User blog comment:SmartAlyx/Breeding THEORY & Algorithm Analysis/@comment-27830181-20170223163353/@comment-28259418-20170224184434

Thank you very much for taking the time to read my Blog. I appreciate the Proofreading. :)

I have not observed that it is any more difficult to Breed a 3 Type Dragon versus a 2 Type dragon. BUT I COULD BE WRONG! Again, I would LOVE to hear from TeamLava the true word on how Breeding works.

It is my THEORY is that there are 3 reasons why dragons are difficult to Breed.

1)  The most important aspect is the Rarity of the dragon you want to Breed which will indicate the difficulty of 1st landing in the Rarity.  HONEYSUCKLE is Rare (SR) so likely has only a 30% chance of SR being selected.

2)  The 2nd most important aspect is the number of dragon Fails in the same Rarity competing against the dragon you want.  W/ the "Best" Breeding Pair I was able to find for HONEYSUCKLE, there are 11 Fails competing against HONEYSUCKLE.

1)  HONEYSUCKLE, R (pink, white, yellow) 15h.  1BP:  ([olympus, yellow] & [pink, white]) = 24 dragons:  (C:  Love 5h, Olympus 7h, Firestorm 12h, Apollo 16h, Sunrise 24h)  (R:  Athena 4h, Firemane 9h, Sunbeam 9h, Griffin 10h, Kite 11h, Butterfly 12h, HONEYSUCKLE 16h, Laserlight 15h, Never Ending 15h, Wooden 15h, Tiny 16h, Melody 18h, Owl 19h)  (SR:  Honeybee 10h, Clockwork 13h, Leopard 14h, Fireflower 16h, Prime Power 28h avoidable)  (UR:  Diamond 44h).  Chances of Breeding Fails of 12h or longer = (61%).

2)  HONEYSUCKLE, R (pink, white, yellow) 15h.  2BP:  ([yellow, pink] & [white]) or (yellow, white] & pink]) or (yellow & [white, pink]) = 20 dragons:  (C:  Love 5h, Firestorm 12h, Sunrise 24h)  (R:  Firemane 9h, Sunbeam 9h, Griffin 10h, Kite 11h, Butterfly 12h, HONEYSUCKLE 16h, Laserlight 15h, Never Ending 15h, Wooden 15h, Tiny 16h, Melody 18h, Owl 19h)  (SR:  Honeybee 10h, Clockwork 13h, Leopard 14h, Fireflower 16h, Prime Power 28h avoidable).  Chances of Breeding Fails of 12h or longer = (44%).