Editing Creatures

'''Creatures''' are the tameable prehistoric animals at the heart of Primal Idle. Every creature is captured through [[Taming]], lives in your [[Stable]], and can be put to work as a '''companion''', sent out on [[Expeditions]], or paired up in [[Breeding]]. There are 57 species in all, spread across ten [[Biomes]].

Each wild creature you tame arrives with rolled stats inside its species' ranges. Those stats — and the mutations that come from breeding — are what make one individual of a species better than another.

== Creature stats ==

Every creature has three core stats, rolled randomly within a fixed range when tamed:

* '''Power''' — offensive strength on [[Expeditions]].
* '''Guard''' — defensive toughness; your best tanks.
* '''Swiftness''' — speed; high swiftness helps a party flee a losing fight.

A handful of the newer species also carry a '''Health''' stat. Stats can be pushed above the wild ranges through [[Breeding]] mutations and [[Imprinting]], and further boosted by [[Dino Gear]] (saddles and bardings).

== Companion buffs ==

Every species has a '''companion buff''': a passive bonus to one specific [[Skills|skill]]. A companion buff comes in one of two kinds:

* '''Speed''' — the skill's actions complete faster (e.g. ''+15% Hunting speed'').
* '''Double''' — a percentage chance for the skill to yield double output (e.g. ''20% chance of double Logging yield'').

A creature only ever buffs the single skill listed for its species. Between them, the roster covers every skill in the game, so there is at least one companion for each.

=== Setting an Active Companion ===

A companion buff only applies while that creature is '''assigned to its skill's companion (worker) slot''' in the [[Stable]]. The rules:

* '''One companion per skill.''' Each skill has a single slot. Assigning a new creature to a skill that already has one replaces it. A creature can only be assigned to the skill its buff matches.
* '''Companions don't fight.''' Assigning a creature as a companion pulls it out of your [[Expeditions|expedition party]]; sending it on an expedition takes it off the job.
* '''Companions eat upkeep.''' An assigned companion eats one food item from its [[Diets|diet]] at a regular interval. Stronger buffs (20% or more) get hungry twice as fast as weaker ones.
* '''Hungry companions stop buffing.''' If the bank runs out of food the creature matches, it goes hungry and its buff switches off until food is available again. Nothing is lost — it simply resumes the moment you restock.
* Equipping a saddle ([[Dino Gear]]) can increase the value of the companion's buff.

== Creature roster ==

The full roster below is sorted by the [[Taming]] level required to tame each species. Stat columns show the wild roll range. "Buff" is the companion bonus and the [[Skills|skill]] it applies to. Species without a listed biome are tameable in the starter Grasslands.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Creature !! Tame Lvl !! Biome !! Diet !! Power !! Guard !! Swiftness !! Health !! Companion Buff
|-
| {{Icon|glyptodon}} [[Glyptodon]] || 1 || Grasslands || Herbivore || 4–8 || 12–18 || 2–5 || — || 15% double Mining
|-
| {{Icon|parasaurolophus}} [[Parasaurolophus]] || 5 || Grasslands || Herbivore || 6–12 || 8–12 || 10–16 || — || +12% Farming speed
|-
| {{Icon|terror-bird}} [[Terror Bird]] || 10 || Grasslands || Carnivore || 8–14 || 5–9 || 10–16 || — || +10% Foraging speed
|-
| {{Icon|iguanodon}} [[Iguanodon]] || 12 || Grasslands || Herbivore || 9–15 || 8–13 || 7–12 || — || 15% double Foraging
|-
| {{Icon|compsognathus}} [[Compsognathus]] || 18 || Redwood Wilds || Carnivore || 3–6 || 2–5 || 16–24 || 16–28 || +12% Foraging speed
|-
| {{Icon|fisher-bird}} [[Fisher Bird]] || 20 || Grasslands || Carnivore || 3–6 || 3–6 || 12–18 || — || 15% double Fishing
|-
| {{Icon|moschops}} [[Moschops]] || 25 || Redwood Wilds || Omnivore || 8–14 || 8–13 || 6–10 || — || +8% Crafting speed
|-
| {{Icon|raptor}} [[Raptor]] || 30 || Grasslands || Carnivore || 12–20 || 6–10 || 14–22 || — || +10% Hunting speed
|-
| {{Icon|deinonychus}} [[Deinonychus]] || 33 || Redwood Wilds || Carnivore || 16–24 || 7–11 || 18–26 || — || +15% Hunting speed
|-
| {{Icon|gastornis}} [[Gastornis]] || 35 || Grasslands || Herbivore || 10–16 || 6–10 || 12–18 || — || 15% double Cooking
|-
| {{Icon|diplodocus}} [[Diplodocus]] || 38 || Grasslands || Herbivore || 10–16 || 14–20 || 3–6 || 110–160 || +18% Farming speed
|-
| {{Icon|triceratops}} [[Triceratops]] || 40 || Grasslands || Herbivore || 14–22 || 16–24 || 4–8 || — || 20% double Logging
|-
| {{Icon|dilophosaurus}} [[Dilophosaurus]] || 43 || Murkwater Swamp || Carnivore || 14–20 || 9–14 || 12–18 || — || +12% Alchemy speed
|-
| {{Icon|beelzebufo}} [[Beelzebufo]] || 45 || Redwood Wilds || Carnivore || 6–12 || 8–14 || 8–12 || — || +10% Cooking speed
|-
| {{Icon|stegosaurus}} [[Stegosaurus]] || 46 || Redwood Wilds || Herbivore || 12–18 || 18–26 || 3–6 || — || 25% double Logging
|-
| {{Icon|yi}} [[Yi]] || 48 || Cavern Depths || Omnivore || 5–9 || 4–8 || 18–26 || 18–30 || +15% Delving speed
|-
| {{Icon|megaloceros}} [[Megaloceros]] || 50 || Redwood Wilds || Herbivore || 10–16 || 8–12 || 12–18 || — || +10% Logging speed
|-
| {{Icon|allosaurus}} [[Allosaurus]] || 52 || Redwood Wilds || Carnivore || 18–26 || 10–16 || 12–18 || — || 20% double Hunting
|-
| {{Icon|oviraptor}} [[Oviraptor]] || 53 || Scorched Badlands || Omnivore || 7–12 || 5–9 || 16–24 || — || +15% Cooking speed
|-
| {{Icon|dire-wolf}} [[Dire Wolf]] || 55 || Redwood Wilds || Carnivore || 16–24 || 8–14 || 16–24 || — || 15% double Hunting
|-
| {{Icon|dimetrodon}} [[Dimetrodon]] || 56 || Murkwater Swamp || Carnivore || 10–16 || 12–18 || 6–10 || — || 15% double Alchemy
|-
| {{Icon|baryonyx}} [[Baryonyx]] || 57 || Murkwater Swamp || Carnivore || 14–20 || 8–14 || 12–18 || — || +12% Fishing speed
|-
| {{Icon|kaprosuchus}} [[Kaprosuchus]] || 58 || Murkwater Swamp || Carnivore || 16–22 || 8–12 || 16–22 || — || +12% Hunting speed
|-
| {{Icon|sarcosuchus}} [[Sarcosuchus]] || 59 || Murkwater Swamp || Carnivore || 18–26 || 14–20 || 6–10 || — || +12% Expeditions speed
|-
| {{Icon|cave-bear}} [[Cave Bear]] || 60 || Cavern Depths || Carnivore || 18–26 || 14–20 || 6–10 || — || +10% Mining speed
|-
| {{Icon|utahraptor}} [[Utahraptor]] || 61 || Scorched Badlands || Carnivore || 22–32 || 12–18 || 20–28 || — || 15% double Hunting
|-
| {{Icon|giant-bat}} [[Giant Bat]] || 62 || Cavern Depths || Carnivore || 8–12 || 6–10 || 18–26 || — || +10% Alchemy speed
|-
| {{Icon|castoroides}} [[Castoroides]] || 63 || Cavern Depths || Herbivore || 12–18 || 12–16 || 8–12 || — || +15% Logging speed
|-
| {{Icon|doedicurus}} [[Doedicurus]] || 64 || Cavern Depths || Herbivore || 10–16 || 20–28 || 4–8 || — || 25% double Mining
|-
| {{Icon|forge-salamander}} [[Forge Salamander]] || 65 || Cavern Depths || Carnivore || 12–18 || 10–16 || 10–14 || — || +10% Smithing speed
|-
| {{Icon|moros}} [[Moros]] || 66 || Scorched Badlands || Carnivore || 10–16 || 6–10 || 22–30 || — || +12% Cooking speed
|-
| {{Icon|ankylosaurus}} [[Ankylosaurus]] || 67 || Scorched Badlands || Herbivore || 16–24 || 24–32 || 3–6 || — || +15% Mining speed
|-
| {{Icon|carnotaurus}} [[Carnotaurus]] || 68 || Scorched Badlands || Carnivore || 20–28 || 12–18 || 18–26 || — || 10% double Expeditions
|-
| {{Icon|archelon}} [[Archelon]] || 69 || Coral Shallows || Herbivore || 12–18 || 26–34 || 6–10 || — || +12% Crafting speed
|-
| {{Icon|woolly-rhino}} [[Woolly Rhino]] || 70 || Frozen Wastes || Herbivore || 20–30 || 18–26 || 6–10 || — || 20% double Mining
|-
| {{Icon|plesiosaurus}} [[Plesiosaurus]] || 71 || Coral Shallows || Carnivore || 18–26 || 14–20 || 20–28 || — || 20% double Fishing
|-
| {{Icon|dunkleosteus}} [[Dunkleosteus]] || 72 || Coral Shallows || Carnivore || 24–32 || 22–30 || 8–12 || — || 15% double Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|hesperornis}} [[Hesperornis]] || 73 || Coral Shallows || Carnivore || 8–13 || 6–10 || 15–22 || — || 20% double Fishing
|-
| {{Icon|megatherium}} [[Megatherium]] || 74 || Frozen Wastes || Herbivore || 24–34 || 18–26 || 5–9 || — || +25% Farming speed
|-
| {{Icon|smilodon}} [[Smilodon]] || 75 || Frozen Wastes || Carnivore || 24–34 || 12–18 || 20–28 || — || +15% Hunting speed
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| {{Icon|elasmotherium}} [[Elasmotherium]] || 76 || Frozen Wastes || Herbivore || 24–32 || 20–28 || 8–12 || — || +12% Smithing speed
|-
| {{Icon|troodon}} [[Troodon]] || 77 || Frozen Wastes || Omnivore || 10–16 || 7–12 || 17–25 || — || +12% Smithing speed
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| {{Icon|mammoth}} [[Woolly Mammoth]] || 78 || Frozen Wastes || Herbivore || 26–36 || 22–30 || 4–8 || — || 15% double Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|ceratosaurus}} [[Ceratosaurus]] || 79 || Ashen Peaks || Carnivore || 24–34 || 14–20 || 16–24 || — || +20% Alchemy speed
|-
| {{Icon|spinosaurus}} [[Spinosaurus]] || 80 || Ashen Peaks || Carnivore || 28–40 || 16–24 || 14–20 || — || +20% Fishing speed
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| {{Icon|tyrannosaurus}} [[Tyrannosaurus]] || 81 || Ashen Peaks || Carnivore || 30–42 || 18–26 || 12–18 || — || 25% double Hunting
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| {{Icon|titanoboa}} [[Titanoboa]] || 82 || Sundered Vale || Carnivore || 28–38 || 16–24 || 14–20 || — || +10% Taming speed
|-
| {{Icon|pteranodon}} [[Pteranodon]] || 83 || Skyreach Plateau || Carnivore || 18–26 || 10–16 || 30–42 || — || 20% double Alchemy
|-
| {{Icon|argentavis}} [[Argentavis]] || 84 || Skyreach Plateau || Carnivore || 24–34 || 14–20 || 28–38 || — || 20% double Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|hatzegopteryx}} [[Hatzegopteryx]] || 85 || Skyreach Plateau || Carnivore || 30–42 || 16–24 || 26–36 || — || +20% Taming speed
|-
| {{Icon|therizinosaurus}} [[Therizinosaurus]] || 86 || Sundered Vale || Herbivore || 30–42 || 18–26 || 12–18 || — || 20% double Foraging
|-
| {{Icon|pachycephalosaurus}} [[Pachycephalosaurus]] || 87 || Skyreach Plateau || Herbivore || 15–22 || 12–18 || 8–13 || — || 15% double Mining
|-
| {{Icon|microraptor}} [[Microraptor]] || 88 || Skyreach Plateau || Carnivore || 4–8 || 3–6 || 20–28 || 16–28 || +12% Crafting speed
|-
| {{Icon|quetzalcoatlus}} [[Quetzalcoatlus]] || 90 || Sundered Vale || Carnivore || 26–36 || 12–18 || 26–36 || — || +15% Fishing speed
|-
| {{Icon|basilosaurus}} [[Basilosaurus]] || 93 || Coral Shallows || Carnivore || 26–36 || 24–32 || 10–16 || — || 15% double Delving loot
|-
| {{Icon|giganotosaurus}} [[Giganotosaurus]] || 95 || Sundered Vale || Carnivore || 34–48 || 20–28 || 14–20 || — || 15% double Expeditions
|-
| {{Icon|yutyrannus}} [[Yutyrannus]] || 99 || Sundered Vale || Carnivore || 32–44 || 20–28 || 16–22 || — || +25% Taming speed
|}

== Notable picks ==

* '''Highest expedition potential''': [[Giganotosaurus]] (Power 34–48) and [[Hatzegopteryx]] (well-rounded, high across the board).
* '''Best tanks (Guard)''': [[Archelon]] (26–34), [[Ankylosaurus]] (24–32), [[Woolly Mammoth]] and [[Dunkleosteus]] (22–30).
* '''Fastest (Swiftness)''': [[Pteranodon]] (30–42), [[Argentavis]] (28–38) — ideal for fleeing risky expeditions.
* '''Taming accelerators''': [[Titanoboa]] (+10% Taming) and especially [[Hatzegopteryx]] (+20% Taming) speed up every later tame.
* '''Farming''': [[Parasaurolophus]] early (+12%), [[Diplodocus]] mid (+18%), [[Megatherium]] late (+25%).

== See also ==

* [[Taming]] — how to capture creatures
* [[Breeding]] — pairing creatures for stronger offspring
* [[Imprinting]] — raising bred hatchlings for bonus stats
* [[Diets]] — what each creature eats
* [[Stable]] — where your creatures live
* [[Companions]] — the companion buff system in depth
* [[Dino Gear]] — saddles and bardings

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