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)

Sprites
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 * Standard female
 * rowspan="4"|[[File:Black egg.gif]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Black hatchi.png]]
 * [[File:Black female hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Black female.gif]]
 * Standard male
 * [[File:Black male hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Black male.gif]]
 * Alternate female
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Alt Black crouching hatchi.gif]] OR [[File:Alt Black sitting hatchi.gif]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Alt Black crouching mature hatchi.gif]] OR [[File:Alt Black sitting mature hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Black female alt.gif]]
 * Alternate male
 * [[File:Black male alt.gif]]
 * [[File:Black female alt.gif]]
 * Alternate male
 * [[File:Black male alt.gif]]
 * [[File:Black male alt.gif]]

Retired sprites
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 * colspan="5"|Temporary event sprites
 * Holidays 2011 Standard female
 * [[File:Black female Christmas 2011.png]]
 * Holiday 2011 Standard male
 * [[File:Black male Christmas 2011.png]]
 * Holiday 2011 Alternate female
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Alternative Black standing hatchi Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Alternative Black standing mature hatchi Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * [[File:Black female alt Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * Holiday 2011 Alternate male
 * [[File:Black male alt Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * Halloween 2012 Standard female
 * [[File:Black female Halloween 2012.png]]
 * Halloween 2012 Alternate female
 * [[File:Black female alt Halloween 2012.png]]
 * Halloween 2012 Alternate male
 * [[File:Black male alt Halloween 2012.png]]
 * Halloween 2015 Female|
 * rowspan="2"|–
 * rowspan="2"|–
 * rowspan="2"|–
 * [[File:Black female Halloween 2015.png]]
 * Halloween 2015 Male
 * [[File:Black male Halloween 2015.png]]
 * Halloween 2015
 * [[File:Black adult Halloween 2015.png]]
 * colspan="5"|Retired sprites
 * Original sprites
 * [[File:Original Black egg.gif]]
 * [[File:Original Black hatchi.png]]
 * [[File:Original Black mature hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Original Black adult.gif]]
 * Old sprites
 * [[File:Old Black egg.gif]]
 * [[File:Old Black hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Old Black mature hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Old Black adult.png]]
 * Original egg comparison
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Original Black egg.gif]] Standard
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Original Alt Black egg.gif]] Alternate
 * [[File:Black male alt Halloween 2012.png]]
 * Halloween 2015 Female|
 * rowspan="2"|–
 * rowspan="2"|–
 * rowspan="2"|–
 * [[File:Black female Halloween 2015.png]]
 * Halloween 2015 Male
 * [[File:Black male Halloween 2015.png]]
 * Halloween 2015
 * [[File:Black adult Halloween 2015.png]]
 * colspan="5"|Retired sprites
 * Original sprites
 * [[File:Original Black egg.gif]]
 * [[File:Original Black hatchi.png]]
 * [[File:Original Black mature hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Original Black adult.gif]]
 * Old sprites
 * [[File:Old Black egg.gif]]
 * [[File:Old Black hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Old Black mature hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Old Black adult.png]]
 * Original egg comparison
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Original Black egg.gif]] Standard
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Original Alt Black egg.gif]] Alternate
 * [[File:Original Black adult.gif]]
 * Old sprites
 * [[File:Old Black egg.gif]]
 * [[File:Old Black hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Old Black mature hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Old Black adult.png]]
 * Original egg comparison
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Original Black egg.gif]] Standard
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Original Alt Black egg.gif]] Alternate
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Original Black egg.gif]] Standard
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Original Alt Black egg.gif]] Alternate

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.