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| damage      = 3–4
| damage      = 3–4
| armor      = 0
| armor      = 0
| speed      = Medium
| speed      = [[Movement Speeds|Medium]]
| tameable    = Yes
| tameable    = Yes
| taming      = 93.9
| taming      = 93.9
| slots      = 1
| slots      = 1
| bondable    = Yes
| bondable    = [[Animal Bonding|Yes]]
| rideable    = Yes
| rideable    = Yes
| food        = Meat
| food        = Meat
| carve      = 19 raw ribs, 20 hides (40 in Felucca), 5 green scales
| carve      = 19 raw ribs, 20 hides, 5 green scales
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The '''Swamp Dragon''' is a rideable lizard that only fights when attacked. It needs 93.9 Animal Taming, but once tamed it '''always obeys''' and any owner can bond with it. The '''scaled swamp dragon''' is an armored version with the same stats.
The '''Swamp Dragon''' is a rideable lizard that only fights when attacked. It needs 93.9 Animal Taming, but once tamed it '''always obeys''' and any owner can bond with it. The '''scaled swamp dragon''' is an armored version with the same stats.
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! Skill !! Swamp dragon !! Scaled swamp dragon
! Skill !! Swamp dragon !! Scaled swamp dragon
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|-
| Anatomy || 45.1–55.0 || 45.1–55.0
| [[Skills/Anatomy|Anatomy]] || 45.1–55.0 || 45.1–55.0
|-
|-
| Magic Resistance || 45.1–55.0 || 45.1–55.0
| [[Skills/Resisting Spells|Magic Resistance]] || 45.1–55.0 || 45.1–55.0
|-
|-
| Tactics || 45.1–55.0 || 45.1–55.0
| [[Skills/Tactics|Tactics]] || 45.1–55.0 || 45.1–55.0
|-
|-
| Wrestling || 45.1–55.0 || 45.1–55.0
| [[Skills/Wrestling|Wrestling]] || 45.1–55.0 || 45.1–55.0
|}
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="3" | Resistances and damage types (not used on New Bradford)
|-
| colspan="3" | The script also lists Age of Shadows resistances and damage types. New Bradford runs on '''Lord Blackthorn's Revenge''' combat rules, so these values have '''no effect''' in fights. They're shown here only for completeness.
|-
! Variant !! Damage types !! Resistances
|-
! Swamp dragon
| 75% physical, 25% poison || Physical 35–40, Fire 20–30, Cold 20–40, Poison 20–30, Energy 30–40
|-
! Scaled swamp dragon
| 75% physical, 25% poison || Physical 35–40, Fire 20–30, Cold 20–40, Poison 20–30, Energy 30–40
|}
|}


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=== Barding ===
=== Barding ===
A swamp dragon can wear '''barding''' (dragon armor). With barding on, it switches to its armored look (body 0x31F) and takes the color of the metal the barding was made from. Barding has '''1,000''' durability, or '''2,500''' if it's exceptional, and exceptional barding shows its crafter's name. ''How much damage barding absorbs, and how it's put on, aren't defined in the swamp dragon's own script and aren't covered here.''
A swamp dragon can wear '''barding''' (dragon armor). With barding on, it switches to its armored look (body 0x31F) and takes the color of the metal the barding was made from. Barding has '''1,000''' durability, or '''2,500''' if it's exceptional, and exceptional barding shows its crafter's name.


== Taming ==
== Taming ==
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| Maximum owners || 5 || 5
| Maximum owners || 5 || 5
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| Bonding || Yes || Yes
| Bonding || [[Animal Bonding|Yes]] || [[Animal Bonding|Yes]]
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| Rideable || Yes || Yes
| Rideable || Yes || Yes
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* '''Don't hurt it.''' If it takes any damage during your attempt, taming fails with ''"The animal is too angry to continue taming."''
* '''Don't hurt it.''' If it takes any damage during your attempt, taming fails with ''"The animal is too angry to continue taming."''
* '''Stay close.''' You must stay within 6 tiles of it and keep a clear path to it.
* '''Stay close.''' You must stay within 6 tiles of it and keep a clear path to it.
* '''Obedience.''' Once tamed, both always obey their owner; their code skips the usual control check, whatever your skill.
* '''Obedience.''' Once tamed, both always obey their owner; they never refuse a command, whatever your skill.
* '''Re-taming.''' If you've owned this one before, taming it again always succeeds (''"That wasn't even challenging."'').
* '''Re-taming.''' If you've owned this one before, taming it again always succeeds (''"That wasn't even challenging."'').
* After its first tame, its skills drop to '''90%''' of their wild values, or 86% if it was paralyzed while you tamed it. Its stats don't drop.
* After its first tame, its skills drop to '''90%''' of their wild values, or 86% if it was paralyzed while you tamed it. Its stats don't drop.
* '''Scaled swamp dragons don't get angry.''' The angering on 95% of attempts only applies to the regular swamp dragon; the scaled one's script doesn't include it.
* '''Scaled swamp dragons don't get angry.''' The angering on 95% of attempts only applies to the regular swamp dragon; the scaled one never gets angry.


=== Bonding ===
=== Bonding ===
Only the owner can bond with a swamp dragon, and its script waives the usual skill requirement, so any owner can bond with it. Feed it to start bonding, then feed it again after '''7 days''' to finish. When you see ''"Your pet has bonded with you!"'', it's done.
Only the owner can bond with a swamp dragon, and there's no skill requirement, so any owner can bond with it. Feed it to start bonding, then feed it again after '''7 days''' to finish. When you see ''"Your pet has bonded with you!"'', it's done.


=== Riding ===
=== Riding ===
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Use a blade on a regular swamp dragon's corpse to get:
Use a blade on a regular swamp dragon's corpse to get:
* '''19 raw ribs'''
* '''19 raw ribs'''
* '''20 hides''', doubled to '''40''' in Felucca
* '''20 hides'''
* '''5 green scales'''
* '''5 green scales'''


The scaled swamp dragon's script sets nothing to carve, so its corpse gives nothing.
The scaled swamp dragon's corpse gives nothing to carve.


== Tips ==
== Tips ==

Latest revision as of 22:51, 30 October 2026

Swamp Dragon
A swamp dragon
The regular swamp dragon. Infobox values apply to both kinds.
General
Type Animal / mount
Category Mounts
Alignment Evil
Karma −2,000
Fame 2,000
Behavior Only when attacked
Speed Medium
Stats
Strength 201–300
Dexterity 66–85
Intelligence 61–100
Hit points 121–180
Stamina 66–85
Mana 61–100
Damage 3–4
Armor 0
Taming
Tameable Yes
Min. skill 93.9
Control slots 1
Bondable Yes
Rideable Yes
Favorite food Meat
Resources
Carving 19 raw ribs, 20 hides, 5 green scales

The Swamp Dragon is a rideable lizard that only fights when attacked. It needs 93.9 Animal Taming, but once tamed it always obeys and any owner can bond with it. The scaled swamp dragon is an armored version with the same stats.

Overview

  • In-game name: both are called a swamp dragon and leave a swamp dragon corpse.
  • Looks: the regular swamp dragon is green (body 0x31A, hue 0x851). The scaled swamp dragon uses the armored body (0x31F).
  • Behavior: it leaves you alone unless you attack it, then fights in melee.

Stats

Stat Swamp dragon Scaled swamp dragon
Strength 201–300 201–300
Dexterity 66–85 66–85
Intelligence 61–100 61–100
Hit points 121–180 121–180
Stamina 66–85 (same as its Dexterity) 66–85 (same as its Dexterity)
Mana 61–100 (same as its Intelligence) 61–100 (same as its Intelligence)
Melee damage 3–4 3–4
Armor rating 0 0
Fame / Karma 2,000 / −2,000 2,000 / −2,000

Skills

Skill Swamp dragon Scaled swamp dragon
Anatomy 45.1–55.0 45.1–55.0
Magic Resistance 45.1–55.0 45.1–55.0
Tactics 45.1–55.0 45.1–55.0
Wrestling 45.1–55.0 45.1–55.0

Abilities

Dispels summons

While it's wild, any summoned creature that can be dispelled is destroyed instantly when it hits the swamp dragon in melee or when the swamp dragon hits it. Blade spirits, energy vortexes and summoned elementals or daemons won't help you here. A tamed swamp dragon loses this ability.

Barding

A swamp dragon can wear barding (dragon armor). With barding on, it switches to its armored look (body 0x31F) and takes the color of the metal the barding was made from. Barding has 1,000 durability, or 2,500 if it's exceptional, and exceptional barding shows its crafter's name.

Taming

Requirement Swamp dragon Scaled swamp dragon
Minimum Animal Taming 93.9 93.9
Control slots 1 1
Maximum owners 5 5
Bonding Yes Yes
Rideable Yes Yes
Favorite food Meat Meat

Below the minimum Animal Taming you have no chance. Each previous owner makes it harder to tame.

  • It fights back. The swamp dragon usually gets angry instead of letting you start: on 95% of your taming attempts you'll see "You seem to anger the beast!" and it attacks you. Bring a way to survive or escape. It won't attack if your Honor virtue is active.
  • Success chance. For a first-time tame, your chance of success at the end of an attempt is about 12% at 100.0 skill, and it improves as your skill rises. Every previous owner adds 6 points to the difficulty.
  • Don't hurt it. If it takes any damage during your attempt, taming fails with "The animal is too angry to continue taming."
  • Stay close. You must stay within 6 tiles of it and keep a clear path to it.
  • Obedience. Once tamed, both always obey their owner; they never refuse a command, whatever your skill.
  • Re-taming. If you've owned this one before, taming it again always succeeds ("That wasn't even challenging.").
  • After its first tame, its skills drop to 90% of their wild values, or 86% if it was paralyzed while you tamed it. Its stats don't drop.
  • Scaled swamp dragons don't get angry. The angering on 95% of attempts only applies to the regular swamp dragon; the scaled one never gets angry.

Bonding

Only the owner can bond with a swamp dragon, and there's no skill requirement, so any owner can bond with it. Feed it to start bonding, then feed it again after 7 days to finish. When you see "Your pet has bonded with you!", it's done.

Riding

Double-click your tamed swamp dragon to ride it. It can run 4,480 steps before it gets too tired to move, compared with 3,840 for a horse. Only running counts (walking doesn't tire it unless you're overloaded), and it recovers 1 step per second while it isn't running.

Loot

It carries no loot.

Carving

Use a blade on a regular swamp dragon's corpse to get:

  • 19 raw ribs
  • 20 hides
  • 5 green scales

The scaled swamp dragon's corpse gives nothing to carve.

Tips

  • Taming is the hard part: at 100.0 skill each attempt has only about a 12% chance.
  • The regular swamp dragon angers on most attempts; the scaled one doesn't.
  • After taming it always obeys, you can bond with it whatever your skill, and it only takes 1 control slot.
  • While they're wild, both destroy summoned creatures that touch them in melee, so don't rely on summons to tame them.
  • Carve the regular one for green scales.
  • Keep it away from savages and Chaos Dragoons. Savages, savage riders, savage shamans, Chaos Dragoons and Chaos Dragoon Elites deal triple melee damage to a swamp dragon, so a tamed one can die fast against them.