Summary
How pet talents work
9
9 random talents from a pool
When a pet hatches, 9 talents are picked at random from the pool for its type (the same one can appear more than once).
5
You can unlock 5
You get one point at Lv.2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, for 5 in total. A respec (200 Ancient Coins) does not change the 9 talents.
"Triple Trouble" is the best buff talent
For raising your own damage, "Triple Trouble" comes out on top for melee, ranged and magic builds in our calculation (talent order).
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Buff pet Talent List (17)
| Talent | Effect | Pets that can get it |
|---|---|---|
| Avian Run | +5% movement speedApplies to owner | Owlux, Arcane Symbiote |
| Crane Style | +10% critical hit damageApplies to owner | Owlux, Pheromoth, Arcane Symbiote |
| Divebombing | +3% melee attack speedApplies to owner | Owlux, Pheromoth, Arcane Symbiote |
| Flock Together | +3% range attack speedApplies to owner | Owlux, Pheromoth, Arcane Symbiote |
| Plume Power | +3% physical melee damageApplies to owner | Owlux, Pheromoth |
| Plume Projectile | +3% physical range damageApplies to owner | Owlux, Pheromoth |
| Spirit of the Hawk | +3% critical hit chanceApplies to owner | Owlux, Pheromoth, Arcane Symbiote |
| Triple Trouble | +2% chance on hit to deal triple amount of damageApplies to owner | Owlux, Pheromoth, Arcane Symbiote |
| Winged Escape | Snare and stun durations reduced by +10%Applies to owner | Pheromoth |
| Arcane Beast | +3% magic damageApplies to owner | Arcane Symbiote |
| Mana Bowl | +2 mana every secApplies to owner | Arcane Symbiote |
| Battle Born | +8% minion damageApplies to owner | Earie |
| Breaking Skin | +30% minion critical hit damageApplies to owner | Earie |
| Drone Dominance | +15% minion damage against bossesApplies to owner | Earie |
| Laser Pointer Play | +3% minion critical hit chanceApplies to owner | Earie |
| Lightened Channeling | -5% minion mana reservation costApplies to owner | Earie |
| Provoked Swarm | +12% minion attack speedApplies to owner | Earie |
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Melee pet Talent List (18)
| Talent | Effect | Pets that can get it |
|---|---|---|
| Asserting Dominance | +15% damage against bossesApplies to the pet itself | Subterrier, Jr. Orange Slime, Jr. Blue Slime, Jr. Purple Slime, Jr. Lava Slime, Prince Slime, Snugglygrade, Electro-Pet, Cattiva |
| Breaking Skin | +30% critical hit damageApplies to the pet itself | Subterrier, Jr. Orange Slime, Jr. Blue Slime, Jr. Purple Slime, Jr. Lava Slime, Prince Slime, Snugglygrade, Cattiva |
| Intimidating Presence | +100% longer stun durationsApplies to the pet itself | Subterrier, Electro-Pet, Cattiva |
| Laser Pointer Play | +10% critical hit chanceApplies to the pet itself | Subterrier, Jr. Orange Slime, Jr. Blue Slime, Jr. Purple Slime, Jr. Lava Slime, Prince Slime, Snugglygrade, Electro-Pet, Cattiva |
| Off-Leash | +7% chance on hit to deal triple amount of damageApplies to the pet itself | Subterrier, Snugglygrade, Electro-Pet, Cattiva |
| Paralyzing Fangs | +10% chance to stun targets on melee hitApplies to the pet itself | Subterrier, Electro-Pet, Cattiva |
| Predator's Mark | +50% damage against stunned targetsApplies to the pet itself | Subterrier, Electro-Pet, Cattiva |
| Puffing Up | +10% physical melee damageApplies to the pet itself | Subterrier, Jr. Orange Slime, Jr. Blue Slime, Jr. Purple Slime, Jr. Lava Slime, Prince Slime, Snugglygrade, Electro-Pet, Cattiva |
| Hungry Fang | Deal up to +30% more damage based on targets remaining healthApplies to the pet itself | Jr. Orange Slime, Jr. Blue Slime, Jr. Purple Slime, Jr. Lava Slime, Prince Slime |
| Leap Attack | +30% melee attack speedApplies to the pet itself | Jr. Orange Slime, Jr. Blue Slime, Jr. Purple Slime, Jr. Lava Slime, Prince Slime, Snugglygrade |
| Sticky Toy | Reduces the target's movement speed by +14% for 4 secApplies to the pet itself | Jr. Orange Slime |
| Zoomies | +30% movement speedApplies to the pet itself | Jr. Orange Slime, Jr. Blue Slime, Jr. Purple Slime, Jr. Lava Slime, Prince Slime, Snugglygrade |
| Icky Tongue | +15% chance on hit to apply slippery movementApplies to the pet itself | Jr. Blue Slime |
| Bite Wound Infection | +15% chance to apply poison on hit, which reduces enemy healing received by 75%Applies to the pet itself | Jr. Purple Slime |
| Burning Anger | +40 burn damage applied on hitApplies to the pet itself | Jr. Lava Slime |
| Spirit Animal | +2 glowApplies to the pet itself | Jr. Lava Slime |
| Energy tap | +10% chance to gain mana on hitApplies to the pet itself | Snugglygrade |
| Territorial Fallout | All nearby enemies take +20 radioactive damage every other secApplies to the pet itself | Electro-Pet |
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Ranged pet Talent List (14)
| Talent | Effect | Pets that can get it |
|---|---|---|
| Asserting Dominance | +15% damage against bossesApplies to the pet itself | Embertail, Fanhare, Hoppet, Azeos Jr. |
| Breaking Skin | +30% critical hit damageApplies to the pet itself | Embertail, Fanhare, Hoppet, Azeos Jr. |
| Burning Anger | +40 burn damage applied on hitApplies to the pet itself | Embertail |
| Flaming Treat | +15% chance on hit to consume target's burning effect and deal the total burning damage immediatelyApplies to the pet itself | Embertail |
| Laser Pointer Play | +10% critical hit chanceApplies to the pet itself | Embertail, Fanhare, Hoppet, Azeos Jr. |
| Leap Attack | +30% range attack speedApplies to the pet itself | Embertail, Fanhare, Hoppet, Azeos Jr. |
| Puffing Up | +10% physical range damageApplies to the pet itself | Embertail, Fanhare, Hoppet, Azeos Jr. |
| Spirit Animal | +2 glowApplies to the pet itself | Embertail |
| Bite Wound Infection | +15% chance to apply poison on hit, which reduces enemy healing received by 75%Applies to the pet itself | Fanhare |
| Hypersonic Claw | +1 target(s) pierced by projectilesApplies to the pet itself | Fanhare |
| Off-Leash | +7% chance on hit to deal triple amount of damageApplies to the pet itself | Fanhare, Hoppet |
| Icky Tongue | +15% chance on hit to apply slippery movementApplies to the pet itself | Hoppet |
| Ball Toy | +1 projectile shards on hitApplies to the pet itself | Azeos Jr. |
| Intimidating Presence | +100% longer stun durationsApplies to the pet itself | Azeos Jr. |
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Unlocking and Resetting Pet Talents
- Spend talent points in the pet's talent window, opened with the info button next to the pet slot (the same window lets you rename the pet).
- You get one point every 2 levels, so 5 at the max level of 10 (raising pets).
- For 200 Ancient Coins you can refund all spent points. Only the points are refunded; the 9 rolled talents stay the same.
- The best talent order for each pet is on that pet's item page.
Talent names and effect text are the game's official English. "Applies to owner / to the pet itself" is our own note.
The talent roll (9 picks from the pet's pool), points per level and the reset cost are read from the game's program in Core Keeper 1.3.0.6. Where the talent window is opened is from the Core Keeper Wiki (Fandom) page “Pets” (Explorer's Guide 1.3 p.68).
Unless a note on the page says otherwise, numbers are read from the game files of Core Keeper 1.3.0.6 (prefabs, configuration files, drop tables and the game's program) and calculated by this site, including upgraded (per-level) values, sell prices and mana costs. Names and descriptions are the game's official English text. Only reinforcing materials, minion and pet attacks and some food values are based on the Core Keeper Wiki (Fandom) data (CC BY-SA 3.0). Core Keeper and its images are © Pugstorm. This is an unofficial fan site.