Sections in this page:

• Starter dragon: Earth Smart vs Fire Lightning
• Other starters
  • Wonder
  • Arkana & Solar
  • Mini
  • Totem
  • Other Dragons

• Earth Smart is a great healer, and a dragon likely to stay on your team for a long time.
  • It heals 3 targets and increases their Attack by +1 for 30 seconds.
  • It can also function as a tank thanks to its high HP, so it is suitable to be placed in the front of your team formation.
  • Its drag skill costs 2 mana.
  • Once you evolve it to Junior Dragon, it gains an additional passive that can remove opponent buffs, which is especially useful against boss enemies and in Colosseum.
• By contrast, Fire Lightning is not great for a beginner account.
  • Its attack costs 3 mana, which is disadvantageous for a new account.
  • Its attack scales off Attack Speed, which is difficult to build for, even later in the game.
  • It is a dragon easily replaceable by many other easily obtainable attackers.

• You get a free 10+1 summon once you have cleared Adventure stage 1-7 on Easy, and you get a free Legendary Egg on your 3rd day of play.
• Ideally, you’d like a good attack or healer from these.
  • I personally do not recommend rerolling because there are many 3-star and 4-star dragons that can carry you throughout Adventure and beyond, and this game is very generous with diamonds.
  • There are ways to maximize your chances of getting your favourite dragons later on.
  • That said, it is very helpful to start with a good attacker, so if rerolling is your thing, then go for it.
• There is a ranking of good starter dragons here.
• Below are some of my own evaluations and recommendations.

Say hello to your new best friend. One of the most reliable dragons in the game. He will carry you through Adventure, through dungeons, through Ancient Tower, and can even carry you some way through Colosseum. Once you get a Wonder dragon, prioritise maxing him right away.

Wonder has an amazing passive that turns him into a zombie after he dies, at which point he takes no damage for a short duration (status effects can still affect him, however), and his damage is greatly increased. Huge damage, especially Water, as it scales off Critical DMG. Dark is good as well though, and you will eventually want both for Ancient Ruins. Put him in the front and let him die to activate zombie.

Three beastly dragons, particularly Dark Arkana. All of these dragons are multi-target attackers whose attack scales off Critical DMG. Dark Arkana has a passive that boosts its damage when its targets are at low HP, while Solar has a passive that either stuns or silences its targets. Some of the few dragons that actually justify their 3-mana-cost drag skills.

Dark Arkana is a dragon that is focused more towards PvE, whilst Solar is geared more towards PvP.

Siblings of Dark Arkana and Fire or Light Solar are also good attackers, particularly Water Arkana, but these elements are outstandingly better than their siblings.

An amazing dragon for PvE content, it will steamroll all mobs whether it be in Adventure mode or in Ancient Tower. They are the best attackers for bottom lane Clan Dungeon as well, although that is somewhat late game. All Minis are good, once you get one, stick it on your team (you don’t need more than one in the beginning, but you will want to keep all you get).

One of the best healers, possibly the best, with its heal scaling off its Attack and passives that increase either the team’s Attack or Defense. Dark is best since it can revive a teammate that has just been knocked out, but both Dark and Fire passively boost Attack which make them conventionally preferable to Earth in most cases.

• Again, most DPS are a good start. Having a good attacker from the beginning that will power through Adventure is a big advantage.
• If your free 10+1 summon is disappointing, there are 3-star dragons that can help you.
• Catsgon is a 3-star dragon that deals good damage to a single target. It can also help in Clan Dungeon, when you first join a clan. Water and Dark are the best elements for new accounts.
• Nerroth and Water or Fire Bagma are support dragons that will be a huge help throughout your time playing Dragon Village M. Nerroth has many excellent skills including buffing your team's ATK stat and applying DOT to the enemy, while Bagma reduces the cooldown time of dragons' drag skills.
• Support dragons like Dark or Light Party are more for mid-to-late game, but still excellent dragons if you do get them early.
• Some people like Cupid as a starter; I personally don’t think they have anything to offer beginners that Lambgon can’t do so I wouldn’t reroll for one. Still a dragon you will want to have eventually though, so it’s acceptable if you get it right away. Dark Cupid especially is a dragon which, if you manage to get in a reroll, you should definitely keep. It is a highly coveted dragon, as it boosts its allies ATK, Critical DMG, and Critical Evasion.
• Titan and Magnet are seen as laughable starters, but hey, they’re still usable up to a point. I wouldn’t despair if you get either.