Throughout DragonVale's lifespan, Backflip Studios and DECA Games have occasionally released dragons and decorations with designs inspired by members of the DragonVale community.
In the past, fans have submitted art for dragon design ideas to Backflip Studios on the wiki blog Dear Backflip Studio!(Artistic version). During the DragonVale Fan Faire in June 2016, eight "DragonVale Super Fans" helped design the Portent Dragon.
After taking over DragonVale when Backflip Studios closed down, DECA Games has hosted several community design contests on the DragonVale subreddit and DragonVale Discord server. During those contests, fans could submit their own design ideas for new dragons or other features relating to the contest's them. The winners of such contests are hand-selected by DECA, and would win a number of gems. Oftentimes, DECA Games will take inspiration from winning (and rarely, nonwinning) contest submissions and create a dragon based off of the fan design.
Players who have their dragon designs added into DragonVale are notified by DECA Games about their accomplishment, and will also be given a free copy of the affiliated dragon for free.
Fan-Inspired Dragons[]
Listed below are all dragons in DragonVale inspired by fans in the community.
*Names in bold are current or former Discord aliases. Links in italic are links to the DragonVale Discord server.
Fan-Inspired Decorations[]
Listed below are all decorations in DragonVale inspired by fans in the community.
| Fan-Inspired Decorations Hall of Fame | |||||||
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| Name | Images | Release Date | Creator* | Link to Original Design | |||
| 10th Anniversary Statue | 
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September 14, 2021 | u/Pomumon | 10th Anniversary Statue for the Decorations Community Contest | |||
| Inconspicuous Barrel | 
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July 27, 2022 | StringlessWorms (u/StringlessWorms) | Submerged Dragon Baby for the Ahoy Design Contest | |||
| Sunken Dragon | 
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September 15, 2022 | StringlessWorms (u/StringlessWorms) | Riftmouth Dragon for the Spooky Decoration Community Contest | |||
*Names in bold are current or former Discord aliases. Links in italic are links to the DragonVale Discord server.
Fan-Inspired Habitats[]
Listed below are all habitats in DragonVale inspired by fans in the community.
| Fan-Inspired Habitats Hall of Fame | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Images | Release Date | Creator* | Link to Original Design | |||
| Wonderland Habitat | 
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December 5, 2024 | Arceus (u/GluttonousGuzzy) | Wonderland Habitat for the Design A Habitat Community Contest | |||
*Names in bold are current or former Discord aliases. Links in italic are links to the DragonVale Discord server.
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Notes[]
- Fan-Inspired Dragons are often referred to as "swagons" by the DragonVale community.
- Similarly, fan-inspired habitats are sometimes referred to as "swagitats".
- If the creator of a fan-inspired dragon is also a member of the DragonVale Discord server, they will receive a special 'Swagon' title on their server roles, indicated by a Sumi Dragon's tail next to their nickname.
- Although most Fan-Inspired Content' creators used digital media for their concepts, the Sakura Dragon, Firework Dragon, Oasian Dragon, and Wonderland Habitat's original concepts were designed on paper.
- The Aperture Dragon and Sunken Dragon are the only Fan-Inspired Content in which their contest entries were animated.
- Although most DECA-implemented Fan-Inspired Content are based off of winning contest entries, there are a handful of exceptions:
- Contrary to most Fan-Inspired Content, the Burrow Dragon, Grimoire Dragon, and Oasian Dragon's original designs were non-winning entries.
- The Mesmerus Dragon and Lavaloch Dragon's original designs were not a part of any Community Contest.
- The Mesmerus Dragon is the only Fan-Inspired Dragon in which the original concept was to redesign an already existing dragon.
- Similarly, the Lavaloch Dragon is the only Fan-inspired Dragon in which the original concept was presented as a meme about an existing dragon.
- The Mesmerus Dragon and Lavaloch Dragon are the only fan-inspired dragons to be an evolution of a previous dragon.
- The Wilderness Dragon and Brutiful Dragon are the only fan-inspired dragons to have unique day and night forms.
- The Sakura Dragon was the first Fan-Inspired Dragon to be released into DragonVale.
- The Gatren Dragon was the first fan-inspired dragon to be released by DECA Games.
- The 10th Anniversary Statue was the first fan-inspired decoration to be released into DragonVale, and the only anniversary statue to be designed by a member of the community.
- The Wonderland Habitat is the first (and only) fan-inspired habitat to be released into DragonVale.
- Dunes of Magic is the first and only event where all three initial dragon releases (Nubis, Alayzem, and Oasian) were fan-inspired.