A Dragon's tools are very important to a dragon. Why? First of all if a dragon didn't have claws it wouldn't be able to defend against its enemies. Also if a dragon didn't have scales it could be easily killed. Some dragon scales are so hard that nothing can go through it. Because of this, many images show a dragon sitting on top of its hoard, which is a dragon's piles of gold and other treasure, gained from slaying many other creatures. They are extremely dangerous! Thats why dragons are so feared. .