The dragonbone necklace is a neck slot item that, when worn, restores Prayer points every time you bury bones — even through a bonecrusher. It needs level 70 Prayer to equip and gives the highest Prayer bonus of any item in the game at +12. It's dropped exclusively by Vorkath at a rate of 1/1000, and trades on the Grand Exchange for roughly a hundred thousand coins.
Equipment bonuses
The dragonbone necklace's headline number is its +12 Prayer bonus — the single largest Prayer bonus available on any equipment slot. Its offensive line is light but uniform: +10 to every attack style (stab, slash, crush, magic and ranged) plus +2 melee strength.
Attack bonuses
Defence bonuses
Other bonuses
Defences sit at a flat +2 across all five styles, so this is worn for the Prayer bonus and the bone-burying restore, not for its combat stats. Equipping it requires 70 Prayer.
Grand Exchange price history
How to get the dragonbone necklace
The dragonbone necklace is dropped exclusively by Vorkath, the undead dragon fought after completing Dragon Slayer II. It is a rare drop at a rate of 1/1000, so most players buy it off the Grand Exchange rather than farm it. Because it is fully tradeable, the price reflects how many are in circulation rather than how hard any one player has to grind for it — check the live chart above for the current value.
Once you own one, it can be combined with a bonecrusher and a hydra tail to create the bonecrusher necklace, which merges the dragonbone necklace's Prayer-restore effect with the bonecrusher's bone-crushing — though that recipe consumes the necklace. If you're gearing for the boss itself, the Vorkath gear finder shows the rest of the recommended setup.
The Prayer-restore passive
The defining feature of the dragonbone necklace is its passive: burying bones while it is worn restores Prayer points, and the effect still triggers when bones are buried automatically by a bonecrusher. The amount restored scales with the bones — ordinary bones give 1 point, big bones 2, baby dragon bones 3, dragon and similar high-tier bones 4, and superior dragon, giant or ourg bones 5 points each.
Two limits are worth knowing. The effect does not stack with the Catacombs of Kourend Prayer-restoration effect, and it does not grant any Prayer points for scattering demonic ashes — only buried bones count, not scattered remains. Since the April 2021 rebalance the restore activates instantly rather than after a delay.
Dragonbone necklace FAQ
What level do you need to wear the dragonbone necklace?
You need 70 Prayer to equip it. This was lowered from 80 Prayer in the 21 April 2021 Equipment Rebalance, so older guides quoting level 80 are out of date.
How do you get the dragonbone necklace?
It is dropped only by Vorkath, at a drop rate of 1/1000. You can fight Vorkath after completing the Dragon Slayer II quest. Most players just buy it on the Grand Exchange instead of grinding for the drop.
What does the dragonbone necklace do?
When worn it restores Prayer points each time you bury bones (including bones buried by a bonecrusher), with higher-tier bones restoring more points. It also gives the highest Prayer bonus in the game at +12. Note it does not restore Prayer from scattering demonic ashes, and the effect doesn't stack with the Catacombs of Kourend restoration.
Does the dragonbone necklace have the best Prayer bonus?
Yes — at +12 it currently offers the highest Prayer bonus of any single piece of equipment in Old School RuneScape. That's why it's a staple for any setup that leans on Prayer, from bossing to slayer. Compare it against the rest of your setup in the Prayer gear guide.
How much is the dragonbone necklace worth?
The price moves with supply, so check the live price and history chart above for the current figure — it generally sits in the low hundreds of thousands of coins. As a Vorkath-only drop with a buy limit of 8 per 4 hours, its value tracks how often the boss is being farmed.
Is the dragonbone necklace worth it?
For most players, yes — it's relatively cheap for a permanent Prayer-restore source and the best-in-game Prayer bonus. It shines anywhere you bury a lot of bones (slayer, bossing) and pairs naturally with a bonecrusher. If you also want the bonecrusher's effect on the same slot, it can be upgraded into the bonecrusher necklace.
Update history
Equipping the necklace now requires level 70 Prayer instead of 80, and the Prayer-restore effect activates instantly rather than nine seconds after being equipped. Attack bonuses were increased from 0 to 10, Defence bonuses from 0 to 2, and the Strength bonus from 0 to 2.
Prayer bonus increased from 6 to 12. The necklace no longer halves Prayer points when equipped; instead the restore effect was delayed until nine seconds had passed, to stop players swapping the necklace on only at the moment of a kill.
Source: OSRS Wiki — Dragonbone necklace (Changes).
