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Pain Update Recap

The September Pain update reworked Dragon into a two-variant monster with rebalanced fury meters, improved resistances, and hybrid combo chains that finally rival Buddha in grind efficiency.[^paintweet] Players can now swap between the Western armored dragon and the sleeker Eastern serpent, each with unique hitboxes and damage profiles while sharing the same awakening track. The fury system also changed: the orange bar still fills passively, but the red bar now only drains when you take headshots, letting veteran players maintain hybrid uptime during long raid waves.

Value Snapshot — October 22, 2025

Cosmic Values lists both variants at all-time highs thanks to the RIP event and the Pain raid queue. Expect to pay well above 1B regular value unless you secure pre-event listings.[^cosmic]

Variant Regular Value Permanent Value Demand Trend
West Dragon 1.45B 900M 10/10 Overpaid
East Dragon 1.16B 900M 10/10 Overpaid

Quick read: West carries a ~290M premium over East due to its heavier M1s, wider guard break, and tankier hybrid stance. East remains cheaper but still commandingly priced because of its tighter aerial control.

Hybrid Loadouts That Matter

PvE / Raid Setup

  • Fighting Style: Godhuman for burst cleave in hybrid form; swap to Sharkman Karate if you need sustainable DPS against wave bosses.[^dragonwiki]
  • Accessory Core: Pale Scarf + Valkyrie Helm to stack cooldown reduction and movement speed. Add Swan Glasses for fragments-heavy raids.
  • Support Tools: Keep Soul Guitar equipped when duoing raids so you can shred shields while the Dragon pilot focuses on M1 loops.
  • Fury Management: Enter hybrid with orange meter full, blast Z-X combos to build red meter, then pop V for full dragon only when chip damage is coming from snipers.

PvP Arena Prep

  • Hybrid + Godhuman remains the go-to for grounded pressure; your goal is to force dodges with Heatwave Beam © then chase with Infernal Vortex (X).
  • West variant thrives in 1v1s because the armored wings block line-of-sight stuns; East variant shines in air stalls.
  • Pair with CDK or Spikey Trident to punish evasive moves when your fury dips.
  • Consider a support teammate playing Dough or Shadow to set up your V form divebombs.

Raid & Event Synergy

The RIP event running in September/October cycles every 15 minutes, injecting fragments and bumping Dragon demand the moment timers reset.[^riptweet] To take advantage:

  1. Set 15-minute alarms on mobile or use a Discord bot. Start charging fury two minutes before the event begins.
  2. Rotate servers when queue times exceed two cycles—fresh lobbies are more likely to hold unreleased codes and traders willing to overpay.
  3. Log drops alongside calculator exports so you can decide when to liquidate. Our calculator update on Oct 22 ties demand spikes to specific event windows.

Trading Angles & Negotiation

  • Bundle with Kitsune or Yeti perms: both fruits held stable at 2.32B and 1.74B perm value, making them attractive adds when buyers balk at the price tag.[^cosmic]
  • Ask for fragment makeweights rather than small fruits. 2500+ fragment add-ons are common post-Pain because raid farmers are fragment-rich but fruit-poor.
  • Screenshare variant art prior to the trade confirmation screen. Swapping East for West mid-trade remains the most reported scam in the r/bloxfruits mod log.
  • Leverage seasonal fear of nerfs: remind buyers that Pain raid meters may be tuned again; this urgency pushes them closer to your ask.

Safety Checklist

  • Verify every listing against Cosmic Values and the official codes page update time.
  • Capture video of the trade window to document that the variant offered equals the variant received.
  • Decline any trade that requires executor installs or “anti-kick scripts.” Roblox’s Community Standards classify these as cheating and ban on detection.
  • Use alts for large trades to avoid targeted harassment after the deal.

Key Takeaways

  • Dragon is the Pain meta’s centerpiece, with West variant commanding premium due to raw damage and crowd control.
  • Keep timers synced to RIP rotations; sell right after high-demand windows when guilds scramble for replacements.
  • Packaging Dragons with permanent, high-demand fruits prevents counteroffers that waste your time.
  • Safety comes first—no amount of overpay justifies account compromises or executor malware.

[^dragonwiki]: “Dragon,” Blox Fruits Wiki, accessed Oct. 22, 2025. https://blox-fruits.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon [^cosmic]: “Value List,” Cosmic Values, accessed Oct. 22, 2025. https://bloxfruitsvalues.com/values [^paintweet]: “PAIN UPDATE OUT NOW,” @BloxFruits on X (via Nitter), Sept. 6, 2025. https://nitter.net/BloxFruits/status/1964356601332322402 [^riptweet]: “RIP Event out now,” @BloxFruits on X (via Nitter), Sept. 13, 2025. https://nitter.net/BloxFruits/status/1966882943910986055