Bronze dragon

Bronze dragons are a type of metal dragon found in the Brimhaven Dungeon and the Chaos Tunnels. While they are the weakest of the metallic dragons, they are still powerful monsters. An anti-dragon/dragonfire shield and/or an antifire potion are essential when fighting them as they can reduce the maximum hit of their fire to below 100, and when used simultaneously block dragonfire damage altogether. They are the lowest levelled monsters to drop elite clue scrolls that do not require having a slayer assignment with them. Their appearance has been updated on many occasions, the most recent being 5 July 2010.

Locations

 * Brimhaven Dungeon (3) NOTE: 875 gp and a hatchet will be required to reach the bronze dragons.*
 * Chaos Tunnels (3, There are 2 near the Earth Warriors, and 1 near the Fire Elementals)

Strengths and weaknesses
Bronze dragons, like all metal dragons, have extremely high defence although they are weak against magical attacks. However, using the Iban's staff to cast Iban's blast will not be effective against them.

Fighting Strategies
The following sections outline information on how to fight Bronze Dragons. *NOTE: If ranging or using magical attacks, have at least one square between you and the dragon, you will not have to deal with melee damage - metal dragons do not move when under attack (their breath can follow you for across the screen - keep this in mind if running away)

Recommended inventory (for melee and range)

 * 2-5 Antifires
 * 21 (or most as possible) food (Monkfish or better)
 * Beast of Burden or Healer (if using Summoning)
 * Teletabs for quick teleport
 * 2-4 prayer potions (only if using melee)

Recommended inventory (for melee using prayer)
note: the above is tuned for a level 83 combat character using Proselyte armour.
 * 5 Antifires
 * 6 potions making 2x Super set/Extreme, or 3x Overloads/Extremes
 * at least 4 empty for charms, other loot.
 * Prayer Potion (13 for Superset/Extreme, 16 for Overload)

Fire-Breath Attack
As with all metal dragons, an anti-dragon shield along with antifire potions are essential for keeping you safe from their fire-breath attack because Bronze dragons use their fire from a distance as a Ranged-like attack. Beware! Protect from magic does not block the full damage dealt by the dragonfire!

There are three definite possibilities to completely avoid dragonfire:


 * 1) Use a dragonfire shield with antifire potion.
 * 2) Use an anti-dragon shield & antifire potion.
 * 3) Anti-fire potions.
 * 4) Use a super antifire potion to take no damage without the need of an anti-dragon shield or dragonfire shield.
 * 5) Using the Protect from Magic Prayer does reduce dragonfire damage significantly.
 * 6) Using anti-dragon shield & Protect from Magic prayer will NOT protect 100%

Melee Attack
They also have a fairly high damaging melee attack. Again there are a number of options.
 * 1) Use a range/magic attack and stand more than one square away from them, as they will never move towards you to melee. *Refer to picture on the right to see where to stand*Dragon.png
 * 2) Use a melee attack and use prayer potions
 * 3) Use a melee attack and use food.
 * 4) For people who have completed Regicide, use a dragon halberd and stand one square away. However, this method is not recommended. An anti-dragon shield cannot be worn, and the ranged dragonfire attack may hit through an Anti-fire potion on occasion.
 * 5) Wear Guthan's armour and melee them, use a one-handed weapon. After each fight, or every few (based on how much damage you take), kill the wild dogs in the adjacent room.
 * 6) Do not use Guthan's spear against the dragon unless you're using a Super Anti-Fire potion. The fire breath will possibly kill you otherwise.
 * 7) Do not kill the wild dogs in the room with the dragons. As soon as you kill the dog, a dragon will use fire breath on you (you won't have your shield equipped) and do massive damage.
 * 8) Do not switch to the spear until you are at least half way through the adjacent room. A nearby dragon (or if you run from a dragon) could use fire breath on you long-range.

Other Problems
In the Brimhaven Dungeon, moreover, wild dogs and a black demon are located in the rooms with the Bronze dragons, so the player may be attacked by them while waiting to fight a dragon. If safe-spotting where you're not in reach of the breath, wild dogs may attack you.

This can be partially circumvented (particularly if you are in the mid level range and are assigned them as a slayer task) by using the Chaos Tunnels, and fighting the Bronze Dragons which spawn there. There are three Bronze Dragon spawns, two of them sharing a room with earth warriors, and one sharing a room with fire elementals.

Because the Chaos Tunnels are Multi-Combat, it is recommended (as the Earth Warriors will attack the player as wild dogs do if you have a combat level below 103, and the two bronze dragons will team up on the player in the meantime) that one should only take advantage of the dragon near the fire elementals, as they will not be aggressive towards the player, allowing them to kill the dragon uninterrupted. It should be noted that as this location lacks major safe-spots, it is primarily suited for melee combat. Caution should be used as well, many powerful monsters exist between the nearest entrances to the tunnels and both bronze dragon spawns, with the more useful one even further secluded.

Visitors to the Chaos Tunnels should also be aware of misfiring portals, which can be both a hindrance and a blessing, as they may teleport the player to dangerous areas housed with aggressive monsters, and generally make the trip longer, or force a player to teleport out would the trip trap them behind rooms of monsters the player is not prepared to deal with, but at the same time might also bring the player closer to their goal. It is recommended that a map of the Tunnels be kept on hand for those attempting to explore it, preferably with the contents of rooms clearly labelled.

Recommended Armour
Either wear highly melee-defensive armour such as dragon or Barrows. If using a prayer potion strategy, wear armour that gives prayer bonuses such as Initiate, Proselyte or even Verac so you don't have to pray all the time because it has good defence bonus.

Drops
Bronze dragons have drops similar to that of black dragons, although they do NOT drop the draconic visage.

100% drop

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Weapons

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Armour

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Runes/Talismans

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Gems/Ores/Bars

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Other

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Rare drop table drops
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