The Breeding System in Age of Empires Mobile is one of the most important features for improving your mounts. It lets you combine two mounts to produce a new one with better stats, new qualities, or even additional skills. But the system is filled with RNG (random chance), so knowing how it works will save you a lot of wasted resources.
This guide will cover mount qualities, whistles, breeding mechanics, skill inheritance, mutations, and research priorities so you can start breeding smartly instead of randomly.
Age of Empires Mobile Breeding Guide for Beginners (2025)
Mount Qualities in Age of Empires Mobile
There are four mount quality tiers:
- Blue (Rare)
- Purple (Epic)
- Gold (Legendary)
- Red (Mythic) – Only obtainable through breeding two Gold mounts.
What Quality Means
- Quality affects base stats (Attack, Defense, Health).
- It does not directly affect skills.
- Skills matter more than raw stats. For example:
- A blue mount with great skills can outperform a golden mount with poor skills.
Whistles and Searching for Mounts
To start breeding, you first need mounts. Mounts are obtained through searching, which requires Whistles.
How to Get Whistles
- Bundles (paid option)
- VIP Shop (buy up to 15 daily at VIP 3 or higher)
- Events (Riding the Tribes, Login events, Empire Horse Range, etc.)
- Warehouse & Treasury (occasionally give small amounts)
Prophecy Points
- Searching also uses Prophecy Points, which increase your odds of pulling higher-quality mounts.
- At 100k Prophecy, you get around 0.1% chance for Gold, which is low but still better than zero.
Animal Research (Before You Breed)
Before you spend whistles or start breeding, you should level up Animal Research. This makes breeding and searching more efficient.
Research Paths
- Green Path: Increases search efficiency and speeds up Prophecy gain (priority for beginners).
- Red Path: Focused on stats and troop-specific buffs (do later).
- Troop Type Paths: Cavalry, Pikemen, Swordsmen, Archers. Focus on your main march to avoid spreading resources too thin.
How Breeding Works
The breeding process is simple in theory:
- Combine two mounts → get one new mount.
But the results depend on qualities, temperaments, and skills.
Key Outcomes
- Quality Upgrade:
- Two Blue → chance for Purple
- Two Purple → chance for Gold
- Two Gold → chance for Red
(Still RNG, not guaranteed.)
- Skill Inheritance:
- Offspring may inherit one or more parent skills.
- Mutations (New Skills):
- If both parents are skill-less, the offspring will gain one random skill (mutation).
- If both already have skills, there’s a chance to add a second or third skill.
Temperaments and Mutations
Each mount has a Temperament (e.g., Fearless, Alert, Warbred). This affects what kind of skills the offspring is more likely to gain.
Examples:
- Fearless: Higher chance of gaining universal skills (normal attack, damage reduction, healing).
- Alert: Leans toward strategic damage skills.
- Warbred: Increases chance of might-related damage skills.
Tip: If you want a specific skill type, breed two mounts with the same temperament to increase the odds.
Skill Inheritance System
When breeding, skills can be passed down in two ways:
- Inheritance: The offspring directly copies a parent’s skill.
- Mutation: The offspring gains a completely new random skill.
Getting More Skills
- 1st Skill → Guaranteed if both parents have none (mutation).
- 2nd Skill → Chance appears when breeding two mounts with existing skills.
- 3rd Skill → Very rare (about 5% chance when both parents already have 2 skills).
This means building a multi-skill mount takes patience and many attempts.
Bloodline and Research Effects
Repeatedly breeding mounts of the same temperament can strengthen a bloodline, improving the odds of inheriting and upgrading traits.
Upgrading Breeding Research improves three things:
- Inheritance Chance – More likely to pass parent skills.
- Mutation Quality – Higher chance of rolling stronger skill values.
- Stat Gains – Offspring lean toward higher base stat rolls.
Tips for Beginner Breeding
- Don’t Chase Gold Too Early – Focus on skills first. A blue mount with Lifesaver + Fearless is far better than a gold mount with weak skills.
- Research First – Upgrade Animal Research (especially the green path) before mass breeding.
- Use Blue Mounts for Skill Fishing – They’re cheaper to breed and can roll powerful abilities.
- Pair Same Temperaments – Boosts odds of getting the skills you want.
- Recycle Bad Mounts – Dismantle weak ones to free space and resources.
- Expect RNG Frustration – Success rates drop as you push for 2+ skills. Stay patient.
The breeding system in Age of Empires Mobile is simple on the surface but heavily RNG-driven. Quality gives you better base stats, but skills define how strong your mount really is.
