)		1	2/128	3,000	3,000
	Fremennik blade (m)		1	2/128	3,000	3,000
	Rare drop table		1	5/128	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Tertiary drops

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Sealed clue scroll (hard) (m)		1	10/1280	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Sealed clue scroll (elite) (m)		1	5/1280	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Shrivelled dagannoth claw (m)		1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Rare drop table drops

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 886 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 2,221 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 1,749 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 3,941 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 177,345-216,755 5,400-6,600 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 12,888 0 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 12,968 0 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 11,069 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 498,105-608,795 27,000-33,000 Dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,610 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,166 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 35,692 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 546,120-667,480 756,000-924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 890 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 38,556 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 694,008-848,232 720,000-880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 63,791 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 58,657 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 16,385-19,865 678-822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 1,024,920-1,252,680 1,104,165-1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 430,304-518,896 136-164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 14,076-16,974 136-164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 46,710-57,090 22,950-28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 547,425-669,075 40,500-49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 16,796-20,254 0 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 297,180-363,220 0 Drakolith stone spirit (m) 25–35 Uncommon 7,900-11,060 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 7,150 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Uncommon 8,275-9,930 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 662 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Rare 89,375-107,250 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 6,507 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit (m) 25–35 Rare 7,500-10,500 Not alchemisable Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 570,060-696,740 0 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 141,030-172,370 0 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 284,805-348,095 8,100-9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 393,975-481,525 5,130-6,270 Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 4,998-5,712 532-608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 138,404-158,176 532-608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 97,964 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 244,310 1,520 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 59,850-73,150 1,350-1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 30,825-37,675 45-55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 429,300-524,700 450-550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 15,640-18,860 6,528-7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 155,250-189,750 64,800-79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 26,685-32,615 13,500-16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 523,800-640,200 243,000-297,000 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

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	20,418	Not alchemisable

Gallery

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  Dagannoth Rex wearing a santa hat during Christmas.

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  Artwork of the reworked Dagannoth Kings.

Graphical updates

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  Initial in game appearance of Dagannoth Rex from 7 November 2005 (update)

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  Appearance of Dagannoth Rex after 19 September 2016 (update)

Achievements

• Baroo Quality ( 35) – Defeat a Dagannoth King whilst wearing full yak-hide armour and a Fremennik round shield. Can only be completed in a solo instance.
• Dagannoth Traffic Wardens ( 40) – Defeat the Dagannoth Supreme with each different colour variation of Balmung. Can only be completed in a solo instance.
• They All Fell Down ( 40) – Defeat the Dagannoth Kings all within 5 seconds of each other. Can only be completed in a solo instance.
• Long live the Kings! ( 0) – Obtained a collection of unique drops from the Dagannoth Kings.
• Dagannoth for Everyone:
  • Dagannoth for Everyone I ( 5) – Defeat any of the Dagannoth Kings. (X/5)
  • Dagannoth for Everyone II ( 5) – Defeat any of the Dagannoth Kings. (X/10)
  • Dagannoth for Everyone III ( 5) – Defeat any of the Dagannoth Kings. (X/25)
  • Dagannoth for Everyone IV ( 5) – Defeat any of the Dagannoth Kings. (X/50)
  • Dagannoth for Everyone V ( 5) – Defeat any of the Dagannoth Kings. (X/75)
  • Dagannoth for Everyone VI ( 5) – Defeat any of the Dagannoth Kings. (X/100)

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!

• patch 11 January 2021 (Update):
  • Various bosses around RuneScape have taken their Santa Hats off for another year.

• patch 27 January 2020 (Update):
  • Spinolyps seen in Dagannoth King fight will no longer drop items that are unreachable to the player.

• patch 8 January 2018 (Update):
  • The aggressive monster warning from the max guild boss portal teleport to Dagannoth Kings has been removed.

• ninja 31 July 2017 (Update):
  • A safe spot has been added to the entrance to the Dagannoth Kings.

• patch 12 September 2016 (Update):
  • Dagannoth Kings can no longer be "walked". They will now attack players standing underneath them as intended.

• patch 16 March 2015 (Update):
  • It is now possible to use surge in the Dagannoth Kings boss instances.

• ninja 17 February 2014 (Update):
  • The duration of the Dagannoth King's respawn timer has been increased due to feedback from last weeks update.

• ninja 4 February 2014 (Update):
  • Dagannoth Kings now respawn more quickly.

• patch 3 September 2013 (Update):
  • Balmung and the Fremennik seaboots have had their boosted damage against the dagannoth kings reworked.

• patch 25 March 2013 (Update):
  • The Dagannoth king’s attack range has been returned to the values used pre-EoC.

• patch 6 September 2011 (Update):
  • Killing Dagannoth kings now states that the player killed a Dagannoth King (rather than Rex, Prime and Supreme) in the Adventurer's log to prevent filling the log.

• update 7 November 2005 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• "Rex" is a Latin word meaning "king", referring to him being one of the three Dagannoth kings.
• The Dreadnip has a far lower chance of successfully hitting Dagannoth Rex than any other Dagannoth King.
• Dagannoth Rex is the only Dagannoth King that is not stun immune.
• Prior to their Graphical Update on 19 September 2016, Dagannoth Rex, along with Dagannoth Supreme and Prime, had a hook-shaped left arm, although Rex is the only one who used it to attack opponents.