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Apex BossAggressiveASE + ASA

Dragon

The Island's hardest boss. Its fire breath deals percentage HP damage, making it deadly even to high HP dinos.

Power88Tier S
TamingUntameable
RarityLegendary
RoleBoss Encounter
  • Not tameable

At a glance

Profile

Diet
Carnivore
Temperament
Aggressive
Species
Dragon

Ratings

Estimated from stats — community guidance, not official.

PvE49
PvP97

Rated Average for PvE and Excellent for PvP.

Weaknesses & counter tips

Worked out from its stats

  • High health but modest damage — outlast it or kite while chipping it down.
  • Boss-tier encounter — bring a high-DPS team, strong mounts and consumables.

Video guides: search YouTube for Dragon guides

Dragon — Detailed Guide

The Dragon is the hardest of The Island's three guardian bosses and a final test on several other maps. Its fire breath drains a share of each creature's maximum health, so armor and resistances do not protect a team as they do against other bosses. It cannot be tamed, ridden or bred.

Where to find it

  • The Island: the Dragon Arena. Offer the tribute at an Obelisk or Supply Crate to open the portal; in single player only the Red Obelisk works.
  • Ragnarok and Valguero: the Ragnarok Arena and the Forsaken Oasis, reached from any Obelisk on those maps.
  • Fjordur (ASE): a terminal in the Dvergheim cave.

It comes in Gamma, Beta and Alpha difficulties, which need player level 55, 75 and 100.

Tips

  • Fire breath: each breath drains 20% of a creature's maximum health and ignores resistances.
  • Minions: it brings Pteranodons and Dimorphodons, and the Dimorphodons attack riders directly.
  • Ragnarok: in the Ragnarok Arena it takes triple damage.
  • Rewards: Element, the Dragon Flag, a Dragon Trophy for the difficulty and Tek engrams.

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