Dueling Dragons: Worth It?

A lot of items in Rocket League are overpriced and don’t even look that good. Items like the White Hat or Alpha Boost are high priced solely because of their rarity and their longevity in the game. And addressing the white elephant in the room: they look awful. The White Hat goes with absolutely nothing, and the Alpha Boost is just boring. But the main topic of debate isn’t about the White Hat or the Alpha Boost. Today is the most expensive goal explosion is the infamous Dueling Dragons. But is it really worth the ridiculous price tag? Or is it just the name that brings it value…

5200 credits. That’s how much it will cost for you to get your hands on some standard dueling dragons. A ridiculous price considering what your getting. Let’s be honest for a moment: the explosion isn’t even that good. It’s simply two dragons, one red and one blue, who soar out of the goal making an obnoxious screeching noise. The dragons are actually relatively small considering that this is a black market goal explosion. That’s all. Just two obnoxious and tiny dragons. Worth 5200 credits? Not even close. If I had to put a price tag on the explosion alone, it would be 700 credits maximum. If I had to consider the fact that it was a black market, it would bump the value to maybe 1450 credits. But 5200? That’s ridiculous. Quite frankly, I am far happier with my Titanium White Supernova III that I could ever be with the dueling dragons. The supernova III is massive, loud, and costs 300 credits.

So we’ve established that the Dueling Dragons is worth a fraction of its price tag. But why is the price tag so high? Three things. Duration in the game, rarity, and designation. The Dueling Dragons was released in the velocity crate on 12-4-17. It recently celebrated its 2 year anniversary, and is one of the oldest goal explosions in the game. Age is one of the biggest factors for prices for Rocket League items. So the Dueling Dragons age only helps it. Next is its black market designation, which is obviously questionable but nonetheless there are needs to be addressed. The rarity of an item is 75% of the price. This is obvious as black markets are typically more expensive than exotics, and exotics are in turn more expensive than imports. This is a given with all rocket league items. But another key factor is that there has to be a most expensive goal explosion. I’d say that dueling dragons just got lucky. Every item category has one (Titanium White Octane, Titanium White Zombas, etc) and this is the biggest inflater of items. The Titanium White Zomba is worth 18,000 credits more than the burnt sienna version, which is due solely to the fact that it has the “Most Valuable Car” name. The dueling dragons has the “Most Valuable Goal Explosion” name which will over inflate its price.

So is it worth it? No way. Is it worth it as a Black Market? No. Is it worth it as the most expensive goal explosion? Maybe. I still think that its obnoxiousness should downgrade it to the 4200 area at the max. What should be the most expensive Goal Explosion? Definitely my Titanium White Supernova III.