Dragon Fruit
Strengths & Weaknesses
A quick breakdown of where this build shines and struggles.
Strengths
Normal Form
Good damage and grinding potential.
Hybrid Form grants 20% damage reduction and enhanced moves.
Strong PvP performance with good combo potential.
Can damage Sea Beasts and Leviathans.
Multiple moves inflict burn damage, stuns, and break Instinct.
Excellent mobility with Draconic Soar.
Eastern Dragon
Immune to stuns with high damage reduction.
Excellent for grinding, raids, and Sea Events.
Features massive AoE, high damage, and long-range attacks.
Charging attacks cannot be interrupted.
Strong crowd control and combo potential.
Western Dragon
Immune to stuns with high damage reduction.
Fastest travel speed in the game.
Great for raids, PvP, and Sea Events.
High burst damage with massive hitboxes.
Excellent mobility and escape potential.
Strong against airborne and water-based opponents.
Weaknesses
Normal Form
Extremely difficult to obtain without Robux.
High mastery requirements.
Performs poorly in air combat.
Hybrid Form increases the user's hitbox, making them easier to hit.
Several moves can be difficult to land, especially outside of combos.
Requires a full Fury Meter to transform.
Eastern Dragon
Larger hitbox than normal form, making it easier to target.
Requires good Fury Meter management to maintain transformation.
Some attacks have noticeable startup and can be avoided by experienced players.
Less effective against highly mobile opponents.
Transformation requires preparation before reaching full potential.
Western Dragon
Takes extra Rage loss when hit in the head.
Relies heavily on Fury Meter management, with many moves consuming large amounts.
Several abilities leave the user vulnerable if missed or overcharged.
Some attacks can be dodged with Instinct or avoided in aerial combat.
Flying upward is relatively slow despite its high overall speed.
Certain moves can put the user at risk near water or after landing.
Verdict
Dragon is one of the best fruits in the game, offering high damage, massive AoE, strong survivability, and excellent performance in PvP, grinding, raids, and Sea Events. Although it requires high mastery and careful Fury Meter management, its strengths greatly outweigh its weaknesses. Eastern Dragon is better for PvE, while Western Dragon excels in mobility and PvP.
Abilities & Upgrade
Unleashes a series of three fiery claw strikes.
Performs three consecutive slashes with short dashes.
Each strike attacks from a different direction.
Similar to the claw attacks of Kitsune and T-Rex.
Fires a scorching energy beam that blasts enemies away.
Knocks back enemies on hit.
Can be charged for increased range and damage.
User remains airborne while using the attack.
Charges a grab and throw attack that launches the user at a target.
Drags and throws the target before slamming them into the ground.
Applies 2 burn damage ticks after impact.
Similar to Eagle's Bone Crusher [C], but with an aimable slam.
Leaps into the air and rains fiery projectiles onto the battlefield.
Fireballs explode on impact, dealing AoE damage, knockback, and brief stun.
Can be held for up to 2.5 seconds to continuously bombard an area.
Enemies take reduced damage after being hit by enough fireballs.
Similar to unawakened Light's [X] move.
Transforms the user based on their Fury Meter.
A full Orange Fury Meter unlocks Hybrid Form.
A full Red Fury Meter unlocks Dragon Form (East or West).
While transformed, Fighting Styles, Swords, and Guns cannot be used.
Grows dragon wings and lunges toward a target.
Grabs and damages enemies on hit before dashing away.
Can continue flying after a successful hit by holding the move.
If no target is hit, the move can be used for flight.
Flight speed increases while descending.
Unleashes a series of three fiery claw strikes.
Performs three consecutive slashes with short dashes.
Each strike attacks from a different direction.
Similar to the claw attacks of Kitsune and T-Rex.
Fires a scorching energy beam that blasts enemies away.
Knocks back enemies on hit.
Can be charged for increased range and damage.
User remains airborne while using the attack.
Charges a grab and throw attack that launches the user at a target.
Drags and throws the target before slamming them into the ground.
Applies 2 burn damage ticks after impact.
Similar to Eagle's Bone Crusher [C], but with an aimable slam.
Leaps into the air and rains fiery projectiles onto the battlefield.
Fireballs explode on impact, dealing AoE damage, knockback, and brief stun.
Can be held for up to 2.5 seconds to continuously bombard an area.
Enemies take reduced damage after being hit by enough fireballs.
Similar to unawakened Light's [X] move.
Transforms the user based on their Fury Meter.
A full Orange Fury Meter unlocks Hybrid Form.
A full Red Fury Meter unlocks Dragon Form (East or West).
While transformed, Fighting Styles, Swords, and Guns cannot be used.
Grows dragon wings and lunges toward a target.
Grabs and damages enemies on hit before dashing away.
Can continue flying after a successful hit by holding the move.
If no target is hit, the move can be used for flight.
Flight speed increases while descending.
Showcase Video
East Dragon
West Dragon
Update Logs
- Dragon Balance Update
- Western Dragon's Scorching Downfall (C) received a larger hitbox.
- Imperial Evolution (V) now grants complete immunity to stun effects during transformation.
- Dragon's transformed defense increased from 53% to 60%.
- General Changes
- Increased Fury Meter gain while untransformed.
- Hold version abilities deal higher damage.
- Winning PvP fights against players within 50 levels now fully restores the Fury Meter.
- Damage reduction is now consistent across the dragon's head and body.
- Headshots now drain Fury Meter at twice the normal rate.
- Western Dragon
- Buffs
- Heatwave Cannon gained more range, faster charging, and stronger hold damage.
- Scorching Downfall damage significantly increased.
- Nerfs
- M1 attacks lost their stun effect and deal less damage.
- Several abilities now consume more Fury Meter.
- Explosion and AoE sizes were reduced.
- Infernal Pincer damage was lowered.
- Buffs
- Eastern Dragon
- Buffs
- M1 attacks generate more Fury Meter.
- Heatwave Cannon charges faster and deals more hold damage.
- Scorching Downfall casts faster, lasts longer, and deals higher damage.
- Nerfs
- Stun effects were removed from multiple abilities.
- Fury Meter costs increased across most skills.
- AoE sizes and certain damage values were reduced.
- Buffs
- Transformation Balance Changes
- Fury Meter generation increased in base and hybrid forms.
- Fury Meter generation reduced while transformed.
- Transformed damage resistance reduced from 60% to 53%.
- All abilities received slightly longer cooldowns.
- Overall move damage reduced by approximately 5%.
- Western Dragon's flight speed was slightly decreased.
- Complete Dragon Rework
- Dragon returned to the Blox Fruit Dealer.
- Split into two variants: Western Dragon and Eastern Dragon.
- Added the new Hybrid Form.
- Added M1 attacks.
- Multiple abilities were renamed and redesigned:
- Ability Renames
- Heatwave Beam → Heatwave Cannon
- Draconic Claw → Infernal Pincer
- Fire Shower → Scorching Downfall
- Transformation → Imperial Evolution
- Dragon Flight → Draconic Soar



- Dragon was removed from dealer stock in preparation for its upcoming rework.
- Its store status was changed to "IN PROGRESS."
- Dragon Fruit's icon is revamped.
- Ability Improvements
- Fire Shower and Draconic Claw were reworked with improved visual effects.
- Fire Shower's hitbox was reduced for better balance.
- Dragon Fruit was officially released into Blox Fruits.

