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"UPGRADED to Black Dragon!
Black dragons drink lava instead of water! Black dragons only heal on healing stones/lava!
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The Black Dragon, or the BD as it is commonly called, is a tier 17 Volcanic animal in Mope.io, and an equivalent animal of the King Dragon. It was introduced on April 9, 2017.

Technical

  • Upgrades from the Land Monster, the Sea Monster, the Ice Monster, the Dino Monster or the Giant Scorpion at 10M XP. At a future upgrade, it will include the Bird Monster and the Forest Monster.
  • Downgrades to the Land Monster (if in the Volcano), the Dino Monster (if in Land), the Sea Monster (if in the Ocean), the Ice Monster (if in the Arctic) or the Giant Scorpion (if in the Desert) below 9.6M XP. The only way this happens is by being tail-bitten below 9.6M.
  • Reaches its maximum size at 40M XP.
  • Its Ability makes it shoot two fireballs at less than 20M XP and three fireballs at more than 20M XP.
  • Drinks lava instead of water.
  • It will evolve into the King Dragon by killing every animal that is apex tier and higher:
  • Can fly over everything, like the Dragon.
  • Black Dragons are immune to ink and desert heat.
  • Only heals with Healing Stones or by eating other animals.
  • The Black Dragon has a passive ability where, if it's close by to another Black Dragon, it will lose health in intervals and be unable to use Healing Stones.
  • There can only ever be 3 Black Dragons on a map at a time. If there is a fourth, similarly to the King Dragon, every Black Dragon will be put into an arena battle, as long as there are two or more outside of arena battles.
  • Black Dragons that are low on lava will start to lose color in its wings.
  • Pressing S shows every kill the player currently needs to get to King Dragon. Animals that the player has already killed are opaque; the ones they're missing are translucent. The Yeti's icon is currently bugged to not show its image at all.
  • Killing another Black Dragon would transfer all the victim's apex/monster kills to the winner.

Appearance

Black Dragon (IotB)

The Black Dragon is just a larger version of the Dragon, except it has a black body and bat-like orange wings. It is more detailed than the Dragon, with highlights near the snout and ridges along its back, along with three double-pointed spines. However, if a Black Dragon is at low lava, its wings will turn from orange to grey, to a dark black. It has a devil's tail, and it is the first animal to be added whose eyes are shaped in ovals to look mad, even though it does not look very mad. The Black Dragon has black nostrils. Its fire is vibrantly orange.

Golden Black Dragon

The Golden Black Dragon looks similar to the Black Dragon, except it is gold with goldish-yellow fire. The ridges on its back are more noticeable, and defined a little more. The wings are slightly more pointy, branching off to the sides a bit. A main difference is that the Golden Black Dragon's face/snout is pointier than the others'.

Azure Bringer

The Azure Bringer has many spikes on its back, and the patterns there are mostly different shades of dark blue, even purple for some. The wings branch to the sides even more than the Golden Black Dragon, and the Azure Bringer's "devil's tail" looks like a 'T' with a point coming up. It has indigo fire. Initially, it was named Blue Dragon.

Classic Skin

The old, second Black Dragon looks pretty similar to the current Black Dragon, but lacks ridges on its back and has a far longer/pointier tail. Its orange bat wings point outwards, and the Black Dragon has no highlights on its snout. The smaller spikes on its back are darker than the current Black Dragon's. Its fire remains the same.

Oldest

The oldest Black Dragon looks identical to the legacy Dragon, save for being entirely dark gray and having crimson spikes. Its snout is an elongated trapezoid, longer than the Dragon's, and very similar to the Classic Crocodile skin's.

Strategy

  • As the Black Dragon, chances of survival are generally better when staying near the Volcano; the best source for lava. When the lava bar is dangerously low, the large Healing Stone in the Volcano can't only restore this but can heal the player. Players can also hunt this way; by keeping one's tail in the Lava and shooting fire at any animal that attempts to bite it. Then, by using increased speed in lava to advantage yourself, cut through to get to them fast.
    • Hunting prey for the Black Dragon is not too difficult in terms of terrain; the Black Dragon can fly over all terrain in the Land and Desert biome with ease. When pursuing another animal, using the fire special ability will assist in weakening it, though it slows down the Black Dragon that does it. Land Monsters, Phoenixes and Dragons regularly inhabit the Volcano, so they are potential targets. Be sure to chase any prey away from areas that are abundant in hiding holes. If there is a hiding hole nearby, block it if possible by hovering above it. If an animal is inside a hole, the player can camp them so that when they emerge from there for water/lava, they will be unable to get back in. Refer to this article for more information on strategies of getting to King Dragon.
  • Given the next animal to upgrade to is the King Dragon, gaining XP is not a necessity. In order to reach King Dragon, it is required to kill one of each Apex and Monster, as well as another Black Dragon.
    • Be very wary of tail-biters. As Black Dragons are plentiful in XP, expect regular attacks from lower-tier animals. Each tail-bite can make Black Dragons lose 200K-400K XP, so if possible, relentlessly pursue any animal that bit the player. Since Black Dragons will downgrade to the Monster that belongs to whatever biome they are in when their XP drops below 9.6M, it is crucial to stay above that level.
  • Unless the player is extremely skilled in 1v1 battles, keep a safe distance from other Black Dragons. It is more than likely that other Black Dragons will attack them unless they are allied in order to attain the King Dragon. If the Volcano is not erupting, it is possible to hide in its core. If not, using the special ability on the other Black Dragon and distracting them with another player is all that can be done. Alternatively, if being attacked by lots of players, the player could purposely downgrade to avoid fighting another Black Dragon, or to regain health and avoid dying (full health is restored when downgrading).
    • If the player is purposely downgrading, they should be aware of which biome they are in (e.g. when in the Volcano when being bitten below 9.6M XP, the Black Dragon will become a Land Monster), and plan an escape immediately should they be downgraded mid-combat.
  • If the player feels confident that they can kill any surrounding Black Dragons, they should do so. Due to debuffs, multiple Black Dragons in the same area will periodically lose health and lava, and cannot use healing stones in a close radius.
  • After a fight, it's crucial the player restores their health and lava immediately afterwards. The Black Dragon is very weak in terms of defending itself, and the debuffs inflict heavy amounts of damage on the player overtime. A team of assorted monsters, T-REXes and/or Bigfoots can easily kill the player. It's also recommended to watch the Leaderboard at at all times for anyone near 10 millon xp, since the player will have to deal with them.
  • If the Volcano is too crowded, going to another biome is risky but plausible nonetheless. The player should always be mindful of how much lava they have, and where the nearest possible source is, when outside the Volcano.
    • The Desert biome is a good habitat for Black Dragons to thrive; lava loss is not extremely noticeable, and there will likely be plenty of players to prey on.
    • Avoid the Ocean since Black Dragons cannot dive in water, and lava is lost faster than in the Desert. Because of diving, a lot of tail-biters will no doubt attempt to dive under you and get a bite. Moreover since the Ocean is far away from the Volcano, it will be harder to maintain lava and heal if players are ganging up on you (especially if there is a Shahbaz/Pakistan Vulture or a Kraken/Sea Monster).
    • Also, stay away from the Arctic. Though there are not as many threats as in the Ocean, Black Dragons will freeze in intervals, which can be detrimental to health. Furthermore, Ice Monsters in the Arctic pose a much bigger threat, and have the potential of easily killing a Black Dragon.

Gallery

Assets

In-game

History

Update History
Update Changes/Notes
October 14, 2021
  • Black Dragon's ability icon changed to Fireball
July 30, 2021
  • Buff: Black Dragon now has 12 HP.
June 21, 2021: Hotfix 2.5
  • Buff: Black Dragon can only be grabbed by GoldenShahbaz from behind.
  • Buff: Black Dragon is only carried for 6 seconds by GoldenShahbaz
June 1, 2021
  • Bug Fix: Fireball-S2 from Black Dragon is no longer neutralized when hitting flying/diving/hiding animals, resulting in no damage to the animals behind them.
February 16, 2021
  • Black Dragon now turns transparent when touching another Black Dragon or King Dragon-S2
January 15, 2021
  • Bug Fix: Black Dragon's max health now resets after arena.
  • Bug Fix: Black Dragon's xp after arena/upgrade fixed.
December 31, 2020
  • Shahbaz and GoldenShahbaz added, can pick up Black Dragons.
  • Black Dragons can go inside Igloos.
November 29, 2020
  • Bug Fix: Arena with two Black Dragons with the Max Bites setting will no longer bug out after the first round.
November 26, 2020: Thanksgiving Update
  • Bug Fix: Two Black Dragons in a 1v1 won't cause other's screen to glitch after winning the first round.
September 25, 2020
  • Black Dragon can only hold one Pumpkin now.
Sepetmber 16, 2020
  • Black Dragon can now hold two Pumpkin at a time.
  • Bug fix: Black Dragon can kick Pumpkin again.
September 4, 2020
  • Black Dragon needs a minimum of 40% of its hp to 1v1 now.
  • Black Dragon has an 8 second interval to be grabbed by Bigfoot-S2 if speared.
  • Bug Fix: Black Dragon now actually takes anti-teaming damage.
September 3, 2020
  • Anti-teaming measures implemented:
    • Black Dragons around a King Dragon-S2 will take 1 damage plus 0.25 for every Black Dragon nearby every 30 seconds.
    • Black Dragons take 1 damage every 30 seconds in range of each other.
  • Nerf: Black Dragon takes 15% more damage from King Dragon-S2 tail slap, and 20% additional damage if looking at tail.
August 19, 2020
  • Arena size for tier 17 increased by 35%.
August 11, 2020
  • Black Dragon retouched a little to balance gameplay.
  • If there is 4 or more Black Dragons alive, they will auto-1v1 1 round only. There can only be 3 Black Dragons at a time.
  • Black Dragon can now hide in Volcano in its preparation stages, although will begin to drain lava after 20 seconds.
  • Black Dragon takes 50% less damage from King Dragon-S2 tail slap.
  • GoldenEagle can't pick up Black Dragons anymore.
  • Bug Fix: Black Dragon can now attack animals on Trees.
March 3, 2020
  • Killing a Black Dragon gives 10 Mopecoin
  • Nerf: Now is hurt by monsters at the start of their abilities.
  • Nerf: Two or more Black Dragons in close proximity to one another will receive game damage.
  • Nerf: Black Dragon no longer gains lava fron Desert lava lakes.
  • Buff: Black Dragon fireballs deal 0.3 damage to other Black Dragons, up from 0.1
  • Bug Fix: Golden Black Dragon and The Azure Bringer now show their Apex interface when pressing S.
  • Bug Fix: Black Dragon doesn't take damage or burn from Volcano while it's erupting.
  • Bug Fix: Black Dragon can be finished off by Monsters when on less than 1 HP and Trex-S2
  • Bug Fix" Black Dragon doesn't need to kill one Dragon-S2 after killing NewSnowman when all other apexes are acquired to achieve King Dragon-S2
December 29, 2019
  • Bug Fix: King Dragon-S2 now counted as an apex kill.
  • Bug Fix: Apex lists show for Golden Black Dragon and The Azure Bringer
  • Bug Fix: NewSnowman doesn't count as an apex kill.
December 23, 2019: #GoldenAge
  • Two new skins added:
    • Golden Black Dragon (Golden Black Dragon)
    • Azure Bringer (The Azure Bringer)
June 18, 2019
  • Bug Fix: Black Dragon properly heals in arena.
May 24, 2019: #KingOfMope
  • New Black Dragon species added, King Dragon (King Dragon-S2)
    • Obtainable by killing all apexes, which can be checked by pressing S, or by luck (1/1000 chance).
    • Has a flamethrower and tail slap ability, activated by pressing S.
    • Kills all players up to tier 10.
    • Killing another Black Dragon gives the player their apex kills.
  • Black Dragon vs Black Dragon 1v1s have 3 rounds(first to get two kills wins).
  • Black Dragon vs King Dragon 1v1s have 5 rounds(first to get three kills wins).
  • Nerf: Black Dragon fire doesn't affect other Black Dragons.
February 11, 2019
  • Black Dragon gains lava from lava spots and healing stone, lose lava by boosting or walking, and are immune to fire produced by lava spots.
  • Nerf: Ability doesn't affect diving prey.
December 14, 2018
  • When upgrading to Black Dragon, the player is now teleported to Volcano.
  • Bug Fix: Black Dragon drains lava slower.
November 23, 2018
  • Buff: Black Dragon now sets prey on fire when biting.
May 13, 2018: Invasion of the Birds
  • Buff: Black Dragon can use ability when on fire or stunned.
  • Buff: Black Dragon is now 20% faster at Volcano.
  • Buff: Dragon-S2 fire doesn't burn Black Dragon.
  • Buff: Black Dragon can eat all breakable foods in one hit.
  • Nerf: Flying ability removed.
December 31, 2017
  • Bug Fix: Fixed Black Dragon fly bug.
  • Bug Fix: Black Dragon now lands when lava is under the lowest threshold while flying.
December 25, 2017
  • Black Dragon temporarily reskinned to Christmas Bella
November 15, 2017: Mopelution Update
  • Black Dragon reskinned to Blackdragon
  • Buff: New fly ability, unlocked after reaching 40 million XP
    • The text "Whoa! You have grown so big, now you can fly-high in the Sky." appears once the required XP amount is reached.
    • Can only fly if lava is more than 70%, immediately decreasing it to half.
    • Activated by double tapping boost buttons.
    • Flies up to 10–15 seconds.
    • Flying is safe, where no recharging, biting, hitting, or healing may occur.
April 24, 2017
  • Bug Fix: Fixed Black Dragon crash bug.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed Black Dragon downgrade bug.
April 9, 2017: Colossal Update
  • Blackdragon (1) re-added.
    • Requires 10 million XP to obtain, downgrading if it loses too much XP.
    • Heals only from pink Healing Stones, found around the game, and lava. Large stones can be found at the Volcano which heal 3x faster.
    • Drinks lava found exclusively at the new Volcano biome at the center of the map.
    • Black Dragons unlock triple-fireball at 20 million XP.

Criticism

  • Since the "#GoldenAge" update on December 23, 2019, through many platforms, the community expressed their extreme dislike that Black Dragons are easily able to be killed since the rarity of rares was extremely buffed.
    • Even since the rarity of rares was buffed a little more, there have been multiple complaints that Black Dragons have a challenge to survive from the many teaming rares, making it practically impossible to get to the King Dragon. Additionally, the special ability of BDs are a poor match against those from the Dino Monster and T-REX.

Trivia

  • The scrapped skin of the Black Dragon was never released in-game, but was revealed by Pike on his DeviantArt account.[1]
  • Before it was "officially" released, when animals did not have even tails, the Black Dragon used to upgrade at 10M (impossible to get, only berries/mushrooms/prey which gives minor XP). Then 100M when animals got tails/lakes were added/animals got minor detail (still very impossible to get, still berries/mushrooms/prey/lilypads). That was changed to 5M on December 1, 2016 (not-so-hard-to-get), and then back to 10M on April 9, 2017 (only somewhat hard if skilled).
    • It is unknown whether anyone has ever managed to level up to Black Dragon prior to the April 9, 2017 update, as there is no actual footage showing that this creature even existed at any point in time.
  • It and the King Dragon are currently the only animals that can go down to a previous tier without dying.
  • If its old texture is activated through Settings, its eyes will not be connected to the body.
  • In the update's image with the Black Dragon, the Black Dragon's name says "hey man".
  • The Black Dragon and the Land Monster are the only animals to have their old skin as a re-color of the Dragon.
  • Black Dragon skin files get so big that the developers have to use a 1000x1000 image instead of a normal 500x500 image.
  • The Black Dragon and King Dragon are the only animals that can eat breakable foods (foods with health bars) in one hit.
  • Other than the Eagle, the Black Dragon has had the most skin-changes.
  • The Azure Bringer initially was named Blue Dragon, before being changed.
  • When the Black Dragon's lava bar starts to decrease at some point, its wings darken. The same thing happens with King Dragon.

Glitches

  • When the Desert biome was released in beta, if a Blackwidow Spider ate AI bait from its web, it would somehow achieve 22M XP and reach Black Dragon instantly.
  • After dying as a Black Dragon, players would spawn with 2.15B XP, which is the maximum amount of XP that can be reached whilst playing.
  • The Yeti's image on the apex kills list is currently invisible.

Footnotes

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.deviantart.com/pike-youtube/art/REAL-black-dragon-657020722 (January 13, 2017). Retrieved on August 7, 2022.

Notes

  1. The player does not have to kill The Bigfoot, The Snowgirl or The Snowman to reach the King Dragon, but it counts as a Yeti kill if they do.
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