Blue dragon

Blue dragon

Release date	27 February 2002 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	111
Life points	1100
Experience for killing	440 (147 Constitution experience)
Slayer level	Level 1
Slayer XP	107.6
Assigned by	Chaeldar, Sumona, Kuradal
Aggressive?	Yes
Poisonous?	No
Immune to poison?	No
Attack style	Melee, Dragonfire
Attack speed	AverageInterval: 3.6 seconds
Max hit	Melee - 110 Dragonfire - 500+
Weakness	stab, rangedstab, rangedstab, rangedstab, rangedstab, rangedstab, rangedstab, [[]]stab, rangedstab, ranged[[]], rangedstab, rangedstab, rangedStab, Ranged
Always drops	Blue dragonhide, Dragon bones
Examine text	A mother dragon.

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Blue dragons are the second weakest of the chromatic dragons, but are still fairly powerful monsters. An anti-dragon shield is essential when meleeing them, but this may be skipped if ranging or maging them from a safespot because they do not shoot long range fireballs. They are a very popular monster to kill because the blue dragonhide and dragon bones that they drop may be sold for coins, together.

When fighting these with melee, an abyssal whip is a good choice for players with 75+ Attack and Strength, especially with a super strength and/or super attack potion. Players may use an antifire potion if they do not want to take any damage from their firebreath attacks, and if using this method instead of using an abyssal whip, they may choose to use a Leaf-bladed sword, Korasi's sword, Brackish blade, or a Chaotic rapier since dragons are weak to the stab attack style. A Zamorakian spear might be used as well, though super antifire potions will be needed to negate all dragonfire damage. If magic is your preference, a Polypore Staff is the best weapon for players who haven't done the Ritual of the Mahjarrat. If the latter has been completed, an Armadyl battlestaff paired with the Storm of Armadyl spell would be the best choice for high level mages.

If blue dragons are given as a Slayer task, a player may kill baby blue dragons as a substitute.

Locations

• Taverley Dungeon (3) - commonly crowded on busier worlds; has lots of stalagmites for safe spots for rangers and mages.
• Taverley resource dungeon (8) - dungeon requires level 60 Dungeoneering to enter. Released with the new Dungeoneering Resource Dungeons on the 19 July 2010 Dungeoneering update.
• Ogre Enclave (6) - often crowded, even if on a less busy world.
• Heroes' Guild (1) - often there will be another player there. Safe spots available to range or mage, partially because it is a caged area. It is possible to enter to get your loot without being attacked.
• Kuradal's Dungeon (5) - blue dragons can only be killed here when assigned as a slayer task from Kuradal.

Blue dragons are popular monsters, for Slayers and players wishing to make some money.

Taverley Dungeon

Blue dragons being slaughtered in Taverley Dungeon.

File:BlueDragontaverleyDungeonsafespot1283629.png

One of the many safespots for rangers

This area is an ideal spot for rangers and mages. There are three adult blue dragons here. Players of low to medium combat levels may face more potential dangers than those of higher levels. As baby blue dragons stop being aggressive after a player reaches 97 combat, level 97+ players should consider this a very good spot in an unpopulated world. You will need a dusty key in order to reach the blue dragons within the dungeon, unless you have an Agility level of at least 70 (or 65 with summer pies), in which case a shortcut by the entrance leads straight to where the dragons are. Fighting these while collecting the blue dragon scales can earn up to 400k coins per hour. This will only happen if you have 70 Agility.

The best way to get to the dungeon entrance is to use the Taverley lodestone and going south through Taverley. There is a bank nearby in Taverley just north of the dungeon entrance.

Taverley Dungeon resource dungeon

The blue dragons here are only available for players who have a Dungeoneering level of 60 and above. There are a total of eight blue dragons in this Resource Dungeon. There are two ways to get to the resource dungeon. The first is to go through Taverley Dungeon ensuring that you have a dusty key and enter the blue dragons' enclosure with the dusty key, then within the enclosure you will see the resource dungeon containing the blue dragons. The second, quicker route, is using the Agility shortcut (requiring a level of 70 to use, or 65 with a summer pie). There are also twelve respawn spots of blue dragon scale in the resource dungeon.

Ogre Enclave

There are six dragons inside the ogre enclave under Gu'tanoth, south of Yanille. The quickest way to get to the enclave is to use Home Teleport and select Yanille, if you have it. Other ways are Watchtower Teleport, a house, or Yanille tablet. Alternatively players can use a ring of duelling to teleport to Castle Wars, or the fairy rings to reach any of the rings in the area.

The blue dragons here are only available for players who have completed or partially completed the Watchtower quest. This place has many safespots for ranging or maging, and with six dragons here. This spot is not too far from the Yanille or Castle Wars bank.

A safe-spot in the enclave is a pillar just east of the entrance. Players can stand just next to it, and range/mage the dragon that spawns to the north. This is useful for lower-leveled players, as the dragon is unable to attack.

Heroes' Guild

File:HeroesGuildSafeSpot.png

Safespotting the guild dragon

This location has a single dragon, in a cage in the guild basement. Completion of the Heroes' Quest is required to access this dragon. The guild can be reached by using a lodestone teleport to Burthorpe and running south, or by using the combat bracelet to reach the Warriors' Guild and running east then south.

This dragon is contained inside a cage, making it ideal for mages or rangers to fight, although the cage must be entered to pick up the drops.

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Heroes' Guild Halberd Safespot

t is also possible to melee the dragon from a safespot with a halberd from outside the cage, albeit only from a single position (it is unknown if this is intentional or not).

Kuradal's Dungeon

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A player using a safe spot in Kuradal's Dungeon

The blue dragons here may only be attacked if you are assigned blue dragons as your slayer task by Kuradal. There are safe spots for rangers and mages. Two safe spots exist; just inside the energy barrier just before the torches, and behind the stalagmites to the east. Players may bank relatively quickly using a bank teleport (such as the TokKul-Zo) and then returning to the dungeon using a Ferocious ring, a drop unique to the monsters in the dungeon. Alternatively, players may use the fairy ring in the ancient cavern and bank in Zanaris, providing that the player has repaired it. If players do not want to bank by Zanaris, teleporting to Lunar Isle (after completion of Lunar Diplomacy) or Edgeville will provide the fastest ways of banking. Players with at least 85+ Magic, an Arcane stream necklace, slayer helm and the Ferocious ring can hit up to 400s occasionally at times, and can be faster then players using melee without the use of a Chaotic rapier or longsword.

Strengths and weaknesses

Blue dragons, like most chromatic dragons, have moderate defence, but are weak against range and stab attacks. Their melee attack can hit up to 110 life points. As with all dragons, an anti-dragon shield or dragonfire shield is essential when fighting blue dragons as it reduces the maximum hit of their breath from about 500 LP to 50 LP (0 LP if used with an antifire potion). If a player wishes to kill them with a two-handed weapon, a regular anti-fire potion will slightly decrease the accuracy and damage of the dragonfire. A super antifire will block all damage from dragon breath while removing the need for a protective shield. For melee, it is best to use stabbing weapons, most effectively the Chaotic Rapier or Chaotic Longsword (one must keep in mind that these require large sums of coins to maintain), but others such as a Brackish blade, leaf-bladed sword, Korasi's Sword or, to a lesser extent, a Dragon longsword, will perform well when killing these dragons. However, for higher leveled players, an Abyssal whip or other high leveled weapon will work decently. A particularly under-appreciated weapon for players with low defence is the Staff of Light as not only does it have a decent stab bonus (exactly that of a dragon longsword) but it also has a special ability that reduces melee damage by half. When used in conjunction with an anti-dragon shield/antifire or both, damage is reduced by a greater amount.

Ranging from a safe spot is another popular way to kill them (Rune crossbow is recommended, since it may be used in conjunction with an anti-dragon shield). They can also be attacked safely with melee using a halberd since a regular chromatic dragon's dragonfire is not long ranged. Players with access to Super antifire potions can kill these very quickly with a Magic shortbow or a Crystal bow. The special attacks of the Dark Bow and the Zamorak bow are also advised, though small misclicks can make you get hit up to 250 from dragonfire. If the player has the required levels and has completed the Ritual of the Mahjarrat quest, dragonbane bolts are extremely effective.

If ranging or meleeing them isn't an option, then maging them is also quite profitable. When using chaos gauntlets with bolt spells, one can hit up to 10 less than the corresponding blast spell. A Polypore staff is also recommended for this.

Drops

100% drop

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Dragon bones	1	1 Always	2,104
	Blue dragonhide	1	1 Always	2,090

Weapons

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Steel battleaxe	1	3 Uncommon	282
	Mithril hatchet	1	3 Uncommon	204
	Mithril spear	1	3 Uncommon	393
	Adamant dagger	1	3 Uncommon	386
	Rune dagger	1	4 Rare	4,562

Armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Steel platelegs	1	2 Common	478
	Mithril kiteshield	1	3 Uncommon	1,086
	Adamant full helm	1	3 Uncommon	1,884

Runes

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Water rune	75	2 Common	525
Template:ExchangeItemNat	Nature rune	15	3 Uncommon
	Fire rune	37	3 Uncommon	518
	Law rune	3	3 Uncommon	447
	Death rune	5	5 Very rare	925

Herbs

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy guam	1	2 Common	521
	Grimy marrentill	1	2 Common	41
	Grimy tarromin	1	2 Common	56
	Grimy harralander	1	2 Common	385
	Grimy ranarr	1	3 Uncommon	3,508
	Grimy irit	1	3 Uncommon	1,496
	Grimy avantoe	1	3 Uncommon	2,877
	Grimy kwuarm	1	3 Uncommon	2,902
	Grimy cadantine	1	3 Uncommon	1,336
	Grimy lantadyme	1	3 Uncommon	6,002
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	4 Rare	7,525

Others

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	11–454	2 Common	Not sold
	Anagogic ort	20	2 Common	Not sold
File:Perfect blue dragon scale.png	Perfect blue dragon scale	1	2 Common <ref>Only while on a Slayer challenge from Vannaka.</ref>	Not sold
	Blue dragon tail-bone	1	2 Common <ref>Only during the Fur 'n' Seek wish list.</ref>	Not sold
	Adamantite ore	1	3 Uncommon	1,655
	Bass	1	3 Uncommon	209
File:Blue dragon egg.png	Dragon egg	1	4 Rare <ref>Must be 99 Summoning.</ref>	Not sold
	Ferocious ring	1	4 Rare <ref>Only in Kuradal's dungeon.</ref>	Not sold
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Spin Ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy	1	5 Very rare	Not sold

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Rare drop table drops

This monster drops items from the rare drop table.
The ring of wealth improves the chances if equipped but is not required to access the table.

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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price Coins 250; 381; 450; 3,000; 9,000; 12,000 2 Common Not sold Uncut sapphire 1 2 Common 810 Uncut emerald 1 2 Common 1,295 Uncut ruby 1 2 Common 2,613 Loop half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 9,402 Tooth half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 12,758 Uncut diamond 1 3 Uncommon 9,520 Uncut dragonstone 1 4 Rare 13,572 Dragonstone 1 4 Rare 10,393 Dragon dagger 1 2 Common 17,356 Rune javelin 5 4 Rare 1,285 Adamant javelin 20 5 Very rare 800 Rune spear 1 5 Very rare 12,130 Dragon spear 1 5 Very rare 40,021 Dragon dagger 50 (noted) 5 Very rare 867,800 Rune kiteshield 1 5 Very rare 34,977 Shield left half 1 5 Very rare 65,553 Dragon helm 1 5 Very rare 60,107 Adamant bolts 200 3 Uncommon 31,600 Rune arrow 150–200, 500 4 Rare 28,500–95,000 Onyx bolts 150 4 Rare 1,315,350 Battlestaff 200 (noted) 4 Rare 1,612,200 Air orb 1000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,216,000 Fire orb 1000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,406,000 Vecna skull 1 5 Very rare 457,724 Water talisman 1 3 Uncommon 4,485 Earth talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 20,650–28,910 Fire talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 48,450–67,830 Chaos talisman 1 3 Uncommon 137 Nature talisman 1 3 Uncommon 165 Pure essence 500–15000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 53,500–1,605,000 Template:ExchangeItemNat Nature rune 47–77 4 Rare – Soul rune 20 4 Rare 6,360 Death rune 50, 121 4 Rare 9,250–22,385 Blood rune 50 4 Rare 9,750 Raw swordfish 125 – 250, 1000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 37,875–303,000 Raw shark 250–500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 129,750–259,500 Big bones 150 – 500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 52,650–175,500 Coal 150–7500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 39,450–1,972,500 Adamantite ore 150–800 (noted) 3 Uncommon 248,250–1,324,000 Silver ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 9,200 Adamant bar 1000–7000 (noted) 4 Rare 2,175,000–15,225,000 Runite ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 1,067,100 Rune bar 1,50,150 (noted) 4 Rare 13,029–1,954,350 Clean ranarr 33 (noted) 3 Uncommon 115,665 Clean toadflax 25–250 (noted) 3 Uncommon 69,100–691,000 Clean snapdragon 30–120 (noted) 3 Uncommon 168,210–672,840 Clean torstol 10–100 (noted) 3 Uncommon 277,960–2,779,600 Saradomin brew (4) 250 (noted) 5 Very rare 854,750 Watermelon seed 3 3 Uncommon 5,583 Yew seed 1–50 4 Rare 84,903–4,245,150 Magic seed 1–6 4 Rare 294,483–1,766,898 Palm tree seed 10 4 Rare 1,219,220 Snapdragon seed 1 4 Rare 26,078 Torstol seed 1–31 4 Rare 274,040–8,495,240 Fellstalk seed 2 4 Rare 2,052 Yew logs 100–20000 (noted) 4 Rare 49,400–9,880,000

See also

• Baby blue dragon