Survive The Night TD Pets Tier List

Pets in Survive The Night TD are lobby-powered helpers bought with Gems, not with in-match Coins. This pets tier list ranks hatch priorities so you do not blow a 5MILGEMS code on low-impact rolls before your towers are ready. Read beside Pet Hatching, the pets database, and the towers tier list.

How pet ranking works

• Gem efficiency: Epic hatch attempts cost about 50 Gems. Plan banks around that number.
• Door synergy: Pets that complement Medical Base, Tesla, and AoE matter more than flashy idle animations.
• Loadout timing: Pets support runs; they do not replace Farm, Money Printer, or door levels.
• Known standouts: Bird is a known Epic. Bear and Cannon pets exist and fill strong supporting niches depending on your tower board.

S tier — hatch targets

Bird (Epic) — Priority Epic when you can fund the ~50 Gem attempt. Bird is the headline pet players discuss for impact relative to cost. Save codes like GEMRAIN, 5MILGEMS, GEMSDAY, and FREEGEMS toward Epic attempts instead of scattering tiny rolls.

A tier — strong supports

Bear pet — Reliable support fantasy for sustained fights and longer Easy/Hard sessions. Slot it when you already own income + heal towers.

Cannon pet — Synergizes thematically and practically with Cannon-heavy or burst boards. Great when your Players → Towers loadout already leans projectile DPS.

Other high rarities that survive Evolutions balance patches belong here until proven otherwise on Hard’s two doors.

B tier — filler & early pets

Common and uncommon pets from cheap hatches help early accounts feel less empty but should not drain a 150 Gem bank. If you are still learning Getting Started routes, spend Coins on towers first, then return to Gems.

C tier — skip or wait

Duplicates you do not need, novelty pets that do not aid door survival, and any hatch made “just to spend” before a known code drop. Mid-November lists still tease check-if-active codes — wait an hour, redeem confirmed Gems, then roll.

Gem banking strategy

1. Redeem all Gem codes on the Codes Hub via RDM steps.
2. Stop rolling when you are within ~50 Gems of an Epic attempt.
3. Clear Easy for stable Coin income so you are not Gem-starved while broke on towers.
4. After Easy Peasy!, keep Bird/Bear/Cannon priorities while practicing Hard Mode.
5. Clan grinders on Clans and Solo should treat pets as endurance helpers, not as a substitute for auto-repair discipline (manual or otherwise).

Pets vs VIP vs scripts

VIP (399 Robux) buys comfort (interior space, 2x speed, tag). It does not replace pet synergy. Scripts that “auto upgrade pets” appear as claimed features on Smart Auto Play — remember the ban risk disclaimer on the Scripts Hub. This tier list assumes legitimate hatching.

Event caveat (Evolutions)

The Evolutions update and Crazy Mode can introduce quest hooks (EVOLUTION code → Random Evolution Quest) that change how you value certain companions. After reading Evolutions & Crazy Mode, revisit which pets amplify new modifiers. Until proven, Bird remains the Epic north star; Bear and Cannon pets stay A-tier supports.

Spend Gems like scarce tickets. Survive The Night TD is won at the door with towers first — pets are the multiplier you add once the board already makes sense.

Loadout pairing reminders

Rank pets after you lock a tower plan. Bird Epic elevates any S-tier board from the towers tier list. Bear fits Printer + Medical Base endurance teams on Hard and clans. Cannon pet fits projectile boards that already slot Cannon or Mortar. Zoo Owner collectors should still stop rolling at the ~50 Gem Epic breakpoint instead of draining the bank on filler duplicates.