The Autumn Dragon in DragonVale: Seasonal Window and Price Guide

The short answer: the Autumn Dragon is an event-purchase dragon that returns each year around the autumn equinox — historically on or about 22–23 September — and stays available into January. The price has been a consistent 1,500 gems across every documented window.

No price gouging, no single-week panic, no need to wait for a discount event. It is, by some distance, the most player-friendly event dragon covered on this site.

📖 Table of Contents

1. Why Autumn Is the Friendliest Event Dragon
2. A Decade of Consistent Pricing
3. When to Buy
4. How It Compares to Other Event Dragons
5. Common Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)
6. Pro Tips From Long-Time Keepers
7. Gear and Gifts for Dragon Fans
8. Frequently Asked Questions
9. Your Autumn Checklist

🍂 Why Autumn Is the Friendliest Event Dragon

Most DragonVale event dragons create pressure. Narrow windows, prices that swing by a factor of six, and a nagging worry that missing this one costs you a year. The Autumn Dragon does almost none of that.

Three things make it unusually relaxed:

• A long window. Historically it opens around 22 September and stays available into January — roughly four months, versus the one or two weeks many event dragons get.
• A stable price. 1,500 gems, every documented window since 2013. No themed-event markup to dodge.
• Reliable annual return. It has come back every autumn for over a decade.

Key insight: Not every limited dragon deserves anxiety. Autumn is proof that “limited” and “stressful” are not the same thing — a four-month window at a stable low price is closer to a seasonal shop item than a genuine scarcity event. Budget 1,500 gems in September and you are done.

📅 A Decade of Consistent Pricing

The release history is remarkable mostly for how unremarkable it is.

Window	Event	Cost (gems)
22 Sep 2013 – 13 Jan 2014	Seasonal (debut)	1,500
23 Sep 2014 – 19 Jan 2015	Seasonal	1,500
23 Sep 2015 – 19 Jan 2016	Seasonal	1,500
22 Sep 2016 – 25 Jan 2017	Seasonal	1,500
22 Sep 2017 – 24 Jan 2018	Seasonal	1,500
26 Apr – 2 May 2018	Autumn Collection Comeback	1,500
12 Jul – 8 Aug 2018	Bring ‘Em Back	1,500

Seven documented windows, one price. Even the out-of-season comeback events in 2018 held at 1,500 — which is genuinely unusual, since comeback windows for other dragons often carry a premium.

🗓️ When to Buy

The pattern is about as predictable as DragonVale gets: the window has historically opened on or within a day of the autumn equinox, around 22–23 September, and run until mid-to-late January.

Practically, that means:

1. Bank 1,500 gems by mid-September. That is a modest target and very achievable.
2. Check the game around 22 September. That is when the window has historically opened.
3. Do not rush. With roughly four months available, there is no need to buy on day one.
4. Do not leave it to late January either. The window does close, and the exact end date has varied by a couple of weeks.

If you are reading this in August: the next window is likely only weeks away. Start setting gems aside now rather than spending them on impulse purchases.

⚖️ How It Compares to Other Event Dragons

Dragon	Typical Price	Window	Planning Difficulty
Autumn	1,500 (stable)	~4 months	⭐ Easiest
Ariesian	2,050 or 9,000+	1 week – 2 months	Moderate
Tutan	2,075 or 12,000+	1 week – 7 weeks	Moderate
Greenge	15,300+ (rarely 2,260)	~6 weeks, winter	⚠️ Hardest

If you are new to event dragons and want to start somewhere sensible, Autumn is the obvious first purchase. It teaches you how event windows work without the pressure of a six-fold price swing or a one-week deadline.

🚫 Common Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)

Mistake 1: Hunting for a breeding combination

What happens: Time lost searching for something that does not exist.

The fix: Autumn is an event purchase, not a breeding target.

Mistake 2: Assuming it will be expensive

What happens: You skip it, expecting the 9,000–15,000 prices other event dragons carry.

The fix: It has been 1,500 for over a decade. It is affordable.

Mistake 3: Waiting for a discount event

What happens: You hold out for a Dragons Week price that is not meaningfully cheaper.

The fix: 1,500 is already the price. There is nothing to wait for.

Mistake 4: Leaving it until January

What happens: The window closes and you wait another year.

The fix: Four months feels long until it is gone. Buy in autumn.

Mistake 5: Spending your gems just before September

What happens: The window opens and you are 400 gems short.

The fix: Ring-fence 1,500 gems from about mid-September.

🎓 Pro Tips From Long-Time Keepers

1. Make it your first event dragon. Low stakes, long window, stable price.

2. Set a calendar reminder for 22 September. That has been the opening date for over a decade.

3. Buy early in the window. Four months sounds generous but end dates have shifted by weeks.

4. Keep 1,500 gems ring-fenced. It is a small enough amount that there is no excuse to miss it.

5. Use it to learn the event system. Understanding windows here costs far less than learning on a 15,000-gem dragon.

6. Confirm the in-game price anyway. A decade of stability is not a guarantee.

🎁 Gear and Gifts for Dragon Fans

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get the Autumn Dragon in DragonVale?

It is an event-purchase dragon, bought with gems during its seasonal window. There is no breeding combination.

How much does the Autumn Dragon cost?

1,500 gems — and it has been that price in every documented window since its 2013 debut, including out-of-season comeback events.

When is the Autumn Dragon available?

Historically the window opens around the autumn equinox, on or about 22–23 September, and runs until mid-to-late January. That is roughly four months.

Will it come back if I miss it?

Its record says yes — it has returned every autumn since 2013, plus additional comeback events in 2018. It is one of the most reliably recurring dragons in the game.

Is it worth buying?

At 1,500 gems with a four-month window, it is among the best-value event dragons available. If you are building an event collection, this is a sensible place to start.

When was it released?

22 September 2013 — making it one of the longer-running seasonal dragons in DragonVale.

✅ Your Autumn Checklist

🔗 Keep Reading

• Greenge Dragon (the expensive opposite)
• Ariesian Dragon
• Tutan Dragon
• Browse the full Dragon Database
• Event Calendar

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Release windows and gem prices are taken from the dragon’s documented release history and reflect past events — DECA Games sets pricing per event and future windows may differ. Always confirm the current in-game price before purchasing. Information reflects the game as of 2026. DragonVale World Guide is an unofficial fan resource and is not affiliated with DECA Games or Backflip Studios.