Thread:Knj00/@comment-24212476-20131125070621/@comment-5089372-20131125141613

Hi Neighbor!

Congrats on Diamond! Diamond can take forever to get for some of us, so it's such a relief when it is finally obtained. :)

Honestly, everyone has their own breeding preferences. What works well for some may not work well for others. That being said, when trying to get a dragon of the same type (Black + Black = Black or Diamond + Black = Black) I prefer not to use Diamond.

When you have just one type in the pool you can only get pure dragons of the same type or pure dragons of its component types. So, Black + Black can only give another Black type or pure Purple or Blue (its component types). If you used Diamond + Black you can get not only another pure Black type and pure dragons of its component types (Blue+Purple) but also any hybrids that can come from Blue+Purple, Diamond + Purple or Diamond + Blue. Black + Black can give 6 possible offspring and Diamond + Black can give 14 possible offspring.

So, imo if your only goal is to get another pure of the same type pure+pure is the way to go. If you want to include the possibility of other hybrids you may not have (like Diamond hybrids) using Diamond may be the way to go. It really depends on your personal goals.

I probably didn't tell you anything you didn't already know but I hope I have been of some help. Good Luck on your breeding!!! :)