Dragons gain new powers as they accumulate more energies. At each stage of growth, they gain a new ability, usually culminating with the twelfth ability when they accumulate . The usual progression of powers is as follows:

• Level 1: Viridian aether breath weapon
• Level 2: Immunity to cold or heat
• Level 3: Immunity to poison or disease
• Level 4: Immunity to physical assaults
• Level 5: Scales grant imperiousness to elements
• Level 6: Wall of lightning
• Level 7: Cause earthquake, once per year
• Level 8: Balance surroundings
• Level 9: Sense nature
• Level 10: Liquifying roar
• Level 11: Summon elementals
• Level 12: Speak World's Name

All dragons accumulate energies by absorbing them naturally from the area around them. As such, they must carefully cultivate their lairs to provide the right kinds of energies, hence they hoard appropriate objects.

Other common powers include commune with season, magnetic aura, create massive amounts of metal, time stop, skybreak, create hurricane, control animals, commune with forest, torrential rain, raise hill, incinerate target, energy reflection, and outer space survival.