Talk:Breeding Calculator/@comment-31200016-20171212181801/@comment-27957947-20171215143935

I hope you've had some luck! I gave up on Magnetic after a few days of fails and switched to trying for Psychedelic. So far, that's not going too well, either. :D I wish they gave us more time to work on breeding these difficult ones.

Virtue can definitely split. Any pink in any dragon can split into red and white. People often recommend using Virtue for certain breeding attempts because when Virtue is used is a parent, it cannot be an outcome. This eliminates a long, 33 hr fail. The reason is because Virtue is a pure pink dragon. Pure, minor type dragons (like Virtue, Night, and Magic) have special breeding rules. They can only be bred by *directly* combining their needed colors. The results of a split cannot be used to provide the needed colors.

So, for example, Virtue is bred by combing red and white. Combos like Fire X Light or Athletic X Fuzzy can both produce a Virtue because red and white are clearly represented in both groups of parents. Red and white are used directly.

But, Virtue X Light cannot produce a Virtue. In this pairing, even if the parent Virtue splits into red and white, the red is not being used directly. The results of a split cannot be used to provide the needed color when trying for a pure-colored dragon.

I hope this makes sense, it is difficult to explain clearly and succinctly. :)