Coin Master Pets: Foxy, Tiger, Rhino & When to Use Each
Last updated: · Written by Peter Hayes
Coin Master has three main pets: Foxy (boosts raid coin payouts), Tiger (boosts attack coin payouts), and Rhino (automatically blocks incoming attacks). There is no single best pet — you should switch depending on the active event. Foxy during Raid Madness, Tiger during Attack Madness, Rhino when you are sitting on coins.
TL;DR
- Foxy — digs extra loot during raids. Pair with Raid Madness.
- Tiger — boosts attack damage. Pair with Attack Madness.
- Rhino — auto-blocks incoming attacks. Use when sitting on coins.
- Pets need Pet Food to stay active (4 hours of buff per feeding).
- Level pets via card sets, chests, and free pet XP links.
How Coin Master pets actually work
Every Coin Master account unlocks Foxy by default early in the game. Tiger and Rhino unlock later, once you have filled specific card sets. Only one pet can be active at a time, and each pet has to be fed a Pet Food item to stay active for 4 hours. Once the 4 hours run out, the pet goes to sleep and the buff disappears until you feed it again.
That means pet management is really about timing. Feed the wrong pet at the wrong time and you waste a food item. Feed the right pet right before Raid Madness kicks off and you multiply your loot yield for the entire event window.
The three pets in detail
Foxy — the raider
Foxy is the first pet every player unlocks and the most universally useful. When you raid another village with Foxy active, Foxy digs a fourth hole — meaning you get one extra shot at the buried coin stash. At higher levels, Foxy's extra dig has a bigger coin yield. For a free-to-play player, Foxy is effectively permanent on your team from day one.
Best use: Raid Madness events. A Foxy-powered raid during Raid Madness can be a 4x multiplier on coin payout, which is the highest sustained coin-per-spin return in the game.
Tiger — the attacker
Tiger unlocks after you complete a specific mid-rarity card set (it varies — Moon Active moves it around). Once unlocked, Tiger adds a bonus to every attack you perform. Attacks without Tiger typically destroy one village item and drop some coins. Attacks with Tiger drop significantly more coins per hit.
Best use: Attack Madness events, especially at lower village levels where attacks out-earn raids. If you are grinding an early village, Tiger during Attack Madness is the fastest coin flow in the game.
Rhino — the defender
Rhino is the only defensive pet in the game. When another player attacks you and Rhino is active, Rhino has a chance to automatically block the attack — saving you the village damage and any coins an attacker would have otherwise taken. Rhino's block chance increases with level.
Best use: When you are sitting on a large coin balance waiting for Village Mania, Rhino is your insurance policy. He will save you from losing millions of coins to a single unlucky attack.
Pet comparison table
| Pet | Role | Best paired with | When to feed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxy | Raid loot boost | Raid Madness, Viking Quest raid stages | 5 min before a raiding session |
| Tiger | Attack damage boost | Attack Madness, Viking Quest attack stages | 5 min before an attack session |
| Rhino | Passive defence | Large coin stash while waiting for Village Mania | When leaving the app for hours |
Levelling pets up
Pets gain XP from several sources:
- Card set completions. Every completed set drops a stack of Pet XP.
- Village completion chests. Chests from finished villages contain Pet XP.
- Event rewards. Viking Quest and Card Boom both drop Pet XP.
- Free Pet XP links. Occasionally Moon Active releases reward links that give Pet XP instead of spins — check our daily links page.
Higher-level pets have bigger buffs, so even if you are not actively trying to level them, the XP piles up as you play normally. Our advice: focus XP on Foxy first (universal utility), Tiger second, Rhino third.
Pet food — the real constraint
Pet Food is the hidden bottleneck of the pet system. You only get enough Pet Food to keep a pet active for a few hours per day via normal play — which is fine if you only play during event windows, but a problem if you want a pet buff all day long.
Sources of Pet Food:
- Card set completion rewards.
- Viking Quest stage rewards.
- Village chest drops.
- Occasional free Pet Food links.
The practical strategy: only feed a pet right before a high-value play session. Don't waste a food on a casual 10-minute spin session.
FAQ
- What is the best pet in Coin Master?
- There is no single best pet. Foxy is the most universally useful (raids), Tiger is best at lower levels (attacks), Rhino is best when you are defending a coin stash.
- How do I level up pets fast?
- Complete card sets and village chests. Pet XP drops from both. Free Pet XP links appear occasionally on the daily links page.
- Can I use all three pets at once?
- No. Only one pet can be active at a time. You switch between them based on what you are doing.
- What is the point of Pet Food?
- Pet Food keeps a pet awake for 4 hours. Without food, your pet sleeps and its buff is inactive.