Black Dragon

Black Dragons were one of the original dragons released at Dragon Cave's inception.

Black Dragons are one of few breeds in the game with an alternate or "alt" form. Alt Black Dragons cannot be found in the cave, but will rarely hatch from bred Black Dragon eggs. Alt Black hatchlings have two variations, the "sitting" and "curled" poses; both will mature into the same adult forms. There is no known way to increase the likelihood of hatching an alt.

Egg
This egg has a faint green glow around it.

Hatchling
''Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. Its eyes glow brightly at night, and it enjoys attacking insects and small animals.''

Mature hatchling
''Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. Its eyes glow brightly at night, and it enjoys attacking insects and small animals.''

''And look! It has grown wings! It must be close to maturing.''

Adult
''Black Dragons are warriors. They are strong and capable in battles of force, but also ample magic users, capable of devastating opponents with their spells. Their bright eyes give them excellent night vision, which is why they generally hunt during the night.''

Standard

 * Silverdrak (All)

Alternate

 * Kitoxa (All)
 * Shikaru (Sitting hatchling)

Trivia

 * The original Black Dragon sprite is a recolored version of a sprite from Breath of Fire II.
 * Prior to November 2008, alt Black eggs were a slightly different shade from standard Black eggs, allowing users to identify alts before the eggs hatched. Both forms currently use the same egg sprite, making it impossible to determine if a Black Dragon will be an alt until it hatches.
 * There are a small number of caveborn alternate Black Dragons in existence that were obtained through special means.
 * There is at least one Thuwed that hatched on August 28, 2008.
 * Some alternate Black Dragons exist from late February 2009, obtained through unknown means.
 * The 2012 Holiday raffle gave out caveborn alternate Black Dragons as an honorable mention prize.
 * Prior to the Dimorphism update, the only sprites used for Black Dragons were the ones currently used for males. The old male sprite received a small update during Dimorphism as well.