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Steel dragons are powerful dragons found in the Brimhaven Dungeon and the Catacombs of Kourend. Steel dragons are the fourth strongest of the six kinds of metallic dragons, behind mithril dragons, adamant dragons and rune dragons. They have a chance of dropping the draconic visage, which is the motivation of many steel dragon killers. Like their fellow metallic brethren, steel dragons can use long-range dragonfire in addition to using melee. The steel dragon boasts a higher max hit and accuracy compared to the iron dragon, although it is far weaker than a mithril dragon.
When given a task of steel dragons for Slayer, they can be an extremely hard and long task for unprepared players. The cheapest way for players to kill them are using bolt spells with chaos gauntlets to increase damage. Players can also use a slayer's staff (e) and Magic Dart. Alternatively, players can use ranged with an imbued slayer helmet to cover up lost accuracy against the dragon's high ranged defence. Higher levelled players can use the Zamorakian hasta or trident of the seas/swamp to kill steel dragons.
They drop rune items frequently and have an increased chance of dropping dragon platelegs and dragon plateskirts over their weaker metal counterparts (being the iron and bronze dragons). However, the runite limbs, axes and maces generate quite a nice sum of coins when high-alched to conserve inventory space.
Players can pick up the steel bars they drop to make profit, as they drop 5 at a time. However, this is unviable because players will need to bank after 4-5 kills which can hamper kill rates. Even with the completion of the Elite Karamja Diary, which notes their steel bars, it is somewhat impractical as they are surrounded by many iron dragons.
If they are fought without complete dragonfire protection, it is recommended to stay in melee range and use Protect from Melee, to reduce the amount of dragonfire damage taken.
Locations[]
- Brimhaven Dungeon (13 spawns)
- 4 spawns in the main area of the dungeon, with an additional 9 spawns in a task-only area
- Catacombs of Kourend (2 spawns)
Drops[]
100%[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price 
Dragon bones 1 Always 2,713
Steel bar 5 Always 2,365
Weapons/Armour[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Rune mace 1 Common 8,238
Adamant kiteshield 1 Uncommon 2,950
Rune knife 5–7 Uncommon 1,565–2,191
Rune axe 1 Rare 7,181
Rune full helm 1 Rare 20,588
Dragon plateskirt 1 Rare (1/512)[1] 161,137
Dragon platelegs 1 Rare (1/512)[1] 161,162
Runes/Ammunition[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Blood rune 15; 20 Common 5,505–7,340
Rune javelin 2–7 Common 350–1,225
Dragon javelin heads 12 Uncommon [2] 11,448
Runite bolts 2–12 Uncommon 806–4,836
Rune dart(p) 9–12 Uncommon 9,882–13,176
Soul rune 5 Uncommon 730
Other[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Runite limbs 1 Common 9,428
Super attack(3) 1 Common 109
Coins 470; 650 Uncommon Not sold
Curry 1–2 Uncommon 974–1,948
Runite bar 1 Uncommon 12,368
Super defence(2) 1 Uncommon 287
Super strength(1) 1 Uncommon 376
Gem drop table 1 Uncommon (1/32) Not sold
Clue scroll (hard) 1 Uncommon (1/64) Not sold
Tertiary drops[]
These items are dropped alongside the other items listed above.
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Ancient shard 1 Rare (1/166.66)[3] Not sold
Dark totem base 1 Rare (1/290)[3] Not sold
Dark totem middle 1 Rare (1/290)[3] Not sold
Dark totem top 1 Rare (1/290)[3] Not sold
Clue scroll (elite) 1 Rare (1/500) Not sold
Draconic visage 1 Very rare (1/10,000) 4,940,340
Gem drop table
In addition to the drops above, this monster has a 1/32 chance to access the gem drop table.
Show/hide gem drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Uncut sapphire 1 Rare
(1/128; 1/96)[G 1]455
Uncut emerald 1 Rare
(1/256; 1/192)[G 1]679
Uncut ruby 1 Rare
(1/512; 1/384)[G 1]1,249
Chaos talisman 1 Very rare
(1/1,365.33; 1/1,024)[G 1]505
Uncut diamond 1 Very rare
(1/2,048; 1/1,536)[G 1]2,627
Rune javelin 5 Very rare
(1/4,096; 1/3,072)[G 1]875
Loop half of key 1 Very rare
(1/4,096; 1/3,072)[G 1]10,307
Tooth half of key 1 Very rare
(1/4,096; 1/3,072)[G 1]10,840
Rune spear 1 Very rare
(1/65,536; 1/5,760)[G 1]11,933
Shield left half 1 Very rare
(1/131,072; 1/11,520)[G 1]65,697
Dragon spear 1 Very rare
(1/174,762.67; 1/15,360)[G 1]37,226
References[]
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