Brown Swordtail dragon: stats, odds and how to bond one
The Brown Swordtail is one of the 30 dragons you can bond in Threshing Game Online. It has a long straight blade that ends in a single point, a combat power of 238, and accounts for 6.2% of all bonds. Patient and hard to move. Browns choose riders who read the ground, wait, and then do not change their mind.
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Brown Swordtail stats
| Attribute | Value | Rank among 30 |
|---|---|---|
| Combat power | 238 | 29th |
| Might | 70 | 9th |
| Agility | 50 | 27th |
| Breath | 52 | 29th |
| Ward | 66 | 11th |
| Share of bonds | 6.2% | 5th most common |
| Follows | resolve | — |
These are breed base stats. An individual dragon adds a bonus for its rarity (Common to Legendary) and a small variance of its own, so two Brown Swordtails are rarely identical.
How to bond a Brown Swordtail
Make resolve your most frequent instinct: watch first, plan, hold your position when it gets loud. Favour direct choices: the shortest line to the problem.
One route that works, and the one with the best odds of surviving (85% chance of a bond):
- The Gate. Hang back. Read the wind and the ridgelines first.
- The Ravine. Throw a rope, take the high ground, and watch.
- The Ridge. Rope the squad together and cross at the pace of the slowest.
- The River. Keep your eyes on the far bank and do not stop.
- The Ashfield. Kneel and press your palm into the ash until it stops shaking.
- The Silent Colossus. Bow once, rise, and speak your own name.
- The Judgment. Your word. Swear to guard wing and rider alike.
Instincts shown on this route: Resolve, Resolve, Loyalty, Resolve, Resolve, Resolve, Loyalty. Other routes reach the same breed. What matters is the count of each instinct and each tail, not the exact scenes.
A Brown Swordtail in the Roost
As a parent, a Brown Swordtail passes brown to 50% of its hatchlings and the swordtail to 50%. The other half comes from the ledge dragon you pair it with. Open the Roost.
Brown Swordtail questions
- How rare is the Brown Swordtail?
- 6.2% of all bonds in Threshing Game Online are Brown Swordtails, which makes it the 5th most common of the 30 breeds. 956 of the 16,384 possible runs lead to it.
- Which choices lead to a Brown Swordtail?
- Make resolve your most frequent instinct: watch first, plan, hold your position when it gets loud. For the swordtail: favour direct choices: the shortest line to the problem.
- Can a Brown Swordtail pass its colour to a hatchling?
- Yes. In the Roost a brown parent passes brown to 50% of its hatchlings, or 70% when the other parent is black. The swordtail passes at 50%.