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{{Infobox Item
|name = Dragon kiteshield
|image = [[File:Dragon kiteshield.png]]
|release = [[29 May]] [[2012]]
|update = Queen Black Dragon, Diamond Jubilee and Clue Fest
|members = Yes
|quest = No
|tradeable = Yes
|equipable = Yes
|stackable = No
|lendable = Yes
|high = 330,000
|low = 220,000
|destroy = Drop
|store = No
|exchange = GEMW
|examine = A large metal shield.
|weight = 5.4
}}
[[File:Dragon kiteshield detail.png|70px|left|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.

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{{Infobox Bonuses
|slot = shield
|astab = 0
|aslash = 0
|acrush = 0
|amagic = -8
|arange = -2
|dstab = +52
|dslash = +54
|dcrush = +53
|dmagic = -1
|drange = +51
|dsummon = +52
|absorbmelee = 5%
|absorbmagic = 0%
|absorbranged = 11%
|str = 0
|rangestr = 0
|prayer = 0
|magicdamage = 0%
|absorbmelee = 5%
|absorbranged = 11%
|image = Dragon kiteshield equipped.png{{!}}200px
|caption = A player wearing a dragon kiteshield.
}}

== Dropping monsters ==
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{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Queen Black Dragon|Combat=2100|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very 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 kite]]s 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 [[Update:Behind the Scenes - May (2012)|May 2012 Behind the Scenes]].
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imported>Mage Hybrid at 22:21, 6 November 2012