Metal dragons



Metal dragons are dragons whose armour are metallic. They generally have a high Defence against Melee and Ranged attacks though they are relatively weak against Magic attacks. Metal dragons drop metal bars when killed, which correspond to the type of metal dragon the player killed. For example, a steel dragon will drop steel bars, and an iron dragon would drop iron bars. Unlike chromatic dragons, metal dragons will attack with a long-ranged dragonfire attack if the player moves away from Melee distance and stays out of melee range. For this reason, it is strongly advised to use antifire potions, and have either an anti-dragon shield or dragonfire shield equipped while fighting them.

It should also be noted that Protect from Magic will not give any protection against dragonfire as they do against chromatic dragons, though players may fully protect themselves from any dragonfire damage by wielding either an anti-dragon shield or dragonfire shield and drinking a dose of antifire. This will allow players to completely immunise themselves from all dragonfire.

All metal dragons except for bronze dragons have a chance of dropping the rare draconic visage. In addition, all metal dragons except for mithril dragons have a chance of dropping dragon platelegs and a dragon plateskirt. However, mithril dragons are the only of the metal dragons to drop the dragon full helm, which is a coveted drop.