Dragon claws

Dragon claws
Released							5 January 2017 (Update)
Also called							Dclaws
Members							Yes
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Wield, Drop
Examine							A set of fighting claws.
Values
Value							205,000 coins
High alch							123,000 coins
Low alch							82,000 coins
Weight							0.907 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							38,261,170 coins (info)
Buy limit							8
Daily volume							523
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Advanced data
Item ID							13652
Link							MOID

Dragon claws are a two-handed melee weapon obtained as a rare reward from the Chambers of Xeric, and require level 60 Attack to equip. They are notable for their special attack, which can quickly deal a high amount of damage, making them a popular weapon for PKing.

As with most dragon equipment, the dragon claws cannot be made from raw materials using the Smithing skill.

Attack bonuses
+41	+57	-4	+0	+0
Defence bonuses
+13	+26	+7	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+56	+0	+0%	+0	List

Combat style		Attack type	Weapon style	Attack speed	Range	Experience	Level boost
	Chop	Slash	Accurate	4 ticks (2.4s)	1 tile		+3 Attack
	Slash	Slash	Aggressive				+3 Strength
	Lunge	Stab	Controlled				+1 Attack, Strength, Defence
	Block	Slash	Defensive				+3 Defence

	Slice and Dice
A player performing the dragon claws' special attack, Slice and Dice.

These claws feature a special attack, Slice and Dice, which drains 50% of the special attack bar and hits an enemy four times in succession, which is commonly used by PKers as a finisher. The damage calculation rolls against the opponent's slash defence.^[1]

The damage dealt by the special attack depends on which of the four strikes miss. All fractions described below are rounded down. Due to a lack of sources, there may be minor errors in this description:

• Each of the four attacks has the same accuracy as an ordinary attack, until one of the attacks manages to successfully hit. After an attack hits, all remaining attacks will also successfully hit the target. All successful hits will deal damage, as described below.
• "4-2-1-1". If the first attack hits, then its max hit will be 1 point less than the max hit of an ordinary attack. The minimum hit will be half of the ordinary max hit. The second hit will deal half of the first hit. The third hit will deal half of the second. The fourth hit will deal 1 more damage than the third hit.^[2] A realistic example of a full attack is 35–17–8–9.
• "0-4-2-2". If the first hit is 0 and the second one hits, then the second hit will deal between about 3/8 and 7/8 of the ordinary maximum hit. The remaining hits will follow the same process as above. An example of this situation is 0–30–15–16.
• "0-0-3-3". If the first two attacks hit 0–0, the third attack will deal between about 1/4 and 3/4 of the ordinary max hit. The fourth hit still matches the third hit as usual. For example, 0–0–22–23.
• "0-0-0-5". If the claws' first 3 hits are zeros, the last hit (if successful) will deal between 1/4 and 5/4 the ordinary max hit. e.g.: 0–0–0–46.
• "0-0-0-0". If all hits miss, there is a ~2/3 chance of dealing 2 damage (1-1-0-0, 0-0-1-1, 1-0-1-0, or 0-1-0-1) and a ~1/3 chance of hitting 0–0–0–0.

The shorthand names, like "4-2-1-1", give a rough idea of the total damage dealt, but are not fully accurate. The expected total damage is as follows^[3]:

• If all attacks hit, the damage dealt is between 1x and 2x the ordinary max hit. This is 3 times more damage, on average, than an ordinary successful hit.
• If the second strike is the first to hit, the total is between 0.75x and 1.75x of the ordinary max hit, or about 2.5x of the ordinary successful hit.
• If the third strike is the first to hit, the total is between 0.5x and 1.5x of the ordinary max hit, or about 2x of the ordinary successful hit.
• If the fourth strike is the first to hit, the total is between 0.25x and 1.25x of the ordinary max hit, or about 1.5x of the ordinary successful hit.

Against a weak enemy, where a hit is nearly guaranteed, a special attack from the dragon claws will deal about 3x as much as a normal attack.

Against an enemy with extremely high defence, where most or all player attacks will typically miss, the expected damage can scale to as high as 9x the damage of a normal attack, because the repeated accuracy checks give a high chance of hitting an opponent that is normally very resistant.

In practice, against most bosses, the average damage will be somewhere in between. For example, if the player has 50% accuracy with claws at a certain boss, then the special attack does as much damage on average as about five normal attacks.

If the player is on a Slayer task (and using a Slayer helmet or Black mask) wearing maximum strength gear, the highest possible hit sequence is 50–25–12–13, totalling up to 100. Against players, the highest sequence is 45-22-11-12, totalling up to 90. Although the dragon dagger can hit higher (up to 112 and 100 respectively), its special attack rolls the two hits independently and it is less accurate, making high hits less consistent. Similarly, while the crystal halberd can also hit very high in one special attack against a large monster, its slower attack speed and independent rolls make it perform worse on average.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Ancient chest	N/A	1	3/60
Ancient chest	N/A	1	3/56

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Dragon claws (cr)		None	None	1 × Dragon claws 1 × Bounty hunter ornament kit

18 February 2016 – 5 January 2017	5 January 2017 – present

• The theoretical highest possible hit from the dragon claws special attack is a 212 (106-53-26-27) against an unshielded tormented demon at the end of While Guthix Sleeps (where the player's stats are boosted to 255 by the Stone of Jas).