Dragon claws were released with the While Guthix Sleeps quest. Players need level 60 Attack to wield them. The claws feature a special attack called "Slice and Dice", which takes up 50% of the special power, but hits an enemy four times within one turn. When two specials are used back-to-back, a player can hit 8 times in two attacks, which is similar to the dragon dagger's special. This is especially notable because Rune claws have a similar special attack, making claws the only type of weapon where both the dragon and rune versions have a special attack. Note that the dragon claws, when first released, started in the Grand Exchange at 150k but the demand has pushed them up to extremely high prices.
Dragon claws can be obtained after the quest While Guthix Sleeps by killing Tormented Demons. However, players do not need to complete the quest to wear them nor to use their Special Attack.
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Special Attack
The Dragon claws' special attack.
The Dragon claws Special attack is based on the 1st hit, is then divided into half, then of 1/4 and then another 1/4. For example, If a player hits a 40 on the first hit, the special would be 40-20-10-10, very similar to the dragon dagger. If it is odd, like 41, it will be 41-20-11-10, to average the 3 split hits with the first hit. This means that the Dragon claws essentially divides the damage up into four separate hits, ensuring maximum damage.
Market
The Grand Exchange Database price graph for the first 30 days after release.
Since their release into the game with a starting price of 145,000 coins, the price of the dragon claws has dramatically risen by the highest percentage in the history of the Grand Exchange by player-demand only (not including Jagex's own price modifications of objects). After just 30 days following their release, Dragon claws had risen by 2,142%, gaining a total of more than 6 million Coins. As of January 31st, the Grand Exchange indicated a mid price for claws of 38,026,395 Coins, meaning they have risen 25,351% from their initial price.
Although there was a market crash, around the time of the release of Soul Wars, the price has stabilized, so they are only fluctuating in a 22m-25m cost. This is because soul wars delivers crowded areas for D clawer's to PK till their hearts are content, with great rewards.
The Crash and Soul Wars
Dragon claws have become an incredible spectacle amongst higher level players. High level and wealthy players have found that this weapon is extremely useful in killing other players in PVP worlds, further driving demand. The frenzied demand for this weapon has resulted in documented cases of players, desperate for a set of claws, paying 5-10+ times more than the GE price for a single set, usually junk trading the average out.
However, the turning point came on January 31st 2009 when people were selling claws for less than their market price. Still, the claws have known the highest increase ever in a single object, having risen by demand only for 67 days straight since release, being bumped 37,876,395 Coins over their starting price and is still the most expensive Dragon item.
Dragon claws came to a steady point at 38 million- 24 million in the beginning of March.
Criticism
Many players have become infuriated with the special attack of the Dragon Claws, calling them too "overpowered" for PvP situations. However nothing has been done about this, and there are doubts there ever will be.
References
http://itemdb-rs.runescape.com/viewitem.ws?obj=14484
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