Gentle Pete the Pet Bear
Gentle Pete the Pet Bear is a pet unit that specializes in Treasure guardians. Its guardian bonus supports early exploration, while its low modifier against Villagers means it is not a worker-raiding unit.
Recorded values
- Cost
- 110 Food
- Training
- 17 sec · 11 XP per train
- Durability & mobility
- 100 hit points · 10% hand resistance · 5.0 speed · 12 line of sight
- Hand attack
- 12 damage · 1.5 attack interval · bonuses: 3.0x vs. Treasure guardian; 0.1x vs. Villager
Role, availability & values
It has 100 hit points, moves at 5.0 speed, costs 110 Food and takes 17 seconds to train. Its hand attack deals 12 damage, with a 3.0× bonus against Treasure guardians and a 0.1× modifier against Villagers. Access depends on the scenario or civilization that provides it.
Matchup & timing
Keep Gentle Pete with an Explorer while clearing a Treasure site. Protect it from regular military units that can exploit its modest health, and use it for its specialized target rather than general combat.
Guardian specialist, scaling and limits
Gentle Pete is a pet whose value comes from its 3.0-times damage multiplier against Treasure guardians. Its 100 hit points, 10% hand resistance and 5.0 speed let it accompany an Explorer, while its 12 hand damage at a 1.5-second interval helps clear a guarded reward. It costs 110 Food and takes 17 seconds to train when the relevant access is available; the unit profile records 11 XP per train and a limit determined by the source that provides it. Against Villagers, the 0.1-times multiplier reduces its attack to a negligible level, so it should not be sent to raid workers. These upgrades improve its guardian-clearing role over time but do not convert it into a normal military unit. Use it to help the Explorer defeat a Treasure guardian, then prioritize the Treasure reward and keep Pete out of fights where ordinary troops can focus its modest health. Its speed makes it convenient to bring along, but it still needs the hero and other units to handle threats beyond its specialty.
Availability and improvements
The profile allows a maximum of 12 Gentle Petes and records 11 XP for training and 11 XP when one is killed. Its stealth vision is marked as a Definitive Edition feature. Eligible hit-point improvements include Maya Cotton Armor (+20%), Infantry Breastplate (+10%), Gadaa System (+5% for Ethiopians) and Tar Kilns (+5%). Attack improvements can come from Cult of the Dead (+20%), Kasiri Beer (+10%), Master Lessons (+10%) and the Ethiopian Gadaa System (+5%); Wind Horses reduces its attack interval by 10%. These cross-civilization entries describe effects that exist in the game, not a guarantee that every match can combine them. The important tactical point remains its guardian bonus and poor performance against Villagers.