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[]
Dragons and dragon-like races | |||||||
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Chromatic dragons |
Green (baby) (brutal) • Blue (baby) (brutal) • Red (baby) (brutal) • Black (baby) (brutal) | ||||||
Metal dragons | |||||||
Slayer monsters |
Long-tailed Wyvern • Spitting Wyvern • Taloned Wyvern • Skeletal Wyvern • Brutal black • Ancient Wyvern | ||||||
Other |
Lava • Reanimated • Revenant
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