Sapphire Dragon

Sapphire Dragon
This egg looks like a beautiful blue stone.
Release date	March 19, 2016 (Blue variant) May 21, 2021 (Pink and yellow variants)
Elemental affinity	Light
Morphology	Dragon (Western)
BSA	None
Market price	200 - 300 shards
Habitats
All habitats
Credits
Art	Infinis, Shajana, Spatio
Descriptions	Infinis, Shajana
Encyclopedia

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

Official descriptions

Egg

Blue

This egg looks like a beautiful blue stone.

Pink

This egg looks like a beautiful pink stone.

Yellow

This egg looks like a beautiful yellow stone.

Hatchling

Blue

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

Pink

Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It’s a brilliant pink color.

Yellow

Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It’s a brilliant yellow color.

Mature hatchling

Blue

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.

Pink

Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It’s a brilliant pink color.

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

Yellow

Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It’s a brilliant yellow color.

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

Adult

Blue

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.

Pink and yellow

Sapphire Dragons were so named for their brilliant 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.

Credits

• Infinis (All sprites, descriptions)
• Shajana (All sprites, descriptions)
• Spatio (Adult sprites)

Sprites

Series	Egg	Hatchling	Mature hatchling	Adult
Blue variant
Pink variant
Yellow variant

Egg sequence

Stage 0	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Dead

Stage 0	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Dead

Stage 0	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Dead

Retired sprites

Temporary event sprites
Series	Egg	Hatchling	Mature hatchling	Adult
April Fools' Day 2018	–	–	–
April Fools' Day 2022 Blue variant	–	–	–
April Fools' Day 2022 Pink variant	–	–	–
April Fools' Day 2022 Yellow variant	–	–	–

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. Pink eggs and hatchlings cannot turn yellow.

Variant		Condition
	Blue	Default; newly created eggs will be this variant
	Pink	Produced when a Sapphire egg is willingly abandoned by a user
	Yellow	Produced when a Sapphire egg or hatchling receives a very high number of views

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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."

Additional information

“

As Infinis already posted there are many lovely sapphire colors , not only the blue one. They can stand on their hind legs and walk, but only short distances. They have feathers on their head, the Sapphire Dragon is singing in the sprite pose, just like it is written in the description. They have beautiful voices similar to birds.

– Shajana ^{(Forum Post)}