Magic defence bonus: 60Immune to venom: ImmuneSlash attack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Page type: MonsterRanged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 50Defence level: 258Crush attack bonus: 0Crush defence bonus: 70Range attack bonus: 0Ranged level: 0Attack level: 330Combat level: 318Image: 
Range defence bonus: 50Attack style: Slash, Magic, DragonfireMonster attribute: dragonSize: 4Attack bonus: 0Immune to poison: ImmuneSlayer category: Black dragonHitpoints: 315Magic attack bonus: 0Attack speed: 4Experience bonus: 10Stab attack bonus: 0Magic level: 250Name: Brutal black dragonStrength bonus: 20NPC ID: 7275NPC ID: 8092NPC ID: 8093Strength level: 210Slash defence bonus: 70Slayer experience: 346.5
Brutal black dragons are slayer monsters found in the 
Catacombs of Kourend. Requiring level 77 Slayer in order to be damaged, they are a tougher version of black dragons and as such can be killed as an alternative for a black dragon slayer assignment.
Players can access the dragons by heading towards the Dragon's Den and running past the brutal blue and red dragons, or alternatively, use the hole found in Lovakengj to take them there immediately (unlocking this shortcut requires climbing up the vine from inside the catacombs first).
Like all brutal dragons, they use Melee, Magic and long-range dragonfire. Using both Protect from Magic (with a couple of prayer potions) and an antifire potion will completely protect players from damage, if players don't stand in Melee range.
Brutal black dragons are known for dropping the dragon spear not via the rare drop table, being one of the most frequent droppers of it.
Drop rates estimated based on 118,395 kills from the Old School RuneScape Wiki drop log project, unless otherwise cited.
The average Brutal black dragon kill is worth 28,952.69.
There is a 1 in 128 chance of hitting the unique drop table. Below lists the effective drop rates.
| Item |
Quantity |
Rarity |
Price |
High Alch |
 | Rune hasta | 1 | 10/128[d 1] | 11,722 | 12,480 |
 | Rune spear | 1 | 10/128[d 1] | 11,866 | 12,480 |
 | Rune platelegs | 1 | 7/128 | 37,786 | 38,400 |
 | Rune full helm | 2 | 6/128 | 41,146 | 42,240 |
 | Rune dart | 20 | 5/128 | 20,160 | 4,200 |
 | Rune longsword | 1 | 5/128 | 18,637 | 19,200 |
 | Black d'hide body | 1 | 2/128 | 7,203 | 8,088 |
 | Rune knife | 25 | 2/128 | 11,875 | 2,500 |
 | Rune thrownaxe | 30 | 2/128 | 6,060 | 7,920 |
 | Black d'hide vamb | 1 | 1/128 | 2,308 | 2,592 |
 | Rune platebody | 1 | 1/128 | 38,579 | 39,000 |
 | Dragon med helm | 1 | 1/128 | 58,849 | 60,000 |
 | Dragon longsword | 1 | 1/128 | 58,939 | 60,000 |
 | Dragon dagger | 1 | 1/128 | 17,413 | 18,000 |
| Item |
Quantity |
Rarity |
Price |
High Alch |
 | Rune javelin | 50 | 8/128 | 8,800 | 12,000 |
 | Death rune | 75 | 7/128 | 14,700 | 8,100 |
 | Blood rune | 50 | 8/128 | 15,200 | 12,000 |
 | Soul rune | 50 | 8/128 | 7,300 | 9,000 |
 | Law rune | 75 | 7/128 | 12,375 | 10,800 |
 | Rune arrow | 75 | 7/128 | 5,100 | 18,000 |
| Item |
Quantity |
Rarity |
Price |
High Alch |
 | Coins | 370 | 11/128 | 370 | 370 |
| Coins | 540–929 | 1/128 | 540-929 | 540-929 |
 | Coins | 2,200 | 2/128[d 1][1] | 2,200 | 2,200 |
| Item |
Quantity |
Rarity |
Price |
High Alch |
 | Anglerfish | 2 | 8/128 | 3,436 | 540 |
 | Lava scale | 5 (noted) | 4/128 | 15,855 | 150 |
 | Dragon dart tip | 40 | 3/128 | 113,400 | 6,000 |
 | Runite ore | 3 (noted) | 2/128 | 32,601 | 5,760 |
 | Dragon arrowtips | 40 | 2/128 | 27,320 | 12,000 |
 | Dragon javelin heads | 40 | 2/128[d 1][1] | 38,800 | 46,800 |
There is a 2/128 chance of rolling the rare drop table. There is also a 3/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.
| Item |
Quantity |
Rarity |
Price |
High Alch |
| Coins | 3,000 | 1/390.1 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
 | Loop half of key | 1 | 1/378.27; 1/352.17[d 1] | 10,259 | 60 |
 | Tooth half of key | 1 | 1/378.27; 1/352.17[d 1] | 9,455 | 60 |
 | Uncut sapphire | 1 | 1/154.57; 1/78.49[d 1] | 470 | 15 |
 | Runite bar | 1 | 1/1,638.4 | 12,332 | 3,000 |
 | Nature rune | 67 | 1/2,730.67 | 14,874 | 7,236 |
 | Rune 2h sword | 1 | 1/2,730.67 | 37,788 | 38,400 |
 | Rune battleaxe | 1 | 1/2,730.67 | 24,481 | 24,960 |
 | Uncut emerald | 1 | 1/309.13; 1/156.98[d 1] | 684 | 30 |
| Law rune | 45 | 1/4,096 | 7,425 | 6,480 |
| Death rune | 45 | 1/4,096 | 8,820 | 4,860 |
 | Steel arrow | 150 | 1/4,096 | 4,950 | 1,050 |
| Rune arrow | 42 | 1/4,096 | 2,856 | 10,080 |
 | Adamant javelin | 20 | 1/4,096 | 1,500 | 1,920 |
 | Rune sq shield | 1 | 1/4,096 | 22,517 | 23,040 |
 | Dragonstone | 1 | 1/4,096 | 11,726 | 6,000 |
 | Silver ore | 100 (noted) | 1/4,096 | 5,200 | 4,500 |
 | Uncut ruby | 1 | 1/618.26; 1/313.96[d 1] | 1,278 | 60 |
 | Rune kiteshield | 1 | 1/8,192 | 32,080 | 32,640 |
| Dragon med helm | 1 | 1/8,192 | 58,849 | 60,000 |
| Rune spear | 1 | 1/7,869.24; 1/841.11[d 1][d 2] | 11,866 | 12,480 |
 | Shield left half | 1 | 1/15,738.48; 1/1,682.22[d 1][d 2] | 65,614 | 66,000 |
 | Nature talisman | 1 | 1/1,648.7; 1/837.23[d 1] | 676 | 2 |
 | Dragon spear | 1 | 1/20,984.64; 1/2,242.97[d 1][d 2] | 37,387 | 37,440 |
 | Uncut diamond | 1 | 1/2,473.06; 1/1,255.85[d 1] | 2,880 | 120 |
| Rune javelin | 5 | 1/4,946.11; 1/2,511.7[d 1] | 880 | 1,200 |
- Brutal black dragons are the only chromatic dragons that are Slayer monsters.
- The Magic attack projectile of the brutal black dragon resembles Iban Blast.
- Brutal black dragons are the only monster to have two items from the mega-rare subtable of the rare drop table on their standard drop table (rune and dragon spears).
- Upon release, brutal black dragons did not have any Slayer requirement and dropped the dragon full helm at the same rate as mithril dragons. Due to player complaints about how profitable they were without any requirements (other than combat) in addition to devaluing a unique mithril dragon drop, an update was added to require players to have 77 Slayer to harm them and removed the dragon full helm from their drop table.
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