Strategies for Frost dragon

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Frost dragons are dangerous level 112 dragons residing in the Asgarnian Ice Dungeon resource dungeon. Frost dragons are often killed for their valuable frost dragon bones, worth 27,579 coins, as well as the chance of other valuable drops such as the draconic visage.

Requirements[edit | edit source]

To access the Asgarnian Ice Dungeon resource dungeon, 85 Dungeoneering is needed. It is also suggested to have a good stab weapon, 80+ in all combat stats in your choice of combat class, 70+ prayer and 52+ summoning.

Strategies[edit | edit source]

Due to their stab weakness, weapons such as the Chaotic rapier, Blade of Avaryss, Attuned crystal dagger, Drygore rapier and their off-hand counterparts can be effective against frost dragons. However, any mid to high level melee weapon can be 100% accurate against frost dragons with boosts applied, such as Overloads or the Piety/Turmoil prayers.

The frost dragons' magic attack is very inaccurate; however, it hits between 100-500 and can kill a player over time. Therefore, a familiar such as a Bunyip or Unicorn stallion will extend trips. Frost dragons always stick to ranged or magic attacks throughout the fight. The chance is random, so it is advised to change to the corresponding protection prayer depending on the first regular attack, whether it is a ranged attack (thin blue projectile) or a magic attack (Water spell).

The fastest method of killing the dragons is to use melee weapons with the Soul Split curse and Piety/Turmoil activated. Suggested for this is Bandos armour, Torva armour or Anima Core of Zaros armour because of the offensive bonuses. If the player has access to Invention perks, the Dragon Slayer perk can be used for a 7% damage increase against the dragons. Warpriest armour can prove to be a quality low level substitute to higher levelled armour, as it provides respectable balanced defence from their strong varied attacks without compromising melee accuracy. However, this is not recommended due to the low cost and high effectiveness of Bandos armour.

Using Magic or Ranged is not recommended, as ranged and magic armour have a low ranged defence, and as of the Halloween 2011 update, Frost Dragons now use a ranged attack which hits up to 500 life points. Players can still use Magic or Ranged, but would require a higher tier setup. Frost Dragons also have high magic defence, so spells can splash very often. With higher levelled gear, and the boosts mentioned above, Ranged/Mage weapons can reach a similar effectiveness to melee weapons.

Possibly the best way to bank Frost dragon bones, as of 14 February 2012, is to have a Tokkul-Zo equipped and bank using the teleport on the ring then lodestone back to Port Sarim while restoring prayer and summoning points as you run back to the dragons. Alternatively to the lodestone, just north of the fight caves, the Fairy ring aiq can be used to teleport to the Mudskipper Point, which is a short run from the dungeon.

Banking Alternative: Using Frost Dragon Bones on Magic notepaper will convert the bones to noted. Magic notepaper costs 424 so you will be making 27,155 a bone instead of 27,579 but will not have to bank as often. An upgraded Bonecrusher will automatically pick up the bones left behind by the dragons, which makes it easier for the player to use Magic notepaper on the bones. This also allows for more kills per hour, as the player won't have to worry about manually picking up the bones. If the Death Note relic is available, it can be used to receive noted bones as drops, eliminating the need for magic notepaper.

NOTE: Logging out in the Frost Dragon lair will put you outside of the resource dungeon entrance. If you die in the Frost Dragon lair, your gravestone will spawn outside the resource dungeon entrance.

Notes about the Orb attack[edit | edit source]

Frost Dragon with an active blue orb circling it.

When fighting Frost Dragons, a small blue orb will occasionally appear and start circling the dragon. It is important that you do NOT attack while the orb is out, as it will rebound 80% of any damage you would've dealt.

The Orb appears at random, and keeps circling the dragon for 2.5 circles, after which damage can then be dealt to the dragon normally.
Familiars can still attack the dragon during this period without any recoil damage to either the familiar or the player
The Orb attack only starts if the dragon is attacking you.
The Orb will reflect damage over time effects like Dismember, Slaughter, Combust, Fragmentation Shot, and Deadshot.

Equipment Setup[edit | edit source]

Recommended equipment for melee
Item (most effective → least effective)
Custom-fit trimmed masterwork helm	Masterwork helm	Torva full helm Anima core helm of Zaros	Bandos helmet	Superior rock-shell helm
Amulet of zealots	Amulet of souls (or)	Brawler's knockout necklace	Saradomin's whisper	Desert amulet 4
TokHaar-Kal-Ket	Completionist cape	Max cape	Strength cape	N/A
Augmented Custom-fit Trimmed Masterwork Platebody	Augmented Masterwork platebody	Augmented Torva platebody Augmented anima core body of Zaros	Augmented Bandos chestplate	Superior rock-shell plate
Augmented Custom-fit Trimmed Masterwork Platelegs	Augmented Masterwork platelegs	Augmented Torva platelegs Augmented anima core legs of Zaros	Augmented Bandos tassets	Superior rock-shell legs
Augmented khopesh of Tumeken	Augmented drygore longsword	Augmented elite tetsu katana	Augmented ripper claw	N/A
Augmented Zaros godsword	Augmented noxious scythe	Augmented Annihilation	Augmented mizuyari	N/A
Augmented khopesh of Elidinis	Augmented off-hand drygore longsword	Augmented elite tetsu wakizashi	Augmented off-hand ripper claw	N/A
Armour spikes (alloy)	Armour spikes	N/A	N/A	N/A
Custom-fit trimmed masterwork gloves	Gloves of passage	Bandos gloves	Superior rock-shell gloves	N/A
Custom-fit trimmed masterwork boots	Laceration boots	Bandos boots	Superior rock-shell boots	N/A
Hazelmere's signet ring (i) Luck of the dwarves (i)	Asylum surgeon's ring (i)	Sixth-Age circuit	Ring of vigour	N/A
Berserker aura	Mahjarrat aura	Reverence aura	Vampyrism aura	N/A
Illuminated Book of Wisdom	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A





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Recommended equipment for ranged
Item (most effective → least effective)
Pernix cowl	Armadyl helmet	Helm of neitiznot	Any Blessed dragonhide coif	N/A
Saradomin's murmur	Amulet of ranging	Amulet of fury	Dragon Rider amulet	Amulet of glory
Completionist cape	Ava's alerter	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pernix body	Armadyl chestplate	Royal dragonhide body	Karil's top	Black dragonhide body
Pernix chaps	Armadyl chainskirt	Royal dragonhide chaps	Karil's skirt	Black dragonhide chaps
Ascension crossbow	Shadow glaive	Chaotic crossbow/ Attuned crystal chakram	Armadyl crossbow	N/A
Noxious longbow	Wyvern crossbow	Royal crossbow	Zaryte bow/ Attuned crystal bow	Sunspear (ranged)
Off-hand ascension crossbow	Off-hand shadow glaive	Off-hand chaotic crossbow/ Off-hand attuned crystal chakram	Off-hand Armadyl crossbow	N/A
Dragonfire deflector	Anti-dragon shield	Vengeful kiteshield	Elysian spirit shield	N/A
Dragonbane ammo	Araxyte arrows/ Ascension bolts	Royal bolts (crossbow only)	Diamond bolts (e) (crossbow only)	N/A
Ascension grips	Nightmare gauntlets	Swift gloves	Pernix gloves	Armadyl gloves
Pernix boots	Glaiven boots	Armadyl boots	Ranger boots	Snakeskin boots
Archers' ring (i)	Onyx ring (i)	Sixth-Age circuit	Berserker ring (i)	TokKul-Zo
Supreme reverence	Penance	Knock-out	Supreme sharpshooter	Master sharpshooter