Black dragon

Black s are powerful level 100 monsters. An anti-dragon shield, a dragonfire shield, an antifire potion, or a combination is highly recommended when fighting them, as it can reduce the maximum hit of their breath from about 5000+ to around 500. They are not as popular as the weaker blue dragons and green dragons, but their chance of dropping the much coveted Draconic visage and their guaranteed drop of black dragonhide makes them worthwhile to kill. Players must kill a black during the Freeing Sir Amik Varze part of Recipe for Disaster. A black slayer task can also be completed by killing baby black dragons, the King Black Dragon or the Queen Black Dragon.

The hide and bones give each black kill a guaranteed drop value of 0 coins, in addition to their possible drops of runes and rune equipment.

Locations
Black s can only be found in four locations across RuneScape:
 * Taverley Dungeon - Requires dusty key or level 70/80 agility for use of shortcuts (There are only two).
 * Lava Maze Dungeon in level 55 Wilderness (Two s).
 * Evil Chicken's Lair after starting the Sir Amik Varze subquest of Recipe for Disaster (Four s). (A raw chicken is required to enter the Evil Chicken's lair, but there are two chickens right outside the entrance, and a rope to access the baby black .)
 * Daemonheim - Warped floors.

Taverley Dungeon
This location is usually not crowded, because there are only two spawns, and it is also a considerable distance from a bank. However, if a player has yet to complete the Sir Amik Varze subquest of Recipe for Disaster, which is needed for the Evil Chicken's lair, this is the best location. It is highly recommended that players have at least 70 agility (65 if you eat a summer pie) for the shortcut to the blue s to save yourself a lot of walking. The other shortcut is the "Taverley dungeon spiked blade shortcut" which requires an agility level of 80 (75 with a summer pie) to overcome the obstacle. Players under approximately 110 combat may want to bring an antipoison in case they get poisoned by a spider. Use the Taverley lodestone for a quick banking method. If players want to hunt these s, it's highly advisable that you gain access to the Evil Chicken's lair. If a player has been assigned black s as a task and have yet to unlock the Chicken's lair, it's advisable that you kill baby black dragons to finish the task.

It is possible to safespot black s, despite their use of a magical attack in addition to their fire; while standing next to the fire obelisk, their magical attacks cannot reach you. Their weakness, crossbows, cannot reach the s from the safe spot, but weapons with a farther range, like Shieldbows and the Zaryte bow, can.

Lava Maze
The main problem with this location is not the risk of PKers, but the remote location, as PKers are not often seen in such deep wilderness, especially if in an unpopulated world. Antipoison is recommended in case you are poisoned by spiders. You must get past the Lava Maze above, which makes it undesirable for PKers to kill players. The nearest banking spot would be the Mage Arena, but it is still dangerous. You can use the Wilderness obelisks to teleport to lower levels of the Wilderness, then teleport out with a Home teleport spell.

Evil Chicken's Lair
This location is the best and most recommended area to kill black s. The lair is accessible during and after the Sir Amik Varze subquest of Recipe for Disaster and requires a raw chicken to access. There are two chickens near the altar in case you forget to bring a raw chicken. This is the best location to hunt them because Zanaris bank is close by. After the Evolution of Combat update, there is no longer a safespot since s can use magical attacks. There are several spawns to satisfy several players. For players who use super-antifire potions, it is recommended to take some before entering the lair, as one of the s spawns close to the portal.

Note: If you haven't finished the subquest, you could still kill the black s as many times as you wish. However, the drops will be black hide, bones, and the dragon token. If the player picks up a token and keeps it, they would receive normal drops.

Trivia

 * In RuneScape Classic, black s were the strongest monsters in RuneScape until the release of the King Black Dragon.
 * They are the only chromatic to drop the draconic visage.
 * Like all other s in RuneScape, besides the King Black Dragon, the black s received a graphical update on July 5, 2010.
 * Prior to 17 June 2013, these monsters were weak to arrows. The update changed their weakness, along with those of other chromatic dragons, to bolts, enabling players to exploit their weakness without need for super antifire potions or the Protect from Magic prayer.

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