Dragon kiteshield

Dragon kiteshield

Release date	29 May 2012 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Lendable?	Yes
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	330,000 coins
Low Alch	220,000 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	Not sold
Examine	A large metal shield.
Weight	5.4 kg

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A detailed image of the Dragon kiteshield.

The dragon kiteshield is one of the strongest kiteshields in the game and a rare reward from the Queen Black Dragon's coffers. It requires 60 Defence to wear. It was much sought after by players upon its release. The shield was initially introduced with a median price of 800,000 coins. However, due to high demand, it was impossible to secure the item from the Grand Exchange at the introductory price, and the shield saw a tremendous price increase over the following days. 60 Summoning is required to encounter the only dropper of this shield, Queen black dragon but this is not the requirement to wear it.

The dragon kiteshield is the ninth-strongest shield in the game in overall defensive capability, behind the blessed spirit shield. It is the third-strongest kiteshield in the game, behind the chaotic kiteshield and third-age kiteshield.

Some of the wealthy players wear this instead of the sq shield counterpart, as it has better defence stats than Dragon sq shield and no need for players to complete Legends' Quest to wear it.

A dragon kiteshield can be combined with a dragon kite ornament kit (or) to make a gold-trimmed dragon kiteshield (or), or with a dragon kite ornament kit (sp) to make a dragon kiteshield (sp). None of these cosmetic enhancements change the stats in any way.

Bonuses

Hover over image for type												A player wearing a dragon kiteshield. A player wearing a dragon kiteshield.
Attack bonus
0	0	0	-8	-2
Defence bonus
+52	+54	+53	-1	+51
Other bonuses				Slot
0	0	0%	0

Dropping monsters

Monster	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
Queen Black Dragon	2100	1	5Very rare

Trivia

• The shield's unplanned release was first confirmed definitively in a post by Mod Ajd on Jagex's Youtube channel in the summer of 2010. However, the post emphasized that it would not be added until an ideal method of releasing it was developed.
• The dragon kiteshield has been requested and spoken of by players since the introduction of dragon equipment. Jagex referenced this through an April Fools joke on 1 April 2008, during which Diango was said to be selling "dragon kites," a slang term often applied to dragon kiteshields. When Diango was spoken to, it was revealed that these were in fact toy kites bearing a dragon symbol.
• The dragon kiteshield has the appearance of a dragon's face.
• An anagram of dragon kiteshield, "a soldiered knight", was mentioned during the Chaos Elemental Letter 16, hinting that it would be dropped by the Queen Black Dragon, which was confirmed in the May 2012 Behind the Scenes.