Hardened dragon bones
Hardened dragon bones is a members item, with a high alchemy value of 1 coins. At least 9 monsters drop it. The easiest is Cockroach drone (level 4, 1/2,796,202.67); the best rate is Onyx dragon (Dragonkin Laboratory) (level 114), at Always, about 1 per kill.
“Tougher than average dragon bones.”
MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 1 gp
Updated . 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
You can also make it yourself: it takes 1 Prayer and 1 Firemaking and gives 360 Prayer XP and 288 Firemaking XP. There are 2 other recipes below. Other sources include Ice troll grunt, Ice troll female, Bork and Bandit (Wilderness), plus 4 more listed below. One recipe uses Hardened dragon bones: Hardened dragon bonemeal. Hardened dragon bones is members-only. 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 1 coins.
At a glance
- Members
- Yes
- Tradeable
- Yes, but not for Ironmen
- High alch
- 1 coins
- Monster drops
- 9
- Shops
- None
- Recipes
- 3
- Used in
- 1 recipe
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyx dragon (Dragonkin Laboratory) | 114 | 1 | Always |
| Dragonstone dragon (Dragonkin Laboratory) | 111 | 1 | Always |
| Hydrix dragon (Dragonkin Laboratory) | 118 | 1 | Always |
| Adamant dragon | 116 | 1 | Always |
| Dragonstone dragon | 119 | 1 | Always |
| Onyx dragon | 126 | 1 | Always |
| Cockroach droneEasiest | 4 | 45–55 (noted) | 1/2,796,202.67 |
| Cave bug | 6 | 45–55 (noted) | 1/3,355,443.2 |
| Crawling hand | 6 | 45–55 (noted) | 1/8,388,608 |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.
Make it yourself
Needs 1 Prayer, 1 Firemaking · 360 Prayer XP, 288 Firemaking XP
Where: Bonfire, Portable brazier.
Needs 1 Prayer · 504 Prayer XP
Needs 1 Prayer · 216 Prayer XP
Where: Altar.
Other sources
- Ice troll grunt
- Ice troll female
- Bork
- Bandit (Wilderness)
- WildyWyrm (2011, historical)
- Giant Mole (historical)
- Vinecrawler
- Bulbous crawler
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Hardened dragon bones
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