Talk:Athletic Dragon/@comment-110.55.128.12-20120811121014/@comment-4830404-20120811143457

No. It does not matter. You just have to keep trying.

The rarity is relevant mostly to multi-color combos. For example, when breeding for a Diamond, you must have at least 4 distinct colors. Let's pretend you use Firestorm + Island, which is Red, Yellow, Green, Blue. Red + Blue can make a Magic Dragon. In this scenario, the Magic Dragon will only rarely appear, in contrast to more common dragons like Firestorm, Mist, etc.

However, if you keep breeding Fire + Water, there are only two outcomes: Magic and Athletic. I believe the Athletic Dragon's rarity is mislabeled like the Familiar Dragon used to be (it says Rare, but in reality acts like Super Rare).

It depends how badly you want your Athletic Dragon. If you're happy to get it as collateral one day while trying for a Diamond Dragon, use hybrids. If you want the Athletic Dragon specifically as soon as possible, you are going to have to sit through many Magic Dragons while breeding Fire + Water.