Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-26915994-20160115164707/@comment-26915994-20160210052239

Yes, in the beginning I had a difficult time breeding an ethereal on the natural islands. Now it's much easier.

I am not 100% sure, but I don't think you can breed a rare without a "sighting" on their respective islands. Any rares I bred by fluke I am not sure if there was an event at that time.

I try to balance the max beds on my island with both ethereal and quad monsters. It's nice to make easy money up front with quads. Without a rare they're pretty easy even to breed with some lit torches. I've been contemplating while building my quad army not to level them up too high, as it's a waste of resources. Instead leaving them around Level 13 making good money, then phase them out as I breed more of the natural ethereals.

Other than aesthetics, I'm not sure why a person wouldn't fill up their islands with ethereals. If a friend's strategy is questionable, it might be that it's a kid at the helm. ;)