Elves

## Summary

Elves are the life blood of **Dragon & Elfs**. Gaining elves and merging them to higher levels provides Elf Power (EP) which clears the wicked thorns in the Homeland revealing the dark land beneath them. Doing this will provide players with new items/objects and provide additional space in their homeland which will be needed to handle the many chains and objects that will quickly fill it up.

The July 21, 2021 update completely revamped the entire shop system with an optimized version of shops found in the Homeland. Players can now purchase Eggs and Nests in the shops found in the Buy Menu as well as Tier 1 & 2 Eggs and Nests in the Your Elves Elf Book.

The July 12, 2023 update added Elf Explorations to the Giant Snail map found above the main map, When Elves are dispatched to perform these explorations they will be temporarily unavailable to be merged. This will be represented by "**The Dispatched Elf**" banner found at the bottom of all Elves that have been dispatched when viewing them in the Your Elves (The Elf Book).

## Tips

* To access more information for each Elf just click on the highlighted name of the Elf to be re-directed to it's specific page
* The charts found on this page can be toggled between collapsed and expanded views. If you are not seeing a chart tap the "expand" link to open it and conversely tap the "collapse" link to close a chart

## Elf Development Phases

### Tier 1

* Elf Egg
* Nest
* Lesser Elf - level 1
* Elf - level 2
* Medium Elf - level 3
* Greater Elf - level 4

### Tier 2

* Elf Egg (Nobility)
* Nest (Nobility)
* Lesser Elf (Nobility) - level 7
* Elf (Nobility) - level 8
* Medium Elf (Nobility) - level 9
* Greater Elf (Nobility) - level 10

## The Rules to Unlocking Elf Levels

* Once an Elf Egg of any breed is discovered it will appear in the Your Elves (The Elf Book) immediately unlocking the Tier 1 Elf Egg for it. This egg can be purchased at a cost of 10 Golden Leaves which will increase with each subsequent purchase until it reaches a capped cost of 50 Golden Leaves.
* To obtain a level 1 Elf, perform a 3 or 5 merge of the Elf Eggs. (***Note: 3 merges give 1 Elf Egg while 5 merges give 2 Elf Eggs***)
* To obtain a level 2 Elf, perform a 3 or 5 merge of the level 1 Elf Eggs.
* To obtain a level 3 Elf, perform a 3 or 5 merge of the level 2 Elf Eggs.
* Once a level 3 Elf has been discovered it will unlock the Tier 1 Nest of Elf Eggs for the Elf Breed. This nest can be purchased at a cost of 70 Golden Leaves which will increase with each subsequent purchase until it reaches a capped cost of 150 Golden Leaves.
* To obtain a level 4 Elf, perform a 3 or 5 merge of the level 3 Elf Eggs.
* Merging level 4 Elves will create a Nobility Elf Egg (Tier 2) which will also unlock the Nobility Elf Eggs for the Elf Breed. This egg can be purchased at a cost of 300 Golden Leaves which will increase with each subsequent purchase until it reaches a capped cost of 1500 Golden Leaves.
* To obtain a level 7 Elf, perform a 3 or 5 merge of the Elf Eggs (Nobility).
* To obtain a level 8 Elf, perform a 3 or 5 merge of the level 7 Elf Eggs.
* Merging level 8 Elves will create a Nest of Elf Egg - Nobility (Tier 2) which will also unlock the Nest of Elf Eggs - Nobility for the Elf Breed. This nest can be purchased at a cost of 2100 Golden Leaves which will increase with each subsequent purchase until it reaches a capped cost of 5000 Golden Leaves.
* To obtain a level 9 Elf, perform a 3 or 5 merge of the level 8 Elf Eggs.
* To obtain a level 10 Elf, perform a 3 or 5 merge of the level 9 Elf Eggs.

## Merging Elves

To get Elves you need Elf Eggs which need to be merged to achieve the next phase of their development, it is highly recommended that 5-merges are performed as they will create twice the number of Elves than doing 3-merges will give.

Elves can be merged in the Homeland or in Stages by grouping 3 or more of the same breed and level of Elf together. If you are in the Homeland with many of your Elves sleeping in the Elf Homes you may need to tap them out before you can merge them in this way. If the setting to allow auto-merging is set to ON, performing large batches of merging elf eggs together may cause unplanned merging of the resulting elves which likely will result in less productive merging.

 <--- Your Elves (The Elf Book) icon

Elves may also be merged by using the Your Elves (The Elf Book) which is much easier but requires some scrolling. Each Elf Breed has it's own section in the Your Elves Elf Book which can be accessed by scrolling through the list of discovered elves at the bottom of the page when the Elf Book is opened. When a specific breed has been opened it shows how many Elves a player has within each level. They can then either be 3 or 5-merged from within the Elf Book. If a player has their game settings set to only allow 5-merges then they will not see the option to 3-merge.

The number found in the green circle on the Elf Book icon indicates the total number of merges that can be performed inside of the Elf Book. This number is based on the preference which has been set in the Settings - "Prefer 5-merges for Elves?". If this is set to "ON" the number shown in the green circle will only indicate 5-merges as requested. If it is set to "OFF" the number shown in the green circle will indicate both 3-merges and 5-merges as requested.

If there are multiple 3 or 5-merges available for a specific Elf Breed within the same level it will only count as 1 merge in the total count towards the number of Elf merges available in the green circle on the Elf Book Icon.

When merging level 4 Elves a Tier 2 Nobility Nest will be created, one Nobility Nest with a 3-merge and two Nobility Nests with a 5-merge. Nobility Nests contain an advanced/evolved form of the Elf Eggs from which they were merged. The Elf Eggs that come from these nests are larger, with a different coloration than the Tier 1 Nests and Elf Eggs. Nobility Nests and Elf Eggs are classified as Tier 2. Merging Tier 2 Elf Eggs creates better and stronger Elves which provide more Elf Power and more Stamina. Sometimes, when a Nobility Nest is created a Magic Bubble will also appear offering a clone of the Nobility Nest for 450, 475 or 525 Golden Leaves.

As well as optimizing the shops, the update also allows players to select a setting to keep elves smaller. Level 4 and level 10 elves tend to be quite large and sometimes are difficult to work around. So turning the Smaller Elves setting to ON will reduce that if a player prefers.

## How to Get Elf Eggs and Nests

* Elf Eggs can be purchased for magic gems or stone (varies by elf breed) in the Egg Shop (Tab 3) in the Buy Menu. These need to be unlocked by obtaining a certain amount of Quest Stars first. The quest stars required for the Elf Eggs ranges from 0 - 800.
* Elf Egg Nests can be purchased for magic gems or stone(varies by elf breed) in the Elf Nest Shop (Tab 4) in the Buy Menu. These need to be unlocked by obtaining a certain amount of Quest Stars first. The quest stars required for the Elf Eggs ranges from 30 - 1050.
* Tier 1 and Tier 2 Elf Eggs and Nests can be purchased in the Your Elves Elf Book with golden leaves after they have been discovered
* As bonus items found in Golden Leaf packages which can be purchased with real money
* They can be found on Dark Land in the Homeland
* They can be achieved when Wonders are created and as subsequent rewards for some of the wonders
* By harvesting the Elf Trees chain (Mystery Elf Egg - Ruby)
* By watching daily videos from the Sakura Trees chain for Falling Sakura which when merged may randomly give a Sakura Elf Egg
* As Stage Rewards after winning Stages
* In Stage Chests (Bronze-Silver-Gold) received after winning Stages
* As rewards for completing Events
* Through purchasing One-off Offers available while an event is active
* Through the Elf Queen's Magic in events which allows various Elf Eggs to be taken back to the Homeland. This can be done for free by watching a video for each elf egg, or by paying to do so with Golden Leaves, Magic Gems or Stone.
* Randomly by completing the Elf Queen's Daily Quest trade
* Randomly offered in the daily Queen's Shop in the Buy Menu for purchase with golden leaves
* Purchasing all three of the items offered in the daily Queen's Shop will unlock the Queen's Mystery Item which randomly gives 1-3 Diamond Elves or Ocean Elves, 3-4 Gold Elves or Ice Elf Egg Nests, a Nest of Mystery Elf Eggs (Rare) or 7 Aries for ***free***.
* Randomly when merging Evil Dragon Bones - Poison Elf Egg
* Randomly by merging Forest Slimes - Mystery Elf Egg (Amethyst)
* Randomly by harvesting level 5+ Elf Trees - Mystery Elf Egg (Ruby)
* Tapping Zodiac Idols when first received and again when they are merged - Mystery Elf Eggs (Amethyst) (Ruby) and (Topaz)
* Randomly by watching daily videos offered by various items received from events as rewards or One-off offer items such as Hot Springs or Hyacinths
* Randomly by tapping the final level of certain chains daily (after 23 hours of active time spent in the homeland) such as the Party Berries and Summer Special chains
* By unlocking Elf Egg Chests
	+ Elf Egg Chest(small) = 1 Elf Egg
	+ Elf Egg Chest(medium) = 4 Elf Eggs
	+ Elf Egg Chest(large) = 1 Nest
	+ Elf Egg Chest(very large) = 3 Nests

## Elf Egg Shop

Elf Eggs (41) are available for purchase in the Egg Shop (tab 3) of the Buy Menu with payment in either Magic Gems or Stone depending on the breed of elf being purchased. Elf Eggs will increase in cost as purchased until they achieve a specific capped cost for subsequent purchases.

(Golden) Quest Stars are required in order to unlock Elf Eggs found in the Home Shop . These quest stars can be earned by completing quests in stages or in your home map. Unlocking the Elf Eggs will require 60 quest stars to unlock the first Elf Egg and up to 800 quest stars to unlock the final of the 41 Elf Eggs available in the shop.

## Elf Egg Nests Shop

Nests of Elf Egg (41) are available for purchase in the Elf Eggs Nest Shop (tab 4) of the Buy Menu with payment in either Magic Gems or Stone depending on the breed of elf egg nest being purchased. Elf Egg Nests will increase in cost as purchased until they achieve a specific capped cost for subsequent purchases. These nests correspond to the Elf Eggs found in the Elf Egg Shop.

Gold Quest Stars are required to to unlock the Elf Egg Nests found in the Elf Egg Nests Shop. These stars can be earned by completing quests in stages or the homeland. Unlocking the Elf Eggs will require 30 quest stars to unlock the first Elf Egg Nest and up to 1050 quest stars to unlock the final of the 41 Nests of Elf Eggs.

## Your Elves Elf Book Shop

Your Elves Elf Book contains all of the Elves which have been discovered, this includes specialty elves from events and the Sakura Elf from the Sakura Tree chain. Tier 1 and Tier 2 Elf Eggs and Nests of Elf Eggs can be purchased with Golden Leaves for all the Elf Breeds contained within it. Subsequent purchases will increase the cost until it reaches a specific capped cost.

How to Unlock Tier 1 & 2 Elf Eggs/Nests

* To unlock the Tier 1 Elf Egg, obtain the specific Egg for the elf breed first. This will activate the Elf Breed's discovered status.
* To unlock the Tier 1 Nest of Elf Eggs, level 3 of the Elf must be obtained (through merging level 2 elf eggs).
* To unlock the Tier 2 Elf Egg (Nobility), the nobility egg for the breed must be obtained first. This can be done through merging level 4 Elves.
* To unlock the Tier 2 Nest of Elf Eggs (Nobility), level 8 of the Elf must be obtained (through merging level 7 nobility elf eggs).

## Mystery Elf Egg Nest Shop

Mystery Elf Egg Nests can be purchased in the Mystery Elf Egg Nest Shop (tab 5) of the Buy Menu with Golden Leaves. Each of the Mystery Elf Egg Nests will randomly spawn specific Elf Eggs that are created when the Mystery Elf Eggs (Amethyst - Ruby - Topaz) are merged. The Nest of Mystery Elf Eggs (Legendary) will spawn all of the Mystery Elf Egg types as well as all the specific Elves which spawn from all of their nests.

The Nests of Mystery Elf Eggs (Rare) is not available in the shop. Please see below for details pertaining to it.

**MYSTERY ELF EGG NESTS IN EGG SHOP**
Found inside the Nest of Mystery Elf Egg Chest (Legendary)
This Nest can also be found inside the Nest of Mystery Elf Egg Chest (Legendary)
Chance to get it by merging Hero Slimes
Not available in the shop.
Displayed here for reference purposes.
As a Bonus Item in the Golden Leaves Shop through purchasing one of 3 packages.
This Nest can be found inside the Nest of Mystery Elf Egg Chest (Rare)

Mystery Elf Eggs (Ruby) can be harvested from Elf Trees - level 5+. Mystery Elf Eggs (Amethyst & Topaz) cannot be harvested.

There is a chance to get Mystery Elf Eggs (Amethyst) from Wonder #7 (Ponds) - Queen's Elf Flower and Elf Eggs/Elf Nests from Wonder #4 (Hills) - Water Elf Sanctuary.

There is a chance to get Mystery Elf Eggs/Nests (Topaz) from Wonder #10 (Berry Bushes) - Giant Berry Tree.

A Nest of Mystery Elf Eggs (Rare) can be randomly obtained for ***free*** from the Elf Queen's Shop in the Buy Menu as the Mystery Item once all her pay for items are purchased. This nest spawns 18-22 random Elf Eggs.

## Ancient Elf Eggs

Ancient Elf Eggs are unable to be purchased in any of the Egg Shops of the Buy Menu. See the Other Information tab for each for details on these eggs.

**ANCIENT ELF EGGS**
Daily Treasure Chest collection times 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 - 35 - 42 and 49
As a Bonus Item from purchasing some Golden Leaves packages
Randomly in the Elf Queen's Shop for 100 Golden Leaves
Randomly through watching a daily video on the Christmas Crystal Ball
As a Special Event Quest Reward from the Berry Paradise Event - revised 27Aug21
From merging Ancient Elf Egg Pieces
As a Bonus Item from purchasing some Golden Leaves packages
Randomly in the Elf Queen's Shop for 300 Golden Leaves
As a Special Quest Reward in the Frozen Event 2021
As a Special Quest Reward in the IceCream Beach Event 2021
From merging Ancient Elf Egg (pictured in the row above)

## Elf Power

Elves will sometimes auto-merge upon creation, this is more common when 3 or more Elves are created within a single merge. Newly created Elves may also auto-merge with Elves that are roaming around near them when they are created. This is generally a 3-merge of Elves. If you do not want this to happen you will need to go to the settings icon found in the bottom left corner of the World Map and turn off the "Allow Combo Merge" option.

There are currently 106 Elf Breeds (as of January 2022) which are each comprised of 2 Tiers. There are 6 types of Elves: Builder, Defender, Harvester, Trophy, Worker and Zoomer. Elves can only be merged if they are of the same level and breed.