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Gordan Perisic

Ultimate Pet Tower Defense Tier List and Guide

Finding the best pet in Pet Tower Defense largely depends on which stage of the game you're in. For example a base version Electro Dragon is better than a Golem early until you get the King Trait on the Golem for an extra placement and suddenly the Golem is stronger. Also note that you're always rolling for all units, the banners just increase the chances for featured units. Lets analyze all units and find the best pets in our Pet Tower Defense tier list.

All Pets in Pet Tower Defense Ranked

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I'll be assuming Level 50 for all unit rankings as well as both progression and tournament performance. With this in mind some units will be better for progression since they're faster/cheaper to place while others are better for the Tournament since they're slower but stronger long-term. Either way, the best units in Pet Tower Defense are in S and A-Tiers but you can read more about each unit below.

Disclaimer: Note that units from S to C Tier are all good and have their uses for progression and Tournament. For example, C-Tier is not objectively worse than B in all scenarios, Minigunner of course has a better DPS than Chicken in Tournament but Chicken is a better starter, better for progression and amazing for beginners as a boss-killer so I put it higher symbolically. Only D-Tier units completely suck here.

I'll update this when the new secret unit comes out soon.

S-Tier Pets

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Pet Ranking Notes

Wizard Monkey
Secret
10.000 Placement Cost
• Objectively the strongest and highest DPS unit in Pet Tower Defense right now until the second Secret comes out soon and then we'll see
• Reaches upwards of a 100k damage with 0.7s attack speed or better with good Stat rolls and the King Trait
• Massive damage and incredibly fast attack speed potential
• Must-have for reaching Levels 250+ on Tournament

Electro Dragon
Mythic
1.600 Placement Cost
• The best base version Mythic in the game
• Has chaining attacks for controlling crowds
• Cheapest Mythic to place and upgrade
• Great DPS potential with A to S stat rolls and the King trait
• Becomes a bit weaker in terms of DPS than Golem and RPG Tiger when they get the King trait

Money Cat
Legendary
850 Placement Cost
• Best economy unit in the game
• Must-have unit for Tournament and also incredibly good for progression
• That 450 starting cash upgrades and ramps up quick to allow you to place Wizard Monkey or Mythics fast
• Include it in any team

RPG Tiger
Mythic
2.000 Placement Cost
• The base version is slightly below Electro Dragon
• Surpasses Electro Dragon in DPS once you get the King trait on it and some good A to S stats

A-Tier Pets

Pet Ranking Notes

Golem
Mythic
2.000 Placement Cost
• Starts out as the weakest Mythic since it's slow and has the lowest placement
• Still has higher DPS as a single unit than RPG Tiger and Electro Dragon
• However, as soon as you get the King Trait on for extra placement and some good A to S stats it makes a huge difference and Golem becomes the best Mythic

Grenadier Racoon
Legendary
750 Placement Cost
• The best DPS starter in the game in terms of Legendaries, Mythics and Secrets
• Extremely good for progression, general early game and carries you through the early waves of the Tournament

B-Tier Pets

Pet Ranking Notes

Dragon
Legendary
1.200 Placement Cost
• The best Legendary in terms of DPS but it's slow to get going
• Reaches full potential on Tournament where it beats Grenadier Racoon and Minigunner
• Grenadier Racoon is still a bit faster early

Chicken
Epic
750 Placement Cost
• The beginner unit that deals great boss-killing damage for progression
• Stacking up the eggs and firing them deals great single target burst damage
• Cheap and great to place as a starter

Banker Dog
Epic
500 Placement Cost
• The other economy unit that you should use if you don't have Money Cat

C-Tier Pets

Pet Ranking Notes

Minigunner
Legendary
900 Placement Cost
• Minigunner has better damage than Chicken and Knight Cat but is overall slower
• Still, he's better on Tournament if you don't have Dragon or better DPS units

Knight Cat
Epic
750 Placement Cost
• Quite a decent starter and early game carry for beginners

D-Tier Pets

Pet Ranking Notes

Units You Should Replace ASAP
• These are underpowered units that you'll most likely use as a beginner but you should replace them as soon as you get higher tier units

That's it for my Pet Tower Defense tier list and guide. Check out our Pet Tower Defense codes for free goodies as we constantly update them with new ones.

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