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
Actions			Attack, Examine
Race			Dagannoth
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			1,068			Dagannoth
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
1,788			0			0			0
Style						Rate
						4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
80				1				1
Accuracy
1,924				0				0
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
1,409		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

Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 40,103 kills from the Drop Log Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Dagannoth Rex kill is worth 48,564 coins.

100% drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Dagannoth bones	1	Always	5,870	1
	Dagannoth hide	1	Always	3,153	36

Main drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Coins	345–14,428	14/128	345-14,428	345-14,428
	Shark	5	8/128	4,900	900
	Berserker ring	1	1/128	2,922,007	6,000
	Warrior ring	1	1/128	210,166	6,000
	Dagannoth Kings teleport	1	5/128	1,811	1
	Dagannoth bones	5–11 (noted)	14/128	29,350-64,570	5-11
	Keg of beer	1	8/128	4,422	195
	Rock-shell legs	1	2/128	38,195	38,400
	Rock-shell plate	1	2/128	39,161	39,000
	Medium plated mithril salvage	1	20/128	3,763	1,800
	Huge plated mithril salvage	1	10/128	7,636	3,000
	Small plated mithril salvage	1	10/128	1,931	1,200
	Rock-shell helm	1	2/128	21,257	21,120
	Super attack (3)	2	3/128	4,770	216
	Super strength (3)	2	2/128	6,240	264
	Dragon hatchet	1	1/128	204,743	33,000
	Medium blunt rune salvage	1	7/128	22,386	24,000
	Huge plated rune salvage	1	1/128	38,880	40,000
	Berserker helm	1	3/128	44,828	46,800
	Warrior helm	1	3/128	44,858	46,800
	Fremennik helm	1	2/128	3,900	3,900
	Fremennik shield	1	2/128	3,000	3,000
	Fremennik blade	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)	1	10/1280	1	1
	Sealed clue scroll (elite)	1	5/1280	1	1
	Shrivelled dagannoth claw	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 Coins 50 Common 50 50 Uncut sapphire 1 Common 572 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 357 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 362 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 856 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 38,520-47,080 5,400-6,600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 5,973 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 268,785-328,515 27,000-33,000 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 11,149 1 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 11,288 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 57,703 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,257 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 35,436 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 725,580-886,820 756,000-924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 915 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 38,880 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 699,840-855,360 720,000-880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 66,881 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 58,257 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 20,114-24,386 678-822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 956,880-1,169,520 1,104,165-1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 55,624-67,076 136-164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 10,472-12,628 136-164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 48,600-59,400 22,950-28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 241,425-295,075 40,500-49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 18,156-21,894 68-82 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 399,960-488,840 180-220 Drakolith stone spirit 25–35 Uncommon 6,400-8,960 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit 2 Common 520 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit 25–30 Uncommon 8,225-9,870 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit 2 Common 658 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit 25–30 Rare 6,500-7,800 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 5,016 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit 25–35 Rare 4,275-5,985 Not alchemisable Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 5,796-6,624 532-608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 28,868-32,992 532-608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 167,076 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 28,940 1,520 Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 1,046,700-1,279,300 90-110 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 123,030-150,370 90-110 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 135,765-165,935 8,100-9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 435,600-532,400 5,130-6,270 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 52,650-64,350 1,350-1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 29,700-36,300 45-55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 460,350-562,650 450-550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 19,924-24,026 6,528-7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 197,775-241,725 64,800-79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 29,070-35,530 13,500-16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 482,760-590,040 243,000-297,000 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 318,765 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

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	34,897	Not alchemisable

Strategies

Main article: Dagannoth Kings/Strategies

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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  Dagannoth Rex after 7 November 2005 (update)

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  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 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

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!

• 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.
• Dagannoth Rex's carcass serves as the hunter node for the Croesus boss encounter.