Pet fragments are the tightest daily resource in the game, which makes farming order the real decision. This Endless Frontier 2 pet tier list ranks all 41 pets, lays out the community’s tested farming priority, and explains the two rules that shape everything: Tinkey and Icy get bought out every single day, and every pet star you add raises your team’s maximum gold level. Buff values read from the game’s own pet data.
This page is part of our Endless Frontier 2 guide, and it pairs with the unit tier list, since most pets pair to a specific unit.
Key Takeaways
- Tinkey and Icy first, every day: buy out their fragments daily (6 each), because their 5-star master skills make Fairies and Priests buff you from the barracks.
- Spend gems on extra tickets and frags, always: the community rule is 3 to 4 Spirit Highlands ticket buys plus at least 12 extra pet fragments a day with gems.
- Build several pets at once: while Tinkey and Icy get the buyout, your spare frags build the next pets in the priority at the same time.
- Pet stars raise your max gold level: every pet adds Pet Points per star, so even off-meta pets eventually earn levels for the gold cap alone.
- It takes 330 fragments to max one pet: 10, 20, 50, 100, and 150 per star, and a pet’s second skill only turns on at 3 stars.
- Run Rapty regardless of tier: it gates your quest economy from day one; its ranking is about maxing order, not importance.
Endless Frontier 2 Pet Tier List (August 2026)
Rankings follow the community’s tested farming priority, weighted by what each pet’s passives and 5-star master skill do for the speed and rebirth meta. Event-only pets sit in their own section below, since you cannot farm them on demand.
| Tier | Pets |
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How Pets and Fragments Work
Pets level with fragments, and fragments are daily-limited: they drop from Spirit Highlands stages and from daily shop purchases, and no amount of money buys a pet out in one go. Our Spirit Highlands guide covers the stages themselves. The star costs are fixed:
| Star | Fragments | Running Total |
|---|---|---|
 | 10 | 10 |
 | 20 | 30 |
 | 50 | 80 |
 | 100 | 180 |
 | 150 | 330 |
Three mechanics decide value. A pet’s first skill works from 1 star, its second skill only activates at 3 stars, and its master skill (the big one) arrives at 5 stars and strengthens again at 6. That master tier is why the priority pets are worth 45 days of patient buyouts: at roughly 6 fragments a day, a 5-star is about a month and a half of discipline.
Most pets also pair to a specific unit as its couple, and the master skill usually upgrades that unit’s whole role, which is why the pet priority tracks the unit meta so closely.
The Farming Priority
The community’s daily routine, in order:
- Buy out Tinkey and Icy every day (6 fragments each) until both hit 5 stars. This is not optional in the meta; everything else fits around it.
- Spend gems on extra tickets and fragments, every day: 3 to 4 Spirit Highlands ticket buys (worth it up to the 800-gem price tier) and at least 12 extra pet fragments. Use Spirit Highlands tickets as soon as you get them or they will not refresh.
- Build the rest of the priority with your spare frags at the same time: the community advice is to work on several pets at once. Main line after Tinkey and Icy: Moon, Boom Boom, and E-77 , then Wakong, Cat Knight, Cerbero, and Windy .
- Econ pets on the side: Rapty to at least 2 stars early (it raises quest max levels, which gates your whole quest economy), Leo and Sleepy next, and one of Joe or Joker. Level them toward unlocking Quest 27, then Quest 28.
- Grab event pets whenever an event runs: event fragments never expire once they are in your inventory, so bank them even if you cannot finish the pet during the event.
Free gems fund a lot of this. The three working reward codes pay 500 each, and our Endless Frontier 2 codes page tracks them.
The Priority Pets Explained
Tinkey (S Tier)
Fairy’s couple pet, and half of the reason the meta stockpiles Fairies. At 5 stars, every Fairy sitting in your barracks adds to your wave skip chance, up to a 30 percent cap, without taking a team slot. Its base skill cuts quest time on top. The community treats the 45-day grind to 5 stars as the single best pet investment in the game, which is why the buyout rule exists.
Icy (S Tier)
The Priest twin of Tinkey: at 5 stars, Priests in your barracks add a chance to trigger a triple-speed burst as you climb waves, again capped at 30 percent and again without costing a slot. Its own skill adds game speed directly. Tinkey and Icy together are why the endgame medal split changes: once both are finished, barracks Fairies and Priests do work that used to require fielding them, and the speed run guide covers the Bomber core switch that follows.
Moon (A Tier)
Dark Archer’s couple. Its skill is a straight rebirth medal buff (up to +30 percent at 5 stars), and its master lets barracks Dark Archers raise the wave you revive at, capped at 50 percent. That plugs directly into the Dark Archer wave team, and it is the 5-star pet the rebirth medal preset wants.
Boom Boom (A Tier)
Drums of the Battlefield’s couple and the medal team’s engine room. Same +30 percent medal skill as Moon, but the master is the headline: with a Drummer fielded, its medal buff jumps from 10 to 40 percent, and each high-star Drummer raises the team’s medal buff cap further. If you are building the ten-Drummer medal team from the unit tier list, this pet is part of that project.
E-77 (A Tier)
The robot adds flat levels to every unit you field (+5 at 5 stars), which is a quiet, always-on power bump that scales with your whole roster. It rounds out the first main-pet trio after Tinkey and Icy in the community priority.
Rapty (A Tier)
Rapty is one of the most important pets in the game to run from day one. Its A placement is about maxing order, not importance: Tinkey and Icy get your buyout frags first, but Rapty should be active and growing the whole time. It raises your quest maximum levels by orders of magnitude per star, and the community’s rule of thumb runs through it: if you can afford to max your newest quest, your Rapty is behind. Get it to 2 stars early and keep feeding it spare frags; its couple, Raptor Rider, even adds double wave calls from the barracks at 5 stars.
The B Tier: Instructor Couples and Econ Support
Wakong, Cat Knight, Cerbero, and Windy pair to the four honor shop five-stars (Wyvern Rider, Winged Knight, Abyss Mage, and Sylphid), and their masters add barracks speed, hero levels, and guild barracks upgrades. They are the second half of the main priority, after the medal trio. On the econ side, Leo cuts quest opening costs, Sleepy cuts quest level-up costs, and Joe or Joker (pick one) boost quest gold; together with Rapty they are what unlocks Quest 27 and 28, the thresholds the community levels econ pets toward.
Pet Points and Your Max Gold Level
Every pet contributes Pet Points per star, and Pet Points raise your team’s maximum gold level, the cap you level toward with gold during every run. Regular pets add up to 10 points fully starred, and event pets add up to 15. Two consequences worth acting on:
- No fragment is wasted: a pet you will never field still raises your gold cap, so off-priority frags that fall in your lap are still progress.
- Collection is a stat: late game, pushing old pets from 3 to 5 stars is a real gold-cap upgrade even when their skills do nothing for your build.
Event and Special Pets
Event pets rotate in limited-time events, guild war rewards, and seasonal shops. Most are stat sticks that mix rebirth medal and game speed buffs, several out-stat the regular roster (Bellial’s medal skill reaches +75 percent at 5 stars), and all of them carry the bigger 15-point gold-cap contribution. The rule from the farming priority applies: bank event fragments whenever they are available, because they never expire.
| Type | Pets |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best pets in Endless Frontier 2?
Tinkey and Icy are the clear top two: their 5-star master skills make barracks Fairies and Priests add wave skips and speed bursts without team slots. After them, the community priority runs Moon, Boom Boom, and E-77, then Wakong, Cat Knight, Cerbero, and Windy, with Rapty leading the econ pets.
How do I get pet fragments in Endless Frontier 2?
From Spirit Highlands stages and daily shop purchases. The community routine is to buy out Tinkey and Icy daily, buy 3 to 4 extra Spirit Highlands tickets with gems, and buy at least 12 extra pet fragments with gems every day.
How many fragments does it take to max a pet?
330 total: 10 for 1 star, 20 for 2, 50 for 3, 100 for 4, and 150 for 5. A pet’s second skill only activates at 3 stars, and its master skill arrives at 5.
What are Pet Points in Endless Frontier 2?
Every pet grants Pet Points per star, and they raise your team’s maximum gold level. Regular pets add up to 10 points, event pets up to 15, so every pet you star up lifts your gold cap even if you never use its skills.
Do event pet fragments expire?
No. Once event fragments are in your inventory they last forever, so collect them during every event even if the pet will not be finished in time.
Summary
Buy out Tinkey and Icy every day, spend gems on extra tickets and fragments without hesitating, and build the next pets in line with everything left over. Rapty keeps your quest economy honest, event frags never expire, and every star you add anywhere raises your gold cap through Pet Points. The unit tier list covers the teams these pets plug into.