Red dragon



Red dragons are powerful monsters, and an anti-dragon shield or anti-fire potion is essential when fighting them. It is an underrated monster as the red dragonhides and dragon bones are worth large amounts of coins, and they can be safely maged or ranged.

If assigned Red dragons as a slayer task you are able to kill Baby Red Dragons as an alternative.

Locations

 * Brimhaven Dungeon (6 spawns)
 * Red Dragon Isle in fairly deep Wilderness (4 spawns)
 * Varrock museum, as a demonstration/model and not attackable

Strengths and weaknesses
Like all dragons, red dragons have high defence, though they are less defended against stab and ranged attacks. As with all dragons, an anti-dragon shield or anti-fire potion is essential when fighting them. Without one, you can be hit extremely hard by dragonfire.

The Wilderness location is extremely dangerous as players in that area can be a target for revenants. The Red Dragon Isle is recommended, because Bounty Hunter provides a relatively close banking area. The Brimhaven Dungeon location is a safer place to combat red dragons. If you are fighting them here, remember to bring 875 coins for the entrance fee and an axe. There are a few safe spots in the South West corner of the Red Dragon area of the dungeon. The biggest issue is the interrupts from Wild dogs, though this can be countered by having a combat level of 127 or higher. After some time monsters stop being aggressive, so longer sessions at the dragons have fewer such interruptions and make it a lot safer to collect the drops as long as a player stays within a fairly limited area. If you are ranging, bring some food for the initial aggressive period and an emergency teleport.

These dragons do not drop a draconic visage.

It should also be noted that an efficient money making trick for low-mid leveled players is to collect the whiteberries that respawn every 3 seconds in the southern part of red dragon isle, a full load of whiteberries can fetch a whopping 20k. But be forewarned you may be subject to revenant attacks in this area.

Drops
100% Drop: Dragon bones and Red dragonhide

Armour and weapons
 * Adamant Platebody (uncommon)
 * 4 Rune arrows
 * 8 Rune darts
 * Dragon medium helmet (rare)
 * Rune longsword
 * Mithril 2h sword
 * Mithril axe
 * Mithril battleaxe
 * 20 Mithril javelins
 * 5 Rune javelins
 * Mithril kiteshield

Runes
 * 4 Law runes
 * 5 Death runes
 * 2 Blood runes

Charms
 * Crimson Charm
 * Gold Charm
 * Green Charm
 * Blue charm

Other
 * Level 3 Clue Scroll
 * Gems
 * 3 Chocolate cakes
 * Adamantite bar
 * Dragon Egg (99 Summoning Required)
 * Coins
 * Herb
 * Half of a key

Armies of Glienor
The Red Dragon appears as a summonable unit in FunOrb's Armie's of Glienor game. Summoning him requires: Level 5 neutral, 700 mana points, and a King Black Dragon must already be present. The Red Dragon is a stronger, albeit weaker version of the King Black Dragon, with 40 hp and a ranged attack that hits from 1-3 squares away.