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This article is about the normal rune dragon. For the elite version, see Elite rune dragon

Rune dragons are metal dragons that can be found on Mount Firewake, in Kethsi. In order to fight rune dragons (and be assigned them for a slayer task), the player must first complete the quests Ritual of the Mahjarrat and Fate of the Gods.

They won the first RuneLabs poll, alongside adamant dragons, and were first announced in the June 2015 Behind the Scenes.[1]

Rune dragons are found in the remains of Mount Firewake, where the Kethsians kept the Stone of Jas, until it was overused and awakened the Dragonkin. Also located in this area is the laboratory of the Dactyl Forcae, a disciple of Kerapac, who created the adamant and rune dragons.

If the player dies on Mount Firewake, their gravestone spawns near the World Gate.

Location Levels Members Spawns Map Mount Firewake 127 20 Maplink

Getting there:

Players can teleport to Kethsi using the World Gate.

The sixth-age circuit provides the fastest teleport to the World Gate.

Rune dragons have a total of 3 phases that must be completed with each kill, with the first phase requiring the use of dragonbane bolts or arrows in order to break through their metallic armour and with the second phase being unreachable with melee weapons.

As with mithril and adamant dragons, rune dragons use all three styles of combat, in addition to the standard dragonfire. Their magic and melee attacks are simply standard attacks, while their ranged attack will freeze the player for one second, which can be avoided with Freedom and Anticipation.

During their second phase, their standard dragonfire is replaced with an "enhanced" dragonfire. The "enhanced" dragonfire is not as strong as it implies; rather, it functions similarly to the Queen Black Dragon's dragonfire (even super antifires with a dragonfire shield/anti-dragon shield cannot fully block - this attack is reduced to the low 400s with full antifire protection, and 800's with standard protection) though it is avoidable.

Armoured phase [ edit | edit source ]

Starts with 68,250 life points

Dragonbane arrows/bolts or other dragon bane equipment is essential on this phase, as all other attacks, including those of familiars, deal dramatically reduced damage.

Flying phase [ edit | edit source ]

Starts with 45,045 life points. Any attacks during the transition will be reduced to 10% damage. [2] The attack which hits the phase threshold is reduced significantly.

The attack which hits the phase threshold is reduced significantly. The dragon begins flying and becomes immune to melee attacks. Dragonbane is no longer required to deal full damage. In addition, the dragon stops using melee attacks and replaces its standard dragonfire attack with the enhanced version.

Throughout this phase, the rune dragon may breathe a bright blue plume of enhanced dragonfire, dealing magic damage. This attack cannot be fully blocked by a super antifire or wyrmfire potion, and will deal a minimum of 450 magic damage. However, if the player is far enough from the dragon, a small cloud appears under the player indicating the enhanced dragonfire is being used and can be avoided by moving away from it.

Enrage phase [ edit | edit source ]

Starts with 22,522 life points. Any attacks during the transition will be reduced to 10% damage. [2]

The rune dragon gains a faint blue aura about its head crest after landing, indicative of this phase beginning.

It is again possible to attack the dragon with melee.

The dragon gets stronger with every attack. It stops using enhanced dragonfire and returns to standard dragonfire. It also starts using its melee attacks again.

The average Rune dragon kill is worth 81,051.5 coins.

Main drop [ edit | edit source ]





Tertiary drops [ edit | edit source ]

Rare drop table [ edit | edit source ]

This monster has access to the rare drop table.

Luck-enhancing items such as a ring of Wealth or luck of the Dwarves are not required to access the table.

Universal drops [ edit | edit source ]

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim. These items are dropped alongside main drops.

Concept art of an armoured rune dragon and rune dragon

A teaser of the former location of the Stone of Jas on Kethsi

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