Dragon (metal)
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- For other uses, see Dragon.
Dragon items require level 60 Attack and/or Defence to wear or wield. While technically not an official mineable or smithable ore, Dragon is considered the next step up from Rune, and thus is included in the metals category. This is supported by the fact that with 92 smithing a player can smith the dragon platebody from its components at the Dragon forge.
Dragon items are members-only and often require completion of a quest to be usable. Dragon metal items are a distinctive dark red in colour, and the shape is different to similar items of different metals. Dragon metal weapons all have a special attack. Dragon items are generally sold at high prices in shops or dropped by high-levelled monsters. The dragon platebody and the dragon claws were released with the While Guthix Sleeps quest.
Also, note that dragon arrows and darts are not made from dragon metal at all, but are simply fletched from the talons of a dragon. Some weapons or armour are not currently existent in the form of Dragon - for example, there are currently no Dragon Warhammers, short swords, throwing knives,Thrownaxes, hastas, kiteshields, or Crossbows.
Many players consider full Dragon armour to be: Dragon full helm/med helm, Dragon chainbody/dragon platebody, Dragon platelegs/Dragon plateskirt, Dragon boots, Dragon gauntlets/Dragon gloves and a Dragon sq shield.
[edit] History
Dragon metal was discovered thousands of years ago by the Dragonkin (some believe them to be called Necrosyrtes also). They made the armour and it was given to, or bought by, the inhabitants of RuneScape. The Dragonkin told no one what it is made of, or how it is made, so very little is known about it. It is currently the hardest known metal in all of RuneScape, however this is questioned by many people as there has been no testing of the strength of God Armour or Barrows armour. Many attempts have been made to try and melt it down, one attempt is by Mr. Mordaut (who inadvertently revealed that the Dragonkin were the original creators of the metal) , but none have been successful.
The Tormented Demon, also known as TD, was released on 26 November 2008 along with the While Guthix Sleeps quest. When this multicombat level 450 is defeated, it can drop:
- Ruined dragon armour slice (Rare) - Demons arm and claw
- Ruined dragon armour lump (Rare) - Demons head
- Ruined dragon armour shard (Rare) - Demons leg
The Ruined dragon armour is made of body parts of the Demons body and it is therefore agreed upon among high level players that they are the source of dragon metal. These parts can be melted and turned into a dragon plate at the Dragon Forge in the Ancient Cavern.
[edit] Corrupt dragon equipment
Corrupt dragon equipment was introduced with the PvP worlds update. It has the same bonuses as regular dragon equipment, but is available to free players. This equipment is dusty in colour, and dissolves after time (After 30 Minutes Of Being Equipped). This equipment acts similar to the Barrows equipment, only that these disappear, and cannot be repaired. Taking the (Deg) Version of this item off will halt the dissolving process, allowing you to use the item longer.
[edit] See also
| Metal and Related
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Bronze • Blurite • Iron • Elemental • Steel • Black • White • Mithril • Adamant • Rune • Dragon (corrupt) |
| Dragon equipment
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| Melee weapons |
Hatchet • Pickaxe • Battleaxe • Claws • Dagger • Halberd • Mace • Longsword • Scimitar • Spear • Two-hander | ||||
| Melee armour |
Boots • Gauntlets • Gloves • Medium helm • Full helm • Chainbody • Platebody • Platelegs • Plateskirt • Square shield | ||||
| Ranged items | |||||
| Other |
Arrowtips • Broken axe • Dart tips • Ruined lump • Ruined shard • Ruined slice | ||||
| Corrupt dragon |
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