Dragon’s Mirror (Red Tiger Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

Dragon’s Mirror: Slot Overview

I’m no stranger to Red Tiger’s dragon runs, and Dragon’s Mirror lands with a neat 5x3 grid, 25 fixed paylines, and bets from £0.10 to £20. The floating towers and golden frame look tidy, but the hook sits in the wild upgrade ladder and a punchy free spins bonus. Wins pay left to right from reel one. It’s a high-volatility slot, so I expected swings, but the feature set does grow on you as more dragons enter the game.

Dragon Progress in Dragon’s Mirror

Above the reels sits a progress bar with four stages. Each wild that lands adds one step, and reaching a threshold adds a new dragon to the pool. The path is clear: 60 Dragon Egg wilds, then 18 Baby Dragons, then 10 Young Dragons, then 2 Dragon Queens to access the Dragon King. Progress is bet dependent, so moving stake resets the counter. It’s a straightforward collect-and-advance loop that feeds into the slot’s feature cadence.

I found the early climb a touch methodical, yet it didn’t take ages to reach the bigger beasts. The pay-off is that late levels change reel behaviour rather well, especially when the mid-reel starts spitting out stacked effects. If you like a sense of progression in the base game, this track gives you that, while keeping the paytable logic intact. It’s not a slog, but you’ll feel the difference as features stack up.

Dragon Wilds in Dragon’s Mirror

You start with Dragon Egg wilds on all reels. They substitute for regular pays and can form their own wins worth 2x, 20x, or 40x for 3, 4, or 5 of a kind. As new dragons are added, some carry win multipliers. If two multiplier wilds help the same line, their values multiply with each other, which can step up returns without breaking the 25-line structure. This interaction becomes the core driver in both modes.

Baby Dragon wilds land only on reels 2 and 4 and carry a 3x multiplier. They’re simple but handy, as a single connect can triple a line, while two in tandem can climb fast. Young Dragon wilds appear on reels 2, 3, and 4 and expand to cover the entire reel if doing so makes a win. That conditional expand works better than random growth, and it ties the feature to actual payline logic.

Dragon Queen wilds show on the middle reel, expand in the same conditional way, and also bring a 3x multiplier. Then comes the Dragon King, also on reel 3 and stacked, and this one mirrors symbols from reel 1 to reel 5 and from reel 2 to reel 4. I’ve seen it whiff when the left reels don’t gel, but it can set up tidy links when multipliers sit on reel 2.

Free Spins in Dragon’s Mirror

Three, four, or five scatters award 5, 8, or 12 free spins. Only one scatter can land per reel, and during the bonus no scatters appear on reel 3, though retriggers are still possible. All dragon wild types are active regardless of your base progress. Better yet, every spin guarantees an expanding wild on the middle reel, chosen from Young, Queen, or King. That repeatable centre reel action gives the feature solid consistency across short batches.

Dragon’s Mirror Slot Paytable & Symbols

Low pays are 10, J, Q, K, and A. Five of a kind pays between 3.2x and 4x, with 10–Q at 3.2x and K–A at 4x. High pays are the scroll, book, ring, farmer, and wizard, paying 6x, 6x, 8x, 12x, and 16x for a full line. Wins start from three of a kind on adjacent reels from the left. The paytable is clean and lines up well with the wild-driven mechanics.

The wild family substitutes all regulars and can pay on their own: 3/4/5 pay 2x/20x/40x the bet. The scatter is a crest that triggers free spins when three or more land in view. With 25 fixed paylines and a 5x3 layout, the maths feels familiar, but the progressive wild mix adds most of the texture. I stuck to standard line reading, as there are no pays both ways or ways-style quirks here.

Dragon’s Mirror Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x16
	4	x3
	3	x1
	5	x12
	4	x2
	3	x0.8
	5	x8
	4	x1.6
	3	x0.6
	5	x6
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.4
	5	x6
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.4
	5	x4
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x4
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x3.2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.2
	5	x3.2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.2
	5	x3.2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.2
	Wild
	5	x40
	4	x20
	3	x2
	Scatter

Dragon’s Mirror RTP, Volatility, and Max Win

Red Tiger ships this with high volatility and a 20% hit rate, so you get on average one win in five spins. The default RTP is 95.8%, though lower settings exist, so I always check the info panel. Stakes run from £0.10 to £20. Top potential is quoted at 3,873x the stake, which aligns better with the variance than the headline figures you sometimes see. It’s a swingy model, but the feature cadence gives decent spells.

Dragon’s Mirror: Slot Verdict

Dragon’s Mirror isn’t the flashiest dragon run from this studio, yet I had a good time once the bigger wilds came into play. The progress track can feel steady in the base game, but free spins flip the switch with that guaranteed centre reel action and all wild types active. The numbers read high variance with middling RTP and a realistic 3,873x cap. If you like variety and can handle a grind, it’s worth a punt.