Dragon platebody



The Dragon platebody is an item that was released with the While Guthix Sleeps quest on 26 November 2008. It is currently the second best platebody in the game, due to the fact that its statistics are not as good as those of Torag's platebody, and needs level 99 Smithing to repair, it doesn't need money to repair and it does not have negative Ranged attack bonuses. This item is part of the Item Lending system, and can be lent to other players. The platebody is worth between 30 and 33 million coins on the Grand Exchange.



History
Multiple years before the release of the Dragon platebody, Spinning plates were released, joking that "Dragon plates" (since the Spinning plates had a picture of a dragon) were then available. With Jagex's joke, many players thought that such an item would never be released.

On 2 September 2008, a new banner was released after the Distractions and Diversions update, showing a female wearing what appeared to resemble a Dragon platebody. Weeks ago an image representing the Dragon platebody was posted onto the internet by an anonymous user, and resembles the one in the banner.

There is also speculation that the dragon platebody was shown in two newspost screenshots. The Clan Wars improvements were accompanied by an image of a player wearing a dragon armour body, although because the image is so small it is possible it is a Dragon Chainbody. The PvP worlds update also revealed a screenshot, this time clearer, of what appears to be a player wearing a dragon platebody. If you look closely at the PvP picture, the piece of armour seems to have three horns on his shoulder and the dragon chainbody has only one horn each shoulder.

In the Smithing Guide it says you need 99 smithing to "fix" the Dragon Platebody. It is rumored that the lump of dragon metal that you get at the end of "While Guthix Sleeps" is a "broken" Dragon Platebody.

There are 3 items that have showed up in the G.E. They are:


 * Ruined dragon armour slice
 * Ruined dragon armour lump
 * Ruined dragon armour shard

It is believed that you need these three pieces to create a Dragon Platebody. The ruined lump might be the lump of Dragon Metal from the quest. They are all market priced at 9.7m.

After the completion of While Guthix Sleeps, it is possible to unlock the mithril door upstairs by the Mithril dragons by using a half of the strange key acquired during the quest on a Mithril dragon while both pieces of the key are in your inventory. This will fuse the pieces together into a Dragonkin key. Beyond the mithril door are three hanging dragon skulls and ribcages and a giant orb in the centre. Using Fire Wave on each head will cause a flame to appear in their mouths and they will be moved towards the orb in the centre. Once the orb is lit, the player can return to the mysterious forge and will find it full of molten lava. It is here, using a Blast Fusion Hammer purchased from the Foreman at the Blast Furnace for 1,000,000 gp, that the player can fuse together the three parts of the Dragon platebody with 99 Smithing.

This item requires 60 Defence to wear and 99 Smithing to repair.

Note: You DO NOT need to finish While Guthix Sleeps to wear the Dragon Platebody.

The Dragon platebody has just been released, so more information will become available as time goes on.