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Release | 12 April 2010 (Update) | |||||||||||||||||
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Members | No | |||||||||||||||||
Examine | ||||||||||||||||||
Its scales seem to be made of iron. | ||||||||||||||||||
Combat info | ||||||||||||||||||
Level | LP | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
46 | 6,600 | 189.7 | 62.6 | |||||||||||||||
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH) | ||||||||||||||||||
11 / 7 / 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Aggressive | Poisonous | |||||||||||||||||
Offensive | ||||||||||||||||||
Max hit | ||||||||||||||||||
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132 | 132 | 0 | 1500 | |||||||||||||||
Style | Speed | |||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 ticks (2.4s) | |||||||||||||||||
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Defensive | ||||||||||||||||||
Armour | ![]() | Weakness | ||||||||||||||||
316 | 33 | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Affinities | ||||||||||||||||||
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90 | 65 | 50 | 30 | |||||||||||||||
Immunities | ||||||||||||||||||
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An Iron Dragon may be encountered while training Dungeoneering, they normally appear alone in rooms in the furnished floors (floors 18-29), even on free-to-play servers, although they have been known to appear with other monsters. This monster uses a long-range dragonfire attack in addition to its regular dragonfire attack. This can prove very deadly to those without an anti-dragon shield or a cure potion, or those with two-handed weapons such as bows or two-handed swords. Protect from/Deflect Magic may also be used to avoid heavy damage from Dragonfire, but the dragon will still regularly hit in the 300s. Unlike normal iron dragons found on the surface of RuneScape, these monsters are weak to crush weapons, so those with mauls or warhammers will have an advantage.
Strengths and weaknesses[]
Iron dragons, like all metal dragons, have very high defence. As with all dragons, an anti-dragon shield or cure potion is essential when fighting them. Without the shield, you can be hit extremely hard by the dragon's firebreath, while Protect from Magic and the cure potion will only provide added protection. It is possible to reduce the damage from the dragon's breath using Protect from Magic, but this effect does not stack with the shield or the potion, and the dragon will still hit over 300 without a miss when it uses its breath.
Dragons will use all melee, magic and dragonfire attacks while in melee range, but will only use ranged dragonfire and magic attack while the player is out of melee range. The dragon will not change target unless the player it initially locked on to runs away or dies.
Strategies[]
The gear that should be taken with you is armour that increases magic bonus and your anti-dragon shield. Those fighting in teams only need to use crush (without needing full armour), as the dragon does not easily change target.
Drops[]
100% drop[]
Item | Quantity | Rarity | GE price | |
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![]() | Dragon bones (Dungeoneering) | 1 | Always | Not sold |
Other drops[]
- Quantities and rarities are random. Dropped food will usually be the second best you can fish and cook and drops in general will become less generous as you progress.
- Food
Item Tier Smuggler
valueMembers
only?Heim crab 1 72 No Red-eye 2 180 No Dusk eel 3 252 No Giant flatfish 4 360 No Short-finned eel 5 432 No Web snipper 6 540 Yes Bouldabass 7 612 Yes Salve eel 8 720 Yes
- Weapons
Item Tier Smuggler
valueMembers
only?Novite dagger 1 105 No Bathus dagger 2 255 No Marmaros dagger 3 480 No Kratonite dagger 4 660 No Fractite dagger 5 915 No
- Runes
Item Tier Smuggler
valueMembers
only?Air rune (Dungeoneering) None 1 No Mind rune (Dungeoneering) None 1 No Water rune (Dungeoneering) None 1 No Earth rune (Dungeoneering) None 2 No Fire rune (Dungeoneering) None 3 No Body rune (Dungeoneering) None 3 No Cosmic rune (Dungeoneering) None 3 No Chaos rune (Dungeoneering) None 3 No Astral rune (Dungeoneering) None 3 Yes Nature rune (Dungeoneering) None 3 No Law rune (Dungeoneering) None 6 No Death rune (Dungeoneering) None 6 No Blood rune (Dungeoneering) None 6 Yes Soul rune (Dungeoneering) None 12 Yes
- Torn bags
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Non-members can receive torn bags as well, although they can only sell or alchemise them.
Item Tier Smuggler
valueMembers
only?Protoleather torn bag 1 93 No Subleather torn bag 2 213 No Paraleather torn bag 3 399 No Archleather torn bag 4 546 No Dromoleather torn bag 5 759 No Spinoleather torn bag 6 888 No Gallileather torn bag 7 1,101 No Stegoleather torn bag 8 1,260 No Megaleather torn bag 9 1,434 No Tyrannoleather torn bag 10 1,695 No
- Ores
Item Tier Smuggler
valueMembers
only?Novite ore 1 105 No Bathus ore 2 225 No Marmaros ore 3 480 No Kratonium ore 4 660 No Fractite ore 5 915 No
- Branches
Item Tier Smuggler
valueMembers
only?Tangle gum branches 1 45 No Seeping elm branches 2 90 No Blood spindle branches 3 165 No Utuku branches 4 225 No Spinebeam branches 5 315 No
- Textiles
Item Tier Smuggler
valueMembers
only?Salve nettles 1 84 No Wildercress 2 204 No Blightleaf 3 384 No Roseblood 4 528 No Bryll 5 732 No
- Herbs
Item Tier Smuggler
valueMembers
only?Grimy sagewort 1 225 Yes Grimy valerian 1 300 Yes Grimy aloe 1 405 Yes Grimy wormwood leaf 2 450 Yes Grimy magebane 2 600 Yes Grimy featherfoil 2 810 Yes Grimy winter's grip 3 900 Yes Grimy lycopus 3 1,050 Yes Grimy buckthorn 3 1,350 Yes
- Seeds
Item Tier Smuggler
valueMembers
only?Cave potato seed None 162 Yes Gissel mushroom spore None 270 Yes Edicap mushroom spore None 900 Yes Sagewort seed 1 675 Yes Valerian seed 1 900 Yes Aloe seed 1 1,215 Yes Wormwood seed 2 1,350 Yes Magebane seed 2 1,800 Yes Featherfoil seed 2 2,430 Yes Winter's grip seed 3 2,700 Yes Lycopus seed 3 3,150 Yes Buckthorn seed 3 4,050 Yes
- Miscellaneous
Item Tier Smuggler
valueMembers
only?Gold charm (Dungeoneering) None 895 Yes Green charm (Dungeoneering) None 2,647 Yes Crimson charm (Dungeoneering) None 4,393 Yes Blue charm (Dungeoneering) None 5,538 Yes Rusty coins None N/A No Anti-dragon shield None 360 No Bowstring None 18 No Vial None 3 No Thread None 3 No Feather None 1 No Marmaros and Thok None Untradeable No Chronicles of Bilrach None Untradeable No Rune essence None 16 No
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