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Dragon defender



Released							5 February 2015 (Update)
Also called							Ddef
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
League region							Asgarnia✓

Properties

Tradeable							No
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Wield, Drop
Examine							A defensive weapon.

Values

Value							68,007 coins
Alchemy							Not alchemisable
Weight							0.453 kg

Advanced data

Item ID							12954
Link							MOID

The dragon defender is the second strongest defender, behind the Avernic defender. It is used for its attack and strength bonus and is held in the shield slot. It requires level 60 Defence to equip.

The dragon defender can only be obtained from the stronger level 106 Cyclopes found exclusively in the Warrior Guild's basement. To enter the basement for the first time, a player must show a rune defender to Lorelai, who will then grant them permanent access. Warrior Guild tokens are still required for time spent inside the basement unless the player has an Attack Cape equipped. Players can obtain a dragon defender without having a rune defender in their bank.^[1] Players can obtain the dragon defender without having 60 Defence.^[2]

Its melee defensive bonuses are comparable to those of an adamant square shield, with slight differences. Its strength bonus is surpassed by both the dragonfire shield and the Avernic defender, which give +7 and +8 strength bonuses, respectively. However, the dragon defender is more commonly used than either of these for melee training, due to its superior melee attack bonuses over the dragonfire shield and the overall rarity of the Avernic defender.

If the player dies to a PvP death and the dragon defender is not one of the player's protected items, it will remain in the player's inventory, but will become broken, which means the item is unusable and must be repaired with 240,000 coins by using the item on Perdu.

Combat stats

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Attack bonuses

+25	+24	+23	-3	-2

Defence bonuses


+25	+24	+23	-3	-2

Other bonuses				Slot


+6	+0	+0%	+0	List

Upgrading

Players can attach a dragon defender ornament kit, obtained from master clue scrolls, to create a dragon defender (t). This is a cosmetic upgrade only, as it only alters its appearance and gives no stat enhancements. It can later be dismantled, returning the defender and ornament kit.

Players can upgrade a dragon defender by attaching an Avernic defender hilt to it, creating the Avernic defender, which requires an Attack and Defence level of 70 and has increased bonuses. This process can be reversed, but the hilt will be destroyed in the process.

Products

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Avernic defender		None	None	1 × Dragon defender 1 × Avernic defender hilt
	Dragon defender (t)		None	None	1 × Dragon defender 1 × Dragon defender ornament kit

Item sources

Defenders are only dropped by cyclopes found within the Warriors' Guild.

This item is only dropped from the level 106 variant.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	League region
Cyclops Warriors' Guild Basement	106	1	1/100

Treasure Trails

Tier	Emotes	STASH location	Items	Cost
Master	Raspberry	Show		1,529,603

The Dragon defender is the item Falo requires players to show him when he sings about: A sword held in the other hand, red its colour, Cyclops strength you must withstand.

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Rank	Method
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3	K'ril Tsutsaroth/Strategies (Solo Melee)
2	K'ril Tsutsaroth/Strategies (Melee)
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2	Barrows/Strategies (Magic (Low level))
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2	King Black Dragon/Strategies (Melee BIS smuggle)
2	Mithril dragon/Strategies (Melee)
2	Kalphite Queen/Strategies (High level melee)
1	Kalphite Queen/Strategies (Flinching)
2	General Graardor/Strategies (Melee Attacker)
2	Corporeal Beast/Strategies (Quick pool)
3	Corporeal Beast/Strategies (Dolo)
2	Nightmare Zone/Strategies (Melee (Prayer + Absorption))
2	Nightmare Zone/Strategies (Melee (Absorption, AFK))
2	Nightmare Zone/Strategies (Melee)
2	Metal dragons/Strategies (Melee)
1	Barbarian Assault/Strategies (Melee (mid level))
2	Vet'ion/Strategies (Melee)
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2	Cerberus/Strategies (Melee)
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2	Slayer task/Dark beast (Melee (Prayer bonus))
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2	Lava dragon/Strategies (Melee)
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2	Revenants/Strategies (Melee)
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2	Rune dragon/Strategies (Melee)
1	Theatre of Blood/Strategies (Entry mode)
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2	Sarachnis/Strategies (Melee (High level))
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1	The Mimic/Strategies (Melee)
2	Chambers of Xeric/Challenge Mode/Strategies (Melee)
2	Vyrewatch Sentinel/Strategies (DPS)
3	Vyrewatch Sentinel/Strategies (AFK Prayer)
2	Slayer task/Abyssal demons (Melee)
2	Slayer task/Jellies (Melee)
1	Slayer task/Trolls (Melee (Low level))
2	Slayer task/Trolls (Melee (Mountain trolls))
2	Adamant dragon/Strategies (Melee)
2	Theatre of Blood/Hard Mode (Melee)
1	Theatre of Blood/Entry Mode (Entry mode)
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2	Calvar'ion/Strategies (Melee)
2	Duke Sucellus/Strategies (Melee)
2	Vardorvis/Strategies (Melee)
1	Scurrius/Strategies (Melee (mid level))
2	Scurrius/Strategies (Melee (high level))
1	Budget Cutter
2	Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (Ranged)
2	Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (Mage)
1	Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (Budget)
2	Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (Melee)
2	Moons of Peril/Strategies (Moons of Peril armour)
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2	The Hueycoatl/Strategies (Melee)
2	Amoxliatl/Strategies (Melee)
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2	Royal Titans/Strategies (Melee)
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2	Hespori/Strategies (Best-in-slot)
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1	Mad Angel/Strategies (Melee (Low level))

Concept art

Sound effects

Sound	Name	Description	ID
	`equip_fun`	Wielding	2238

Changes

Date	Changes
20 September 2023 (Update)	The repair cost of the dragon defender has been increased from 80,000 to 240,000 coins.
30 November 2022 (Update)	Dragon defenders are now prioritised higher for protection on death.
28 February 2019 (Update \| poll)	The defender was graphically updated, removing the pink tint.

Gallery (historical)



5 February 2015 – 28 February 2019 21 July 2016 – 28 February 2019	28 February 2019 – present

Trivia

The dragon defender is the only defender which does not require a corresponding Attack level to equip.

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Mod Ash: "[say you lose your rune defender after showing Lorelai the rune defender, can the basement cyclops' still drop dragon defenders?] If she let you in there, you can get the dragon one."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Mod Ash: "[stupid question perhaps but will the dragon defender drop for you w/o meeting the 60 def requirment?? (...)] If she lets you into that room to fight the cyclopes in there, you're eligible to get that drop. The monsters do not check your stat."

v t e Defenders
Metallic	Bronze Iron Steel Black Mithril Adamant Rune ^(t) Dragon ^(t)
Upgrades	Avernic Ghommal's Avernic 5 Ghommal's Avernic 6
Other	Mooleta

Dragon equipment

Melee weapons

Ranged weapons/ammo

	Crossbow ^(cr) Bolts Arrows Thrownaxe Throwing knife Javelin Darts
Materials	Arrowtips Javelin tips Dart tips Unfinished bolts

Armour

	Med helm ^(cr) Full helm ^(g) Chainbody ^{(cr) (g)} Platebody ^(g) Platelegs ^{(cr) (g)} Plateskirt ^{(cr) (g)} Square shield ^{(cr) (g)} Kiteshield ^(g) Boots ^{(cr) (g)} Gloves Defender ^(t)
Materials	Shield left half Shield right half Dragon metal lump Dragon metal slice Dragon metal shard

Sailing

	Rosewood hull Helm Rosewood mast Keel Rosewood cargo hold Cannon ^barrel Cannonball Salvaging hook ^{broken hook} Fathom pearl
Materials	Nails Metal sheet Keel parts Large keel parts

Other

v t e Warriors' Guild
Monsters	Cyclops Bronze armour Iron armour Steel armour Black armour Mithril armour Adamant armour Rune armour
Defenders	Bronze Iron Steel Black Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon Avernic
Barrels	One Two Three Four Five
Other items	Warrior guild token Defensive shield 18lb shot 22lb shot Ground ashes
Shops	Armoury Food shop Potion shop
Features	Warriors' Guild bank Warrior's Guild Basement
NPCs	Ajjat Anton Gamfred Ghommal Laidee Gnonock Harrallak Menarous Jade Jimmy Kamfreena Lidio Lilly Ref Shanomi Sloane Yadech Strongarm Lorelai Rory
Scenery	Dummy Heavy door Magical Animator
Related	Mac

Source site	Old School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical source	Dragon defender
Content license	CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
License status	declared
Picture	Dragon defender · file details