Slayer task/Metal dragons

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Metal dragons
Requirements
Skills										None
Combat level										? (edit)
Other										Partial completion of Dragon Slayer I
Task amounts (extended)
Konar										30-40 (150-200)
Nieve										30-40 (150-200)
Duradel										35-45 (150-200)
Advanced data
Icon ID										No

Metal dragons can be assigned by high-levelled slayer masters as a potential task.

Players have many options for killing these dragons:

• Bronze dragons - found in Brimhaven Dungeon and the Catacombs of Kourend. The lowest level option.
• Iron dragons - found in the same locations as bronze dragons. More plentiful. Can also be found in the Isle of Souls dungeon.
• Steel dragons - found in Brimhaven Dungeon and the Catacombs of Kourend.
• Mithril dragons - found in the Ancient Cavern, requiring completion of the first part of the Firemaking section of the Barbarian Training miniquest.
• Adamant dragons - found in Lithkren Vault, requiring completion of Dragon Slayer II in order to access.
• Rune dragons - same as above.

Of these dragons, only mithril dragons cannot be cannoned. All metal dragons are capable of using melee and long range dragonfire, which rolls differently compared to chromatic dragonfire. Unlike chromatic dragons, where Protect from Magic would block most of the damage, metal dragons aren't affected by it, thus making an anti-dragon shield mandatory if not using a super antifire potion. Mithril, adamant and rune dragons are also able to use both magic and ranged, with the latter two additionally having a special ranged attack that mimics ruby and onyx enchanted bolts respectively.

As with all dragons, metal dragons have the draconic attribute, making them susceptible to the dragon hunter lance, dragon hunter crossbow and dragon hunter wand. They are also weakest to stab and heavy ranged attacks, although the higher levelled metal dragons are more resistant to the latter. Additionally, all of these dragons have a 50% vulnerability to earth spells.

If players are seeking a fast task of dragons, they are recommended to kill bronze dragons at Brimhaven Dungeon's slayer-only area, where five of them can be found in a small area which is cannonable. Alternatively, iron dragons may be cannoned instead if seeking the draconic visage, as bronze dragons do not drop them and iron dragons are still fairly easy to kill. If seeking profit, kill rune dragons instead. It is not recommended to kill other dragons apart from collection log purposes. Metal dragons as a slayer task also have an incredibly high weight value (the most out of all potential tasks) so players should determine whether or not to block them depending on what tasks they are looking for.

Dragonfire

Protection used		Maximum damage
		Metallic
Unprotected		50	30
		5
		35	15
		0
		0
		0

Legend

	Player failed the accuracy roll: You're horribly burnt by the dragon fire!
	Player won the accuracy roll: You manage to resist some of the dragon fire!
	Anti-dragon shield
	Antifire potion(4)
	Super antifire potion(4)

Slayer Unlocks

Main article: Slayer Rewards

Unlock		Points cost	Notes
	Pedal to the Metals	200	Number of metal dragons assigned is increased to 150-200.

Monster variants

Monster	Combat level	Slayer XP	Locations	Notes
Bronze dragon	131 143	125	Brimhaven Dungeon Catacombs of Kourend	Weakest variant of metal dragons. Does not drop the draconic visage. 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.
Iron dragon	189 215	173.2 204.5	Brimhaven Dungeon Isle of Souls Dungeon Catacombs of Kourend	Second weakest variant of metal dragons.
Steel dragon	246 274	220.5 262.5	Brimhaven Dungeon Catacombs of Kourend	Third weakest variant of metal dragons.
Mithril dragon	304	273	Ancient Cavern	Requires completion of the first part of Barbarian Firemaking in order to access the Ancient Cavern. Uses all three forms of combat. Exclusively drops the dragon full helm, along with chewed bones as a second roll option for them.
Adamant dragon	338	324.5	Lithkren Vault	Requires completion of Dragon Slayer II in order to access. Uses all three forms of combat. Additionally, has a special ranged attack that mimics enchanted ruby bolts, dealing 10% of the dragon's current health as damage to land a successful hit on the player for 20% of their current health. This bolt attack ignores prayer. Can also spit poison at the player, dealing up to 14-25 damage each per projectile (one initial projectile that splatters into two smaller ones in a 5x5 AoE on the player's position), reduced to 4-8 if under antipoison protection. Drops dragon limbs and the exclusive dragon metal slice.
Rune dragon	380	363	Lithkren Vault	Requires completion of Dragon Slayer II in order to access. Uses all three forms of combat. Additionally, has a special ranged attack that mimics enchanted onyx bolts, healing the dragon for whatever damage it deals. This bolt attack ignores prayer. Can also throw two bolts of lightning that briefly pursue the player, dealing 4-7 per tick if next to them. Wearing insulated boots reduces the damage to 1-2. Drops dragon limbs and the exclusive dragon metal lump.

Location comparison

Location	Maplink	Amount	Multicombat	Cannonable	Safespottable	Notes
Brimhaven Dungeon (task only area)		5 bronze 9 iron 9 steel	No	Yes	No	An axe is needed if entering via the north entrance, requiring 10 Woodcutting. A blessed axe will not work. 875 coins entry for each time, a one-time fee of 1,000,000 coins or alternate entry of one-off fee of 5000 trading sticks. Fairy ring code CKR and then north to the dungeon. Completion of the Elite Karamja Diary allows for players to toggle noted bar drops by talking to Pirate Jackie the Fruit in Brimhaven.
Brimhaven Dungeon		3 bronze 13 iron 4 steel	No	Yes	No	An axe is needed if entering via the north entrance, requiring 10 Woodcutting. A blessed axe will not work. 875 coins entry for each time, a one-time fee of 1,000,000 coins or alternate entry of one-off fee of 5000 trading sticks. Fairy ring code CKR and then north to the dungeon. Completion of the Elite Karamja Diary allows for players to toggle noted bar drops by talking to Pirate Jackie the Fruit in Brimhaven.
Catacombs of Kourend		5 bronze 2 iron 2 steel	Yes	No	No	Monsters in the Catacombs of Kourend are stronger than their normal counterparts. Drops ancient shards and dark totem pieces. The fastest way to the main entrance is through Xeric's talisman with the "Xeric's Heart" function, which teleports the player outside the statue of King Rada I, or the Kourend Castle Teleport spell, which requires the completion of the Client of Kourend quest to use.
Isle of Souls Dungeon	Show map	3 iron	No	Yes	No
Ancient Cavern (upper level)		7 mithril	No	No	No	The cavern can only be accessed after the player has completed the first part of Barbarian Firemaking, requiring 35 Firemaking. To quickly reach the dragons, teleport to the Barbarian Outpost and run south.
Lithkren Vault		5 adamant 5 rune	No	Yes	No	Only accessible after the completion of Dragon Slayer II.