Steel dragon

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Steel dragon
Release																				17 January 2005 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Actions																				Attack, Examine
Race																				Dragon
Examine																				Its scales seem to be made of steel.
Combat info
Combat level																				100
Life points																				10,000
Aggressive
Poisonous
Combat experience
XP																				729
XP																				350
XP																				240.5
XP (2H/MH/OH)																				43 / 29 / 14
Slayer info
Level																				1
Assignment																				Dragons, steel dragons
Master
Offensive
Max hit
508															0															508															2,100
Style																														Rate
																														4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
72																				1																				1
Accuracy
1,566																				0																				0
Defensive
Armour																				Weakness															Susceptible
1,566										72
Base hit chance
90															55															45															65
Immunities
Not immune															Not immune															Not immune															Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID															1592
Links															bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

A Steel Dragon in a treasure room

Steel dragons are metal dragons that can be found in the Brimhaven Dungeon, Kuradal's Dungeon, and the Fortress of Ghorrock.

They can also be bought as a guard for player-owned dungeons (only for the treasure room) for 10,000,000 coins if the player's Construction level is 95. Please note that as with all player-owned dungeon monsters, the monsters in the dungeon will not drop any items and will not give any experience in combat.

Steel dragons drop the draconic visage. They also drop the dragon platelegs/plateskirt more often than iron and bronze dragons.

Weaknesses

Like most metal dragons, steel dragons have a high defence. Since they are made out of metal, they are fairly weak to magic. Their main weakness is water spells, so spells like Ice Barrage or Water Surge are useful against them. The use of a wand is recommended if the player does not have access to super antifires.  Anti-fire potions and an anti-dragon shield or a dragonfire shield are a must. The spell of a polypore staff is also very effective when used in conjunction with Mystic Might (or, if possible, Augury and, in the best case, Torment or Affliction if a player is on the curses prayerbook) and/or a magic potion, but at the cost of accuracy due to being an air spell rather than a water spell. If using none of these, then a high Magic level of at least 85 is suggested. An anti-dragon shield or dragonfire shield will reduce most damage from dragonfire; an antifire potion or antifire mix reduces some dragonfire damage, and an appropriate shield and potion/mix used together negate all damage from dragonfire. A shield and protection from magic prayer is also enough for immunity, but the prayer alone will not negate any damage.

Melee tactics

Steel dragons are no longer weak to stab, or any melee attacks, for that matter. Despite this, melee can be almost as effective as Magic at higher levels if chaotic or drygore weapons are used. Nevertheless, it is generally slightly less effective than using water spells, particularly with higher-levelled Magic weapons.

Cautions

Steel dragons also have the ability to use their fire breath from a distance, an ability shared with other metal dragons, Elvarg during the Dragon Slayer quest, brutal green dragons, Celestial Dragons, the King Black Dragon, the Queen Black Dragon and frost dragons. This is their only danger; however, super antifires can negate their effect and make them easier to kill.

It is recommended to put the game setting (under the chat box) on "filter". Otherwise, the message stating that the player's dragonfire resistance is running out may get lost.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Kuradal's Dungeon	100		4	Maplink
Brimhaven Dungeon	100		4	Maplink
Brimhaven Dungeon resource dungeon	100		6	Maplink
Ghorrock	100		7	Maplink

Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 118,323 kills from the Drop Log Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Steel dragon kill is worth 9,161 coins.

100% drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Dragon bones	1	Always	3,540	1
	Huge plated steel salvage	1	Always	1,587	1,200

Charms

Nothing	3	3	3	3
33–34%	14%	35–36%	14–15%	3%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 40,154 kills. 3 items are dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Main drop

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Medium plated adamant salvage	1	3/128	4,039	6,000
	Medium plated rune salvage	1	1/128	21,450	24,000
	Dragon plateskirt	1	1/512	168,582	162,000
	Dragon platelegs	1	1/512	160,228	162,000
	Tiny blunt rune salvage	1	2/128	5,895	8,000
	Fire battlestaff	1	8/128	6,848	9,300
	Tiny bladed rune salvage	1	2/128	8,242	8,000
	Rune javelin	7	20/128	1,309	2,618
	Uncut emerald	1	6/128	312	30
	Rune dart	9–12	4/128	738–984	1,890–2,520
	Off-hand rune dart	9–12	4/128	666–888	1,890–2,520
	Rune bolts	2–14	5/128	804–5,628	360–2,520
	Rune knife	5–7	2/128	3,750–5,250	120–168
	Off-hand rune knife	5–7	2/128	2,700–3,780	120–168
	Super attack (3)	1	13/128	2,367	108
	Super defence (2)	1	3/128	6,249	118
	Soul rune	5	5/128	10,765	410
	Coins	470; 650	21/128	470–650	470–650
	Tiny spiky rune salvage	1	18/128	6,341	8,000
	Runite stone spirit	1	3/128	1,153	Not alchemisable
	Curry	1–2	2/128	374–748	12–24

Tertiary drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Steel dragon tail-bone	1	Common	1	1
	Ferocious ring	1	Uncommon	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Court summons	1	Uncommon	1	1
	Sealed clue scroll (hard)	1	14/896	1	1
	Starved ancient effigy	1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Sealed clue scroll (elite)	1	2/896	1	1
	Draconic visage	1	1/10000	1,311,968	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 425 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 312 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 418 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 1,045 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 47,025–57,475 5,400–6,600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 6,324 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 284,580–347,820 27,000–33,000 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 8,757 1 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 8,837 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 56,601 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 55,665 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 34,607 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 675,360–825,440 756,000–924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 935 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 37,439 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 673,902–823,658 720,000–880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 65,571 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 57,404 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 27,120–32,880 678–822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 777,195–949,905 1,104,165–1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 46,104–55,596 136–164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 16,320–19,680 136–164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 71,415–87,285 22,950–28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 230,850–282,150 40,500–49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 22,848–27,552 68–82 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 637,200–778,800 180–220 Drakolith stone spirit 25–35 Uncommon 4,825–6,755 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit 2 Common 504 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit 25–30 Uncommon 6,250–7,500 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit 2 Common 500 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit 25–30 Rare 6,300–7,560 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 3,459 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit 25–35 Rare 4,175–5,845 Not alchemisable Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 12,110–13,840 532–608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 85,638–97,872 532–608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 125,708 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 27,970 1,520 Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 337,680–412,720 90–110 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 111,690–136,510 90–110 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 170,865–208,835 8,100–9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 427,680–522,720 5,130–6,270 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 45,000–55,000 1,350–1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 38,835–47,465 45–55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 876,150–1,070,850 450–550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 24,548–29,602 6,528–7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 243,675–297,825 64,800–79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 34,425–42,075 13,500–16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 556,740–680,460 243,000–297,000 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 489,695 6,000 Cheese+tom batta (m) 1 Very rare 608 1 Blurberry Special (m) 1 Very rare 17,219 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 and skilling action 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	59,460	Not alchemisable

Achievement

• Jungle Predator ( 0) – Obtained a collection of unique drops from Slayer monsters located within Karamja.
  • Dragon platelegs and plateskirt drops

Graphical updates

• 

  Steel dragon after 7 January 2005 (update)

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  Steel dragon after Unknown date (edit)

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 16 November 2020 (Update):
  • The colours of bronze, iron, steel and mithril dragons will now display correctly.

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

• patch 15 September 2010 (Update):
  • Iron and steel dragons now take advantage of the hill skew feature.

• 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 31 January 2005 (Update):
  • People may have noticed last week we also decreased the totals of bronze dragons and steel dragons being assigned to decrease crowding on those creatures.

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

Trivia

• As with all player-owned house dungeon monsters, steel dragons that are purchased and placed in dungeons do not drop items when they die. However, the dragon's dragonfire can still be used to charge the dragonfire shield.
• As with most dragons, steel dragons have a graphical glitch where, if they use their dragonfire two times in a row in melee range, the second dragonfire will not be seen.
• Steel dragons, like all other metallic dragons, received a voice update. Instead of hearing large noise when you hit one, it makes a smaller, softer noise.