Brutal black dragon/Strategies

Ranged is typically the best method to kill brutal black dragons, even more so with high-level equipment. The Twisted bow offers the highest damage output. Using the dragon hunter crossbow also offers good damage, although much less than the twisted bow. The Bow of faerdhinen with the full crystal armour set will perform slightly better than the best Magic setups, excluding Tumeken's shadow.
Players should wear equipment that maximises Ranged damage, accuracy, and Prayer bonuses. When ranging, players should stand at a distance and use Protect from Magic with an antifire potion active, as this will negate all damage (even without an Anti-dragon shield). Lastly, Rigour, Deadeye, or Eagle Eye should be used for better damage output.
Before entering the brutal black dragon area, drink a dose of Divine ranging potion(4) and Extended antifire(4), then activate Protect from Magic and Rigour.

Recommended equipment for Ranged

Slot	Item (most effective → least effective)
	Slayer helmet (i)[a] / Masori mask (f) / Void ranger helm[b]	Crystal helm	Hueycoatl hide coif	Blessed coif	Archer helm
	Necklace of rupture	Necklace of anguish	Amulet of fury	Amulet of glory	N/A
	Dizana's quiver	Ava's assembler	Ava's accumulator	Ava's attractor	Ranging cape
	Masori body (f) / Elite void top[b]	Crystal body	Hueycoatl hide body	Blessed body > Karil's leathertop	Black d'hide body
	Masori chaps (f) / Elite void robe[b]	Crystal legs	Hueycoatl hide chaps	Blessed chaps > Karil's leatherskirt	Black d'hide chaps
	Twisted bow	Dragon hunter crossbow	Bow of faerdhinen	Hunters' sunlight crossbow > Armadyl crossbow	Dragon crossbow > Rune crossbow
	Twisted buckler	Dragonfire ward	Odium ward	Book of law	Anti-dragon shield
	Seeking dragon arrow	Diamond dragon bolts (e)/Moonlight antler bolts	Diamond bolts (e)	Runite bolts / Amethyst broad bolts	Adamant bolts / Broad bolts
	Zaryte vambraces / Void knight gloves[b]	Barrows gloves	Blessed vambraces	Black d'hide vambraces	N/A
	Avernic treads (max)	Pegasian boots	Ranger boots	Blessed boots	Aranea boots
	Venator ring	Archers ring (i)	Brimstone ring / Ring of shadows	Ring of the gods (i) > Ring of suffering (ri)	Explorer's ring / Ring of wealth

• 1 Divine ranging potion(4)
• Some food to restore lost health from divine potions
• 2-3 Prayer potions
• 1 Extended antifire potion, or multiple antifire potions
• Soul bearer to bank ensouled dragon head drops.
• Bonecrusher necklace to swap to before killing the dragons to restore Prayer.
• Nature runes and fire runes for High Level Alchemy, and (optionally) law runes and air runes for Telekinetic Grab to avoid needing to enter melee range for any dragons.
  • (Optional) For more Prayer experience but less Prayer point restoration, Sinister Offering can be used instead of the bonecrusher necklace, although this loses the ability to use High Alchemy unless an Explorer's ring is brought. Being on the Arceuus spellbook does allow for the use of thralls and Death Charge however, which can speed up kills.
• Xeric's talisman, Book of the dead, or runes for Home Teleport (with a Mounted xeric's talisman) in order to return. The Rada's blessing teleport to Kourend Woodland can also be used, and then taking the minecart to Lovakengj.

Magic can be an effective way to kill brutal black dragons, with good equipment. Tumeken's shadow offers the highest damage output. Using the dragon hunter wand and casting Water Surge also offers good DPS due to the dragon's 50% elemental weakness to water spells. Lesser powered staves, such as the Eye of ayak, Sanguinesti staff or Trident of the swamp are generally not worth it, as they are typically outperformed by water spells at a higher cost. Due to their high resistance to magic before the weakness is applied, boosts such as a saturated heart or forgotten brew will still provide a substantial increase in damage from the accuracy boost, despite normally not being very useful on non-powered staves.
Players should wear equipment that maximises Magic damage and accuracy bonuses. When maging, players should stand at a distance and use Protect from Magic with an antifire potion active, as this will negate all damage (even without an Anti-dragon shield). Lastly, Augury, Mystic Vigour, or Mystic Might should be used for better damage output.

Recommended equipment for Magic

Slot	Item (most effective → least effective)
	Slayer helmet (i)[a] / Ancestral hat	Virtus mask	Ahrim's hood or:()	Mystic hat	N/A
	Occult necklace	Amulet of fury / Bonecrusher necklace[b]	Amulet of glory	N/A	N/A
	Imbued god cape	God capes	Ardougne cloak 4	Ardougne cloak 3	N/A
	Ancestral robe top	Virtus robe top	Ahrim's robetop / Blue moon chestplate	Infinity top / Dagon'hai robe top	Elder chaos top) / Mystic robe top
	Ancestral robe bottom	Virtus robe bottom	Ahrim's robeskirt / Blue moon tassets	Bloodbark legs or:()	Elder chaos robe) / Mystic robe bottom
	Tumeken's shadow	Dragon hunter wand[c] > Harmonised nightmare staff[d]	Mystic smoke staff[c] / Purging staff[c]	Twinflame staff[c] > Eye of ayak[1]	Trident of the swamp[e] / Sanguinesti staff[e]
	Tome of water[f]	Elidinis' ward (f)	Ancient wyvern shield or:(Mage's bookMalediction ward)	Book of darkness	Book of the dead[g]
	Rada's blessing 4	God blessing / Rada's blessing 3/2	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Confliction gauntlets	Tormented bracelet	Barrows gloves	Regen bracelet	Bracelet of slaughter / Expeditious bracelet
	Avernic treads (max)	Eternal boots	Infinity boots / Aranea boots	Devout boots	Bloodbark boots or:(Mystic boots)
	Magus ring	Seers ring (i) > Brimstone ring[h]	Ring of shadows	Ring of the gods (i)[i]	Beacon ring / Lunar ring / Ring of wealth

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• A Saturated heart or other Magic boosting item. If one is not owned, Forgotten brews provide the same boost as an Imbued heart, and their downsides can be safely ignored. If none are available, even Magic potions are enough of an accuracy boost to be worth bringing.
• Some food in case of mistakes, or if using Divine magic potions
• 2-3 Prayer potions
• 1 Extended antifire potion, or multiple antifire potions
• Bonecrusher necklace to swap to before killing the dragons to restore Prayer.
• Nature runes and fire runes for High Level Alchemy, and (optionally) law runes for Telekinetic Grab to avoid needing to enter melee range for any dragons.
  • (Optional) If using a powered stave, then the Arceuus spellbook can be used. For more Prayer experience but less Prayer point restoration, Sinister Offering can be used instead of the bonecrusher necklace, although this loses the ability to use High Alchemy unless an Explorer's ring is brought. The use of thralls can also allow powered staves other than the Tumeken's shadow to outperform water spells.
• Soul bearer to bank ensouled dragon head drops
• Xeric's talisman, Book of the dead, or runes for Home Teleport (with a Mounted xeric's talisman) in order to return. The Rada's blessing teleport to Kourend Woodland can also be used, and then taking the minecart to Lovakengj.