Macenstein’s Ultimate DragonVale Breeding Guide
Posted by Dr. Macenstein on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 · 2,581 Comments
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So it appears more than a few of you are looking for tips on breeding various Dragons in DragonVale
(Free/Universal). If you’re not familiar with the game, you can read our review here, but suffice it to say it’s one of those “time burglars” where you raise and cross-breed various dragon-types to create the ultimate Magical Dragon zoo. Ultimately pointless, yet addicting. Unfortunately, some dragons can be hard to get, and though you may TRY to breed a combinations that looks like they should get you a hard-to-get Rainbow or Moon Dragon or such, sometimes it just doesn’t happen. So we decided to put out a list of what we have found to work for each Dragon Type. I currently have a couple of every dragon (my Game Center ID is “Dr Macenstein” if you’d like to check out my dragons) and while many of them can be gotten with different combos, I will tell you only what breeding combinations actually DID work for me. I will warn you that occasionally even the right combination may take up 20 times or even more, but I promise you, these combinations WILL work. Eventually. Also note a couple of these dragons are “seasonal”, and may not be available at the moment no matter what dragons you breed. Finally, I suggest for most hybrids you purchase the Breeding Island (located under “ISLANDS” in the market) as it can increase your odds when attempting to breed a particularly hard to get hybrid. That being said I think I have also bred most of these with the regular breeding cave as well. ALSO, please note: For pretty much every dragon I have found that the order does NOT matter, despite what people say. For instance I got a Plasma with Lightning and Seaweed, and my wife got it with Seaweed and Lightning. So feel free to mix up the order of my suggestions if you’d like. Again, I’m just telling you what worked for me. Also, if you breed two dragons and want to know what the result will be before they hatch, check out this handy “List of DragonVale dragon incubation and Breeding Times” I threw together. And if you’re looking for “Suggestions for winning DragonVale Races”, click here.
First up we have the “Elemental Dragons”. These cannot be bred – you have to shell out coins for these – so start saving. On the plus side, these dragons make up the building blocks for all other dragons, so once you have them, you can get the rest (well, ALMOST all the rest).
Elemental Dragons
(These can only be purchased with coins, or bred with an existing pair you have purchased)
EARTH DRAGON:
PLANT DRAGON:
FIRE DRAGON:
COLD DRAGON:
LIGHTNING DRAGON:
WATER DRAGON:
METAL DRAGON:
OK, so if you have two or more of those, let’s see what you can make!
(Click a Dragon’s name to see its breeding guide)
ABYSS DRAGON:
ACID DRAGON:
AIR DRAGON:
ALPENGLOW DRAGON:
AMBER DRAGON:
AMETHYST DRAGON:
ANDROMEDAN DRAGON:
ANTARIAN DRAGON:
ANTUMBRA DRAGON:
APOCALYPSE DRAGON:
AQUAMARINE DRAGON:
ARBOR DRAGON:
ARCTIC DRAGON:
ARCTURIAN DRAGON:
ARID DRAGON:
ASH DRAGON:
AURORA DRAGON:
AUTUMN DRAGON:
AZURITE DRAGON:
BARITE DRAGON:
BEARDED DRAGON:
BERRY DRAGON:
BICENTENNIAL DRAGON:
BILBY DRAGON:
BISMUTH DRAGON:
BIZURIAN DRAGON:
BLAZING DRAGON:
BLAZING GALE DRAGON:
BLIGHTWING DRAGON:
BLIZZARD DRAGON:
BLOOM DRAGON: (Seasonal – Can only be bred around Easter)
BLUE FIRE DRAGON:
BLUE MOON DRAGON:
BOG DRAGON:
BOGBERRY DRAGON:
BONE DRAGON: (Seasonal – Halloween Dragon)
BONESCALE DRAGON:
BOUNTEOUS DRAGON:
BOUQUET DRAGON:
BRAMBLE DRAGON:
BRASS DRAGON:
BRONZE DRAGON:
BRONZE OLYMPUS DRAGON:
BUBBLE DRAGON:
BUTTERFLY DRAGON:
CACTUS DRAGON:
CANDESCENT DRAGON:
CARNIVAL DRAGON:
CAVE DRAGON:
CELTIC DRAGON: (Only breedable in March)
CENTURY DRAGON:
CELERULEAN DRAGON:
CERBERUS DRAGON:
CHAR DRAGON:
CHROME DRAGON:
CHROMACORN DRAGON:
CHRYSALIS DRAGON:
CLOVER DRAGON: (Seasonal – Can only be bred in March (around St. Patrick’s Day)
COCOAHOLLOW DRAGON:
COLDFORGE DRAGON:
COLD RIFT DRAGON:
COMET DRAGON:
CONCH DRAGON:
CONIFER DRAGON:
CORAL DRAGON:
COPPER DRAGON:
COTTON DRAGON:
CUMBERPATCH DRAGON:
CUMULUS DRAGON:
CRYPT DRAGON:
CRYSTAL DRAGON:
CUDDLEWING DRAGON:
CURRENT DRAGON:
CYCLONE DRAGON:
CYCLOPS DRAGON:
DANDELION DRAGON:
DARK DRAGON:
DARKLING DRAGON:
DARK RIFT DRAGON:
DARTWING DRAGON:
DAWN DRAGON:
DAWNBRINGER DRAGON:
DAYDREAM DRAGON:
DAZZLING DRAGON:
DECAY DRAGON:
DELIGHT DRAGON:
DELIRIUM DRAGON:
DIAMOND DRAGON:
DJINN DRAGON:
DODO DRAGON:
DOUBLE LEAP YEAR DRAGON:
DOUBLE RAINBOW DRAGON:
DRACABRA DRAGON:
DREAM DRAGON:
DUNGEON DRAGON:
DUSK DRAGON:
DUSKWING DRAGON:
EARTH RIFT DRAGON:
ELECTRUM DRAGON:
ELYSIUM DRAGON:
EMBER DRAGON:
EMBOSSED DRAGON:
EMERALD DRAGON: (Seasonal – can only be bred in the Month of May)
EPOCH DRAGON:
EQUINOX DRAGON:
ERIDANIAN DRAGON:
EVE DRAGON:
EVERGREEN DRAGON
FAIRE DRAGON:
FATES DRAGON:
FEAST DRAGON:
FISSURE DRAGON:
FIREFLIGHT DRAGON:
FIREFLY DRAGON:
FIRE RIFT DRAGON:
FIREWORK DRAGON (SEASONAL – Only breedable in the weeks preceding and following the 4th of July)
FLASH DRAGON:
FLICKER DRAGON:
FLOWER DRAGON:
FLUORESCENT DRAGON:
FLURRY DRAGON:
FOG DRAGON:
FOREST DRAGON:
FORGE DRAGON:
FROSTBITE DRAGON:
FROSTFIRE DRAGON:
FROSTFLOWER DRAGON:
FROSTFLUFF DRAGON:
FUNGUS DRAGON:
GAMMA DRAGON:
GARDEN DRAGON:
GARLAND DRAGON:
GARNET DRAGON: (Only breedable in January)
GEODE DRAGON:
GHAST DRAGON:
GHOST DRAGON:
GIFT DRAGON:
GLACIER DRAGON:
GLARE DRAGON:
GLASS DRAGON:
GLIMMERWING DRAGON:
GLOWWING DRAGON:
GOLD DRAGON:
GOLD OLYMPUS DRAGON:
GOURD DRAGON:
HAIL DRAGON:
HALO DRAGON:
HARVEST DRAGON:
HARVEST MOON DRAGON:
HEAT DRAGON:
HERALD DRAGON:
HIDDEN BOLT DRAGON:
HOLLY DRAGON:
HONEYGLOW DRAGON:
HONUHONU DRAGON:
HOODED DRAGON:
HOWL DRAGON:
HUMUHUMU DRAGON:
HYDRA DRAGON:
HYPNOTIC DRAGON:
ICE DRAGON:
ICEBERG DRAGON:
ICEBOUND DRAGON:
ICY TORRENT DRAGON:
INFERNO DRAGON:
INFRARED DRAGON:
IRE DRAGON:
IRIDESCENT DRAGON:
IRON DRAGON:
IRON BLOSSOM DRAGON:
IRONWOOD DRAGON:
IRONWROUGHT DRAGON:
IVY DRAGON:
JADE DRAGON:
JASPER DRAGON:
JET DRAGON:
JETSTREAM DRAGON:
JINGLE DRAGON:
KAIJU DRAGON:
KAIROS DRAGON:
KAMPOS DRAGON:
KITE DRAGON:
KRAMPUS DRAGON:
KRINGLE DRAGON:
LABRADORITE DRAGON:
LACE DRAGON:
LACEWING DRAGON:
LACUNA DRAGON:
LAGOON DRAGON:
LAPIS DRAGON:
LAVA DRAGON:
LEAF DRAGON:
LEAP YEAR DRAGON: (Seasonal Can only be bred in February of a Leap Year, thus far)
LEATHERY DRAGON:
LIBERTY DRAGON:
LICHEN DRAGON:
LIGHT DRAGON:
LIGHT RIFT DRAGON:
LIGHTNING RIFT DRAGON:
LIMULIMU DRAGON:
LODESTONE DRAGON:
LOOT DRAGON:
LOTUS DRAGON:
LOVE DRAGON: (Seasonal – Can only be bred around Valentine’s Day)
LUMINOUS DRAGON:
LUNAR ECLIPSE DRAGON: (Only breedable in the days surrounding a Lunar Eclipse)
LYCAN DRAGON:
MANOMANO DRAGON:
MAGNETIC DRAGON:
MALACHITE DRAGON:
MARBLETAIL DRAGON:
MEADOW DRAGON:
MELANCHOLY DRAGON:
MESOLITE DRAGON:
METEOR DRAGON:
MIASMA DRAGON:
MIDDAY DRAGON:
MIDNIGHT DRAGON:
MINE DRAGON:
MIRAGE DRAGON:
MIRROR DRAGON:
MISFORTUNE DRAGON:
MISTLETOE DRAGON:
MOLTEN DRAGON:
MONOLITH DRAGON:
MOON DRAGON:
MOONSTRUCK DRAGON:
MOSS DRAGON:
MOTLEY DRAGON:
MOUNTAIN DRAGON:
MOUNTAIN SUN DRAGON:
MUD DRAGON:
MUSE DRAGON:
NEBULA DRAGON:
NECTAR DRAGON:
NEOTERIC DRAGON:
NESTING DRAGON:
NETHER DRAGON:
NIGHTBLOOM DRAGON:
NIGHTMARE DRAGON:
NIGHTSHADE DRAGON:
NOSFERATU DRAGON:
NOVA DRAGON:
OBSIDIAN DRAGON:
OKENITE DRAGON:
OMEN DRAGON:
ONI DRAGON:
OOZE DRAGON:
OPAL DRAGON:
OPULENT DRAGON:
ORACLE DRAGON:
ORCHID DRAGON:
ORNAMENTAL DRAGON:
ORTREAT DRAGON:
OUROBOROS DRAGON:
OVALITH DRAGON:
PALLADIUM DRAGON:
PANLONG DRAGON: (Can only be bred in “The Year of the Dragon” (2012))
PAPER DRAGON: Limited: Only available until September 24th
PARTY DRAGON:
PEARL DRAGON: (Seasonal – can only be bred in the Month of June)
PEPPER DRAGON:
PERIDOT DRAGON: (LIMITED: Can only be bred in August)
PERMAFROST DRAGON:
PHARAOH DRAGON:
PLAINS DRAGON:
PLANT RIFT DRAGON:
PLASMA DRAGON:
PLATEAU DRAGON:
PLATINUM DRAGON:
PLUMEWING DRAGON:
PLUMPKIN DRAGON:
PHANTOM DRAGON:
POISON DRAGON:
POLARIAN DRAGON:
POLLEN DRAGON:
POND DRAGON:
PORTENT DRAGON:
PRISM DRAGON:
PROCYON DRAGON:
PROMETHIUM DRAGON:
PYRITE DRAGON:
QUAKE DRAGON:
NEW! QUARTZ DRAGON:
QUICKSAND DRAGON:
QUICKSILVER DRAGON:
QUINTESSENCE DRAGON:
RADIANT DRAGON:
RAGNAROK DRAGON:
RAIN DRAGON:
RAINBOW DRAGON:
RAYLEIAN DRAGON:
REGAL DRAGON:
REGIFT DRAGON:
REINDEER DRAGON: (Seasonal – Can only be bred around December/Early January)
RIBBON DRAGON:
RIVER DRAGON:
ROOT DRAGON:
ROSE DRAGON:
ROSEBUD DRAGON:
ROSEGOLD DRAGON:
RUBY DRAGON:
RUIN DRAGON:
RUST DRAGON:
SAKURA DRAGON: (Seasonal Can only be bred in April/May, thus far)
SALAMANDER DRAGON:
SAND DRAGON:
SANDSCALE DRAGON:
SANDSTORM DRAGON:
SANGUINITE DRAGON:
SAPPHIRE DRAGON: (LIMITED: Can only be bred in September)
SATIN DRAGON:
SCARAB DRAGON (SLAG DRAGON):
SCORIA DRAGON (SLAG DRAGON):
SCORCH DRAGON:
SCORN DRAGON:
SEASONAL DRAGON:
SEAWEED DRAGON:
SEED DRAGON:
SERAPH DRAGON:
SERENITY DRAGON:
SHADOW DRAGON:
SHIELD DRAGON:
SHIMMER DRAGON:
SHINING DRAGON:
SILVER OLYMPUS DRAGON:
SILVER DRAGON:
SINGULARITY DRAGON:
SLEIGHBELL DRAGON:
SMITTEN DRAGON:
SMOKE DRAGON:
SMOLDER DRAGON:
SOLAR ECLIPSE DRAGON: (Only breedable in the days surrounding a Solar Eclipse)
SNAPPER DRAGON:
SNOW DRAGON:
SNOWFLAKE DRAGON:
SNOWPOCALYPSE DRAGON:
SNOWSQUALL DRAGON:
SNOWY BRONZE OLYMPUS DRAGON:
SNOWY GOLD OLYMPUS DRAGON:
SNOWY SILVER OLYMPUS DRAGON:
SOLARFLARE DRAGON:
SOLSTICE DRAGON: (SEASONAL – Only breedable around the Summer Solstice (June 20th in 2012)
SONIC DRAGON:
SOOT DRAGON:
SORARIAN DRAGON:
SNOWBRUSH DRAGON:
SPARK DRAGON:
SPECTRE DRAGON:
SPIRIT DRAGON:
SPORE DRAGON:
SPRITELY DRAGON:
SPRING DRAGON: (Only breedable in Spring)
SPRITE DRAGON:
SPROUT DRAGON:
SQUALL DRAGON:
STARLIGHT DRAGON:
STARSHINE DRAGON:
STARWING DRAGON:
STEAM DRAGON:
STEEL DRAGON:
STONEHEART DRAGON:
STONESHELL DRAGON:
STORM DRAGON:
STYGIAN DRAGON:
SUBTERRANEAN DRAGON:
SULFUR DRAGON:
SUMI DRAGON:
SUMMER DRAGON: (Only breedable in Summer)
SUN DRAGON:
SUNSCORCH DRAGON:
SUNSTRUCK DRAGON:
SURGE DRAGON:
SURPRISE DRAGON:
SWALLOWTAIL DRAGON:
SWAMP DRAGON:
SWEETHEART DRAGON:
TANSY DRAGON:
TEIDIAN DRAGON:
TEMPEST DRAGON:
TEOZINTE DRAGON:
TERRADIEM DRAGON:
THICKET DRAGON:
THISTLE DRAGON:
THORN DRAGON:
THUNDER DRAGON:
THUNDERBIRD DRAGON:
THUNDERBOLT DRAGON:
THUNDERSNOW DRAGON:
TIDAL DRAGON:
TIDEPOOL DRAGON:
TINSEL DRAGON:
TOPAZ DRAGON: (Only breedable in November)
TOTEM DRAGON:
TOURMALINE DRAGON:
TREAT DRAGON:
TREE DRAGON:
TRENCH DRAGON:
TRIMERA DRAGON:
TRINKET DRAGON:
TULIP DRAGON:
TUMBLETHORN DRAGON:
TURQUIOSE DRAGON: (Only breedable in December)
TWINKLE DRAGON:
VALOR DRAGON:
VERDIGRIS DRAGON:
VERGLACE DRAGON:
VICTORY DRAGON:
VIRIDIAN DRAGON:
VOLTAIC DRAGON:
VORTEX DRAGON:
WATCH DRAGON:
WATER RIFT DRAGON:
WAVELYTE DRAGON:
WILLOW DRAGON:
WIND DRAGON:
WINTER DRAGON:
WISP DRAGON:
WOOLEN DRAGON:
WRAITH DRAGON:
WYRMWOOD DRAGON:
YOLKWING DRAGON:
ZAFFER DRAGON:
ZOMBIE DRAGON:
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