King Black Dragon

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You have the option to create a private instance for this fight. On death, all unprotected items will be moved to a grave outside the instance. Any items left on the ground will be lost.

King Black Dragon
Released										24 September 2002 (Update)
Also called										KBD
Members										Yes
Combat level										276
Size										5x5
Examine										One of the biggest, meanest dragons around.
Combat info
Attribute										Draconic, Fiery
XP bonus										+7.5%
Max hit										25 (Melee) 65 (Dragonfire)
Aggressive										Yes
Poison										Yes (8)
Attack style										Slash, Dragonfire
Attack speed
Slayer info
Slayer level										None
Slayer XP										258 xp
Category										Black dragon, Boss
Assigned by
Combat stats
240					240					240					240					240					1
Aggressive stats
+0					+0					+0					+0					+0					+0
Defensive stats
+70						+90						+90						+80						+70
Immunities
Not immune to poison															Not immune to venom
Advanced data
Monster ID												239

The King Black Dragon, commonly referred to as KBD, is a three-headed dragon located in his lair deep in the Wilderness. The King Black Dragon has a combat level of 276, which makes him one of the strongest dragons in Old School RuneScape. Players should not take this foe lightly, and they should always take an Anti-dragon shield as his dragonfire breath is very deadly without protection. The King Black Dragon can also be killed as an alternative for a black dragon Slayer task.

Although he will always fight back when attacked, he has gotten bored over the centuries from adventurers attacking him as he revealed to his good friend, Bob the Cat.

While the King Black Dragon's lair is entered from within the Wilderness, his lair itself is not part of the Wilderness, so players cannot attack each other in his lair. Completion of the Wilderness Diary also does not note his bone drops, and the KBD does not count towards a black dragon slayer assignment given by Krystilia.

Players can pay 50,000 coins from their inventory to open an instanced version of the KBD lair (right-click Private option on lever), where it will be inaccessible by other players.

The King Black Dragon's respawn time is 8 seconds.

Location[edit | edit source]

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
King Black Dragon Lair (Wilderness)	276		1	Maplink

Reaching the King Black Dragon[edit | edit source]

Warning: As the entrance to the King Black Dragon Lair (aka KBD Lair) is located in the Wilderness, watch out for player killers!

• The burning amulet can be used to get to the KBD Lair fast. It teleports the player to the Lava Maze just south-east of the fenced area containing the entrance. This is the most reliable way to get there, running west and going down the ladder in the lesser demon cage.

• Wilderness Obelisks can also be used to get there. Be wary that using them makes the player more susceptible to encountering high-level monsters or player killers. Players who complete the hard Wilderness Diary can choose the obelisk they wish to teleport to, namely the obelisk closest to the KBD's lair at level 44 Wilderness. The nearest obelisk can be accessed if the player teleports to the Corporeal Beast area via a games necklace, exits the cave, and runs south-east to the obelisk and then south-east again to reach the KBD Lair.

• From Edgeville, players can bring an axe to make a Waka canoe, which requires 57 Woodcutting, at the canoe station and take it to the Wilderness. Upon arrival, the player will have to trek westward past some green dragons on the southern end of the Lava Maze before going slightly north-west toward the western part of the Lava Maze where some fenced lesser demons are. Players entering their cage will find a ladder that will lead down to some aggressive poison spiders where a lever is pulled to finally arrive at the KBD's lair.

• North-west of Ardougne Castle, there's a lever that can be pulled that takes the player to Deserted Keep. From there, the player needs to slash some spider webs to get out, and head southward to a long fence and follow it either east or west to an opening. If following it east, beware of the Chaos Elemental! Once out, trek westward past the northern end of the Lava Maze before going slightly south-west toward the western part of the Lava Maze where some fenced lesser demons are. Enter their cage, and there's a ladder that will take you down to some aggressive poison spiders where a lever is pulled to finally arrive at the KBD's lair.

• The Ice Plateau or Ghorrock Teleport is among the fastest ways to get there. After teleporting, the player should run south-west to the gate opening, and run south-east to some fenced lesser demons on the west side of Lava Maze. Enter the cage, and there's a ladder that goes down to some aggressive poison spiders where a lever is pulled to finally arrive at the KBD's lair.
• The Arceuus spellbook's teleportation spell, Cemetery Teleport, can be used to get to the KBD lair. It teleports players to the Forgotten Cemetery, just south of the KBD lair.

The battle[edit | edit source]

In addition to his damaging attacks, the King Black Dragon can also poison the player and reduce the player's stats. It is strongly recommended to bring anti-poison (Antidote++ is preferred) and stat-restoring potions such as Super restores.

His normal dragonfire is significantly stronger than normal dragonfire, with a max hit of 65 with no protection, 15 with the Anti-dragon shield or Dragonfire shield, and is completely blocked with both the shield and Antifire potion. Because the max damage is so high, the player should always have one of these shields equipped.

In addition to his regular dragonfire, the King Black Dragon has three unblockable breath attacks: Poison, Shock, and Freeze. Although an antifire potion reduces damage from these attacks by 75%, it will only nullify all damage from the regular dragonfire. With the anti-dragon shield or equivalent equipped, they only deal up to 10 damage. Protect from Magic does not protect against or reduce damage of dragonfire when an anti-dragon shield or equivalent is equipped.

Treasure Trails[edit | edit source]

Killing the King Black Dragon for a key to open the closed chest in the north-east corner of his lair is the solution to an elite cryptic clue: Scattered coins and gems fill the floor. The chest you seek is in the north east.

Drops[edit | edit source]

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

The average King Black Dragon kill is worth 22,350.54.

The average King Black Dragon kill while on a Konar task is worth 23,882.49.

100%[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dragon bones	1	Always	1,981	96
	Black dragonhide	2	Always	6,520	180

Pre-roll[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dragon pickaxe	1	1/1,500	4,070,987	58,770

Weapons and armour[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Rune longsword	1	10/128	18,633	19,200
	Adamant platebody	1	9/128	9,492	9,984
	Adamant kiteshield	1	3/128	2,952	3,264
	Dragon med helm	1	1/128	58,925	60,000

Runes and ammunition[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Fire rune	300	5/128; 10/128[d 1]	1,500	600
	Air rune	300	10/128	1,500	600
	Iron arrow	690	10/128	2,070	690
	Runite bolts	10–20	10/128	1,130–2,260	1,800–3,600
	Law rune	30	5/128	4,110	4,320
	Blood rune	30	5/128	11,910	7,200

Resources[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Yew logs	150 (noted)	10/128	35,400	14,400
	Adamantite bar	3	5/128	5,760	1,152
	Runite bar	1	3/128	12,507	3,000
	Gold ore	100 (noted)	2/128	13,600	9,000

Other[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Amulet of power	1	7/128	1,918	2,115
	Dragon arrowtips	5–14	5/128	3,800–10,640	1,500–4,200
	Dragon dart tip	5–14	5/128	14,825–41,510	750–2,100
	Dragon javelin heads	15	5/128[d 1]	13,845	17,550
	Runite limbs	1	4/128	9,297	9,600
	Shark	4	4/128	2,748	408

Rare and Gem drop table[edit | edit source]

There is a 8/128 chance of rolling the rare drop table. There is also a 2/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	1/52.25; Never[d 1]	N/A	N/A
	Coins	3,000	1/97.52	3,000	3,000
	Loop half of key	1	1/100.36; 1/98.46[d 2]	10,396	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/100.36; 1/98.46[d 2]	11,201	60
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/157.54; 1/80[d 2]	385	15
	Runite bar	1	1/409.6	12,507	3,000
	Nature rune	67	1/682.67	12,395	7,236
	Rune 2h sword	1	1/682.67	37,825	38,400
	Rune battleaxe	1	1/682.67	24,480	24,960
	Uncut emerald	1	1/315.08; 1/160[d 2]	631	30
	Law rune	45	1/1,024	6,165	6,480
	Death rune	45	1/1,024	9,135	4,860
	Steel arrow	150	1/1,024	1,500	1,050
	Rune arrow	42	1/1,024	1,638	10,080
	Adamant javelin	20	1/1,024	1,200	1,920
	Rune sq shield	1	1/1,024	22,601	23,040
	Dragonstone	1	1/1,024	11,959	6,000
	Silver ore	100 (noted)	1/1,024	4,200	4,500
	Uncut ruby	1	1/630.15; 1/320[d 2]	1,271	60
	Rune kiteshield	1	1/2,048	32,080	32,640
	Dragon med helm	1	1/2,048	58,925	60,000
	Rune spear	1	1/2,126.93; 1/243.04[d 2][d 3]	11,916	12,480
	Shield left half	1	1/4,253.86; 1/486.08[d 2][d 3]	65,404	66,000
	Nature talisman	1	1/1,680.41; 1/853.33[d 2]	1,115	2
	Dragon spear	1	1/5,671.81; 1/648.1[d 2][d 3]	38,381	37,440
	Uncut diamond	1	1/2,520.62; 1/1,280[d 2]	3,073	120
	Rune javelin	5	1/5,041.23; 1/2,560[d 2]	805	1,200

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Key (elite)	1	Always[d 1]	Not sold	N/A
	Brimstone key	1	1/64[d 2]	Not sold	N/A
	Kbd heads	1	1/128	Not sold	30,000
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/450	Not sold	12
	Prince black dragon	1	1/3,000	Not sold	N/A
	Draconic visage	1	1/5,000	3,644,491	450,000

Deadman mode[edit | edit source]

The following drops and rarities only apply to Deadman Mode.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dragon pickaxe	1	1/750	4,070,987	58,770
	Draconic visage	1	1/1,250	3,644,491	450,000

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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  A group of players fighting the King Black Dragon as depicted in art.

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  Bob talking to the King Black Dragon.

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  R4ng3rno0b889 is killed by the King Black Dragon.

Changes[edit | edit source]

Date	Changes
17 October 2019 (update)	King Black Dragon boss tasks are no longer offered to players until they've started Dragon Slayer and gained access to anti-dragon equipment.
4 January 2018 (update)	The examine text was changed. Previously, it was The biggest, meanest dragon around.
16 February 2017 (update | poll)	The King Black Dragon respawn timer has been reduced to 10 seconds.
18 February 2016 (update | poll)	The lever which teleports you into the lair of the King Black Dragon has a new option to open up a private instance of the lair.
25 June 2015 (update | poll)	Added a 'peek' option to the entrance of this boss.
17 July 2014 (update | poll)	Players can now receive a pet version of this boss after defeating it.
13 March 2014 (update | poll)	The King Black Dragon and Chaos Elemental have had their drop tables improved and both have a chance of dropping the Dragon Pickaxe.
6 February 2014 (update | poll)	The Kalphite Queen, King Black Dragon, the Chaos Elemental and the Dagannoth Kings now notify all nearby players of the loot they're dropping.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

• King Black Dragon appears on one of the seven Postbag from the Hedge stamps.
• Engaging in combat with the King Black Dragon while not having any form of dragonfire protection gives unique messages in the player's chatbox when they are harmed by the various types of dragonfire:
  • Freezing: You're chilled to the bone by the dragon's icy breath!
  • Poison: You're badly scalded by the dragon's toxic breath!
  • Shocking: You're zapped by the dragon's shocking breath!
  • Burning: You're horribly burnt by the dragon's fiery breath!
• The King Black Dragon can talk, as seen in A Tail of Two Cats. During the final cutscene, he is visited by Bob the Jagex Cat. During the chat between the King and Bob, R4ng3rNo0b889 attempts to solo the King, is unable to damage him, and is killed in one hit as he had no dragonfire protection at all.

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Black dragon	Strongest monster in RuneScape	Kalphite Queen

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