The Venom Dragon in DragonVale World: What It Was

Important context first: the Venom Dragon belongs to DragonVale World, not the original DragonVale. DragonVale World was removed from app stores on 20 November 2019 and its servers were taken offline shortly afterwards. It can no longer be played or bred.

This page exists as a record rather than a how-to. If you played DragonVale World and are trying to remember the details, they are below. If you are looking for a game you can actually play, the original DragonVale is alive and the closing section points you there.

📖 Table of Contents

1. Why You Cannot Breed It Today
2. What the Venom Dragon Was
3. Standard vs Enchanted
4. How DragonVale World Breeding Worked
5. What to Play Instead
6. Frequently Asked Questions

🚫 Why You Cannot Breed It Today

DragonVale World launched on 3 November 2016, developed by Backflip Studios. It ran for roughly three years before being pulled from both the App Store and Google Play on 20 November 2019, with in-app purchases disabled at the same time.

Its servers were shut down shortly afterwards — sources record either 20 December 2019 or 10 January 2020. Player parks were not recoverable, and because the game required its servers to function, no offline version exists.

🐍 What the Venom Dragon Was

Venom was a genuinely early-game dragon, and unusually accessible for one with such a dramatic name.

Attribute	Value
Available from	Level 2
Buy price	80 gems
Sell value	1,050 coins / 175
Forms	Adult, Juvenile, Baby, Egg, Pedestal
Variants	Standard and Enchanted

A level 2 unlock and an 80 gem price made Venom one of the first dragons most players could realistically acquire. For a game where later dragons ran into the thousands, this was very much a starter creature.

It also appeared as a breeding parent in a number of combinations — pairings like Frostburn and Venom, Tusk and Venom, Paradise and Venom, and South and Venom were all part of DragonVale World’s breeding tree. That made it a useful dragon to own early, beyond its own appearance.

✨ Standard vs Enchanted

One of DragonVale World’s most distinctive features was enchantment. Dragons existed in a Standard form and an Enchanted form, and enchantment spells could change both a dragon’s appearance and its abilities.

This was a genuine point of difference from the original DragonVale, which had no equivalent system at the time. It gave players a reason to keep working on dragons they already owned, rather than treating collection as the only goal.

Worth noting: the closest thing in the original DragonVale is the Rift system, with its Rift traits and variant forms. It is not the same mechanic, but it scratches a similar itch — dragons having alternate versions with modified behaviour.

⚗️ How DragonVale World Breeding Worked

DragonVale World’s breeding system had a wrinkle the original does not: percentage-based boosts that reduced breeding times.

Dragons had a base breeding time, then progressively shorter times at 25%, 45% and 60% boost levels. The Fossil Dragon is a clear example — a base time of 15 hours 30 minutes dropping to 11h 37m, 8h 31m, and finally 6h 12m at maximum boost.

Those boosts came from park structures, most notably the Boost Brewery. It meant park building and breeding efficiency were tied together far more tightly than in the original, where the Breeding Cave upgrade is essentially the only lever.

Combined with farm plots, resource management, and the Arcane Airship, DragonVale World asked more of players as park managers than the original does.

🎮 What to Play Instead

If you are here because you remember DragonVale World fondly, the original DragonVale is the natural home. It is from the same studio lineage, still actively updated by DECA Games, and has been running since 2011.

What it offers that DragonVale World never did:

• The Rift — instant breeding and incubation, which removes the waiting entirely
• Gemstone dragons — they earn Gems rather than coins, passively and permanently
• Elder Dragons — primaries levelled to 21 that double an upgraded habitat’s coin generation
• A far larger roster that is still growing

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How do you breed the Venom Dragon in DragonVale World?

You cannot any more. DragonVale World’s servers were shut down after its November 2019 delisting, making the game permanently unplayable. Venom was available from level 2 for 80 gems while the game was live.

Is the Venom Dragon in the original DragonVale?

No. Venom was a DragonVale World dragon. The two games had separate rosters — DragonVale World launched with more than 135 dragons of its own.

What was the Venom Dragon worth?

It cost 80 gems to buy and sold for 1,050 coins. It was unlocked at level 2, making it one of the earliest dragons available.

What was an Enchanted dragon?

DragonVale World let players apply enchantment spells that changed a dragon’s appearance and abilities, giving each dragon a Standard and an Enchanted form. The original DragonVale has no direct equivalent, though the Rift system covers similar ground.

Can I download DragonVale World to play it again?

No. The game required its servers, and those are permanently offline. Unofficial APK downloads cannot restore it and carry real malware risk.

What happened to my DragonVale World park?

Parks were lost when the servers were shut down. There is no recovery route and no migration path into the original DragonVale.

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The Venom Dragon was a DragonVale World dragon. DragonVale World was removed from app stores on 20 November 2019 and its servers were taken offline shortly afterwards; sources differ on the exact shutdown date. Stats above reflect the game as it was. DragonVale World Guide is an unofficial fan resource and is not affiliated with DECA Games, Backflip Studios or Hasbro.