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 and they can be safely maged or ranged.

Locations

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

Strengths and weaknesses
Red dragons, like all dragons have very 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 revenant ghosts. The Red Dragon Isle is not recommended because it's far too deep in the Wilderness to be profitable in any way.

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 of 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. They do not drop a draconic visage.

Drops
100% Drop: They always drop Dragon bones and Red dragonhide

They can also drop:
 * Adamant Platebody (rare)
 * Coins
 * Herb
 * Level 3 Clue Scroll
 * Gem
 * Crimson Charm
 * Gold Charm
 * Green Charm
 * 4 Rune arrows
 * 8 Rune darts
 * 3 Chocolate cakes
 * 4 Law runes
 * Dragon medium helmet (rare) about 1 in 1000
 * Rune longsword
 * 5 Death runes
 * 2 Blood runes
 * Mithril 2h sword
 * Mithril axe
 * Mithril battleaxe
 * 20 Mithril Javelins
 * Adamant bar
 * Dragon Egg (need 99 summon to get as a drop, hatches into Red Dragon pet)