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For the variant encountered in Daemonheim, see Red dragon (Dungeoneering).
For the Dragonkin Laboratory monster, see Red dragon (Dragonkin Laboratory).
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Red dragons are the second strongest chromatic dragons. They primarily attack using a Fire Bolt spell, but as with all dragons, they can use a magic-based dragonfire attack. They also use melee if the player gets within melee range. The dragonbreath attack can hit from a distance as well as up close, so an anti-dragon shield, the Protect from Magic prayer, or an antifire potion are essential when fighting them as they can otherwise hit over 1500. Money can be made by selling their drops. Collecting the hides and bones makes each kill worth approximately 5,000 coins.

If assigned red dragons as a slayer task, baby red dragons may be killed as an alternative.

Locations[]

The Red Dragon Isle is a dangerous place to kill red dragons, but is relatively empty. If killing them there, only bring items you are willing to lose, as it is a multi-combat area.

The Brimhaven Dungeon location is a safer place to fight Red dragons. If you are fighting them here, you will need 875 coins for the entrance fee, or alternatively Karamja gloves 3 which also provide a teleport. You will also need 30 agility or Karamja gloves 4. It can be useful to bring Bones to Peaches tablets to turn bones from wild dogs in the area into food.

Strategy[]

As with all dragons, protection from their dragonfire is required. An Anti-dragon shield or type of dragonfire shield can be combined with an antifire potion and a one-handed weapon to negate the deadly breath. With 85 herblore, super antifire potions allow the use of off-hand or two-handed weapons.

Using Ranged[]

Red dragons are weak to bolts, although other ranged weapons will prove effective. Ranged armour will protect you from their magic attacks, and you can place yourself out the range of their melee attacks. With a Dragonfire deflector and at least Royal dragonhide armour, one can completely negate the need to bring food with moderate use of the Rejuvenate ability.

Using Magic[]

If magic is your preference, you should use the highest levelled wand you can wield, in tandem with an anti-dragon shield. Without a specific magical weakness, use the most damaging spell you can cast.

Using Melee[]

Due to their classification as mages, it is not recommended to engage these monsters in melee combat without sufficient equipment (level 60 or higher) and stats. If melee is still preferred, then seek to increase your accuracy with potions and prayers.

Money making[]

{{Mmgtable/display|Activity = Killing Red dragons |Image = Killing red dragons |Profit = 658720+491280-160000-25211.43 |Skill = 30 Agility
85 Herblore recommended
80 Ranged recommended
70 Defence recommended
67 Summoning recommended
28+ Divination recommended |Item = High level ranged gear, such as a hand cannon, royal crossbow, zaryte bow, or a set of ascension crossbows
War tortoise pouch recommended
Karamja gloves 4 recommended for shortcut
TokKul-Zo recommended |Quest = None |Other = Elite Karamja Tasks recommended |Other Benefits = 100,000 Combat
33,000 Constitution |Inputs = 2.5 x Super antifire (4) Super antifire (4) (25,211.43)
160,000 Coins Coins (gear repair) |Outputs = 230 x Red dragonhide Red dragonhide 658,720
230 x Dragon bones Dragon bones 491,280 |Location = Brimhaven Dungeon |Category = Combat/Mid |Intensity = High |Details = Killing Red dragons gives good combat experience, and also decent money in the form of their 100% drops, dragon bones and red dragonhide, which sell for 2,136 and 2,864 respectively. This makes each kill worth 5,000 coins.

The only non-Wilderness location to kill red dragons is in the Brimhaven Dungeon. Access it using either the Karamja lodestone, a Brimhaven tablet, a charter ship to Brimhaven, or an amulet of glory. Entrance to the dungeon costs 875 coins, unless you've completed the Hard Karamja Tasks. Take the long path south and use the shortcut to enter the area. See the map of Brimhaven Dungeon for more information. Alternatively, if you are wearing the Karamja gloves 4, you may use the shortcut near the dungeon entrance to get to them much faster.

For those willing to take the risk of high level wilderness, Red Dragon Isle potentially offers the advantage of a nearby banker, William, who wanders both inside and outside of the gates. Alternately, those who have the Wilderness sword can use it to teleport to the Wilderness herb patch, which allows for quick returns from regular banks outside the Wilderness.

Red dragons are weak to crossbow bolts, but with high level weapons, any style will work. Super antifire is strongly recommended, as it will allow you to use both hands for weapons instead of an anti-dragon shield or equivalent. Using a Beast of Burden is also helpful to cut down on the number of bank runs. Simply attack the red dragons with abilities and pick up the hides and bones. With relatively high combat stats, you can kill them in about 10 to 13 seconds on average. When your inventory and your familiar are filled, teleport to a bank using a TokKul-Zo, ring of duelling, or similar, bank, and repeat.

Using a Sign of the porter II (28 Divination) or higher will allow you to automatically bank the red dragonhide.

If you don't have the level for super antifire potions, but do have 37 Prayer, you can instead use regular antifire potions combined with Protect from Magic, which will provide complete immunity from chromatic dragonfire. |Money making guide/Killing red dragons=Money making guide/Killing red dragons|Money making guide/Killing red dragons=Money making guide/Killing red dragons|=|=|%ARGS%=§Activity = Killing Red dragons §Image = File:Killing red dragons.png§400px §Profit = {GEP§Red dragonhide§230}+{GEP§Dragon bones§230}-160000-{GEP§Antifire (3)§3.33} §Skill = 30 {scm§Agility}
85 {scm§Herblore} recommended
80 {scm§Ranged} recommended
70 {scm§Defence} recommended
67 {scm§Summoning} recommended
28+ {scm§Divination} recommended §Item = High level ranged gear, such as a Hand cannon§hand cannon, Royal crossbow§royal crossbow, Zaryte bow§zaryte bow, or a set of Ascension crossbow§ascension crossbows
War tortoise pouch recommended
Karamja gloves 4 recommended for shortcut
TokKul-Zo recommended §Quest = None §Other = Elite Karamja Tasks recommended §Other Benefits = 100,000 {scm§Combat}
33,000 {scm§Constitution} §Inputs = 2.5 x {plink§Super antifire (4)} ({GEPrice§Antifire (3)§3.33})
160,000 {plink§Coins} (gear repair) §Outputs = 230 x {plink§Red dragonhide} {GEPrice§Red dragonhide§230}
230 x {plink§Dragon bones} {GEPrice§Dragon bones§230} §Location = Brimhaven Dungeon §Category = Combat/Mid §Intensity = High §Details = Killing Red dragons gives good combat experience, and also decent money in the form of their 100% drops, dragon bones and red dragonhide, which sell for {GEPrice§Dragon bones} and {GEPrice§Red dragonhide} respectively. This makes each kill worth {formatnum:{#expr:{GEP§Dragon bones}+{GEP§Red dragonhide} coins.

The only non-Wilderness location to kill red dragons is in the Brimhaven Dungeon. Access it using either the Karamja lodestone, a Brimhaven tablet, a charter ship to Brimhaven, or an Amulet of glory§amulet of glory. Entrance to the dungeon costs 875 coins, unless you've completed the Hard Karamja Tasks. Take the long path south and use the shortcut to enter the area. See Map:Brimhaven Dungeon§the map of Brimhaven Dungeon for more information. Alternatively, if you are wearing the Karamja gloves 4, you may use the shortcut near the dungeon entrance to get to them much faster.

For those willing to take the risk of high level wilderness, Red Dragon Isle potentially offers the advantage of a nearby banker, William, who wanders both inside and outside of the gates. Alternately, those who have the Wilderness sword can use it to teleport to the Wilderness herb patch, which allows for quick returns from regular banks outside the Wilderness.

Red dragons are weak to crossbow bolts, but with high level weapons, any style will work. Super antifire is strongly recommended, as it will allow you to use both hands for weapons instead of an anti-dragon shield or equivalent. Using a Beast of Burden is also helpful to cut down on the number of bank runs. Simply attack the red dragons with abilities and pick up the hides and bones. With relatively high combat stats, you can kill them in about 10 to 13 seconds on average. When your inventory and your familiar are filled, teleport to a bank using a TokKul-Zo, ring of duelling, or similar, bank, and repeat.

Using a Sign of the porter II (28 {scm§Divination}) or higher will allow you to automatically bank the red dragonhide.

If you don't have the level for super antifire potions, but do have 37 Prayer, you can instead use regular antifire potions combined with Protect from Magic, which will provide complete immunity from chromatic dragonfire. }}


Drops[]

100% drop[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Dragon bonesDragon bones1Always2,136
Red dragonhideRed dragonhide1Always2,864

Charms[]

No charmGold charmGreen charmCrimson charmBlue charm
18–19%17–18%43–44%17–18%3–4%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 10,579 kills.
1 charm is dropped at a time.
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Main drops[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Mithril 2h swordMithril 2h sword1Common3,569
Mithril javelinMithril javelin20Common1,940
Mithril hatchetMithril hatchet1Common5,242
Mithril kiteshieldMithril kiteshield1Uncommon3,726
Adamant platebodyAdamant platebody1Uncommon8,975
Mithril battleaxeMithril battleaxe1Uncommon3,550
Rune arrowRune arrow4Uncommon604
Rune dartRune dart1–8Uncommon77–616
Rune longswordRune longsword1Uncommon17,883
Law runeLaw rune4Uncommon2,280
Death runeDeath rune5Uncommon1,160
Blood runeBlood rune2Uncommon1,356
Grimy guamGrimy guam1Common709
Grimy marrentillGrimy marrentill1Common2,307
Grimy tarrominGrimy tarromin1Common105
Grimy harralanderGrimy harralander1Common741
Grimy ranarrGrimy ranarr1Uncommon1,860
Grimy iritGrimy irit1Uncommon5,008
Grimy avantoeGrimy avantoe1Uncommon1,043
Grimy kwuarmGrimy kwuarm1Uncommon11,782
Grimy cadantineGrimy cadantine1Uncommon4,322
Grimy lantadymeGrimy lantadyme1Uncommon7,551
Grimy dwarf weedGrimy dwarf weed1Uncommon8,476
Coins 250Coins30–690Common30–690
Chocolate cakeChocolate cake3Uncommon2,670
Adamant barAdamant bar1Uncommon1,761
Red dragon egg (unchecked)Red dragon egg (unchecked)1Very rare[1]381,166

Tertiary drops[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Perfect red dragon scalePerfect red dragon scale1Common[2]Not sold
Black dragon tail-boneRed dragon tail-bone1Uncommon[3]Not sold
Sealed clue scroll (hard)Sealed clue scroll (hard)1UncommonNot sold
Spirit sapphireSpirit sapphire1RareNot sold
Spirit emeraldSpirit emerald1RareNot sold
Spirit rubySpirit ruby1RareNot sold
Red dragon eggRed dragon egg1Rare[4]Not sold
Starved ancient effigyStarved ancient effigy1Very rareNot sold
  1. ^ Only after completing the Player Owned Farm tutorial
  2. ^ Only while on a Slayer challenge from Vannaka.
  3. ^ Only during the Fur 'n' Seek wish list.
  4. ^ Requires 99 Summoning

Rare drop table drops[]

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items such as a ring of wealth or luck of the dwarves are not required to access the table.
Show/hide rare drop table
Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Coins 250Coins250–500Common250–500
Uncut sapphireUncut sapphire1Common809
Uncut emeraldUncut emerald1Common2,555
Uncut rubyUncut ruby1Common1,842
Uncut diamondUncut diamond1Common4,843
Uncut diamondUncut diamond45–55 (noted)Rare217,935–266,365
Loop half of a keyLoop half of a key1Common11,053
Tooth half of a keyTooth half of a key1Common11,538
Uncut dragonstoneUncut dragonstone1Uncommon12,077
Uncut dragonstoneUncut dragonstone45–55 (noted)Rare543,465–664,235
Dragon longswordDragon longsword1Common56,212
Dragon spearDragon spear1Rare35,861
BattlestaffBattlestaff180–220 (noted)Rare542,160–662,640
Rune javelinRune javelin5Rare905
Rune platebodyRune platebody1Uncommon37,480
Rune platebodyRune platebody15–25 (noted)Rare562,200–937,000
Shield left halfShield left half1Rare64,399
Dragon helmDragon helm1Uncommon58,601
Rune arrowheadsRune arrowheads113–137Common14,916–18,084
Onyx boltsOnyx bolts135–165Very rare1,003,725–1,226,775
Chaos talismanChaos talisman1Rare1,923
Nature talismanNature talisman1Rare1,473
Water talismanWater talisman65–82 (noted)Rare164,320–207,296
Earth talismanEarth talisman65–82 (noted)Rare12,025–15,170
Fire talismanFire talisman25–35 (noted)Rare5,225–7,315
Raw lobsterRaw lobster135–165 (noted)Common47,655–58,245
Raw sharkRaw shark225–275 (noted)Uncommon321,075–392,425
Big bonesBig bones68–82 (noted)Uncommon13,804–16,646
Dragon bonesDragon bones180–220 (noted)Rare384,480–469,920
CoalCoal200–1,100 (noted)Uncommon22,400–123,200
Gold oreGold ore90–110 (noted)Common52,830–64,570
Adamantite oreAdamantite ore180–220 (noted)Uncommon40,860–49,940
Adamant barAdamant bar14–16 (noted)Common24,654–28,176
Adamant barAdamant bar135–165 (noted)Rare237,735–290,565
Runite oreRunite ore90–110 (noted)Rare127,710–156,090
Rune barRune bar(noted)Common8,955
Rune barRune bar45–55 (noted)Rare134,325–164,175
Grimy torstolGrimy torstol90–110 (noted)Uncommon485,010–592,790
Grimy snapdragonGrimy snapdragon90–110 (noted)Uncommon161,010–196,790
Super restore (4)Super restore (4)45–55 (noted)Uncommon125,910–153,890
Prayer potion (4)Prayer potion (4)45–55 (noted)Uncommon130,950–160,050
Lantadyme seedLantadyme seed14–16Uncommon10,164–11,616
Dwarf weed seedDwarf weed seed14–16Uncommon11,508–13,152
Magic seedMagic seed4Uncommon209,856
Palm tree seedPalm tree seed10Rare396,000
FlaxFlax450–550 (noted)Common43,200–52,800
Molten glassMolten glass45–55 (noted)Common27,585–33,715
Soft claySoft clay450–550 (noted)Uncommon188,550–230,450
Yew logsYew logs68–82 (noted)Uncommon11,356–13,694
Yew logsYew logs675–825 (noted)Rare112,725–137,775
Teak plankTeak plank45–55 (noted)Uncommon16,740–20,460
Mahogany plankMahogany plank270–330 (noted)Rare356,670–435,930
Blurberry SpecialBlurberry Special1Uncommon12,008
Vecna skullVecna skull1Very rare*124,871
Hazelmere's signet ringHazelmere's signet ring1Very rare*1,432,268,388
Brawling gloves (Melee)Brawling gloves (Melee)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Magic)Brawling gloves (Magic)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Ranged)Brawling gloves (Ranged)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Agility)Brawling gloves (Agility)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Cooking)Brawling gloves (Cooking)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (FM)Brawling gloves (FM)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Fishing)Brawling gloves (Fishing)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Hunter)Brawling gloves (Hunter)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Mining)Brawling gloves (Mining)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Prayer)Brawling gloves (Prayer)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Smithing)Brawling gloves (Smithing)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Thieving)Brawling gloves (Thieving)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (WC)Brawling gloves (WC)1Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 1Crystal triskelion fragment 11Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 2Crystal triskelion fragment 21Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 3Crystal triskelion fragment 31Very rareNot sold

Universal drops[]

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.
These drops are dropped alongside main drops.
Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Key tokenKey token1RareNot sold
Mimic kill tokenMimic kill token1Very rare5,575

Trivia[]

  • Red dragons come in different colours other than red.
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