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Reviewed July 30, 2026 · three editorial sources

Grow a Garden 2 Pet Tier List: 3-Source Consensus

Bear, Black Dragon, Ice Serpent, and Unicorn are unanimous S-tier picks across all three dated rankings. Raccoon reaches S in two of three. Robin is the major disagreement, with two C votes and one S vote.

4 unanimous S-tier pets14 shared pet records1 disputed ranking
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Unanimous S · Mutation

Unicorn

All three rankings place it in S tier. Its described role is improving Rainbow mutation chance.

Unanimous S · Defense

Bear

A unanimous S-tier defender that attacks or throws intruders away from the garden.

Unanimous S · Defense

Black Dragon

A unanimous S-tier defender described as setting intruders on fire.

Unanimous S · Defense

Ice Serpent

A unanimous S-tier defender described as freezing intruders in place.

Decision tool

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A single letter tier hides the job each pet performs. Filter the consensus set by the ability descriptions shared across the reviewed guides.

Showing 14 pets

Bear

S tierunanimous

Defends the garden by attacking or throwing intruders.

Black Dragon

S tierunanimous

Breathes fire on intruders to protect the garden.

Ice Serpent

S tierunanimous

Freezes intruders attempting to steal from the garden.

Unicorn

S tierunanimous

Raises the chance of Rainbow mutations.

Raccoon

S tiermajority

Steals at night and raises the player's steal limit.

Bee

A tierunanimous

Patrols the garden and attacks incoming thieves.

Bunny

A tierunanimous

Raises walk speed while equipped.

Deer

A tierunanimous

Speeds up plant growth.

Golden Dragonfly

A tiermajority

Raises the chance of Gold mutations.

Frog

B tierunanimous

Raises jump height for traversal and harvesting.

Turtle

B tierlimited coverage

Adds inventory utility but has a movement tradeoff.

Monkey

C tierunanimous

Occasionally collects ripe fruit.

Owl

C tierunanimous

Improves nighttime visibility and alerts for spawns.

Robin

Disputeddisputed

Eats ripe fruit and can drop a seed.

Source-by-source evidence

Complete GAG2 pet tier comparison

S, A, B, and C are copied as classifications, not as prose. A dash means that source did not rank the pet; it does not mean C tier. “Consensus” requires all available sources to agree, while “majority” means two of three agree.

PetConsensusBeebomIndiaTimesPro Game GuidesAgreement
BearSSSSUnanimous
Black DragonSSSSUnanimous
Ice SerpentSSSSUnanimous
UnicornSSSSUnanimous
RaccoonSSSAMajority
BeeAAAAUnanimous
BunnyAAAAUnanimous
DeerAAAAUnanimous
Golden DragonflyAAABMajority
FrogBBBBUnanimous
TurtleBBB—Limited coverage
MonkeyCCCCUnanimous
OwlCCCCUnanimous
RobinDisputedCCSDisputed

Largest disagreement

Robin is S/C/C — not “average B”

Pro Game Guides values Robin's chance to return seeds and ranks it S. Beebom and IndiaTimes both rank it C. A numerical average would land near B, but none of the reviewed editors actually chose B. We therefore preserve the disagreement instead of manufacturing false agreement.

Coverage boundary

Six pets appear in only one roster

Phoenix, Fox, Cat, Chicken, Duck, and Dog appear only in the IndiaTimes roster among these three sources. They are retained in the downloadable exclusion list but omitted from consensus counts until another reviewed ranking corroborates them.

How the consensus tier is calculated

  1. 1. Freeze each dated source

    We record the visible tier assignments and source date. Later edits require a new dataset release rather than silently changing this snapshot.

  2. 2. Preserve omissions

    If a source does not rank a pet, its value remains null. Missing coverage is never converted into a low tier.

  3. 3. Use agreement before averages

    Three matching votes are unanimous. Two matching votes form a majority. A large split such as Robin's remains disputed.

  4. 4. Keep roles separate from tiers

    Mutation, defense, stealing, farming, and mobility labels summarize ability purpose. They do not add hidden points to the editorial vote.

Sources and ranking scope

These are independent editorial guides, not official game data. Their criteria overlap around farming utility, mutation support, defense, and stealing, but each editor weighs those roles differently. That is why the individual votes stay visible.

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The JSON contains all fourteen shared records, each source vote, ability-role labels, source dates, exclusions, and limitations. The manifest publishes the exact byte size and SHA-256 checksum.

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Grow a Garden 2 pet tier list FAQ

What are the best pets in Grow a Garden 2?

Bear, Black Dragon, Ice Serpent, and Unicorn are the only pets placed in S tier by all three dated rankings reviewed here. They do different jobs: three focus on defense, while Unicorn supports Rainbow mutations.

Is Raccoon an S-tier GAG2 pet?

Two sources rank Raccoon S and one ranks it A. We show it as majority S rather than unanimous S. Its stealing role also makes its value dependent on how much you use the nighttime stealing system.

Why does Robin have no consensus tier?

Robin receives C tier from Beebom and IndiaTimes but S tier from Pro Game Guides. Averaging that into B would create a tier no source actually assigned, so the honest label is disputed.

Does this tier list show GAG2 trade values?

No. Editorial usefulness tiers and player trade values are different datasets. This release compares ability-based rankings and does not claim live completed-trade prices.

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