King Black Dragon

The King Black Dragon (colloquially "the KBD") is the ninth strongest monster in RuneScape. He has combat level of 276 with 240 hit points, as well as very high attack and defence levels. Recently, the King Black Dragon has lost popularity since the loot it drops can be acquired from easier to kill monsters. He is still fought, however, by clans or individuals looking to pass time or just for the experience of killing it.

The King Black Dragon held a long record for highest level monster, but was replaced relatively recently by the Kalphite Queen. Afterwards, he was the highest level monster in the Wilderness, but was soon replaced by the Chaos Elemental. Afterwards, he was the highest level Dragon, but was replaced by the Mithril Dragon. He is now the highest level dragon in the Wilderness, as well as the highest level regular dragon.

The King Black Dragon's power compared to a Mithril Dragon is a very well known debate amongst RuneScape players, but it is common knowledge that the King Black Dragon has more dangerous characteristics (freezing, poisoning, multi-attacking, etc...) than a Mithril dragon.

If you are assigned to a Black Dragon Slayer task, the King Black Dragon also can count as a Black Dragon while you're assigned to kill Black Dragons from Duradell.

The King Black Dragon Lair
The King Black Dragon Lair is a multi-combat area, allowing groups of players to fight him simultaneously. The lair is a level 44 Wilderness dungeon near the Lava Maze. The dungeon may be accessed via a ladder in a fenced area on the west end of the Lava Maze containing four Lesser Demons. The ladder leads to an area with poison spiders, and a lever which will teleport the character to the King Black Dragon's lair. The lair itself isn't in the Wilderness, but players are in the Wilderness until they pull the lever.If a player got teleblocked, he/she can't pull the lever. Players also may note they do not have to leave via ladder, you can use a teleport to exit if need be. Players should note that Lumbridge Home Teleport does work while in the lair.

Attacks
The King Black Dragon uses many attacks, and can use melee, magic and ranged attacks - making it a well-rounded and difficult foe. The King Black Dragon uses a magic attack similar to fire wave, which can easily damage melee players. The King Black Dragon uses 4 different types of breath attack, all of which may cause high damage without the proper protection:


 * Regular dragonfire
 * Shock-like breath that can reduce your stats
 * Ice breath that can stop players from moving or attacking
 * Poison breath that will deal 8 poison damage

All of these breath attacks are long ranged, including the regular dragonfire. Killing him becomes easier if the group forms a circle around him. He pauses between attacks to choose a target and he does not attack everyone at the same time.

"Beginner" Suggestions for Fighting
For those who have never been to fight the "KBD" and are planning on going on their first trip, here are a few suggestions. As players become more accustomed to fighting it, they will better know their personal abilities and can adjust accordingly, these suggestions are just for "first-timers" to the King Black Dragon's Lair.

First of all, it's very important to bring an Anti-dragon shield from the Dragon Slayer quest (can be replaced by a Dragonfire shield), this will protect you from most of the damage done from his fire-breath attack. It's suggested to have a prayer level of 43 to use Protect from melee, as this is what the dragon hits hardest with. It's recommended to use melee, at least on the first trip, so bring a good one-handed melee weapon as well as dragonhide armour to protect from the magic attacks. Also, bring about 3-5 Prayer potions, 1-2 Antipoison potions, stat restore potions, 1-2 antifire potions, super sets, a "one-click" teleport, and lots of food (Sharks are suggested). Going with a group is much safer too.

Coins

 * 3000

Weapons

 * Rune spear
 * Rune 2h sword
 * Dragon spear (rare)
 * Rune longsword
 * Adamant axe
 * Rune battleaxe

Arrows and Runes

 * 15 Blood runes
 * 7 -45 Death runes
 * 105 Air runes
 * 105 Fire runes
 * 15 Law runes
 * 45 Rune arrows
 * 690 Iron arrows
 * 5-12 Rune bolts



Armour

 * Dragon medium helmet (uncommon)
 * Rune kiteshield
 * Adamant platebody

Other

 * 4 Charms Gold, Crimson, Green, Or Blue
 * 100 Coal
 * 100 Iron ore
 * 100 Silver ore
 * 100 Yew logs
 * Amulet of Strength
 * Dragonstone
 * 100 Sharks (noted)
 * 4 Sharks (unnoted)
 * Uncut Gems
 * Adamantite bar
 * Runite bar
 * Oyster
 * Half key
 * Shield Left Half
 * Draconic visage (very rare)
 * King Black Dragon Heads (extremely rare)

for the record, King Black Dragon is the highest level monster is runescape classic