There are 40+ animals in Raise Animals that players can catch, raise, and put on display in their zoo. Every animal has certain attributes that make them better (or worse) than the other in the Index. You will have to go through all types of animals when you start playing the game, but the eventual goal is to have the best animals in your zoo that can make you rich. This Raise Animals tier list ranks all the animals, so you know which ones to go after.
Roblox Raise Animals Tier List
To rank the animals, we’ve considered factors like base earnings, ROI, and effectiveness in Play. So, this is a pretty thorough Raise Animals tier list that will help you decide which animals to keep and which ones to sell.
We’re ranking all the animals using FIVE different tiers, starting with the S tier (the best animals to keep) and ending with the D tier (the worst animals to keep). See the table below for a quick tier list and scroll down further for a detailed breakdown of each animal’s stats and pros & cons.
| Tier | Animals |
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| S Tier | Medusa, Skeleton Horse, Savannah Ninja, Headless Horse. |
| A Tier | Whale Shark, Golden Lion, Phoenix, Ice Mammoth. |
| B Tier | Jack O Lantern, Gargoyle, Orca, Chimpazini, Wood Wood Do, Narwhal, Ghost. |
| C Tier | Narwhal, Lion, Whale, Shark, Polar Bear, Gorilla. |
| D Tier | Crocodile, Elephant, Crab, Tarantula, Walrus, Penguin. |
S Tier - Best Animals in Raise Animals
| Animal / Passive | Stats | Pros & Cons |
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Savannah Ninja Passive: Every 12s, your next obstacle collision blinks you just past it instead of dying, with a short speed burst. After a blink, you enter a 1s chain window: colliding again during this window blinks again without waiting for the cooldown. (Up to 5 blinks per chain). |
Earning: $15,000 / 60s Speed: 29 - 34 Base Value: $303,750 |
+ One of the quickest animals in the game. + One of the highest base values in the game. + Blink passive provides near invincibility, perfect for creating combos and catching tricky animals. |
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Medusa Passive: Every 12s, a 180° cone in front ramps enemies to a full petrify. Movement eases to 0, then a brief stun, then recovery. Gain +5% speed and +2s obstacle break per target hit. |
Earning: $22,500 / 60s Speed: 22 - 26 Base Value: $303,750 |
+ Good earning rate and base value. + Excellent passive that makes Medusa one of the best animals for Play. - Slightly low speed. |
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Headless Horse Passive: Every 30s, charge for 10s to destroy obstacles and eat animals. |
Earning: $30,000 / 60s. Speed: 23 - 28 Base Value: $151,875 |
+ Highest earning rate in the game. + Must-have if you want to get rich quickly. - Very hard to get. Has a small chance of appearing in the Halloween Biome. |
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Skeleton Horse Passive: Every 15s, charge for 10s to destroy obstacles and eat animals. |
Earning: $26,000 / 60s. Speed: 24 - 29 Base Value: $182,250 |
+ Faster than the Headless Horse. + Same passive as the Headless Horse but with a shorter cooldown. + Has a high base value. Catch and sell for profits. - Lower earning rate than the Headless Horse. |
A Tier
| Animals / Passive | Stats | Pros & Cons |
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Whale Shark Passive: Every 14s, create a 5s vortex that slows nearby target animals by 30%. Gain +40% speed for 4s and can break obstacles while empowered. (CD: 14s, Vortex: 5s, Empower: 4s) |
Earning: $15,500 / 60s. Speed: 18 - 22 Base Value: $101,250 |
+ One of the most beautiful animal models in the game. + Can be kept or sold, provides decent returns in both cases. - Slightly hard to catch because it takes too long to win its trust. |
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Golden Lion Passive: Constantly slows nearby target animals by 20% within 15 studs. Passive intimidation when close. Every 10 animals eaten grants +5% base speed (stacks infinitely). Resets on death/swap. |
Earning: $12,500 / 60s. Speed: 28 - 32 Base Value: $81,000 |
+ Quick and intimidating. + Great for catching fast animals because his passive slows down nearby animals. - Requires a lot of grind to unlock. |
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Phoenix Passive: On first crash while riding a Phoenix, stop for 3s, destroy nearby obstacles, then gain +200% speed and crash immunity for 10s. Afterward, the next crash kills you. |
Earning: $14,500 / 60s. Speed: 30-35 speed Base Value: $151,875 |
+ Fastest animal in the game. + Passive grants one free respawn at the same location. + Easy to catch and has high sale value. |
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Ice Mammoth Passive: Freezes ground in a ring while rampaging, slowing nearby enemies. Trample: Destroys trees and rocks without slowing down. (Cooldown: 15s) |
Earning: $13,000 / 60s. Speed: 18 - 20 Base Value: $50,625 |
+ Doesn’t die upon running into obstacles. + Decent earnings and base value. - Difficult to obtain, must travel 2500 meters and ride 5 elephants during a single run to spawn the Ice Mammoth. - Slow. |
B Tier
| Animals / Passive | Stats | Pros & Cons |
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Jack o Lantern Passive: Emits a constant aura that slows nearby animals by 20% within 18 studs. |
Earning: $5,000 / 60s. Speed: 20 - 21 Base Value: $56,700 |
+ Highest earning Halloween-themed animal. + Slows down nearby animals. + Easy to catch. Perfect for making quick money as a beginner. |
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Gargoyle Passive: Spawns a small gargoyle guardian (CD 150s). If you would crash, the guardian absorbs it and dies. Only one guardian at a time; cooldown starts when it dies. |
Earning: $4,000 / 60s. Speed: 20 - 25 Base Value: $27,000 |
+ Very easy to obtain. Just make it to the Halloween Biome. + Quick and can survive crashes. + Can help you catch some high-earners like Phoenix and Whale Shark, thanks to his speed. |
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Orca Passive: Every 30s, summon 2 spectral orcas for 15s that sweep straight ahead at 1.5x your speed, destroy obstacles, and slow nearby animals for 3s. (CD: 30s, Duration: 15s) |
Earning: $1,800 / 60s. Speed: 30 - 33 Base Value: $37,800 |
+ One of the quickest early-game animals. + Adds 40x Fish to your inventory for free that you can feed to other animals. - Difficult to catch due to its speed. |
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Chimpazini Passive: While in the Jungle, gain +10% movement speed, and can destroy nearby obstacles every 8s. |
Earning: $1,250 / 60s. Speed: 25 - 29 Base Value: $37,800 |
+ Very good for catching Jungle animals. + High HP. It can survive hitting a few animals. + Provides a decent boost to your zoo’s value. - Low earnings. |
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Wood Wood Do Passive: Every 10s, Wood Wood Do passive "Wild Swing" will slay nearby creatures. When Wood Wood Do kills an enemy, his movement speed increases for 5s, and the player becomes invincible for 2s. |
Earning: $1,100 / 60s. Speed: 20 - 24 Base Value: $33,075 |
+ Gains a massive speed boost by killing nearby animals. + Can be very helpful in catching fast animals like the Orca, which you can use to catch other high-earners. - Slow base speed and low earnings. |
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Narwhal Passive: While in Tundra, colliding with obstacles breaks them and grants a brief dash. Break 3 obstacles within 6s to empower the next dash. |
Earning: $1,450 / 60s. Speed: 27 - 32 Base Value: $26,460 |
+ Perfect for catching Tundra animals. + Decent speed and performance in other Biomes as well. - Earnings and base value are both quite low for such a unique animal. |
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Ghost Passive: Every 20s becomes ethereal for 5s: pass through obstacles, crash protect, and client fades to 0.5. |
Earnings: $500 / 60s. Speed: 18 - 21 Base Value: $12,150 |
+ High ROI. Easy to catch and sells for good money. - Not worth keeping and not really ideal for catching other animals. |
C Tier
| Animals / Passive | Stats | Pros & Cons |
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Lion Passive: Gains +5% run speed for every 10 animals eaten. Bonus stacks infinitely but resets on death or switch. |
Earning: $1,350 / 60s. Speed: 22 - 28 Base Value: $14,175 |
+ Helps catch the Golden Lion. + Can become the fastest animal by eating other animals. + Adds 1x Raw Meat for free to your inventory. - Costly to feed and low earnings. |
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Ambalabu Passive: Curses nearby racers to slow down every 10 seconds. |
Earning: $1,200 / 60s. Speed: 23 - 27 Base Value: $16,200 |
+ Good for slowing down and catching fast enemies. + One of the better Italian Brainrot-inspired models in the game. - Low trading value, unless you have multiple mutations. |
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Whale Passive: Every 10s, emit a sonar ring that highlights nearby targets and slows them briefly. |
Earnings: $1,100 / 60s. Speed: 18 - 22 Base Value: $10,800 |
+ One of the easiest big animals to catch. + Provides a decent earning boost. - Useless passive. - Difficult to raise due to extra hunger. |
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Shark Passive: When an animal is within 16 studs, gain +30% speed. On collision with a target animal, devour it (5s cooldown). |
Earning: $1,000 / 60s. Speed: 26 - 28 Base Value: $13,500 |
+ Takes care of its hunger on its own. + Perfect for catching animals in the Ocean biome. - Becomes obsolete once you have an Orca or a Whale Shark. |
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Polar Bear Passive: Breaks ice obstacles easily. (Cooldown: 20 seconds. |
Earnings: $999 / 60s. Speed: 20 - 26 Base Value: $21,600 |
+ Massive boost to your zoo’s value early-game. + Adds Raw Meat to your inventory for free. - Very low earnings per minute. |
D Tier
| Animals / Passive | Stats | Pros & Cons |
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Crocodile Passive: Can eat animals directly in front. |
Earnings: $480 / 60s. Speed: 13 - 17 Base Value: $13,500 |
+ Eat animals during Play to deplete hunger. + Decent base value for an early-game animal. - Slow. Not the best choice to catch other animals. |
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Elephant Passive: Destroys trees and rocks without slowing down. (Cooldown: 15 seconds.) |
Earnings: $320 / 60s. Speed: 7 - 9 Base Value: $5,400 |
+ High chance of catching mutations. - Slowest animal in the game. - Difficult to raise due to massive hunger. |
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Trantula Passive: Every 15s leap forward; gain 1s crash protect. |
Earnings: $25 / 60s. Speed: 15 - 20 Base Value: $9,450 |
+ Easy to catch. + Catch and sell for quick money. - Slow and weak. |
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Walrus Passive: Gains +10% speed stacking on snow/ice up to 40%. Bonus fades slowly when off ice. |
Earnings: $300 / 60s. Speed: 11 - 15 Base Value: $5,400 |
+ Gets a speed boost on snow/ice. Good for catching animals in the Tundra. + Adds 1 Frozen Berry to your inventory for free. - Slow in other biomes. - Low value and earnings. |
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Penguin Passive: +100 speed on icy ground. |
Earnings: 350 / 60s. Speed: 14 - 18 Base Value: $4,050 |
+ Great for catch and sell strategy. - Doesn’t add much to your zoo’s value. - Slow. |
Animals not appearing on this Raise Animals tier list are the starter animals that you will have to go through. Animals like Ostrich, Zebra, Buffalo, and Giraffe are the first few animals you’ll catch as you start your journey in the Savannah.
Catch as many duplicates of these animals as you can, wait for them to catch a few mutations, and sell them for a huge profit to unlock new Biomes, get better Lassos, and start hunting for bigger, better, and faster animals that bring in the big bucks (the ones that top this Raise Animals tier list).
Raise Animals FAQs
The Phoenix is the fastest animal in Raise Animals, with a base speed of up to 35. When it crashes for the first time during a run, it further gains a 200% speed boost for 10 seconds instead of dying.
The Elephant is the slowest animal in Raise Animals, with a maximum speed of 9. That makes it easy to catch, but also makes it the worst animal for catching other animals. The best strategy for the Elephant is to catch 10-15 of them, wait for them to get mutations, and sell them for a high profit.
No, not every animal has a passive ability. Basic animals like Buffalo, Snake, Zebra, and Whale do not have a passive. Some animals also have double passives, like the Lion, which gains a speed boost by eating enemies and adds Raw Meat to your inventory for free.
If you’re running short on cash or rubies, make sure you redeem the latest Raise Animals Codes. Also, check out our Roblox Raise Animals Mutations Guide to learn how you can get mutations on your animals and how each mutation affects the value of your animals.
