Since the Beanstalk Update dropped in Grow a Garden, the pet market has gone through another growth spurt (pun intended). The Zen Update already flipped the economy upside down, but Beanstalk doubled down with new commons, a couple sneaky high-rarity Huges, and one major shift in how we rank pets: D-tier is gone.
Yep — C and D pets are now basically the same value. That means your Bald Eagle, Hamster, or even Mimic Octopus are chilling in the same zone now. Some old favorites slipped, some traders are still overpaying in public lobbies, and a few event pets (👀 Golden Goose) are on borrowed time before they crash.
Best Pets Tier List & Trade Value (Updated)
Here’s our very first trading guide for the Beanstalk Update. As always, I’ll be ranking pets based on tier lists I’ve built by pulling values from multiple sites, averaging them, and slotting each pet where it belongs. That way, you’ll know exactly what’s worth holding on to, and what’s safe to trade.
SS Tier – Endgame Value, Best of the Best
- Kitsune – The throne hasn’t moved. Still worth ~2 Raccoons. Nobody trades this unless they’re quitting or scamming.
- Rare Huges (Rainbow Mimic, Divine Huges, Huge Sea Turtle) – These sit above most pets in the market. You’ll see them traded for multiple Raccoons. Huges with utility effects especially hold insane value.
- Common Huges (Lab, Bunny, etc.): About C-tier value.
- Huges with useful effects: Can fetch trades as high as raccoon level.
If you’re trading Huges, go to Grow a Garden Discords and take offers—it’s too volatile to lock them into fixed tiers.
S Tier – Meta-Relevant, High Demand
- Raccoon – Still S-tier, of course. Duplication makes it almost SS-tier now, with constant demand across all servers.
- Disco Bee – Firmly S-tier, still a rarity-driven flex. Its burst isn’t as unique as before (T-Rex spreads mutations fine), but it holds trade value.
S Tier pets are serious trade value — don’t let these go cheap.
A Tier – Strong Performers, Good in Most Builds
- Ascended Pets – Dropping slowly, but Dawnbound users still A-tier. Rare Ascendeds (like T-Rex variants) have collector’s value.
- Fennec Fox – we’ve got the Fennec Fox, which has dipped around 5–6%. People are finally realizing it’s not actually that useful, it’s just rare. Right now, it’s sitting next to the Butterfly in terms of value, but still a step below the Ascended pets.
- If the trend keeps up, I can see it sliding into B-tier within the next three weeks. That’s just my guess though — it might hold its spot for a bit longer, but the decline has definitely started.
- Butterfly – Still one of the best pets in the game for rainbow profits. Hard A-tier.
These are your garden workhorses. Strong, consistent, and still tradable.
B Tier: Good Utility, Mid Trade Value
- Spriggan – I don’t get this one, but the market’s hyping it. Like all new event pets, its value spiked early, but it’ll tank soon — just like Fennec Fox and Corrupted Kitsune. Right now it’s somehow above Spinosaurus, even though its effect is nothing special (an 8x Bloom multiplier you can already get with a spray). Trade it fast before it drops.
- Golden Goose (Event) – Temporarily near Spino-level value. Trade ASAP before it tanks — this one will crash within days.
- Spinosaurus – Slight slip to B in some circles, but traders still treat it as S/A hybrid. Eggs are vanishing, supply shrinking, so expect rebound potential.
- Panda – this one’s worth a little less than a Spinosaurus right now. It could climb a bit if collectors start chasing it to complete their pet charts or achievements, but as far as its effect goes? Super boring, barely useful. The only real reason it holds value is because of how rare it is.
If you’re missing A-tiers, B-tiers can still carry your builds — just don’t overpay for them.
C Tier – A Big Shift: Deleting E-Tier
Here’s something new: C and D tiers from the version of the tier list are collapsing together. Pets like T-Rex, Mimic, and Dragonfly are now basically the same value as many older D-tiers. So goodbye, E-tier—it’s all one combined group now. Expect things like Bald Eagle, Hamster, and Chicken Zombie to all share that middle ground.
- Pack Bee – Rare, so traders treat it higher than its actual effect.
D Tier – (This is where most pets sit now)
- Seal – Surprisingly more useful than Koi thanks to infinite egg setups.
- Bear Bee – Sprinkler hype died. Now just… there.
- Brontosaurus – Used to be rare. Not anymore.
- Moon Cat, Seal, Macaw, Toucan, Mole, Pterodactyl – Way too common or outclassed by better pets.
- Blood Kiwi – Almost usable again, but still not C-tier worthy.
- Regular Hedgehog, Moth, Night Owl, Ostrich – Okay pets, but nobody’s looking for them.
- Dairy Cow – Straight E. Exists mostly for Beanstalk seeds.
- Koi – Same as Dairy Cow. Slightly more useful effect, but super common.
- Golem – New pet, but easy to get. Top of D-tier.
- French Fry Ferret – Bulk tier, barely trades.
- Jackalope & Seedling – Cute, but common. Expect them to collapse quickly.
- Age 75 pets are still completely useless. I’ll let you know if that ever changes, but for now, don’t bother farming them for trades — there’s zero value.
Rule of Thumb: If it’s common, slow, and doesn’t mutate or duplicate anything, don’t trade for it.
Zen Farming Math (Yes, There’s a Formula)
If you’re trying to get more Zen Eggs without going broke, try this strat:
- Use Bone Blossoms (7 points each) or Prismatic (6 points) during Tranquil events
- Save your Tranquil fruits till the event ends, then harvest
- Trade all Tranquils to your main
- Donate to the Zen Tree — each full tree = 1 Egg
Use alts to speed up:
- 1 account = 1 egg every 3 hrs
- 2 alts = 1 every 1.5 hrs
- 3 alts = 1 every 40 minutes
Equation: x = y^(2/3) (approx.)
Keep 30 Chi per alt so you can buy eggs when they appear in stock. This strat saves millions in shop refresh costs. Big win for F2P and grinders.
Wrap-Up: What Changed in Beanstalk
So yeah — another wild swing in the Grow a Garden economy. The Beanstalk update didn’t dethrone Kitsune, but it did make room for Huges and pushed Raccoon even higher into the must-have list.
- Raccoon rose — nearly SS now.
- Spino slipped — but might bounce back later.
- Ascendeds losing steam — unless rare.
- D-tier is gone — merged into C.
- New commons (Cow, Koi, Golem) are junk — keep only for collection.
- Event pets — always sell quick.
And above all — don’t fall for trade scams. The marketplace is wild. Up next, wondering which plants actually pair best with all these crazy pet buffs? Check out my full guide on the Top 5 Plants for money in Grow a Garden (Zen Update), so you know exactly what to grow for big profits and pet + plant synergy, as well as new strats.
I’ve also got a Top 5 Plants for Profit (Beanstalk Update) guide on the way. Stay tuned so you can stack Chi, Zen, and seeds without wasting a second. What do you guys think, agree with my rankings? Did I underrate or overrate your favorite pet? Let me know in the comments. I love going back and forth with you guys on these!
