## Dragons | **Stage** | **Unlock Requirement** | **Feeding Requirement** | **Benefit(s)** (while active) | **Upgrade** | |---|---|---|---|---| | Egg | Build [dragon nest](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#dragonnest) | <a id='egg'></a>1B food | Multiplies quarry stone production by 2 | - | | Hatchling | - | <a id='hatchling'></a>9B food, 90K dragonscale | Multiplies farm production by 1.5 | [A Whole New World](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#awholenewworld) | | Baby | [Earth shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#earthshrine) level 25 | <a id='baby'></a>90B food, 900 [earth essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#earthessence) | Damage to your wall is reduced by half | [Little Lizard](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#littlelizard) | | Child | [Fire shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#fireshrine) level 25 | <a id='child'></a>900B food, 900 [fire essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#fireessence) | Regal Statue rewards are multiplied by 2 | [First Steps](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#firststeps) | | Youngling | [Lightning shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#lightningshrine) level 25 | <a id='youngling'></a>9T food, 900 [lightning essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#lightningessence) | Earn 1K times the gold from killing goblins and 5/2 the essence from rebel goblins | [Teenage Rebellion](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#teenagerebellion) | | <a id='adultdragons'></a>**Adult Dragons**--all dragons below are adult dragons and can be sacrificed at the [dimensional rift](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#dimensionalrift). | | Novice | 100M wyverns | <a id='novice'></a>900K population, 450M adamantium | Soldier strength is multiplied by 2 | [Grasshopper](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#grasshopper) | | Master | Earn 25K total essence (fire, water, earth, lightning combined) | <a id='master'></a>45K [fire essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#fireessence) / [water essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#wateressence) / [earth essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#earthessence) / [lightning essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#lightningessence) | Soldier strength is multiplied by 4 | [Sensei](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#sensei) | | <a id='elementaldragons'></a>**Elemental Dragons** | | <a id='firedragons'></a>***Fire Dragons*** | | Fire | [Fire shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#fireshrine) level 50 and 500 mages | 9Qi mana, 450K [fire essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#fireessence) | [Fire essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#fireessence) gain multiplied by 2 | <a id='fire'></a>[World of Flame](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#worldofflame) | | Blazing | [Fire shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#fireshrine) level 75 and 600 mages | <a id='blazing'></a>900Qi mana, 900K [fire essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#fireessence) | [Fire essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#fireessence) gain multiplied by 4 | [Fury of Flame](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#furyofflame) | | Inferno | [Fire shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#fireshrine) level 100 and 700 mages | <a id='inferno'></a>90Sx mana, 2.25M [fire essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#fireessence) | [Fire essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#fireessence) gain multiplied by 8 | [Volcanic Fury](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#volcanicfury) | | <a id='waterdragons'></a>***Water Dragons*** | | Water | [Water shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#watershrine) level 50 and 200 alchemists | 9B [hive queens](\minedefense\wiki\Hirelings#hivequeen), 450K [water essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#wateressence) | [Water essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#wateressence) gain multiplied by 2 | <a id='water'></a>[World of Water](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#worldofwater) | | Aquatic | [Water shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#watershrine) level 75 and 250 alchemists | 90B [wyverns](\minedefense\wiki\Hirelings#wyvern), 900K [water essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#wateressence) | [Water essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#wateressence) gain multiplied by 4 | <a id='aquatic'></a>[Fury of the Sea](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#furyofthesea) | | Torrential | [Water shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#watershrine) level 100 and 300 alchemists | 90B [neurochrysalises](\minedefense\wiki\Hirelings#neurochrysalis), 2.25M [water essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#wateressence) | [Water essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#wateressence) gain multiplied by 8 | <a id='torrential'></a>[Eye of the Hurricane](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#eyeofthehurricane) | | <a id='earthdragons'></a>***Earth Dragons*** | | Earth | [Earth shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#earthshrine) level 50 and 25K mine clicks | 9Qa [dirt](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#dirt), 9Qa [stone](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#stone), 450K [earth essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#earthessence) | [Earth essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#earthessence) gain multiplied by 2 | <a id='earth'></a>[World of Earth](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#worldofearth) | | Terrene | [Earth shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#earthshrine) level 75 and 50K mine clicks | 9Qa [iron](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#iron), 90T [steel](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#steel), 900K [earth essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#earthessence) | [Earth essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#earthessence) gain multiplied by 4 | <a id='terrene'></a>[One with Nature](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#onewithnature) | | Terrestrial | [Earth shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#earthshrine) level 100 and 100K mine clicks | 22.5T [adamantium](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#adamantium), 2.25M [earth essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#earthessence) | [Earth essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#earthessence) gain multiplied by 8 | <a id='terrestrial'></a>[Center of the Quake](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#centerofthequake) | | <a id='lightningdragons'></a>***Lightning Dragons*** | | Lightning | [Lightning shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#lightningshrine) level 50 and 1TrDe total gold | 9UnDe gold, 450K [lightning essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#lightningessence) | [Lightning essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#lightningessence) gain multiplied by 2 | <a id='lightning'></a>[World of Lightning](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#worldoflightning) | | Electric | [Lightning shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#lightningshrine) level 75 and 1QaDe total gold | 9TrDe gold, 900K [lightning essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#lightningessence) | [Lightning essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#lightningessence) gain multiplied by 4 | <a id='electric'></a>[Electric Current](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#electriccurrent) | | Thundering | [Lightning shrine](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#lightningshrine) level 100 and 1QiDe total gold | 9QaDe gold, 2.25M [lightning essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#lightningessence) | [Lightning essence](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#lightningessence) gain multiplied by 8 | <a id='thundering'></a>[Thunder of Death](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#thunderofdeath) | | <a id='finaldragons'></a>**Final Dragons** | | Imperial | <a id='imperial'></a>20T total hirelings, 10 [spirit essence](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#spiritessence), [Volcanic Fury](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#volcanicfury), [Eye of the Hurricane](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#eyeofthehurricane), [Center of the Quake](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#centerofthequake), and [Thunder of Death](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#thunderofdeath) | 100Qi majestic gems | Mage gem production is multiplied by 4 | [King of the Sky](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#kingofthesky) | | Majestic | <a id='majestic'></a>25K population cap, 10K campaigns won, and 100 [spirit essence](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#spiritessence) | 10Qi [dragonscale](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#dragonscale), 100Qi [adamantium](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#adamantium) | Military strength multiplied by 10 | [Overwhelming Might](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#overwhelmingmight) | | Eternal | <a id='eternal'></a>Earn 1B total essence (fire, water, earth, lightning combined), 1K [spirit essence](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#spiritessence), 2.5K total construct level (excluding habitation and university) | 0.00001 [fire](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#fireessence), [water](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#wateressence), [earth](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#earthessence), and [lightning](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#lightning) essences and 1Sp gold per level | Soldier strength * 4, raw material gain * 10, fire, water, earth, and lightning gain * 4, farm production * 1.5, mage gem production * 2, goblin reward * 1K, market timer * 1/3 | [The Ultimate Prize](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#theultimateprize) |