The Pet Advancement System in Kingshot is one of the most important parts of long-term account progression. Pets don’t just provide stats; they also come with powerful active and passive abilities that can drastically change your efficiency in battles, events, and resource management.
This Kingshot Pet Abilities Guide breaks down every generation of pets, explains how advancement works, and ranks each ability in a full Tier List for both Free-to-Play (F2P) and Pay-to-Win (P2W) players.
How Pet Advancement Works
Pets benefit your account in three major ways:
Pet Abilities (Advancement System) – Unlock and upgrade unique abilities that give direct bonuses like attack boosts, debuffs, stamina recovery, or resource gathering.
Attack & Defense Bonuses – Earned through leveling up pets.
Health & Lethality Bonuses – Gained via taming marks.
Every 10 pet levels increase your ability cap, and rarer pets yield greater attack/defense stats per level. For example:
- Level 50 Grey Wolf → ~5% stat bonus
- Level 50 Moose → ~9% stat bonus
While rarity matters for stat growth, the ability itself determines long-term value.
Key Resources for Advancement
- Growth Manuals & Nutrient Potions: Needed for abilities up to level 4. Easily earned via daily adventures.
- Promotion Medallions: Required after level 4 — these are the main bottleneck.
- Earn them from Alliance stores (~day 180+ servers), Championship store rotations, or Buccaneer Bounty events.
Free players should prioritize medallions carefully — each advanced level can define months of account growth.
Tiering CriteriaThe tier list ranks pets based on their ability’s long-term impact and upgrade value beyond level 4.
- S-Tier: Core abilities that massively improve gameplay or progression. Always worth maxing.
- A-Tier: Strong, useful abilities with broad value.
- B-Tier: Decent abilities but situational or diminishing returns.
- C-Tier: Limited utility or late-game relevance.
Generation 1 Pets
Grey Wolf – Construction Speed Boost
- Effect: Temporary 15% additive construction speed increase (not multiplicative).
- Notes: Doesn’t affect buildings already under construction. Combine with Double Time Decree and Chief Minister Castle Appointment.
- Upgrade Worth: Level 4 (12%) is fine; level 5 costs 10 Medallions for +3% more speed.
- F2P Tier: B-Tier – Early-game benefit, fades later once truegold becomes bottleneck.
- P2W Tier: C-Tier – Building time becomes irrelevant.
Lynx – Governor Stamina Regeneration
- Effect: Restores stamina daily.
- Use Case: Lets you attack terrors and earn extra gems, shards, and materials.
- F2P Tier: B-Tier – Worth to level 4 for +50 stamina. Beyond that, diminishing returns.
- P2W Tier: C-Tier – Minimal value since stamina caps easily for spenders.
Bison – Instant Resource Gather
- Effect: Instantly gathers one resource node every 23 hours.
- F2P Tier: A-Tier – Extremely useful for Kingdom Power and Alliance Mobilization.
- P2W Tier: B-Tier – Still practical but less critical for spenders.
- Tips: Sync cooldowns strategically for events and quests.
Generation 2 Pets
Cheetah – Daily Pet Food Supply
Effect: Provides pet food daily (scales with level).
F2P Tier: A-Tier – Steady pet growth advantage.
P2W Tier: B-Tier – Small boost compared to purchased food.
Notes: Every upgrade adds 50 food/day; long-term benefit but not transformative.
Moose
- Effect: Reduces enemy health percentage. Scales with opponent stats.
- F2P Tier: C-Tier – Only affects solo marches or if you lead a rally (rare for F2P).
- P2W Tier: A-Tier – Vital for rally leaders; powerful scaling debuff.
- Tip: Always use before major events like Alliance Championships or Swordland.
Generation 3 Pets
Lion
Effect: Grants daily random high-value rewards like Charm Guides, Forgehammers, Artisans Visions, and Truegold.
Cooldown: Reduced by 4h per level (23h at level 8).
Rarity: Purple – high stat returns per level.
Both F2P & P2W Tier: S-Tier – Must-max ability; provides unmatched resource value.
Grizzly Bear – Enemy Lethality Debuff + March Speed
Effect: Reduces enemy lethality (special scaling bonus) and slightly boosts solo march speed.
F2P Tier: B-Tier – Limited use outside of solo events.
P2W Tier: A-Tier – Rally leaders benefit from debuff scaling.
Notes: Does not affect rally march speed; situationally effective in Castle Battles and Beast events.
Generation 4 Pets
Giant Rhino
- Effect: Boosts squad attack (+0.5% per level until 4, then +1% per level).
- F2P Tier: C-Tier – Solo/rally leader limitation lowers value.
- P2W Tier: S-Tier – High attack scaling, useful in all rallies and Bear Hunts.
- Note: 10% “special bonus” equates to over 100% effective gain at endgame stats.
Mighty Bison – Fearless Roar (Squad Capacity Boost)
Effect: Increases squad capacity by 1,500 per level.
Benefits:
Works for both rally joiners and leaders.
Helps in events like Viking Vengeance and Swordland Showdown.
Boosts rally contributions and overall alliance strength.
F2P & P2W Tier: S-Tier – One of the most impactful abilities for all players.
Note: Also raises total rally size and improves troop distribution in alliance events.
Tier Lists
Free-to-Play & Low Spenders
| Tier | Pet | Ability | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Lion | Gift of the King | Rare item generation |
| S | Mighty Bison | Fearless Roar | Squad capacity boost |
| A | Bison | Instant Gather | Resource/event utility |
| A | Cheetah | Daily Pet Food | Growth advantage |
| B | Grey Wolf | Construction Boost | Early-game builder |
| B | Lynx | Stamina Regen | Early progression |
| C | Moose | Health Debuff | Situational combat |
| C | Giant Rhino | Squad Attack | Rally limitation |
| B | Grizzly Bear | Lethality Debuff | Solo event utility |
Mid to High Spenders
| Tier | Pet | Ability | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Lion | Gift of the King | Rare item income |
| S | Mighty Bison | Fearless Roar | Squad & rally advantage |
| S | Giant Rhino | Wild Charge | Major attack scaling |
| A | Moose | Horror Stare | Health debuff for rallies |
| A | Grizzly Bear | Lethality Debuff | Rally power boost |
| B | Cheetah | Pet Food | Supplemental resource |
| B | Bison | Gather | Utility/event value |
| C | Lynx | Stamina | Niche stamina usage |
| C | Grey Wolf | Construction | Obsolete late-game |
Upgrade Priorities
For Free-to-Play Players
- Lion → Max it first for rare daily resources.
- Mighty Bison → Improves your contribution to alliance battles.
- Bison → Resource events and daily progression.
- Cheetah → Consistent pet growth.
- Moose/Rhino → Optional late-game combat investment.
For Mid-Spenders
- Lion and Mighty Bison equally prioritized.
- Giant Rhino → High attack scaling for rallies.
- Moose → Debuff synergy for rallies.
For High-Spenders
- Lion, Mighty Bison, and Rhino to max.
- Then Moose and Grizzly Bear to complete your combat-ready lineup.
Every pet in Kingshot holds value — all should be advanced to at least level 4, since the cost is low and stats scale well. But beyond that, promotion medallions must be used strategically.
The Lion and Mighty Bison stand as universal priorities across all playstyles, giving powerful account-wide benefits and boosting both solo and alliance performance. Combat pets like Rhino, Moose, and Grizzly become more dominant for spenders who frequently lead rallies, while economic pets like Bison and Cheetah maintain strong utility for free players.
