Copper Dragon

Copper Dragons were released on May 26, 2013 as part of Dragon Cave's "7th Birthday" release. Each day from May 22, 2013 to May 28, 2013 a new dragon was released. Copper Dragons were the fifth dragons to be released.

On May 21, 2021, the Pennybright variant was released as part of Dragon Cave's 15th Birthday release.

Egg
This egg gleams with a reddish shine.

Hatchling
''Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It spends a lot of time stalking and pouncing playfully on the tails of adult dragons nearby.''

Mature hatchling
''Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It spends a lot of time stalking and pouncing playfully on the tails of adult dragons nearby.''

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

Adult
''Copper Dragons are masters of stealth, slipping silently and swiftly through the forests and jungles where they live. Often hunting in groups, their prey rarely know they are being stalked until the dragon’s at their throat. In the air they are agile and skilled. Copper Dragons prize family groups, spending large amounts of time teaching their young skills. So great is their love of life and family that they will sometimes adopt orphaned dragons of other breeds to raise.''

Sprite artists

 * Fiona BlueFire (All)
 * Nakase (All)

Sprites
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 * Liver of Sulfur Female
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Copper Dragon1 egg.png]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Copper_Dragon1_hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Copper_Dragon1_female_hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Copper liver of sulfur female.png]]
 * Liver of Sulfur Male
 * [[File:Copper_Dragon1_male_hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Copper liver of sulfur male.png]]
 * Rainbow Female
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Copper Dragon2 egg.png]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Copper_Dragon2_hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Copper_Dragon2_female_hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Copper rainbow female.png]]
 * Rainbow Male
 * [[File:Copper_Dragon2_male_hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Copper rainbow male.png]]
 * Verdigris Female
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Copper Dragon3 egg.png]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Copper_Dragon3_hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Copper_Dragon3_female_hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Copper verdigris female.png]]
 * Verdigris Male
 * [[File:Copper_Dragon3_male_hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Copper verdigris male.png]]
 * Pennybright Female
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Copper Pennybright egg.gif]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Copper Pennybright hatchling.gif]]
 * [[File:Copper Pennybright female hatchling.gif]]
 * [[File:Copper Pennybright female.png]]
 * Pennybright Male
 * [[File:Copper Pennybright male hatchling.gif]]
 * [[File:Copper Pennybright male.png]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Copper Pennybright egg.gif]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Copper Pennybright hatchling.gif]]
 * [[File:Copper Pennybright female hatchling.gif]]
 * [[File:Copper Pennybright female.png]]
 * Pennybright Male
 * [[File:Copper Pennybright male hatchling.gif]]
 * [[File:Copper Pennybright male.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Pennybright male.png]]

Retired sprites
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 * colspan="5"|Temporary event sprites
 * Halloween 2015 Female
 * rowspan="2"|–
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Copper hatchi Halloween 2015.gif]]
 * [[File:Copper female hatchi Halloween 2015.gif]]
 * [[File:Copper female Halloween 2015.png]]
 * Halloween 2015 Male
 * [[File:Copper male hatchi Halloween 2015.gif]]
 * [[File:Copper male Halloween 2015.png]]
 * colspan="5"|Retired sprites
 * rowspan="3"|Retired 2021
 * [[File:Copper Dragon1 female.png]]
 * colspan="5"|Retired sprites
 * rowspan="3"|Retired 2021
 * [[File:Copper Dragon1 female.png]]
 * rowspan="3"|Retired 2021
 * [[File:Copper Dragon1 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon1 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon1 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon1 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon2 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon2 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon2 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon2 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon2 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon3 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon3 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon3 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon3 female.png]]
 * [[File:Copper Dragon3 female.png]]
 * Original dead eggs
 * colspan="4"|[[File:Old Copper1 dead egg.png]] [[File:Old Copper3 dead egg.png]]
 * colspan="4"|[[File:Old Copper1 dead egg.png]] [[File:Old Copper3 dead egg.png]]

Variant determination
For Liver of Sulfur, Rainbow, and Verdigris variants, the color of a Copper egg depends on these factors:
 * Cave-born Copper: Egg matches habitat.
 * Liver of Sulfur: Desert, Volcano
 * Rainbow: Alpine, Forest
 * Verdigris: Coast, Jungle
 * Bred Copper from Copper mother: Egg color matches Copper mother's color.
 * Bred Copper from Copper father and non-Copper mother:
 * If non-Copper mother is cave-born from a habitat: Egg color matches mother's habitat.
 * If non-Copper mother has no habitat ("Cave", "Market", or bred): Egg color matches Copper father's color

The Pennybright variant, introduced in 2021, added a new variant mechanic. Pennybright eggs can only be produced by breeding a Copper dragon with a Lightning-aligned dragon.

Trivia

 * The fourth color that Fiona BlueFire mentioned was the original color they began with made an appearance during the Brewing Mischief 2015 Halloween event as an "effect" sprite.

Additional Information

 * Regarding their rarity:


 * Regarding a fourth color: