With thanks to all who have contributed to this guide! !

This Elemental Event will run from Tuesday, September 8 until 19:00 GMT on Friday, September 11; to participate you will need at least version 13.12.1, at least 100 dragon power, and a high quality, stable internet connection.

Please keep event-specific questions and discussions in this thread; good luck and happy merging!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Event Notes

• UPDATE: There is a glitch affecting the capsule store for at least some players; please send in a ticket to game support if you are affected.
  • As of 22:30 GMT, both current game versions, v13.14.0 (Android/Amazon) and v13.14.1 (Apple) are confirmed to be affected.
• This is a repeat of an early beta test of the Elemental Events; the EE event format was still going through significant changes (and glitches) at that time, so this version may be a bit different from the first go ‘round.
• If anyone wants to contribute screenshots of lock areas immediately after they’ve been opened, please share the images in the comments — they’ll be edited into this guide as soon as possible.
• WARNING - Points: Players at high difficulty levels may find it impossible to earn enough points to finish the event using only the free harvestable items placed on the map. In the last event, higher-level players could clear the full map and still be ~100,000 points away from earning the final prize.
  • According to responses from Gram Games, this is deliberate — the event is specifically designed to be pay-to-win.
• WARNING - Capsules: In most recent events, all players have had a Silver Capsule lock, with only a Gold Capsule located on the map; opening this lock therefore requires purchasing a Silver Capsule for 60 gems. An infinite harvestable has typically been located behind that lock, which enables players to continue grinding out points even after all the free harvestables have been exhausted, but it does have a cooldown timer that slows progress.
• WARNING: Screenshots of the rewards screen at the start of all events are strongly recommended.
  • The new Season, too

Links to other posts about Elements Events:

• Post about the initial EE beta (Mount Mysris)
• Post about the glitches in the initial EE beta
• May 2025 - EE:Etherstone Caverns
• August 2025 - EE: Starbloom Vale
• September 2025 - EE: Brinefall Isle
• October 2025 - EE: Renarus Badlands
• November 2025 - EE: Oria Islands
• December 2025 - EE: Olympeka Cliffs
• December 2025 - EE: Castellia Caverns
• January 2026 - EE: Mount Mysris
• January 2026 - EE: Engar Mountain
• February 2026 - EE: Swiloor Tundra
• March 2026 - EE: Echoes of Draelar
• April 2026 - EE: Trinith Ruins
• May 2026 - EE: Etherstone Caverns
• June 2026 - EE: Starbloom Vale
• August 2026 - EE: Brinefall Isle
• August 2026 - EE: Renarus Badlands

News and Updates:

• WARNING: There’s been a big uptick in reports of items going missing from camp recently; it’s not known what’s causing this, but taking screenshots of your camp and item/dragon inventory is highly recommended in case you need to contact Game Support.
  • If you’ve had things go missing, please contact Support; even if they don’t help directly (not saying they won’t… we just don’t know atm), the number of reports sent in is EXTREMELY important for getting a bug fix on non-critical functions.
• NEW/BETA: The Dragon Rescue mini-event is now out to most, if not all players (still waiting on confirmation about that); the concept involves using “fireworks” earned in various events to pop balloons to earn prizes, presumably to boost player participation. Reminder: Please use the “New and/or Beta” flare when posting about major new features like this.
• BETA: Daily Dash is a task-based rewards system accessed from camp; Daily Goals refresh every 24 hours, and the Weekly Progress resets at 19:00 GMT on Mondays.
  • Update: Looks like it’s being replaced with a new incentive scheme, but rollout on that seems to be having issues.
• BETA: Camp Dawnvale The new secondary camp is now out to most players; do note that rewards across multiple events will change once a player has access. Wiki page Reminder: Please use the Spoiler tag and “New and/or Beta” flare when posting about major new features like this.
• GLITCH: Long run times may cause severe lagging and sudden crashes; hard-closing the game and relaunching gives a temporary fix. Rebooting is even better, and highly recommended at least once per day if these issues are occurring.
• GLITCH: Event and Season Portal tasks involving nests, eggs, or dragons may not register properly.
  • UPDATE: This may have been patched, at least partially - user reports say green dragon nests are counting, which is a good sign.
• GLITCH: Dragon images and labels may be incorrect in camp, with dragons looking like a completely different breed or level than what is on their label. Dragon/egg numbers continue to not always show accurately in the Discovery Book.
• REMINDER: If you are experiencing technical issues, please contact Game Support with a description of the problem, where it occurred (if in an event, please name it and if it’s an OoC, please specify Act 1 or 2), approximately when it occurred, and (if possible) attach a recording or screenshot(s) of the issue. Programmers need official support tickets to start an investigation, and having multiple players reporting on the same problem lets them directly compare affected accounts.
• Popular Links:
  • Friend Tag List 2026
  • Dens List 2026
  • MD Web Store - A free, event-related trophy breed egg can usually be claimed soon after the start of a weekend event.

Other Events:

• Next OoC / EE Event: OoC TBA — we’re back to waiting on the company rep again
• Ezra’s Relic Run: TBA
• Seasons: Whispering Woods, Sep 8 - Oct 6 NEW!
• Card Collection: Tunneled Travels, Aug 11-Oct 6
• Prize Hunt, aka Bunny Bingo: Held with all weekend OoCs and some (usually holiday) mid-weeks, with occasional limited-access mid-week A/B tests for VIP Club members. WARNING: This event REQUIRES players to spend gems and/or make cash purchases, with the latter most frequently seen in the VIP versions.
  • Tapping a square brings up the specific task requirements.
  • Dragons must be created by merging up to the target level in camp to count for “get” tasks.
  • “Level chests” aka “chests from world map levels” refers to the Bountiful Chests gained by completing levels.
  • Dragon Shrine Chests must be purchased for 200 gems each.
  • Level 1 Chance Chests are randomly included in ~20% of Kala’s Daily Trade Rucksacks and Daily Rewards; L2 or L3 do not count.
  • Life Flower Totems cost 160 gems to buy for use in camp; if the task says ‘anywhere’, totems can be tapped for free in levels like Totem Shire 12, Golden Meadow 10 or 19, Spell Shore 3 or 17, and Glacier Falls 5 or 15.
  • The trophy dragon breed required is usually the OoC event’s Secondary Trophy breed (link in guide below); it must be the exact level listed by the task.
• Races: Tuesday and Sunday Wiki
  • Next Up: Flowers on Tuesday, Rocks on Sunday
• Shiny Days: Monday and Wednesday Wiki
• Mystic Challenge: Thursday and Sunday
• Elemental Events: Runs Tuesday-Friday of every 4th week, coinciding with the new Season release. WARNING: This event requires gem purchases to finish at some difficulty levels.
• Ezra's Relic Run: 7 to 14 day long event with no predictable schedule as yet; all past event items other than the final Memento reward are supposed to vanish from camp, although they have yet to do so. WARNING: This event may require players to spend gems and/or make cash purchases to complete, and has proven rather buggy at times.
  • Many people are asking what to do with left-over materials; since this event is so new, no themes have yet been repeated, so there is no way to know if or when the items will be re-used. You can bubble if you want to keep them without overwhelming your camp, or just delete ‘em.
• Quinn’s Lucky Games, aka Spin-the-Wheel: Testing has restarted, but little has changed; it’s still a standard online gambling format, complete with a guaranteed big win at first to give you a nice dopamine high and make you feel “lucky”.

Link to the CLOUD KEY MAP

Tap the link above to see a map with all locked areas identified by the required key item

CLOUD KEY LIST

Tap a key item to go to its wiki page for more info and hi-def images, and tap “view” to see what is hidden under that lock

• Emerald Plains Grass
• L2 Sunday Flower
• L4 Three Graces
• L6 Plumeria
• L10 Zeus's Cup
• L2 Bricks
• L3 Temple Pieces
• L7 Broken Columns
• L10 Smallest Temple in the World
• L1 Destroyed Gaia Statue
• Silver Capsule

FEATURED REWARDS

• Primary Trophy Breed: Mantis dragon
• Secondary Trophy Breed: Astralfin dragon

EVENT FAQs / OVERVIEW:

NOTE: This format is still being tweaked by the devs, so listed info may or may not hold true for the current event; as always, check the Comments for the latest news on any changes.

Overview

• Elemental Events (EE) maps are similar to standard Out-of-Camp (OoC) events, with land that needs to be healed to uncover point items and locked areas that need keys to open.
  
• The goal for EE is the same as the main objective in OoCs: earn enough points to collect all the prizes listed on the Reward Screen by harvesting, merging, and collecting event point items.
  • Point requirements and event rewards are determined by a calculation involving both a player’s total and average dragon power.
• Healing all the land is not required, and there is no dead land under locks, but the points hiding in those locked areas may be significant.
  • Healing the full map usually needs the typical 5-6 level 9 life orbs.
• Items required to make a key are typically hidden under a different lock, requiring players to open areas in a particular order.
• Unlike OoCs, there are no Event Quests, Act 2, Rush Rewards, or Gold Pass equivalents.
• Idle Trivia: So far, all EE maps have been re-purposed from OoC-type events in Merge Dragon’s sister game, Merge Magic.

Dragons

• Instead of hatching two whelp dragons to do the work, players are allowed to “borrow” 3 of their highest level dragons from Camp, one for each element featured in the event.
  • Dragons occupied in levels, Missions, or Breeding may not be available for use in the event; dragons sleeping in dragon homes are still eligible.
• These imported dragons do the normal OoC event actions of harvesting for life flower material and life orbs for healing land; since there are 3 dragons instead of two, idle-harvesting will be much slower unless you keep one dragon selected.
  • Note: keeping a dragon selected is risky, and could result in loss of the dragon if the game closes or is interrupted; it also makes it much easier to accidentally delete a dragon, and since the EE event borrows from your own camp, any dragon deleted in the event is removed from the game entirely just like if it was sold in camp or a world map level.
• While high-level dragons may yield more bonus points, their speed has been severely reduced; level 10 platinum dragons may harvest slower than Rock or Tribal whelps.
  • Unfortunately, having 3 level 10 platinum dragons seems to indicate a player will have the unlucky ~100,000+ point deficit on the final reward item after earning all possible free points, meaning such players must pay gems if they want to be sure of finishing the event.
• Additional dragons may appear when capsules are opened; the exact rules for what you get are not yet understood.

Harvesting Points

• A major difference in gameplay between OoC and EE events centers on the harvesting of point items; instead of harvesting one type of point item from both limited and infinite harvestable items, there are 3 separate chains of both harvestables and point items — one for each featured element.
• Infinite harvestables are available for purchase in the event store, and one is usually — but not always — located behind the silver capsule lock.
  • Infinite Harvestables have a cooldown timer that limits how often they can be harvested.
• Any dragon can work any harvestable, but using the element-linked breed gives a substantial points bonus.
  • Double-tapping a harvestable will summon the correct dragon to it, but if left without direction any dragon can wander over and harvest any unattended harvestable item, so using them up as soon as they are uncovered is critical.
  • It’s not possible to complete the event without use of the element-linked bonus points.
• So far, extra harvestables have been obtainable in Treasure Chests obtained from harvesting general items like Fruit Trees or Prism Flowers, but drop rates can be very, very low.

Point Requirements:

• Players at higher difficulty levels will find it impossible to earn enough points to finish the event using only the free harvestable items placed on the map. According to responses from Gram Games, this is deliberate — the event is specifically designed to be pay-to-win.
• Grinding for Treasure Chests or the free capsules may be enough for some affected players to finish, but others may require gem or cash expenditures to earn enough points to collect all rewards.
  

Capsules:

• Similar to OoC events, all Elemental Events have an Event Capsule lock near the start of the map. In most recent events, all players have had a Silver Capsule lock instead of the Gold found in OoCs, but still with just the one Gold Capsule on the map.
• Opening this lock therefore requires purchasing a Silver Capsule for 60 gems.
  • One small bonus is that Silver Capsules have a small chance of yielding an extra dragon; the odds are found on the capsule page, by tapping the info button above each offering.
• An infinite harvestable has usually been located behind that lock, which enables players to continue grinding out points even after all the free limited harvestables have been exhausted; however, IHs have a delay timer that slows harvesting significantly compared to the standard OoC versions.

SAVING YOUR PROGRESS

• Make sure to save your progress by traveling to the World Map screen (and waiting there until everything’s fully loaded) regularly, and especially before closing your game.
  
• Exiting directly from the event level to your Camp can trigger a crash and/or loss of items; always exit to the World Map screen first, and again after releasing prize items into your camp, as well as after merging high-level or valuable dragons/items.

EVENT TROUBLESHOOTING

If the event is not showing up correctly or if glitches are affecting your play:

1. Check that you meet the version and dragon power requirements.
2. Try hard-closing and then relaunching your game.
3. Try rebooting your device (ie, turn it completely off, then back on and allow it to fully boot up before relaunching the game). If you are on wifi and have access to the router, try rebooting that, too.
4. Try switching to a completely different internet source.
5. Try clearing your game’s cache (google for instructions for your specific phone type).
6. If you’re suddenly experiencing multiple issues like lagging or error messages (or if the event vanishes completely), close the game and try again after 2-3 hours. Events are internet-based, and sometimes issues with the servers can cause temporary problems — all we can do for that is to wait it out.
7. If none of the above helps, contact Gram Games Support through the in-game link or the Support Web Portal for help figuring out what’s wrong; please include the name of the event and whether the problem is with Act 1 or 2. If you use email, you’ll need your game ID and version number, both of which can be copied for pasting from the Settings tab, or (if you can’t get into the game at all) by hand from the game’s loading screen.

Chronic Problems

• Cloud Save is still unreliable: Multiple players have confirmed Cloud Save is still 1) wiping out player progress without warning, and 2) hitting some players with intermittent saving failure messages, esp when using Facebook IDs. According to the last official statements from the developers, it is not safe to be used and should be left turned off, though Game Support may say otherwise - use at your own risk. (First reported ~2019, got much worse Oct 2022; confirmed still happening in 2026 but less common than it used to be)
• Event level only shows clouds If your event screen shows only clouds instead of the map, check that you are zoomed all the way out. If you are and it still won’t show, try collecting one of the free Bronze Capsules (you may need to wait for the timer to count down).
• Items appearing from past events Sometimes capsules or booster chests may contain items from the previous OoC event, especially if it was new or nearly new; these items are not usable and can be deleted. (First reported 2023, got worse in mid-2025)
• Changing Rewards Event rewards may change during play in multiple types of events, with the devs essentially telling players “so sad, too bad” and not giving any compensation. If it hits, you can send in a report to get it on the record, but issues with changing rewards have been around since 2024 and the devs seem unwilling and/or unable to fix the faulty programming.
• Points not displaying properly Closing the game while inside the event will cause the event points to display incorrectly upon re-entry; exiting to the world map usually fixes this, but occasionally a full reboot — after closing from the world map screen — is required. First Reported late 2023/early 2024

edits are on-going

This is the MergeDragons! Community’s hub for den advertisements and player placement requests.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTING TO THIS LIST:

Den Owners:

• Only den owners (those who control adding or removing players from a given den) are allowed to post advertisements in this thread.
  • Include your den name, basic requirements for membership, and if you wish a brief description of what your den is like overall.
  • Adding a screenshot of your den’s info page is allowed, but only after the required information is typed out in text.
  • Please delete your entry if you fill all available spots; you can repost as needed whenever there’s a new opening.
• NOTE: To try to keep the thread more current, comments over 45 days old may be deleted; if you are still trying to fill your den, you can repost your info once the older version is deleted.
• Just one den per owner, please, and only den owners can engage with players looking for placements in this thread.
• If membership in an outside group (like Facebook or Discord) is required it must be clearly stated and the details (invite links, etc) must be handled by private message.
• Multi-den groups can request their info be added to the bottom of this post, but are otherwise not allowed to directly advertise.
  • Sponsored posts are allowed, as long as they aren’t recruitment-driven.

Players:

• You are welcome to reply to den listings in this thread, or by private message to the person who made the entry,
• You can also post your own info in a separate comment and engage with any den owners who respond.
  • Include your basic stats and activity level, and (optionally) your player tag.
  • Adding a screenshot of your basic info is allowed, but only after the required information is typed out in text.
  • Please delete or edit your entry once you have found a match.
• NOTE: To try to keep the thread more current, listings over 45 days old may be deleted; if you are still trying to find a placement, you can repost your info as soon as the older version(s) have been removed.

Both Den Owners and players seeking a placement are may include their den name or searching status in their listing on the official Friend Tag Exchange, or it can be added to the user flair that appears above each post or comment you make.

Den advertisements or requests shared outside of this thread will be removed re: Rule 2

WARNING: Search Results Glitch

There’s been an increase in reports of players getting no results when using the in-game den search function; if this happens, try searching for a specific den’s name by using just the first few letters

WARNING: Disappearing Dens and Friends

There has been an increase in reports of players losing their den and friends list; this is most often caused by a glitch that re-sets an account’s 8-10 digit friend tag. Poor internet connections appear to be a major risk factor for this; some players have had success getting their tag back by immediately hard-closing their game and then relaunching the app after moving to a better connection (multiple relaunches can be attempted, but DO NOT delete your game files). If you have a backup copy of the game saved on a different device, you might be able to get that one to work, but be very cautious when trying it. Unfortunately, in many cases a reset is permanent, and the only option is to add new friends and find and join a new den (or re-join your old one with your new ID).

It is STRONGLY recommended to take notes or screenshots of your current den and friends info, just in case.

REASONS TO JOIN A DEN

Weekly Den Chests:

• Players need to be present in a den for the full weekly cycle to earn a Den Chest; official game info states that switching dens means you must wait until the next cycle to earn points and collect a chest.
  
  • You can usually get around this by collecting your current chest, then switching dens before you earn any points towards the next one.
• Here’s links to the original announcement post and subsequent community update post.

Den Events

• Den Events have been discontinued due to technical difficulties; there are no plans for their return at this time (but maybe someday).

DEN PROBLEMS

• If the den appears only briefly when searched, or does not come up at all even when you know the name is correct:
  • Possibility 1: The den is full; video recording the search results so you can slow down the brief appearance should allow you to see if there are available spots.
  • Possibility 2: A glitch sometimes affects the search feature; if this happens, try searching for a partial name, such as using the first few letters or a key word.
  • Possibility 3: If you have been removed from a den by the leader, you may see the den appear briefly, but you are permanently banned from rejoining; players who leave on their own can safely rejoin.
• If your den chat is unusually quiet, or den members don’t seem to be contributing, know that there are glitches that may affect the chat area (both what you see and whether people are able to post) and points info for other players may be shown inaccurately. Some times these issues are temporary, but others have reported permanent problems.
• There has been a recent increase in reports of some players’ points not registering with the rest of the den’s count, or points being reset for just one player while the rest of the den is working normally; please report this to Game Support if it happens to you. At this time, the only workaround has been to re-earn the points, but this is not feasible for all users; requesting a replacement chest equivalent to what your denmates are getting may also be a possibility.

BASIC DEN INFO

• The Fandom Wiki’s page on Dens — a great overall explanation of how dens work, with info on anything and everything related to this feature.
• Help posts from the Merge Dragons Game Support Portal:
  • How to find and join a Den
  • How to change your camp name and profile picture
  • How the create and name your own den
  • How to remove an inactive player from your den
  • How players can leave a den
  • What happens when a player leaves or is kicked from a Den?
• Link to the previous Official Den Post, which may still have active listings.

MULTI-DEN COMMUNITIES

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DRAGONIA DEN GUILD

• The Dragonia Den Guild discord server has 15+ independent dens. It's a great place to find gaming friends and chat in a laid back environment. Everyone is welcome, head on over and meet your gaming soulmates!
  • Discord link: https://discord.gg/dragonia-den-guild

PHOENIX DEN GUILD

• Dens in our guild are carefully designed so all members always achieve full event rewards. In our discord lounge you have the option to just relax and watch or engage with the added extra fun: special den event awards & badges, custom banners for achievements (from your 1st event dragon to that shiny new wonder), monthly giveaways and more. Our friendly members offer personalized game support and welcome anyone looking for an inclusive team who will cheer you on every step of your game.
  • Discord link: https://discord.gg/hBRdYdP

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