The dragon chainbody is the second most powerful chainbody in RuneScape in terms of defence, only after Vesta's chainbody, and the best non-degradable chainbody (however it is surpassed by many other armour pieces). It may be worn by players with a Defence level of 60 or higher.

The dragon chainbody is exclusively dropped by the Kalphite Queen and dust devils (level 65 Slayer required to kill the latter). The chainbody can also be won through the "high gamble" option in the Barbarian Assault activity for a price of 30 honour points, although it is very rare. The chainbody used to be a possible drop on PvP worlds if ideal conditions were met for the kill, but this was changed in the 16 June 2009 update.

The corrupt dragon chainbody is also a possible drop by revenants. It has the same stats as the non-corrupt version but only lasts half an hour of being "wielded". However, it is usable on free worlds and is popularly used for short PvP sessions, but most free players prefer using a rune platebody simply because its minimum requirement is 40 Defence (although the Dragon Slayer quest must also be completed.) Rune platebodies are also much cheaper and they have no limits on their existence.