Shimmer-scale Dragon

Shimmer-scale Dragons are a special breed in three color variations (Gold, Silver and Bronze) obtainable through an event occurring during and/or after the Christmas holidays. Shortly after Shimmer-scales were distributed, they were considered extremely rare and one of the most valuable breeds on the site. However, with a radical increase in popularity, and thus breeding, they are becoming steadily more common. Currently, they are considered between rare and uncommon due to the lineage type and number being a major factor in deciding whether the dragon is highly valued or not (and as a result, the rarity of this dragon has become highly subjective).

Breeding two different colors of Shimmer-scale together will only ever produce one color. The color produced depends on the pairing (i.e. can only ever be the color of one of the parents) and which color is produced appears to be random; it is not always the more common or less common color. Theories suggest that this may be due to the system viewing the colors as the same breed, as it used to with holiday dragons from the same holiday.

The first Shimmers were given to the winners of the Christmas Event 2012's Raffle, replacing Tinsel Dragons for that year; 10 first-place winners received a Gold Shimmer-scale variation, 20 second-place winners received a Silver Shimmer-scale variation, and 30 third-place winners received a Bronze Shimmer-scale variation. Shimmer-scales were given out as prizes again for the 2013 Holiday Raffle (alongside Tinsel Dragons), in the number of 10 CB Gold, 20 CB Silver and 30 CB Bronze Shimmer-scales. In the 2014 Holiday Raffle, Shimmers were once again given out along with Tinsel Dragons, where winners received 50 CB Gold, 100 CB Silver, and 150 CB Bronze Shimmer-scales. As such, there now exist 70 CB Gold, 140 CB Silver and 210 CB Bronze Shimmer-scales.

Unlike the previous Prize Dragon, Shimmer-scales have their own official name and description but share the same egg description as Tinsels and Gold Dragons. Since the release of Shimmer-scales, the term "Prize Dragon" is now used to refer to all the breeds released as prizes. Like Holiday Dragons this breed was eligible for a Spriter's Alt and Mysfytt was given one with the requested code of (Jewel), who is a blue-recolored Silver Shimmer-scale; therefore, Jewel's Shimmer-scale eggs are always silver-coloured.

When using Breed sort, this dragon sorts as "Prize 2012" on a user's scroll. For users who have won a Prize Dragon and don't know what to do, there is a user-created topic called CB Prizes: A User Guide on the forum.

Egg
"This egg is very reflective, almost metallic looking."

Hatchling
"Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. It has shiny fish-like scales and loves water."

Mature Hatchling
"Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has shiny fish-like scales and loves water. And look! It has gotten bigger! It must be close to maturing."

Adult
"Shimmer-scale dragons are a very beautiful breed with small—but highly reflective—scales that shimmer and shine as the dragon moves through water. They don’t have fins or webbed feet, but their long, eel-like bodies allow them to swim quite fast. They were once rumored to carry large pearls in their claws—causing many to seek them out in search of this fabulous treasure. In reality, the “pearl” is of greater value to the dragon, for the fabled treasure is actually an egg carried by a migrating female."

Sprite Artist(s)

 * Mysfytt (All)

Trivia

 * The adult Silver Shimmer-scale's sprite was updated shortly after the first hatchlings grew up.
 * Gold Shimmer-scale egg.png (bp4EJ)'s name is periodically changed between Simoniac and Isomanic, even though the official name is Simoniac in its description. Interestingly, Isomanic is anagram of Simoniac.
 * Gold Shimmer-scale egg.png (hello) code was changed - its new code isn't known yet.
 * Silver Shimmer-scale egg.png (7AP36) was abandoned when still an egg by its original owner, and then picked up from the AP by Amazon_Warrior who named her "Luckiest Catch".
 * Silver Shimmer-scale egg.png (Logic) had previously broken the most views record set by the Gold Tinsel Gold Epica.
 * Silver Shimmer-scale egg.png (Logic)'s name is changed often, usually as a result of conversations or jokes in the IRC, but the "official name" seems to be Prowl or ProwIer.
 * Silver Shimmer-scale egg.png (BhgzQ) originally had a different code (r7aPe), but was changed upon the request of the owner.
 * Silver Shimmer-scale egg.png (KARIS) died on February, 4th 2013 without a single view, as its owner was unaware of the Prizes' delivery. However, the egg was restored on the 15th of February, still with its original "stolen on" date.
 * Silver Shimmer-scale egg.png (KARIS) may have been the first deceased (and later revived?) CB Prize Dragon.
 * Bronze Shimmer-scale egg.png (Satan) was traded off by its original owner.
 * Bronze Shimmer-scale egg.png (Micky) has been frozen as a S1 hatchling.
 * Bronze Shimmer-scale egg.png (geode) code was changed to (7w1Yl) at the request of its new owner due to extenuating circumstances.
 * Spriter's Alt Shimmer-scale egg.png (Jewel) didn't have a cracking sequence, according to Mysfytt, the Shimmer-scales' Spriter: the egg just showed the fog sprite and kept getting views until it hatched, at which point the fog turned into the ungendered hatchling.
 * Spriter's Alt Shimmer-scale egg.png On the evening of January 31st, 2013, a strange glitch affected (Jewel). The dragon died of sickness shortly after gendering; a couple of minutes later, she was revived as an ungendered hatchling, gendering again as female the day after. Since Prize dragons are protected from sickness, it is unknown why she died and how she was revived.
 * Spriter's Alt Shimmer-scale egg.png (Jewel) has a Chinese Lung based design with 4 toes.