Cave Dragon

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Cave Dragon
Faction
Tier
VII
Cost
3000Gold 1Gems
Base growth
+1
Squad value
4584
Stats
Health
275
Attack
29
Defense
25
Damage
50-60
Morale
0
Luck
0
Initiative
11
Speed
8
Other Info
Dwelling
Related Units
Base unit
Cave Dragon
Upgrade A
Upgrade B
Internal ID
black_dragon

Cave Dragons are tier-VII units of the Dungeon faction. They can be recruited from the Cave Palace.

They can be upgraded into Black Dragons or Ashen Dragons.

Description

Born in the depths of their caves, dragons are ambitious beings of immense intelligence and power, with few equals in Jadame. Some have allied with Alvar in their pursuit of even greater heights.

Abilities

Creature Type
Dragon
0 to 5Morale Range
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0 to 3Luck Range
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YesCounts for Necromancy?
A powerful ancient creature, often intelligent and imbued with wondrous magic.

Morale range: 5 to 0.
Luck range: 3 to 0.

Fallen Dragons count towards the power of Necromancy reanimation after battle.
Attack Type
Melee Attack
Can only attack adjacent enemies. Provokes counterattacks.
Movement Type
Flying
Movement ignores obstacles and traps.
Passive Ability
Dragonbreath Strike
Deals Damage to the target and any creature on the hex directly behind it.
Passive Ability
Magic Immunity IV
Immune to tier‑4 and lower spells.
Alternative Attack
Fighting Style: Sulfurous Assault
Performs a Cone Strike, dealing –50% Damage to each target.

Does not spend Focus Charges.
Active Ability
Inner Flame
3 Focus Charge(s)
Until the end of the next round, deals [ 50 × amount of units ] Magic Damage when attacked in Melee.

Does not end the turn.


Laws

This unit is affected by the following Faction Laws:

Your Cave Dragons deal 1.5 times more Damage, when using their Fighting Style. They gain 4/8 Attack and Defense and 1/2 Speed and Initiative.
Tier VCost: 3/2 Law Seals
Tier-7 friendly creatures gain 10% of their hero’s Attack and Spell Power as Attack, 10% of their Defense and Knowledge as Defense.
Tier VCost: 2 Law Seals
Tier-7 creature growth in your cities increases by 1.
Tier VCost: 2 Law Seals