Black dragonhide

Black dragonhide is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 48 coins. At least 9 monsters drop it. The easiest is Elite Dark Ranger (level 98, 5/128); the best rate is The Ambassador (level 5,500), at 200/1,000, about 40 per kill.

“The scaly rough hide from a black dragon.”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 48 gp

Updated 9 October 2026. Sources from the RuneScape Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Item sprite © Jagex.

Ironman verdict

Other sources include Ninja impling, Magpie impling, Magpie impling jar and Ninja impling jar, plus 4 more listed below. One recipe uses Black dragonhide: Black dragon leather. Black dragonhide is available on free-to-play worlds too. It is tradeable on normal accounts, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade for it, so the sources on this page are the whole list. High Alchemy turns one into 48 coins.

At a glance

Members: No (free-to-play)
Tradeable: Yes, but not for Ironmen
High alch: 48 coins
Monster drops: 9
Shops: None
Recipes: None
Used in: 1 recipe

Monster drops

Dropped by	Level	Quantity	Rarity
The Ambassador	5500	175–225, 200–300 (noted)	200/1,000
Raksha, the Shadow Colossus	6000	200–300 (noted)	10/100
Solak, Guardian of the Grove	2000	250–350 (noted)	8/134
Beastmaster Durzag	2000	100–150	1/12.6
Yakamaru	10000	100–150	1/12.8
Vorago	10000	75–115 (noted)	1/11
Elite Dark RangerEasiest	98	1	5/128
Black dragon	100	1	Always
Black dragon (Dragonkin Laboratory)	108	1	Always

Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.

Other sources

Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.

What you make with Black dragonhide

Black dragon leather

Where it fits for an Ironman

Minigames and places

Giant Oyster