Brutal black dragon

Brutal black dragon
Released	9 June 2016 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	318
Examine	It appears intelligent and savage.
Combat info
Hitpoints	315
Max hit	29 (Melee, Magic); 50 (Dragonfire)
Aggressive	Yes
Poison	No
Weakness	Stab, Ranged, dragonbane weapons
Attack style	Melee (slash), Magic, Dragonfire (long-ranged)
Attack speed
Slayer info
Slayer level	77
Slayer XP	346.5
Category	Black dragon
Assigned by
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Defensive stats
Other bonuses

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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.

Drops[edit | edit source]

Drop rates estimated based on 118,395 kills from the Old School RuneScape Wiki drop log project, unless otherwise cited.

100%[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dragon bones	1	Always	2,225	96
	Black dragonhide	2	Always	5,926	180

Unique[edit | edit source]

There is a 1 in 128 chance of hitting the unique drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Dragon platelegs	1	1/512	160,764	162,000
Dragon plateskirt	1	1/512	161,129	162,000
Dragon spear	1	1/512	37,749	37,440
Uncut dragonstone	1	1/512	14,178	600

Armour and weaponry[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Rune hasta	1	10/128^{[d 1]}	11,958	12,480
Rune spear	1	10/128^{[d 1]}	11,861	12,480
Rune platelegs	1	7/128	37,938	38,400
Rune full helm	2	6/128	41,384	42,240
Rune longsword	1	5/128	18,712	19,200
Black d'hide body	1	2/128	7,459	8,088
Black d'hide vamb	1	1/128	2,295	2,592
Rune platebody	1	1/128	38,556	39,000
Dragon med helm	1	1/128	59,203	60,000
Dragon longsword	1	1/128	59,372	60,000
Dragon dagger	1	1/128	17,480	18,000

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Players who have not completed Barbarian training will receive the spear instead of the hasta.

Ammunition and runes[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Rune javelin	50	8/128	8,400	12,000
Death rune	75	7/128	15,450	8,100
Blood rune	50	8/128	16,850	12,000
Soul rune	50	8/128	7,350	9,000
Law rune	75	7/128	13,950	10,800
Rune arrow	75	7/128	5,925	18,000
Rune dart	20	5/128	20,280	4,200
Rune knife	25	2/128	6,150	2,500
Rune thrownaxe	30	2/128	5,940	7,920

Materials and consumables[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Anglerfish	2	8/128	2,900	540
Lava scale	5 (noted)	4/128	14,785	150
Dragon dart tip	40	3/128	117,760	6,000
Dragon javelin heads	40	2/128^{[d 1]}^[1]	38,440	46,800
Dragon arrowtips	40	2/128	26,920	12,000
Runite ore	3 (noted)	2/128	34,242	5,760

↑ Dragon javelin heads are only dropped after completion of Monkey Madness II.

Coins[edit | edit source]

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

↑ 2,200 coins are only dropped if Monkey Madness II isn't completed.

Rare and Gem drop table[edit | edit source]

There is a 2/128 chance of rolling the rare drop table. There is also a 3/128 chance of directly 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]}	10,400	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/378.27; 1/352.17^{[d 1]}	10,182	60
Uncut sapphire	1	1/154.57; 1/78.49^{[d 1]}	534	15
Runite bar	1	1/1,638.4	12,441	3,000
Nature rune	67	1/2,730.67	13,869	7,236
Rune 2h sword	1	1/2,730.67	37,903	38,400
Rune battleaxe	1	1/2,730.67	24,608	24,960
Uncut emerald	1	1/309.13; 1/156.98^{[d 1]}	678	30
Law rune	45	1/4,096	8,370	6,480
Death rune	45	1/4,096	9,270	4,860
Steel arrow	150	1/4,096	4,800	1,050
Rune arrow	42	1/4,096	3,318	10,080
Adamant javelin	20	1/4,096	1,260	1,920
Rune sq shield	1	1/4,096	22,507	23,040
Dragonstone	1	1/4,096	11,882	6,000
Silver ore	100 (noted)	1/4,096	6,000	4,500
Uncut ruby	1	1/618.26; 1/313.96^{[d 1]}	1,375	60
Rune kiteshield	1	1/8,192	32,148	32,640
Dragon med helm	1	1/8,192	59,203	60,000
Rune spear	1	1/7,869.24; 1/841.11^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	11,861	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/15,738.48; 1/1,682.22^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	65,212	66,000
Nature talisman	1	1/1,648.7; 1/837.23^{[d 1]}	736	2
Dragon spear	1	1/20,984.64; 1/2,242.97^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	37,749	37,440
Uncut diamond	1	1/2,473.06; 1/1,255.85^{[d 1]}	2,886	120
Rune javelin	5	1/4,946.11; 1/2,511.7^{[d 1]}	840	1,200

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 The drop rate of this item is increased when wearing a Ring of wealth.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The rune spear, shield left half and dragon spear will only be dropped if Legend's Quest has been started, or else a talisman will be dropped as a replacement.

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Ensouled dragon head	1	1/20^[2]	7,838	390
Brimstone key	1	1/56.4^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A
Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/128	Not sold	12
Ancient shard	1	1/123.33	Not sold	122
Dark totem base	1	1/185	Not sold	123
Dark totem middle	1	1/185	Not sold	123
Dark totem top	1	1/185	Not sold	123
Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/250^[3]	Not sold	12
Draconic visage	1	1/10,000	5,523,592	450,000

↑ Brimstone keys are only dropped if killed on a slayer assignment given by Konar quo Maten.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

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.
Brutal black dragons are the only Slayer monsters in the Catacombs of Kourend that do not have a superior variant.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 17 Jul 2018. (Archived from the original on 6 Apr 2019.) Mod Ash: "No, they replace a 2200 coin drop with the dragon javelin tip drop."
↑ Jagex. Mod Kieren's Twitter account. 18 Jan 2016. Mod Kieren: "Fair few people asking about ensouled head drop rates... Here you go! [1]"
↑ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 19 Feb 2017. (Archived from the original on 6 Apr 2019.) Mod Ash: "1 / 250."

[barb-training-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Players who have not completed Barbarian training will receive the spear instead of the hasta.

[2] Dragon javelin heads are only dropped after completion of Monkey Madness II.

[4] 2,200 coins are only dropped if Monkey Madness II isn't completed.

[row-5] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 The drop rate of this item is increased when wearing a Ring of wealth.

[rowm-6] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The rune spear, shield left half and dragon spear will only be dropped if Legend's Quest has been started, or else a talisman will be dropped as a replacement.

[8] Brimstone keys are only dropped if killed on a slayer assignment given by Konar quo Maten.

[MM2-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 17 Jul 2018. (Archived from the original on 6 Apr 2019.) Mod Ash: "No, they replace a 2200 coin drop with the dragon javelin tip drop."

[7] Jagex. Mod Kieren's Twitter account. 18 Jan 2016. Mod Kieren: "Fair few people asking about ensouled head drop rates... Here you go! [1]"

[9] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 19 Feb 2017. (Archived from the original on 6 Apr 2019.) Mod Ash: "1 / 250."

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Brutal black dragon

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Drops[edit | edit source]

100%[edit | edit source]

Unique[edit | edit source]

Armour and weaponry[edit | edit source]

Ammunition and runes[edit | edit source]

Materials and consumables[edit | edit source]

Coins[edit | edit source]

Rare and Gem drop table[edit | edit source]

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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