King Black Dragon

King Black Dragon
Released										24 September 2002 (Update)
Also called										KBD
Donator										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
Poisonous										Yes (8)
Attack style										Stab, Dragonfire
Attack speed										4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time										16 ticks (9.6 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level										None
Slayer XP										258 xp
Category										Black Dragons, Bosses
Assigned by										File:Konar chathead.png File:Nieve chathead.png File:Duradel chathead.png
Combat stats
240					240					240					240					240					1
Aggressive stats
+0					+0					+0					+0					+0					+0
Defensive stats
+70						+90						+90						+80						+70
Cannons										Not immune
Thralls										Not immune
Advanced data
Monster ID										239

The King Black Dragon, commonly referred to as KBD, is a three-headed dragon located in his lair, accessible only through the deep Wilderness. Although the lair itself is not in the Wilderness, KBD is still considered a Wilderness boss by designation, as players must enter the Wilderness to fight him. 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, except when assigned by Krystilia.

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.

Players can pay 50,000 coins to open an instanced version of his lair (right-click Private option on lever), where it will be inaccessible by other players. This fee can be deducted directly from the bank; players do not need to carry coins on them to create the instance. Items dropped by the King Black Dragon in this instance will disappear after 1800 seconds (30 minutes), however items dropped by the player will disappear after the typical 180 seconds (3 minutes).

Location

Location	Level	Donator	Multi/Single
King Black Dragon Lair (::44s) (Wilderness)	276

Getting there

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

Note: After climbing down the ladder near the lesser demons, players must pull a lever surrounded by poisonous spiders to access the lair.

• ::44s
• The burning amulet(PKP Shop) teleports the player to the lava maze just south-east of the fenced area containing the entrance to the lair. This is the fastest and most reliable method of getting there.
• Wilderness Obelisks can be used, but be wary that using them will make encountering high-level monsters or PKers more likely. Players who have high elo can choose the obelisk they wish to teleport to, namely the obelisk closest to the lair at level 44 Wilderness.

Fight overview

File:Fighting the King Black Dragon.png

A group of players take on the King Black Dragon.

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 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. A super antifire potion will only nullify all damage from the regular dragonfire, and the special breath will still deal up to its full 50 damage . 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 from dragonfire when an anti-dragon shield or equivalent is equipped. However, if no anti-dragon shield is equipped, Protect from Magic will reduce the max hit of these attacks from 50 to 20.

Drops

Uniques

Item		Quantity	Drop rate	Donator 15% boosted drop rate	Super Donator 25% boosted drop rate	Extreme Donator 30% boosted drop rate	Legendary Donator 35% boosted drop rate	Royal Donator 40% boosted drop rate	Price
	Dragonfire shield	1	1/128	1/108	1/96	1/89	1/83	1/76	40,000
	Fire cape	1	1/32	1/27	1/24	1/22	1/20	1/19	1,000
	Fighter torso	1	1/32	1/27	1/24	1/22	1/20	1/19	1,000
	Berserker ring	1	1/16	1/13	1/12	1/11	1/10	1/9	500
	Seers ring	1	1/16	1/13	1/12	1/11	1/10	1/9	500
	Archers ring	1	1/16	1/13	1/12	1/11	1/10	1/9	300
	Warrior ring	1	1/16	1/13	1/12	1/11	1/10	1/9	300
	Amulet of the damned (full)	1	1/16	1/13	1/12	1/11	1/10	1/9	250
	New crystal bow	1	1/16	1/13	1/12	1/11	1/10	1/9	150

Common

Item		Quantity	Drop rate	Price
	Super combat potion(4)	2 - 8 (noted)	1/3	10 - 40
	Anglerfish	2 - 8	1/3	0 - 0
	Cooked karambwan	2 - 8	1/3	0 - 0

Tertiary

Item		Quantity	Drop rate	Donator 15% boosted drop rate	Super Donator 25% boosted drop rate	Extreme Donator 30% boosted drop rate	Legendary Donator 35% boosted drop rate	Royal Donator 40% boosted drop rate	Price
	Prince black dragon	1	1/1500	1/1275	1/1125	1/1050	1/975	1/900	N/A
	Clue scroll (master)	1	1/3069	1/2608	1/2301	1/2148	1/1994	1/1841	N/A
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/4125	1/3506	1/3093	1/2887	1/2681	1/2475	N/A
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/2343	1/1991	1/1757	1/1640	1/1522	1/1405	N/A
	Clue scroll (medium)	1	1/1320	1/1122	1/990	1/924	1/858	1/792	N/A
	Clue scroll (easy)	1	1/825	1/701	1/618	1/577	1/536	1/495	N/A

Treasure Trails

• 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 the elite cryptic clue: Scattered coins and gems fill the floor. The chest you seek is in the north east.

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:25 January 2023| |0}} {{#explode:25 January 2023| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:25 January 2023| |2}}]] (update)	The drop rate of the dragon pickaxe has been increased from 1/1,500 to 1/1,000.
[[{{#explode:17 October 2019| |0}} {{#explode:17 October 2019| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:17 October 2019| |2}}]] (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.
[[{{#explode:4 January 2018| |0}} {{#explode:4 January 2018| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:4 January 2018| |2}}]] (update)	The examine text was changed. Previously, it was The biggest, meanest dragon around.
[[{{#explode:16 February 2017| |0}} {{#explode:16 February 2017| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:16 February 2017| |2}}]] (update | poll)	The King Black Dragon respawn timer has been reduced to 10 seconds.
[[{{#explode:28 April 2016| |0}} {{#explode:28 April 2016| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:28 April 2016| |2}}]] (update)	The King Black Dragon's drops will now appear where it died if you are lucky enough to receive a Prince Black Dragon. Previously, the drops would appear under the pet.
[[{{#explode:18 February 2016| |0}} {{#explode:18 February 2016| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:18 February 2016| |2}}]] (update | poll)	A private instance option has been added to the King Black Dragon lair lever costing 50,000 coins in your inventory.
[[{{#explode:25 June 2015| |0}} {{#explode:25 June 2015| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:25 June 2015| |2}}]] (update | poll)	Added a 'peek' option to the entrance of this boss, allowing players to see the number of other players currently in the boss room.
[[{{#explode:17 July 2014| |0}} {{#explode:17 July 2014| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:17 July 2014| |2}}]] (update | poll)	Players can now receive a pet version of this boss after defeating it.
[[{{#explode:13 March 2014| |0}} {{#explode:13 March 2014| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:13 March 2014| |2}}]] (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.
[[{{#explode:6 February 2014| |0}} {{#explode:6 February 2014| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:6 February 2014| |2}}]] (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.
[[{{#explode:29 August 2006| |0}} {{#explode:29 August 2006| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:29 August 2006| |2}}]] (update)	The NPC was graphically updated. The NPC was renamed from 'King black dragon' to 'King Black Dragon'.
26 January – 27 June 2005	The NPC's examine was changed from The biggest meanest dragon around to The biggest, meanest dragon around.

Gallery

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

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

• Bob talking to the King Black Dragon.

  Bob talking to the King Black Dragon.

• R4ng3rno0b889 is killed by the King Black Dragon.

  R4ng3rno0b889 is killed by the King Black Dragon.

Historical

File:King Black Dragon (historical).png
File:King Black Dragon chathead (historical).png
29 March 2004 – 29 August 2006	29 August 2006 – present

Trivia

File:Postbag from the Hedge - King Black Dragon stamp.png

King Black Dragon as he appears on the Postbag from the Hedge stamp.

• 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, when he is visited by Bob the cat, they have a conversation before being interrupted by R4ng3rno0b889.
• The King Black Dragon had a festive override wearing a santa hat, purple partyhat, and green partyhat during the 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Christmas events.
• The King Black Dragon was the strongest monster in Runescape Classic and retained the title until the introduction of Runescape 2's first new boss, the Kalphite Queen.

Predecessor	Title	Successor
Black dragon	Strongest monster in RuneScape	Kalphite Queen