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Classic Runestone
2007 rune
"Dragon sword" redirects here. Dragon shortswords do not exist.
This weapon has an off-hand variant.
Dragon longsword
Dragon longsword
Release date 27 February 2002 (Update)
Members? Yes
Quest item? No
Tradeable? Yes
Lendable? Yes
Equipable? Yes
Stackable? No
High Alch 60,000 coins
Low Alch 40,000 coins
Destroy Drop
Store price 100,000 coins
(Jukat)
Exchange price 59,373 coins (info)
Buy limit 10
Examine A very powerful sword.
Weight 1.8 kg
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The dragon longsword is the fourth strongest longsword available (although it is the strongest non-degradable longsword in the game), the strongest being the Drygore longsword. It can only be wielded by members who have at least 60 Attack and have completed the Lost City quest. The dragon longsword was once the best weapon available in RuneScape and is a rare drop from revenant dragons, greater reborn warriors, and the Ivory statues. It is also a possible reward from an elite treasure trail.

The dragon longsword can be purchased from the Zanaris marketplace for 100,000 coins, although it is strongly recommended to buy it from other players either through the Grand Exchange or simply trading, considering the requirement of having to pay the lofty price of one diamond just to enter the marketplace (if the player hasn't completed 'Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift'.) It can also be obtained by looting a Dragon impling found in either the Impetuous Impulses minigame or roaming around RuneScape.

The longsword is a favourite for medium level players buying their first dragon weapon as it has a low cost, yet can still inflict reasonable damage. For a long time, prior to the introduction of the abyssal whip, this was the weapon of choice for both player killing and training. Before the Evolution of Combat, the weapon was considered, by many, to be inferior to the dragon scimitar. Now, however, it is a fairly powerful one-handed weapon, having more damage than even the abyssal whip. It is stronger but noticeably slower than the scimitar, this being balanced by the longsword's higher damage. However, being about as expensive as the scimitar and having fairly balanced stats, the only thing you need to consider are your stats, as discussed below.

Like all longswords, it is a one-handed weapon. Like almost all dragon equipment, the dragon longsword has a corrupted version as well.

Around April 2009, dragon longswords suffered a harsh price drop. From 13 May 2009, its price had gone down from 95,000 to 67,000, a 29.5% drop. The price then bounced up to 100,000 before crashing back down to 60,000 where it currently remains because of its high alchemy value.

Combat Stats
Class Slot
Attack Melee Weapon slot
Weapons Main Off
Damage 735 -
Accuracy 1132 -
Type Slash -
Attributes
Defence-icon Armour rating0
Constitution-icon Life bonus+0
Prayer-icon Prayer bonus0
Critical bonuses
Attack-icon0% Ranged-icon0% Magic-icon0%
Attack speed
FastInterval: 3.0 secondsAttack speed fast
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A player wielding a dragon longsword
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Dropping monsters Edit

Monster Combat level Quantity Rarity
Ivory Gromblod (cursed) 108 1 4Rare
Ivory statue 108 1 4Rare
Revenant dragon 93 1 4Rare
Brutal green dragon 128 1 5Very rare
Dragon impling N/A (Hunter) 1 3Uncommon
Greater reborn warrior 128 1 4Rare
Kingly impling N/A (Hunter) 1–2 (noted) 3Uncommon
Queen Black Dragon 220 1 3Uncommon

Dragon longsword vs. Dragon scimitar Edit

Ever since the Evolution of Combat(EoC) was released, the two weapons have been very well balanced. The longsword has a higher damage, but the scimitar has a faster attack speed, meaning more (but potentially weaker) attacks per minute. Also, with the EoC, special attacks and the ability to switch between attack styles with weapons have been removed. This means that the only thing to take into consideration now are your stats. Players with a higher Attack stat may prefer the higher attack strength of the longsword, while players with a higher Strength stat may choose the higher attack speed, and therefore more hits per minute, of the scimitar.

TriviaEdit

RS Classic Dragon Longsword
The dragon longsword as seen in RuneScape Classic.
  • On 28 July 2009, the Animation Pack 1 update changed the appearance and attack animations of the dragon longsword to what it currently is today, along with the godswords, rune and dragon scimitars, the rune longsword, Dharok's greataxe, and the abyssal whip.
  • On 23 July 2009, five days before the scheduled update, the dragon longsword image in the Grand Exchange Database was replaced by the new model. Players found the image and posted about it in the RuneScape Forums, making it widely known before Jagex removed the image a few hours later. Five days later, the image was once again put up along with the official release.
  • Before the 28 July 2009 graphic update, a player would appear taller wielding a dragon longsword than a dragon dagger.
  • The 28 July update of the dragon longsword's graphics caused a considerable outrage; the weapon severely dropped in popularity, and its "newbie weapon" reputation further suffered.
  • The dragon 2h sword's new look is similar to the longsword, which outraged many players who bought the two-handed sword.
  • In the quest Glorious Memories, King Vargas is seen wielding a dragon longsword, although differently than players, and claims to have hit damages impossible to do with the sword, like a 720, although this is easily possible during the While Guthix Sleeps quest after touching the Stone of Jas.
  • You can still see the old dragon longsword graphic while raiding Movario's base in While Guthix Sleeps. It is on the table with the fake loot.
  • Around June 2011, as a result of dragon longsword becoming less expensive than its High Alchemy value, players began alchemizing them.
  • There is a glitch where sometimes you won't be able to attack until you unequip it then requip it.
  • Before its graphical update, the dragon longsword strongly resembled a machete (A real world tool for cutting long grass and sugar cane etc.)
  • Thok uses the dragon longsword's special attack in the Fremennik Saga, Thok It To 'Em.
Thok cleave
Thok using the Dragon longsword's special attack.

See alsoEdit


v • d • e
Longswords
Mainhand

Bronze • Iron • Steel • Black/White • Mithril • Adamant • Rune • Dragon (corrupt) • Gravite • Vesta's (corrupt) • Chaotic • Drygore

Off-hand

Bronze • Iron • Steel • Black • Mithril • Adamant • Rune • Dragon • Chaotic • Drygore

v • d • e
Dragon equipment
Weapons
Melee

Dragon hatchetHatchet • Dragon pickaxePickaxe • Dragon battleaxeBattleaxe • Dragon clawClaw • Dragon daggerDagger • Dragon halberdHalberd • Dragon maceMace • Dragon longswordLongsword • Dragon scimitarScimitar • Dragon spearSpear • Dragon 2h swordTwo-handed sword

Ranged

Dragon arrow 5Arrows • Dragon arrowheads 5Arrowheads • Dragon dartDarts • Dragon dart tipDart tips • Dragon crossbowCrossbow • Off-hand dragon crossbowOff-hand crossbow • Dragon 2h crossbow2h crossbow

Off-hand

Off-hand dragon battleaxeBattleaxe • Off-hand dragon clawClaw • Off-hand dragon daggerDagger • Off-hand dragon maceMace • Off-hand dragon longswordLongsword • Off-hand dragon scimitarScimitar • Dragon defender inventoryDefender

Armour
Sets

Dragon plate armour set (lg)Plate armour set (lg) • Dragon plate armour set (sk)Plate armour set (sk) • Dragon chain armour set (lg)Chain armour set (lg) • Dragon chain armour set (sk)Chain armour set (sk)

Set pieces

Dragon bootsBoots(dragonbone) • Dragon gauntletsGauntlets • Dragon helmHelm • Dragon full helmFull helm (sp) (or) (dragonbone) • Dragon chainbodyChainbody • Dragon platebodyPlatebody (sp) (or) (dragonbone) • Dragon platelegsPlatelegs (sp) (or) (dragonbone) • Dragon plateskirtPlateskirt (sp) (or) (dragonbone) • Dragon sq shieldSquare shield (sp) (or) • Dragon kiteshieldKiteshield (sp) (or)

Corrupt dragon
Armour

Corrupt dragon helmHelm • Corrupt dragon sq shieldSquare shield • Corrupt dragon chainbodyChainbody • Corrupt dragon plateskirtPlateskirt • Corrupt dragon platelegsPlatelegs

Weapons

Corrupt dragon battleaxeBattleaxe • Corrupt dragon daggerDagger • Corrupt dragon maceMace • Corrupt dragon longswordLongsword • Corrupt dragon scimitarScimitar • Corrupt dragon spearSpear

Lucky dragon equipment
Armour

Lucky dragon full helmFull helm • Lucky dragon chainbodyChainbody • Lucky dragon platebodyPlatebody

Weapons

Lucky dragon clawClaw(Off-hand) • Lucky dragon 2h swordTwo-handed sword

Other

Gloves (dragon)Culinaromancer's gloves 9(dragonbone) (Dragon-coloured gloves) • Broken axe (dragon)Broken axe • Ruined dragon armour lumpRuined lump • Ruined dragon armour shardRuined shard • Ruined dragon armour sliceRuined slice • Shield left halfShield left half • Shield right halfShield right half • Dragon limbsDragon limbs

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