Guides

Hello there, friend! I'm PixelEnchanter, the newly christened head of the Dragonwish Foundation's mentorship hub!

The Dragonwish Foundation is a volunteer group of players who work together to help any player have their dream dragon. Normally, we do this by breeding it for them. However, recently we have decided that we would also like to help players build the skills and confidence to breed their own dream dragons, so you don't have to wait around for us, and can get that goal baby sooner!

This thread is meant to be a place where those wanting help with breeding projects can ask advice and have questions answered. The DWF has a team of mentors who will be checking in regularly to try and answer any questions we see.

There will also be a few helpful resources linked below, for those who want to get a head start with reading. But, if walls of text are a little intimidating to you, I plan to break down the information provided into bite-sized chunks focusing on one topic at a time and post them to this thread. That will take some time to get through everything though, so please bear with me ^-^

In the meantime, be welcome, and please ask any and all questions you have!

1. Please be nice. We're all here to share knowledge, not to make anyone feel bad for not knowing it already!
2. There's no such thing as stupid questions! Don't be embarrassed to ask, it's how you learn.
3. Be prepared to take in a lot of information! Breeding is complicated, so try not to get overwhelmed. It's alright to take a break and come back later.
4. To mentors: Only get as involved in a project as is requested. We're here to teach, not to take over.
5. To hopeful breeders: if posting in the thread is to intimidating, feel free to PM me! I'll either answer your question, or try to set you up with a different mentor who can!

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Ganondorf's Breeding Guide
A wonderful guide to breeding written by our wonderful DWF leader, Ganondorf.

Breeding Rarity Comparisons
A thread dedicated to helpful charts to track the breeding rarity of every gene and breed in Flight Rising.

Flight Rising Color Predictor
An off-site tool that lets you visualize every color outcome possible between your two dragons. Helpful to make sure you're in the right range.

archwulf's Breeding Log
A thread run by DWF member archwulf, documenting some of the thought processes and progress of their breeding projects. Great for those who want to see how others think through a project!

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Did I miss a resource you find helpful? Let me know so I can add it!

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Back to Basics

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@Ambrite @BarbaraFett @Dr3m1ly @Ganondorf @jnlhui @KaitoWang @KineticKimo @Orianel @PixelEnchanter @Saturnpunk @SongofSummer

Thank you, mentors, for volunteering your knowledge! The thread is open to anyone seeking advice now!

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Every player's breeding journey needs to start somewhere, so let's kick it off with something simple: colors!

There are 177 possible colors in Flight Rising, and every dragon gets three. These are a primary, a secondary, and a tertiary. Each color is inherited separately from the other two.

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The primary color shows on a dragon's body. Here you can see it in red on a male Imperial, for an example:
The secondary color shows on a dragon's wings. Here's an example on another male Imperial:
The tertiary color is like an accent color for a dragon. What it looks like will depend a lot on genes, which we'll get into later. Just know that you'll only be able to see a tertiary color if the gene is something other than Basic! Here's an example of red Smoke on another male Imperial:

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What colors a dragon has will depend on what its parents had. Every time two dragons breed, the resulting babies will have colors that fall in between the parents on the color wheel.

For example, if one parent had a Green primary color, and the other had a Yellow primary color, their kids would end up with Green, Yellow, or any of the colors in between the two for the primary.

This means that the closer together two parents' colors are, the fewer possibilities their kids will have to choose from. This is great for breeding projects, where our goal is usually a very specific color.

Note: Maize and Pearl are not opposites!
I know they're on opposite ends of the color list, and this is something that trips up newer players all the time. But that color list is actually a giant circle. If you breed a dragon with Maize and a dragon with Pearl, all their kids are going to be either Maize or Pearl.

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If you're working on a project, just how close to your goal do the parents need to be? Technically, any pair of dragons that can produce your goal combination would work, but you'd also probably have to breed them about a million times, and we want that goal baby sooner!

It's recommended that your parent pair should have colors that are no more than 2 away from goal. For example, let's say your goal is a primary color of Obsidian. Parent 1 should have either Obsidian, Black, or Oilslick as their primary color. Parent 2 should have either Obsidian, Eldritch, or Midnight as their primary color. If they're further away than that, you might want that pair to be grandparents instead to hopefully get a closer parent!

Note: Make sure your parents can hit goal!
Nothing is worse than putting a whole lot of work into a project only to find out the dragons you have can't actually give you your goal baby. There's a color range predictor tool linked in the resources of this thread, or you can pull up the scrying workshop to check yourself. Draw a line down the list from one color to the other. Is your goal color between the two? If not, you can't hit goal!

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Did something you read not make sense? Post a question in this thread, and one of our mentors will try to help explain better!

[center][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/drw/1973576][img alt="A banner reading 'The Dragonwish Foundation' in bold rainbow letters against pixelated clouds with a few extra pixel. The text gradient runs through all the colors of the rainbow while the clouds are only green, blue, and purple. Everything is outlined in white."]https://40.media.tumblr.com/c1f9b3b8f927d857756b1f6293bb5940/tumblr_o4yu8gUBhN1uvtnbto1_400.png[/img][/url] ----- [size=5][b]Back to Basics[/b][/size] [size=4]Breeds: Ancients, Moderns, and Rarities[/size][/center] ----- Now that we've got colors under our belts, time to move on to our next topic: breeds! There are currently 23 breeds on Flight Rising, split between 15 modern breeds and 8 ancient breeds (more on this in a minute). Within the modern breeds, there are 5 different rarity tiers. ----- [center][size=4][b]Modern vs. Acient: What's the Difference?[/b][/size][/center] All dragon breeds fall into one of two basic categories: modern and ancient. A modern dragon is capable of breeding with any other modern dragon. For example, a Fae could breed with a Bogsneak, a Coatl, a Skydancer, etc. An ancient dragon can only breed with members of its own breed. They are always indicated by this symbol: [emoji=ancient size=5]. If a dragon has that symbol, it can only breed with another dragon of its same species. An Undertide can only breed with other Undertides, and a Banescale can only breed with other Banescales. ----- [center][size=4][b]Ancient Dragons: Breeding Breakdown[/b][/size][/center] All ancient dragons have a breeding cooldown of 20 days. Any dragon can be turned into another breed by way of a breed change scroll. The way to obtain each breed's scroll varies, though. Five ancient breeds can be obtained by purchase through the Treasure Marketplace. These breeds are Aberration, Aether, Auraboa, Banescale, and Gaoler. [img alt="A male and female pair of Aberration dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_aberration.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Aether dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_aether.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Auraboa dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_auraboa.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Banescale dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_banescale.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Gaoler dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_gaoler.png[/img] One ancient breed, Undertide, can be obtained by digging in the Deepsea Dive digsite of Arlo's Ancient Artifacts, located in the Trading Post. [img alt="A male and female pair of Undertide dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_undertide.png[/img] Two ancient breeds can be obtained by purchase through the Gem Marketplace. These breeds are Sandsurge and Veilspun. [img alt="A male and female pair of Sandsurge dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_sandsurge.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Veilspun dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/veilspun_dragons.png[/img] [b]Note: Using an ancient breed change erases genes![/b] Changing a dragon between modern and ancient, or from one ancient breed to another, will reset that dragon's genes to Basic. ----- [center][size=4][b]Modern Dragons: Breeding Breakdown[/b][/size][/center] Modern dragons have five distinct rarity tiers, which correlate to how they were introduced to Flight Rising, or how their breed change scrolls are currently obtained. These tiers are plentiful, common, uncommon, limited, and rare. Plentiful breeds have a breeding cooldown of 15 days. Breed change scrolls can be purchased in the Treasure Marketplace. They are also available as the four progenitor dragon breeds, and can hatch from any unhatched elemental eggs. The four plentiful breeds are Fae, Guardian, Mirror, and Tundra. [img alt="A male and female pair of Fae dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_fae.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Guardian dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_guardian.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Mirror dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_mirror.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Tundra dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_tundra.png[/img] Common breeds have a breeding cooldown of 20 days. Their breed change scrolls can be purchased in the Treasure Marketplace. The four modern common breeds are Pearlcatcher, Ridgeback, Snapper, and Spiral. [img alt="A male and female pair of Pearlcatcher dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_pearlcatcher.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Ridgeback]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_ridgeback.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Snapper dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_snapper.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Spiral dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_spiral.png[/img] Uncommon breeds have a breeding cooldown of 25 days. The three uncommon breeds are Bogsneak, Obelisk, and Skydancer. Bogsneak breed change scrolls and unhatched Bogsneak eggs can both be brewed at Baldwin's Bubbling Brew, located in the Trading Post. Obelisk and Skydancer breed change scrolls can be purchased in the Treasure Marketplace. [img alt="A male and female pair of Bogsneak dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_bogsneak.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Obelisk dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_obelisk.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Skydancer dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_skydancer.png[/img] Limited breeds have a breeding cooldown of 30 days. The two limited breeds are Imperial and Nocturne. Nocturne breed change scrolls and unhatched Nocturne eggs can be found in Strange Chests during the yearly Night of the Nocturne event. Imperial breed change scrolls are unobtainable. [img alt="A male and female pair of Nocturne dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_nocturne.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Imperial dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_imperial.png[/img] Rare breeds have a breeding cooldown of 35 days. The two rare breeds are Coatl and Wildclaw. Coatl breed change scrolls are avaialable for purchase in the Gem Marketplace. Wildclaw breed change scrolls cycle into availability for purchase in the Gem Marketplace approximately twice per year for a week each. [img alt="A male and female pair of Coatl dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_coatl.png[/img] [img alt="A male and female pair of Wildclaw dragons."]https://flightrising.com/images/wiki/breed_wildclaw.png[/img] ----- [center][size=4][b]How Breeds Get Passed On[/b][/size][/center] A dragon's breed is, of course, dependent on its parents. Ancients are easy, since both parents must be the same breed. But what about modern dragons? This is where we get into breed rarities and what they mean! It seems self-explanatory that a rare dragon is, well, rarer than a plentiful. But how does that work? It's all about odds! Two dragons of the same rarity (two plentiful, two uncommon, etc.) will have 50/50 odds to copy the breed of one parent or the other. For example, if a Fae and a Mirror breed, there's a 50% chance of each kid being a Fae, and a 50% chance for Mirror. Two dragons of different rarities are where things get a tad more complicated. A plentiful/common pair will favor the plentiful parent 70% of the time, and the common parent the other 30%. Below is a chart created by arcaneidolriots. Their Breeding Rarity Comparisons thread is linked in our resources up above. [img alt="A chart labeled 'Breeding Rarity Estimated Odds'. There are five rows and five columns, each labeled with the rarity tiers of breeds. The intersection of each column shows the odds for that pairing.P/P=50/50, P/C=70/30, P/U=85/15, P/L=97/3, P/R=99/1, C/C=50/50, C/U=75/25, C/L=90/10, C/R=99/1, U/U=50/50, U/L=85/15, U/R=98/2, L/L=50/50, L/R=97/3, R/R=50/50"]https://i.imgur.com/wGL66xc.png[/img] ----- [center][size=4][b]Why Breed Rarity Matters[/b][/size][/center] In most cases, you want to actually be likely for your parent dragons to produce the right breed of kid. In some cases, such as Imperials, it is the only option, since you cannot breed change a dragon to Imperial. Therefore, you have to be careful what breeds of dragon you bring into your project in the first place! As a general rule of thumb, you only want to use dragons that are of the same rarity or a higher level of rarity to your goal. So if your goal is a Wildclaw, you only want to look at Coatls and Wildclaws. This has a 50% chance of giving you that Wildclaw you want, if you pair it with a Coatl. If you paired a Wildclaw with, say, an Imperial, those odds drop to a meager 3%, and with a 35 day cooldown, that's going to take ages. We want that goal baby sooner rather than later, so do yourself a favor and remember breed rarities! ----- [center][size=4][b]Confused? Just Ask![/b][/size][/center] Did something you read not make sense? Post a question in this thread, and one of our mentors will try to help explain better!

Hi there! I’m looking to breed this dragon



Without spending loads of gems. The issue is I don’t know where to start :( any pointers?

@TuitionFee

When you say spending lots of gems, does that include treasure as well?