Black dragon

Level 227Level 247
Black dragon
Released	27 February 2002 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	227
Size	4x4
Examine	A fierce dragon with black scales!
Combat info
Attribute	Draconic, Fiery
XP bonus	+2.5%
Max hit	21 (Melee); 50 (Dragonfire)
Aggressive	Yes
Poisonous	No
Attack style	Slash, Dragonfire
Attack speed	4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time	15 ticks (9 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level	None
Slayer XP	199.5 xp
Category	Black Dragons
Assigned by	File:Konar chathead.png
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
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Advanced data
Monster ID	252,253,254,255,256,257,258,259,8084,8085

This article has a Slayer task guide here.

Information comparing locations for Slayer tasks will be on this page

SMW Subobject for Level 247Magic defence bonus: 60Examine: A fierce dragon with black scales!Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 10Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 200Heavy range defence bonus: 15NPC ID: 7861, 7862, 7863Crush defence bonus: 70Release date: 23 November 2017Version anchor: Level 247Ranged level: 1Hitpoints: 250Attack level: 200Combat level: 247Poisonous: NoImmune to poison: Not immuneIs variant of: Black dragonAttack speed: 4Magic attack bonus: 0Slash defence bonus: 70Elemental weakness: WaterRange defence bonus: 50Attack style: Slash, DragonfireMonster attribute: dragon, fieryLight range defence bonus: 50Image: File:Black dragon (3).pngSize: 4Range attack bonus: 0Slayer category: Black DragonsStandard range defence bonus: 50Assigned by: krystilia, konar, nieve, duradelIs members only: trueExperience bonus: 5Uses infobox: MonsterMagic level: 150Name: Black dragonStrength bonus: 0Max hit: 22 (Melee), 50+ (Dragonfire)Strength level: 215Slayer experience: 262Elemental weakness percent: 50

SMW Subobject for Level 227Magic defence bonus: 60Examine: A fierce dragon with black scales!Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 10Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 200Heavy range defence bonus: 15NPC ID: 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 8084, 8085Crush defence bonus: 70Release date: 27 February 2002Version anchor: Level 227Ranged level: 1Hitpoints: 190Attack level: 200Combat level: 227Poisonous: NoImmune to poison: Not immuneIs variant of: Black dragonAttack speed: 4Magic attack bonus: 0Slash defence bonus: 70Elemental weakness: WaterRange defence bonus: 50Attack style: Slash, DragonfireMonster attribute: dragon, fieryLight range defence bonus: 50Image: File:Black dragon.pngSize: 4Range attack bonus: 0Slayer category: Black DragonsStandard range defence bonus: 50Assigned by: krystilia, konar, nieve, duradelIs members only: trueExperience bonus: 2.5Uses infobox: MonsterMagic level: 100Name: Black dragonStrength bonus: 0Max hit: 21 (Melee), 50 (Dragonfire)Strength level: 200Slayer experience: 199.5Elemental weakness percent: 50

Black dragons are the most powerful adult chromatic dragons. As with all adult dragons, protection from dragonfire (such as an anti-dragon shield) is recommended when fighting them, although like other common chromatic dragons, they only use dragonfire at melee range.

Black dragons are the only common chromatic dragons that drop the draconic visage. Notably, the stronger level 247 variant in the Wilderness Slayer Cave drops the draconic visage at a rate of 1/5,000, the most common out of any dragon tied with the King Black Dragon and Vorkath.

Baby black dragons, brutal black dragons and the King Black Dragon may be killed in place of black dragons for a Slayer task; however, the KBD does not count towards a black dragon task assigned by Krystilia. Likewise, lava dragons do not count towards a black dragon task, despite their black dragonhide drop.

One is fought during Dragon Slayer II and the Recipe for Disaster Sir Amik Varze subquest.

Locations

Location

Levels

Members

Spawns

Map

League region

Taverley Dungeon (Upper Level)^{[l 1]}

227

12

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Asgarnia✓

Taverley Dungeon^{[l 2]}

227

2

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Asgarnia✓

Wilderness Slayer Cave

247

3

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Wilderness✓

Lava Maze Dungeon

227

2

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Wilderness✓

Corsair Cove Dungeon/Myths' Guild (basement) ^{[l 3]}

227

2

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&

Evil Chicken's Lair^{[l 4]}

227

4

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&

Mynydd^{[l 5]}

227

1

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Tirannwn✓

^ Requires a black dragon Slayer task.
^ Requires either a dusty key or 70 Agility.
^ Requires completion of Dragon Slayer II
^ Requires partial completion of Recipe for Disaster: Sir Amik Varze
^ Requires completion of Song of the Elves

Location comparisons

In the Taverley Dungeon, 2 black dragons spawn north-west near the Obelisk of Fire and can be safe-spotted behind the ladder, while 12 spawn in the upper level along with 5 baby black dragons. The ones in the upper level can only be killed when assigned black dragons as a Slayer task, otherwise the player will be stopped by Slieve if they attempt to attack them off-task. A dusty key or 70 Agility (80 if using the strange floor shortcut) is required to access the west side of the dungeon; the task-only area can be accessed by using the steps near the entrance.

The Evil Chicken's Lair contains 4 black dragons. Killing them here requires starting Sir Amik Varze's subquest in Recipe for Disaster, and until the dragon token is redeemed, they will only drop it and these are 100% drops. Accessing this area requires a raw chicken offered to the chicken shrine in Zanaris.

The Corsair Cove Dungeon contains 2 black dragons. Accessing this area requires completion of Dragon Slayer II, but it is the closest location to a bank.

In the Wilderness, black dragons can be found in two locations: the Lava Maze Dungeon and Wilderness Slayer Cave. 2 spawn in the Lava Maze dungeon, although accessing them requires a lengthy trek through the maze unless the player has 82 Agility (boostable at 77). Some antipoison may be needed due to the presence of poison spiders near the dragons. 3 also spawn in the Wilderness Slayer Cave; these are slightly stronger than the level 227 variant and reside in a multicombat area, but are faster to access compared to the ones underneath the Lava Maze.

Safespots found in the middle of the Taverley Dungeon's upper area. Left is better because the right side is not always safe.
A safespot in the Lava Maze Dungeon.
Safespot location in the Evil Chicken's Lair.
Safespot in the Evil Chickens Lair on the east side near the mines
Safespot location in the Wilderness Slayer Cave.
Safespot location in the Corsair Cove Dungeon (Myths' Guild Dungeon).

Money making

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Drops

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

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dragon bones	1	Always^{[d 1]}	3,164	96
	Black dragonhide	1	Always	5,360	90

^ Dragon bones are dropped in bank note form if players have completed the Wilderness Diary and are killing black dragons in the Wilderness.

Pre-roll

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dragon token	1	Always^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A

^ The dragon token overrides normal drops, and is only dropped during the Sir Amik Varze subquest of Recipe for Disaster if the player doesn't have one already.

Weapons and armour

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Mithril 2h sword	1	4/128	1,215	1,560
Mithril axe	1	3/128	113	312
Mithril battleaxe	1	3/128	905	1,014
Rune knife	2	3/128	182	200
Mithril kiteshield	1	1/128	1,053	1,326
Adamant platebody	1	1/128	9,557	9,984
Rune longsword	1	1/128	18,666	19,200

Runes and ammunition

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Adamant javelin	30	20/128	1,710	2,880
Adamant dart(p)	16	7/128	320	624
Fire rune	50	8/128	250	100
Blood rune	15	3/128	3,210	3,600
Air rune	75	1/128	375	150
Law rune	10	5/128	1,270	1,440

Coins

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Coins	196	40/128	196	196
Coins	330	10/128	330	330
Coins	690	1/128	690	690

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Dragon javelin heads.png: Black dragon drops Dragon javelin heads with rarity 6/128 in quantity 10	Dragon javelin heads	10	6/128^{[d 1]}	9,610	11,700
	Adamantite bar	1	3/128	1,921	384
	Chocolate cake	1	3/128	229	42

^ Dragon javelin heads are only dropped after completion of Monkey Madness II. If players have not completed the quest, they will receive nothing.

Rare and Gem drop table

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
	Nothing	N/A	1/68.81; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
	Coins	3,000	1/390.1	3,000	3,000
	Loop half of key	1	1/378.27; 1/352.17^{[d 2]}	11,919	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/378.27; 1/352.17^{[d 2]}	11,925	60
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/154.57; 1/78.49^{[d 2]}	238	15
	Runite bar	1	1/1,638.4	12,467	3,000
	Nature rune	67	1/2,730.67	7,169	7,236
	Rune 2h sword	1	1/2,730.67	37,885	38,400
	Rune battleaxe	1	1/2,730.67	24,300	24,960
	Uncut emerald	1	1/309.13; 1/156.98^{[d 2]}	463	30
	Law rune	45	1/4,096	5,715	6,480
	Death rune	45	1/4,096	7,200	4,860
Steel arrow.png: Black dragon drops Steel arrow with rarity 1/4,096 in quantity 150	Steel arrow	150	1/4,096	2,700	1,050
Rune arrow.png: Black dragon drops Rune arrow with rarity 1/4,096 in quantity 42	Rune arrow	42	1/4,096	2,352	10,080
	Adamant javelin	20	1/4,096	1,140	1,920
	Rune sq shield	1	1/4,096	22,551	23,040
	Dragonstone	1	1/4,096	11,580	6,000
	Silver ore	100 (noted)	1/4,096	6,500	4,500
	Uncut ruby	1	1/618.26; 1/313.96^{[d 2]}	988	60
	Rune kiteshield	1	1/8,192	32,131	32,640
	Dragon med helm	1	1/8,192	59,006	60,000
	Rune spear	1	1/7,869.24; 1/841.11^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	11,871	12,480
	Shield left half	1	1/15,738.48; 1/1,682.22^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	65,394	66,000
	Chaos talisman	1	1/1,648.7; 1/837.23^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	309	2
	Nature talisman	1	1/1,648.7; 1/837.23^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	328	2
	Dragon spear	1	1/20,984.64; 1/2,242.97^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	38,854	37,440
	Uncut diamond	1	1/2,473.06; 1/1,255.85^{[d 2]}	2,142	120
	Rune javelin	5	1/4,946.11; 1/2,511.7^{[d 2]}	950	1,200

^ 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 ^3.2 Slightly reduced chance of dropping if Legends' Quest has not been completed.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 The talisman dropped depends on where the monster is located: monsters above ground level drop the nature talisman, and monsters below ground level drop the chaos talisman.

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Looting bag	1	1/3^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A
	Ensouled dragon head	1	1/35	7,713	390
Brimstone key.png: Black dragon drops Brimstone key with rarity 1/75 in quantity 1	Brimstone key	1	1/75^{[d 2]}	Not sold	N/A
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/128; 1/64^{[d 4]}^{[d 3]}	Not sold	12
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/500; 1/250^{[d 6]}^{[d 5]}	Not sold	12
	Draconic visage	1	1/10,000	3,924,148	450,000

^ Looting bags are only dropped by those found in the Wilderness.
^ Brimstone keys are only dropped if killed on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.
^ The hard clue scroll rarity changes to 1/64 if a Ring of wealth (i) is worn.
^ The hard clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/121; 1/60 after unlocking the hard Combat Achievements rewards tier.
^ The elite clue scroll rarity changes to 1/250 if a Ring of wealth (i) is worn.
^ The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/475; 1/237 after unlocking the elite Combat Achievements rewards tier.

Wilderness Slayer tertiary

The following drops are only accessible while on a Slayer task given by Krystilia.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Larran's key.png: Black dragon drops Larran's key with rarity 1/72 in quantity 1	Larran's key	1	1/72	142,895	1
	Slayer's enchantment	1	1/168	1,686	720

Wilderness Slayer Cave drops

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

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dragon bones	1	Always	3,164	96
	Black dragonhide	1	Always	5,360	90

Weapons and armour

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Adamant platebody	1	20/128	9,557	9,984
Rune knife	15	7/128	1,365	1,500
Rune knife	10	6/128^{[d 1]}	Not sold	1,000
Adamant 2h sword	1	4/128	3,459	3,840
Adamant battleaxe	1	3/128	2,274	2,496
Rune axe	1	3/128	7,232	7,680
Rune knife	5	3/128	455	500
Rune med helm	1	1/128	10,994	11,520
Rune kiteshield	1	1/128	32,131	32,640
Rune longsword	1	1/128	18,666	19,200

^ 10 rune knives are only dropped if Monkey Madness II has not been completed.

Runes and ammunition

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Death rune	10	8/128	1,600	1,080
Law rune	10	5/128	1,270	1,440
Blood rune	10	3/128	2,140	2,400
Chaos rune	25	1/128	2,550	1,350

Coins

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Coins	500–999	40/128	500–999	500–999
Coins	1,000–1,999	10/128	1,000–1,999	1,000–1,999
Coins	690	1/128	690	690

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Dragon javelin heads.png: Black dragon drops Dragon javelin heads with rarity 6/128 in quantity 25	Dragon javelin heads	25	6/128^{[d 1]}	24,025	29,250
	Adamantite bar	1 (noted)	3/128	1,921	384
	Monkfish	2	3/128	612	276

^ Only dropped after completion of Monkey Madness II. If players have not completed the quest, they will receive 10 rune knives instead.

Rare and Gem drop table

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
	Nothing	N/A	1/68.81; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
	Coins	3,000	1/390.1	3,000	3,000
	Loop half of key	1	1/378.27; 1/352.17^{[d 2]}	11,919	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/378.27; 1/352.17^{[d 2]}	11,925	60
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/154.57; 1/78.49^{[d 2]}	238	15
	Runite bar	1	1/1,638.4	12,467	3,000
	Nature rune	67	1/2,730.67	7,169	7,236
	Rune 2h sword	1	1/2,730.67	37,885	38,400
	Rune battleaxe	1	1/2,730.67	24,300	24,960
	Uncut emerald	1	1/309.13; 1/156.98^{[d 2]}	463	30
	Law rune	45	1/4,096	5,715	6,480
	Death rune	45	1/4,096	7,200	4,860
Steel arrow.png: Black dragon drops Steel arrow with rarity 1/4,096 in quantity 150	Steel arrow	150	1/4,096	2,700	1,050
Rune arrow.png: Black dragon drops Rune arrow with rarity 1/4,096 in quantity 42	Rune arrow	42	1/4,096	2,352	10,080
	Adamant javelin	20	1/4,096	1,140	1,920
	Rune sq shield	1	1/4,096	22,551	23,040
	Dragonstone	1	1/4,096	11,580	6,000
	Silver ore	100 (noted)	1/4,096	6,500	4,500
	Uncut ruby	1	1/618.26; 1/313.96^{[d 2]}	988	60
	Rune kiteshield	1	1/8,192	32,131	32,640
	Dragon med helm	1	1/8,192	59,006	60,000
	Rune spear	1	1/7,869.24; 1/841.11^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	11,871	12,480
	Shield left half	1	1/15,738.48; 1/1,682.22^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	65,394	66,000
	Chaos talisman	1	1/1,648.7; 1/837.23^{[d 2]}	309	2
	Dragon spear	1	1/20,984.64; 1/2,242.97^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	38,854	37,440
	Uncut diamond	1	1/2,473.06; 1/1,255.85^{[d 2]}	2,142	120
	Rune javelin	5	1/4,946.11; 1/2,511.7^{[d 2]}	950	1,200

^ 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 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Slightly reduced chance of dropping if Legends' Quest has not been completed.

Tertiary

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Looting bag	1	1/3	Not sold	N/A
Ensouled dragon head	1	1/35	7,713	390
Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/128; 1/64^{[d 2]}^{[d 1]}	Not sold	12
Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/500; 1/250^{[d 4]}^{[d 3]}	Not sold	12
Draconic visage	1	1/5,000	3,924,148	450,000

^ The hard clue scroll rarity changes to 1/64 if a Ring of wealth (i) is worn.
^ The hard clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/121; 1/60 after unlocking the hard Combat Achievements rewards tier.
^ The elite clue scroll rarity changes to 1/250 if a Ring of wealth (i) is worn.
^ The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/475; 1/237 after unlocking the elite Combat Achievements rewards tier.

Wilderness Slayer tertiary

The following drops are only accessible while on a Slayer task given by Krystilia.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Larran's key.png: Black dragon drops Larran's key with rarity 1/59 in quantity 1	Larran's key	1	1/59	142,895	1
	Slayer's enchantment	1	1/120	1,686	720

Wilderness Slayer Cave tertiary

There is approximately a 91/100 chance of rolling the Wilderness Slayer Cave drop table, which includes various items available from Justine's stuff for the Last Shopper Standing.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Blighted anglerfish	1–2	~1/8.1	338–676	1–2
Blighted manta ray	1–2	~1/8.1	599–1,198	1–2
Blighted karambwan	1–2	~1/12.2	191–382	1–2
Blighted teleport spell sack	1–10	~1/12.2	57–570	1–10
Blighted ancient ice sack	1–10	~1/12.2	439–4,390	1–10
Blighted vengeance sack	1–10	~1/12.2	92–920	1–10
Blighted entangle sack	1–10	~1/6.1	48–480	1–10
Blighted super restore(4)	1	~1/24.4	5,074	1
Revenant cave teleport	1	~1/24.4	564	6
Dareeyak teleport (tablet)	1	~1/122	797	1
Wilderness crabs teleport	1	~1/122	29,370	37
Carrallanger teleport (tablet)	1	~1/122	1,265	1
Paddewwa teleport (tablet)	1	~1/122	889	1
Annakarl teleport (tablet)	1	~1/122	1,977	1
Lassar teleport (tablet)	1	~1/122	1,358	1
Kharyrll teleport (tablet)	1	~1/122	941	1
Senntisten teleport (tablet)	1	~1/122	1,199	1
Ghorrock teleport (tablet)	1	~1/122	1,736	1
Target teleport	1	~1/122	3,055	1
Magic shortbow scroll	1	~1/304.9	36,244	3,000
Ring of wealth scroll	1	~1/304.9	5,572	3,000
Trouver parchment	2	~1/1,219.8	1,028,750	2
Looting bag note	1	~1/1,219.8	30,353	54

Deadman mode

The following drops and rarities only apply to Deadman Mode.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Draconic visage	1	1/1,250	3,924,148	450,000

Combat Achievements

There are 0 Combat Achievement tasks (totalling 0 points) available for Black Dragon.

Name	Description	Type	Tier	Comp%

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A variant of black dragon.
A variant of black dragon.
A variant of black dragon.
A variant of black dragon.
A variant of black dragon.

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:29 May 2024\| \|0}} {{#explode:29 May 2024\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:29 May 2024\| \|2}}]] (update)	Black dragons now have a 50% elemental weakness to water spells. Black dragon's heavy Ranged defence has been lowered from 50 to 15. Black dragon's stab defence has been lowered from 50 to 10.
[[{{#explode:5 March 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:5 March 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:5 March 2015\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	Black dragons in the Wilderness now drop noted dragon bones if you have completed the Wilderness Elite Diary.
[[{{#explode:29 August 2006\| \|0}} {{#explode:29 August 2006\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:29 August 2006\| \|2}}]] (update)	The NPC was graphically updated.

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

Predecessor	Title	Successor
Elvarg	Strongest monster in RuneScape	King Black Dragon

[1] Requires a black dragon Slayer task.

[2] Requires either a dusty key or 70 Agility.

[3] Requires completion of Dragon Slayer II

[4] Requires partial completion of Recipe for Disaster: Sir Amik Varze

[5] Requires completion of Song of the Elves

[6] Dragon bones are dropped in bank note form if players have completed the Wilderness Diary and are killing black dragons in the Wilderness.

[7] The dragon token overrides normal drops, and is only dropped during the Sir Amik Varze subquest of Recipe for Disaster if the player doesn't have one already.

[8] Dragon javelin heads are only dropped after completion of Monkey Madness II. If players have not completed the quest, they will receive nothing.

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

[row-10] 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.

[rowm-11] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Slightly reduced chance of dropping if Legends' Quest has not been completed.

[rowt-12] 4.0 ^4.1 The talisman dropped depends on where the monster is located: monsters above ground level drop the nature talisman, and monsters below ground level drop the chaos talisman.

[13] Looting bags are only dropped by those found in the Wilderness.

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

[15] The hard clue scroll rarity changes to 1/64 if a Ring of wealth (i) is worn.

[16] The hard clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/121; 1/60 after unlocking the hard Combat Achievements rewards tier.

[17] The elite clue scroll rarity changes to 1/250 if a Ring of wealth (i) is worn.

[18] The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/475; 1/237 after unlocking the elite Combat Achievements rewards tier.

[19] 10 rune knives are only dropped if Monkey Madness II has not been completed.

[20] Only dropped after completion of Monkey Madness II. If players have not completed the quest, they will receive 10 rune knives instead.

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

[row-22] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.

[rowm-23] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Slightly reduced chance of dropping if Legends' Quest has not been completed.

[24] The hard clue scroll rarity changes to 1/64 if a Ring of wealth (i) is worn.

[25] The hard clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/121; 1/60 after unlocking the hard Combat Achievements rewards tier.

[26] The elite clue scroll rarity changes to 1/250 if a Ring of wealth (i) is worn.

[27] The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/475; 1/237 after unlocking the elite Combat Achievements rewards tier.

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v • t • e Evil Chicken's Lair
NPCs	K'klik
Monsters	Baby black dragon Black dragon Evil Chicken
Related	Chicken Shrine Evil Chicken's Lair mine Freeing Sir Amik Varze

v • t • e Lava Maze
Monsters	Black dragon Black Knight Greater demon Hill Giant King Scorpion Lesser demon Poison spider
Related	Lava eels Lava Maze Dungeon Muddy chest

v • t • e Taverley Dungeon
NPCs	Eve Lord Daquarius Slieve Velrak the explorer
Monsters	Baby black dragon Baby blue dragon Black Knight Black demon Black dragon Blue dragon Chaos druid Chaos dwarf Dwarf Ghost Giant bat Hellhound Hill Giant Jailer Lesser demon Magic axe Monk of Zamorak Poison Scorpion Poison spider Skeleton Suit of armour
Related	Black Knights' Base Cauldron of Thunder Dusty key Jail key Lava eels Obelisk of Fire Obelisk of Water

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