Steel dragon
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Steel dragon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release | 17 January 2005 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actions | Attack, Examine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race | Dragon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Examine | Its scales seem to be made of steel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Combat level | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life points | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Combat experience | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assignment | Dragons, steel dragons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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508 | 0 | 508 | 2,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1,566 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Armour | ![]() | Weakness | Susceptible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,566 | 72 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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90 | 55 | 45 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Not immune | Not immune | Not immune | Not immune | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NPC ID | 1592 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Links | bestiary • MRND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FAQ • doc |
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Location | Levels | Members | Spawns | Map |
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Kuradal's Dungeon | 100 | ![]() | 4 | Maplink |
Brimhaven Dungeon | 100 | ![]() | 4 | Maplink |
Brimhaven Dungeon resource dungeon | 100 | ![]() | 6 | Maplink |
Ghorrock | 100 | ![]() | 7 | Maplink |
Drops[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Item | Quantity | Rarity | GE Price | High Alch | |
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![]() | Dragon bones | 1 | Always | 3,540 | 1 |
![]() | Huge plated steel salvage | 1 | Always | 1,587 | 1,200 |
Charms[edit | edit source]
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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[edit | edit source]
Item | Quantity | Rarity | GE Price | High Alch | |
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![]() | 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[edit | edit source]
Item | Quantity | Rarity | GE Price | High Alch | |
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![]() | Steel dragon tail-bone | 1 | Common[d 1] | 1![]() | 1 |
![]() | Ferocious ring | 1 | Uncommon[d 2] | 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[d 3] | 1![]() | 1 |
![]() | Draconic visage | 1 | 1/10000[d 4] | 1,311,968 | 450,000 |
- ^ Only during the Fur 'n' Seek wish list
- ^ Only in Kuradal's Dungeon
- ^ This drop only attempts to roll should you fail to roll a hard clue, should you get this item, there's a 1% chance it'll be upgraded to a sealed clue scroll (master).
- ^ Mod Timbo. "Revealing Drop Rates." 17 November 2017. Developers' Blogs.
Rare drop table[edit | edit source]
- 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.
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Universal drops[edit | edit source]
- 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 | |
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![]() | Key token | 1 | Rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Mimic kill token (m) | 1 | 1/10000 | 59,460 | Not alchemisable |
Achievement[edit | edit source]
- Jungle Predator (
0) – Obtained a collection of unique drops from Slayer monsters located within Karamja.
- Dragon platelegs and plateskirt drops
Graphical updates[edit | edit source]
Update history[edit | edit source]
- 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.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- 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.
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