OSRS Drake Guide

Thanks to its fantasy setting, you're bound to cross paths with many legendary beasts in OSRS. One of which you'll face is drakes. These monsters might not look as intimidating as their winged counterparts but they are still formidable foes if you aren't prepared properly for them. That said, here's a quick drake guide in OSRS that is sure to help you out.

What Are Drakes?

Drakes are wingless dragons that you'll eventually come across in OSRS. You can find them in the mid-level of the Karuulm Slayer Dungeon within Mount Karuulm. Slaying them requires level 84 Slayer. While the fight with drakes aren't specifically hard, getting to them might be challenging.

As they're located within a volcano, you must wear boots of brimstone, boots of stone, or granite booths as protection from the extreme heat. If you've completed the elite Kourend and Kebos diary, you can wear any other type of footwear or none at all without being burned by the heat from the floor.

As per the game's lore, drakes were created by a Dragonkin called Karuulm. They were an experiment created after Karuulm's failure of the wyrm problem. In place of wings, drakes have developed large sores. This causes them constant pain, rendering drakes to become very aggressive creatures.

How To Find Drakes OSRS?

Getting to the drakes isn't particularly hard. Once you have the right protection from heat, all you need to do is find their location within the Karuulm Slayer Dungeon. Here are some options to get there:

• Teleport to Mount Karuulm using either Rada's blessing 3 or Rada's blessing 4.
• Utilize the fairy ring (with the code "cir") and ascend the volcano.
• Alternatively, employ Battlefront Teleport or its magic tablet counterpart, then head northwest.
• For swift access, utilize the skills necklace or Farming cape, both offering teleports to the nearby Farming Guild just southwest of the mountain.

Drakes Guide OSRS

You can fully block Drakes' regular ranged attacks by utilizing the "Protect from Missiles" prayer.

Unlike most other dragons, Drakes don't require a fire protection shield or potion for their defeat. However, after seven auto-attacks, Drakes will unleash a volcanic breath towards your current position, dealing 6-8 damage over four hits if you're hit by the projectile.

The effectiveness of dragonfire protection applies to this special attack. Having some form of dragonfire protection reduces the damage to 3-4 points. Equipping a Dragonfire Shield, Dragonfire Ward, or Anti-dragon Shield while also drinking an Antifire potion will completely negate the damage.

Using a Super Antifire potion or its extended version will also negate the damage, allowing you to wear a defender or use a blowpipe. Alternatively, moving one tile away when the projectile is launched allows you to completely avoid it.

By utilizing both "Protect from Missiles" and dragonfire protection at range, you can take no damage from Drakes' attacks.

Guardian Drakes OSRS

You'll come across guardian drakes eventually as you go about your way in the game. These are a tougher version of drakes. They appear as a possible spawn once you have the Bigger and Badder upgrade for 150 Slayer reward points that you can get from any Slayer master.

Drakes are special because they have two special attacks. Other than that, they're pretty much the same as their regular counterparts.

• Guardian drakes can unleash a volley of their volcanic breath which is similar to the drake's assault. This is the same as a regular drake's assault. You strikes the player relentlessly, dealing up to 8 damage per hit across four rapid strikes. Players can evade this onslaught by shifting one tile away before the fiery breath descends.
• Guardian drakes possess a unique melee maneuver capable of inflicting over 30 damage and temporarily incapacitating you. This melee assault penetrates protective prayers but can be evaded by swiftly retreating from melee range, with its impending usage indicated by illuminated yellow gaps on the drake's back. Notably, this specialized attack is exclusively deployed when the player is within melee proximity, in contrast to the volcanic breath which is unleashed when you're able to maintain a distance.

Preparing To Fight Drakes

On this part of the guide, you'll learn how to prepare yourself for the fight ahead. Before anything else, the only requirement you'll need to fight drakes is to first have level 83 Slayer and to have access to Mount Karuulm. Here are some pointers worth considering.

Recommended Combat Skills

Drakes can be very challenging. Having a high combat level isn't required but it's definitely recommended. Consider these skill levels:

• If using Melee:
  • Attack: 80 or higher
  • Strength: 80 or higher
  • Defence: 80 or higher
  • Hitpoints: 80 or higher
  • Prayer: 70 or higher for the Piety prayer
• If using Ranged:
  • Ranged: 75 or higher
• If using Magic:
  • Magic: 85 or higher

Recommended Melee Setup

• Head:
  • Slayer helmet (i) (on task)
  • Neitiznot faceguard
  • Helm of neitiznot
  • Berserker helm
  • Verac's helm
• Neck:
  • Amulet of torture
  • Amulet of fury
  • Amulet of glory
• Back:
  • Infernal cape
  • Fire cape
  • Ardougne cloak 4
  • Ardougne cloak 3
  • Strength cape (t)
• Body:
  • Torva platebody
  • Bandos chestplate
  • Fighter torso
  • Verac's brassard
  • Proselyte cuisse
• Legs:
  • Torva platelegs
  • Bandos tassets
  • Justiciar legguards
  • Verac's plateskirt
  • Proselyte cuisse
• Weapon:
  • Dragon hunter lance
  • Osmumten's fang
  • Ghrazi rapier / Blade of saeldor (c)
  • Abyssal tentacle
  • Abyssal whip
• Shield:
  • Avernic defender
  • Dragon defender
  • Dragonfire shield
  • Anti-dragon shield
• Ammo/Spell:
  • Rada's blessing 4
  • God blessing / Rada's blessing 3/2
• Hands:
  • Ferocious gloves
  • Barrows gloves
  • Dragon gloves
  • Rune gloves
  • Regen bracelet
• Boots:
  • Primordial boots
  • Dragon boots
  • Guardian boots
  • Granite boots
  • Boots of brimstone / Boots of stone
• Ring:
  • Ultor ring
  • Berserker ring (i)
  • Brimstone ring
  • Lightbearer
  • Ring of suffering (ri)

Inventory:

• Divine super combat potion (4)
• Cannonball
• Bonecrusher necklace
• Extended super antifire (4)
• Prayer potions (4)
• Shark
• Dwarf Multicannon
• Cannon base
• Cannon barrels
• Cannon furnace
• Cannon stand
• Herb sack
• Divine rune pouch with Fire and Nature Runes for High Alchemy and Dust and Law Runes for Teleport to House
• Holy wrench

Recommended Range Setup

• Head:
  • Slayer helmet (i)
  • Masori mask (f)
  • Ancient coif
  • Karil's coif
  • Archer helm
• Neck:
  • Necklace of anguish
  • Amulet of fury
  • Amulet of glory
• Back:
  • Ava's assembler
  • Ava's accumulator
  • Ranging cape (t)
  • Ava's attractor
• Body:
  • Masori body (f)
  • Armadyl chestplate
  • Ancient d'hide body
  • Black d'hide body
• Legs:
  • Masori chaps (f)
  • Armadyl chainskirt
  • Ancient chaps
  • Black d'hide chaps
• Weapon:
  • Dragon hunter crossbow
  • Zaryte crossbow
  • Armadyl crossbow
  • Dragon crossbow
  • Rune crossbow
• Shield:
  • Dragonfire ward
  • Anti-dragon shield
• Ammo/Spell:
  • Diamond dragon bolts (e)
  • Diamond bolts (e)
  • Amethyst broad bolts
• Hands:
  • Zaryte vambraces
  • Barrows gloves
  • Ancient bracers
  • Black d'hide vambraces
• Boots:
  • Pegasian boots
  • Ranger boots
  • Ancient d'hide boots
  • Boots of brimstone
  • Boots of stone
• Ring:
  • Venator ring
  • Archers ring (i)
  • Ring of shadows
  • Brimstone ring
  • Ring of the gods (i) / Ring of suffering (ri)

Inventory:

• Extended antifire (4)
• Ranging potion (4)
• Teleport to house (tablet)
• Prayer potions (4)
• Cannon barrels
• Cannon base
• Cannon furnace
• Cannon stand
• Cannonball
• Toxic blowpipe (as a substitute for crossbow and anti-dragon shield)
• Holy wrench
• Rune pouch
• Bonecrusher (if not collecting bones)
• Herb sack

Recommended Magic Setup

• Head:
  • Slayer helmet (i)
  • Ancestral hat
  • Infinity hat
  • Farseer helm
  • Dagon'hai hat
• Neck:
  • Occult necklace
  • Bonecrusher necklace
  • Amulet of fury
  • Amulet of glory
• Back:
  • Imbued god cape
  • Saradomin cape (or equivalent god capes)
  • Ardougne cloak 4
  • Ardougne cloak 3
• Body:
  • Ancestral robe top
  • Virtus robe top
  • Ahrim's robetop
  • Dagon'hai robe top
  • Mystic robe top
• Legs:
  • Ancestral robe bottom
  • Virtus robe bottom
  • Ahrim's robeskirt
  • Dagon'hai robe bottom
  • Mystic robe bottom
• Weapon:
  • Tumeken's shadow
  • Sanguinesti staff
  • Trident of the swamp
  • Trident of the seas
  • Iban's staff (u)
• Shield:
  • Book of darkness
  • Ancient wyvern shield
  • Anti-dragon shield
• Ammo/Spell:
  • Rada's blessing 4
  • God blessing / Rada's blessing 3/2
• Hands:
  • Tormented bracelet
  • Barrows gloves
  • Dragon gloves
• Boots:
  • Eternal boots
  • Boots of brimstone
  • Boots of stone
• Ring:
  • Magus ring
  • Seers ring (i)
  • Brimstone ring
  • Ring of the gods (i)
  • Ring of suffering (ri)

Inventory:

• Saturated heart
• Teleport to house (tablet)
• Rune pouch
• Holy wrench
• Herb sack
• Bonecrusher (if not collecting bones)
• Prayer potions (4)
• Nature rune
• Fire rune

OSRS Drake Drop Table

The drakes are hard to fight but the rewards for beating are just as great. Here's a drop table of the loot that you can get from the drake.

Guardian Drake Drop Table

Aside from the above table, guardian drakes will also drop this:

The Drakes Are Waiting

The drakes are challenging but they should be easy pickings as long as you're prepared. With this guide, you should have no issues or problems taking care of as many of them as possible. Drakes are not as dangerous as dragons but they're still worth the time and preparation that you give them.