Queen Black Dragon/Strategies

The Queen Black Dragon is the strongest monster in all of RuneScape. It can only be fought alone so it is recommended to be prepared with the best equipment you can get if you are planning to challenge it.

The only requirement is a Summoning level of 60; you do not need to complete any quests to fight the Queen Black Dragon, although completing Song from the Depths is recommended as incoming damage is reduced.

Optimal Range Set Up

 * Pernix cowl > Full Slayer Helmet (if on a black dragon assignment) > Armadyl helmet (Enchant if using a steel titan) > Archer Helm > Blessed coif > Helm of neitiznot
 * Pernix body > Armadyl chestplate/ Royal d'hide body > Karil's top > Black d'hide body
 * Pernix chaps > Armadyl chainskirt/Royal d'hide chaps > Karil's skirt > Black d'hide chaps
 * Swift gloves > Royal d'hide vambraces> Barrows gloves > Black d'hide vamb
 * Glaiven Boots > Ranger boots > Snakeskin boots
 * Amulet of fury > Amulet of Ranging > Amulet of glory
 * Completionist cape > Tokhaar-Kal > Ava's alerter > Red/Blue Soul Wars cape > Fire cape
 * Royal crossbow > Chaotic crossbow > Rune Crossbow
 * Divine spirit shield (With Super antifire) > Elysian spirit shield (With Super antifire) > Eagle-eye kiteshield (With Super antifire ) > Dragonfire shield (With Antifire) > Anti-dragon shield (With Antifire)
 * Archer's ring (i) > Onyx ring (i) > TokKul-Zo > Archers ring > Ring of wealth > Ring of life/Explorer's ring 3
 * Ruby bolts (e) and Dragonbane Bolts
 * NOTE: Elite/Void Knight equipment is also a noteworthy choice of armour.

Optimal Melee Set Up

 * Torva full helm > Full Slayer Helmet (if on a black dragon assignment) > Helm of neitznot (or Helm of neitznot (e) charged with familiar scrolls) > Fighter hat > Verac's helm > Slayer helmet > Ganodermic visor
 * Torva platebody > Bandos chestplate > Torag's platebody > Verac's brassard > Fighter torso > Ganodermic poncho
 * Torva platelegs > Bandos tassets > Torag's platelegs > Verac's plateskirt > Ganodermic leggings
 * Goliath gloves > Barrows gloves > Regen bracelet > Dragon gauntlets (from Fist of Guthix minigame)
 * Steadfast boots > Dragon boots > Bandos boots > Rock climbing boots
 * Amulet of fury > Amulet of glory >  Amulet of strength
 * Completionist cape > Max cape > Tokhaar-Kal > Firecape > Soul wars cape > Ardougne Cloak 3 or 4. If using a Iron or Steel titan's specials, a spirit cape can also be helpful to save on your familiar's special bar.
 * Chaotic rapier > Chaotic longsword > Zamorakian spear (with Super Antifire) > Korasi's Sword > Abyssal whip
 * Divine spirit shield (with Super Antifire ) > Elysian spirit shield > Dragon defender (with Super Antifire ) > Dragonfire shield > Anti-dragon shield > Chaotic Kiteshield (with Super Antifire )
 * Berserker ring (i) or Onyx ring (i) > Dragonstone ring (i) > Tokkul-Zo (charged) > Berserker ring > Ring of life > Explorer's ring 4 or 3
 * Dragon claws > Korasi's sword > Enhanced excalibur
 * NOTE: Ganodermic armour may be preferred over most melee armours as it gives a huge bonus to magic defence as well as melee defence comparable to Barrows. Be sure, however, to have Protect or Deflect Missiles activated though.

Optimal Mage Set Up

 * Virtus Mask > Full Slayer Helmet (if on a black dragon assignment) > Ganodermic Visor
 * Virtus robe top > Ganodermic Poncho
 * Virtus robe legs > Ganodermic Leggings
 * Spellcaster gloves > Barrows Gloves
 * Ragefire boots > Infinity Boots
 * Amulet of Fury (For defence) or Arcane stream necklace (For magic damage)
 * Completionist Cape > Max Cape > God Cape/Soul Wars Cape
 * Armadyl Battlestaff (With Storm of Armadyl) > Chaotic staff > Staff of Light > Polypore Staff
 * Divine Spirit Shield > Elysian Spirit Shield > Farseer Kiteshield
 * Seers ring (i) > Onyx ring(i) > Seers ring > Ring of wealth > Ring of Life
 * Note: Magic only seems to be effective when the Queen turns to the crystal form that makes her vulnerable to magic. Other than this, magic does not hit much at all, even with Storm of Armadyl.

Inventories

 * 1 overload flask, or one extra brew if you don't have overloads.
 * 1 prayer renewal flask
 * 1 super antifire, or 1 antifire potion if you are using a dragonfire shield/anti-dragon shield
 * 5-8 super restore flasks
 * 16-19 saradomin brew flasks
 * 20+ dreadnips
 * 200+ steel of legend scrolls if using a steel titan.
 * If using a beast of burden, fill it with brews.

Strategy
'''WARNING: THE QUEEN BLACK DRAGON CAN HIT EXTREMELY HIGH, OFTEN 300+. BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR PROTECTION PRAYERS/CURSES. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE A DRAGONFIRE/ANTI-DRAGON SHIELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN ANTIFIRE POTION.'''

Once you get inside, place yourself at where you want to be at. The Queen Black Dragon is sleeping, and it takes around 30 seconds to find out that you are in its area. Use Protect/Deflect Melee if you are going to melee it. If you are going to range beyond the first "crystal", use Protect from Missiles. Here are some of the Queen Black Dragon's attacks:
 * Dragonfire (all dragons have it, but this is an extreme version, hitting higher than the KBD's)
 * Melee attack (lunges and bites like all dragons)
 * Ranged attack (sways its head in a slashing motion)
 * Fire Wall: Run through the gap. She uses this attack with a message "The Queen Black Dragon takes a large breath". Not moving past the wall deals 200 damage. The amount of consecutive waves increases in number with each phase from a single wave in phase 1 to three waves in phases 3 and 4.
 * Time Stop: Heal to max health or kill the spirit before it casts the spell.
 * Summons -
 * Tortured soul: The message "The Queen Black Dragon releases one of her tortoured souls." means she will spawn a level 147 tortured soul. The spirit uses a weak melee attack, but is has a slow moving special attack that can hit 352-599 damage and cannot be blocked. The special will follow you, and if you time it right you can run through the spirit right after it spawns by clicking on the opposite side of it. This will draw the special attack through the spirit, damaging the spirit and dissipating the special attack. They will only use the special attack once when they spawn and use inaccurate melee attacks, it is instead advised to continue damaging the queen while paying attention to the spirits (the current spirits will be replaced with new spirits who will use their special attack)
 * Giant worms: She will spit out level 123 Giant worms. The longer you wait to activate the crystal in between phases the more Giant worms will spawn. The Giant worms use magic and melee attacks, similar to grotworms. As their magic attack is quite accurate, these should be dealt with by hitting the active crystal as fast as possible and quickly killing them off. It is recommended to use a steel titan (if you have one) to help kill them.

Phase One
This phase should be relatively easy, but watch out for the fire wall attack (it will only be one wave, however). The Queen will not summon spirits in this phase. Make sure to keep your hitpoints above 400 lifepoints at all times. When her healthbar depletes stand next to the crystal in the centre of the platform to activate it instantly to avoid her spitting out any Giant grotworms. Kill any worms as soon as possible while being attentive to the Queen.

Phase Two
This phase is a bit harder. She will fire 2 fire walls instead of just 1; be careful to move quickly to avoid both walls. She will randomly summon 1 tormented spirit at different times, which will use its special attack immediately, so a good idea is to click on the square opposite the spirit (it's special attack will follow you and damage the spirit instead).

Phase Three
Phase 3 is harder than the second. The Queen releases 3 fire waves instead of 2. Also the tormented souls come in groups of 2 at a time and will use their special attack, so try to lure their special back to them and heal to full lifepoints if you cannot avoid the attacks. Tormented spirits should be ignored if you have a high defence level as they're very innacurate and you can instead direct attacks towards the Queen.

Phase Four
This is by far the hardest phase, and as such should be executed very carefully. The Queen will use 3 fire waves and summon 4 Tormented spirits this phase. It is possible to be killed if not above 1000 life points. Dodge these attacks like in the previous waves. However, in this phase, often times one of the spirits will move off to the side and start saying things like "time is short!" It must be killed immediately to prevent the timestop spell from being cast. You cannot eat or move when this happens. The Queen can still attack you and create fire waves, and it is likely you will die even if you have above 1000 life points. Kill the spirit as fast as possible.

If using ranged, it is recommended to stand to one on side of the platform so that you are not directly in front of the Queen when she uses her extremely hot breath attack. When this attack is used it is highly recommended to move to one side of the platform to avoid the highly damaging blue fire.

After depleting her healthbar, activate the final artifact and she will return to her slumber.