Artisan dragon platebody

The Artisan Dragon Platebody (referred to as some NPCs as  the True Dragon Platebody) is a platebody which requires level 63 Defence to wear and 113 Smithing to make. This requires 5 Dragon Bars to make, giving the player 4k experience.

This platebody is favored by many players (especially long time players) for it's simplicity in looks and the fact that it gives great defensive bonuses, higher than the Dragon Platebody. Due to the fact that the item can be created from scratch, the G.E. price is lower than it's counterpart the Dragon Platebody. At the time of release, the Dragon Platebody crashed, dramatically lowering in price. As of today, the Platebody's price is still recovering.

As with all Artisan Dragon Equipment, the Dragon Platebody requires the completion of the Dragonsmithing miniquest. To attempt the miniquest, the player at least 95 smithing and 100 mining.

Trivia

 * Shortly after the release of Artisan Dragon Equipment, the prices of most Dragon Equipment fell dramatically, including Dragon Claws, the most expensive piece of Dragon equipment. However, prices are starting to recover, though many players seem to prefer Artisan Dragon.
 * Many players smith this as their last item during parties before 1 billion experience in Smithing, or in between levels 142 and 143.