Breeding

Before you start Breeding, you need to have a Breeding Cave that will unlock at Level 7. There are some factors that will possibly affect the results:
The elements that are present in the pair.
Time of day testing shows that Sun Dragon and Moon Dragon are affected by time. See the respective pages for more details.

No other dragons have been shown to not be impacted upon by the time of day in which breeding is started.
Some Limited Dragons need specific Breeding dragons to be bred. E.g. for a Clover Dragon you need a Moss Dragon and a normal or hybrid Plant Dragon.

The level of the dragon. Based upon a game update, Backflip has indicated that level 15-20 dragons can positively affect the chances for "rare" dragons.

Note: The order of the Dragons being bred does NOT impact upon the result.
How to Breed

To breed, you will have to tap on the Breeding Cave, Enchanted Breeding Cave, Epic Breeding Island or Epic Breeding Sanctuary, which will glow. Then, tap on "Breed", and you will be taken to a menu with two sides, Dragon one and Dragon two. Dragons will be available for breeding once they are at level 4 or higher. You must select one dragon on either side, with the elements that will affect the result. When you are done choosing your dragons, you have to press the Breed button at the lower center of the menu.
Breeding Caves, Islands and Upgrades:
Breeding HabitatImage
Breeding Cave --> 
Epic Breeding Island -->

Enchanted Breeding Cave --> 
Epic Breeding Sanctuary -->






The regular and upgraded breeding times can be found here.
Opposite Dragons

Dragons with opposite elements that cannot be directly bred with each other:
Earth/Air
Fire/Cold
Plant/Metal
Lightning/Water

Opposite Dragons include:
Blue Fire
Frostfire
Sandstorm
Dodo
Plasma
Current
Malachite
Ironwood

All Opposite Dragons must be bred with a primary element dragon and a secondary element hybrid dragon.

Note: Breeding an Opposite Dragon with a primary element dragon will only result in primary element dragons (e.g.Sandstorm + Air will result in Air and Earth dragons).
Breeding Results

This is a brief overview of the possible outcomes from breeding. For more detailed information about the dragons please visit the egg, breeding times and dragon reference chart pages.

For more information related to breeding outcomes visit the DragonVale Breeding Sandbox.
Elements Plant Earth Fire Cold Lightning Water Air Metal
Plant Plant Moss
Tree
Clover Flower
Poison
Motley Lichen
Evergreen
Reindeer Cactus
Ash Seaweed
Swamp Willow
Pollen Malachite
Ironwood
Earth Moss
Tree
Clover Earth Lava
Obsidian
Bone Mountain
Glacier
Ghost Quake
Crystal Mud
River Sandstorm
Dodo Iron
Scoria
Fire Poison
Flower
Motley Lava
Obsidian
Bone Fire Blue Fire
Frostfire Firefly
Scorch Air
Coral
Salamander Blazing
Smoke
Firework Brass
Forge
Gold
Cold Lichen
Evergreen
Reindeer Mountain
Glacier
Ghost Blue Fire
Frostfire Cold Storm
Hail
Sun
Moon
Blue Moon Ice
Iceberg Snow
Blizzard Mine
Steel
Silver
Lightning Cactus
Ash Quake
Crystal Firefly
Scorch Storm
Hail
Sun
Moon
Blue Moon Lightning Plasma
Current Sonic
Thunder Magnetic
Copper
Water Seaweed
Swamp Mud
River Air
Coral
Salamander Ice
Iceberg Plasma
Current Water Fog
Rain Rust
Quicksilver
Platinum
Air Willow
Pollen Sandstorm
Dodo Blazing
Smoke
Firework Snow
Blizzard Sonic
Thunder Fog
Rain Air Chrome
Meteor
Metal Malachite
Ironwood Iron
Scoria Brass
Forge
Gold Mine
Steel
Silver Magnetic
Copper Rust
Quicksilver
Platinum Chrome
Meteor Metal

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Notes
The Epic Breeding Island and Epic Breeding Sanctuary are not absolutely necessary to successfully breed ANY dragon. It only grants the player a slight increase to the probability of breeding Epic Dragons, opposite dragons, limited dragons and some other dragons. The greatest benefit is allowing the player to breed two sets of dragons at any given time.
Gemstone Dragons cannot breed with any other dragons, even another of the same type.
The dragon Kairos cannot be bred; it is obtained by completing the Perch of Kairos.
Further reading
DragonVale Breeding Sandbox- Possible results from breeding a certain pair of dragons and a Combo Finder to see possible combos for a given dragon.
For more advanced info about breeding combinations check out this external site.
Native iPhone calculator for breeding combos is DragonCalc.
More info about breeding for profit, click here.
The Dragonvale Wiki is not directly affiliated with the external sites, and has no control over these sites' content or moderation. As you would with all resources, including this Wiki, please use prudent reasoning and sound personal judgement when deciding how best to incorporate the information presented into your game-play.
Blogs
Parent's and Gene's: A blog with a theory on breeding a Rainbow.
Probability and the Gambler's Fallacy: Are you getting frustrated and can't understand why that one certain dragon is eluding you? Get the answer to that question here! There is an excellent link to a page that describes probability, independent events, and important concepts like that in easy-to-understand language.

Content found at: http://dragonvale.wikia.com/wiki/Breeding