King Black Dragon
| King Black Dragon | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 24 September 2002 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | The biggest meanest dragon around | ||||||||||||||||||
| Combat values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Combat level | 245 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Max hit | 25 (65 without anti-dragon shield) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hits XP | 127.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Combat XP | 382.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fatigue | 6.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Combat info | |||||||||||||||||||
| Aggression | Aggressive | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poisonous | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poisonable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Combat stats | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hits | Attack | Strength | Defense | ||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 250 | 240 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Monster ID | 477 | ||||||||||||||||||
The King Black Dragon (or KBD) is the strongest and highest leveled monster which can be found living in Gielinor on RuneScape Classic. Players usually fight the dragon alone using melee, but it is possible to have another player ranging or casting spells on him from afar. However, it should be noted that ranged and prayer are significantly drained upon attacking, and therefore not reliable to use. Unlike other game versions, the KBD doesn't directly inflict poison, however a Cure poison Potion may still prove necessary for the journey. He can be found in his lair deep inside the Wilderness near the Lava maze. The ladder leading down to his lair is surrounded by several[Clarify] Lesser demons and Poison spiders. The KBD is often fought for its rare and valuable drops including the uncut dragonstone, left half dragon square shield and dragon medium helmet.
Contents
Recommended Equipment[edit | edit source]
- Rune Plate Mail Body
- Rune Plate Mail Legs or Rune Plated Skirt
- Dragon Medium Helmet
- Anti-dragon shield (see note below)
- Dragon sword
- Charged Dragonstone Amulet (for teleporting out)
- Cure poison potions or Poison antidotes
Note: The Anti-dragon shield is only needed at the start of a fight with the King black dragon, and some players choose to retreat and switch to a Rune kite shield or Dragon square shield for increased defense immediately after taking the first hit.
The same gear would be used by a mage with the addition of a chosen god cape/spell and charge. Players using ranged should use a magic longbow and rune arrows.
Note an Anti-dragon shield is only needed at the start of a fight with the King black dragon, and some players choose to switch to a Rune kite shield or Dragon square shield for increased defense immediately after taking the first hit.
Location[edit | edit source]
Drops[edit | edit source]
These drop rates are estimated based on a mix of drop logs, videos, and at times, comparison to later code. See the talk page for more details.
100% drops[edit | edit source]
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dragon Bones | 1 | Always |
Weapons and armour[edit | edit source]
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rune Long Sword | 1 | Common (~10/128) |
 | Adamantite Plate Mail Body | 1 | Common (~9/128) |
 | Adamantite Axe | 1 | Uncommon (~2/128) |
Runes and ammunition[edit | edit source]
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Blood-Rune | 10 | Common (~22/128) |
 | Air-Rune | 70 | Common (~17/128) |
 | Fire-Rune | 70 | Common (~10/128) |
 | Law-Rune | 10 | Uncommon (~5/128) |
 | Death-Rune | 5 | Uncommon (~4/128) |
 | Iron Arrows | 690 | Common (~10/128) |
Other[edit | edit source]
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ruby Amulet of strength | 1 | Common (~11/128) |
 | Adamantite bar | 1 | Uncommon (~3/128) |
 | Shark | 4 | Uncommon (~4/128) |
 | Yew logs certificate | 20 | Common (~10/128) |
| Iron ore certificate | 20 | Uncommon (~2/128) |
 | Oyster | 1 | Rare (~1/128) |
Ultra-rare drop table[edit | edit source]
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Uncut sapphire | 1 | Rare |
 | Uncut emerald | 1 | Rare |
 | Uncut ruby | 1 | Rare |
 | Uncut diamond | 1 | Very rare |
 | Half of a key (loop) | 1 | Rare |
 | Half of a key (tooth) | 1 | Rare |
 | Coins | 3000 | Rare |
 | Dragonstone | 1 | Very rare |
 | Rune 2-handed Sword | 1 | Very rare |
 | Rune battle Axe | 1 | Very rare |
 | Rune Axe | 1 | Very rare |
 | Dragon medium Helmet | 1 | Very rare |
 | Rune Kite Shield | 1 | Very rare |
 | Rune Square Shield | 1 | Very rare |
 | Rune Plate Mail Legs | 1 | Very rare |
 | Rune Chain Mail Body | 1 | Very rare |
 | Runite bar | 1 | Very rare |
| Death-Rune | 30 | Very rare |
 | Nature-Rune | 45 | Very rare |
| Law-Rune | 30 | Very rare |
 | Bronze Arrows | 300 | Very rare |
| Silver certificate | 20 | Very rare |
| Coal certificate | 20 | Very rare |
 | Rune Spear | 1 | Extremely rare |
 | Half Dragon Square Shield (left) | 1 | Extremely rare |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The King Black Dragon was given three heads upon his transition to RuneScape 2
- The King Black Dragon's lair is much smaller in RuneScape Classic than it is in RuneScape 2
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