YES: ( * Is for the most important ones)
- BO base (preferably not combo)
- BO / Event eyes (Love: Grape, Maroon, *Draconid, Dawn, *Maneater, Dunt, and Neutron)
- *Pariah (This one is so cool) / Savage / Royal manes
- *Vitiligo 4 (I LOVE this marking), Vitiligo 8, Vitiligo 6
- *Scoundrel (Also really love these) / Outlaw markings
- Stratosphere / Leonid markings
- *Cimmerian (Underrated color) / *Pistachio (Also underrated) / Cinnabar / Tangor (It can look really good if you just use it right promise) / *Seal (Personally like it better than onyx, ebony, and noctis, though I like those too) / Bushveld / Fiery / Briar / Quartz / Bone markings
- *Trim (Probably my favorite under / stomach marking) / Limb Patch markings
- Freckles / *Quail Flecks (LOVE THEM) / Speckles
- Dorsal Line / Margay / Panther / Inverted Zebra
- Feline 7 (At low opacities or well blended), Feline 6, Feline 8
- Rosettes (Specifically Inverted Heavy Rosette, Inverted Soft Rosette, Rosette, Mottled Rosette, Shaded Rosette, and Soft Rosette.... I occasionally like Heavy Rosette but I don't like Inverted Rosette and Inverted Shaded Rosette much)
- Pies / Patches / Dorsal Fur
- Clean (Preferably G4 or lower, makes heritage easier to see + cubs sell better)
- Lots of markings (10 to 15 is usually best but I enjoy anywhere from 7 to 20)



NO:
- Common bases (Generally don't like uncommon either unless I'm breeding for a combo)
- Common eyes
- Arctic / Glacial / Ice bases (Not going to turn me away if I like everything else but I've seen sooo many I almost can't stand them anymore)
- Squabble (Exception made for scoundrel) / Rumble / Grunge
- Rainbow(?) Colorbombs (I enjoy multiple colors, colorful lions, and lots of markings but I don't really enjoy the ones with 20 colorful marks that don't really blend well or match any type of theme if that makes sense)
- Lycaon Heavy / Lycaon Scarce (I can sometimes enjoy the inverted version but generally don't like them either)
- Heavy mane (I'm sorry it's so ugly, but if it doesn't show on the lion because of posing I might gloss over it)
- No BO markings
- Low amount of markings (Usually less than 7)
- Primals (Not too bad but I usually prefer others... ferus can be an exception though)
- Uninheritable mut / No mut (If I really really like everything else I'll still go for it though)
- Dirty
- Anything above 10GB (Usually I prefer > 3GB but I will pay more if I really like it.. over 10GB though is a no-go)

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Yes:
*A lot of markings
*Inheritable mutations
*Breed-only genetics
*Clean heritage
*G1s/short heritage in general
*Special bases
*Rosettes
*Combo factors

No:
*Green genetics
*Very few markings
*Extremely expensive studs
*A common base that is not used for anything of interest

None of these are necessary, nor will they necessarily ruin a stud for me, but they're nice or off-putting. Heritage in particular isn't really that important to me, but it's nice in the case that I sell or give away the cubs. I'm not sure if any one trait is an instant yes or no.

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I'm currently working on 1½ breeding projects so I look for a couple specific traits for those. But I do still have general preferences for any of my lions. ^^

Likes
> Equal or shorter heritage than the lioness for record-keeping purposes (will overlook this one in rare instances though).
> Intriguing design - either bright and appealing colorbomb or bold natural-colored design
> Rare BO markings
> Briar, Cimmerian, Seal, Fiery, Goridhe BO markings
> Mottled Rosette, Mottled Stripes
> BO Special bases
> Combo bases. Not useful for my common, non-factor base ladies; but, they are GREAT for passing my lionesses' special bases since the "special" rarity gives the other special an extra % boost per this news post.

Neutral
> Mutations. Just not that important for me unless I want a nice low-gen "rare" piebald/patches, like from the OG and B&W MoDs.
> Haliotis or Decennial markings, unless they make up a majority of the markings. I think they can add a lot to a colorbomb design!
> Price. I don't like to spend more than 2 GB per lion, but I don't mind paying more depending on what the stud has!

Dislikes
> More than 12-13 markings. Or just a lot of markings above slot 11. I do not like studs that have, say, a rosette in slots 1, 5, and 6, the rest of slots 1-10 are empty, and then slots 11-20 are filled up. Like, that's a glorified potato for people who don't pay for hidden slots on cubs :V
> Pariah mane. I know it's BO, I just... don't like it lol
> Common-ish RLC kings. I avoid Bandit RLC kings despite being a Bandit breeder.
> Common bases, excluding combo factors.
> Applicator bases, generally, except combo factors.
> A lot of 1 marking color, such as Feline 1-9 Elysian or Haliotis bombs (though I love vitbombs, maybe because BO?)
> Inverted Rosettes. Just kinda boring most of the time.

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I am a combo breeder -focusing mostly on Cloudburst, but trying to get Squall and Basalt as well with a few others for fun. I also do BO marks so most of my choices are in relation to those goals. BO to me is tier 2, and T3 from July events as well as rosettes - I dont include RMA marks personally.

Like -
RLC kings -love those raffle girl clones
Combo base factors that match my girl
Have a lot of my favorite BO marks - Cimmerian, Dawn, Celestial, vit, Leonid, Stratosphere.
Also like Crackle, margay, panther, Feline 7 and 9,
G1 or G2 max. Prefer to use mostly G1 since they are more likely to not be related to my girls
Mottled rosette for my pons - I like rosettes, but dont really care about the rest

Neutral - Any Primal or Pie. If they happen to have the base and marks I'm looking for and are also Primal or Pie that's fine, but I never breed just for that
Rosettes
Edit to add stats -dont care about them at all. I'm all about the marks and base

Dislikes-
Filled with nothing but applicator marks. Don't mind 1 or 2 if the rest are BO, but If it has no BO marks I will not even consider. I'd rather have only 3 BO marks on a king so my girls marks can pass than 10 app marks. Run fast and far if only applicator marks
High gen (really 3 is my max)
High stud fees especially on super hard special or combo bases. Over 2 GB I wont use unless super awesome and rare marks on it.
Any inbreeding -I dont care about big 4 or 5 or whatever the current thing is, but instances of inbreeding any at all

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Another combo breeder here! And actually someone who has been trying to decide on a new heir for my main as well.

Likes:
Combo bases, except the extremely difficult (e.g. Witch) month-based ones that seem near impossible to maintain.
July bases/marks <3
Clean G1-G2 (G1 always unless I need a specific mark or cannot find one)
Dawn eyes will always be my favorite
BO marks, especially rosettes. Although I prefer black/white rosettes, not into the brown rosettes in most cases. Also tend to prefer 3-4 rosettes max so that it doesn't look too much a mess (although opacity can usually resolve that)
Pies

Neutral:
Colorbombs. Really depends on whether it's just a hot mess of color (not a fan) or some really nice blends. I have a special love for the Ra RLC even though I don't love the Ra base on it's own.
Markings >10. I almost completely discount them as I never reveal hidden and if it's not in slot 1-10 imo it doesn't count for what I'm doing.
Manes, mostly because I always LTF my kings so I never have to look at it anyway. lol
Low number of markings depends on if I am working on a project or not. If yes, sometimes less markings is ideal (if I'm trying to pass more of the lionesses marks). Otherwise I'd prefer 1-10 be filled.
Primal/Ferus
Stats. I don't overly care about them at all.

Dislikes:
Dirty lions. I always heritage replace my king with a groupie because I can't help myself. lol
High stud fees (I second the 2 GB limit)
Neutron, Stellar, Preon eyes... basically any eyes devoid of a pupil I'm not a fan of. Draconid is slightly less undesirable but definitely one I avoid if possible.
Patches

All that said, I recently acquired an RLC of the 12/27/2019 Snowflake gal and was thinking of getting a clone and kinging it? I'm recently off a hiatus and unsure how well RLC kings do, especially for bases that seem a bit less popular, although I believe there are currently only 19 clones of this gal and not a single RLC king.

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this is extraordinarily helpful as someone just returning after 4 years

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@hoofhound I just returned after a 3 year hiatus. It’s a whole new world here. Lol

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YES:
> Combo / Factor Bases
> Black / Red Bases
> Low & Clean Heritage
> BO Marks especially in: Cimmerian, Ebony, Noctis, Ginger, Seal & Goridhe
---- Currently running a project so this doesn't matter to me, but when I'm done I'm going to try for a clean territory like my main.
---- Tier 2s, 4s & 6s. SOME Tier 3s like August / July Studs
> BO Eyes, especially: Draconid, Daisy, Dove, Rose, Rose Ebony, Neutron, Preon & Maneater
> INCUBUS MANE
> Modified RLC Kings. LOVE when users put their own twist to a RLC King!!! Gives them so much personality.
> Project Kings! I started my own project and I love supporting others in theirs!
> Muties: Pies, Patches & Primals Smilus and Ferus.
> LOVE Unevens, Harles, Subtles & Frails
> Studs under 2GB!

Neutral:
> Rosettes. I feel like there's so many out there that it often makes many studs look too similar, but I don't mind one or two on the stud!
> Studs around 5GB / 5000SB - though I'll gladly pay if there's no additional fees for items and they have multiple traits I want!
> RLC Kings. Some are gorgeous but lawd there can be such an oversaturation of some RLC kings.
> Colorbombs. Some are fine, though I'm not often looking for colorbombs over an odd marking slot I want from them. They NEED to have a cohesive design that flows well and doesn't hurt the eyes. I won't stud otherwise.
> Dawn Eyes. They're everywhere, but I don't hate them.
> Stats. Not my thing.
> Dawns are cool in moderation - I love when they pair nicely with other colors though.

Nah
> Studs over 6GB / 6000SB. It's a weird number and I don't like it. Too much.
> Mutations: Regular Primals & Felis. Pandas, Tobianos, Toveros, Ticked and some other misc pies.
> Colormesses. No sparklelions. Not sorry.
> High Amount of Applicator marks.. If you have x20 BO Markings - SICK. I'll stud. x20 Applicator marks though? Eh. Type matters over number filled, with a minimum of 5.
> Colors I HATE: Decennial, Haliotis, Hexaplex, Neutron. I won't breed to lions with any of those colors anywhere on 'em.

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