The young adult black dragon was ranked first among the ten best mid-level monsters by the authors of "Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies". The young white dragon was ranked eighth among the ten best low-level monsters by the authors of "Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies". The authors chose the young white dragon over a wyrmling, feeling that "it's more satisfying for characters to battle against a dragon that's at least as big as a person, if not bigger. The young white dragon offers the best chance for this kind of fight". Dant "et al" called the red dragon "deadly", and "one of the most fearsome and classic monsters" in role-playing games.