Steel dragon

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Steel dragon
Release			17 January 2005 (Update)
Members			Yes
Examine
Its scales seem to be made of steel.
Combat info
Level			LP			XP			XP
100			10,000			729			240.5
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
43 / 29 / 14
Aggressive						Poisonous
Slayer
Level			XP			Category
1			350			Steel dragons
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
508			0			508			2100
Style						Rate
						4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
72				1				1
Accuracy
1566				0				0
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
1566		72
Affinities
90			55			45			65
Immunities
Not immune			Not immune			Not immune			Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID				1592
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

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4 ticks (2.4s)

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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

The average Steel dragon kill is worth 8,554.8 coins.

100% drops

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Dragon bones		1	Always	2,009	0
	Huge plated steel salvage		1	Always	2,142	1,200

Charms

Nothing	1	1	1	1
33–34%	14%	35–36%	14–15%	3%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 39,592 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	4,561	6,000
	Medium plated rune salvage		1	1/128	22,887	24,000
	Dragon plateskirt (m)		1	1/512	162,536	162,000
	Dragon platelegs (m)		1	1/512	160,605	162,000
	Tiny blunt rune salvage		1	2/128	6,609	8,000
	Fire battlestaff (m)		1	8/128	7,890	9,300
	Tiny bladed rune salvage		1	2/128	7,034	8,000
	Rune javelin		7	20/128	1,267	2,618
	Rune dart		9–12	4/128	639-852	1,890-2,520
	Off-hand rune dart		9–12	4/128	756-1,008	1,890-2,520
	Runite bolts		2–14	5/128	388-2,716	360-2,520
	Rune knife		5–7	2/128	2,030-2,842	120-168
	Off-hand rune knife		5–7	2/128	2,025-2,835	120-168
	Super attack (3) (m)		1	13/128	5,136	108
	Super defence (2) (m)		1	3/128	5,776	118
	Soul rune (m)		5	5/128	14,415	410
	Coins		470; 650	21/128	470-650	470-650
	Tiny spiky rune salvage		1	18/128	6,726	8,000
	Runite stone spirit		1	3/128	565	Not alchemisable
	Curry (m)		1–2	2/128	245-490	12-24

Tertiary drops

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Steel dragon tail-bone (m)		1	Common	0	0
	Ferocious ring (m)		1	Uncommon	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Court summons (m)		1	Uncommon	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Sealed clue scroll (hard) (m)		1	14/896	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Starved ancient effigy (m)		1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Sealed clue scroll (elite) (m)		1	2/896	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Draconic visage		1	1/10000	1,183,965	450,000

Rare drop table

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items such as a ring of Wealth or luck of the Dwarves are not required to access the table.

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 857 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 2,883 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 2,586 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 6,954 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 312,930-382,470 5,400-6,600 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 11,184 0 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 10,901 0 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 12,580 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 566,100-691,900 27,000-33,000 Dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,170 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,175 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 35,508 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 520,920-636,680 756,000-924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 905 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 38,588 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 694,584-848,936 720,000-880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 64,530 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 58,649 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 15,481-18,769 678-822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 1,016,820-1,242,780 1,104,165-1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 245,004-295,446 136-164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 12,648-15,252 136-164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 48,735-59,565 22,950-28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 508,050-620,950 40,500-49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 14,348-17,302 0 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 361,620-441,980 0 Drakolith stone spirit (m) 25–35 Uncommon 9,675-13,545 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 7,820 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Uncommon 11,200-13,440 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 896 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Rare 97,750-117,300 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 1,695 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit (m) 25–35 Rare 5,025-7,035 Not alchemisable Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 472,230-577,170 0 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 155,970-190,630 0 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 99,045-121,055 8,100-9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 198,315-242,385 5,130-6,270 Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 11,116-12,704 532-608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 16,618-18,992 532-608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 172,228 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 309,760 1,520 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 43,200-52,800 1,350-1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 36,315-44,385 45-55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 222,300-271,700 450-550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 11,764-14,186 6,528-7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 116,775-142,725 64,800-79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 21,105-25,795 13,500-16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 480,600-587,400 243,000-297,000 Vecna skull (m) 1 Rare 186,139 6,000 Blurberry Special (m) 1 Very rare 11,711 18 Cheese+tom batta (m) 1 Very rare 426 1 Hazelmere's signet ring (m) 1 Very rare 1,275,777,354 300,000 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	8,644	Not alchemisable

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!

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

• 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

• 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.