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  |name        = Fire dragon scales
 
  |name        = Fire dragon scales
 
  |cost        = 755
 
  |cost        = 755
|weight      = 35
 
|skill      =
 
|skill2      =
 
 
  |AC          = 8
 
  |AC          = 8
  |EV          = -11
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  |EV          = 9
|SV          = 
 
 
  |maxenc      = +8
 
  |maxenc      = +8
 
  |grants      = rF++, rC-
 
  |grants      = rF++, rC-
  |size        = Medium, Large, Big
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  |size        = All
|acquirement =
 
|weartime    = 9
 
|GDR        = 34%
 
 
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{{Flavour|The scales of a fire-breathing dragon. It provides great protection from fire, while rendering its wearer more susceptible to cold.}}
 
{{Flavour|The scales of a fire-breathing dragon. It provides great protection from fire, while rendering its wearer more susceptible to cold.}}
  
'''Fire dragon scales''' is a relatively light suit of body [[armour]] which provides reasonable physical defense, a bearable encumbrance rating, and excellent [[fire]] resistance (rF++). However, it also penalizes the wear with one rank of [[cold]] vulnerability. You can obtain this by random chance from killing [[fire dragon]]s.
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'''Fire dragon scales''' are a medium-weight body armour. They provide 2 ranks of [[fire resistance]] (rF++), but a rank of [[cold]] vulnerability (rC-).
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This item has a 33% chance to generate when you slay a [[fire dragon]].
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
Many players consider this the best general-purpose armour: it provides almost as much protection as [[plate armour]], while having an encumbrance rating that will still allow spellcasting. The rF++ it provides is very useful, and the rC- is usually bearable given that cold attacks are generally rarer and less damaging than fire attacks, with a few [[Antaeus|notable]] [[Ice fiend|exceptions]].  Still, it is often best to wait until you have at least one source of cold resistance before wearing fire dragon scales, as taking an extra 50% from cold attacks can be quite dangerous.
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Fire dragon scales are a suitable general purpose armour, offering decent defense while still allowing spellcasting. However, it's often best to wait until you have at least one source of cold resistance before wearing these, in order to offset this armour's rC-; taking 150% damage from cold attacks can be lethal.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Before [[0.19]], this item was known as fire dragon armour. It was obtained from using a [[scroll of enchant armour]] on [[fire dragon hide]]  
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*Prior to [[0.34]], fire dragon scales had an encumbrance of 11. The encumbrance was higher as [[orbs of fire]] were present in every game, making rF++ more valuable than the rC++ of [[ice dragon scales]].
 
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*Prior to [[0.19]], this item was known as fire dragon armour. It was obtained from using a [[scroll of enchant armour]] on [[fire dragon hide]]  
Prior to [[0.10]], this item was known merely as "dragon armour". It was renamed to avoid confusion with other dragon armours.
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*Prior to [[0.10]], this item was known merely as "dragon armour". It was renamed to avoid confusion with other dragon armours.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 13 February 2026

Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
Name Fire dragon scales
Size to wear All
Armour Class 8
Encumbrance rating 9
Maximum Enchantment +8
Grants rF++, rC-
Time to Wear 5


The scales of a fire-breathing dragon. It provides great protection from fire, while rendering its wearer more susceptible to cold.

Fire dragon scales are a medium-weight body armour. They provide 2 ranks of fire resistance (rF++), but a rank of cold vulnerability (rC-).

This item has a 33% chance to generate when you slay a fire dragon.

Desirability

Fire dragon scales are a suitable general purpose armour, offering decent defense while still allowing spellcasting. However, it's often best to wait until you have at least one source of cold resistance before wearing these, in order to offset this armour's rC-; taking 150% damage from cold attacks can be lethal.

History

  • Prior to 0.34, fire dragon scales had an encumbrance of 11. The encumbrance was higher as orbs of fire were present in every game, making rF++ more valuable than the rC++ of ice dragon scales.
  • Prior to 0.19, this item was known as fire dragon armour. It was obtained from using a scroll of enchant armour on fire dragon hide
  • Prior to 0.10, this item was known merely as "dragon armour". It was renamed to avoid confusion with other dragon armours.
Fire dragon scales Image
Mundane Fire dragon armour.png
Artefact Fire dragon armour artefact.png
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