Dragon gauntlets are an equipable item that are worn in the player's hands slot, and can be received as a drop from spiritual mages. Players need at least 60 Defence to wear these gauntlets.
These gauntlets used to give the best melee defensive bonuses of any hand equipment. However, with the addition of the Goliath gloves from the Dominion Tower, they no longer do and merely hold the highest defensive bonuses for a non-quest or non-degrading gauntlet.
Dragon gauntlets were originally obtained as a reward from the Fist of Guthix minigame. They were changed in the 10 August2015 update.