Rune dragon

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Rune dragon
Released								4 January 2018 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								380
Size								5x5
Examine								Its scales seem to be made of runite.
League region								&
Combat info
Attribute								Draconic, Fiery
XP bonus								+10%
Max hit								29 (Melee) 31 (Ranged) 26 (Magic) 40 (range special) 50 (Dragonfire)
Aggressive								Yes
Poisonous								No
Attack style								Slash, Ranged, Magic, Dragonfire
Attack speed								4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time								30 ticks (18 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level								None
Slayer XP								363 xp
Category								Metal Dragons
Assigned by
Combat stats
330				284				284				276				196				246
Aggressive stats
+0				+0				+0				+16				+0				+14
Melee defence
+20								+115								+90
Magic defence
+30												50% weakness
Ranged defence
+95								+95								+50
Immunities
Poison								100% resistance
Venom								100% resistance
Cannons								Not immune
Thralls								Not immune
Burn								Immune (weak)
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Advanced data
Monster ID								8031,8091
Link								MOID

Rune dragons are metal dragons first encountered during Dragon Slayer II, in which the player must fight one during Zorgoth's assault. After completion of the quest, they can be found in the eastern chamber of the Lithkren Vault.

To get back to the laboratory underneath Lithkren, players can travel using the rowboat from the quest on the west side of Fossil Island or, after completion, taking a digsite pendant and using it on the strange machine north of the rune dragon room, adding a teleport straight to Lithkren on it.

Rune dragons are the result of a side project of Zorgoth's after being inspired by another dragonkin, Forcae, which involves infusing dragon eggs with various metals. While Forcae's metal dragons were created to find a solution to the dragonkin's infertility, Zorgoth had bred his metal dragons for his war against humanity.

At 99 Construction, players can add them to their player-owned house treasure rooms for 25,000,000 coins.

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
Lithkren Vault[l 1]	380		5	Show map	&

Rune dragons have multiple attack styles. Like all metallic dragons, they have long-range dragonfire attacks; like mithril and adamant dragons, they have standard melee, ranged, and magic attacks; and they have an additional two special attacks of their own.

The first attack is two small electric bolts, which are launched around the player's position and hones in on them. This deals 4–7 damage per tick for a few seconds. If a player is wearing insulated boots, this damage is reduced to 1–2 per tick. Players can avoid the attack entirely by running four to five squares away from their original position when the attack was launched.

The second attack is a ranged attack that hits up to 40 through Protect from Missiles, and uses the Life Leech effect from enchanted onyx bolts, where the dragon will heal itself for 100% of the damage dealt to the player.

The following money making guide is available for Rune dragon:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills
Killing rune dragons	1,524,931	90+ , , , recommended 75+ , recommended

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

The average rune dragon kill, including its unique drops, is worth 35,830.00. Without the unique drops, the average kill is worth 34,523.00.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dragon bones	1	Always	3,331	96
	Runite bar	1	Always	12,263	3,000

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Rune platebody	1	9/127	38,521	39,000
	Rune longsword	1	8/127	18,746	19,200
	Rune mace	1	7/127	8,255	8,640
	Rune scimitar	1	7/127	15,029	15,360
	Rune warhammer	1	7/127	24,554	24,900
	Rune platelegs	1	6/127	37,824	38,400
	Dragon platelegs	1	1/127	161,029	162,000
	Dragon plateskirt	1	1/127	161,048	162,000
	Dragon med helm	1	1/127	58,453	60,000

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Rune arrow	30–40	8/127	1,410–1,880	7,200–9,600
	Wrath rune	30–50	8/127	9,960–16,600	9,000–15,000
	Chaos rune	75–150	7/127	7,950–15,900	4,050–8,100
	Death rune	50–100	7/127	9,400–18,800	5,400–10,800

There is a 8/127 chance of rolling the useful herb drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Grimy avantoe	1	1/50.8	1,362	10
	Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/63.5	5,270	18
	Grimy snapdragon	1	1/63.5	7,334	12
	Grimy torstol	1	1/84.67	2,992	15

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Runite bolts (unf)	20–30	11/127	2,340–3,510	0
	Rune javelin tips	20–30	15/127; 10/127[d 1]	7,640–11,460	16,200–24,300
	Dragonstone	1 (noted)	7/127	10,748	6,000
	Runite ore	2–5 (noted)	6/127	20,446–51,115	3,840–9,600
	Dragon javelin tips	30–40	5/127[d 2]	21,390–28,520	35,100–46,800
	Dragon bolts (unf)	20–40	1/127	53,240–106,480	1,680–3,360
	Wrath talisman	1	1/127	289	2

There is a 1/127 chance of rolling the rare drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	1/699.97; Never[d 1]	N/A	N/A
	Coins	3,000	1/774.1	3,000	3,000
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/3,251.2; 1/1,651[d 2]	231	15
	Loop half of key	1	1/806.5; 1/800.48[d 2]	9,679	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/806.5; 1/800.48[d 2]	9,771	60
	Uncut emerald	1	1/6,502.4; 1/3,302[d 2]	467	30
	Uncut ruby	1	1/13,004.8; 1/6,604[d 2]	1,104	60
	Runite bar	1	1/3,251.2	12,263	3,000
	Nature rune	67	1/5,418.67	11,524	7,236
	Rune 2h sword	1	1/5,418.67	38,075	38,400
	Rune battleaxe	1	1/5,418.67	24,449	24,960
	Law rune	45	1/8,128	5,535	6,480
	Death rune	45	1/8,128	8,460	4,860
	Steel arrow	150	1/8,128	900	1,050
	Rune arrow	42	1/8,128	1,974	10,080
	Adamant javelin	20	1/8,128	760	1,920
	Rune sq shield	1	1/8,128	22,553	23,040
	Dragonstone	1	1/8,128	10,748	6,000
	Silver ore	100 (noted)	1/8,128	6,100	4,500
	Nature talisman	1	1/34,679.47; 1/17,610.67[d 2]	280	2
	Uncut diamond	1	1/52,019.2; 1/26,416[d 2]	2,441	120
	Rune kiteshield	1	1/16,256	31,964	32,640
	Dragon med helm	1	1/16,256	58,453	60,000
	Rune spear	1	1/17,160.97; 1/1,991.16[d 2][d 3]	11,622	12,480
	Rune javelin	5	1/104,038.4; 1/52,832[d 2]	675	1,200
	Shield left half	1	1/34,321.95; 1/3,982.31[d 2][d 3]	65,036	66,000
	Dragon spear	1	1/45,762.6; 1/5,309.75[d 2][d 3]	38,083	37,440

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Brimstone key	1	1/50[d 1]	Not sold	N/A
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/300[d 2][d 3]	Not sold	12
	Dragon limbs	1	1/800	650,253	21,000
	Dragon metal lump	1	1/5,000	129,254	90,000
	Draconic visage	1	1/8,000	3,742,566	450,000

• Their model is the original model of the mithril dragons, which were also graphically updated when the rune dragons were released to better resemble their respective metals.