Draco
The Draco race is a quest-exclusive race that can only be obtained in the Third Sea. It focuses on team support, enemy debuffs, and sustained combat, making it one of the strongest races for PvP, PvE, Sea Events, and group fights. Its abilities strengthen nearby allies while weakening enemies through damage, movement, and defensive debuffs. Although Draco has lower mobility than most races, its powerful buffs, crowd control, and V4 effects more than make up for it. One drawback is that its awakening creates a large visual effect that may reduce performance on lower-end devices.
Draco
Obtainment
Progression
To begin unlocking Draco, the player must first reach 500 Mastery on Dragon Talon and obtain all Dojo Belts. After that, speak with the Dragon Wizard to unlock the Dragon Tether ability, which is used to obtain a Dragon Egg from Prehistoric Island. Once these requirements are met, the player can progress through each Draco upgrade below.
Exchange 
1 Dragon Egg with the Dragon Wizard after obtaining the Black Dojo Belt to unlock Draco.
Once unlocked, Draco can be equipped again at any time without another Dragon Egg or Fragments
.
Speak to the Dragon Wizard and collect:
5 Fire Flowers$1,000,000
Notes:
Fire Flowers are rare NPC drops.
Each flower has a 5-minute cooldown.
Server hopping skips the cooldown.
Flowers have a delayed spawn.
Requires Level 2000.
Complete the Horned Man Quest.
Defeat a Terrorshark while dealing at least 10% damage.
Return to the Dragon Wizard and pay $3,000,000.
Unlock Draco V4 by completing the Draco Awakening Puzzle.
Exchange 1 Dragon Egg with the Dragon Wizard after obtaining the Black Dojo Belt to unlock Draco.
Once unlocked, Draco can be equipped again at any time without another Dragon Egg or Fragments
.
Speak to the Dragon Wizard and collect:
- 5 Fire Flowers
$1,000,000
Notes:
Fire Flowers are rare NPC drops.
Each flower has a 5-minute cooldown.
Server hopping skips the cooldown.
Flowers have a delayed spawn.
Requires Level 2000.
Complete the Horned Man Quest.
Defeat a Terrorshark while dealing at least 10% damage.
Return to the Dragon Wizard and pay $3,000,000.
Unlock Draco V4 by completing the Draco Awakening Puzzle.
Stage Buffs
Each stage grants additional buffs and visual changes.
V1 - V3
Increases maximum health by 5%.
Reduces damage taken by 5%.
Increases melee damage by 5%.
Adds a pair of small horns.
Grants a small dash boost.
Unlocks Fiery Flight, allowing flight for 5 seconds after the first Air Jump.
Flash Step creates an explosion that burns nearby enemies.
Burn damage totals 108% of the player's level, with shorter duration against players and longer duration against NPCs.
Visual Changes
Gains a pair of wings.
Primordial Reign
Creates an aura that lasts 10 seconds.
Increases the user's and nearby allies' damage and movement speed by 15%.
Reduces enemy movement speed by 15%.
Applies a brief stun that can interrupt abilities.
Has a 30-second cooldown.
Visual Changes
Gains an additional pair of horns.
Increases maximum health by 5%.
Reduces damage taken by 5%.
Increases melee damage by 5%.
Adds a pair of small horns.
Grants a small dash boost.
Unlocks Fiery Flight, allowing flight for 5 seconds after the first Air Jump.
Flash Step creates an explosion that burns nearby enemies.
Burn damage totals 108% of the player's level, with shorter duration against players and longer duration against NPCs.
Visual Changes
Gains a pair of wings.
Primordial Reign
Creates an aura that lasts 10 seconds.
Increases the user's and nearby allies' damage and movement speed by 15%.
Reduces enemy movement speed by 15%.
Applies a brief stun that can interrupt abilities.
Has a 30-second cooldown.
Visual Changes
Gains an additional pair of horns.
V4
Draco V4 unlocks different abilities depending on the selected Embers during Race Awakening.
Grants maximum stats upon transformation.
Increases damage, speed, and health regeneration by 10%.
Enhances the V2 passive.
Extends Fiery Flight to 6 seconds while increasing its speed and height.
Hitting an enemy four times applies an explosive orb.
Explosions deal damage, break Instinct, and affect nearby enemies.
Increases the user's and nearby allies' damage by 15%.
Upgraded Version
Explosive orb damage is significantly increased.
Reflects roughly 33% of incoming damage to nearby enemies.
Grants 10.5% extra defense to the user and nearby allies.
Reflected damage breaks Instinct.
Upgraded Version
Damage reflection increases to roughly 51%.
Defense boost increases to 26.25%.
Grants maximum stats upon transformation.
Increases damage, speed, and health regeneration by 10%.
Enhances the V2 passive.
Extends Fiery Flight to 6 seconds while increasing its speed and height.
Hitting an enemy four times applies an explosive orb.
Explosions deal damage, break Instinct, and affect nearby enemies.
Increases the user's and nearby allies' damage by 15%.
Upgraded Version
Explosive orb damage is significantly increased.
Reflects roughly 33% of incoming damage to nearby enemies.
Grants 10.5% extra defense to the user and nearby allies.
Reflected damage breaks Instinct.
Upgraded Version
Damage reflection increases to roughly 51%.
Defense boost increases to 26.25%.
Visual Changes of V4
Gains an extra pair of horns, longer primary horns, a dragon tail, and a large orange aura surrounding the player while transformed.
Strengths & Weaknesses
A quick breakdown of where this build shines and struggles.
Strengths
General
Strong anti-teamer race with high survivability tools.
Very high damage output even after multiple nerfs.
V4 abilities can create pressure and performance issues (lag) on weaker devices, indirectly affecting opponents.
Primordial Reign (V3)
Strong in both 1v1s and team fights.
Grants +15% damage and movement speed to user and allies.
Applies -15% movement speed debuff to nearby enemies.
Disrupts enemy combos, especially charge/hold-based moves.
Briefly prevents enemy ability usage (~0.05s–0.1s), enabling combo openings.
Cosmic Field (V4)
Strong for both grinding and PvP burst damage.
Breaks Instinct, enabling guaranteed pressure.
Boosts damage for teammates inside the aura.
Each hit (including M1s) generates orb value → fast weapons like Hallow Scythe become extremely strong.
Can convert short combos into one-shot, inescapable confirms.
Thorn Mail (V4)
Excellent defensive pressure tool in PvP.
Encourages enemies to hesitate, giving healing windows.
Breaks Instinct and increases team defense in aura range.
Strong support utility in group fights.
Weaknesses
General
Extremely difficult to obtain due to multi-step quest requirements.
V4 performance may cause lag, especially on weaker devices.
Primordial Reign (V3)
Can be countered by maintaining distance.
Bug: after expiration, may reduce player's melee/fruit damage by 1%–5% until death or team switch.
No defensive buff provided.
Requires precise timing and good reaction speed.
Countered by Human V4 – Psycho (Tier 2) passive.
Cosmic Field (V4)
Repeated same-move damage (e.g., Dough V, Skull Guitar X) only generates one orb.
Only benefits teammates inside the aura range.
Thorn Mail (V4)
Reflects only partial damage; does not guarantee survival.
Post-nerf damage output is relatively low.
Effect is limited to enemies inside the aura.
Team defense buffs also require allies to stay within range.
Weak in PvE despite V2 scaling due to high NPC HP scaling.
Verdict
A high-tier support-damage hybrid race built for team fights and anti-team pressure. It excels in coordinated PvP through buffs, debuffs, and combo extension potential, but suffers from heavy reliance on aura positioning and reduced effectiveness in solo PvE or long-range engagements.
Update Logs
- Ability Changes
- Thorn Mail (V4): Defensive damage reduction lowered to 10.5% (Tier 1) and 26.25% (Tier 2), reducing its overall durability.
- Ability Changes
- Thorn Mail (V4): Reflected damage reduced by 20%, lowering its effectiveness against attackers.
- Major Changes
- Draco V4 received a broad balance pass, reducing its durability, damage output, and overall combat effectiveness.
- Ability Changes
- Thorn Mail: Reflected damage no longer triggers Cometic Field orbs.
- Flash Step: Damage output reduced.
- Total ability damage reduced from 120% → 108% of the player's level.
- Explosion damage on activation slightly reduced.
- Burn damage against NPCs reduced.
- Burn duration against players shortened.
- Removed the additional Max HP bonus granted upon awakening V4.
- Major Changes
- Draco was introduced as a new playable race.
- Draco V4 received an initial balance adjustment shortly after release.