Dragons are important heroic creatures that lead your troops into battle against other players and in game monsters. They can give you bonuses that will assist your troops, research, lessen construction time, gather time and more!
Dragons are classified under different rarities: common, uncommon, rare and epic! Epic dragons being the most powerful in the game relative to the other dragon classifications.
How do I upgrade my dragon?
Dragons can be upgraded in three ways: tier, level and rank.
Tier
Increasing your Tier improves your base Army Strength. Makes your march more powerful in combat. Increase your tier by equipping a full set of Relics specific to your dragon. You can upgrade your dragon's tier by going to the Dragon Spire on the City View Map, tap on the dragon you want to upgrade, tap on the Tier icon, equip the needed Relics and tap Evolve.
Level
Increasing your Level improves your base Army Strength. Makes your march more powerful in combat. Increase your Level from the Dragon Spire on the City View Map. Tap on the dragon you want to level up, use the Chow sliders to feed your dragon Chow (dragon food) you own, tap the Arrow button!
Rank
Increasing your Rank improves your dragon's abilities.
Abilities can range anywhere from improving your troop training speed to making it easier for your troops to kill certain monsters in the game. The higher the Rank the more powerful the effects of the abilities. Increase your Rank by collecting dragon specific Shards. Once you have enough Shards, go to the Dragon Spire on the City View Map. Tap on the dragon you want to rank up and tap on the arrow pointing up. You can see how many Shards you need to Rank up your dragon to the next rank there.
Other Details to Note
There are a few other things to know to get the most out of your fire breathing beasts!
Booty
Dragons can also be equipped with Booty. These are items that give your city, troops and more additional abilities can can even give PvP specific bonuses.
Tier and Level Caps for Dragons
There are stages in the game where you will not be able to continue to increase your dragons' Level and/ or Tier, until you do more research in the Realm Mastery or Dragon Discipline categories of the University. What you need to research will depend on the dragon that's temporarily blocked.