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{{monster
|name=dragon
|symbol={{white|D}}
|difficulty=
|level=10
|experience=
|speed=9
|AC=−1
|MR=20
|align=
|frequency=
|genocidable=
|attacks=Weapon 3d8, Breath
|weight=150
|nutr=1500
|size=
|resistances=
|resistances conveyed=Fire resistance (100%)
|attributes={{attributes|A dragon|hostile=1|pois=1}}
|reference=
}}

A '''dragon''', {{white|D}}, is a monster that appears in older versions of ''[[NetHack]]'' from [[Hack 1.0]] to [[NetHack 2.3e]]. In NetHack 2.3e, there are different colors of dragon each associated with a specific element.

A dragon has a single attack and a [[breath]] weapon: in versions prior to NetHack 2.3e, dragons always breathe [[fire]], while in NetHack 2.3e the dragon's breath weapon corresponds to its color and elemental type.

A dragon [[corpse]] is [[poisonous]] to eat, and eating its corpse always grants fire resistance.

NetHack 3.0.0 phases out the dragon monster and gives all of the modern dragon types their own distinct monster entries, along with [[Baby dragon|baby forms]] and the ability to make [[dragon scale mail]] by [[polymorph]]ing their corpse (and later by enchanting [[dragon scales]]).

==Generation==
Randomly generated dragons are typically created hostile.

Dragons are among the monsters that can be generated in [[throne room]]s.{{refsrc|mkshop.c|300|nethack=2.3e}}

==Strategy==
Dragons are highly dangerous monsters with vicious melee attacks thatcan use their breath weapon in melee range, but a hero that is able to overcome one and has [[poison resistance]] can secure fire resistance for [[Hell]].

Black dragon breath causes [[instadeath]], and there is no [[reflection]], [[disintegration resistance]] or [[amulet of life saving]], making [[genocide]] tempting; this is counterbalanced with fire resistance being necessary to traverse Hell, and on top of a hero waiting until they can obtain the resistance to use genocide, there is no means of genociding only black dragons.

==References==
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 ==Later versions==
-NetHack 2.3e has different colors of dragon, which are each associated with a specific element and have a corresponding breath weapon&mdash;they are not yet given distinct monster entries, and their corpses behave as a normal dead dragon when eaten, i.e. they are poisonous and always grant fire resistance. NetHack 3.0.0 establishes the [[dragon]] [[monster class]] by phasing out the dragon monster and giving all of the modern dragon types their own distinct monster entries, along with [[Baby dragon|baby forms]] and the ability to make [[dragon scale mail]] by [[polymorph]]ing their corpse (and later by enchanting [[dragon scales]]).
+NetHack 2.3e has different colors of dragon, which are each associated with a specific element and have a corresponding breath weapon&mdash;they are not yet given distinct monster entries, and their corpses behave as a normal dead dragon does when eaten, i.e. they are poisonous and always grant fire resistance. NetHack 3.0.0 establishes the [[dragon]] [[monster class]] by phasing out the dragon monster and giving all of the modern dragon types their own distinct monster entries, along with [[Baby dragon|baby forms]] and the ability to make [[dragon scale mail]] by [[polymorph]]ing their corpse (and later by enchanting [[dragon scales]]).
 ==References==

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   |reference=
 }}
+A '''dragon''', {{white|D}}, is a monster that appears in older versions of ''[[NetHack]]'' from [[Hack 1.21]], Hack for PDP-11, and [[Hack 1.0]] to [[NetHack 2.2a]].
 A dragon has a single attack and a [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[breath]] weapon.
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 Dragons are highly dangerous monsters with vicious melee attacks that can also use their breath weapon in melee range, but a hero that is able to overcome one and has [[poison resistance]] can secure fire resistance for [[Hell]].
-Black dragon breath causes [[instadeath]], and there is no [[reflection]], [[disintegration resistance]] or [[amulet of life saving]], making [[genocide]] tempting; this is counterbalanced with fire resistance being necessary to traverse Hell, and on top of a hero waiting until they can obtain the resistance to use genocide, there is no means of genociding only black dragons.
+Black dragon breath causes [[instadeath]], and there is no [[reflection]], [[disintegration resistance]] or [[amulet of life saving]], making [[genocide]] tempting&mdash;this is counterbalanced by the fact that fire resistance is necessary to traverse Hell and red dragons are the only guaranteed source of the property, and there is no means of genociding ''only'' black dragons.
 ==Later versions==

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 A dragon has a single attack and a [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[breath]] weapon.
-A dragon [[corpse]] is [[poisonous]] to eat, and eating its corpse always grants fire resistance.
+A dragon [[corpse]] is [[poisonous]] to eat, and eating its [[corpse]] always grants [[fire resistance]].
 ==Generation==

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 ==Strategy==
-Dragons are highly dangerous monsters with vicious melee attacks that can use their breath weapon in melee range, but a hero that is able to overcome one and has [[poison resistance]] can secure fire resistance for [[Hell]].
+Dragons are highly dangerous monsters with vicious melee attacks that can also use their breath weapon in melee range, but a hero that is able to overcome one and has [[poison resistance]] can secure fire resistance for [[Hell]].
 Black dragon breath causes [[instadeath]], and there is no [[reflection]], [[disintegration resistance]] or [[amulet of life saving]], making [[genocide]] tempting; this is counterbalanced with fire resistance being necessary to traverse Hell, and on top of a hero waiting until they can obtain the resistance to use genocide, there is no means of genociding only black dragons.

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 ==References==
 <references/>
 {{noversion}}
 [[Category:Defunct features]]

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   |frequency=
   |genocidable=
-  |attacks=Weapon 3d8, Breath
+  |attacks=Weapon 3d8 physical, Breath 6d6 [[Fire (element)|fire]]
   |weight=150
   |nutr=1500
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 A '''dragon''', {{white|D}}, is a monster that appears in older versions of ''[[NetHack]]'' from [[Hack 1.0]] to [[NetHack 2.2a]].
-A dragon has a single attack and a [[fire]] [[breath]] weapon.
+A dragon has a single attack and a [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[breath]] weapon.
 A dragon [[corpse]] is [[poisonous]] to eat, and eating its corpse always grants fire resistance.
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 Randomly generated dragons are typically created hostile.
-Dragons are among the monsters that can be generated in [[throne room]]s.{{refsrc|mkshop.c|300|nethack=2.3e}}
+Dragons are among the monsters that can be generated in [[throne room]]s.{{refsrc|mkshop.c|248|nethack=2.2a}}
 ==Strategy==