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The Queen Black Dragon is the largest and former most dangerous attackable monster on Gielinor, tied with Nex for the second-highest combat level in-game after the Kalphite King. She is the boss of the Grotworm Lair. The Queen Black Dragon is the first dragon ever created, which was done by Kerapac the Dragonkin, as told by the journals that can be obtained after defeating her. A minimum of 60 Summoning is required to enter the portal to her chamber. The Queen is fought in an instanced shard world, and therefore can only be soloed. For lower-leveled players, defeating her requires very quick reflexes, and slaying her is one of the hardest challenges in the game. Without antifire or super antifire protection, the dragon is capable of hitting nearly up to a player's maximum life points. As of 25 March 2013, defeating her while on a Black dragon task gives Slayer experience. Melee combat using Drygore weaponry remains a popular way of fighting the Queen Black Dragon despite a May 2, 2013 game update that decreased their efficiency, making fights against her usually last longer.

Contents 1 Transportation 2 Creation and imprisonment 3 Habitat 4 Strategy 5 Rewards 5.1 100% drop 5.2 Journals 5.3 Charm drop 5.4 Weapons & Armour 5.5 Runes & Arrows 5.6 Food & Potions 5.7 Ores & Gems 5.8 Logs & Seeds & Herbs 5.9 Other drops 5.10 Rare drop table drops 6 Gallery 7 Trivia

TransportationEdit

She can be accessed by an underground cave just north of Rimmington next to the White Knight Camp. You do not need to finish or even start Song from the Depths to enter the Grotworm Lair in which she resides, but the quest will give advantages when encountering the dragon. There are a few means of travel to get to the lair:

• Remora's necklace, which teleports you in the White Knight Camp once a day;
• The Port Sarim lodestone, which teleports you just east of the White Knight Camp. This method of teleportation is free and unlimited.
• A Rimmington teleport tablet, which teleports you next to the Rimmington house portal;
• Explorer's ring 3, which teleports you to the cabbage patch north of Port Sarim.  This method of teleportation is free and unlimited, so long as you have access to the Explorer's ring 3.
• A Clan vexillum, which teleports you to the clan camp just north-west of the White Knight Camp (requires you to be in a clan).  This method of teleportation is free and unlimited, so long as you are in a clan.
• A Captain's Log, which teleports you to the Player-Owned Ports portal, located in the north-eastern portion of Port Sarim. This method of teleportation is free and unlimited.

Creation and imprisonmentEdit

The Queen Black Dragon hatched from the egg mentioned in the First dragonkin journal. The egg was infused by Kerapac with his own lifeblood in an experiment to try and create a new type of dragonkin that would not be cursed to feel pain whenever the Stone of Jas was used by False Users.

The second dragonkin journal describes the time after she hatched. Kerapac noted she was intelligent and possessed many of the powers a dragonkin does such as breathing fire, as well as inheriting his magical powers. However, he noted her size limited her ability to use these powers. He considered whether breeding smaller offspring could circumvent this problem.

The third dragonkin journal tells of other dragonkin attempting similar experiments, one resulting in the creation of the King Black Dragon. Despite him being a significantly weaker version, Kerapac attempts to use them for breeding.

These offspring were deemed to be an abject failure. The fourth dragonkin journal describes them as "broken" and "bestial". Kerapac released the King Black Dragon into the wilds (meaning set free, not to the Wilderness, as it could be taken to mean, since it did not exist as such at the time). This is backed up by how there were Dragon riders in Zaros' army, suggesting dragons existed in the second age, or prior to then. The Wilderness was created during the God Wars, by the relentless battles over the fertile heart of the fallen Zarosian empire. The Queen was stored deep underground, restrained by various artefacts designed to protect her and also imprison her.

HabitatEdit

The Queen Black Dragon resides in the lowest level of the Grotworm Lair. To reach her, enter the caves and slide down the worm burrow shortcut on the first level, requiring 50 Agility. This will take you to the bottom level of the lair. Players without 50 Agility can traverse the three levels of the cave to reach the bottom.

There is a portal to the heart of the caves, leading to the Queen. It requires 60 Summoning to enter. Once inside, there is no exit – the only way to leave is through teleportation, death, or triumph. You will end up in a partially submerged arena, with the dragon sleeping. Once she wakes up, the battle begins.

StrategyEdit

Main article: Queen Black Dragon/Strategies

RewardsEdit

After restoring the enchantment and returning the Queen to her slumber, you may enter a rewards room with a Dragonkin coffer containing your spoils. Four or more different rewards are received at once. Rewards are not noted, and there is a "Take all" option, which results in the player collecting as many rewards as they can, "Bank all" which sends the rewards to the bank, and "Abandon all" which discards the items. If the player leaves the room before claiming their reward, the items will remain in the coffer until they log out.

100% dropEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Dragon bones	8	1 Always	17,496
	Royal dragonhide	5–7	1 Always	26,305–36,827
	Royal bolts	70–100	1 Always	7,490–10,700
	First dragonkin journal	1	1 Always [1]	Not sold

1. ^ The First dragonkin journal is always received only on the first kill of the queen black dragon.

JournalsEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Second dragonkin journal	1	2 Common [1]	Not sold
	Third dragonkin journal	1	3 Uncommon [1]	Not sold
	Fourth dragonkin journal	1	4 Rare [1]	Not sold

1. ^ ^{a b c} You get the journals in numerical order, every next chapter seems a bit more rare than the previous one, you can only obtain each chapter once. First dragonkin journal is always obtained on the first kill.

Charm dropEdit

Charm drop percentages

No charms
56–61%	11–14%	4–7%	3–5%	17–21%

Represents 90% confidence range, based on a sample of 916 kills.
3 charms are dropped at a time.

Please add to the log (only if 15 or more creatures killed).

Weapons & ArmourEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Dragon kiteshield	1	4 Rare [1]	737,210

1. ^ Estimated at 1/192 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012

Runes & ArrowsEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Death rune	500	2 Common	46,500
	Blood rune	500	3 Uncommon	83,000

Food & PotionsEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Rocktail	1–10	2 Common	1,333–13,330
	Saradomin brew (2)	1–10	2 Common	294–2,940
	Super restore (2)	1–10	2 Common	938–9,380

Ores & GemsEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Runite ore	30–100	3 Uncommon	313,830–1,046,100
	Coal	300	3 Uncommon	81,600
	Adamantite ore	50	3 Uncommon	72,950
	Uncut dragonstone	5	3 Uncommon	72,870

Logs & Seeds & HerbsEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Yew logs	300 (noted)	3 Uncommon	163,500
	Magic logs	120 (noted)	3 Uncommon	205,200
	Snapdragon seed	5	2 Common	11,800
	Torstol seed	1	4 Rare	70,221
	Magic seed	1	4 Rare	164,198
	Grimy lantadyme	50	3 Uncommon	386,650
	Grimy torstol	10	4 Rare	106,400

Other drops Edit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	10,371; 100,000; 150,000; 200,000	3 Uncommon	Not sold
	Onyx bolt tips	30	3 Uncommon	248,580
	Royal torsion spring	1	4 Rare	228,200
	Royal sight	1	4 Rare	254,674
	Royal frame	1	4 Rare	305,848
	Royal bolt stabiliser	1	4 Rare	312,312
	Starved ancient effigy	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Draconic visage	1	4 Rare [1]	1,230,658
	Dragonbone upgrade kit	1	4 Rare [2]	161,179

1. ^ Estimated at 1/93 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012
2. ^ Estimated at 1/104 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012

Rare drop table dropsEdit

Note: The Queen Black Dragon will drop 2 items from the rare drop table

This monster drops items from the rare drop table.
The ring of wealth improves the chances if equipped but is not required to access the table.

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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price Coins 250; 381; 450; 3,000; 9,000; 12,000 2 Common Not sold Uncut sapphire 1 2 Common 1,121 Uncut emerald 1 2 Common 1,741 Uncut ruby 1 2 Common 3,649 Loop half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 7,954 Tooth half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 12,275 Uncut diamond 1 3 Uncommon 7,396 Uncut dragonstone 1 4 Rare 14,574 Dragonstone 1 4 Rare 9,556 Dragon dagger 1 3 Uncommon 17,219 Rune battleaxe 1 4 Rare 24,667 Rune javelin 5 4 Rare 1,275 Adamant javelin 20 5 Very rare 980 Rune spear 1 5 Very rare 11,844 Dragon spear 1 5 Very rare 37,094 Dragon dagger 50 (noted) 5 Very rare 860,950 Rune kiteshield 1 5 Very rare 32,349 Shield left half 1 5 Very rare 65,262 Dragon helm 1 5 Very rare 59,709 Adamant bolts 200 3 Uncommon 17,200 Rune arrow 150–200; 500 4 Rare 29,250–195 Onyx bolts 150 4 Rare 1,296,300 Battlestaff 200 (noted) 4 Rare 1,666,200 Air orb 1,000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,340,000 Fire orb 1,000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,424,000 Vecna skull 1 5 Very rare 133,474 Water talisman 1 3 Uncommon 4,796 Earth talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 19,625–27,475 Fire talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 47,475–66,465 Chaos talisman 1 3 Uncommon 251 Nature talisman 1 3 Uncommon 255 Pure essence 500–15,000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 43,000–1,290,000 Nature rune 47–77 4 Rare 5,264–8,624 Soul rune 20 4 Rare 2,460 Death rune 50; 121 4 Rare 93 Blood rune 50 4 Rare 8,300 Raw swordfish 125 – 250; 1,000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 36,375–291 Raw shark 250–500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 245,500–491,000 Big bones 150 – 500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 66,150–220,500 Coal 150–7,500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 40,800–2,040,000 Adamantite ore 150–800 (noted) 3 Uncommon 218,850–1,167,200 Silver ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 11,000 Adamant bar 1,000–7,000 (noted) 4 Rare 3,242,000–22,694,000 Runite ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 1,046,100 Rune bar 1,50,150 (noted) 4 Rare 13,006–1,950,900 Clean ranarr 33 (noted) 3 Uncommon 73,359 Clean toadflax 25–250 (noted) 3 Uncommon 95,225–952,250 Clean snapdragon 30–120 (noted) 3 Uncommon 110,070–440,280 Clean torstol 10–100 (noted) 3 Uncommon 108,710–1,087,100 Saradomin brew (4) 250 (noted) 5 Very rare 156,000 Watermelon seed 3 3 Uncommon 5,889 Yew seed 1–50 4 Rare 67,826–3,391,300 Magic seed 1–6 4 Rare 164,198–985,188 Palm tree seed 10 4 Rare 1,156,740 Snapdragon seed 1 4 Rare 2,360 Torstol seed 1–31 4 Rare 70,221–2,176,851 Fellstalk seed 2 4 Rare 1,018 Yew logs 100–20,000 (noted) 4 Rare 54,500–10,900,000

GalleryEdit

TriviaEdit

• According to the May Behind the Scenes article, it was intended for the Queen Black Dragon to be so large enough to fit 5 King Black Dragons into her mouth alone; however, she is not quite that big in the concept art nor in encounters.
• The Queen Black Dragon is the sixth non-quest boss monster that requires a skill level to fight. The first five were the God Wars Dungeon bosses.
• The platform upon which the Queen Black Dragon is fought is the Stone of Jas half of the Dragonkin emblem, who are responsible for the creation of the Queen Black Dragon, as well as all of the other species of dragons across Runescape.
• Before the release of the Evolution of Combat, the Queen Black Dragon had a combat level of 2100, the highest level ever attained by any attackable monster.
• According to a Postbag from the Hedge, the Queen Black Dragon is on a body of water to "tend" the flames in her furnace. She also calls her creator "Father", and she waits for him to come back, instead of being angry that he had abandoned her.
• The Queen Black Dragon's mother may have been a Wyrm. In the Dragonkin Journals, it states that her egg came from a giant water reptile. However, Kerapac's magic and lifeblood turned her into a dragon.
• This boss was revealed at the Runefest 2011 Future Updates session by Mod Mark. The Kalphite King was the other boss planned alongside the Queen Black Dragon.
• The Queen Black Dragon is missing scales from her paws. The way they are present in the front but not in the back suggests that they were removed by water friction.
• The Queen Black Dragon can charge the dragonfire shield in one fire breath attack.
• The update of 7 August 2012 changed the Queen Black Dragon. Among other things, she can now drop charms, some less profitable rewards have been removed, and her standard dragonfire has a cool-down of about ten seconds.
• As of 25 March 2013, the Queen Black Dragon now counts towards a Black dragon Slayer assignment.

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