Dragon pickaxe



The Dragon pickaxe is the fastest and most powerful pickaxe in the game with a mining speed of about 1 game tick faster than a Rune pickaxe and/or Inferno adze. Dragon pickaxes were released with the quest Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf on the 9th of September, 2009. They are dropped by Chaos dwogres, Chaos dwarf hand cannoneers, and chaos dwarves on the Chaos Dwarf Battlefield after completion of the quest. The quest does not need to be completed in order to use this item.

''As with all dragon equipment, the Dragon pickaxe cannot be made from raw materials using the Smithing skill. The dragon platebody and the dragon sq shield can be smithed from their component parts.''

Special Attack
&nbsp Like all other Dragon weapons the Dragon pickaxe has a Special Attack, "Shock", which drains 5% of an opponent's Attack, Ranged and Magic levels upon a successful hit. This attack takes longer to perform than a normal attack and uses 100% of the Special Attack bar.

Trivia

 * After being the subject of many rumours over the years, Mod Mark confirmed that it was in development on the 5th of March, 2009 (see Update:RuneScape Q&A – Further Answers).
 * On the day that the dragon pickaxe was released, all other metal pickaxes underwent an unannounced graphical update.
 * On the day of the initial release there was an image in the RuneScape banner of a dual-headed dragon pickaxe.
 * Strangely, some parts of the Dragon pickaxe resemble something made out of obsidian, rather than dragon. There is also a resemblance to the Dragon halberd which incorporates a wing-shaped structure similar to the one found on top of the Dragon pickaxe.Dragon-pickaxe-special-attack.pngDragon_pickaxe.gif
 * Even though the Dragon pickaxe is a one-handed weapon, the player uses both hands to perform the Special Attack.
 * Players have done tests to determine the speed of the pickaxe as compared to a rune pickaxe, and they have found that when using the Dragon pickaxe, they get approximately 10% more pure essence in a set amount of time as compared to the amount of essence mined in the same amount of time using a Rune pickaxe.
 * A sound that resembles a dragon's roar is played upon using the Special Attack.
 * This weapon's Special Attack is similar to the Ancient mace, and Barrelchest Anchor.