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{{Infobox Item
|name = Dragon halberd
|image = [[File:Dragon halberd.png]]
|release = [[20 September]] [[2004]]
|update = Plague City Part 4 Released
|members = Yes
|quest = No
|tradeable = Yes
|lendable = Yes
|equipable = Yes
|stackable = No
|high = 195000
|low = 130000
|destroy = Drop
|store = 325,000
|exchange = GEMW
|examine = A dragon halberd.
|weight = 3.1
}}
[[File:Dragon halberd detail.png|120px|left|The dragon halberd.]]
The '''dragon halberd''' is the strongest [[halberd]] available, as well as the most accurate [[dragon equipment#Weapons|dragon weapon]] in the game. It requires completion of [[Regicide]] to wield, as well as 60 [[Attack]] and 30 [[Strength]]. Like all halberds, the dragon halberd has the ability to attack from two squares away, and thus the only dragon melee weapon usable for [[safe spot|safespotting]]. It can be purchased from the [[Quartermaster]] at [[Tyras Camp]] for 325,000 [[coins]], but can be bought from the [[Grand Exchange]] or another player for a substantially lower price.

''Sweep'', the dragon halberd's [[special attack]], deals extra damage and it will hit twice against large monsters (those that take up more than one square of space). In a [[multicombat]] zone, ''Sweep'' can hit up to three normal-sized targets at once if they are properly lined up next to each other. Each use drains 30% of the special attack bar. Note that it is possible to hit '''700-700''', if all of the following conditions are met: The player is on a slayer assignment to kill [[Ice strykewyrm]]s, while also wearing a [[Tokhaar-Kal]], a [[full slayer helmet]] (or [[Black mask]]), while also having [[99]] [[Strength]], and using [[Turmoil]], an [[extreme strength]] (or [[Overload]]), and having a +139 [[strength bonus]].

The weapon's extra square of reach, high offensive bonuses, and powerful special attack make it useful for fighting certain large monsters from safe spots, this makes Dragon Halberd the best weapon to replace [[dragon dagger]] when fighting larger monsters. The downsides include the quest requirement to wield it, the fact that it is a two-handed weapon (and thus cannot be wielded with a [[shield]] or [[Defender]]) and its slow attack speed.

Due to the weapon's unique nature, it is best used in situations where there are safespots, and against big monsters. A popular place to bring the dragon halberd is the [[Fight Caves]], where you will fight huge monsters that can be safespotted. 80+ attack and strength level is recommended if you use this tactic. Players can often be seen using the dragon halberd in [[Pest Control]], as its special attack can inflict large amounts of damage against the portals.
{{Infobox Bonuses
|slot = 2h
|image = Dragon halberd equipped.png{{!}}150px
|aspeed = 3
|caption = A player wielding the dragon halberd.
|image2 = Sweep.gif{{!}}200px
|caption2 = A player using the ''Sweep'' special attack.
|astab = +70
|aslash = +95
|acrush = 0
|amagic = -4
|arange = 0
|dstab = -1
|dslash = +4
|dcrush = +5
|dmagic = 0
|drange = 0
|dsummon = 0
|str = +89
|rangestr = 0
|prayer = 0
|magicdamage = 0
| absorbmelee = 0%
| absorbmagic = 0%
| absorbranged = 0%
}}

==Combat styles==
{{CombatStyles_Halberd}}

==Large monsters==
'''Note: A monster is considered "large" if it takes up more than one square of space. It is also considered "large" if it is tall enough.'''
*[[Aberrant spectre]]s
*[[Aquanite]]s
*[[Avatar of Creation]] and [[Avatar of Destruction]]
*[[Banshee]]s and [[mighty banshee]]s
*[[Bear]]s
*[[Bloodveld]]
*[[Brawler]]s
*[[Catablepon]]
*[[Cave crawler|Cave crawler (level 138)]]
*[[Cave horror]]s
*[[Chaos Dwogre]]s
*[[Cockroach]]es:
**[[Cockroach soldier]]s
**[[Cockroach worker]]s
*[[Cow]]s
*[[Cyclops]] ([[Cyclossus]] cannot be fought without a [[rune defender|rune]] or [[dragon defender]] equipped)
*[[Demon]]s:
**[[Lesser demon]]s
**[[Greater demon]]s
**[[Tormented Demon]]s
**[[Black demon]]s
*All varieties of [[dragon (race)|dragons]], including baby dragons
*[[Giant]]s:
**[[Hill giant]]s
**[[Moss giant]]s
**[[Ice giant]]s
**[[Fire giant]]s
*[[Giant bat]]s
*[[Giant Rock Crab]]s
*[[Hellhound]]s
*[[Kalphite]]s
*[[Monkey Guard]]s
*[[Mounted terrorbird gnome]]s
*[[Ogre]]s
*[[Ourg statue]]s
*[[Pest Control#Portal|Portals in Pest Control]]
*[[Scorpion]]s
*All types of [[Strykewyrms]]
*[[Suqah]]
*[[Tortoise]]s
*[[Troll]]s
**[[Mountain troll]]
*[[Turkey (2009 Thanksgiving event)|Turkeys from the 2009 and 2010 Thanksgiving events]]
*[[Unicorn]]s
*[[Warped tortoise]]s
*[[Wolf|Wolves]] and [[Dire wolf|dire wolves]]
*[[Yak]]s
*Most of the [[TzHaar Fight Cave]] monsters
*Various boss monsters: [[Nomad]], [[Bork]], the [[Chaos Elemental]], the [[Kalphite Queen]], the [[Giant Mole]], the [[King Black Dragon]], [[God Wars Dungeon]] generals (except for General [[Kree'arra]], who cannot be attacked by melee despite the extra reach of the dragon halberd), [[Dagannoth King]]s and the [[Corporeal Beast]]

==Trivia==
[[File:Dhallyperfect.png|thumb|Proof that the ''Sweep'' special attack could hit a small target twice.]]
*It was possible for ''Sweep'' to strike a small target twice in a multicombat zone; this requires the setup shown to the right. This bug has been fixed.
*Of dragon weapons, only the [[Dragon 2h sword|dragon two-handed sword]] has a higher strength bonus than the dragon halberd, at +93. However, the dragon halberd is the most accurate dragon weapon, both in terms of stab and slash (though a [[dragon longsword]] combined with a [[dragon defender]] gives a greater stab bonus than the halberd alone). Whether it delivers the greatest amount of damage per second compared to other dragon weapons is an open question and is best left to individual players to determine for themselves.
*There is currently a glitch that causes the "red arc" effect of the special attack to appear after the halberd has finished its sweeping motion.
*If a player is further than 2 squares away from a monster and the player has run on the player may run within melee distance (directly adjacent to the monster). Turning run off before attacking should to fix this.

{{Succession
|[[Dharok's greataxe]]<br />
|Strongest and most accurate weapon in ''[[RuneScape]]''
|[[Chaotic maul]]<br />}}

{{Succession
|[[Dragon 2h Sword]]<br />
|Strongest non-degradeable weapon in ''[[RuneScape]]''
|[[Godswords]]<br />}}

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imported>Duffmaaan at 06:54, 28 October 2012