Talk:Gemstone Dragons/@comment-7138732-20130329154820/@comment-5085186-20130330004046

In May of last year, level made no difference. That change was just made when Shrines were updated.

Nothing avoids the potential fails, but yes, using the lower level dragons will probably decrease your risk of getting Epics. However, since Emerald (any Gemstone) is also an Epic, and BFS never defined "rare" when they mentioned that level 15+ dragons have better chances, you might also decrease your chances for the Emerald.