Best Gold dragon to buy

[harobeda]

I believe evolution times and food costs are the most important factors in buying a gold dragon. Even at the 800 gold/dragon price, if you get it up to a 10 it'll pay for itself in less than half a year. I looked in the dragon story wiki to get food amounts and evolving times, so hopefully they're correct. If so, here's the breakdown of each gold dragon:

Goldwing:
Food: 125+250+625+1500+3750+6250+15000+35000+62500= 125,000
Evolving Time: 27 hours

Sterling Silver:
Food: 100+200+500+1200+3000+5000+12000+28000+50000= 100,000
Evolving Time: 8 hours

Goldleaf:
Food: 125+250+625+1500+3750+6250+15000+35000+62500= 125,000
Evolving Time: 22 hours

Treasure:
Food: 125+250+625+1500+3750+6250+15000+35000+62500= 125,000
Evolving Time: 19 hours

Rose Gold:
Food: 125+250+625+1500+3750+6250+15000+35000+62500= 125,000
Evolving Time: 21 hours

Gilded:
Food: 125+250+625+1500+3750+6250+15000+35000+62500= 125,000
Evolving Time: 30 hours

Forbidden:
Food: 125+250+625+1500+3750+6250+15000+35000+62500 = 125,000
Evolving Time: 6 hours

White Gold:
Food: 125+250+625+1500+3750+6250+15000+35000+62500= 125,000
Evolving Time: 21 hours

Midas:
Food: 125+250+625+1500+3750+6250+15000+35000+62500= 125,000
Evolving Time: 36 hours


Stainglass:
Food: 125+250+625+1500+3750+6250+15000+35000+62500= 125,000
Evolving Time: 26 hours

I'd say that Sterling Silver is the BEST buy, and Forbidden the next best. Now, for those who want to buy one, I wish that we all have a gold sale before/on Monday!

[ecxtasy]

If you are going to buy and they are on sale for limited time and you only have 1 nest I suggest you factor in hatching time.

[harobeda]

Hatching time should be the same as the evolving time. Times listed above are not cumulative.

The only hatching time and evolving time I've seen be different is Mercury and maybe a crafted dragon. But if you're getting more than one dragon, it's vital to consider hatching times, since you cannot put a purchased dragon in storage.

Although... My only accidental gold purchase was a couple of years ago and I bought the snowman dragon while dismissing the pop up ads... And that one went into my storage. Nowadays it goes straight to the nest.

[harobeda]

Also - treasure dragon gives +2 gold from a goal. The goldwing dragon's goal gives +1 gold if you also have the dragonride shrine.

[DeeDe99]

Thanks for this summary! My plan is to buy three, providing I can get all my ducks in a row: nests, Tales required breeding, another habitat.

[Simdiva]

I guess if one bought sterling first there is the potential to add another on the same nest later in the day

[pernmagic]

I guess if one bought sterling first there is the potential to add another on the same nest later in the day

Yup that should work for you unfortunately I already have that one but have stopped breeding to keep nests free for Monday , needs some planning timing wise at least I have homes for them just have to give priority for feeding them

[ecxtasy]

I screenshot this good info from last year's thread.



Hope it helps someone. Think best to go for expired and most expensive first. Gonna go look up link for old thread as some tremendous info in there as to strategy of buying which.

[mylord7]

I have almost 1300 gold and i was planning to buy 2 Gold Dragons, because i was thinking they would cost 600/each.
Now that they cost 800/each i will buy only one and i was thinking that the best buy is the Treasure Dragon or the Gilded Dragon which cost 2000 gold and so the discount is bigger (60%).
But i realised that probably we can buy even the expired ones (Midas Dragon and Stainglass Dragon) and i am thinking to buy one of them, although there will be actually no discount for them.

[DeeDe99]

As I understand it, the Treasure Terrace has no build time, so if anyone (like me) is in need of an additional Treasure Terrace, I suggest they hold off until the last minute in case these go on sale on Cyber Monday.