Pets have revolutionized attack strategies in Clash of Clans since their introduction, offering powerful boosts and unique abilities to your Heroes. If you’re wondering how to unlock these loyal companions and integrate them into your army compositions, you’ve come to the right place. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about acquiring Pets and leveraging them effectively in your battles.
Unlocking Pets: Step-by-Step
Getting Pets in Clash of Clans is tied to reaching a specific Town Hall level and constructing a particular building. Here’s a breakdown of the process:
1. Reach Town Hall 14
The first and foremost requirement to access Pets is upgrading your village to Town Hall 14. Pets are a Town Hall 14 feature, meaning you won’t be able to unlock them at lower Town Hall levels. Focus on progressing through the game, upgrading your Town Hall, and strengthening your base until you reach TH14.
2. Build the Pet House
Once you’ve upgraded to Town Hall 14, the Pet House becomes available for construction. You can find it in your build menu alongside other buildings. The Pet House is your gateway to the world of Pets. Constructing it is essential for unlocking your first Pet and managing them.
3. Meet the Requirements and Costs
Building the Pet House requires resources, specifically Gold. The cost can vary slightly depending on any active discounts or events, but generally, it’s a significant investment, reflecting the powerful advantage Pets bring to your village. Ensure you have enough Gold reserves to start construction.
4. Initial Pet Unlocked: L.A.S.S.I
Upon completing the Pet House construction, congratulations! You’ve unlocked your first Pet: L.A.S.S.I. L.A.S.S.I is a ground-based Pet with a focus on targets near your Hero. She’s fast, jumps over walls, and deals high damage, making her a versatile addition to your army.
5. Upgrade the Pet House for More Pets
Initially, the Pet House starts at Level 1, unlocking only L.A.S.S.I. To unlock more Pets, you need to upgrade the Pet House. Each upgrade level of the Pet House unlocks a new Pet, granting you access to a wider range of abilities and strategic options.
- Pet House Level 1 (TH14): L.A.S.S.I
- Pet House Level 2 (TH14): Electro Owl
- Pet House Level 3 (TH14): Mighty Yak
- Pet House Level 4 (TH14): Unicorn
- Pet House Level 5 (TH15): Frosty
- Pet House Level 6 (TH15): Diggy
- Pet House Level 7 (TH15): Poison Lizard
- Pet House Level 8 (TH15): Phoenix
- Pet House Level 9 (TH16): Spirit Fox
- Pet House Level 10 (TH16): Angry Jelly
Upgrading the Pet House requires Dark Elixir and construction time, similar to Hero upgrades. As you progress to Town Hall 15 and Town Hall 16, you can further upgrade the Pet House to unlock the additional Pets, expanding your tactical choices.
Understanding Pets in Clash of Clans
Pets are not just cosmetic additions; they are integral combat units that fight alongside your Heroes. Here’s what you need to know about their mechanics:
Pet Assignment
Pets are assigned to Heroes before battle. Each Hero can have one Pet assigned to them. The Pet will then accompany that Hero in attacks, providing support and utilizing its unique abilities. Choosing the right Pet for each Hero is crucial for maximizing your attack effectiveness.
Pet Upgrades
Just like Heroes, Pets can be upgraded to increase their Hitpoints, Damage Per Second (DPS), and enhance their special abilities. Pet upgrades are performed within the Pet House and require Dark Elixir. Only one Pet can be upgraded at a time, similar to the Laboratory for troop upgrades.
Upgrade Mechanics
- Dark Elixir Cost: Each Pet upgrade level requires a specific amount of Dark Elixir, which increases with each level.
- Upgrade Time: Pet upgrades take time to complete.
- Unavailable During Upgrade: A Pet undergoing an upgrade is unavailable for use in attacks or defense.
- Boost Items: Book of Heroes and Hammer of Heroes can instantly complete Pet upgrades. Currently, there are no potions to speed up Pet research.
Pet Stats and Abilities
Each Pet boasts distinct stats and a special ability that sets it apart. These characteristics dictate their effectiveness in different combat scenarios and with different Heroes. Understanding these differences is key to strategic Pet deployment.
Meet the Pets: Abilities and Synergies
Let’s delve into each Pet, exploring their unique attributes, special abilities, and recommended Hero pairings to help you make informed decisions in battle.
L.A.S.S.I
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Preferred Target | Within 2.5 tiles of Hero |
| Targets | Ground |
| Attack Type | Single Target |
| Hitpoints | Moderate |
| DPS | High |
| Movement Speed | Very Fast (32) |
| Special Ability | High Jumper: Jumps over walls |
Description: L.A.S.S.I is your first Pet, and a fantastic introduction to their mechanics. She’s a ground unit that prioritizes targets close to her assigned Hero. Her exceptional speed and wall-jumping ability make her incredibly mobile and versatile. L.A.S.S.I’s high DPS provides a significant damage boost to her Hero.
Strategic Use: L.A.S.S.I excels at quickly eliminating nearby defenses and buildings, clearing paths for your Hero. Her wall-jumping ability is particularly useful when Heroes are targeting structures behind walls.
Recommended Hero Pairing: Royal Champion. L.A.S.S.I’s speed and damage output complement the Royal Champion’s aggressive, defense-targeting nature. They can quickly dismantle defensive structures together, paving the way for a successful raid.
Electro Owl
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Preferred Target | Hero’s Target |
| Targets | Ground and Air |
| Attack Type | Chain Lightning (2 targets) |
| Hitpoints | Low |
| DPS | Moderate |
| Movement Speed | Moderate (20) |
| Special Ability | High Voltage: Chain lightning attack |
Description: The Electro Owl brings ranged, chain-lightning attacks to your Hero’s arsenal. It targets the same enemy as its Hero, striking two targets with each attack (80% damage to the second target). The Electro Owl’s attack range varies depending on the paired Hero, offering strategic depth to pairings.
Strategic Use: The Electro Owl is effective at dealing splash damage and hitting both ground and air units. Its chain lightning can be particularly useful against clumped defenses or air troops. However, its low HP means it needs to be protected.
Recommended Hero Pairing: Grand Warden. The Grand Warden’s extended attack range (7 tiles with Electro Owl) keeps the Electro Owl safer while allowing it to contribute significantly to the attack from a distance. Alternatively, Minion Prince (Archer Queen – 5 tiles) also benefits from the ranged support.
Mighty Yak
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Preferred Target | Within 7 tiles of Hero |
| Targets | Ground |
| Attack Type | Single Target, Wallbreaker Multiplier (20x) |
| Hitpoints | High |
| DPS | Low (Except vs. Walls) |
| Movement Speed | Moderate (20) |
| Special Ability | Wall Buster: Deals massive damage to walls |
Description: The Mighty Yak is a tanky Pet with a specialization in destroying walls. While its overall DPS is low against regular buildings, its 20x damage multiplier against walls makes it incredibly efficient at breaking through defenses. It has the highest HP among Pets, making it durable in combat.
Strategic Use: The Mighty Yak is ideal for creating openings in walls for ground-based Heroes like the Barbarian King and Archer Queen. Its wall-breaking ability can significantly speed up their progress through a base.
Recommended Hero Pairing: Barbarian King or Archer Queen. These Heroes often get slowed down by walls, and the Mighty Yak clears those obstacles quickly, allowing them to penetrate deeper into the enemy village.
Unicorn
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Preferred Target | Hero |
| Targets | Ground and Air (Heals Heroes Only) |
| Attack Type | Single Target (Heal) |
| Hitpoints | Low |
| HPS | High (Healing Per Second) |
| Movement Speed | Slow (16) |
| Special Ability | Personal Healer: Heals assigned Hero |
Description: The Unicorn is a dedicated healer Pet, focusing solely on keeping its assigned Hero alive. Unlike Healers in your army, the Unicorn only heals its Hero, ensuring consistent support. It can heal both ground and air Heroes and can jump over walls to stay with them.
Strategic Use: The Unicorn significantly increases Hero survivability, especially for Heroes that are meant to tank damage or stay in the fight for extended periods.
Recommended Hero Pairing: Barbarian King or Archer Queen. These Heroes are often at the front lines and benefit immensely from the constant healing provided by the Unicorn, allowing them to sustain damage and remain effective for longer.
Frosty
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Preferred Target | Within 4.5 tiles of Hero |
| Targets | Ground and Air |
| Attack Type | Single Target, Slowing |
| Hitpoints | Moderate |
| DPS | Low |
| Movement Speed | Fast (24) |
| Special Ability | Periodically spawns Frostmites: Slow enemies |
Description: Frosty is a support Pet that slows down enemy defenses. It attacks targets near its Hero and periodically spawns Frostmites, which also slow down defenses. This debuffing ability can significantly reduce the damage output of enemy defenses.
Strategic Use: Frosty excels at mitigating damage from defenses, making it easier for Heroes and other troops to survive. The slowing effect can be crucial against high-damage defenses like Inferno Towers and Scattershots.
Recommended Hero Pairing: Barbarian King or Grand Warden. For the Barbarian King, Frosty provides valuable damage mitigation, allowing him to tank more effectively. For the Grand Warden, especially in Warden Walks, Frosty can help reduce the damage taken by the Warden and surrounding troops.
Diggy
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Preferred Target | Hero’s Target |
| Targets | Ground |
| Attack Type | Single Target, Stun |
| Hitpoints | High |
| DPS | Moderate |
| Movement Speed | Very Fast (32) |
| Special Ability | Travels underground and stuns: Stuns target |
Description: Diggy is a fast, underground attacker that stuns its target on the first hit. Like L.A.S.S.I, Diggy is incredibly fast and can move under walls, allowing it to reach targets that might be inaccessible to ground Heroes initially.
Strategic Use: Diggy’s stun ability is valuable for temporarily disabling defenses, reducing the damage taken by Heroes. Its underground movement provides excellent mobility and target access.
Recommended Hero Pairing: Royal Champion or Minion Prince. Diggy’s stun complements the Royal Champion’s defense-targeting focus, allowing her to take down defenses with reduced incoming damage. It can also work well with the Minion Prince for similar reasons.
Poison Lizard
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Preferred Target | Heroes and Troops |
| Targets | Ground and Air |
| Attack Type | Single Target, Poison |
| Hitpoints | Low |
| DPS | Moderate (Poison Damage) |
| Movement Speed | Very Fast (36) |
| Special Ability | Poisons enemies: Slows and damages enemies |
Description: The Poison Lizard is the fastest Pet, specializing in poisoning enemy Heroes and troops. It applies a poison effect that slows movement and attack speed while dealing damage over time, similar to a Poison Spell.
Strategic Use: The Poison Lizard is highly situational but can be devastating against enemy Heroes and defensive troops. Its poison effect weakens key defenders, making them easier to handle.
Recommended Hero Pairing: Situational. The Poison Lizard’s effectiveness depends heavily on the base layout and enemy troop composition. It can be useful when you anticipate facing enemy Heroes or Clan Castle troops near your Hero’s path.
Phoenix
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Preferred Target | Hero’s Target |
| Targets | Ground and Air |
| Attack Type | Area Splash |
| Hitpoints | Moderate |
| DPS | High |
| Movement Speed | Slow (16) |
| Special Ability | Revives a fallen hero: Limited invulnerability |
Description: The Phoenix offers a unique ability: Hero revival. When its assigned Hero is knocked out, the Phoenix hatches from its egg form and revives the Hero for a short duration with invulnerability. After revival, the Phoenix continues to fight.
Strategic Use: The Phoenix provides a second chance for your Hero, allowing them to deal additional damage and potentially use their Hero ability again during the invulnerable revival period. This can be a game-changer in close battles.
Recommended Hero Pairing: Versatile. The Phoenix can be effective with any Hero, providing a valuable safety net and damage boost. Consider pairing it with Heroes you expect to be heavily targeted, such as the Barbarian King, Archer Queen, or Royal Champion.
Spirit Fox
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Preferred Target | Within 4.5 tiles of Hero |
| Targets | Ground |
| Attack Type | Single Target |
| Hitpoints | Low |
| DPS | Moderate |
| Movement Speed | Fast (24) |
| Special Ability | Invisibility Cloak: Hero and Pet become invisible |
Description: The Spirit Fox grants periodic invisibility to itself and its Hero every 6 seconds. This invisibility forces defenses and troops to retarget, providing a form of damage mitigation and disruption.
Strategic Use: The Spirit Fox is excellent for protecting Heroes from targeted damage, especially from single-target Inferno Towers and Skeleton Traps. The retargeting effect can also disrupt enemy defenses and troop formations.
Recommended Hero Pairing: Barbarian King, Royal Champion, or Minion Prince. These Heroes often benefit from staying alive longer, and the Spirit Fox’s invisibility significantly enhances their survivability, especially against Skeleton Traps that can slow down the Royal Champion.
Angry Jelly
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Preferred Target | Hero’s Target |
| Targets | Ground & Air |
| Attack Type | Single Target |
| Hitpoints | Low |
| DPS | Moderate |
| Movement Speed | Slow (16) |
| Special Ability | Defense Focus: Hero targets defenses initially |
Description: The Angry Jelly changes Hero targeting behavior for a short period after deployment. While its ability is active, the assigned Hero will prioritize defenses. During this time, the Angry Jelly is also untargetable and invulnerable.
Strategic Use: The Angry Jelly is designed for focused defense destruction at the start of an attack. It’s ideal for quickly taking down key defenses like Eagle Artilleries, Inferno Towers, or Scattershots early in a raid.
Recommended Hero Pairing: Barbarian King or Grand Warden. Pairing with the Barbarian King can help him quickly clear defenses in a specific area. With the Grand Warden and Fireball equipment, the Angry Jelly can ensure the Warden focuses on defenses, maximizing the Fireball’s impact.
Choosing the Right Pet for Your Strategy
Selecting the optimal Pet for each Hero hinges on your attack strategy and the specific role you envision for each Hero in your army composition. The pairings suggested above serve as guidelines, but experimentation and adaptation are key to discovering what works best for your unique playstyle and army setups.
Consider these factors when choosing Pets:
- Hero Role: Is the Hero intended to tank, deal damage, support, or target defenses?
- Attack Strategy: Are you using a Queen Charge, a dive attack, or a more spread-out approach?
- Base Layout: Does the base have tightly packed defenses, heavy walls, or key defensive threats that need to be neutralized quickly?
- Pet Abilities: How does each Pet’s special ability complement the Hero’s strengths and mitigate their weaknesses?
Conclusion
Pets are a game-changing addition to Clash of Clans at Town Hall 14 and beyond. Understanding how to unlock them, upgrade them, and strategically pair them with your Heroes is crucial for mastering advanced attack strategies. By carefully considering each Pet’s unique abilities and synergies, you can significantly enhance your offensive power and achieve victory on the battlefield. Experiment with different Pet and Hero combinations to discover your preferred setups and dominate your opponents in Clash of Clans!
