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Dragon equipment are items made from Dragon metal. They are some of the most powerful pieces of armour and weapons in Gielinor. All dragon equipment is dark red in appearance. (With the exception of dragon darts and dragon arrows, but since they are created by dragon talons instead of the metal, this is to be expected). They were created by an ancient race called the Dragonkin.
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Dragon weapons in the RuneScape Economy
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Since their initial release, dragon weapons have profoundly affected the economy of the game. They have affected the economy for weapons in many ways - specifically runite weapons. At one point, runite items were arguably the best in the game, but the introduction of dragon items encouraged players to save for and obtain them instead of runite, reducing demand and causing the prices of those items to fall.
Weapons Edit
Dragon weapons are some of the most powerful weapons. Like dragon armour, (except the dragon platebody and dragon square shield) they are not smithable. Most dragon weapons are Pay-to-play only, with the exception of Corrupt dragon equipment, and require level 60 Attack (or Range in the case of dragon darts and dragon arrow) to wield. Prior to the Evolution of Combat, all dragon weapons (except for the dragon darts) had special attacks; each weapon has its own abilities and functions. Most dragon weapons require the completion of a specific quest to be wielded. They were created by the Dragonkin, as revealed by Mr. Mordaut in a Postbag from the Hedge. Dragon weapons are very popular with new members with level 60+ Attack, as Lost City is very easy to complete and is the only other requirement besides level 60+ Attack to wielding the Dragon longsword and Dragon dagger.
Current dragon weaponsEdit
In order of release:
Item Requires Exchange price Release date Dragon longsword 
Level 60 Attack
59,235 coins (update) 27 February 2002 Dragon battleaxe
Level 60 Attack
120,306 coins (update) 27 February 2002 Dragon spear
Level 60 Attack 36,917 coins (update) April 14 2003 Dragon dagger
Level 60 Attack
16,857 coins (update) 25 February 2004 Dragon mace
Level 60 Attack
29,259 coins (update) 25 February 2004 Dragon halberd
Level 60 Attack
Level 40 Strength
197,498 coins (update) 20 September 2004 Dragon scimitar
Level 60 Attack
59,351 coins (update) 29 March 2005 Dragon hatchet
(To use) Level 61 Woodcutting
(To equip) Level 60 Attack
3,004,618 coins (update) 7 November 2005 Dragon 2h sword
Level 60 Attack 1,315,326 coins (update) 20 February 2006 Dragon arrow*
Level 60 Ranged 519 coins (update) 11 June 2007 Dragon dart*
Level 60 Ranged 183 coins (update) 11 June 2007 Dragon claw
Level 60 Attack 144,635 coins (update) 26 November 2008 Dragon pickaxe
(To use) Level 61 Mining
(To equip) Level 60 Attack
9,316,628 coins (update) 9 September 2009 Dragon crossbow
Level 60 Ranged 24,024,944 coins (update) 20 November 2012 Dragon 2h crossbow
Level 60 Ranged 19,879,580 coins (update) 20 November 2012
Off-hand weaponsEdit
| Item | Requires | Exchange price | Release date | |
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| Off-hand dragon battleaxe | 
| 60 Attack Heroes' Quest | 172,651 coins (update) | 20 November 2012 |
| Off-hand dragon crossbow | 
| 60 Ranged | 20,772,575 coins (update) | 20 November 2012 |
| Off-hand dragon dagger | 
| 60 Attack Lost City | 29,313 coins (update) | 20 November 2012 |
| Off-hand dragon dart | 
| 60 Ranged | 735 coins (update) | 20 November 2012 |
| Off-hand dragon longsword | 
| 60 Attack Lost City | 107,520 coins (update) | 20 November 2012 |
| Off-hand dragon claw | 
| 60 Attack | 324,517 coins (update) | 20 November 2012 |
| Off-hand dragon mace | 
| 60 Attack Heroes' Quest | 35,110 coins (update) | 20 November 2012 |
| Off-hand dragon scimitar | 
| 60 Attack Monkey Madness | 99,573 coins (update) | 20 November 2012 |
* Dragon arrow and dragon dart tips are actually made from a dragon's talons and not from dragon metal, which may explain why they are not red in colour and why the darts were the only "dragon" item with no special attack. They are the only dragon items that can be made using the Fletching skill. Prior to the Evolution of Combat, dragon arrows could only be fired from a Dark bow, which had two special attacks that depend on whether dragon or other arrows are equipped.
ArmourEdit
Dragon armour is the next step up from Rune armour, although Granite armour is sometimes considered the real step up from Rune armour despite the fact there are much fewer pieces in the granite set. All dragon armour requires level 60 Defence to wear and is members-only. They are a distinctive dark red in colour, usually have details that make them look different from previous armours besides colour (like the dragon helm containing spikes) and are generally sold at fairly high prices, or are dropped by high-levelled monsters at a low drop rate.
Dragon armour is considered one of the highest sought-after melee armour in the game. It is often debated whether it is more cost-effective to buy Dragon armour or Barrows equipment, since Barrows equipment requires repair every 15 hours of combat, though barrows equipment has a much higher Defence bonus than dragon armour does.
The Dragon square shield is created by combining a Shield left half with a Shield right half on an anvil, which requires level 60 Smithing. Note that the Legends' Quest has to be completed to be able to wield or make this shield. To repair the Dragon platebody, level 92 Smithing is required, along with a Blast fusion hammer. There are 3 parts needed to smith the Dragon platebody: the Ruined dragon armour slice, the Ruined dragon armour lump and the Ruined dragon armour shard. Players can only smith this in the Ancient Caverns, and 2,000 Smithing experience is gained for this. The Assist System may be used to repair the Dragon platebody.
Current dragon armourEdit
In order of release:
Item Requires Exchange price Release date
Dragon helm Level 60 Defence
59,692 coins (update) 27 February 2002
Dragon sq shield Level 60 Defence and Legends Quest 328,655 coins (update) 20 August 2003
Dragon chainbody Level 60 Defence 2,975,530 coins (update) 7 September 2004
Dragon platelegs Level 60 Defence 161,957 coins (update) 17 January 2005
Dragon plateskirt Level 60 Defence 161,851 coins (update) 29 March 2005
Culinaromancer's gloves 9 (dragon-coloured gloves) 9/10 mini quests of Recipe for Disaster
100,000 coins
(from Culinaromancer's Chest)15 March 2006
Dragon full helm Level 60 Defence 4,198,974 coins (update) 3 July 2007
Dragon boots Level 60 Defence 24,665 coins (update) 28 August 2007
Dragon gauntlets Buying it from Fist of Guthix (for 300 tokens) and level 60 Defence 211,777 coins (update) for uncharged gauntlets (costs 50 tokens to charge) 9 April 2008
Dragon platebody Level 60 Defence (While Guthix Sleeps required to make one) 6,997,504 coins (update) 26 November 2008
Dragon defender 60 Attack, 60 Defence
Hero's Guild requirements
Not sold 7 December 2010
Dragon kiteshield 60 Defence 788,746 coins (update) 29 May 2012
Nonexistent dragon itemsEdit
Nonexistent dragon items are often the subject of Jagex's April Fools jokes. Dragon kites, released on April Fool's Day, were toys that players can buy from Diango in the Draynor Village before the actual release of the dragon kiteshield.
There are several dragon items that have yet to be released. These items include:
Nonexistent dragon weaponsEdit
- Dragon shortsword
- Dragon warhammer
- Dragon hasta
- Dragon thrownaxes
- Dragon throwing knives
- Dragon javelins
- Dragon brutal
* Jagex stated that they are planning to make a dragon weapon out of every weapon known on their Official YouTube channel on their comment section (can currently be found on the 1st page), this is the direct quote:
| “ | artgeek12583 - We have plans to make a Dragon version of each weapon, however they are all in various states of development so we have no ETA for any of them. Rest assured that if we do introduce any into the game they will be well publicized, as such an important item would deserve. | ” |
TriviaEdit
- Oddly, the dragon platebody requires only 92 Smithing to repair, whereas the rune platebody requires 99 Smithing to make. This is because historically, Rune smithing was added long before the dragon platebody was released. However, a valid explanation of this is that, when repairing a dragon platebody, the player is simply reconnecting the pieces of dragon armour using a powerful forge whereas, when making a rune platebody, the player is creating the shape of the armour from scratch, using an ordinary anvil.
- On 6 March 2012, dragon armour, along with many other armours, received a graphical rework.
| Equipment classes | |
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| Normal metal equipment |
Bronze • Iron • Steel • Black • White • Mithril • Adamant • Rune • Dragon (corrupt) |
| Dungeoneering equipment |
Novite • Bathus • Marmaros • Kratonite • Fractite • Zephyrium • Argonite • Katagon • Gorgonite • Promethium • Primal |
| Other |
Blurite • Silver • Gold • Elemental • Sacred clay • Barrows • Ancient Warriors' Equipment (corrupt) • Eastern armour |
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