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{{see|[[Table of Dragons]]|for all the Dragons in the game}}

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Dragons are reptile-like creatures, the primary feature, and foundation of, the Dragon Mania Legends game. Dragons inhabit the world of [[Dragolandia]], along with many other human [[characters]], found working alongside or against the {{chr}}. 

==Species==
Each Dragon with a unique appearance is referred to as its own ''species''. There are [[Table of Dragons|hundreds of Dragon species]]. Almost all Dragons can {{ctg|battle (System)|battle}} against other Dragons, produce [[Gold]], and [[Breeding|breed]] with others to produce more Dragons.

Dragons [[Hatching|hatch]] from {{ctg|Images:Dragon Eggs|eggs}} and when fed they transition from {{ctg|Images:Dragon Babies|baby}} form to {{ctg|Images:Dragon Adults|adult}} form, at Level 4. [[Dragon Feeding|Feeding]] is the only way a Dragon [[Dragon Leveling|grows]] up. Dragons do not age past adult form, they only increase up to a maximum level, meaning they may be immortal. At Level 4, Dragons can be bred, can be [[Dragon Training|trained]] to improve their {{ctg|skills}} at the [[Dragon Academy]], and can participate in battle.

The only way for Trainers to get rid of their Dragons is to [[Gold#Selling|sell]] or [[Enchantment Altar#Ascension|ascend]] them. [[Chronos]], [[Chronoids]], and {{ctg|Clan Dragons}} are the only unsellable Dragons.

==Obtaining==
There are multiple ways to obtain Dragons. Most can be obtained in the [[Main Shop]], in [[Main Shop#Promotions|bundles]], or the {{ctg|Dungeon Shop}} using real or {{ctg|In-Game Currency|currency}}, the fastest obtainment method. Though the most common way to obtain Dragons is through breeding in the [[Breeding Den]], the only place where Dragons can mate with one another. 

There are several {{ctg|Base Dragons}}, each embodying a different {{ctg|Elements|Element}}, purchased using [[Gold]] from the Main Shop when a certain [[Player Level]] is reached. These are the only Dragons that can be purchased in exchange for Gold.

Some Dragons can only be bred or bought during a [[Breeding#Limited-Time Breeding|limited-time period]]. However, there are many other Dragons that are unbreedable such as {{ctg|Clan Dragons}} and {{ctg|Boss Dragons}}, the former attainable only through [[Clans|Clan-related activities]] and the latter in exchange for [[Gems]] after several conditions are met. Many Dragons are won by competing in {{ctg|events}}, either against other Trainers, the game itself, or as part of a Clan against other {{ctg|Clan Events|Clans}}. Other Dragons are earned through different {{ctg|battle (System)|battle}} settings, such as the {{ctg|Bottomless Dungeon}}, [[Dragon League]] and [[Campaign Map]].

Once a Dragon egg is obtained, regardless of method, it must be incubated in the [[Hatchery]] until ready to hatch. The only Dragon that does not come from an egg is [[Chronos]], a Dragon that possesses no {{ctg|Elements}} or {{ctg|Types|rarity}} and is obtained through a [[Ruins|unique method]]. Eggs not obtained from breeding are found in the {{i|inventory|2}} under the {{i|Dragon Egg|link|Inventory#Eggs}} ''Eggs'' tab, and can be sent from there to incubate in the [[Hatchery]]. After hatching, the Dragon needs to be placed in a fitting {{ctg|Habitats|Habitat}}, or in the [[Dragon Vault]]. The [[Dragon Codex#Codex|Codex]] keeps track of all Dragons in possession! and in the entirety of [[Dragolandia]] except Clan Dragons, Chronoids, and Chronos.

Dragons obtained through [[Breeding#Enchanted Breeding|Enchanted Breeding]] are unbuyable, even if they are present on the Trainer's islands. With very few exceptions, {{c|Divine}} Dragons are also unbuyable. Lastly, Chronos, Chronoids, and Clan Dragons are unbuyable as well.

===Duplicates===
Duplicates are two or more of the same species, present at the same time, in a {{ctg|Habitats|Habitat}} on any {{ctg|islands|Island}} or in the [[Dragon Vault]]. Except for Chronos, Chronoids, and Clan Dragons, Trainers can have duplicates of the same species. In extremely rare cases, usually during large-scale {{ctg|events}}, duplicate Dragons in [[Inventory]] are taken into consideration as such. Most Dragons, acquired through methods apart from buying or breeding, cannot be bought as duplicates until they are obtained, hatched, then placed in a Habitat or the vault.

'''Dragons that always can be purchased include:'''
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* {{ctg|Normally-Breedable Dragons}}
* {{ctg|Dungeon Dragons}}
* {{ctg|VIP Dragons}} (if having necessary [[VIP Status#VIP Levels|VIP Level]])
* {{ctg|Boss Dragons}} (if beaten once in [[Normal Mode]])
* Current [[Breeding#Limited-Time Breeding|limited-time breedables]] (except {{ctg|Chain Breeding Events}})
* [[Main Shop#Promotions|Promotion or bundle]] Dragons
}}


However, the first three categories of Dragons, and Dragons made available through [[Breeding#Breeding Tokens|Breeding Tokens]], must first be [[Player Level|unlocked as the Trainer progresses through the game]]. {{ctg|Limited-Time Dragons|Limited-Time Dragon}} duplicates whose related event has ended, may only be purchased by tapping their entries in the ''Dragon Codex'' tab of the {{i|Dragon Codex}} [[Dragon Codex]], they do not appear through the [[Main Shop]] option.

Dragons that can be purchased as duplicates are typically buyable in exchange for [[Gems]]. Base Dragons are always purchasable using [[Gold]], while Dungeon Dragons are always purchasable using [[Dungeon Tokens]]. There is no limit to how many Dragons of the same species a Trainer can obtain through breeding, as long as that Dragon is currently breedable. Additionally, {{ctg|Card Dragons}} (obtained only in exchange for matching [[Dragon Pieces]]) can be obtained as duplicates, as there is no limit on the holding amount of their matching Pieces. 

The Trainer cannot possess more than one of the same species of Boss Dragon unless that Dragon is made available for purchase in a [[Main Shop#Promotions|bundle, promotion, or sale]]. Since some Dragons must be present on islands to purchase a duplicate, those obtained through a method apart from buying or breeding, will most likely never be obtainable again if sold.

==Stats==
{{see|{{ctg|Stats}}}}

Almost all Dragons possess characteristics known as {{ctg|Elements}} and {{ctg|Types|rarity}}. These determine their [[Breeding#Breeding Length Calculation|breeding]] and [[Hatching#Hatching Length Calculation|hatching]] times, as well as {{ctg|battle (System)|battle}} and [[Gold]]-producing attributes known as {{ctg|stats}}. There are three different stats for Dragons who possess them; {{ctg|Base Health|Health}}, {{ctg|Base Attack|Attack}} and {{ctg|Base Gold per Hour|Gold per Hour}}. Stats increase when the Dragon [[Dragon Leveling|increases in level]]. Clan Dragons, Chronos, and Chronoids have no stats, while Boss Dragons possess only the first two stats. 

==Visiting==
{{#lsth:Category:Habitats|Inside Habitats}}
==Names==
All Dragons, in addition to their species name (just referred to as “name”), also have ''given'' names. Only Chronos, Chronoids, Clan Dragons, and Boss Dragons have no given name. Given names are randomly assigned to Dragons upon being hatched, but each can be renamed through their [[Dragon Codex#Codex Entries|Codex Entry]] and given a different name, limited to eight characters.<br>There are 306 predefined, randomly assigned names:

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| {{Columns|count=10|
*Adam
*Adel
*Adin
*Adna
*Alex
*Amuk
*Andr
*Anit
*Aqui
*Arbo
*Arch
*Arti
*Aruk
*Atil
*Azer
*Azur
*Baba
*Bala
*Bale
*Bean
*Beav
*Bela
*Bela
*Benc
*Bern
*Blaq
*Bobi
*Bogi
*Boti
*Celu
*Char
*Cica
*Claw
*Clay
*Clif
*Cour
*Crys
*Csil
*Cubi
*Dada
*Dako
*Dani
*Dave
*Davi
*Daxy
*Deak
*Dean
*Dear
*Demy
*Dena
*Dere
*Derr
*Deur
*Diam
*Diem
*Dina
*Doma
*Dona
*Dora
*Drac
*Dreg
*Drio
*Duba
*Ebon
*Eddu
*Ekel
*Elen
*Elmo
*Emek
*Emte
*Eque
*Erhm
*Erik
*Erpp
*Esso
*Esth
*Eyok
*Famo
*Faro
*Fear
*Feel
*Fenr
*Fiko
*Fior
*Flap
*Floz
*Fold
*Forz
*Frag
*Gabi
*Gabo
*Gadu
*Gava
*Gelb
*Gemm
*Geri
*Ghis
*Gibo
*Glan
*Hama
*Hana
*Haro
*Heka
*Here
*Hodi
*Hopi
*Hopp
*Hrah
*Hren
*Huma
*Huon
*Igor
*Ilan
*Imea
*Imre
*Ione
*Iryn
*Ivor
*Jama
*Jaxx
*Joco
*Joe
*Joke
*Jona
*Jorm
*Juli
*Julo
*Juwi
*Kala
*Kale
*Kamo
*Keke
*Kepo
*Kimb
*Kimy
*Kobo
*Kojt
*Koln
*Korm
*Kyle
*Lakk
*Lanz
*Lath
*Lava
*Leon
*Less
*Lexa
*Lily
*Lina
*Lipa
*Loga
*Loro
*Lotr
*Lott
*Lova
*Lump
*Lupu
*Maci
*Mada
*Maly
*Marc
*Mari
*Mart
*Marv
*Mate
*Mede
*Megs
*Meli
*Meno
*Mera
*Mert
*Meta
*Mich
*Mike
*Mile
*Mizo
*Mleh
*Moak
*Mold
*Mona
*Naor
*Nelt
*Nelu
*Nial
*Nimr
*Nito
*Noem
*Nost
*Nozd
*Nuki
*Nyak
*Odyn
*Ogan
*Olaf
*Oli
*Olmi
*Olom
*Onte
*Onyx
*Orpa
*Osth
*Otor
*Owli
*Paff
*Pali
*Pamo
*Paol
*Papp
*Para
*Pass
*Pati
*Pedr
*Peog
*Pepp
*Peti
*Pety
*Pikk
*Pipp
*Pixe
*Polt
*Poth
*Preh
*Prui
*Punn
*Pyth
*Quez
*Quor
*Raid
*Raig
*Rake
*Rapp
*Rast
*Razv
*Rell
*Remy
*Reve
*Rhae
*Riel
*Rolt
*Romo
*Ruby
*Sali
*Sany
*Saol
*Sapp
*Sash
*Sebi
*Seir
*Seth
*Shra
*Simi
*Siva
*Sivo
*Smau
*Snap
*Soar
*Soar
*Soil
*Soph
*Souk
*Spur
*Sree
*Star
*Step
*Suna
*Sunf
*Susu
*Synn
*Szab
*Taki
*Tear
*Teke
*Texe
*Tiam
*Timi
*Tini
*Tolo
*Tomi
*Topa
*Troz
*Typh
*Tzi
*Ubun
*Umpa
*Upmi
*Uppa
*Vala
*Valr
*Verc
*Verm
*Vhag
*Vise
*Voxe
*Vshn
*Vukk
*Wama
*Ward
*Webs
*Wiki
*Wixe
*Yoni
*Yser
*Zmey
*Zoli
*Zoma
*Zsol
}}
|}

==History==
* {{update|6.8|Renamed [[Relic Dragon]] to [[Golden Sentinel Dragon]] to match the French books}}
* {{update|5.9|Adjusted Breeding times for some Dragons, see the update page for details}}
* {{update|5.6|Released (finally) the '''[[Apollo Dragon]]''' from the depths of Dragolandia after being introduced in [[Update 3.1]]}}
* {{update|5.1|Increased the pool of predefined names to 306}}
* {{update|4.8|Removed Dragons unlocked as rewards from breeding pools (e.g., Collector's Leaderboards or permanent [[Breeding Tokens]])}}
* {{update|4.5|Increased the pool of predefined names to 294 and made [[Furnace Dragon]] obtainable only through matching [[Dragon Pieces]] (prior it cost 4,051 Gems)}}
* {{update|4.4|Made the [[Fairy Dragon]] obtainable only through matching [[Dragon Pieces]]. Prior, its cost as a duplicate was 4,090 Gems}}
* {{update|4.3|Turned the [[Professor Dragon]] into a {{nbd}} because of the discontinuation of the [[Mentoring Program]]}}
* {{update|4.2|Enabled Dragons to do multiple actions at the same time, such as [[Breeding]], {{ctg|battle (System)|Battle}}, exploring [[Ruins]] and so on.
** Turned [[Agnes Dragon]], [[Elephant Dragon]], [[Imperial Dragon]] and [[Masque Dragon]] into {{nbd}}s}}
* {{update|4.0|Introduced [[Breeding#Breeding Tokens|Breeding Tokens]], a new method of breeding specific Dragons.
** Added {{ctg|Social System#Dragon Collector Leaderboard|Dragon Collector Points}} to all Dragons, except Clan Dragons and Chronos.
** Changed [[Rhino Dragon]] and [[Orca Dragon]] into {{ebd}}s.
** Changed the {{ctg|Types|rarity}} of Rhino Dragon, Orca Dragon and [[Pinata Dragon]] from {{c|Epic}} to {{c|Legendary}} while the rarity of [[Herald Dragon]] was changed from {{c|Rare}} to Epic. Their {{ctg|Elements}} were also changed: Rhino Dragon's were changed from {{ei|Metal}}{{ei|Earth}}{{ei|Void}} to {{ei|Legendary}}{{ei|Earth}}{{ei|Metal}}; Orca Dragon's were changed from {{ei|Void}}{{ei|Plant}}{{ei|Wind}} to {{ei|Legendary}}{{ei|Water}}{{ei|Void}}; Pinata Dragon's were changed from {{ei|Earth}}{{ei|Light}}{{ei|Wind}} to {{ei|Legendary}}{{ei|Light}}{{ei|Wind}}; and Herald Dragon received the {{em|Metal}} in addition to its other two Elements.
** Made [[Gladiator Dragon]], [[Machine Snake Dragon]], [[Golem Dragon]] and [[Garden Dragon]] obtainable through matching [[Dragon Pieces]] (prior, duplicates could be purchased for 1,000, 1,640, 1,650, and 3,990 Gems, respectively}}
* {{update|3.8|Made [[Ace Dragon]] obtainable only through matching [[Dragon Pieces]] (prior its duplicate cost was 1,625 Gems}}
* {{update|3.7|Changed the parents of the [[Leopard Dragon]] from [[Brick Dragon]] and [[Tribal Dragon]] to [[Wind Dragon]] and the [[Fire Dragon]].
** Changed the parents of [[Sea Turtle Dragon]] from [[Melon Dragon]] and [[Tree Dragon]] to [[Plant Dragon]] and [[Wind Dragon]]}}
* {{update|3.3|Turned [[Gorilla Dragon]], [[Leopard Dragon]] and [[Sea Turtle Dragon]] into {{ebd}}s from {{eod}}s}}
* {{update|3.2|Added additional [[VIP Status#VIP Levels|VIP Levels]] and changed the levels at which the {{ctg|VIP Dragons}} are obtained. Before this update, the [[Mystic Dragon]] was obtained at Level 2, the [[Elixir Dragon]] at Level 4, the [[Midnight Dragon]] at Level 6, the [[Calavera Dragon]] at Level 8, the [[Quadwing Dragon]] at Level 10, and the [[Tiki Dragon]] at Level 12}}
* {{update|3.1|Introduced the {{em|Divine}}}}
* {{update|3.0|Made [[Heavy Metal Dragon]] obtainable only through matching [[Dragon Pieces]] (prior duplicate cost was 1,250 Gems}}
* {{update|2.9|Discontinued [[Razor Dragon]] and [[Blueflame Dragon]] as prizes for completing [[Dragon Codex#Collections|collections]] in the [[Dragon Codex]] and made [[Steampunk Dragon]] and [[Bighorn Dragon]] purchasable as duplicates}}
* {{update|2.7|Made [[Rastafari Dragon]] obtainable through {{wdp}} instead of being an {{eod}} with a duplicate cost of 865 Gems}}
* {{update|2.6|Introduced {{ctg|Clan Dragons}}}}
* {{update|2.3|Introduced [[Enchantment]], which is used to enhance the Attack and Health of Dragons and to breed new Dragons.
** Changed [[Cookie Dragon]], [[Kangaroo Dragon]] and [[Piggy Bank Dragon]] to be found in [[Dragon Pieces#Regular Card Packs|regular card packs]] instead of obtainable through [[Daily Tasks|Daily Quests]] (prior duplicates cost 840, 1,600, and 1,500 Gems respectively.
** Rewarded [[Fireball Dragon]] to all {{wp|iOS}} users that were active during this update release}}
* {{update|2.1|Discontinued method of obtaining [[Tick Tock Dragon]] by connecting the game to an {{wp|Apple Watch}}}}
* {{update|2.0|Introduced {{ctg|Card Dragons}} and made [[Liquid Fire Dragon]] and [[Mummy Dragon]] obtainable only through matching [[Dragon Pieces]] (prior, Liquid Fire Dragon was obtained through {{ctg|events}} and duplicates cost 950 Gems, whereas Mummy Dragon cost [[Main Shop#Promotions|real currency]] with duplicate cost at 1,050 Gems.
** Made [[Tick Tock Dragon]] obtainable through Dragon Pieces, in addition to connecting the game to an {{wp|Apple Watch}}}}
* {{update|1.9|Added the ability to rename {{ctg|Dragons}}.
** Moved [[Mech Dragon]], [[Tsunami Dragon]] and [[Warlord Dragon]] from the top spots of Diamond League to Dragonscale League}}
* {{update|1.8|Introduced {{ctg|VIP Dragons}}}}
* {{update|1.5|Changed {{c|Legendary}} Dragons to have {{ctg|Tri-Elemental Dragons|three Elements}}, two to be unlocked once Level 20 and then 30 are reached.
** Made [[Steampunk Dragon]] (and other subsequent Dragons obtained through [[Heroic Mode]]), and also [[Tick Tock Dragon]] non-purchasable (prior Steampunk duplicates cost 3,000 Gems, and Tick Tock duplicates cost 900 Gems.
** Added [[Bee Dragon]] to [[Daily Rewards]] as well as being breedable}}
* {{update|1.4|Introduced the method of obtaining Dragons through the [[Totem of Friendship]]}}
* {{update|1.3|Introduced methods of obtaining Dragons through {{ctg|Social System}} and [[Clockwork Dungeon]].
** Made [[Hammerhead Dragon]] obtainable as a [[Dragon League]] promotion reward rather than {{ctg|events}}.
** Made [[Agent Dragon]] and [[Lynx Dragon]] into Dragon League promotion rewards instead of weekly prizes for the top 3 spots, and earlier for the top ten spots}}
* {{update|1.1|Introduced obtaining Dragons through defeating specific quests in [[Heroic Mode]].
** Introduced [[Chronos]].
** Changed the [[breeding]] time for the first [[Tribal Dragon]] from 5 minutes to 12 hours}}

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