In Dragon Story, there are several resources with which you play the game. They each have their own uses and methods of obtaining them.
Coins 
Coins are the basic resource in Dragon Story.
Coins can be used to:
- Buy basic Dragons
- Start a Breeding Session at the Breeding Den
- Buy non-premium functional structures or Decorations
- Buy non-premium habitats
- Upgrade habitats
- Grow food at the Farm
- Complete some goal requirements
- Clear foliage
Obtaining Coins
Dragons that are not occupied with breeding, evolving, questing, or healing generate coins that can be collected from their habitats. Gold Type dragons (both iOS and Android) are an exception, producing Gold instead of coins.
Coins can also be purchased at the in-game store.
Gold
Gold is the premium resource in Dragon Story.
Gold can be used to:
- Buy Dragons
- Buy premium functional structures or Decorations
- Buy premium habitats.
- Buy up to three new Nests to have 4.
- Purchase Mystic Maps for expansion
- Trade for food or coins
- Buy materials necessary for crafting miscallaneous items in the Spell Shop
- Win matches in the Battle Arena (both iOS and Android)
- Upgrade the Dragon Stables
- Repower the Diamond Temple
- Skip most goal requirements
Gold can also be used to speed up the time required to:
- Breed and hatch Dragons
- Grow food on Farms
- Trade unwanted Dragons (both iOS and Android)
- Craft Dragons (both iOS and Android)
- Expand into new Territory
- Retry in the Battle Arena or Spin to Win (both iOS and Android)
Gold Prices
The purchase price for Gold is constant throughout game progression. (Gold sales are excluded)
Gold can be purchased for:
| Amount | Sterling Pounds | US Dollars | Euro |
20 
| £0.69 | $0.99 | €0.99 |
| 120
| £2.99 | $4.99 | €4.99 |
| 250
| £6.99 | $9.99 | €9.99 |
| 530
| £13.99 | $19.99 | €19.99 |
| 1,400
| £34.99 | $49.99 | €49.99 |
| 2,900
| £69.99 | $99.99 | €99.99 |
Gold Sales
Gold Sales are randomly sent out to devices. Depending on the player's level and how often they get gold sales may reduce the price.
Value Pack
Sometimes, a special kind of sale known as a "Value Pack" may be offered, bundling gold or coins with a dragon, habitat, decor, food or special event items at reduced prices.
Gold Value
Depending upon the activity, the Gold ratio for speeding it up can vary.
To speed up breeding or hatching, one Gold is equal to the remaining time in hours, rounded up to the nearest hour. This means that a time of 02:03:00(hh:mm:ss) will cost three Gold to finish it (2 for the hours + 1 for the 3 minutes). However, if you wait three minutes and one second until 01:59:59, it will only cost two Gold.
Speeding up expansions will cost ten times the amount of hours remaining, rounded up to the nearest tenth of an hour. For example, an expansion that takes 3 hours and 20 minutes to complete will cost 10 * 3.3, which is 33 Gold.
Obtaining Gold
Free Gold can be received via neighbors who gift. Up to 20 Gold can be received daily (assuming 20 neighbors are willing to gift) but players may only gift three Gold a day to people on their neighbor lists.
Free Gold can also be obtained by completing certain goals.
Gold can be produced from Gold Type dragons.
Previously, Gold could be obtained by entering quests. That has since been changed, and there are currently no quests that allow players to obtain Gold.
Previously, Gold could be obtained by using the Treasure Cave. However, it has not been available since February of 2013. It is unknown if there are any plans to make the Treasure Cave available again.
Food
Food is used to feed Dragons. Higher level dragons can earn more coins, and if they meet the level requirements, they can evolve into different forms. Some Dragons need more food than others to level up. Please see Food Costs for more information.
Obtaining Food
Food can be grown in farms, purchased at the in-game store or produced by special Food Type dragons.
There are several options with different costs, amounts of food harvested, minutes to grow, farm required, and experience gained. See the farms page for more information.
Parts (iOS only)
Obtained as income from Arctic Dragons, Parts are used to craft items at the Fire Mill that is available only on the Arctic Isles . Each one of the Arctic Types produce a different type of Part.
| Part Name | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Oil | 
| Ice Age |
| Flammable Fur | 
| Abominable |
| Dragon Wind | 
| Blizzard |
Mystic Flames
As the Arctic Isles have a different atmosphere than the one of the normal islands, Mystic Flames are needed to thaw out the eggs, that are frozen. The Flames are obtained from the Fire Mill, and are crafted by using Parts, as mentioned above.
Gemstones (both iOS and Android) ***Expired on March 6th, 2018***
Various kinds of special gemstones can be obtained by trading any non-basic Dragon using a Trading Portal.
Gemstones vary depending on the type and rarity of the dragon traded, and can be used to craft dragons or Decor at a Spell Shop.
Gemstones of either the Large or Small sizes can be obtained depending on the rarity of the Dragon traded or by combining Small Gemstones, obtained from common dragons.
Not every dragon type has a gemstone for itself. See the Trading Portal page for further information.
The following chart provides a list of the gemstone varieties and their corresponding types.
| Gem | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby | 
| Red |
| Emerald | 
| Green |
| Topaz | 
| Yellow |
| Sapphire | 
| Blue |
| Amethyst | 
| Purple |
| Pearl | 
| White |
| Quartz | 
| Pink |
| Onyx | 
| Black |
- The Trading Portal was expired and renamed the Dragon Portal on February 20, 2018. Receiving of Gemstones from trading was replaced by receiving Essence . Gemstones were expired and removed from Spell Shop crafting charts on March 6th, 2018.
Materials
Materials are unique because players cannot obtain them in their own accounts without obtaining other gameplay elements first or asking a Neighbor to give it to you as a gift. Some of them may have limited availability and, when expired, will not appear on the mini-games or structures that once offered them to players, making the dragons they granted unavailable for the time being.
Obtaining Materials
Depending on the material, different things need to be done. Those include:
- Asking Neighbors
- Completing Quests at the Quest Outpost (both iOS and Android)
- Completing Goals (both iOS and Android)
- Winning Matches at the Battle Arena (both iOS and Android)
- Using explosives at the Mine (both iOS and Android)
- Finish Dragons breeding (both iOS and Android)
- Trading Dragons at the Dragon Portal (both iOS and Android)
- Playing Spin to Win (both iOS and Android)
Uses
Materials can be used to:
- Craft Dragons, Habitats or Decor
- Expand into new territory
- Complete some Goals
List of Materials
| Name | Image | Uses | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystic Map | 
| Expansion | Neighbors Quest Outpost Spin to Win |
| Raw Marble | 
| Crafting | Breeding Dragons |
| Marble Key | 
| Expansion | Spell Shop |
| Spell Scroll | 
| Crafting | Spell Shop Trading Portal |
| Lotus Blossom | 
| Crafting | Neighbors Quest Outpost Spin to Win Trading Portal |
| Nether Dust | 
| Crafting | Trading Portal Spell Shop |
| Essence | 
| Codex Crafting | Dragon Portal |
| Mystic Flame | 
| Hatching Arctic Eggs | Fire Mill |
| Knight's Banner (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Quest Outpost |
| Knight's Orders (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Quest Outpost |
| Knight's Armor (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Quest Outpost |
| Samurai Steel (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Quest Outpost |
| Samurai Sword (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Quest Outpost |
| Comet's Core (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Quest Outpost |
| Comet's Tail (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Quest Outpost |
| Brown Leaves (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Farm |
| Maple Leaves (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Quest Outpost |
| Birch Leaves (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Hatching of Dragon Eggs |
| Candy Corn (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Farm |
| Witch Hat (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Quest Outpost |
| Carved Pumpkin (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Hatching of Dragon Eggs |
| Copper Bolts (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Farm |
| Silver Gears (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Quest Outpost |
| Gold Chains (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Hatching of Dragon Eggs |
| Candy Cane (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Farm |
| Ornament (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Quest Outpost |
| Gift (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Hatching of Dragon Eggs |
| White Heart (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Farm |
| Red Heart (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Quest Outpost |
| Pink Heart (Limited Availability) | 
| Dragon Summoning | Hatching of Dragon Eggs |
| Leviathan Pearl (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Morningstar (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Spirit Scythes (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Midnight Maces (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Immortal's Mask (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Templar Helm (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Venetian Mask (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena Neighbors |
| Bluebell (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Hibiscus Blossom (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Tarot Card (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Guardian Mace (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Nightlight Orb (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Winddancer Ring (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Lightspeed Orb (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Steelflare Crest (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Battle Horn (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Lighthouse Beacon (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Glitter Stone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Plasma Orb (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Carousel Pole (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Gatekeeper Key (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Basilisk Fang (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Power Flower (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Chandelier Crystal (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Puzzle Piece (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Sweet Treat (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Pan Flute (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Colorful Lights (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Lost Ring (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Intricate Egg (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Stopwatch (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Bottled Sun (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Ironbark (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Spirit Stone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Mail (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| School Supplies (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Bone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Sapling (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| North Pole (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Mystic Cards (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Puppet Strings (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Fallen Star (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Soft Cloud (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Royal Ring (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Summer Seed (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Headstone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Hot Water (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Bottled Voyage (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Promise Ring (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Stardust (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Lost Gem (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Platinum Ingot (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Amber Piece (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Runestone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Glass Frill (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Sunstone Scale (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Gargoyle Stone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Obsidian Shard (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Geode Fragment (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Magma Core (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Golden Ankh (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Fire Opal (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Sandstone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Scarab Talisman (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Radioactive Fragment (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Marble Chunk (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Idol Stone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Malachite Chunk (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Ivory Token (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Crystal Prism (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Polished Azurite (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Cut Garnet (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Abyssal Shards (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Cursed Medallion (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Opal Stone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Hidden Gem (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Fossilized Footprint (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Trinket Box (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Mineral Deposit (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Mossy Stone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Sulfurite (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Carved Stone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Pale Rock (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Rope (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Glacial Shard (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Spirit Crystal (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Mithril Ore (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Lovely Lava (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Pop Stone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Magpie Feather (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Frilly Flower (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Button Nose (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Perfect Stone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Rustic Leaf (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Mining |
| Topaz Medallion (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Completing goal |
| Crimson Medallion (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Completing goal |
| Azure Medallion (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Completing goal |
| Corrupt Crystal (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Battle Arena |
| Trick (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Breeding Dragons Completing goals |
| Treat (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Completing goals |
| Cool Feystone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Breeding Dragons Completing goals |
| Warm Feystone (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Completing goals |
| Cookie (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Breeding Dragons Completing goals |
| Wishlist (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Completing goals |
| World Map (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Breeding Dragons Completing goals |
| Travel Log (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Completing goals |
| Beloved Band (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Breeding Dragons Completing goals |
| Forever Band (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Completing goals |
| White Star (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Breeding Dragons Completing goals |
| Black Star (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Completing goals |
| Small Gift (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Breeding Dragons Completing goals |
| B-day Card (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Completing goals |
| Blue Fragrance (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Breeding Dragons Completing goals |
| Red Fragrance (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Completing goals |
| Sapphire Shard (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Breeding Dragons Completing goals |
| Ruby Shard (Limited Availability) | 
| Crafting | Completing goals |
Goal-Only Materials
Some special in-game missions require unique items to be finished. These are stored in the Storage until the mission finishes, and cannot be used for anything other than finishing the errand.
Start a Discussion Discussions about Resources
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Free Gift Video
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Why does the crafting of the token have to be 24 hours, especially as the more you expand the more you need to craft to match each expansion... -
To answer your question Yummy Cafe, I think TL's aim by making the keys a 24 hour craft, was to encourage players to spend gold and speed...
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Consider a PAID version of DS that includes a Confirmation button when spending Gold?
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User community: would you consider a paid version of DS if it included a Confirmation button every time you were about to spend gold? ...
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