Red dragon

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Red dragon
Released	27 February 2002 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	152
Size	4x4
Examine	A big powerful dragon.
Combat info
Attribute	Draconic, Fiery
XP bonus	+2.5%
Max hit	14 (Melee); 50 (Dragonfire)
Aggressive	Yes
Poisonous	No
Attack style	Slash, Dragonfire
Attack speed	4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time	30 ticks (18 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level	None
Slayer XP	143.4 xp
Category	Red Dragons
Assigned by
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Melee defence
Magic defence
+60	50% weakness
Ranged defence
Immunities
Poison	Not immune
Venom	Not immune
Cannons	Not immune
Thralls	Not immune
Burn	Immune (weak)
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Advanced data
Monster ID	247
Link	MOID

This article has a Slayer task guide here.

Information comparing locations for Slayer tasks will be on this page.

Red dragons are second-to-most powerful of the adult chromatic dragons. As with all adult dragons, an anti-dragon shield and/or antifire potion is essential when fighting them to mitigate damage from their dragonfire. The red dragonhides and dragon bones that they drop are worth substantial amounts of money.

The ability to be assigned red dragons can be purchased for 50 Slayer reward points. Once unlocked, they can be disabled, but players must spend another 50 points to unlock them again. Killing brutal red dragons in the Catacombs of Kourend will also count toward a red dragon task. One Red Dragon is fought during Dragon Slayer II.

After completing the Karamja Elite Diary, red dragons in Brimhaven Dungeon will drop noted red dragonhides when killed.

Locations

Location	Levels	Spawns	Map	League region
Brimhaven Dungeon	152	16	Show map	Karamja✓
Charred Dungeon	152	4	Show map	N/A
Corsair Cove Dungeon/Myths' Guild (basement)^[1]	152	3	Show map	&
Dragon Nest	152	5	Show map	Varlamore✓
Forthos Dungeon	152	6	Show map	Kourend✓

^ Requires completion of Dragon Slayer II

Protections from dragonfire

The following methods will provide partial protection:

An anti-dragon shield or a dragonfire shield (permanent): offers high protection, significantly reducing dragonfire damage.
An antifire potion (temporary): offers partial protection, resulting in damage reduction generally with resistance similar to the shield mentioned above. Occasionally, you may be 'horribly burnt by the dragon fire', receiving moderate damage.

The following methods will provide 100% protection, but each has its own pros and cons:

An antifire potion + an anti-dragon or a dragonfire shield: temporary but saves a large amount of food considering how long each potion lasts. This method is strongly recommended as you can use prayer flicking to Protect from Melee, ultimately negating 100% of damage.
Protect from Magic + an antifire potion or anti-dragon shield or dragonfire shield: not advised due to the high cost of prayer potions, this is only recommended for players with a high Prayer level. Alternatively, prayer flicking is an option. This leaves players vulnerable to melee attacks, however.
A super antifire potion: More expensive than antifire potions, but they fully protect from dragonfire, allowing the use of a better shield or defender.

Money making

The following money making guide is available for Red dragon:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills
Killing red dragons	182,020	30 34 70+ recommended 40+ recommended

Drops

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

Konar task	Average drop value
Konar task	GE	HA
No	6,797.16	1,696.48
Yes	7,951.80	1,983.19

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dragon bones	1	Always	2,317	96
	Red dragonhide	1	Always^{[d 1]}	2,450	87

^ Red dragonhide is dropped in bank note form if players have completed the Karamja Diary and are killing red dragons in the Brimhaven Dungeon.

Weapons and armour

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Mithril 2h sword	1	4/128	1,180	1,560
Mithril axe	1	3/128	348	312
Mithril battleaxe	1	3/128	947	1,014
Rune dart	8	3/128	1,456	1,680
Mithril javelin	20	1/128	360	760
Mithril kiteshield	1	1/128	988	1,326
Adamant platebody	1	1/128	9,522	9,984
Rune longsword	1	1/128	18,653	19,200

Runes and ammunition

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Rune arrow	4	8/128	296	960
Law rune	4	5/128	504	576
Blood rune	2	4/128	546	480
Death rune	5	3/128	925	540

Herbs

There is a 2/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Grimy guam leaf	1	1/256	224	7
Grimy marrentill	1	1/341.3	140	8
Grimy tarromin	1	1/455.1	154	9
Grimy harralander	1	1/585.1	390	9
Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/744.7	5,383	18
Grimy irit leaf	1	1/1,024	1,794	10
Grimy avantoe	1	1/1,365.3	1,719	10
Grimy kwuarm	1	1/1,638.4	2,521	12
Grimy cadantine	1	1/2,048	2,802	13
Grimy lantadyme	1	1/2,730.7	1,652	13
Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/2,730.7	1,786	14

Coins

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Coins	196	40/128	196	196
Coins	66	29/128	66	66
Coins	330	10/128^{[d 1]}	330	330
Coins	690	1/128	690	690

^ 330 coins are only dropped if Monkey Madness II isn't completed.

Other

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Dragon javelin tips	10	10/128^{[d 1]}	8,250	11,700
Chocolate cake	3	3/128	1,131	126
Adamantite bar	1	1/128	1,977	384

^ Dragon javelin tips are only dropped after completion of Monkey Madness II.

Gem drop table

There is a 5/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Nothing	N/A	1/51.29; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
Uncut sapphire	1	1/102.4; 1/52^{[d 2]}	284	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/204.8; 1/104^{[d 2]}	541	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/409.6; 1/208^{[d 2]}	1,221	60
Chaos talisman	1	1/1,092.27; 1/554.67^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	217	2
Nature talisman	1	1/1,092.27; 1/554.67^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	224	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/1,638.4; 1/832^{[d 2]}	2,752	120
Rune javelin	5	1/3,276.8; 1/1,664^{[d 2]}	965	1,200
Loop half of key	1	1/3,276.8; 1/1,664^{[d 2]}	10,458	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/3,276.8; 1/1,664^{[d 2]}	10,470	60
Rune spear	1	1/52,428.8; 1/3,120^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	11,887	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/104,857.6; 1/6,240^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	65,082	66,000
Dragon spear	1	1/139,810.13; 1/8,320^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	39,041	37,440

^ The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.
^ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 The talisman dropped depends on where the player is located (map); typically, a nature talisman will drop above ground level and a chaos talisman will drop underground.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

Tertiary

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Tattered moon page	1	1/10^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	Not sold	0
Tattered sun page	1	1/10^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	Not sold	0
Tattered temple page	1	1/10^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	Not sold	0
Ensouled dragon head	1	1/40	3,650	390
Grubby key	1	1/50^{[d 1]}	35,052	19
Brimstone key	1	1/90^{[d 3]}	Not sold	N/A
Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/128^{[d 4]}^{[d 5]}	Not sold	12

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Tattered pages and grubby keys are only dropped by those found in the Forthos Dungeon.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The drop rate to receive any tattered page is 1/10. When rolled, the player will receive the page they have the fewest of.
^ Brimstone keys are only dropped if killed on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.
^ The hard clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/121 after unlocking the hard Combat Achievements rewards tier.
^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

Changes

Date	Changes
25 June 2025 (Update)	Red dragon's heavy Ranged defence has been decreased from 15 to 10. Red dragon's stab defence has been decreased from 10 to 0.
29 May 2024 (Update)	Red dragons now have a 50% elemental weakness to water spells. Red dragon's heavy Ranged defence has been lowered from 50 to 15. Red dragon's stab defence has been lowered from 50 to 10.
10 September 2015 (Update \| poll)	More red dragons spawn in Brimhaven Dungeon in an extended area.
5 March 2015 (Update \| poll)	Red dragons in the Brimhaven Dungeon now drop noted hides if you have completed the Karamja Elite Diary.
29 August 2006 (Update)	The NPC was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)


29 March 2004 – 29 August 2006	29 August 2006 – present

Trivia

Red dragons formerly inhabited the Red Dragon Isle (now Lava Dragon Isle) in the Wilderness, but they were replaced with Lava dragons in the Wilderness Rejuvenation update (in canon, this transformation was due to the fact that they had been living surrounded by lava for a very long time).
Red dragons are the rarest type of chromatic dragon.

[1] Requires completion of Dragon Slayer II

[2] Red dragonhide is dropped in bank note form if players have completed the Karamja Diary and are killing red dragons in the Brimhaven Dungeon.

[3] 330 coins are only dropped if Monkey Madness II isn't completed.

[dragonjavelin-4] Dragon javelin tips are only dropped after completion of Monkey Madness II.

[nothing-5] The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.

[row-6] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.

[talisman-7] 3.0 ^3.1 The talisman dropped depends on where the player is located (map); typically, a nature talisman will drop above ground level and a chaos talisman will drop underground.

[legend-8] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

[forthos-9] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Tattered pages and grubby keys are only dropped by those found in the Forthos Dungeon.

[page-10] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The drop rate to receive any tattered page is 1/10. When rolled, the player will receive the page they have the fewest of.

[11] Brimstone keys are only dropped if killed on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.

[12] The hard clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/121 after unlocking the hard Combat Achievements rewards tier.

[box-13] Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

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