Dragonvale: Strategies/Tips (NOT an add me thread)

[Allanon]

Originally Posted by eugekava

No official confirmation but they are probably here for the duration of the olympics.

good call on the olympics!

They should include Silver and Bronze dragons and make the habitat hold 3 not 2 dragons

[exalep]

what's the fastest way to level up? i really want to get all these cool limited dragons but I can't until I have the basic dragons even available to buy -_-

[ButterflyFan]

Originally Posted by exalep

what's the fastest way to level up? i really want to get all these cool limited dragons but I can't until I have the basic dragons even available to buy -_-

The coliseum gives the most xp, but you can also gain xp from growing treats at the treat farms, and breeding dragons and selling them.

Good luck!

[glory87]

Ugh - 3 24 hour fails so far. Have tried both metal/firefly and brass/flower. Has anyone found anything with shorter fail cycles? At least I have my second ruby hatching!

Gamecentername - JRMash

[Dida998]

I think I got the gold dragon on my first try! I used fire and then iron and got a 48 hr breeding time.

[Mathsquito]

Ugh...almost halfway through the month and still no Ruby. My birthday is Tuesday and I'd really love my birthstone dragon before the months up...starting to get anxious. Send patient vibes my way, please!

[HLW]

Originally Posted by Aiera Kyoto

Sorry I haven't been able to gift you yet.

That's OK I haven't got many people on Gamecenter who play Dragonvale and I didn't want the gems to go to waste.

Originally Posted by Aiera Kyoto

I recommend starting on getting Scorch, Air, Chrome and then Ruby once you get to level 14 (all unlocked at that level - yikes!).

I'm breeding a water and a fire dragon right now, to try and get an air dragon. Chrome sounds like it would be a metal dragon hybrid, but metal dragon eggs are not unlocked to level 17 and are 1,000,000 coins! Is it possible to breed them from other dragons?

I've got an egg with a crescent moon on it, I've seen the moon dragon in the shop so I think my egg will be a moon dragon? I hope it is, I have built the moon habitat in preparation! It's got another whole day before it hatches though

Is there any way of getting gems apart from buying them or being gifted them? I want the epic breeding island so I can breed two pairs at once but it's so expensive!

[TIMELESS]

Originally Posted by HLW

That's OK I haven't got many people on Gamecenter who play Dragonvale and I didn't want the gems to go to waste.


I'm breeding a water and a fire dragon right now, to try and get an air dragon. Chrome sounds like it would be a metal dragon hybrid, but metal dragon eggs are not unlocked to level 17 and are 1,000,000 coins! Is it possible to breed them from other dragons?

I've got an egg with a crescent moon on it, I've seen the moon dragon in the shop so I think my egg will be a moon dragon? I hope it is, I have built the moon habitat in preparation! It's got another whole day before it hatches though

Is there any way of getting gems apart from buying them or being gifted them? I want the epic breeding island so I can breed two pairs at once but it's so expensive!

That is the moon dragon. The only way you can get gems is by gifting and you can get 2 to 5 a day in the colosseum. The other is buying and the gem dragons.

[dlstar]

Originally Posted by HLW

That's OK I haven't got many people on Gamecenter who play Dragonvale and I didn't want the gems to go to waste.


I'm breeding a water and a fire dragon right now, to try and get an air dragon. Chrome sounds like it would be a metal dragon hybrid, but metal dragon eggs are not unlocked to level 17 and are 1,000,000 coins! Is it possible to breed them from other dragons?

I've got an egg with a crescent moon on it, I've seen the moon dragon in the shop so I think my egg will be a moon dragon? I hope it is, I have built the moon habitat in preparation! It's got another whole day before it hatches though

Is there any way of getting gems apart from buying them or being gifted them? I want the epic breeding island so I can breed two pairs at once but it's so expensive!

Congrats on getting a moon dragon, they're good coin earners. I'll make sure you get a gem from me everyday, and you should definitely get the coliseum ASAP :-) if you don't have it already.

You can't breed metal dragons from anything except another metal or metal hybrid unfortunately so just be patient :-)

If you're after a good breeding guide try the dragonvale breeding sandbox, and I also use the Let It Guide Dragonvale Guide which is free in the app store.

[eugekava]

Originally Posted by Jazbodooley

Dragonvale breeding sandbox says Brass and flower. I have a 24 hour forge fail with that combo and a 24 hr fail with metal and firefly......That's still 19hrs and 12mins with the upgraded breeding caves.......... Ouch!!

Have built the gold habitat, it's a bit 'busy' and..........gold? May get used to it, but reserving judgment at the moment, until I see the dragon..... this could be one of those impatient moments where I start using up some of my hoarded gems to speed up these long fails

Yes, I agree. This is the kind of habitat that needs "subdued" surroundings to do it justice.
It needs to be a centerpiece of an island. We need another island to fit it all in while being able to have a certain level of artistic freedom.

I have replaced "goldie" with another dragon design. Let me know what you think.
Must admit, while hunting for Gold dragon I used up around 200 gems to speed up fails. Fails were mostly 3-5 hours, but got a couple of coppers and forges. That was painful. Got one incubating with Brass and Flower both lvl 15 in a normal Breeding Cave. Will just stick with this combo from now on.
Good luck to those still trying to get a Ruby dragon. For what its worth I got 4 of mine with level 15 Chrome and Scorch dragons (in that order). I only sped up fails a couple of times only because dragons now breed faster that they incubate.
Happy breeding!