In Evony, you can attach several different Dragons to your Generals which will grant them certain buffs. Employing these in battle can make a huge difference for your army. In this Evony Dragon Guide, we take a look at exactly what these are, the different ones available, how you can improve them, and more!
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What are Dragons in Evony
Dragons in Evony are special creatures that you can unlock from the Pasture and Dragon Cliff buildings. They are similar in function to Spiritual Beasts and can be equipped to Generals in order to assist them in battle. Each Dragon has separate unlock requirements and a different specialty in terms of its best use. Keep reading below to learn all you need to know in this Evony Dragon Guide.
List of the Different Dragons in Evony
As mentioned in the previous section, there are several different Dragons in Evony that can be accessed from the Pasture and Dragon Cliff buildings. Each Dragon has slightly different buffs that it will bring to your army when equipped with a General. Below in this Evony Dragon Guide we outline each one and explain how they are best used.
Celtic Demon
The Celtic Demon Dragon is best used with Ranged PvP Generals or Ground PvP Generals. This is due to the fact that its buffs are focused on improving Ranged Troops and Ground Troops. Once you have upgraded your Celtic Demon to Level 10 their buffs will be as follows:
- Marching Ranged Troop Attack +25%
- Marching Ground Troop Defense +25%
- March Size Capacity +15%
- General Survival Rate +100%
Jawzahr
The Jawzahr Dragon is best used with Ranged PvP Generals or Mounted PvP Generals. This is due to the fact that its buffs are focused on improving Ranged Troops and Mounted Troops. Once you have upgraded your Jawzahr to Level 10 their buffs will be as follows:
- Ranged Troop Attack +25%
- Mounted Troop Attack +25%
- Holy Palace Deserter Capacity +15%
- General Survival Rate +100%
Fafnir
The Fafnir Dragon is best used with Mounted PvP Generals or Siege Machine PvP Generals. This is due to the fact that its buffs are focused on improving Mounted Troops and Siege Machines. Once you have upgraded your Fafnir to Level 10 their buffs will be as follows:
- Marching Mounted Troop Attack +25%
- Marching Siege Machine Attack +25%
- March Speed +30%
- General Survival Rate +100%
Norway Ridge
The Norway Ridge Dragon is best used with a Defense General, Sub City PvP Generals, or any attack General. This is due to the fact that its buffs are focused on debuffing enemy Ground Troops and Mounted Troops. Once you have upgraded your Norway Ridge to Level 10 their buffs will be as follows:
- Enemy Ground Troop HP -30%
- Enemy Mounted Troop HP -30%
- The death-turning-wounded rate of troops when they are attacking +8%
- General Survival Rate +100%
Thebes
The Thebes Dragon is best used with a Defense General. This is due to the fact that its buffs are only active when in the city. It buffs Siege Machines and Ground Troops so accounts that are heavy with these Troop Types will benefit from using Thebes. Once you have upgraded your Thebes to Level 10 their buffs will be as follows:
- In City Siege Machine Attack +40%
- In City Ground Troop Defense +40%
- Hospital Capacity +25%
- General Survival Rate +100%
Nidhogg
The Nidhogg Dragon is best used with Ranged PvP Generals or Mounted PvP Generals. This is due to the fact that its buffs are focused on improving Ranged Troops and Mounted Troops. Once you have upgraded your Nidhogg to Level 10 their buffs will be as follows:
- Mounted Troop Attack +25%
- Ranged Troop Attack +25%
- Enemy Wounded into Death when attacking +15%
- General Survival Rate +100%
Ladon
The Ladon Dragon is best used with Ranged PvP Generals. This is due to the fact that its buffs are focused on improving Ranged Troops and debuffing the enemy. Once you have upgraded your Ladon to Level 10 their buffs will be as follows:
- Ranged Troop Attack +25%
- Enemy Mounted Troop HP -25%
- Enemy Troop Defense -15%
- General Survival Rate +100%
Colchian
The Colchian Dragon is best used with Ranged PvP Generals and Siege Machine PvP Generals. This is due to the fact that its buffs are focused on improving Ranged Troops and Siege Machines. Once you have upgraded your Colchian to Level 10 their buffs will be as follows:
- Siege Machine Attack +25%
- Ranged Troop & Siege Machine HP +25%
- Enemy Ranged Troop & Siege Machine HP -15%
- General Survival Rate +100%
Ziz
The Ziz Dragon is best used with Mounted PvP Generals. This is due to the fact that its buffs are focused on improving Mounted Troops and debuffing the enemy. Once you have upgraded your Ziz to Level 10 their buffs will be as follows:
- Marching Mounted Troop Attack +25%
- Enemy Ground Troop HP -20%
- Enemy Ground Troop & Mounted Troop Defense -20%
- General Survival Rate +100%
Amaterasu
The Amaterasu Dragon is best used with Ground PvP Generals. This is due to the fact that its buffs are focused on improving Ground Troops. Once you have upgraded your Amaterasu to Level 10 their buffs will be as follows:
- Marching Ground Troop Attack +25%
- Marching Ground Troop HP +25%
- The death-turning-wounded rate of troops when they are attacking +8%
- General Survival Rate +100%
Yggdrasil
The Yggdrasil Dragon is best used with Defense Generals. This is due to the fact that its buffs are focused on improving the stats of Troops when they are defending their city. Once you have upgraded your Yggdrasil to Level 10 their buffs will be as follows:
- In city Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack +25%
- In city Troop Defense +25%
- In city Troop HP +25%
- General Survival Rate +100%
Fasolt
The Fasolt Dragon is best used with Mounted Generals and Ground Generals. This is because its buffs are focused on improving the stats of both Mounted Troops and Ground Troops. Once you have upgraded your Fasolt to Level 10 their buffs will be as follows:
- In-Rally Mounted Troop Attack +25%
- Ground Troop HP +25%
- Ground Troop Defense +25%
- General Survival Rate +100%
How to Get Each Dragon in Evony
Each Dragon in Evony has slightly different unlock requirements in order to get them. Indeed, some just require the Pasture to be a certain level and some Dragon Experience, while others also require a special item to unlock them. The requirements for each Dragon are outlined in the table below.
| Dragon | Building | Other Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic Demon | Pasture Lvl 26 | 300k Gems |
| Jawzahr | Pasture Lvl 26 | Jawzahr Pattern |
| Fafnir | Pasture Lvl 30 | 1.4k Dragon Crystals |
| Fasolt | Pasture Lvl 26 | Fasolt Pattern |
| Norway Ridge | Wonder Lvl 1 | None |
| Thebes | Wonder Lvl 2 | None |
| Nidhogg | Wonder Lvl 3 | None |
| Ladon | Dragon Cliff | Dragon Egg |
| Amaterasu | Dragon Cliff | Legendary Dragon Egg |
| Colchian | Dragon Cliff | Legendary Dragon Egg |
| Ziz | Dragon Cliff | Legendary Dragon Egg |
| Yggdrasil | Dragon Cliff | Legendary Dragon Egg |
How to Get Jawzahr Dragon Pattern in Evony
To unlock the Jawzahr Dragon in Evony you will need to get your Pasture to Level 26 and also obtain a rare item called Jawzahr Dragon Pattern. The Jawzahr Dragon Pattern is bought using 1,000 Frostwolf Gold Coins from the North Ocean Trading Company. Frostwolf Gold Coins are obtained during the event which rarely happens, and can also be bought in packs during the same event.
How to Get Fasolt Dragon Pattern in Evony
To unlock the Fasolt Dragon in Evony you will need to get your Pasture to Level 26 and also obtain a rare item called Fasolt Dragon Pattern. The Fasolt Dragon Pattern is bought using 800 Napoleon Gold Coins during the Napoleon’s Treasure event. These coins are obtained by spending money on packs.
How to Get Dragon Egg in Evony
The Dragon Egg item is needed to unlock Ladon at the Dragon Cliff building. To get a Dragon Egg you must perform well in one of the All-Star Battlefields. During these events, you can win Galaxy Coins. You can exchange 150 Galaxy Coins in the All-Sta Battlefield Shop for a Dragon Egg.
How to Get Dragon Crystals in Evony
Dragon Crystals are required for unlocking the Fafnir Dragon and also for unlocking Dragon Talents. These Dragon Crystals can be obtained by taking part in BoG. They are given out as a reward depending on your score. Check out our Evony Battle of Gaugamela (BoG) Guide for more information.
How to Get Legendary Dragon Egg in Evony
The Legendary Dragon Egg item is needed to unlock the Amaterasu, Colchian, and Ziz Dragons at the Dragon Cliff building. To get a Legendary Dragon Egg you must perform well in the All-Star Battlefield. Those who place in the top 200 will receive 1 Legendary Dragon Egg.
How to Unlock Wonder Building in Evony
Some of the Dragons require you to unlock and upgrade your Wonder building before you can get the Dragon. For example, Norway Ridge requires Wonder Level 1, Thebes requires Wonder Level 2, Nidhogg, and Wonder Level 3. The requirements for unlocking each Wonder level are outlined below.
- Wonder Level 1 – Top 5 in Server War by Personal Rankings.
- Wonder Level 2 – Become King of the Server twice.
- Wonder Level 3 – Top 100 in BoC for a Season.
How to Improve Dragons in Evony
When you first unlock a Dragon they are actually pretty weak and in some cases, you may be best continuing to use a Spiritual Beast until you have improved them. There are three main ways to improve a Dragon: feeding, Refining, and Talents. Details on each of these methods are outlined in the following sections of this Evony Dragon Guide.
Feeding Dragons in Evony
Feeding Dragons is the only way to upgrade the level of a Dragon. Each time they are leveled up, their base attributes and buffs are improved. Dragons can be fed with Materials, Resources, Dragon Coins, Gems, Refining Stones, Medals, Badges, Sources of Life, and Research Stones. Each item gives varying amounts of EXP to the Dragon.
You will be given a selection of 6 different items that you can feed the Dragon with each day. This list can be refreshed for 2k Gems up to 10 times a day if you want to speed up the feeding process.
Dragon Talents in Evony
Each Dragon can learn 3 different talents which are essentially additional buffs they can provide your army. Talents are unlocked once certain criteria are met such as building level, Dragon level, etc. These differ for each Dragon.
After a Talent has been unlocked, you must spend Gems, Dragon Crystals, and Dragon Source Fragments to learn it and upgrade its level. The first and second Talents can be upgraded to a maximum level of 100 whilst the third Talent can be upgraded to a maximum level of 60.
The third and final talent that a Dragon learns is known as an Active Talent. These are activated in the options menu and are only active for a certain time with a subsequent 24-hour cooldown. Buffs gained from Dragon Talents are outlined in the table below.
| Dragon | Talent 1 | Talent 2 | Talent 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic Demon | Ranged Attack Ranged HP | Ranged Attack Wounded Rate | Research Speed Construction Speed |
| Jawzahr | Ranged Attack Mounted HP | In-city Ranged Attacks In-city Mounted Attack | Healing Speed Hospital Capacity |
| Fafnir | Siege Attack Siege HP | Marching Mounted Attack March Speed | Training Speed Healing Speed |
| Fasolt | In-Rally Mounted Attack Ground Defense | Mounted Monster Attack Ground HP | Enemy Ranged Attack March Speed |
| Norway Ridge | Ground Attack Ground HP | Marching Ground HP Enemy Ground HP | Troop Attack Decrease Defense |
| Thebes | Siege Attack Siege Defense | In-city Siege Attack In-city Ground HP | In-city Troop HP Hospital Capacity |
| Nidhogg | Mounted Attack Mounted HP | Ranged Attack Mounted Attack | Attacking Siege Attack Attacking Ranged Attack March Size |
| Ladon | Ranged Attack Ranged Defense | Ranged Attack Enemy Siege Attack | Enemy Ground HP Enemy Ground Attack Enemy Mounted HP Enemy Mounted Attack |
| Amaterasu | Ground HP Ground Defense | Marching Ground Attack March Size | Attacking Mounted Attack Attacking Ground Attack Enemy Ranged Attack Enemy Siege Attack |
| Colchian | Siege Attack Siege HP | Siege Attack Mounted HP | Troop HP Death Survival |
| Ziz | Mounted Attack Mounted Defense | Mounted Attack Siege Attack | Troop Attack Enemy HP |
| Yggdrasil | In-city Ranged Attack In-city Siege Attack | In-city HP In-city Defense | In-city HP In-city Defense |
Refining Dragons in Evony
Dragons can be refined to add 4 additional buffs to them, much in the same way as General Equipment. The maximum amount that each attribute can be refined to depends on the Dragon and can be summarized as follows in this Evony Dragon Guide.
| Dragon | Max Refine |
|---|---|
| Celtic Demon | 15% |
| Jawzahr | 15% |
| Fafnir | 15% |
| Fasolt | 15% |
| Norway Ridge | 20% |
| Thebes | 20% |
| Nidhogg | 25% |
| Ladon | 25% |
| Amaterasu | 25% |
| Colchian | 25% |
| Ziz | 25% |
| Yggdrasil | 25% |
Across 4 attributes this can quickly build into a big difference between Dragons clearly marking out some as more premium than others. Refining can either be conducted through Gems Cultivation or Badge Refining. Gems Cultivation will cost 400 Gems and 50 Refining Stones each time, while Badge Refine will cost 5 Badges and 50 Refining Stones each time.
Do Evony Dragon Buffs Always Work
Lastly in this Evony Dragon Guide, it is important to briefly mention where the buffs gained from Dragons actually work. For example, do they work when applied to a Duty Officer? No. Do they work when applied to a Defense General? Yes. Below is a full list of all scenarios that Dragon buffs will work and not work in when attached to a General.
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