Aures - Dragon Survival
by BlackAures
Aures - Dragon Survival turns the player into a dragon, with three dragon types to choose from, each with its own forest, sea or cave origin and unique magic.
What it does
Players who become a dragon gain a species that changes how they explore and fight. Three dragon types are available, each with its own characteristics. The mod centers on playable dragons rather than on new mounts, and other players stay human, so a dragon is always the choice of one player. Geckolib is required, and the mod is incompatible with Iris/Oculus & GeckoLib Compat.
The mod is built for players who want a long growth path. Dragons develop through a growth system, collect treasures and loot, and can be customized with skins and configurable species. Server owners can add addons that bring new species, and modpacks can include them. Chatty Dragons, DaBR DragonSurvival compat and Dragons Eat People are other catalog mods that require Aures - Dragon Survival.
Files exist for Forge and NeoForge across five game versions, 1.16.5 – 1.21.1, with 1.5.59 for 1.20.1 as the latest Forge file and 2.0.54 for 1.21.1 as the latest NeoForge file. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Three dragon species
Each of the three dragon types has its own characteristics and magic, with more than 36 magic skills available to learn.
Growth and treasure
Dragons grow over time, gather treasures and loot, and build reputation through roleplay and emotions.
Flight and hunting
Dragons can fly and take part in dragon hunter encounters, with roleplay elements tied to their emotions.
Skins and custom species
Players can customize their dragon's skin, and addons can add new species to the existing set.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Incompatible 1
Required by 3 mods
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want to play a dragon in a survival world, and server owners who run roleplay or modpack setups built around dragons.
How it compares
Ender Trigon is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.19 – 1.20.6, with client and server as its environment. Bauble Dragons is server-side only, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge. Aures - Dragon Survival covers five game versions 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aures - Dragon Survival | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-18 |
| Ender Trigon | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-06-01 |
| Bauble Dragons | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-06-01 |
Questions
Does Aures - Dragon Survival need Geckolib?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Aures - Dragon Survival is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
■ If you dream of becoming a dragon in Minecraft like me, then this mod is for you! ■ ■ Dragon Survival is a global mod ification for Minecraft centered around playable dragons. It doesn’t add new mounts to Minecraft - you become the dragon yourself! If you want, of course. Other players can remain human if…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/aures-dragon-survival
- Owner
- BlackAures
- Published
- 2026-05-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15