Elements

Elements is one of the main game elements in Dragon City. It has an impact on many main features of the game like Breeding and Combat.
==Elements==
There are currently 21 unique elements in Dragon City:
Icon	Element Name
 	Terra
 	Flame
 	Sea
 	Nature
 	Electric
 	Ice
 	Metal
 	Dark
 	Light
 	War
 	Pure
 	Legend
 	Primal
 	Wind
 	Time
 	Magic
 	Chaos
 	Happy
 	Dream
 	Beauty
 	Soul
==Attacking Element==
Every dragon is capable of performing 4 attacks. Every attack is associated with a single element. Depending on the defending element (first element of the dragon) of the opponent dragon, the attack will deal critical damage (double damage), weak damage (half damage), or have no effect (zero damage) towards the defending dragon. All other unmentioned element interactions will deal normal damage.
==Defending Elements==
A dragon can contain 1 or more elements. Its first element is its defending element, which dictates its weaknesses, resistance and immunity towards other attacking elements. All other elements are considered recessive and merely plays the role of expanding the elemental variation of its moveset in combat (in most cases).
== Element Chart ==
image provided by user Ares from the official Dragon City Discord
==Ancient World Elements==
Ancient World Elements also have their own strengths and weaknesses.
==Archangel and Light==
 The reason why the Archangel Dragon is not named the Light Dragon is as follows:
As part of the Dungeon Island 2014 event, a new dragon, the Archangel Dragon, with a new element unknown at that time, was available for the player to use when defeated by the Cerberus Dragon and the Demon Dragon. The new element was strong against the Dungeon element — synonymous to the Dark element — which was the defending element of these two dragons.
Before the Light and War update, the Archangel Dragon was the only dragon with that element. Outside of this event, the Archangel Dragon could not be owned or bred, and very little was known about it until before the element effectiveness combat mechanic was revised.
It was revealed on 26 Jul 2013 that the unknown element is called Light. See Light and War update.
==Historical==
===Removed Elements===
Before the Light and War update, Pure Hybrid Dragons each possessed a unique Pure element of the same name, instead of the current state where each Hybrid has Pure as their defending element and another element as their secondary element. For example, the Pure Terra Dragon had the Pure Terra element. Each of these Pure elements also had their own habitats.
No dragon besides these hybrids had these following elements, prior to their removal.
Element	
PureTerra	
PureFlame	
PureSea	
PureNature	
PureElectric	
PureIce	
PureMetal	
PureDark
===Themed Dragons===
The first Themed Dragons collection were the Egyptian Dragons, offered in The Curse of Dramses. It was a hit and the rest was history.
#	Theme 	Collection 	Quest
1	Egyptian	Egyptian Habitat, Mummy Dragon, Sphynx Dragon, Pharaoh Dragon 	The Curse of Dramses
2	Demon 	Dungeon Base & Habitat, Cerberus Dragon, Demon Dragon 	The Dungeon
3	Olympus 	Olympus Habitat, Poseidon Dragon, Hades Dragon, Atlas Dragon 	Olympus Island
4	Viking 	Viking Habitat, Thor Dragon, Loki Dragon, Odin Dragon 	Viking Island
5	Aztec 	Aztec Habitat, Aztec Warrior Dragon, Aztec Priest Dragon, Aztec Emperor Dragon	Aztec Island
==Pre Arena Update Element Effectiveness System==
Before the element effectiveness mechanic was revised, The old element effectiveness was complicated and had no indication of elemental moves effective. Player had to guessed and memorized both attacking and defending element. 
There are some elements were unbalance in Old Element Effectiveness System:
*Sea as Offensive Element could critical attack on Flame, Electric and War Element, which is strong offensive element.
*Dark as Defending Element could received double damage from Terra, Nature and Dark, which is weak defending element.
*Pure Element used to dealt weak damage against itself. If dragons has Pure Defending Element, It would be unfair to battle. (Which is similar to how the Ancient World Elements as Defending Element (Prior Dragon City’s 10th Birthday Update))
*Legend Element, in contrast, dealt critical damage against itself. (This function is now supplanted by Wind Element (Prior Dragon City’s 10th Birthday Update))
*When High Tidal Dragon was released before he element effectiveness mechanic was revised, He was able to critical attack on 9 element (While Revised Element Effective System can critical attack on 8 Elements), Which was probably the most powerful Heroic Dragon in the game. 
==Pre Dragon City’s 10th Birthday Update Element Effectiveness System==
Before the element effectiveness mechanic was revised, .....
Some dragons have an ancient element as a defending element, including Beauty, Magic, Chaos, Happy, Dream and Soul, Thus they won't be received critical damage from opponent; however, they are always received normal damage from every elemental attack.
Since the introduction of Karma Dragons (First entity is Courageous Karma Dragon), There's a chance that Karma Dragons will deal critical damage to every element, after absorbing an attack.
==Opposite Elements==
Formerly, these opposite element pairs were not directly breedable. (Today, The game allows the player to breed opposite elements directly). In combat, these elements interact in different ways.
*Exhibits weak attack and defense towards its opposite element (Terra, Ice, War)
*Exhibits strong attack and defense towards its opposite element (Metal, Flame, Sea)
*Exhibits strong attack, but weak defense towards its opposite element (Dark, Light)
*Exhibits no special attack or defense effect towards its opposite element (Nature, Electric)
==Gallery==
Attacking Elements.png|Current elements chart
Elemental Chart.png|Pre LaW update
Pure Elemental Chart.png|Old Pure elements
BreedingChart2nd.png|Original
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Attacking Elements Pre 10th Birthday.png|Pre Dragon City's 10th Birthday elements chart
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==Trivia==
*Some elements were renamed on 14 Dec 2012:
**Earth to Terra
***Terra means "Earth" in several languages.
**Fire to Flame
**Water to Sea
**Plant to Nature
*Both Ice and Dark were originally bonus elements. Ice seems to be a hold end Element with a purpose to be a modifier when, for example, new elements get added.
*Time was the most recent element that was added as part of Dragon City's 10th Birthday in 2022.
Category:Breeding
Category:Combat