Core Keeper is a survival adventure with a blend of exploration, mining, and farming. A key mechanic of this experience is having a pet companion. These furry friends not only provide companionship but also offer gameplay benefits. This guide covers how to acquire, level up, and understand the abilities of each pet in Core Keeper.
How To Get A Pet In Core Keeper
The primary method to acquire a pet in Core Keeper is by finding pet eggs. These can be found in various locations throughout the game, such as in crates, as enemy drops, by defeating bosses, and by purchasing them from certain Merchant NPCs. Here’s how you can get a pet from pet eggs in Core Keeper:
- Acquiring Eggs: Pets are hatched from eggs that can be found in various biomes or retrieved as loot by defeating bosses.
- Craft an Egg Incubator: To hatch your pet egg, you will need to create an Egg Incubator. This can be crafted at a Copper Workbench using 8 Copper Bars and 8 Glass Pieces.
- Incubate the Egg: Once you have the incubator ready, place the egg in it and wait for 30 minutes. After the process is complete, a cracked egg will be retrieved.
- Hatch the Pet: Finally, equip the cracked egg in your hotbar and use it like any other item. This will hatch your new pet.
As you hatch your first pet in Core Keeper, you will be rewarded with the Your Very First Achievement.
Related Guide: Core Keeper Fishing Guide
All Pets Eggs In Core Keeper
Currently, there are 11 pet eggs in Core Keeper; we have listed all these in the table below:
| Pet Egg | Location(s) | Hatched Pet |
| Loyal Egg | Digging Spots, Meadow Oasis Pedestal | Subterrier |
| Curious Egg | Bearded Merchant (375 Ancient Coins) | Embertail |
| Lively Egg | Wooden or Ancient Crates | Owlux |
| Nimble Egg | Azeos’ Wilderness Flower Vessels | Fanhare |
| Fuzzy Egg | Mold Dungeon Large Crates or Mold Vessels | Pheromoth |
| Squishy Egg | Colossal Amoeba (The Passage) | Snugglygrade |
| Oozy Egg | Glurch | Jr. Orange Slime |
| Oozy Royal Egg | King Slime (Guaranteed Drop) | Prince Slime |
| Oozy Poison Egg | Ivy | Jr. Purple Slime |
| Oozy Slippery Egg | Morpha | Jr. Blue Slime |
| Oozy Lava Egg | Igneous | Jr. Lava Slime |
Remember – Core Keeper allows you to equip only one pet at a single time, so pick a pet whose abilities align with your playstyle.
Abilities Of All Pets In Core Keeper
Each pet in Core Keeper comes with their unique abilities, base effects, and talent pool, where each pet can level up to 10. Below are the pet profiles of all the eleven pets in Core Keeper along with their unique base effects.
| Pet | Base Effects | Talent Pool |
| Subterrier | +10% stun chance, +8% crit chance | Asserting Dominance Breaking Skin Intimidating Presence Laser Pointer Play Off-Leash Paralyzing Fangs Predator’s Mark Puffing Up |
| Embertail | +2 glow, +16 burn damage | Asserting Dominance Breaking Skin Burning Anger Flaming Treat Laser Pointer Play Leap Attack Puffing Up Spirit Animal |
| Owlux | +7.6% movement speed, +6.5% damage | Avian Run Crane Style Divebombing Flock Together Plume Power Plume Projectile Spirit of the Hawk Triple Trouble |
| Fanhare | +12% poison chance, -75% enemy healing | Asserting Dominance Bite Wound Infection Breaking Skin Hypersonic Claw Laser Pointer Play Leap Attack Off-Leash Puffing Up |
| Pheromoth | +9.3% range damage, +5% dodge chance | Crane Style Divebombing Flock Together Plume Power Plume Projectile Spirit of the Hawk Triple Trouble Winged Escape |
| Snugglygrade | +15% chance to gain mana | Asserting Dominance Breaking Skin Energy Tap Laser Pointer Play Leap Attack Off-Leash Puffing Up Zoomies |
| Jr. Orange Slime | -11.7% target movement speed, +8% boss damage | Asserting Dominance Breaking Skin Hungry Fang Laser Pointer Play Leap Attack Puffing Up Sticky Toy Zoomies |
| Prince Slime | +30% boss damage | Asserting Dominance Breaking Skin Hungry Fang Laser Pointer Play Leap Attack Puffing Up Zoomies |
| Jr. Purple Slime | +12% poison chance, -75% enemy healing | Asserting Dominance Bite Wound Infection Breaking Skin Hungry Fang Laser Pointer Play Leap Attack Puffing Up Zoomies |
| Jr. Blue Slime | +13% slippery movement chance, +15% boss damage | Asserting Dominance Breaking Skin Hungry Fang Icky Tongue Laser Pointer Play Leap Attack Puffing Up Zoomies |
| Jr. Lava Slime | +2 glow, +15% boss damage | Asserting Dominance Breaking Skin Burning Anger Hungry Fang Laser Pointer Play Leap Attack Puffing Up Spirit Animal Zoomies |
Core Keeper Pet Talent Pool
Here are the detailed effects of each pet talent mentioned in the table above in Core Keeper. You can only choose up to 5 talents for each pet when they have maxed out, so it is vital to pick the talents that align with your playstyle.
| Talent | Effect |
| Asserting Dominance | +15% damage against bosses |
| Breaking Skin | +30% critical hit damage |
| Burning Anger | +40 burn damage applied on hit |
| Flaming Treat | +15% chance on hit to consume target’s burning effect and deal the total burning damage immediately |
| Laser Pointer Play | +10% critical hit chance |
| Leap Attack | +30% range attack speed |
| Off-Leash | +7% chance on hit to deal triple amount of damage |
| Paralyzing Fangs | +10% chance to stun targets on melee hit |
| Predator’s Mark | +50% damage against stunned targets |
| Puffing Up | +10% physical melee damage |
| Spirit Animal | +2 glow |
| Avian Run | Buff +5% movement speed |
| Crane Style | Buff +10% critical hit damage |
| Divebombing | Buff +3% melee attack speed |
| Flock Together | Buff +3% range attack speed |
| Plume Power | Buff +3% physical melee damage |
| Plume Projectile | Buff +3% physical range damage |
| Spirit of the Hawk | Buff +3% critical hit chance |
| Triple Trouble | Buff +2% chance on hit to deal triple amount of damage |
| Winged Escape | Buff Snare and stun durations reduced by 10% |
| Energy Tap | +10% chance to gain mana on hit |
| Hungry Fang | Deal up to 30% more damage based on targets remaining health |
| Sticky Toy | Reduces the target’s movement speed by 14% for 4 sec |
| Bite Wound Infection | +15% chance to apply poison on hit, reduces enemy healing received by 75% |
| Hypersonic Claw | +1 target(s) pierced by projectiles |
| Icky Tongue | +15% chance on hit to apply slippery movement |
How To Level Up Your Pets In Core Keeper?
Pets in Core Keeper gain experience points primarily through combat. Hence, the more enemies they take down or damage, the faster they will level up. Pets can level up to level 10 while earning 5 Skill Points in the process. These points can be used to acquire any 5 out of the 9 available talents specific to each pet.
You can reset the talent pool of a pet by spending 200 Ancient Coins at the pet information panel. Also, keep in mind that hatched pets start at level 1 and their stats are not transferable even between members of the same species.
Another method of leveling up your pets faster in the game is by feeding them special candies and boosters. Currently, there are three edible pet leveling up items in Core Keeper:
- Pet Pellet: Grants 50 Experience Points.
- Rare Candy: Grants 500 Experience Points.
- Beast Booster: Grants 5000 Experience Points.
These items come incredibly handy since your pet needs to acquire a total of 99,718 points to max out. Once your pet has reached the highest level, you will unlock the Pet Prodigy Achievement.
