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The primary rift dragons cannot change their trait, which matches that of their element (i.e a Plant Rift Dragon has the Plant trait). However, the other 90 hybrids have the potential to be any one of the 10 traits. The trait can be changed via the '''Transfiguration Tower''' which is unlocked after clearing a few patches of Miasmic Ether (the fog that you need to clear) directly west of the Airship Dock. For '''every''' hybrid dragon, all 10 traits are unlocked separately. For example, if you have a Poison Rift Dragon that has unlocked 5 out of the 10 traits, these unlocks do not carry over to your Flower Rift Dragon, so you will have to unlock those 10 traits once more. Each trait can be unlocked for 10k Etherium, or by breeding a dragon with that trait in the Rift Breeding Cave. |
The primary rift dragons cannot change their trait, which matches that of their element (i.e a Plant Rift Dragon has the Plant trait). However, the other 90 hybrids have the potential to be any one of the 10 traits. The trait can be changed via the '''Transfiguration Tower''' which is unlocked after clearing a few patches of Miasmic Ether (the fog that you need to clear) directly west of the Airship Dock. For '''every''' hybrid dragon, all 10 traits are unlocked separately. For example, if you have a Poison Rift Dragon that has unlocked 5 out of the 10 traits, these unlocks do not carry over to your Flower Rift Dragon, so you will have to unlock those 10 traits once more. Each trait can be unlocked for 10k Etherium, or by breeding a dragon with that trait in the Rift Breeding Cave. |
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| − | How do you breed dragons with traits? As far as I can tell, it's completely random. In the Rift Breeding Cave, you have the potential to breed Regular Dragons |
+ | How do you breed dragons with traits? As far as I can tell, it's completely random. In the Rift Breeding Cave, you have the potential to breed Regular Dragons, Golden Hybrids, and Epic Dragons '''without traits''', but you can also breed the 90 hybrid dragons with a trait. '''The alignment of the Rift does not guarantee that a dragon will be born with that trait!''' The trait that a dragon is born with is partially decided by the '''alignment''' of the Rift. This is changed automatically every 48 hours, or can be manually changed by clicking the '''Rift Alignment''' button next to the Dragonarium while inside the rift. Each change costs 4k Etherium. There are several dragons that require a certain alignment and/or a dragon with a specific trait in order to be bred. These are detailed in their breeding hints. When you breed any dragon, you have the opportunity to sell it for Dragoncash like usual, or release it for 100 Etherium instead. Golden Hybrids do not earn any Etherium if they are released (except for Subterrnean, which I'm assuming is a glitch.). |
Rift Dragons also have a unique egg overlay. This special pedestal can be transferred to your main park. This appears as a light that shimmers across the surface of the egg, much like the wings of the Primary Rift Dragons. These pedestals, along with Rift Dragons, can be moved between the Rift and your main park, and vice versa. The pedestals themselves do not have traits, so you only need to collect one "rift" pedestal for each dragon. '''Only Rift Dragons can be moved to the Rift!''' |
Rift Dragons also have a unique egg overlay. This special pedestal can be transferred to your main park. This appears as a light that shimmers across the surface of the egg, much like the wings of the Primary Rift Dragons. These pedestals, along with Rift Dragons, can be moved between the Rift and your main park, and vice versa. The pedestals themselves do not have traits, so you only need to collect one "rift" pedestal for each dragon. '''Only Rift Dragons can be moved to the Rift!''' |
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Revision as of 18:04, 16 September 2017
This is going to be a master post for everything related to the addition of the Rift. It will be edited as more information comes to light.
The rift is available as of v4.0.0 of Dragonvale. The button to access it is located next to the Dragonarium icon. Upon entering the game for the first time, the game will bring you through a tutorial on the basic mechanics of the rift. After doing some digging, I have uncovered a few more details.
The main currency within the rift is called Etherium. Etherium can be earned by tapping the little galaxies that float around in the rift, or through Rift dragons' earning rates.
I use the general term Rift Dragon to describe all the dragons that have the Rift element. There is no pure Rift Dragon as of yet.
Currently, the Primary Dragons and the original 90 Hybrid Dragons are available as Rift Dragons (no Golden Hybrids, Limited, Epic, Gemstone, Crystalline, or Legendary/Mythical Dragons). These dragons can be distinguished from their regular counterparts by their extra rift element in addition to their regular elements. These dragons also have a trait that only appears in the Rift. This trait can be any one of the 10 elements, and changes the aesthetic appearance of the dragon. The Poison Dragon received during the tutorial is an example of this: this poison dragon's element's are Plant, Fire, and Rift, with the Fire trait, giving it a fiery aesthetic appearance.
The primary rift dragons cannot change their trait, which matches that of their element (i.e a Plant Rift Dragon has the Plant trait). However, the other 90 hybrids have the potential to be any one of the 10 traits. The trait can be changed via the Transfiguration Tower which is unlocked after clearing a few patches of Miasmic Ether (the fog that you need to clear) directly west of the Airship Dock. For every hybrid dragon, all 10 traits are unlocked separately. For example, if you have a Poison Rift Dragon that has unlocked 5 out of the 10 traits, these unlocks do not carry over to your Flower Rift Dragon, so you will have to unlock those 10 traits once more. Each trait can be unlocked for 10k Etherium, or by breeding a dragon with that trait in the Rift Breeding Cave.
How do you breed dragons with traits? As far as I can tell, it's completely random. In the Rift Breeding Cave, you have the potential to breed Regular Dragons, Golden Hybrids, and Epic Dragons without traits, but you can also breed the 90 hybrid dragons with a trait. The alignment of the Rift does not guarantee that a dragon will be born with that trait! The trait that a dragon is born with is partially decided by the alignment of the Rift. This is changed automatically every 48 hours, or can be manually changed by clicking the Rift Alignment button next to the Dragonarium while inside the rift. Each change costs 4k Etherium. There are several dragons that require a certain alignment and/or a dragon with a specific trait in order to be bred. These are detailed in their breeding hints. When you breed any dragon, you have the opportunity to sell it for Dragoncash like usual, or release it for 100 Etherium instead. Golden Hybrids do not earn any Etherium if they are released (except for Subterrnean, which I'm assuming is a glitch.).
Rift Dragons also have a unique egg overlay. This special pedestal can be transferred to your main park. This appears as a light that shimmers across the surface of the egg, much like the wings of the Primary Rift Dragons. These pedestals, along with Rift Dragons, can be moved between the Rift and your main park, and vice versa. The pedestals themselves do not have traits, so you only need to collect one "rift" pedestal for each dragon. Only Rift Dragons can be moved to the Rift!
Breeding costs, as well as costs for clearing the Miasmic Ether, seem to increase the more you do that task per day. Breeding starts out as 1 Etherium, and has gone as far as 60k for me after about 20-30 breeding attempts. These prices seem to reset every day at 5 PM UTC. For the ether, the price increases by 250 Etherium per cloud, capping at 32k Etherium.
Rift Dragons live in Rift Habitats that can only be bought in the Rift. These habitats can be upgraded 4 times (5 stages total) and their upgrade prices are 500, 1000, 2500, and 5000. These habitats can hold +1 dragon per upgrade, totaling at 5 for the largest habitat. The Etherium capacities for each are 20, 50, 90, 135, and 200.
These are the basic nuts and bolts of the Rift. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. It's very possible that I have left things out that need to be clarified, and as I said in the beginning, this post will be updated as more information comes to light.
Happy dragon hunting!
~Cyra