Mystic vs. Phantom

[MisterKyte]

So, from what I understand Mystics and Phantoms are pretty much different lines of the same morph but often what I find in these sort of situations, people will generally lean towards one more than the other (i.e. Most people prefer Sugars over Calicos, Orange Ghosts over regular Hypos, in some circles Black Pastels are just high end Cinnamons, you get the picture) and I was wondering if there were any strong opinions on whether a Phantom was the superior line to a Mystic or vice versa.

From a passing glance, I think I'm personally leaning towards Phantoms but I'd appreciate for someone who's actually worked with one of these morphs in the past to share their experience which what these guys can produce. Also, I just dig hearing about what people are breeding. (:

[Royal Hijinx]

I have a Pastel Phantom. Phantoms generally are more expensive for some reason.

I also believe they are the same thing. My litmus test for this is two-fold:

1. Could you tell a Phantom out of a group of Mystics, every time?
2. Could you pull a Phantom Potion (or other combo) out of a group of Mystic Potions (Or other combo), every time?

I say probably not.


Pastel Phantom:

[MisterKyte]

I also believe they are the same thing. My litmus test for this is two-fold:

1. Could you tell a Phantom out of a group of Mystics, every time?
2. Could you pull a Phantom Potion (or other combo) out of a group of Mystic Potions (Or other combo), every time?

I say probably not.

Yeah, I would agree with that but it's more or less true about every other morph out there. You can get OGs that aren't as bright as other Hypos yet OGs will still generally produce an animal of higher quality in comparison so I would usually assume the same for Phantoms/Mystics... although maybe to a slightly lesser extent. From what I've seen online, it seems like Mystics produce more consistently better Potions than Phantoms but I've seen more Phantom combos that have more going on for them (in my opinion).

Really awesome looking guy you got there though! You produce it yourself?

[Royal Hijinx]

I got her from Rick Schlosser. She was about 800-900g in that pic.

[Mike41793]

So, from what I understand Mystics and Phantoms are pretty much different lines of the same morph but often what I find in these sort of situations, people will generally lean towards one more than the other (i.e. Most people prefer Sugars over Calicos, Orange Ghosts over regular Hypos, in some circles Black Pastels are just high end Cinnamons, you get the picture) and I was wondering if there were any strong opinions on whether a Phantom was the superior line to a Mystic or vice versa.

From a passing glance, I think I'm personally leaning towards Phantoms but I'd appreciate for someone who's actually worked with one of these morphs in the past to share their experience which what these guys can produce. Also, I just dig hearing about what people are breeding. (:

Orange ghosts are typically what people refer to as "regular hypos". There are other lines of ghosts too like yellow and desert ghosts. Not all are compatible. Black pastels arent high end cinnamons. A good black pastel shouldnt look like a good cinnamon. Some of their combos may look similar but in most cases theyre distinct.

I do think phantoms and mystics are the same though. Like lessers and butters. My dogs name is Mystic so id probably get a phantom if i were to get one lol.

[don15681]

pretty much the same thing. but with that being said, more people prefer the phantom over the mystic from what I see. so I went with the phantom line. some say they see a difference when bred to certain morphs. it's all in what you like.

[S.I.R.]

We have both a Phantom and a Mystic. I like both for different reasons and there are small but subtle differences in coloration. At first glance, there is very little pattern differences from one to the other. However, I tend to like the Purple Passion morph a little better than the Mystic Potion and we are breeding for both(don't get me wrong, I think both are awesome). It is a close call, but you cannot lose either way!