Damage Calculation

[Category:Combat] When dragons battle, the damage inflicted by an attack is dependent on many factors. The main factor that is described on other pages is that of the interaction of the attack form's element, and the base element of the defending dragon - see Power Table or Combat Quick Reference. However, the damage is dependent on several other factors, which should be borne in mind. The basic damage formula is:

(Base Attack Damage + 2 * Base Health) * 9 * (5+Level) +5%/Star

This damage is multiplied by the value (0, ½, 1, or 2) listed in the Power Table.

Base Attack Damage
Each attack has a base damage. Physical attacks have a lower base than Elemental attacks.

''There are several other pages on this wiki that list all the attacks, with base damages between 150 and 350. That data is out-of-date as at 07 October 2012''.

Base Health
The Base Health of a Dragon is one-thousandth of their Health at Rank 10. This is 2 for Elemental Dragons, 3 or 4 for all Hybrids (usually 4 for the less common Hybrids), 5 for all Rare Dragons except Poo Dragon (3) and Pirate Dragon (4), and 6 for all Legendary Dragons and Pure Dragons.

The Base Health of a Dragon affects its Damage Calculation. The only known exception to this rule is that the Pirate Dragon inflicts damage as if it has a Base Health of 5, like the other Rare Dragons; it is possible that the Poo Dragon does likewise.

Stars
As a dragon wins fights, they gain stars. (There should be a page for this). The first three stars are Bronze, the next three are Silver, and the last three Gold. Each star gained adds 5% to the damage caused by each attack. (I've only tested this pattern up to the first Silver star)

Examples
The Electric Shock of a Lvl 15 Gummy Dragon (Base Health 5) with 1 Silver star will cause:

(12 Electric Shock damage + 10 Health) * 9 * (5 + Level 15) + (5% * 4 stars) = 22 * 9 * 20 * 1.2 = 4752 damage.

The Electric Shock of a Lvl 10 Gold Dragon (Base Health 4) with 3 Bronze stars will cause:

(12 Electric Shock damage + 8 Health) * 9 * (5 + Level 10) + (5% * 3 stars) = 20 * 9 * 15 * 1.05 = 3104 damage.