A player wearing full Dragon armour
Graphically updated Dragon armour and claws
Dragon equipment are some of the most powerful pieces of armour and weapons in Gielinor. All dragon equipment are dark red in appearance. (With the exception of dragon darts and dragon arrows, but since they are created by dragon talons instead of the metal, this is to be expected.) They were created by an ancient race called the Dragonkin.
Dragon weapons in the RuneScape Economy
Since their initial release, dragon weapons have profoundly affected the economy of the game. They have affected the economy for weapons in many ways - specifically runite weapons. At one point, runite items were arguably the best in the game, but the introduction of dragon items encouraged players to save for and obtain them instead of runite, reducing demand and causing the prices of those items to fall.
Weapons
Dragon weapons are some of the most powerful weapons. Like dragon armour, (except the dragon platebody and dragon square shield) they are not smithable. Most dragon weapons are Pay-to-play only, with the exception of Corrupt dragon equipment, and require level 60 Attack(or Range in the case of dragon darts and dragon arrow) to wield. All dragon weapons (except for the dragon darts) have special attacks; each weapon has its own abilities and functions. Most dragon weapons require the completion of a specific quest to be wielded. They were created by the Dragonkin, as revealed by Mr. Mordaut in a Postbag from the Hedge. Dragon weapons are very popular with new members with level 60+ Attack, as Lost City is very easy to complete and is one of two requirements to using the Dragon longsword and Dragon dagger.
Current dragon weapons
In order of release:
Item Poisonable? Requires Exchange price Release date Dragon longsword 
No Level 60 Attack
Template:GEPriceUpdate 27 February 2002 Dragon battleaxe 
No Level 60 Attack
Template:GEPriceUpdate 27 February 2002 Dragon spear 
Yes Level 60 Attack Template:GEPriceUpdate April 14 2003 Dragon dagger Dragon dagger Yes Level 60 Attack
Template:GEPriceUpdate 25 February 2004 Dragon mace 
No Level 60 Attack
Template:GEPriceUpdate 25 February 2004 Dragon halberd
No Level 60 Attack
Level 30 Strength
Template:GEPriceUpdate 20 September 2004 Dragon scimitar
No Level 60 Attack
Template:GEPriceUpdate 29 March 2005 Dragon hatchet File:Dragon hatchet.png No (To use) Level 61 Woodcutting
(To equip) Level 60 Attack
Template:GEPriceUpdate 7 November 2005 Dragon 2h sword
No Level 60 Attack Template:GEPriceUpdate 20 February 2006 Dragon arrow*
Yes Level 60 Ranged Template:GEPriceUpdate 11 June 2007 Dragon dart*
Yes Level 60 Ranged Template:GEPriceUpdate 11 June 2007 Dragon claws
No Level 60 Attack Template:GEPriceUpdate 26 November 2008 Dragon pickaxe
No (To use) Level 61 Mining
(To equip) Level 60 Attack
Template:GEPriceUpdate 9 September 2009
* Dragon arrow and dragon dart tips are actually made from a dragon's talons and not from dragon metal, which may explain why they are not red in colour and why the darts are the only "dragon" item with no special attack. They are the only dragon items that can be made using the Fletching skill. The arrows may only be fired from a Dark bow
Armour
A player getting 60 Defence and gaining the ability to wear dragon equipment.
Dragon armour is considered the next step up from Rune armour, although Granite armor is the real step up from Rune armor. All dragon armour requires level 60 Defence to wear and is members-only. They are a distinctive dark red in colour, usually have details that make them look different from previous armours besides colour (like the dragon helm containing spikes) and are generally sold at fairly high prices, or are dropped by high-levelled monsters at a low drop rate.
Dragon armour is considered one of the highest sought-after melee armour in the game. It is often debated whether it is more cost-effective to buy Dragon armour or Barrows equipment, since Barrows equipment requires repair every 15 hours of combat, though barrows equipment has a much higher Defence bonus than dragon armour does.
The Dragon square shield is created by combining a Shield left half with a Shield right half on an anvil, which requires level 60 Smithing. Note that the Legends' Quest has to be completed to be able to wield or make this shield. To repair the Dragon platebody, level 92 Smithing is required, along with a Blast fusion hammer. There are 3 parts needed to smith the Dragon platebody: the Ruined dragon armour slice, the Ruined dragon armour lump and the Ruined dragon armour shard. Players can only smith this in the Ancient Caverns, and 2,000 Smithing experience is gained for this. The Assist System may be used to repair the Dragon platebody.
Dragon plate armour set with gold ornament kits after the 6 March 2012 graphical update.
Current dragon armour
In order of release:
Item Requires Exchange price Release date
Dragon helm Level 60 Defence
Template:GEPriceUpdate 27 February 2002
Dragon sq shield Level 60 Defence and Legends Quest Template:GEPriceUpdate 20 August 2003
Dragon chainbody Level 60 Defence Template:GEPriceUpdate 7 September 2004
Dragon platelegs Level 60 Defence Template:GEPriceUpdate 17 January 2005
Dragon plateskirt Level 60 Defence Template:GEPriceUpdate 29 March 2005 Culinaromancer's gloves 9 Culinaromancer's gloves 9 (dragon-coloured gloves) 9/10 mini quests of Recipe for Disaster
100,000 coins
(from Culinaromancer's Chest)15 March 2006
Dragon full helm Level 60 Defence Template:GEPriceUpdate 3 July 2007 Dragon boots Dragon boots Level 60 Defence Template:GEPriceUpdate 28 August 2007 Dragon gauntlets Dragon gauntlets Buy it from Fist of Guthix (for 300 tokens) and Level 60 Defence Template:GEPriceUpdateFor Uncharged Gauntlets (Costs 50 tokens to charge) 9 April 2008
Dragon platebody Level 60 Defence (While Guthix Sleeps required to make one) Template:GEPriceUpdate 26 November 2008 Dragon defender Dragon defender 60 Attack, 60 Defence Not sold 7 December 2010
Nonexistent dragon items
Nonexistent dragon items are often the subject of Jagex's April Fools jokes. Dragon kites, released on April Fool's Day, were actually toys that players can buy from Diango in the Draynor Village.
There are several dragon items that have yet to be released. These items include:
Nonexistent dragon weapons
- Dragon shortsword
- Dragon warhammer
- Dragon hasta
- Dragon crossbow
- Dragon thrownaxes
- Dragon throwing knives
- Dragon javelins
* Jagex stated that they are planning to make a dragon weapon out of every weapon known on their Official YouTube channel on their comment section (can currently be found on the 1st page), this is the direct quote:
All Dragon Weapons confirmed
| “ | artgeek12583 - We have plans to make a Dragon version of each weapon, however they are all in various states of development so we have no ETA for any of them. Rest assured that if we do introduce any into the game they will be well publicized, as such an important item would deserve. | ” |
Nonexistent dragon armour
- The Dragon Kiteshield was announced on May 1st, 2012 as a drop from the newly announced boss, Queen Black Dragon in the May 2012 Behind the Scenes.
Trivia
- Oddly, Dragon Platebody requires only 92 Smithing to repair, whereas Rune Platebody requires 99 Smithing to make. This is because historically, Rune smithing was added long before the Dragon Platebody was released. However, a valid explaination of this is that, when repairing a Dragon Platebody, the player is simply reconnecting the pieces of dragon armour using a powerful forge whereas, when making a Rune Platebody, the player is creating the shape of the armour from scratch, using an ordinary anvil.
- On 6 March, 2012, Dragon armour, along with many other armours, received a graphical rework.
See also
- Corrupt dragon equipment
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