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This page lists several strategies for fighting green dragons. For the monster, see Green dragon.
Green dragons near DWF location
Location of green dragons in the wilderness near the Dark Warrior's Fortress.
Green dragon location
Location of green dragons in the Wilderness near the boneyard.

Due to the return of the PvP Wilderness, it is far more profitable for players wishing to make money to kill blue dragons rather than green dragons, as if you choose to kill Green dragons, you will very frequently be killed by waiting PKers, who nearly always have teleblocks and ice barrages in their arsenal, preventing escape. It is important to know that Clan Wars have been relocated, because the games necklace will no longer work here.

WARNING: If you kill these monsters in the wilderness, you should not take any items you are willing to lose. ALL items are dropped on death if you are killed in the wilderness, unless Protect Item is utilised, in which one item will be kept.

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MeleeEdit

Most people fight the dragons with melee. This is not recommended, as the dragons have moderately high melee defence and will deal consistent damage with their magic attacks. If fighting using melee, you will need to use a good rotation of both offensive and defensive abilities if you want a good kill rate, and even then, it will not be as good as using ranged or magic. If you use dual-wielded or two-handed weapons, you will either need to continuously use Protect from Magic or bring Super antifires (as well as more food since you cannot use shield abilities). You also stand the biggest risk of death if you go after them in the Wilderness, as the most common player killer attack is from a mage, which will usually try to stun and/or teleblock you to prevent escape. They will succeed frequently as your melee armour will conduct magic.

Skill Recommended Minimum
Strength 70+ 60+
Attack 70+ 60 (Dragon weapons)
Defence 70+ 50 (Rune armour)

EquipmentEdit

*It is not recommended to bring an offhand weapon unless you are using antifire potions.

InventoryEdit

  • 5+ Monkfish or other high-healing single bite food (This depends on your level, an average level 130-140 can expect to use around 8-12 pieces of Monkfish.
  • 3+ antifire potions or 1+ super antifire potion.
  • A 140+ can bring about 20 trout. As they are relatively cheap, dropping them won't get you any big loss. Higher levels should just bring less trout.
  • Emergency one-click teleport (highly recommended). Note that many dragons are located beyond level 20 Wilderness, so the emergency teleports may not work. If you have taken an amulet of glory or a ring of wealth, you could teleport with those up to level 30 wilderness.
  • Make sure you have plenty of empty inventory slots or bring a Beast of Burden for drops.

NotesEdit

  • The amount of food you use depends almost entirely on your combat level, your equipment, and luck; especially since you are at a disadvantage on the combat triangle. Play around with the amount of food you bring until you have a good balance; enough to get a full inventory of green dragonhide and/or bones without risking your life or wasting too much money on food. But remember, better safe than sorry.

RangedEdit

Since dragons are magic-class monsters, they are weak against ranged attacks. Their specific weakness is arrows, but if exploiting their weakness, the use of super antifires or protect from magic are required, as there are currently no bows that provide dragonbreath protection on their own. If using a bow that does not provide its own ammo, broad arrows are notably effective, as they can be bought from any Slayer Master for less than the Grand Exchange value of rune arrows, and are stronger as well. Players who have completed Ritual of the Mahjarrat can alternatively opt for Dragonbane arrows, which deal extra damage to dragons (this stacks with abilities).

If the player does not wish to use prayer or lacks the required Herblore level for Super antifires, they can use a crossbow or thrown weapons in tandem with an Anti-dragon shield or Dragonfire shield instead. The kill rate will not be as good as with a bow and arrows, but it will be better than with using melee or magic.


Skill Recommended
Ranged 60+
Slayer 55 (For Broad-tipped bolts and Broad arrows)

EquipmentEdit

* Requires Super antifire or use of Protect from Magic.

InventoryEdit

NotesEdit

  • Void knight equipment could be used instead of the helm, body, legs, and gloves, However it is not recommended if killing the dragons in the Wilderness as all items are lost on death.
  • Exploiting their weakness to arrows can be dangerous as their dragonbreath can hit from a distance as well as up close. Protect from Magic significantly reduces its damage (to low 200s rather than 1500+), and Super antifires make it deal only one damage.
  • When faced with competition from other players, it is vital for the player to know/learn the respawn points of each dragon, in order to guarantee the kill by getting the first strike. This can be especially tricky due to the large number of macroers in the area.

MagicEdit

Magic is rarely used as a method of killing Green Dragons due to the high cost and the dragons' high magic defence, but can still be done with a profit. 80+ Magic is recommended but optional. A Polypore staff, which requires 80 magic to use (80 farming to charge, but this is optional) would be a good choice if you have to use magic against them, as the staff's built-in spell hits quite hard, you don't lose runes if you die, and the charges for the staff is relatively cheap.

EquipmentEdit

ProfitEdit

A good method for quickly banking drops from the eastern green dragons involves the use of the Ring of kinship at level 20 wilderness or below. Teleport to Daemonheim, bank with the Fremennik banker, then run southwest and north to return to the dragons. Using an amulet of glory or the Edgeville lodestone teleport is a fast method for banking from the western green dragons. The wilderness obelisks can be used for the northern dragons.

People seeking a profit by killing these creatures can make approximately &0000000000059192000000Coins 10000 59,192 per inventory of bones and hides. To make greater profit, however, the only other items recommended worth taking are:

Green dragons
Crowded area of Green Dragons

Miscellaneous TipsEdit

  • Using the highest Beast of Burden familiar possible increases money-making.
  • Players with 60 Dungeoneering and a high combat level may find it more time-efficient to kill the blue dragons in the Taverley resource dungeon. Since relatively few players can access this dungeon, there is almost always free space. In addition, there are no pkers and few bots to worry about. The only downside is the dungeon's long distance from a bank.
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