I've collected about 8000 casts for fire bolt which I will be using with chaos gauntlets. My magic level is currently 91 and I will have maxxed magic attack bonus excluding the third age magic amulet and barrows gloves.

 

 

 

I would like to know how much magic exp I am likely to get from these 8000 casts as well as the loss per cast/per 1k casts and if anybody knows, how many casts it will probably take me to kill each iron/steel dragon. Also, would it be better for me to mage iron dragons or steel dragons (please give reasons).

 

 

 

I know that I will probably lose alot more money than if meleeing/ranging the dragons but I have the runes available and I would like to use them.

 

 

 

Thank you for any help you are able to give me.

At my level 71 magic i can finish a Steel Dragon in about 80 Fire bolts and a Iron Dragon in like 60 [Estimated].

 

80 fire bolts = ~8000 gp [Chaos] + 3200 [Fire runes OR Air runes] = 11k gp/ Steel Dragon

 

60 fire bolts = 6000+2400...etc .. = ~8.5k / Iron Dragon

 

If you bank each and every bone, then come back (Considering that you only get bones) - You will be losing 9k/steel; 6.5k/iron

 

So if you are getting a Dragon Skirt(~150k) every 17 Steel Dragons (Which you won't), every 25 Iron Dragons

 

OR

 

Dragon Platelegs (~600k) every 68 Steel / 100 irons

 

and NO OTHER DROPS, you are losing nothing.

 

You won't be losing a lot of money, but unless you are lucky, you WILL lose like 2k/ Dragon

 

 

 

And it would take you like 65 Casts /steel and 45-50 / Iron

if you take nats and alch most rune drops it's not too bad, you will usually get a clue as well which may, or more likely not be decent money too

Thank you very much p4duke, your post was very helpful. Does anyone else have answers to any of my questions? All feedback is welcome :)

oh, i'd mage the steels, as much as there is a chance of dragon drops from irons, the other drops are mainly quite rubbish, addy things instead of runes, and less charms per kill, 2 instead of 3