Queen Black Dragon

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Queen Black Dragon

Also called	QBD
Release date	22 May 2012 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	2100
Life points	30,000; 4×7,500
Experience for killing	12000 (4000 Constitution experience)
Slayer level	Not assigned
Aggressive?	Yes
Poisonous?	No
Immune to poison?	Yes
Attack style	Dragonfire, Melee, Magic, Ranged
Attack speed	FastestInterval: 2.4 seconds
Max hit	970 Super Dragon Breath, 525 Ranged, 475 Melee
Weakness	dragonbane bolts > ranged > stabdragonbane bolts > ranged > stabdragonbane bolts > ranged > stabdragonbane bolts > ranged > stabdragonbane bolts > ranged > stabdragonbane bolts > ranged > stabdragonbane bolts > [[]] > stabdragonbane bolts > ranged > stabdragonbane bolts > ranged > stabdragonbane bolts > ranged > [[]]dragonbane bolts > ranged > stabdragonbane bolts > ranged > stabDragonbane bolts > Ranged > Stab
Always drops	Dragon bones (5), 2-4 Royal dragonhide, 50-100 Royal bolts
Examine text	Worms burrow through her rotting flesh.

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The Queen Black Dragon is the largest and most dangerous attackable monster on Gielinor. She is the boss of the Grotworm Lair, and the highest-levelled monster in-game, preceding the previous record holder Nex. Having a minimum of 60 Summoning level is a pre-requisite to enter the room containing the Queen Black Dragon. The Queen Black Dragon is the first dragon ever created, which was done by Kerapac the Dragonkin, as told by the journals that can be obtained after defeating her. The Queen is fought in an instanced shard world, and therefore can only be soloed. Defeating her requires very high combat skills and quick reflexes, and slaying her is one of the hardest challenges in the game. The most effective way to kill the Queen is by using range or magic; using melee is not advised. The dragon is capable of hitting nearly up to a player's maximum life points. Even though she is a type of Black dragon, she doesn't yield Slayer XP when killed during a black dragon slayer task.

Transportation

She can be accessed by an underground cave just north of Rimmington next to the White Knight Camp. You do not need to finish or even start Song from the Depths to enter the Grotworm Lair in which she resides, but the quest will give advantages when encountering the dragon. There are a few means of travel to get to the lair:

• Remora's necklace, which teleports you in the White Knight Camp once a day;
• The Port Sarim lodestone, which teleports you just east of the White Knight Camp free and unlimited;
• A Rimmington teleport tablet, which teleports you next to the Rimmington house portal;
• Explorer's ring 3, which teleports you to the cabbage patch north of Port Sarim;
• A Clan vexillium, which teleports you to the clan camp just north-west of the White Knight Camp (requires you to be in a clan).

Lore

The Queen Black Dragon hatched from the egg mentioned in the First dragonkin journal. The egg was infused by Kerapac with his own lifeblood in an experiment to try and create a new type of dragonkin that would not be cursed to feel pain whenever the Stone of Jas was used by False Users.

A player entering the Summoning portal at the end of the Grotworm Lair.

The second dragonkin journal describes the time after she hatched. Kerapac noted she was intelligent and possessed many of the powers a dragonkin does like breathing fire, as well as inheriting his magical powers. However, he noted her size limited her ability to use these powers. He considered whether breeding smaller offspring could circumvent this problem.

The third dragonkin journal tells of other dragonkin attempting similar experiments, one resulting in the creation of the King Black Dragon. Despite him being a significantly weaker version, Kerapac attempts to use them for breeding.

These offspring were deemed to be an abject failure. The Fourth dragonkin journal describes them as "broken" and "bestial". Kerapac released the King Black Dragon into the wilds (meaning set free, not to the Wilderness, as it could be taken to mean). This is backed up by how there were Dragon riders in Zaros' army, suggesting dragons existed in the second age, or prior to then. The wilderness was created during the God Wars, by the relentless battles over the fertile heart of the fallen Zarosian empire. The Queen was stored deep underground, restrained by various artefacts designed to protect her and also imprison her.

Habitat

The Queen Black Dragon resides in the lowest level of the Grotworm Lair. To reach her, enter the caves and slide down the worm burrow shortcut on the first level, requiring 50 Agility. This will take you to the bottom level of the lair. Players without 50 Agility can traverse the three levels of the cave to reach the bottom.

There is a portal to the heart of the caves, leading to the Queen. It requires 60 Summoning to enter. Once inside, there is no exit – the only way to leave is through teleportation, death or triumph. You will end up in a partially submerged arena, with the dragon sleeping. Once she wakes up, the battle begins.

Rewards

After restoring the enchantment and returning the Queen to her slumber, you may enter a rewards room with a Dragonkin coffer containing your spoils. Four or more different rewards are received at once.

100% drop

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Dragon bones	8	1 Always	16,832
	Royal dragonhide	2–8	1 Always	13,094–52,376
Royal bolts	Royal bolts	50–100	1 Always	7,900–15,800
	First dragonkin journal	1	1 Always <ref name="onetime">The First dragonkin journal is always received only on the first kill of the queen black dragon. </ref>	Not sold

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Journals

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Second dragonkin journal	1	2 Common <ref name="journals">You get the journals in numerical order, every next chapter seems a bit more rare than the previous one, you can only obtain each chapter once. First dragonkin journal is always obtained on the first kill.</ref>	Not sold
	Third dragonkin journal	1	3 Uncommon <ref name="journals"/>	Not sold
	Fourth dragonkin journal	1	4 Rare <ref name="journals"/>	Not sold

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Weapons and armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Dragon helm	1	3 Uncommon	60,107
	Dragon longsword	1	3 Uncommon	60,564
	Dragon kiteshield	1	5 Very rare <ref>Estimated at 1/192 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012</ref>	19,624,674

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Runes and arrows

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Death rune	500	3 Uncommon	92,500
	Blood rune	500	3 Uncommon	97,500

Ores and seeds

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Runite ore	30	2 Common	320,130
	Coal	300	3 Uncommon	78,900
	Adamantite ore	50	3 Uncommon	82,750
	Snapdragon seed	5	3 Uncommon	130,390
	Magic seed	1	4 Rare	294,483
	Torstol seed	1	4 Rare	274,040

Other drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Rocktail	1–10	2 Common	1,777–17,770
Saradomin brew (2)	Saradomin brew (2)	1–10	2 Common	1,689–16,890
	Super restore (2)	1–10	3 Uncommon	3,261–32,610
	Coins	150,000 or 200,000	3 Uncommon	Not sold
	Magic logs	120	3 Uncommon	168,360
	Yew logs	300	3 Uncommon	148,200
Onyx bolt tips	Onyx bolt tips	30	3 Uncommon	241,500
	Uncut dragonstone	5	3 Uncommon	67,860
	Shield left half	1	4 Rare	65,553
	Grimy lantadyme	50	4 Rare	300,100
	Grimy torstol	10	4 Rare	279,340
	Royal torsion spring	1	3 Uncommon	1,157,887
	Royal sight	1	3 Uncommon	1,002,736
	Royal frame	1	3 Uncommon	994,381
	Royal bolt stabiliser	1	3 Uncommon	878,526
	Draconic visage	1	4 Rare <ref>Estimated at 1/93 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012</ref>	4,299,605
	Starved ancient effigy	1	3 Uncommon	Not sold
Dragonbone upgrade kit	Dragonbone upgrade kit	1	4 Rare <ref>Estimated at 1/104 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012</ref>	9,131,867

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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

Note: It is possible for the Queen Black Dragon to drop 2 items from the rare drop table

Gallery

• First shown at RuneFest 2011.

  First shown at RuneFest 2011.

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  The concept art of the Queen Black Dragon.

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  The supposed-to-be lair of the Queen Black Dragon.

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  Concept art.

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  The concept art of the treasure room.

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  The entrance to her lair.

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  The Queen Black Dragon sleeping.

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  Being eaten by the dragon.

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  The Queen Black Dragon's belly.

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  The Queen Black Dragon's arena.

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  The Queen Black Dragon's health bar. Note the four crystals at the top.

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  A player claiming their reward after laying the mighty foe to rest.

See also

• King Black Dragon
• Kalphite King
• Grotworm
• Grotworm Lair
• Dragon (race)
• Dragon kiteshield
• Song from the Depths
• Royal Crossbow

Trivia

• According to the May Behind the Scenes article, the Queen Black Dragon was to be so big that 5 King Black Dragons can fit in her mouth alone; however, she isn't quite that big in the concept art, or in the encounters.
• The Queen Black Dragon is the sixth non-quest boss monster that requires a skill level to fight. The first five were the God Wars Dungeon bosses.
• The platform upon which the Queen Black Dragon is fought is the Stone of Jas half of the Dragonkin emblem, who are responsible for the creation of the Queen Black Dragon, as well as all of the other species of dragons across Runescape.
• There was a glitch upon release that users were unable to loot their graves because they were all dropped on one game tile. This was patched straight away by scattering the graves around the grotworm lair and the White Knight camp outside.
• The highest possible hit on the Queen Black Dragon is 1000, similar to Nex and the Corporeal Beast's damage reduction unless someone was to use a deathtouched dart.
• If a player ranges her, the ammo will be near the dragon, right outside the arena boundaries. It can still be picked up, however.
• The Queen Black Dragon's mother may have been a Wyrm. In the Dragonkin Journals, it states that her egg came from a giant water reptile. However, Kerapac's magic and lifeblood turned her into a dragon.
• Apparently, when a familiar lands a hit right after you put her back to sleep, her head disappears and becomes regular bones. This is similar to when a familiar hits any enemy that creates a separate NPC upon being defeated, such as the swamp snakes in Temple Trekking or Nomad during his last piece of dialogue in Nomad's Requiem.
• This boss was revealed at the Runefest 2011 Future Updates session by Mod Mark. The Kalphite King was the other boss planned alongside the Queen Black Dragon.
• Dragonfire from the Dragonfire shield can damage her, making her the only dragon that is affected by dragonfire other than metal dragons. It is currently unknown if this is intentional or a glitch.
• The Queen Black Dragon is missing scales from her paws. The way they are present in the front but not in the back suggests that they were removed by water friction.
• Despite being a Black Dragon, extra slayer XP is not awarded, probably because the player would gain 7500 Slayer XP per kill.
• The Queen Black Dragon can charge the Dragonfire Shield in one fire breath attack.
• The update of 7 August 2012 changed the Queen Black Dragon. Among other things, she can now drop charms, some less profitable rewards have been removed, and her standard dragonfire has a cooldown of about ten seconds.
• Coral bolts get a damage boost to roughly 150 when used against the Queen Black Dragon. However, this is still not recommended in favour of stronger bolts.
• Contrary to the belief of those who have not fought her, most people find her easier to kill than Nex, as she cannot be fought with others and players may easily dodge her attacks.

Preceded by	Title	Succeeded by
Nex	Strongest attackable monster in RuneScape	Incumbent