Breeding Rules & Colors
Breeding Rules
Section titled “Breeding Rules”- Both Axols must be in your pond and be able to breed. Not all species can breed.
- Most same-variant pairs produce offspring of that variant (~90% chance)
- Some special combinations produce different or exclusive variants - experiment to discover these!
- Breeding-exclusive variants (like Shadow) can only be obtained through specific breeding combinations
- When mixing different rarities, the egg is more likely to take after the less rare parent
- Use the Oracle to discover the breeding combination if you can’t figure it out!
Color Breeding
Section titled “Color Breeding”Certain Axol variants express visible color based on their genes. Others carry hidden genes that can still be passed to offspring.
Colorable Variants
Section titled “Colorable Variants”These variants display their color visually: Plain, Blocks, Sour Candy, Yarn, Stained Glass, Phantasmal, Muscular, Pixelated, Mecha, Slime, and Censored.
All other variants still carry color genes internally - they just don’t show them. This means breeding a non-color variant with a color variant can surface surprising colors in offspring!
RYB Gene System
Section titled “RYB Gene System”Each Axol has three color genes:
- 🔴 Warm (Red) - ranges from 0 to 2
- 🟡 Bright (Yellow) - ranges from 0 to 2
- 🔵 Cool (Blue) - ranges from 0 to 2
These three gene values determine which of the 11 possible colors an Axol expresses:
| Color | R | Y | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Orange | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Yellow | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Green | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Azure | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Blue | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Violet | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Pink | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| White | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Gray | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Black | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The closest defined color is picked via Euclidean distance in gene space.
Inheritance
Section titled “Inheritance”When two Axols breed, each offspring gene is calculated as:
- Average the two parents’ gene values
- Add variance of up to ±0.3
- Clamp the result to 0–2
This means offspring colors tend to blend their parents’ genes, with a small amount of randomness each generation. Selective breeding over multiple generations can push genes toward a target color.
Gene Tiers
Section titled “Gene Tiers”Use /axol colorcheck to have Lyra the Painter evaluate your Axol’s genes. She’ll describe each gene channel using these tiers:
| Tier | Gene Range | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| None | < 0.25 | No pigment present |
| Hint | 0.25 – 0.74 | Faint trace |
| Moderate | 0.75 – 1.24 | Solid presence |
| Strong | 1.25 – 1.74 | Rich and bold |
| Dominant | 1.75+ | Completely saturated |
Lyra also reveals the two closest matching colors, which is helpful for planning your next breeding pair.