Ender Dragons are 7 different variants of Boss summoned with Summoning Eyes in the Dragon's Nest. They drop powerful loot including Dragon Armors and Dragon Fragments when killed.
The Ender Dragon has 7 variants: Protector, Wise, Unstable, Superior, Strong, Young and Old.
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Mechanics[]
Summoning[]
The Ender Dragon is summoned with 
8x Summoning Eyes. These eyes must be placed in the altar in the center of the nest. After all 8 are placed, the dragon is summoned and the fight will begin. This is similar to the summoning of Arachne with Arachne's Callings.
Variants[]
The Ender Dragon will spawn as one of seven variants. The dragon's variant affects the its health, behavior, drops, and attacks.
| Dragon | Stats | Flying Level | Abilities and Notes | Spawn Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protector | 9,000,000 ❤ Health 1,100 ❁ Damage 85 ❈ Defense 140% ✦ Speed |
40 |
|
16% |
| Old | 15,000,000 ❤ Health 1,100 ❁ Damage 18 ❈ Defense 130% ✦ Speed |
30 |
|
16% |
| Wise | 9,000,000 ❤ Health 2,200 ❁ Damage 25 ❈ Defense 140% ✦ Speed |
40 | 16% | |
| Unstable | 9,000,000 ❤ Health 1,100 ❁ Damage 25 ❈ Defense 140% ✦ Speed |
40 | 16% | |
| Young | 7,500,000 ❤ Health 1,100 ❁ Damage 18 ❈ Defense 225% ✦ Speed |
100 |
|
16% |
| Strong | 9,000,000 ❤ Health 1,100 ❁ Damage 25 ❈ Defense 140% ✦ Speed |
40 | 16% | |
| Superior | 12,000,000 ❤ Health 1,650 ❁ Damage 30 ❈ Defense 180% ✦ Speed |
65 | 4%[note 1] |
The Dragon Fight[]
After 8 Summoning Eyes have been placed, there will be a brief period before the dragon will hatch from an egg in the sky, knocking all players a large distance away from the Dragon Altar at the center of the Dragon's Nest. After the dragon has spawned, the dragon variant will be announced in the chat.
The door to the Dragon's Nest will shut, the gaps at the top will be covered with glass and 5 Ender Crystals will spawn around the nest on top of obsidian spikes.
Additionally, Gregory the Opportunist will spawn near the Dragon's Gate. He will sell a Decent Bow as well as Arrows at a higher price than the Weaponsmith in town.
Ender Crystals[]
At the start of a Dragon Fight, 5 Ender Crystals will spawn in 5 of 10 locations. Ender Crystals must be destroyed, as they cause the dragon to heal +0.3% ❤ Health per second if they are actively healing the dragon. Every tick, there is a 10% chance for the crystals' connections to the dragon to be refreshed. If the dragon is within 32 blocks of any crystal, the crystal begins to heal it. Destroying a crystal rewards its destroyer with 
1x Crystal Fragment and 1,000 Dragon ❁ Damage contributed. Destroyed crystals will respawn after 1-2 minutes, and can only respawn 3 times.
Attacks[]
The dragon has three attacks, which all deal ✷ True Damage. When under 50% ❤ Health, they deal 50% more damage.
- Rush - The dragon will charge a player, inflicting 2,000 ❁ Damage, 55% of the player's ❤ Health in ✷ True Damage, and ⬱ Knockback.
- Fireball - The dragon will fly to a point in the arena, stop in place, then fire a barrage of fireballs at players. These fireballs explode and can damage multiple players at once. They will deal 1,700 ❁ Damage and 20% of the player's ❤ Health in ✷ True Damage, and knock players high up into the air.
- Lightning - The dragon will briefly stop in place, summoning lightning around it and creating audible thunder sounds. After a brief period, it will summon lightning and smite players from above, dealing 1,700 ❁ Damage and 20% of the player's ❤ Health in ✷ True Damage. This attack can be avoided if the player has a block above their head.
If the player comes into contact with the dragon, they will receive 50% of their ❤ Health + 2,000 in ❁ Damage.
After some time has passed, the dragon will summon groups of Zealots. These Zealots are immediately hostile, even if the player has not damaged or looked at them. The Dragon also makes already existing Zealots hostile.
When players are killed, they must make their way down to the Dragon's Nest again, and break down the sealed door. The door has lots of health, can be attacked with both ranged and melee attacks and will open again when its health bar is depleted. Both endermites and endermen spawn as the door takes damage. This can be avoided by using a horse pet to glitch in or using the Dragon's Nest Travel Scroll.
After the Ender Dragon is defeated, Gregory will depart and hostile mobs will not spawn in the Dragon's Nest for a brief amount of time. All existing mobs within the Nest, including Voidgloom Seraphim and Necromancy mobs, will instantly despawn. During this time, dragons cannot be summoned. After this brief time has passed, a message in the chat will announce the respawning of the Dragon Egg, after which mobs will spawn as normal and players are able to summon another dragon.
Strategies[]
Drops[]
Each player that damages the Ender Dragon will receive individual loot, including Ender Pearls and Enchanted Ender Pearls. Loot received is governed by Dragon Weight, which determines a player's eligibility for major loot. Note that achieving a weight requirement does not guarantee the respective drop.
Total Dragon Weight is calculated using this formula:
Base Dragon Weight is determined in the following manner:
| Condition | Weight |
|---|---|
| Placing Summoning Eyes | +100 Dragon Weight per eye placed (up to 800 weight from 8 eyes) |
| Dealing Damage | (Player's Damage ÷ First Place Player's Damage) Dragon Weight |
| 1st in Damage Dealt | +300 Dragon Weight |
| 2nd in Damage Dealt | +250 Dragon Weight |
| 3rd in Damage Dealt | +200 Dragon Weight |
| 4th in Damage Dealt | +125 Dragon Weight |
| 5th in Damage Dealt | +110 Dragon Weight |
| 6-8th in Damage Dealt | +100 Dragon Weight |
| 9-10th in Damage Dealt | +90 Dragon Weight |
| 11-12th in Damage Dealt | +80 Dragon Weight |
| 13-25th in Damage Dealt | +70 Dragon Weight |
|
More than 1 ❁ Damage dealt |
+70 Dragon Weight |
|
Less than 1 ❁ Damage dealt |
+10 Dragon Weight |
The player can obtain certain drops based off their total Dragon Weight. After receiving a major drop, the player's Dragon Weight is recalculated: , and the player will not be able to receive any other pieces of major loot. After all possible pieces of major loot are rolled, the remaining weight is converted to Dragon Fragments, Enchanted Ender Pearls, and Ender Pearls, in the order of highest quality requirement to lowest. Drops are affected by ✯ Magic Find and ♣ Pet Luck.
| Slot | Item | Weight Requirement | Base Drop Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
      
|
Dragon Helmet | 295 Dragon Weight | 30% |
      
|
Dragon Chestplate | 410 Dragon Weight | 30% |
      
|
Dragon Leggings | 360 Dragon Weight | 30% |
      
|
Dragon Boots | 290 Dragon Weight | 30% |
|
Aspect of the Dragons | 450 Dragon Weight | Summoning Eyes placed by player × 3% |
![[Lvl 1➡100] Ender Dragon](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/hypixel-skyblock/images/0/03/Ender_Dragon_Pet.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/32?cb=20200222204859){kind=small}
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EPIC Ender Dragon Pet | 450 Dragon Weight | Summoning Eyes placed by player × 0.05% |
|
|
LEGENDARY Ender Dragon Pet | 450 Dragon Weight | Summoning Eyes placed by player × 0.01% |
|
Dragon Scale | 300 Dragon Weight | 30% (Young Dragons only) |
|
Dragon Claw | 451 Dragon Weight | Summoning Eyes placed by player × 2% |
|
Dragon Horn | 452 Dragon Weight | 30% (Superior Dragon only) |
|
Travel Scroll to Dragon's Nest | 250 Dragon Weight | 35% (Unstable Dragon only) |
|
Pearlescent Dye | [More Info Needed] | 0.001% (0.002% from Superior Dragons instead) |
| Slot | Item | Weight Requirement |
|---|---|---|
      
|
Dragon Fragment | 22 Dragon Weight |
|
Enchanted Ender Pearl | 15 Dragon Weight |
|
Ender Pearl | 5 Dragon Weight |
Slaying a Dragon for the first time also rewards SkyBlock XP.
| Dragon | SkyBlock XP |
|---|---|
| Superior | +50 XP |
| Strong | +25 XP |
| Unstable | +25 XP |
| Old | +25 XP |
| Wise | +25 XP |
| Young | +25 XP |
| Protector | +25 XP |
Trivia[]
- Similar to other bosses, players will see their ranking for how much damage they dealt to the boss.
- The Ender Dragon was the second Boss added to the game.
- There is currently a bug in which in certain lobbies, summoned dragons will disappear after a player hits it with the Aspect of the Dragons ability. The boss bar and Gregory the Opportunist is still present, but the dragon itself is missing. Ender Crystals still spawn around a minute after the disappearance, and it stays like that until the lobby resets.
- Ender Crystals will stop spawning after a few minutes if the Ender Dragon still has not been killed.
- When a Dragon is defeated, mobs, including Voidgloom Seraphs, in the lower areas of the Void Sepulture (between layers 10 and 26) will also despawn.
- The Old Dragon has the 6th highest health of all non-dungeon mobs, at 15M❤. This is second to the Arachne tier 2 (20M❤), Minos Inquisitor (40M❤), Voidgloom Seraph tier 3 (50M❤) and 4 (210M❤) and Kalhuiki Tribe Member (1B❤).
- Holy Dragons do not exist, even though Holy Dragon Armor, Holy Fragments, and Holy Lost Adventurers do.
- Sarite has killed the most dragons in the game totaling over 50,000 dragon kills as of 12/7/2022. However, dragon kills were not counted unless you got the final blow until the bestiary update.
- According to the major loot table, a player can place four Summoning Eyes and deal more than one damage to cover the weight requirements to get any major loot drop.
History[]
| Alpha Hypixel Network | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2022 | AHN 0.15 | Slaying unique Dragons rewards SkyBlock XP. |
| Feb 28, 2024 | AHN 0.19.12 | Added Primal Dragon. |
| May 3, 2024 | Primal Dragons now drop  Primal Dragon Hearts. | |
| SkyBlock Prototype | ||
| Aug 2, 2019 | 0.7 |  Added Ender Dragon. |
| Aug 15, 2019 | Increase ✷ True Damage dealt by some Ender Dragon abilities. | |
| Sep 11, 2019 | 0.7.1 | Dragons are now approximately 20% more tanky. |
| Servers will now delay shutdown until a dragon fight is over. (Maximum 10 minutes, after the server will shutdown even if the fight is not over). | ||
| May 13, 2020 | All dragons are again slightly tankier. | |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Added music to the dragon fights. | |
| Apr 20, 2022 | 0.13 | No longer announces to the server when a player obtains a drop from the fight. |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 0.15 | Slaying unique Dragons rewards SkyBlock XP. |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 0.19.3 | Endstone Protectors and Special Zealots will no longer despawn when a Dragon dies. |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 0.19.6 | Placing at least 7 recombobulated Summoning Eyes now guarantees that a Superior Dragon will spawn. |
Notes[]
- ↑ If at least 7 of the placed
Summoning Eyes are recombobulated, the chance for a Superior Dragon to spawn is increased to 100%. However, this is generally not practical and was likely added as a joke feature.