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| - A player can get as many dragon defenders as they wish, however, they must have a rune defender in their inventory or wielded.
- Als spelers een Dragon Defender dragen, samen met Korasi's sword, geeft dit dezelfde stab bonussen als een Zamorakian spear met +1 hogere strength bonus. Deze combinatie is echter veel goedkoper en wellicht een betere alternatief voor de Zamorakian spear. Dragon Defenders worden vaak samen gebruikt met de Abyssal Whip of met de dragon dagger . Het wordt vaak boven een schild verkozen voor zijn strenght en attack bonus. Wanneer je meer defensief gericht bent gebruik je best een schild.
- Wielding a rune or dragon defender can cause a Cyclossus to spawn, which has a much higher drop rate of the dragon defender. In addition, using the multi-token option in the cyclopes room increases the chance of receiving a dragon defender as well as encountering a cyclossus. The dragon defender was very popular before the Evolution of Combat because it was the best of the defenders, which were the only off-hand melee weapon in the game at the time. It has since been displaced by ordinary dragon off-hands and stronger weapons like the enhanced excalibur.
- Some players choose to train combat on cyclopes. They should note that wearing a dragon defender whilst fighting the cyclopes may lead to the summoning of a cyclossus. Many players consider fighting the cyclossus difficult, troublesome, and costly in terms of food. Players who desire to train on cyclopes, but do not wish to confront a cyclossus, should use alternatives such as an off-hand weapon or shield. Also, they may choose to use a two-handed weapon; do note acquiring a dragon defender requires a rune or dragon defender to be wielded or in the player's inventory.
- Its defensive bonuses are comparable to those of an adamant square shield, with slight differences. Its strength bonus is only surpassed by the dragonfire shield, which gives a +7 strength bonus. However, the dragon defender is commonly regarded as the superior "offensive" item due to its unrivaled melee attack bonuses. If the player dies below level 20 Wilderness, it will remain in the player's inventory. However, the item will be unusable and must be repaired with 40,000 coins by using the item on Perdu.
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