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''For the spell present in [[0.30]], see [[Dragon Form (spell)]].''
{{flavour|An intricate carving, inlaid with dragon tooth and scale. Transforms the user into a mighty golden dragon. The user becomes resistant to fire, cold and poison, and gains a powerful breath attack that inflicts all three types of damage at once, but only recharges as you gain XP.

For [[Draconian]]s:

Transforms the user into a mighty dragon. The user retains their innate colour, becomes resistant to poison, and their breath weapon's power and recharge rate is greatly increased.}}

[[File:dragon-coil talisman.png]] A '''dragon-coil talisman''' is a [[talisman]] that changes you into '''Dragon Form'''.

==Useful Info==
When e'''V'''oked, a dragon-coil talisman turns you into Dragon Form, which lasts until you end the form. Entering or exiting a form takes 5 turns.

Dragon Form has the following effects:

'''Combat Bonuses'''
*'''HP Bonus:''' +50% HP
*'''Bonus AC:''' Linearly scales from the following points, rounding down:
**Below minimum: 0 AC (0 skill) - +12 AC (16 skill)
**Above minimum: +12 AC (17 skill) - +18 AC (25 skill)
*'''[[Unarmed Combat]] base damage:''' Linearly scales from the following points:
**Below minimum: 9 damage (0 skill) - 17 damage (17 skill)
**Above minimum: 17 damage (17 skill) - 27 damage (25 skill)
**'''Note:''' Damage including the Claws 3 mutation, which is not displayed in the in-game inventory description.
*[[Fangs]] 5 (11 damage bite [[auxiliary attack]])
*The off-hand punch is improved by Claws.
*'''[[Golden Breath]]:''' Active ability. Launch a piercing, range-5 bolt of [[fire]] and [[cold]], leaving clouds of [[Cloud#Poison|poison gas]] in its trajectory. No cost, but has a [[Breath|cooldown]] and charges need to be regained through [[experience]] gain.
**'''Damage:''' Linearly scales from the following points:
**Below minimum: 2 x 3d2 damage (0 skill) - 2 x 3d18 damage (17 skill)
**Above minimum: 2 x 3d18 damage (17 skill) - 2 x 3d28 damage (25 skill)
*'''Stat Bonus:''' +10 [[strength]].

'''Resistances'''
*[[Fire resistance|rF+]]
*[[Cold resistance|rC+]]
*[[Poison resistance|rPois]]
*Innate [[flight]].

'''Restrictions'''
*'''[[Transformation#Useful Info|Melded Gear]]:''' All [[armour]], [[weapon]] and [[shield]]. (Can only wear [[jewellery]])
*You cannot [[throw]] items.

'''Other'''
*Dragon Form is '''[[Size#Giant|Giant]]'''-sized. This gives a penalty to [[EV]], but you are resistant to [[trample|trampling]] and cannot be [[constricted]] by smaller monsters.
*Suppresses anatomy [[mutation]]s. Species [[movement speed]] set to 10.

Dragon Form has a minimum [[Shapeshifting]] skill of 17, below which you get an [[Talisman#Skill|HP penalty]], and the AC / Unarmed bonuses scale down alongside it. It has a maximum skill of 25, where skill has no further impact.

[[Bai Suzhen]] may carry a dragon-coil talisman.

===Draconians===
If you are a [[Draconian]], Dragon Form has the following modifiers:
*You retain your natural scale colours and Armoured Tail slap.
*The AC bonus from your scales is retained, but with a -6 AC penalty.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|transform.cc|778}}</ref>
*Your [[draconian breath weapon|breath weapon]] is retained instead of having Golden Breath.
*Instead of gaining rF+ and rC+, you retain your natural elemental resistances, or lack thereof.
**You still get rPois, no matter your colour.
*Damage dealt by your breath weapon receives bonus damage that linearly scales with your [[Shapeshifting]] skill from the following points, rounded down:
**Below minimum: 0% (0 skill) - +40% (17 skill)
**Above minimum: +40% (17 skill) - +~67% (25 skill)

==Strategy==
Despite the +50% HP, Dragon Form is quite frail, due to the lack of [[AC]]/[[SH]] and reduction to [[EV]]. Still, the Unarmed Combat boost is quite strong; considering the decent base damage boost, an auxiliary attack, and +10 strength, not a lot of Unarmed Combat skill is required to melee well. Golden Breath is a strong crowd-control option, especially against enemies who are not resistant to poison. The resistances are also OK.

[[Storm Form]] deals more Unarmed damage and similar average durability, but requires more skill. [[Statue Form]] is more durable and does not meld as many armour slots, but is slow and deals less Unarmed damage/turn.

Although Dragon Form melds [[staves]] and [[int]]-raising gear, you can use magic however you please. Since you won't have armour or shield [[encumbrance]], it might even be easier for you to cast spells than in your natural form.

===Tips & Tricks===
*Support magic, like [[Ozocubu's Armour]] or [[Vhi's Electric Charge]], can be very useful to have. Since you're using Unarmed Combat, [[Manifold Assault]] only hits 1/2 targets, but it can still be worth using.
*Don't forget about the golden breath, a free, moderately powerful ranged attack that creates a cloud of [[Cloud#Poison|poison gas]] through its path.
*If you can manage to get Dragon Form by the [[Lair]] rune branches, the ability to fly and poison resistance are helpful there. Just watch out for [[silver]] [[javelin]]s in [[Shoals]].
*Dragon Form's claws are big enough to remove [[hydra]] heads. Use magic/wands/your breath, or consider using a different form in areas like the [[Swamp]].

{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
! Dragon Form / Golden || Black || Green || Grey || Pale || Purple || Red || White || Yellow || Felid || Gargoyle || Octopode
|-
| [[File:Dragon form golden.png]] || [[File:Dragon form black.png]] || [[File:Dragon form green.png]] || [[File:Dragon form grey.png]] || [[File:Dragon form pale.png]] || [[File:Dragon form purple.png]] || [[File:Dragon form red.png]] || [[File:Dragon form white.png]] || [[File:Dragon form yellow.png]] || [[File:Dragon form felid.png]] || [[File:Dragon form gargoyle.png]] || [[File:Dragon form octopode.png]]
|}

==History==
*Prior to [[0.33]], this talisman was named the '''dragon-blood talisman'''. It transformed non-[[Draconian]]s into fire dragons instead of golden dragons, granting rF++ / rC- instead of rF+ / rC+. The breath was Fire Breath, scaled with XL rather than skill, and recharged over time instead of XP. [[Draconian]]s did not recharge their breath faster while in Dragon Form. It also granted more UC base damage and gave non-Draconians an auxiliary tail slap.
*Dragon-blood talismans were introduced in [[0.31]], along with talismans themselves. This form was previously implemented as a level 7 Transmutations spell, [[Dragon Form (spell)|Dragon Form]]. Previously, Dragon Form had 38 base damage and a flat 16 AC.

==References==
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