Traits (player-owned farm)

"Trait" redirects here. For traits in player-owned ports, see player-owned port crew traits.

Animals can have one to three traits (animals have three slots for traits, but the second and third slots may be empty) on the Manor Farm and Anachronia Dinosaur Farm.

There are 78 possible traits (18 are species-specific). Most traits can appear in any slot, but some traits are restricted to certain slots. When an offspring is born, the type and amount of traits it has is random. Not all traits have the same chance to appear, and traits can be influenced by parent traits. You can use an animal trait re-roller to re-roll individual traits. The animal farmer outfit, and the master farmer outfit inheriting the buff, gives a better chance of positive traits from breeding and checking.

Traits on the same animal or both parents stack, if the traits are the same or similar. For example, if an animal has the traits Sparkling (+2%), Glistening (+3%), and Radiant (+5%), it has a 10% extra chance of shiny offspring. If both parents have these three traits, offspring have a 20% chance to be shiny.

An animal obtained by checking an unchecked animal always has only one trait; to obtain animals with multiple traits, they must be bred or traded with other players.

Traits

Note that the animal stats for Weight, Attractiveness (beauty marks), and Speed (gallopers) are currently purely cosmetic.

Trait name	Description	Effect	Species	Trait is available in slot
				1	2	3
Baroo	What does this ancient word mean?	Cosmetic	Yaks
Baroo Baroo	Well, that's just rude.	Cosmetic	Yaks
Baroo?	Is it a question? What is the question? Speak to me, oh noble yak.	Cosmetic	Yaks
Big Boned	This animal puts on weight more easily.	Weight+. Conflicts with Fussy Eater.	All
Butterface	A fantastic physical specimen, just not much to look at.	Weight+, Speed+, Attractiveness-. Conflicts with Curvy and Lithe.	All
Chaotic	This chicken walks the path of chaos.	Cosmetic. Required for Life, Uh, Found a Way achievement.	Chickens
Charmed	This animal is happier and healthier than other animals	Healthy+, Happy+. Health and happiness will both remain at 50% when food runs out. Conflicts with Sullen and Sickly.	All
Chatty	This animal won't be quiet.	Cosmetic	All
Chief	This rabbit commands the warren.	Cosmetic. Dominant trait.	Rabbits
Chocolatey Goodness	Its hide tastes ever-so-slightly chocolatey. It's hard to resist licking it.	Increased chance of offspring being chocolate cows.	Cows
Constipated	This animal never produces dung.	Changes chance of manure from 50% to 0% every manure cycle. Conflicts with Regular. No effect on Zygomites/Spiders.	All
Curvy	This big-boned beauty will win many competitions, just not a race.	Weight+, Attractiveness+, Speed-. Conflicts with Butterface and Lithe.	All
Enigmatic	You're not sure what this trait does. If, indeed, it does anything.	Unknown	All Root Animals, Sheep and Zygomites
Evil	This animal is not nice.	Cosmetic. Conflicts with Good. Required for Bad Egg achievement.	All
Exalted	This animal is so special it awards more XP on harvesting.	3% more XP on harvesting produce.	All
Fearless	Why are you running? Dogs aren't dangerous.	Cosmetic	Rabbits
Fortunate	This animal is considered very special and farmers will pay more beans for it.	+5% beans on sales. Conflicts with Surly.	All
Freak of Nature	This creature is a medical marvel. Curing it is worthwhile.	More Farming XP when curing diseases.	All
Frost Breath	It can breathe a deadly stream of frost.	Required to breed royal dragons.	Dragons
Fussy Eater	This animal puts on less weight.	Weight-. Conflicts with Big Boned.	All
Genetic Inferiority	Offspring of this animal are less likely to have multiple traits.	Multi-trait-	All
Genetic Instability	The unusual genetics in this animal means its offspring are more likely to have multiple traits.	Multi-trait++	All
Genetic Mutation	The unusual nature of this animal means its offspring are more likely to have multiple traits.	Multi-trait+.	All
Genius	This animal is super smart.	Cosmetic	All
Giver	This animal awards more XP when harvested.	3% more XP when gathering produce. Conflicts with Taker.	All
Glistening	This animal is more likely to produce shiny offspring.	Shiny++. Adds 3% to shiny chance.	All
Glorious	This chinchompa is simply glorious.	Cosmetic	Chinchompa
Golden Gift	There are no golden eggs, but this creature will occasionally pass...'nuggets'. Wash hands after handling.	When harvesting, you will obtain a few gold coins.	All
Good	This animal is really rather pleasant.	Cosmetic.	All
Good Breeding	This animal carries some rare breed ancestry in its genetics.	Increased chance of different breed from parents. Does not work for chinchompas. Dragon offspring are of equal or higher tier e.g. green dragons can produce blue, but blue dragons cannot produce green. Conflicts with Strong Genes.	All
Handsome	This animal is better looking than most others.	Attractiveness+. Conflicts with Plain and Nightmare.	All
Hyperactive	This animal is faster than most others.	Speed+. Conflicts with Slowpoke.	All
Immune	This animal is practically immune to disease.	Healthy++. health stays at 100% when food runs out. Conflicts with Sickly.	All
Incy	Involuntarily cynical, like many spiders.	Cosmetic	Spiders
Insane	This animal thinks it's a biscuit. We have no idea why.	Cosmetic	All
Jovial	This animal always sees the glass as half full.	Happy+. happiness stays at 50% when food runs out. Conflicts with Sullen.	All
Joyful	This animal is almost always happy.	Happy++. happiness stays at 100% when food runs out. Conflicts with Sullen.	All
Lawful	This chicken walks the path of law.	Cosmetic	Chickens
Limited Efficiency	Harvesting this animal will award more materials, but at the cost of lower XP and bean value.	-3% XP and beans on sales. chance of extra materials on harvest.	All
Lithe	Fast and beautiful, but not terribly sturdy.	Speed+, Attractiveness+, Weight-. Conflicts with Butterface and Curvy.	All
Loyal	You're not sure what this trait does. If, indeed, it does anything.	Cosmetic. Required for Ever So Clever achievement.	All Root Animals, Sheep and Zygomites
Lucky	This animal is worth more beans when sold.	+2% beans on sales. Conflicts with Surly.	All
Mysterious	Does something mysterious...or nothing, but if nothing it does so mysteriously.	Increases chance of Ravensworn trait appearing upon breeding if the Ravensworn title is also unlocked. Used to help with gaining the player-owned farm's hidden achievements at Manor Farm.	All
Neutral	This chicken walks a neutral path.	Cosmetic	Chickens
Nice but Dim	Generous with XP, but less popular with farmers and is not so good with materials on harvesting.	-10% beans on sales. +14.4% XP upon harvest. Chance of reduced materials. Conflicts with Limited Efficiency and Unlucky for Some.	All
Nightmare	Kill it with fire!	Attractiveness--. Conflicts with Handsome.	Spiders
Nuclear	Be REALLY careful with this one!	Chinchompa has a chance of exploding on harvest, awarding XP and materials equivalent to aging to elder. Useful for Tickety Boom! achievement.	Chinchompas
Old at Heart	This animal ages faster than most others.	Animal ages 25% more quickly than normal. Does not affect rabbits. Conflicts with Young at Heart.	All
Owsla	This rabbit guards the warren carefully.	Cosmetic. Dominant trait.	Rabbits
Perfected	This animal is a perfect example of its breed.	Weight+, Speed+, Attractiveness+	All
Plain	This animal is not as attractive as some of the other animals.	Attractiveness-. Conflicts with Handsome.	All
Poisonous Breath	It can breathe a deadly cloud of poison.	Required to breed royal dragons.	Dragons
Prize Specimen	A shining example of what this breed is capable of.	Weight++, Speed++, Attractiveness++	All
Producer	This animal awards more materials when harvested.	Chance of receiving more materials when harvesting produce. Conflicts with Stingy.	All
Radiant	This animal is practically shining.	Shiny+++. Adds 5% to shiny chance	All
Ravensworn	This animal knows the secret handshake and has knowledge of the deeper mystery that is the Ravensworn. It won't share.	Has 9 associated achievements, 1 per animal species. Requires having the Ravensworn title unlocked. Animals can only be born with this trait, it cannot be acquired with an animal trait re-roller or by checking an unchecked animal.	All
Regular	This animal produces dung regularly.	Changes chance of manure from 50% to 100% every manure cycle. Conflicts with Constipated. No effect on Zygomites/Spiders.	All
Robust	This animal is more resistant to disease.	Healthy+. health stays at 50% when food runs out. Conflicts with Sickly.	All
Shock Breath	It can breathe a deadly blast of lightning.	Required to breed royal dragons.	Dragons
Sickly	This animal gets sick more easily.	Healthy-. Conflicts with Immune and Robust.	All
Slowpoke	This animal is slower than most others.	Speed-. Conflicts with Hyperactive.	All
Smelly	This animal smells really bad.	Attractiveness-. Conflicts with Handsome.	All
Sparkling	There's something almost 'shiny' about this animal.	Shiny+. Adds 2% to shiny chance.	All
Stingy	This animal isn't as generous with harvested materials.	Chance of reduced materials upon harvesting. Conflicts with Producer.	All
Strawberry Scented	It smells delicious.	Higher chance of offspring being strawberry cows.	Cows
Stressed	This animal suffers from 'performance anxiety'.	Breeding-. Conflicts with Studly and Virile.	All
Strong Genes	This animal is more likely to produce offspring of the same breed.	Increased chance of same breed as parent. Conflicts with Good Breeding.	All
Studly	This animal has a much higher breeding chance than other animals.	Breeding++. Conflicts with Stressed.	All
Sullen	This animal always sees the glass as half empty.	Happy-. Happiness decreases down to 0% even when the animal is fed and healthy. Conflicts with Jovial and Joyful.	All
Surly	This animal is unpleasant and so worth fewer beans.	-5% beans on sales. Conflicts with Lucky and Fortunate.	All
Taker	This animal isn't as generous with harvested XP.	3% less XP when gathering produce.	All
Touch of Vanilla	It sweats vanilla essential oils for some reason.	Higher chance offspring being vanilla cows.	Cows
Unlucky for Some	Other farmers will happily purchase this animal, but it's not so good for you for XP or materials.	+3% beans on sales. Reduced XP and chance of reduced materials. Conflicts with Nice but Dim and Limited Efficiency.	All
Unstable	Careful, this one could explode at any moment.	Chinchompa has a slight chance of exploding on harvest, awarding XP and materials equivalent to aging to elder. Useful for Tickety Boom! achievement.	Chinchompa
Virile	This animal has a higher breeding chance than some others.	Breeding+. Conflicts with Stressed.	All
Whimsical	You're not sure what this trait does. If, indeed, it does anything.	Cosmetic	All Root Animals, Sheep and Zygomites
Wincy	Keeps flinching. Seems to expect everyone to crush it with a rolled-up paper.	Cosmetic	Spiders
Young at Heart	This animal ages much slower than normal.	Animal ages 25% more slowly than normal. Conflicts with Old at Heart.	All

Breeding traits

Players are able to use the breeding process to create specific child animals with particular traits. Breeding may also be used to create new breeds of animals.

Useful traits for breeding
Trait name	Summary	Description	Trait is available in slot
			1	2	3
Radiant	Shiny +5% shiny chance	This animal is practically shining.
Glistening	Shiny +3% shiny chance	This animal is more likely to produce shiny offspring.
Sparkling	Shiny +2% shiny chance	There's something almost "shiny" about this animal.
Good Breeding	Increased chance of different breed from parent. Does not work for any chinchompas. Dragon offspring are of equal or higher tier e.g. green dragons can produce blue, but blue dragons cannot produce green.	This animal carries some rare breed ancestry in its genetics.
Strong Genes	This animal is more likely to produce offspring of the same breed.	Increased chance of same breed as parent. Conflicts with Good Breeding.
Genetic Instability	Multi-trait++	The unusual genetics in this animal means its offspring are more likely to have multiple traits.
Genetic Mutation	Multi-trait+	The unusual nature of this animal means its offspring are more likely to have multiple traits.
Charmed	Happy+ Healthy+	This animal is happier and healthier than other animals
Joyful	Happy++	This animal is almost always happy.
Jovial	Happy+	This animal always sees the glass as half full.
Immune	Healthy++	This animal is practically immune to disease.
Robust	Healthy+	This animal is more resistant to disease.
Studly	Breeding++	This animal has a much higher breeding chance than other animals.
Virile	Breeding+	This animal has a higher breeding chance than some others.
Frost Breath	Shiny unlock (Dragons only)	A breeding pair of dragons with Frost Breath and Poisonous Breath and Shock Breath between them allows for a Royal Dragon to be bred. Does not increase base chance for Shiny offspring.
Poisonous Breath
Shock Breath

Useful trait combinations

For these tables, both parents are assumed to have the same trait combination unless noted otherwise.

Utility

Goal	Traits	Notes
Increasing breeding rate	Studly or Virile	• Can be used with any other combination to improve speed, allowing other goals to be reached more quickly.
Producing offspring with 2 traits	One parent with Studly, one parent with Genetic Mutation Can't have genetic instability on first trait slot if a 1 trait animal	• Intermediate step to getting offspring with 3 traits • Less effective options: Virile and Genetic Mutation
Producing offspring with 3 traits	Studly and Genetic Instability	• Requires offspring with 2 traits • Less effective options: Virile and Genetic Mutation

Note that the goal "Producing offspring with 3 traits" is necessary for any other combination that uses 3 traits. Once offspring with 3 traits have been produced, the breeding animal can be replaced with the new one, and traits can be rerolled until the desired combination is achieved.

Achievements

Goal	Traits	Notes
Shiny achievements	Studly (slot 1), Glistening (slot 2), and Radiant (slot 3)	• Less effective options: combinations of Studly/Virile, Sparkling (Shiny+, any slot), Glistening (Shiny++, slots 2 and 3 only), and Radiant (Shiny+++, slot 3 only). • Shiny dragons cannot use the most effective combination, because the parents must have Shock Breath, Poisonous Breath, and Frost Breath between them.
Other achievements	Studly and: Evil (Bad Egg achievement, chickens only) Nuclear or Unstable (Tickety Boom! achievement, chinchompas only) Mysterious (Ravensworn achievements, requires The Ravensworn title to be unlocked)	• Some achievements that require traits can be achieved using trait rerollers. If the achievement needs an animal to be born with a trait, it is possible to get the trait with a reroller and then breed that animal (since its offspring will be more likely to have the same trait). • Trait rerollers cannot be used to get the Ravensworn traits.

Long-term farming output

Goal	Traits	Notes
Farming without needing food	Studly and Charmed, or Studly, Joyful, and Immune	• Lowest amount of effort required • Lowest cost • The Studly and Charmed combination can have a third trait added to improve the rate of materials, beans, or XP.
Maximizing material production	Studly (slot 1), Producer (slot 2), Limited Efficiency (slot 3)	• Limited Efficiency reduces the XP and beans gained
Maximizing XP	Studly (slot 1), Giver (slot 2), Exalted (slot 3)	N/A
Maximizing production and XP	Studly (slot 1), Producer (slot 2), Exalted (slot 3)	N/A
Maximizing beans	Studly (slot 1), Unlucky for Some (slot 2), Fortunate (slot 3)	• Less effective options: combinations of Studly/Virile, Lucky (beans+, any slot), Unlucky for Some (beans++, slots 2 and 3 only), and Fortunate (beans+++, slot 3 only). • Unlucky for Some reduces the XP and materials gained.

Selling traits

Certain traits affect the selling price of animals, either positively or negatively.

Bonuses (all bonuses work on base value - additive not multiplicative; final amount rounded down)

+/- Beans	Trait name	Description
-10%	Nice but Dim (Slot 3 only)	Generous with experience but less popular with farmers and is not so good with materials on harvesting.
-5%	Surly	This animal is unpleasant and so worth fewer beans.
-3%	Limited Efficiency	Harvesting this animal will award more materials but at the cost of lower experience and bean value.
+2%	Lucky (Slot 1/2/3)	This animal is worth more beans when sold.
+3%	Unlucky for Some (Slot 2/3 only)	Other farmers will happily purchase this animal, but it's not so good for experience or materials.
+5%	Fortunate (Slot 3 only)	This animal is considered very special and farmers will pay more beans for it.

Achievements

• Ever So Clever ( 20) – Hand in a magical zygomite called Trevor with the Loyal trait to Granny P.
• Bad Egg ( 0) – Successfully breed an EVIL chicken.
• Honourary Dragonkin ( 20) – Successfully breed a royal dragon.
• Life, Uh, Found a Way ( 20) – Hand in a lizard chicken called Malcolm with the Chaotic trait to Granny P.
• Tickety Boom! ( 10) – Make a chinchompa explode (by accident).
• Ravensworn achievements
  • Chickensworn ( 0) – Successfully breed a chicken with the Ravensworn trait.
  • Chinchompasworn ( 0) – Successfully breed a chinchompa with the Ravensworn trait.
  • Cowsworn ( 0) – Successfully breed a cow with the Ravensworn trait.
  • Dragonsworn ( 0) – Successfully breed a dragon with the Ravensworn trait.
  • Rabbitsworn ( 0) – Successfully breed a rabbit with the Ravensworn trait.
  • Sheepsworn ( 0) – Successfully breed a sheep with the Ravensworn trait.
  • Spidersworn ( 0) – Successfully breed a spider with the Ravensworn trait.
  • Yaksworn ( 0) – Successfully breed a yak with the Ravensworn trait.
  • Zygomitesworn ( 0) – Successfully breed a zygomite with the Ravensworn trait.

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included—see here for how to help out!

• patch 11 May 2020 (Update):
  • Mobile players can now see the animals' traits by long pressing them in the Trade menu.

• patch 6 January 2020 (Update):
  • Farming Requests requiring animals with the "big boned" trait will now correctly accept those animals.

• update 16 September 2019 (Update):
  • Increased the benefits of shiny enhancing traits.
    • These traits have been doubled in effectiveness, meaning you are much more likely to get a shiny animal if you breed these traits. However, we recognise that breeding traits isn’t an exact science so we’ve made an additional change.
  • Increased the hereditary nature of traits
    • All traits now have a much higher base chance of being passed on to their children. It’s not 100%, but you should see it being much easier to breed the traits you want into your animals, whether it be the shiny boosting traits or traits like jovial and immune.

• patch 27 August 2019 (Update):
  • The capitalisation of animal traits is now consistent.
  • Fixed an issue with some traits appearing on the animal but not actually working.

• patch 4 February 2019 (Update):
  • Shiny animals now count as a wildcard for trait requests when selling to player owned farm NPC buyers, on top of the existing breed wildcard.

• patch 26 November 2018 (Update):
  • Adjusted values of shiny-boosting traits to Sparkling (+1%), Glistening (+1.5%) and Radiant (+2.5%) (which is an increase overall if you stack all three on the same animal).

• patch 29 October 2018 (Update):
  • Adjusted trait reroller code so that one is only deleted if a reroll was successfully performed.

• update 3 September 2018 (Update):
  • Added to game.
    • Breeding new animals can result in different perks and traits, and bred animals can even have multiple stackable traits. For example, a bred animal may be less susceptible to disease, or instead return greater than normal XP. Some may have a higher potential to poo gold – yes, you heard us correctly.

Trivia

• The trait "Owsla" is a reference to Watership Down. The Owsla is a group of rabbits which consists of captains and officers, who are the primary "policemen" of the warren.