Sapphire Dragon

Sapphire Dragons were released on March 19, 2016, alongside Antarean Dragons for the "March 2016" release. On May 21, 2021, the pink and yellow variants were added to the cave as part of Dragon Cave's 15th birthday celebration.

Egg
"This egg looks like a beautiful blue stone."

Hatchling
"Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It’s a brilliant blue-green color."

Mature hatchling
"Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It’s a brilliant blue-green color. And look! It has grown wings! It must be close to maturing."

Adult
"Sapphire dragons were so named for their brilliant blue-green color, which is reminiscent of the gemstone. This breed was historically hunted for their scales; even long after, they remain distrustful of humans. Normally a Sapphire is not very aggressive, but they will defend themselves vigorously if under attack. Their diet consists mainly of fruit, with smaller portions of large insects and other invertebrates. Males woo females with vocalizations similar to bird songs. Sapphire Dragons are very loyal to their mates, and it is not unusual that they pair for life."

Sprite artists

 * Infinis (All)
 * Shajana (All)

Sprites
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 * Blue variant
 * [[File:Sapphire egg.gif]]
 * [[File:Sapphire hatchi.png]]
 * [[File:Sapphire mature hatchi.png]]
 * [[File:Sapphire adult.png]]
 * Pink variant
 * [[File:Sapphire pink egg.gif]]
 * [[File:Sapphire pink hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Sapphire pink mature hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Sapphire pink adult.png]]
 * Yellow variant
 * [[File:Sapphire yellow egg.gif]]
 * [[File:Sapphire yellow hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Sapphire yellow mature hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Sapphire yellow adult.png]]
 * [[File:Sapphire yellow hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Sapphire yellow mature hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Sapphire yellow adult.png]]

Variant determination
The addition of the pink and yellow variants introduced new variant mechanics to the game. Sapphire eggs always begin as the original blue variant. To become the pink variant, the egg must be willingly abandoned by a user. Automatic abandonment due to scroll limits does not change the Sapphire's color. To become the yellow variant, the egg or hatchling must receive a high number of views, in excess of 4,000 overall views. The exact threshold may vary.

Trivia

 * Some users speculated that the different shades of colors used for Sapphire Dragons related to the different colors of the corundum mineral that makes up sapphires. Infinis confirmed and elaborated on this: "Ruby and sapphire are both corundum, but while ruby refers only to red corundum, sapphire is a something of a catchall term for every other color of corundum."