The Dragon defender is a melee off-hand item worn in the shield slot. It needs 60 Defence. It gives +25 stab, +24 slash and +23 crush attack, the same amounts of defence, and +6 melee strength. Its attack bonuses are the second-highest of any shield in the ::bis interface, behind only the Avernic defender. It costs only 1,000 PKP and comes in the Main Pking starter kit, so many melee setups use it until the player can afford an Avernic defender. It cannot be traded.