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Steel dragons are powerful dragons found in the Brimhaven Dungeon and the Catacombs of Kourend. Steel dragons are the third 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 defense. Higher leveled 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 [1] 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
- ↑ Only dropped after completion of Monkey Madness II.
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
Clue scroll (hard) 1 Uncommon (1/64) Not sold
Ancient shard 1 Rare (1/166.66)[1] Not sold
Dark totem base 1 Rare (1/290)[1] Not sold
Dark totem middle 1 Rare (1/290)[1] Not sold
Dark totem top 1 Rare (1/290)[1] Not sold
Clue scroll (elite) 1 Rare (1/500) Not sold
Draconic visage 1 Very rare (1/10,000) 4,940,340
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Only dropped by those found within the Catacombs of Kourend.
Rare drop table
In addition to the drops above, this monster also has access to the rare drop table.
Show/hide rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Coins 3,000 Common Not sold
Loop half of key 1 Common 10,307
Tooth half of key 1 Common 10,840
Chaos talisman 1 Common 505
Uncut sapphire 1 Common 455
Uncut emerald 1 Uncommon 679
Uncut ruby 1 Uncommon 1,249
Nature talisman 1 Uncommon 744
Steel arrow 150 Uncommon 4,800
Rune arrow 42 Uncommon 2,940
Rune javelin 5 Uncommon 875
Adamant javelin 20 Uncommon 1,220
Runite bar 1 Uncommon 12,368
Nature rune 67 Uncommon 14,539
Law rune 45 Uncommon 7,470
Death rune 45 Uncommon 9,135
Rune battleaxe 1 Uncommon 24,487
Rune 2h sword 1 Uncommon 37,758
Rune sq shield 1 Uncommon 22,459
Silver ore 100 (noted) Uncommon 7,000
Dragonstone 1 Uncommon 11,932
Uncut diamond 1 Rare 2,627
Dragon med helm 1 Rare 58,488
Rune kiteshield 1 Rare 32,015
Rune spear 1 Rare 11,933
Shield left half 1 Rare 65,697
Dragon spear 1 Rare 37,226
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