Anti-dragon shield
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| Also known as? | Ad shield, anti, anti dragon, anti drag shield, DF Shield (read article) |
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| Members only? | No |
| Quest item? | Yes - Dragon slayer |
| Tradeable? | Yes |
| Equipable? | Yes |
| Stacks? | No |
| High Alchemy | 12 coins |
| Low Alchemy | 8 coins |
| Destroy | drop |
| Store price | 30 coins |
| Exchange price | 502 coins update |
| GE Database | Look up price |
| Examine | This provides partial protection from dragon-breath attacks. |
| Weight | 5 kg |
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The Anti-dragon shield is an item used in the Dragon Slayer quest, which can be kept afterwards. It is obtained from Duke Horacio in Lumbridge Castle. Under typical circumstances, a player can only get one shield as the Duke will not give a shield to player who already has one in their possession. More than one can be obtained, however, by using the Drop trick. (Some players obtain multiple shields for the convenience of having them in the bank in case they die and lose one. Others get multiples so that they can sell them.)
Other than the shield's regular defence bonuses, which are roughly the same as an Iron square shield's, the Anti-dragon shield prevents a great amount of damage from the breath attacks of dragons. Its recommended use is for magic or dragon fighting. When used in combination with an Antifire potion, the wearer does not take any damage from dragon breath for as long as the potion lasts.
Pure low-level mages and many F2P mages also use this shield in player versus player and magic combat training situations because it offers some protection from most attack forms, but it also has no penalties for using magic while wielding this shield.
In times past, some scammers would say that this was an extremely rare item and sell it for hundreds of thousands of coin. Nowadays many still do this, only at say 5000 coins or 10000 coins. Some players try to scam others saying they will enchant it and give it back afterward, taking advantage of the fact that it is an unusual item. Players who do this should be reported, as this is against the Rules of RuneScape.
This can be a way for players with 33 quest points or higher to earn money by collecting the shield and selling it for around 525 coins at the Grand Exchange. However, this way of money making is slow.
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[edit] Dragon Slayer
In the Dragon Slayer quest, the player will need this shield. If it is not used, Elvarg can hit up to 30 damage. It can be combined with a draconic visage via the Smithing skill or by paying Oziach to make it into a dragonfire shield.
The anti-dragon shield was named the dragonfire shield or "df shield" among many long-time RuneScape players because it was formerly named the dragonfire shield until its name was changed for an unknown reason sometime in late 2005 or early 2006. It is speculated that the reason for the name change is that Jagex was beginning development of the dragonfire shield, the powerful modified anti-dragon shield, and renamed it to avoid confusion. The "df shield" nickname for the anti-dragon shield mostly died out soon after the release of the dragonfire shield, and the nickname was passed on to the newly released dragonfire shield. It also changed to a stained and clawed look prior to the dragonfire shield update. Now, you don't need an anti-dragon shield if you have a super anti-fire potion, as it eliminates all firebreath from dragons.
[edit] Decoration
Players with a construction level of 47 or more can mount the shield in the quest hall of their house by using it, and three teak planks, on the guild trophy hotspot. This is not very common, as most players decide to put an Amulet of Glory there, instead, for the free transports it grants.
[edit] Bonuses
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[edit] Trivia
- Mages often wear anti-dragon shields because there is no magic penalty.
- The original name of the anti-dragon shield was the "Dragonfire" shield, and was changed before the release of the dragonfire shield.
- Sir Vant used to wield an anti-dragon shield along with a white two-handed sword while fighting the dragon during the old quest Learning the Ropes.
- The anti-dragon shield is also used as a background in the Funorb game "Armies of Gielinor".
