Red dragon

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Red dragon
Released	27 February 2002 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	152
Size	4x4
Examine	A big powerful dragon.
Combat info
Attribute	Draconic, Fiery
XP bonus	+2.5%
Max hit	14 (Melee); 50 (Dragonfire)
Aggressive	Yes
Poison	No
Attack style	Slash, Dragonfire
Attack speed
Slayer info
Slayer level	None
Slayer XP	143.4 xp
Category	Red dragon
Assigned by
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Defensive stats
Immunities
Not immune to poison	Not immune to venom
Advanced data
Monster ID	247
Twisted League	Yes

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SMW Subobject for 1Magic defence bonus: 60Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 50Defence level: 130Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 247Crush defence bonus: 70Version anchor: 1Ranged level: 1Attack level: 130Combat level: 152Is variant of: Red dragonImage: File:Red dragon.pngSlayer experience: 143.4Attack style: Slash, DragonfireImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 4Slash defence bonus: 70Hitpoints: 140Range defence bonus: 50Slayer category: Red dragonMagic attack bonus: 0Assigned by: konar, nieve, duradelAttack speed: 4Monster attribute: dragon, fieryRange attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: Red dragonStrength bonus: 0Experience bonus: 2.5Strength level: 130Is members only: trueMax hit: 14 (Melee), 50 (Dragonfire)

SMW Subobject for 3Magic defence bonus: 60Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 50Defence level: 130Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 249Crush defence bonus: 70Version anchor: 3Ranged level: 1Attack level: 130Combat level: 152Is variant of: Red dragonImage: File:Red dragon (3).pngSlayer experience: 143.4Attack style: Slash, DragonfireImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 4Slash defence bonus: 70Hitpoints: 140Range defence bonus: 50Slayer category: Red dragonMagic attack bonus: 0Assigned by: konar, nieve, duradelAttack speed: 4Monster attribute: dragon, fieryRange attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: Red dragonStrength bonus: 0Experience bonus: 2.5Strength level: 130Is members only: trueMax hit: 14 (Melee), 50 (Dragonfire)

SMW Subobject for 2Magic defence bonus: 60Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 50Defence level: 130Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 248, 8075, 8078, 8079Crush defence bonus: 70Version anchor: 2Ranged level: 1Attack level: 130Combat level: 152Is variant of: Red dragonImage: File:Red dragon (2).pngSlayer experience: 143.4Attack style: Slash, DragonfireImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 4Slash defence bonus: 70Hitpoints: 140Range defence bonus: 50Slayer category: Red dragonMagic attack bonus: 0Assigned by: konar, nieve, duradelAttack speed: 4Monster attribute: dragon, fieryRange attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: Red dragonStrength bonus: 0Experience bonus: 2.5Strength level: 130Is members only: trueMax hit: 14 (Melee), 50 (Dragonfire)

SMW Subobject for 5Magic defence bonus: 60Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 50Defence level: 130Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 251Crush defence bonus: 70Version anchor: 5Ranged level: 1Attack level: 130Combat level: 152Is variant of: Red dragonImage: File:Red dragon (5).pngSlayer experience: 143.4Attack style: Slash, DragonfireImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 4Slash defence bonus: 70Hitpoints: 140Range defence bonus: 50Slayer category: Red dragonMagic attack bonus: 0Assigned by: konar, nieve, duradelAttack speed: 4Monster attribute: dragon, fieryRange attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: Red dragonStrength bonus: 0Experience bonus: 2.5Strength level: 130Is members only: trueMax hit: 14 (Melee), 50 (Dragonfire)

SMW Subobject for 4Magic defence bonus: 60Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 50Defence level: 130Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 250Crush defence bonus: 70Version anchor: 4Ranged level: 1Attack level: 130Combat level: 152Is variant of: Red dragonImage: File:Red dragon (4).pngSlayer experience: 143.4Attack style: Slash, DragonfireImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 4Slash defence bonus: 70Hitpoints: 140Range defence bonus: 50Slayer category: Red dragonMagic attack bonus: 0Assigned by: konar, nieve, duradelAttack speed: 4Monster attribute: dragon, fieryRange attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: Red dragonStrength bonus: 0Experience bonus: 2.5Strength level: 130Is members only: trueMax hit: 14 (Melee), 50 (Dragonfire)

Red dragons are second-to-most powerful of the adult chromatic dragons. As with all adult dragons, an anti-dragon shield and/or antifire potion is essential when fighting them to mitigate damage from their dragonfire. The red dragonhides and dragon bones that they drop are worth substantial amounts of money.

The ability to be assigned red dragons can be purchased for 50 Slayer reward points. Once unlocked, they can be disabled, but players must spend another 50 points to unlock them again. Killing brutal red dragons in the Catacombs of Kourend will also count toward a red dragon task. One Red Dragon is fought during Dragon Slayer II.

After completing the Karamja Elite Diary, red dragons in Brimhaven Dungeon will drop noted red dragonhides when killed.

Locations[edit | edit source]

Location	Levels	Spawns	Map
Brimhaven Dungeon	152	16	Maplink
Corsair Cove Dungeon^{[l 1]}	152	3	Maplink
Forthos Dungeon	152	6	Maplink

↑ Requires completion of Dragon Slayer II.

Drops[edit | edit source]

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

The average Red dragon kill is worth 6,710.33.

The average Red dragon kill while on a Konar task is worth 7,811.96.

100%[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dragon bones	1	Always	1,981	96
	Red dragonhide	1	Always^[1]	2,299	87

↑ Red dragonhide is dropped in bank note form if players have completed the Karamja Diary and are killing red dragons in the Brimhaven Dungeon.

Weapons and armour[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Mithril 2h sword	1	4/128	1,247	1,560
Mithril axe	1	3/128	97	312
Mithril battleaxe	1	3/128	709	1,014
Rune dart	8	3/128	8,000	1,680
Mithril javelin	20	1/128	240	760
Mithril kiteshield	1	1/128	1,055	1,326
Adamant platebody	1	1/128	9,492	9,984
Rune longsword	1	1/128	18,633	19,200

Runes and ammunition[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Rune arrow	4	8/128	156	960
Law rune	4	5/128	548	576
Blood rune	2	4/128	794	480
Death rune	5	3/128	1,015	540

Herbs[edit | edit source]

There is a 2/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Grimy guam leaf	1	1/256	21	7
Grimy marrentill	1	1/341.3	23	8
Grimy tarromin	1	1/455.1	113	9
Grimy harralander	1	1/585.1	752	9
Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/744.7	6,430	18
Grimy irit leaf	1	1/1,024	716	10
Grimy avantoe	1	1/1,365.3	1,707	10
Grimy kwuarm	1	1/1,638.4	1,408	12
Grimy cadantine	1	1/2,048	1,642	13
Grimy lantadyme	1	1/2,730.7	1,395	13
Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/2,730.7	508	14

Coins[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Coins	196	40/128	196	196
Coins	66	29/128	66	66
Coins	330	10/128^[1]	330	330
Coins	690	1/128	690	690

↑ 330 coins are only dropped if Monkey Madness II isn't completed.

Other[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Dragon javelin heads	10	10/128^[1]	9,230	11,700
Chocolate cake	3	3/128	525	126
Adamantite bar	1	1/128	1,920	384

↑ Only dropped after completion of Monkey Madness II.

Gem drop table[edit | edit source]

There is a 5/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Nothing	N/A	1/51.29; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
Uncut sapphire	1	1/102.4; 1/52^{[d 2]}	385	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/204.8; 1/104^{[d 2]}	631	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/409.6; 1/208^{[d 2]}	1,271	60
Chaos talisman	1	1/1,092.27; 1/554.67^{[d 2]}	526	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/1,638.4; 1/832^{[d 2]}	3,073	120
Loop half of key	1	1/3,276.8; 1/1,664^{[d 2]}	10,396	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/3,276.8; 1/1,664^{[d 2]}	11,201	60
Rune javelin	5	1/3,276.8; 1/1,664^{[d 2]}	805	1,200
Rune spear	1	1/52,428.8; 1/3,120^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	11,916	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/104,857.6; 1/6,240^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	65,404	66,000
Dragon spear	1	1/139,810.13; 1/8,320^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	38,381	37,440

↑ The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Tattered moon page	1	1/10^{[d 1]} ^{[d 2]}	Not sold	1
Tattered sun page	1	1/10^{[d 1]} ^{[d 2]}	Not sold	1
Tattered temple page	1	1/10^{[d 1]} ^{[d 2]}	Not sold	1
Ensouled dragon head	1	1/40	6,283	390
Grubby key	1	1/50^{[d 1]}	41,372	19
Brimstone key	1	1/89^{[d 3]}	Not sold	N/A
Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/128	Not sold	12

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Tattered pages and grubby keys are only dropped by those found in the Forthos Dungeon.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The drop rate to receive any tattered page is 1/10. When rolled, the player will receive the page they have the fewest of.
↑ Brimstone keys are only dropped if killed on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.

Changes[edit | edit source]

Date	Changes
5 March 2015 (update \| poll)	Red dragons in the Brimhaven Dungeon now drop noted hides if you have completed the Karamja Elite Diary.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Red dragons formerly inhabited the Red Dragon Isle (now Lava Dragon Isle) in the Wilderness, but they were replaced with Lava dragons in the Wilderness Rejuvenation update (in canon, this transformation was due to the fact that they had been living surrounded by lava for a very long time).
Red dragons are the rarest type of chromatic dragon.

[1] Requires completion of Dragon Slayer II.

[2] Red dragonhide is dropped in bank note form if players have completed the Karamja Diary and are killing red dragons in the Brimhaven Dungeon.

[3] 330 coins are only dropped if Monkey Madness II isn't completed.

[dragonjavelin-4] Only dropped after completion of Monkey Madness II.

[5] The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.

[row-6] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.

[rowm-7] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

[forthos-8] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Tattered pages and grubby keys are only dropped by those found in the Forthos Dungeon.

[page-9] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The drop rate to receive any tattered page is 1/10. When rolled, the player will receive the page they have the fewest of.

[10] Brimstone keys are only dropped if killed on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.

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Red dragon

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Weapons and armour[edit | edit source]

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Herbs[edit | edit source]

Coins[edit | edit source]

Other[edit | edit source]

Gem drop table[edit | edit source]

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Changes[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

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