Frost dragon

WARNING: The information on this article is out of date due to a recent update. If you have solid and relevant information, please add it. Frost dragons now have a recoil effect and a range attack. '''It is advisable to bring more food than you usually would. The new recoil effect is extremely powerful, as it will hit in the 200s and 300s if you stand by the dragon and do not attack, and it will hit twice if you do attack. You MUST walk away from the dragon and not engage combat to avoid this damage until the 'aura' disappears. (It appears as a blue 'aura').'''

Frost dragons lurk in the highest level Resource dungeon available, in the Asgarnian Ice Dungeon south of Asgarnia. The dungeon requires level 85 Dungeoneering to access, and inside are a total of 12 dragons to kill. Frost dragons attack with all three combat styles as well as with dragonfire. Like all dragons, they are weak to stab attacks.

Killing frost dragons is profitable since their bones are currently worth each. Players may gain upwards of 0 per full inventory of bones, possibly more if using a Beast of Burden familiar.

Strategies
The most effective weapons to kill them with are the chaotic rapier, chaotic longsword, and the weaker brackish blade and korasi's sword, because of their high stab bonuses. The Zamorakian spear is also effective, yet dangerous unless super antifire potions are used. In the past, drinking an antifire potion and using Protect from Magic would completely negate the damage of a frost dragon's dragonfire; an antidragon shield was not needed. This is no longer true; in addition to using antifire potions, wielding an anti-dragon shield or a dragonfire shield (or drinking a super antifire potion) is a must when fighting them. Their magic attack is very accurate, making it incrediably dangerous for players not using Protect from Magic.

The fastest method of hunting them is to use armour with high melee defence bonuses with the Protect from Magic or Deflect Magic prayers activated. Suggested for this is Verac the Defiled's armour because of the hefty prayer and defence bonuses it offers. Wearing Karil's and activating Protect from Melee or Deflect Melee is not advised as their Magic attack is extremely accurate and easily hits through armour.

Another strategy is to use Ranged with proper dragonfire protection and Protect from Magic because no damage will be taken if the dragons are attacked from afar. Preference for Ranged armour is Void Knight ranged armour for its max hit increase or Armadyl for its stats.

Using Magic is not recommended as spells will splash very often.

Using a cannon is also highly recommended as it vastly speeds up kills. Despite the expenses incurred (Cannonballs), the total money made per unit time is much larger with a cannon than without one. For the same reason, constant use of Piety or Turmoil is advisable. As a secondary consideration, the faster the dragons are killed, the less time they have to inflict damage and deplete supplies (if applicable).

A way to get rid of the "blue orb" is to run around the frost dragon until it goes away temporarily.

A decent way to bank Frost Dragon bones and replenish supplies is to use an Explorer's Ring 3 or an Explorer's Ring 4 to enable quick banking at Draynor Village, thus not having to pick up a cannon if you are using one. When returning to the dungeon, the cannon can be picked up and reassembled to prevent decay. An even better way is to use a Ring of Duelling paired with a Ring of slaying to give almost instant access to a bank and fairy ring. Since Mudskipper Point is the first on the fairy ring travel log, you can travel there very quickly.

Players with access to Pack Yaks, Soul Split and Overloads could kill in excess of 200 frost dragons per hour, yielding an income of well over 2 million coins. However, the crowding makes it difficult to do so.

High population
After release of the Dungeoneering skill, players noticed that Frost Dragons were an efficient way of making money. Soon players flocked to the dungeon, making killing difficult. The lair is now known for its obscenely high quantity of bots along with cannons. These two factors have, over time, reduced the amount of money made per hour. The mechanics of killing Frost Dragons was changed on October 17, 2011.

Players, however, will still be able to find excellent worlds that have a largely reduced amount of cannons (and bots). However, its still enough to block players from killing them, but if players can memorize the cannon's movement, they can get serveral kills at once. Players can usually find a suitable place to kill them, and usually that means players should try the edges of the resource dungeon. The north side usually has more cannons, so the southern side should be used.

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Trivia

 * Frost dragons were the only monster in RuneScape that live only in a Resource dungeon. (Apart from Dungeoneering floors). This has now changed due to the release of A Clockwork Syringe.
 * Despite being a dragon covered in frost and ice and using water spells, they still breathe the traditional dragonfire.
 * The dragons have a chance of dropping 1337 coins, which is "leet"-speak for "leet" or "elite".
 * Although Frost dragons are dragons, they cannot be assigned as a slayer task by any slayer master.
 * Frost dragons are the only dragons that do not have a second drop; chromatic dragons drop dragonhide and metal dragons drop metal bars.
 * In the October 17th, 2011 update, Frost Dragons were changed significantly; Jagex developers hoped this would combat the heavy botting.
 * Along with their update to their mechanics to combat bots, Jagex also placed Unobtainable Frost Dragon Bone Spawns. The popular thought on this is that it will deter botters programmed to pick up all frost dragon bones.

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