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Dragon
Dragon
Dossier Dragon.pngDossier Dragon
Dossier Dragon

Groups
Bosses, Fantasy Creatures, Reptiles
Temperament
Aggressive
Release Versions
Steam 242.0
Jun 2, 2016
Xbox One 737.0
Jun 15, 2016
PS 501.0
Dec 6, 2016
Nintendo Switch 599.0
Nov 30, 2018
Epic Games 311.74
Jun 11, 2020
Stadia 678.15
Sep 1, 2021
Variants
Spawn Command
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Dragon/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss.Dragon_Character_BP_Bos'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Gamma)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Dragon/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Beta)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Dragon/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Alpha)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Dragon/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Gamma) - Ragnarok Arena
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_Ragnarok_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Bosses/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_Ragnarok.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_Ragnarok'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Beta) - Ragnarok Arena
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_Ragnarok_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Bosses/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_Ragnarok.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_Ragnarok'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Alpha) - Ragnarok Arena
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_Ragnarok_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Bosses/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_Ragnarok.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_Ragnarok'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Gamma) (Valguero)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Beta) (Valguero)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Alpha) (Valguero)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Domestication
Tameable
Rideable
Breedable
X mark No1
X mark No2
X mark No

1 Can be tamed in Survival of the Fittest.
2 Can be ridden in Survival of the Fittest for 15 minutes before it despawns.

Torpor Immune
Check mark Yes
Data
XP for kill
12,000 XP
Loot
Special Loot Chance
100%
Feces
X mark None
Drag Weight
1000
Can Damage
Thatch Wall Thatch
Greenhouse Wall Greenhouse
Wooden Wall Wood
Adobe Wall (Scorched Earth) Adobe
Stone Wall Stone
Metal Wall Metal
Tek Wall Tek
Habitat
Dragon Arena, Ragnarok Arena, or Forsaken Oasis, accessible via the Obelisks and Supply Crates.
Steam Xbox One PS Nintendo Switch This article is about content exclusively available in the version on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch.
Note Partly outdated
Some information on this page is outdated due to the changes of v254.0. You can help correcting it.
Spoiled Meat This page may contain spoilers related to the background-story of ARK: Survival Evolved.
If you want to experience the story ingame, you probably shouldn't continue reading on this page.

The Dragon is one of the Bosses in ARK: Survival Evolved.
In Survival of the Fittest, the Dragon will appear on the center platform about halfway through the match and will be available for taming. The Dragon will only be rideable for a short time before it will turn on its master.[1]

Appearance

The Dragon is one of the six Bosses which can be fought in their respective Boss Arenas, accessible from Supply Crates and Obelisks. In the main game, it is not tamable, unless certain commands are used.

Color Scheme and Regions

The Dragon used to spawn with an extremely diverse range of colorization, however this was changed during the development of the Dragon's Boss Arena.

 
X mark

The Dragon always spawns with the same color scheme and has no color regions.

This means it is currently impossible to make alterations to the Dragon's colors.

Colors

The Dragon has different colors depending on its difficulty level:

Difficulty Level Color
Gamma Green
Beta Yellow
Alpha Red

Dragon - Ragnarok Arena (Variant)

The following are variants of the Dragon that are found in the Ragnarok Arena. The variant summoned is dependent on the difficulty of the Arena. These Dragons have lower Health Health.

Basic Information

Location

The Dragon can only be found in the Dragon Arena. To reach this location, players must go to either a Supply Crate or Obelisk and place the required tribute items inside, then click on the Dragon Portal Generate Dragon Portal item. At this point a portal will be opened to teleport nearby players and dinos into the arena.

If playing in Single Player mode, the portal can only be generated from the Red Obelisk.

Note: The Dragon Boss has less health and damage resistance compared with Official Servers

Tribute Requirements

The following items are needed to summon the Dragon:

Item Quantity
Gamma Beta Alpha
Player Level 55 75 100
Allosaurus Brain Allosaurus Brain - 5 10
Artifact Of The Cunning Artifact Of The Cunning 1 1 1
Artifact Of The Immune Artifact Of The Immune 1 1 1
Artifact Of The Skylord Artifact Of The Skylord 1 1 1
Artifact Of The Strong Artifact Of The Strong 1 1 1
Basilosaurus Blubber Basilosaurus Blubber - 5 10
Giganotosaurus Heart Giganotosaurus Heart - 1 2
Tusoteuthis Tentacle Tusoteuthis Tentacle - 5 10
Tyrannosaurus Arm Tyrannosaurus Arm - 5 15
Yutyrannus Lungs Yutyrannus Lungs - 5 10

Tribute Spawn Commands

Uses these commands to give yourself all the items needed for tribute:

Gamma
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_11.PrimalItemArtifact_11'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_08.PrimalItemArtifact_08'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_06.PrimalItemArtifact_06'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_09.PrimalItemArtifact_09'" 1 0 0
Beta
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Allo.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Allo'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_11.PrimalItemArtifact_11'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_08.PrimalItemArtifact_08'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_06.PrimalItemArtifact_06'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_09.PrimalItemArtifact_09'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Basilo.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Basilo'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_giga.primalitemresource_apexdrop_giga'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_Yuty.primalitemresource_apexdrop_yuty'" 5 0 0
Alpha
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_11.PrimalItemArtifact_11'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_08.PrimalItemArtifact_08'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_06.PrimalItemArtifact_06'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_09.PrimalItemArtifact_09'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Allo.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Allo'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Basilo.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Basilo'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_giga.primalitemresource_apexdrop_giga'" 2 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex'" 15 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_Yuty.primalitemresource_apexdrop_yuty'" 10 0 0

Drops

Inventory
Item Dragon Level
Gamma Beta Alpha
Element Element 40 110 220

Unlocks

Tekgrams

Completing the harder difficulties will unlock all of the lower difficulty Tekgrams as well.

Achievements


Achievement Master Survivor
Steam
Xbox One
PS
Epic Games
Master Survivor

You defeated ARK's third Ultimate Life Form!

Gamma

cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon'" 8 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex'" 4 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Argentavis.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Argentavis'" 4 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Sauro.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Sauro'" 2 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso'" 2 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 148 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 150 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 153 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 155 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 156 1 0 0

Beta

cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon'" 16 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex'" 8 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Argentavis.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Argentavis'" 8 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Sauro.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Sauro'" 4 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso'" 4 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 148 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 150 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 153 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 155 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 156 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 152 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_12.PrimalItemArtifact_12'" 1 0 0

Alpha

cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon'" 24 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex'" 4 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Argentavis.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Argentavis'" 12 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Sauro.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Sauro'" 6 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso'" 6 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 148 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 150 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 153 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 155 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 156 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 152 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_12.PrimalItemArtifact_12'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 149 1 0 0 | cheat giveitemnum 154 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_11.PrimalItemArtifact_11'" 1 0 0

Base Stats and Growth

Note: The Dragon in the Ragnarok Arena has the same stat values.

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 432000 +86400
Stamina Stamina 10000 +1000
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A
Food Food 2600 +260
Weight Weight 4000 +80
Melee Damage Melee Damage 0 +0
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s] 		Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 1650


2640
Swimming 1100


?
Flying 4000


3520
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.


Attack Effects
Attack Type Effect Description
Alt Attack Enflamed Enflamed Sets the target on fire, burning away 20% of their max health over 10 seconds.
Attack Values
Follow Spline Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 1000000 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Raid Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Projectile Impact 400 35 400 1
Explosion 400 35 2850 400 1
Wander on Land Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 1000000000 0 0
Spino Bite Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Dragon bites the target for considerable damage.
30 15000 0 3000
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 500
FireBall Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 5000 3500 2500
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Raid Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Projectile Impact 400 35 400 1
Explosion 400 35 2850 400 1
Flame Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Dragon sets the target on fire, burning away 20% of the target's maximum health (excluding fire resistance modifiers) over 10 seconds.
100 15000 0 5000
Summon Minions Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 1000000 0 0

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 864000 +172800
Stamina Stamina 10000 +1000
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A
Food Food 2600 +260
Weight Weight 4000 +80
Melee Damage Melee Damage 0 +0
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s] 		Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 1650


2640
Swimming 1100


?
Flying 4000


3520
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.


Attack Effects
Attack Type Effect Description
Alt Attack Enflamed Enflamed Sets the target on fire, burning away 20% of their max health over 10 seconds.
Attack Values
Follow Spline Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 1000000 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Raid Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Projectile Impact 400 35 400 1
Explosion 400 35 2850 400 1
Wander on Land Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 1000000000 0 0
Spino Bite Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Dragon bites the target for considerable damage.
30 15000 0 3000
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 500
FireBall Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 5000 3500 2500
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Raid Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Projectile Impact 400 35 400 1
Explosion 400 35 2850 400 1
Flame Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Dragon sets the target on fire, burning away 20% of the target's maximum health (excluding fire resistance modifiers) over 10 seconds.
100 15000 0 5000
Summon Minions Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 1000000 0 0

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 972000 +243000
Stamina Stamina 10000 +1000
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A
Food Food 2600 +260
Weight Weight 4000 +80
Melee Damage Melee Damage 0 +0
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s] 		Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 1650


4125
Swimming 1100


?
Flying 4000


5500
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.


Attack Effects
Attack Type Effect Description
Alt Attack Enflamed Enflamed Sets the target on fire, burning away 20% of their max health over 10 seconds.
Attack Values
Follow Spline Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 1000000 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Raid Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Projectile Impact 400 35 400 1
Explosion 400 35 2850 400 1
Wander on Land Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 1000000000 0 0
Spino Bite Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Dragon bites the target for considerable damage.
30 15000 0 3000
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 500
FireBall Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 5000 3500 2500
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Raid Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Projectile Impact 400 35 400 1
Explosion 400 35 2850 400 1
Flame Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Dragon sets the target on fire, burning away 20% of the target's maximum health (excluding fire resistance modifiers) over 10 seconds.
100 15000 0 5000
Summon Minions Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 1000000 0 0

The firebreath-attack yields up to 2000 damage (probably depending on the amount of flames the target is covered with) and is applied over a time of 10s. The flame-damage is not affected by the Melee Damage-Stat and thus cannot be increased by level-ups.

Taming

The Dragon can not be tamed except in Survival of the Fittest. After tamed, Dragon will disappear after 20 - 40 Minutes, use it wisely.

Resources

Preferred Food

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Collectibles

Notes/Tips

  • In SotF, the Dragon is permanently passive, and will not attack anything unless ridden.
  • The Dragon cannot swim, but can walk or even fly in water.
  • You can not use any kind of Tek Gear inside the Arena.

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Dragon.

General

Please keep in mind that the Dragon is considered by many players to be the second toughest boss to defeat (Previously the hardest, but that title was overtaken by King Titan King Titan).

Most notably for constantly flying up to unreachable heights, the Dragon spits fireballs and calls creatures down to its aid, attacking would-be aggressors below it. Often at times, it will land, attempting to viciously bite and breathe fire at them. This would be where it is time to strike. But watch the steps, for the arena is teemed with flowing lava lakes that can burn anything other than itself.

Strategy

The Dragon is much tougher than the two previous bosses on the Island, thanks to the ability to do percent-based fire breath damage. This fire will drain 25% of anything's max health as well as doing some direct impact damage, so brute forcing with your dino armies won't exactly work out like it did in the Broodmother and Megapithecus fights. The safest and most efficient strategy these days is using a tanky Megaloceros Megaloceros to run under the Dragon's legs, causing it to aggro the AI onto the Megaloceros and it's rider. Due to the rather small size of the Megaloceros, the Dragon's attacks won't be able to hit it and will basically be stuck attacking it. This gives your other tribemates the opportunity to stand back and blast the Dragon with Pump-Action Shotgun Pump-Action Shotguns, until it decides to fly off.

Keep in mind although this strategy is very safe and efficient, you'll still need to pay attention to the Dragon's fireball and minion summoning attacks, as well as making sure you bring mastercraft to ascendant quality shotguns that do good damage. Primitive shotguns are a waste of time and will do little damage. As for the previously mentioned attacks, the fireballs do a fair amount of damage and have a large explosion radius, as well as having the ability to directly damage riders. The minions Dragon summons are aggressive Pteranodon and Dimorphodon. These generally die pretty quickly, but it's sometimes nice to have one person riding a Rex Rex instead of Megaloceros just to have a quick way of killing them.

Weaponry

Pump-Action Shotgun Pump-Action Shotgun with at least 200% Damage

Flak Armor Flak Armor or Riot Armor Riot Armor

Medical Brew Medical Brew

Dangers

The dangers include the fire breathing and being killed in a single bite. The fireballs he shoots are AOE so be very careful. The dimorphs that spawn in the arena will kill you even on your mount.

Weakness

The dragon is the biggest island boss and its backside is not in its hitbox. Therefore, once the dragon lands(it circles around in the air for a bit and shoots fireballs when you enter the arena), and manage to circle it with Rexes or Therizinos, you can dish out a lot of damage without endangering all of your tames. There are also ruins in the arena that the dragon sometimes gets stuck on, while it's stuck you can shoot it from afar or send your tames (Do NOT go into the fight expecting this to happen, if you're lucky it might happen but it probably won't). While the dragon is in the air, shooting it with assault rifles is the best way to deal high damage over the short period of time it is flying. While on foot and shooting, be sure to look out for the pteranodons and dimorphs that the dragon spawns, they will attack. Never go into the dragon fight without 200+% damage guns at least, primitive guns would be worthless in the dragon fight.

Spotlight

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Dragon, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

  • The Dragon is the fifth largest creature in the game (the largest being King Titan King Titan, second being Rockwell Rockwell, followed by the Titans and finally Titanosaur Titanosaur), even larger than most of the large creatures such as a Brontosaurus, a DodoRex or a Giganotosaurus.
  • Admin spawned dragons despawn 20 minutes after taming.
  • Its purple and orange color scheme may be a reference to the Spyro franchise.
  • In the Creature's dossier it looks bigger than the Titanosaur, though this is inaccurate. This can be explained by the fact that dragon boss in early access was about 15% bigger, than now. Moreover, initial dragon in the first EA trailer was about 1.5 times bigger than titanosaur. Since mid-2016, dragon boss in-game is still slightly larger, than bronto, and about 20% smaller, than titanosaur.
  • If tamed through the use of Console Commands, the Dragon can only bite and not use it's fire breath attack or fireball attack. This is likely a bug or a broken mechanic. (Or these attacks are programmed to only work inside the Dragon's boss arena.)
  • A force tamed Dragon does not and will not obey whistles.

Gallery

  • A group of Rexes charging a Dragon.

    A group of Rexes charging a Dragon.

  • Dragon engaging a Tyrannosaurus.

    Dragon engaging a Tyrannosaurus.

  • Dragon breathing fire.

    Dragon breathing fire.

References

  1. ↑ Survival of the Fittest: Unnatural Selection
v · d · eCreatures

  1. Achatina
  2. Allosaurus
  3. Alpha Basilisk
  4. Alpha Blood Crystal Wyvern
  5. Alpha Carnotaurus
  6. Alpha Deathworm
  7. Alpha Fire Wyvern
  8. Alpha Karkinos
  9. Alpha King Titan
  10. Alpha Leedsichthys
  11. Alpha Megalodon
  12. Alpha Mosasaur
  13. Alpha Raptor
  14. Alpha Surface Reaper King
  15. Alpha T-Rex
  16. Alpha Tusoteuthis
  17. Alpha X-Triceratops
  18. Ammonite
  19. Anglerfish
  20. Ankylosaurus
  21. Araneo
  22. Archaeopteryx
  23. Argentavis
  24. Arthropluera
  25. Astrocetus
  26. Astrodelphis
  27. Attack Drone
  28. Baryonyx
  29. Basilisk
  30. Basilisk Ghost
  31. Basilosaurus
  32. Beelzebufo
  33. Blood Crystal Wyvern
  34. Bloodstalker
  35. Bone Fire Wyvern
  36. Brontosaurus
  37. Broodmother Lysrix
  38. Bulbdog
  39. Bulbdog Ghost
  40. Bunny Dodo
  41. Bunny Oviraptor
  42. Carbonemys
  43. Carnotaurus
  44. Castoroides
  45. Chalicotherium
  46. Chalk Golem
  47. Cnidaria
  48. Coelacanth
  49. Compy
  50. Corrupted Master Controller
  51. Crystal Wyvern
  52. Crystal Wyvern Queen
  53. Daeodon
  54. Deathworm
  55. Defense Unit
  56. Deinonychus
  57. Desert Titan
  58. Desert Titan Flock
  59. Dilophosaur
  60. Dimetrodon
  61. Dimorphodon
  62. Diplocaulus
  63. Diplodocus
  64. Dire Bear
  65. Dire Polar Bear
  66. Direwolf
  67. Direwolf Ghost
  68. Diseased Leech
  69. Dodo
  70. Dodo Wyvern
  71. DodoRex
  72. Doedicurus
  73. Dragon
  74. Dung Beetle
  75. Dunkleosteus
  76. Electrophorus
  77. Elemental Reaper King
  78. Ember Crystal Wyvern
  79. Enforcer
  80. Enraged Corrupted Rex
  81. Enraged Triceratops
  82. Equus
  83. Eurypterid
  84. Featherlight
  85. Ferox
  86. Ferox (Large)
  87. Fire Wyvern
  88. Forest Titan
  89. Forest Wyvern
  90. Gacha
  91. GachaClaus
  92. Gallimimus
  93. Gasbags
  94. Giant Bee
  95. Giant Queen Bee
  96. Giant Worker Bee
  97. Giganotosaurus
  98. Gigantopithecus
  99. Glowbug
  100. Glowtail
  101. Golden Striped Megalodon
  102. Griffin
  103. Hesperornis
  104. Human
  105. Hyaenodon
  106. Ice Golem
  107. Ice Titan
  108. Ice Wyvern
  109. Iceworm Male
  110. Iceworm Queen
  111. Ichthyornis
  112. Ichthyosaurus
  113. Iguanodon
  114. Insect Swarm
  115. Jerboa
  116. Jug Bug
  117. Kairuku
  118. Kaprosuchus
  119. Karkinos
  120. Kentrosaurus
  121. King Titan
  122. Lamprey
  123. Lava Elemental
  124. Leech
  125. Leedsichthys
  126. Lightning Wyvern
  127. Liopleurodon
  128. Lymantria
  129. Lystrosaurus
  130. Maewing
  131. Magmasaur
  132. Mammoth
  133. Managarmr
  134. Manta
  135. Manticore
  136. Mantis
  137. Mantis Ghost
  138. Mega Mek
  139. Megachelon
  140. Megalania
  141. Megaloceros
  142. Megalodon
  143. Megalosaurus
  144. Meganeura
  145. Megapithecus
  146. Megatherium
  147. Mek
  148. Mesopithecus
  149. Microraptor
  150. Moeder, Master of the Ocean
  151. Morellatops
  152. Mosasaurus
  153. Moschops
  154. Nameless
  155. Noglin
  156. Oil Jug Bug
  157. Onyc
  158. Otter
  159. Overseer
  160. Oviraptor
  161. Ovis
  162. Pachy
  163. Pachyrhinosaurus
  164. Paraceratherium
  165. Parakeet Fish School
  166. Parasaur
  167. Party Dodo
  168. Pegomastax
  169. Pelagornis
  170. Phiomia
  171. Phoenix
  172. Piranha
  173. Plesiosaur
  174. Polar Bear
  175. Polar Purlovia
  176. Poison Wyvern
  177. Procoptodon
  178. Pteranodon
  179. Pulmonoscorpius
  180. Purlovia
  181. Quetzal
  182. Raptor
  183. Ravager
  184. Reaper
  185. Reaper King
  186. Reaper Prince
  187. Reaper Queen
  188. Rex
  189. Rex Ghost
  190. Rock Drake
  191. Rock Elemental
  192. Rockwell
  193. Roll Rat
  194. Rubble Golem
  195. Sabertooth
  196. Sabertooth Salmon
  197. Sarco
  198. Scout
  199. Seeker
  200. Shadowmane
  201. Shinehorn
  202. Skeletal Bronto
  203. Skeletal Carnotaurus
  204. Skeletal Giganotosaurus
  205. Skeletal Jerboa
  206. Skeletal Quetzal
  207. Skeletal Raptor
  208. Skeletal Rex
  209. Skeletal Stego
  210. Skeletal Trike
  211. Snow Owl
  212. Snow Owl Ghost
  213. Spino
  214. Spirit Dire Bear
  215. Spirit Direwolf
  216. Stegosaurus
  217. Subterranean Reaper King
  218. Summoner
  219. Super Turkey
  220. Surface Reaper King
  221. Surface Reaper King Ghost
  222. Tapejara
  223. Tek Parasaur
  224. Tek Quetzal
  225. Tek Raptor
  226. Tek Rex
  227. Tek Stegosaurus
  228. Tek Stryder
  229. Tek Triceratops
  230. Terror Bird
  231. Therizinosaur
  232. Thorny Dragon
  233. Thylacoleo
  234. Titanoboa
  235. Titanomyrma
  236. Titanomyrma Drone
  237. Titanomyrma Soldier
  238. Titanosaur
  239. Triceratops
  240. Trilobite
  241. Troodon
  242. Tropeognathus
  243. Tropical Crystal Wyvern
  244. Tusoteuthis
  245. Unicorn
  246. Velonasaur
  247. Voidwyrm
  248. Vulture
  249. Water Jug Bug
  250. Woolly Rhino
  251. Wyvern
  252. Yeti
  253. Yutyrannus
  254. Zombie Fire Wyvern
  255. Zombie Lightning Wyvern
  256. Zombie Poison Wyvern
  257. Zombie Wyvern
  258. Zomdodo

Italics denote creatures that have not yet been released! See also Gallery of Dossiers.
Dinosaurs
Allosaurus  •  Amargasaurus  •  Ankylosaurus  •  Baryonyx  •  Brontosaurus  •  Carnotaurus  •  Compy  •  Deinonychus  •  Dilophosaur  •  Diplodocus  •  Gallimimus  •  Giganotosaurus  •  Iguanodon  •  Kentrosaurus  •  Megalosaurus  •  Microraptor  •  Oviraptor  •  Pachycephalosaurus  •  Pachyrhinosaurus  •  Parasaur  •  Raptor  •  Rex  •  Spino  •  Stegosaurus  •  Therizinosaur  •  Titanosaur  •  Triceratops  •  Troodon  •  Yutyrannus
Mammals and Synapsids
Andrewsarchus  •  Basilosaurus  •  Castoroides  •  Chalicotherium  •  Daeodon  •  Dimetrodon  •  Dinopithecus  •  Dire Bear (Polar, Dire Polar, Spirit)  •  Direwolf (Spirit)  •  Doedicurus  •  Equus  •  Gigantopithecus  •  Hyaenodon  •  Human  •  Jerboa  •  Lystrosaurus  •  Mammoth  •  Megaloceros  •  Megatherium  •  Mesopithecus  •  Moschops  •  Onyc  •  Otter  •  Ovis  •  Paraceratherium  •  Phiomia  •  Procoptodon  •  Purlovia (Polar)  •  Roll Rat  •  Sabertooth  •  Thylacoleo  •  Woolly Rhino
Reptiles and Amphibians
Beelzebufo  •  Carbonemys  •  Dimorphodon  •  Diplocaulus  •  Ichthyosaurus  •  Kaprosuchus  •  Liopleurodon  •  Megalania  •  Mosasaurus  •  Plesiosaur  •  Pteranodon  •  Quetzal  •  Sarco  •  Sinomacrops  •  Tapejara  •  Thorny Dragon  •  Titanoboa  •  Tropeognathus
Birds
Archaeopteryx  •  Argentavis  •  Dodo  •  Hesperornis  •  Ichthyornis  •  Kairuku  •  Pelagornis  •  Snow Owl  •  Terror Bird  •  Vulture
Fish
Anglerfish  •  Coelacanth  •  Dunkleosteus  •  Electrophorus  •  Lamprey  •  Leedsichthys  •  Manta  •  Megalodon (Golden Striped)  •  Piranha  •  Sabertooth Salmon
Invertebrates
Achatina  •  Ammonite  •  Araneo  •  Arthropluera  •  Cnidaria  •  Dung Beetle  •  Eurypterid  •  Gasbags  •  Giant Bee (Queen, Worker)  •  Glowbug  •  Jug Bug (Oil, Water)  •  Leech (Diseased)  •  Lymantria  •  Mantis  •  Meganeura  •  Pulmonoscorpius  •  Titanomyrma (Drone, Soldier)  •  Trilobite  •  Tusoteuthis
Fantasy Creatures
Astrocetus  •  Astrodelphis  •  Basilisk  •  Bloodstalker  •  Bulbdog  •  Chalk Golem  •  Crystal Wyvern (Blood, Ember, Tropical)  •  Deathworm  •  Desert Titan Flock  •  Eel Minion  •  Featherlight  •  Ferox (Large)  •  Gacha  •  Glowtail  •  Griffin  •  Ice Golem  •  Iceworm Male  •  Insect Swarm  •  Karkinos  •  Lava Elemental  •  Macrophage  •  Maewing  •  Magmasaur  •  Managarmr  •  Megachelon  •  Morellatops  •  Nameless  •  Noglin  •  Parakeet Fish School  •  Phoenix  •  Ravager  •  Reaper (Elemental, King, Prince, Queen, Subterranean, Surface)  •  Rock Drake  •  Rock Elemental  •  Rubble Golem  •  Seeker  •  Shadowmane  •  Shinehorn  •  Summoner  •  Unicorn  •  Velonasaur  •  Voidwyrm  •  Wyvern (Fire, Forest, Ice, Lightning, Poison)
Mechanical Creatures
Attack Drone  •  Defense Unit  •  Enforcer  •  Exo-mek  •  Mek (Mega)  •  Scout  •  Tek Stryder
Aberrant Creatures
Abberant Coelacanth  •  Aberrant Achatina  •  Aberrant Anglerfish  •  Aberrant Ankylosaurus  •  Aberrant Araneo  •  Aberrant Arthropluera  •  Aberrant Baryonyx  •  Aberrant Beelzebufo  •  Aberrant Carbonemys  •  Aberrant Carnotaurus  •  Aberrant Cnidaria  •  Aberrant Dimetrodon  •  Aberrant Dimorphodon  •  Aberrant Diplocaulus  •  Aberrant Diplodocus  •  Aberrant Dire Bear  •  Aberrant Dodo  •  Aberrant Doedicurus  •  Aberrant Dung Beetle  •  Aberrant Electrophorus  •  Aberrant Equus  •  Aberrant Gigantopithecus  •  Aberrant Iguanodon  •  Aberrant Lystrosaurus  •  Aberrant Manta  •  Aberrant Megalania  •  Aberrant Megalosaurus  •  Aberrant Meganeura  •  Aberrant Moschops  •  Aberrant Otter  •  Aberrant Ovis  •  Aberrant Paraceratherium  •  Aberrant Parasaur  •  Aberrant Piranha  •  Aberrant Pulmonoscorpius  •  Aberrant Purlovia  •  Aberrant Raptor  •  Aberrant Salmon  •  Aberrant Sarco  •  Aberrant Spino  •  Aberrant Stegosaurus  •  Aberrant Titanoboa  •  Aberrant Triceratops  •  Aberrant Trilobite
Tek Creatures
Corrupted and Enraged Creatures
R-Creatures
R-Allosaurus  •  R-Brontosaurus  •  R-Carbonemys  •  R-Carnotaurus  •  R-Daeodon  •  R-Dilophosaur  •  R-Dire Bear  •  R-Direwolf  •  R-Equus  •  R-Gasbags  •  R-Giganotosaurus  •  R-Megatherium  •  R-Parasaur  •  R-Procoptodon  •  R-Quetzal  •  R-Reaper King  •  R-Reaper Queen  •  R-Snow Owl  •  R-Thylacoleo  •  R-Velonasaur
VR Creatures
VR Allosaurus  •  VR Araneo  •  VR Argentavis  •  VR Astrodelphis  •  VR Bloodstalker  •  VR Carnotaurus  •  VR Chalicotherium  •  VR Dilophosaur  •  VR Dimorphodon  •  VR Enforcer  •  VR Ferox  •  VR Kaprosuchus  •  VR Karkinos  •  VR Lymantria  •  VR Mantis  •  VR Megalania  •  VR Megatherium  •  VR Onyc  •  VR Pachy  •  VR Pulmonoscorpius  •  VR Parasaur  •  VR Raptor  •  VR Ravager  •  VR Rex  •  VR Shadowmane  •  VR Stegosaurus  •  VR Tapejara  •  VR Terror Bird  •  VR Titanoboa  •  VR Triceratops  •  VR Velonasaur
X-Creatures
X-Allosaurus  •  X-Ankylosaurus  •  X-Argentavis  •  X-Basilosaurus  •  X-Dunkleosteus  •  X-Ichthyosaurus  •  X-Megalodon  •  X-Mosasaurus  •  X-Otter  •  X-Paraceratherium  •  X-Parasaur  •  X-Raptor  •  X-Rex  •  X-Rock Elemental  •  X-Sabertooth  •  X-Sabertooth Salmon  •  X-Spino  •  X-Tapejara  •  X-Triceratops  •  X-Woolly Rhino  •  X-Yutyrannus
Malfunctioned Tek Creatures
Alpha Creatures
Brute Creatures
Event Creatures
Bosses and Titans

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