Junk Buddy tier list

All 90 buddies ranked by coins per second at level 1, no mutation. S tier is the chase, E tier is where every den starts. Updated automatically from the game data (Nov 11, 2026).

S 13 buddies 2,500+ coins/s

The chase. Secret, Celestial and VIP buddies earn more than everything below them put together.

Chandra Chandelier7,800/s · 63 s paybackPearl Oyster Odette7,400/s · 63 s paybackPearl Disco Dee7,200/s · 63 s paybackSir Topsworth7,000/s · 63 s paybackVelvet Crown Quackers6,800/s · 63 s paybackStargazer Ufi4,400/s · 62 s paybackNebula Moon Pie4,200/s · 62 s paybackBin Lord3,200/s · 59 s paybackComet Cub Lantern2,900/s · 59 s paybackComet Donut2,800/s · 61 s paybackOrbit Ufi2,700/s · 60 s paybackUfi the UFO2,650/s · 60 s paybackMoon Pie2,500/s · 60 s payback

A 8 buddies 600+ coins/s

Mythics. Worth saving for the moment your den has room.

Nine Lives Nell700/s · 43 s paybackAurora Jar660/s · 44 s paybackLulu650/s · 44 s paybackChompers640/s · 43 s paybackCosmo Lulu640/s · 43 s paybackVolt Box630/s · 43 s paybackDisco Dee620/s · 44 s paybackBoom Box600/s · 43 s payback

B 18 buddies 150+ coins/s

Legendaries. The first buddies that feel like a real engine.

Rubber Racer260/s · 35 s paybackToastsoda210/s · 35 s paybackFinn the Fox180/s · 35 s paybackClawdia175/s · 35 s paybackFrostlight Pip175/s · 34 s paybackSnowbert172/s · 35 s paybackGrand Heist '26170/s · 35 s paybackGrand Heist '27170/s · 35 s paybackGrand Heist '28170/s · 35 s paybackLady Lampshade170/s · 35 s paybackParade Trophy168/s · 35 s paybackRibbon Twist Tess168/s · 35 s paybackPaper Lantern Pia165/s · 34 s paybackTrophy Tim165/s · 35 s paybackRibbon Quackers162/s · 35 s paybackLantern Lou160/s · 35 s paybackCaptain Quack158/s · 34 s paybackQuackers150/s · 35 s payback

C 17 buddies 40+ coins/s

Epics. Strong for their price, and the fuel for your first merges.

Pocket Possum Pip62/s · 23 s paybackMintling60/s · 23 s paybackRusty60/s · 23 s paybackJuke Rusty59/s · 23 s paybackArcade Rusty58/s · 23 s paybackJoy the Joystick58/s · 23 s paybackIcicle Joy57/s · 23 s paybackSpotlight Sue55/s · 23 s paybackTurbo Cart55/s · 24 s paybackWheelbarrow Wes54/s · 24 s paybackGift Cart53/s · 24 s paybackBanjo Belle52/s · 23 s paybackLucky Kettle52/s · 23 s paybackTilly the Kettle50/s · 23 s paybackGnome Gus48/s · 23 s paybackMirror Toaster44/s · 23 s paybackDisco Toaster40/s · 23 s payback

D 16 buddies 9+ coins/s

Rares. Cheap, quick to pay back, good for filling a den early.

Jiggles13/s · 18 s paybackTide Jiggles13/s · 18 s paybackCara Cone12/s · 19 s paybackFunky Cone12/s · 19 s paybackGrumpy Slice12/s · 18 s paybackNight Owl Slice12/s · 19 s paybackCocoa Globe11/s · 19 s paybackGlitch Ray11/s · 19 s paybackRemote Ray11/s · 18 s paybackSnowglobe Sam11/s · 18 s paybackBottle Bill10/s · 18 s paybackCup o' Joe10/s · 18 s paybackIced Latte Lee10/s · 19 s paybackShip-in-a-Bottle10/s · 19 s paybackThunder Pete10/s · 18 s paybackPlunger Pete9/s · 18 s payback

E 18 buddies under 9 coins/s

Commons. Almost free and the foundation of every Book set.

Banana Bob4/s · 14 s paybackEmber Boot4/s · 13 s paybackHoney Twist4/s · 13 s paybackPixel Bob4/s · 14 s paybackTwisty the Pretzel4/s · 14 s paybackFizz3/s · 13 s paybackFrost Fizz3/s · 14 s paybackGarden Spoony3/s · 15 s paybackJingle Mitten3/s · 15 s paybackMarquee Mitt3/s · 15 s paybackMitten Moe3/s · 14 s paybackSir Spoony3/s · 14 s paybackLonely Sock2/s · 13 s paybackNeon Sock2/s · 14 s paybackOld Boot Bo2/s · 14 s paybackSea Foam Soapy2/s · 14 s paybackSoapy2/s · 13 s paybackStardust Sock2/s · 15 s payback

Fastest payback

If you care about snowballing early, payback time (price divided by income) is the number to watch. These pay for themselves fastest:

Income is only part of the story: mutations (up to x8 for Rainbow) and legend-form evolution can lift a cheap buddy past a pricier one.

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