CunningNon-hybridOnce thought to be the earliest bird that ever lived, Archaeopteryx's name means "ancient wing." Though tiny, this bird plays a giant role in the history of science, helping to prove the theory of evolution only two years after Darwin's On the Origin of Species was first published!
Permanent protection · 100% = immune
Crit reduction
Bleed (DoT)
Damage reduction
Rend
Speed reduction
Stun
Swap prevention
Taunt
Vulnerability
Armor reduction
Affliction
Healing reduction
DazeDamage follows your build, before battle effects.
Target Self. 
Cleanse Speed reduction. Cleanse Crit reduction. 
Increase Crit Chance 25% for 3 turns, 2 attacks.
Target lowest HP opponent. 
Attack .
Target Self. Cleanse Speed reduction. Cleanse Crit reduction. Increase Crit Chance 50% for 3 turns, 2 attacks.
Target lowest HP opponent. Attack .
Target Self. 
Dodge 75% chance, 67% of damage, for 2 turns, 4 attacks.
Target lowest HP opponent. Attack .
Cooldown: 2.
Target Self. Cleanse Damage over time.
Target highest damage opponent. Reduce Damage 50% for 1 turn, 2 attacks. Reduce Crit Chance 100% for 1 turn, 2 attacks. 
Remove Crit increase. Remove Damage increase.
Target lowest HP opponent. Attack .
Delay: 2. Cooldown: 1.
Target Self. Dodge 100% chance, 67% of damage, for 2 turns, 4 attacks.
Target Self. 
Heal 33% max HP. Dodge 100% chance, 67% of damage, for 2 turns, 4 attacks.
Boosts share 26 tiers at level 26, with up to 20 in each stat. Max fills the available budget.
Keeping 0 speed tiers (127 speed), these builds use all 26 tiers. Your current level, training and enhancements stay the same.
Taller bars mean a higher health × damage score. “Best” maximizes that score at your chosen speed, not your win rate. Abilities, opponents and speed thresholds can favor a different split. Select a bar to try it.
At level 26. Each ceiling puts as many available points as possible into that one stat; these are separate builds, not a combined maximum.
| Stat | Current | Individual ceiling | Try a focused build |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 3,300 | 4,950 | |
| Damage | 1,250 | 1,875 | |
| Speed | 127 | 167 | |
| Armor | 0% | 0% | |
| Crit chance | 10% | 10% | |
| Crit damage | 1.25× | 1.25× |
Before conditional battle effects. The simulated battles below follow this level (at 26 or 35, whichever is nearer), with no boosts or enhancements.
Creation requires 100 DNA separately. Enhancement, milestone and training costs are additional.
| Level reached | DNA | Coins | Base health | Base damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 100 | 200 | 1,305 | 494 |
| 8 | 150 | 400 | 1,371 | 519 |
| 9 | 200 | 600 | 1,439 | 545 |
| 10 | 250 | 800 | 1,511 | 572 |
| 11 | 300 | 1,000 | 1,587 | 601 |
| 12 | 350 | 2,000 | 1,666 | 631 |
| 13 | 400 | 4,000 | 1,749 | 662 |
| 14 | 500 | 6,000 | 1,837 | 696 |
| 15 | 750 | 8,000 | 1,929 | 730 |
| 16 | 1,000 | 10,000 | 2,025 | 767 |
| 17 | 1,250 | 15,000 | 2,127 | 805 |
| 18 | 1,500 | 20,000 | 2,233 | 846 |
| 19 | 2,000 | 30,000 | 2,345 | 888 |
| 20 | 2,500 | 40,000 | 2,462 | 932 |
| 21 | 3,000 | 50,000 | 2,585 | 979 |
| 22 | 3,500 | 60,000 | 2,714 | 1,028 |
| 23 | 4,000 | 70,000 | 2,850 | 1,079 |
| 24 | 5,000 | 80,000 | 2,993 | 1,133 |
| 25 | 7,500 | 90,000 | 3,142 | 1,190 |
| 26 | 10,000 | 100,000 | 3,300 | 1,250 |
| 27 | 12,500 | 120,000 | 3,464 | 1,312 |
| 28 | 15,000 | 150,000 | 3,638 | 1,378 |
| 29 | 20,000 | 200,000 | 3,820 | 1,447 |
| 30 | 25,000 | 250,000 | 4,011 | 1,519 |
| 31 | 30,000 | 250,000 | 4,191 | 1,587 |
| 32 | 30,000 | 250,000 | 4,356 | 1,650 |
| 33 | 30,000 | 250,000 | 4,521 | 1,712 |
| 34 | 30,000 | 250,000 | 4,702 | 1,781 |
| 35 | 30,000 | 250,000 | 4,950 | 1,875 |
To beat Archaeopteryx, bring Nodosaurus, the best Rare counter. Use Instant Shielded Resilient Strike, then Instant Shielded Resilient Strike, then Bracing Mending Impact to win with about 100% HP left. Overall best: Aquilosaurus (Unique). Archaeopteryx: Aquilosaurus, Aquilotae and Arctocanis beat it at level 26, and it beats 80 of 494 creatures.
Each fight is played out move by move. Archaeopteryx sees your move every turn and answers with its best reply, so a win here holds against perfect play.
The best 5 Rare counters. Every counter is in the full list below.
Archaeopteryx uses Alert Buff and Strike237 damageArchaeopteryx uses Alert Buff and Strike251 damage
Archaeopteryx uses Alert Buff and Strike265 damageNodosaurus wins with 4,350 HP left (100%).
Both are simulated at level 26 with no boosts, enhancements or Omega training. If your Nodosaurus is higher level or boosted, this win only gets safer; if Archaeopteryx is, it can turn the result, so check both builds first.
Full battle played move by move for up to eight turns. Quick estimate from a shorter six-turn screen; open one to play its full battle.
IrritatorRareWins68% HP left
PostosuchusRareWins66% HP left
AndrewsarchusRareWins30% HP left
EdmontosaurusRareWins23% HP left
TupandactylusRareWins42% HP left
Compsognathus Gen 2RareWins 94%22% HP left
ProceratosaurusRareWins 89%33% HP left
CarnotaurusRareWins 84%26% HP left
TriceratopsRareWins 81%25% HP left
Baryonyx Gen 2RareWins 75%48% HP left
PurussaurusRareWins 75%38% HP left
TapejaraRareWins 75%37% HP left
DimetrodonRareWins 75%31% HP left
AmargasaurusRareWins 75%12% HP left
ArambourgianiaRareWins 75%10% HP left
DilophosaurusRareWins 70%19% HP left
Dire WolfRareWins 69%26% HP left
Marsupial LionRareWins 64%19% HP left
Tyrannosaurus Rex Gen 2RareWins 56%19% HP left
GorgosaurusRareWins 56%19% HP left
DeinosuchusRareWins 56%14% HP left
Rodrigues SolitaireRareWins 56%12% HP left
KaprosuchusRareWins 56%11% HP left
SpinosaurusRareWins 56%4% HP leftBoth creatures are level 26 with no boosts, enhancements or Omega training. Every unlocked move is available, including low-health variants, with delays, cooldowns, priority and speed order. The simulation applies armor, shields, dodge, cloak, critical hits, critical chance buffs and reductions, damage buffs and reductions, vulnerability, rend, healing, devour, damage over time, stun, daze, resistances and their reductions, cleansing, removals, immunity and counter-attacks. Daze stops the dazed creature's counter-attacks.
Stun, dodge and daze chances are counted as weighted outcomes, not sampled, and speed ties are split evenly. Critical hits count at their average: every hit adds its critical chance times the extra critical damage, so the damage shown in a battle includes that average. Each turn shown follows the most likely roll. Each battle is a fight to the knockout between these two creatures, so moves that swap the user out (Retreat, Rampage and Run and the like) are not used while another move is ready, and a win that can come sooner is taken sooner. Swapping, swap-in and escape abilities, taunt and flock damage limits are not modeled.
Every non-Omega creature is first screened against Archaeopteryx in a quick estimate: up to six turns with a smaller search. The strongest candidates are then played out in full, up to eight turns, and any creature in the full list plays its full battle when you open it. A full battle can disagree with its quick estimate; the full battle is the better guide.
Battles are simulated at levels 26 and 35. When the build above is set to another level, the nearest one is shown and labelled.
These are simulated results, not guaranteed wins. A critical hit that lands, or one that does not, can change a close fight.
