# New Pet: Alex **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [May 25, 2022, 7:02am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474 "2022-05-25T07:02:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kafka](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kafka/32/33529_2.png) [@Kafka](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kafka)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 7:02am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/1 "2022-05-25T07:02:09Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/0/a/0a19df0b288a1e3875806b8918a83ffc673860e2.jpeg)](https://gemsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/NewPet_alex.jpg) A new pet has been released, Alex. You can get your Alex from the daily Pet Rescue for the next 24hrs. Alex will also start appearing as a potential Pet Rescue from Pet Gnomes. ---
**Author:** ![sylverscale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@sylverscale](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sylverscale)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/2 "2022-05-25T08:28:35Z")
Text says bonus increases at 5, 10, 15, 20 - but the final count is +3 turns at level 20. Text misleading or bonus wrong? Can’t increase half a turn… ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 8:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/3 "2022-05-25T08:59:24Z")
> [@sylverscale](#): > > Text misleading or bonus wrong? Just think of it as not granting a full extra turn at each increase, with rounding kicking in. It’s a bit awkward, a better approach would be to list the bonus for each cap instead. I guess they are using a static text block for that part of the announcement. ---
**Author:** ![DOLBET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@DOLBET](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DOLBET)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 8:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/4 "2022-05-25T08:59:26Z")
It is misleading… +1 , +1 , +2, +2, +3 (Level 1, 5, 10, 15, 20) ---
**Author:** ![CLARE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/clare/32/68377_2.png) [@CLARE](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/CLARE)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 9:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/5 "2022-05-25T09:27:44Z")
Since a bug with statistics has already been noticed … Isn’t this a cosmetic pet as listed in the game database? I hope this part is correct > Alex will also start appearing as a potential Pet Rescue from Pet Gnomes. ---
**Author:** ![sylverscale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@sylverscale](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sylverscale)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/6 "2022-05-25T09:30:54Z")
Wouldn’t have broken anything had they given as a turn per increase. But I thought as much (text being misleading). ---
**Author:** ![Shaylynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Shaylynn](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shaylynn)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/7 "2022-05-25T09:59:49Z")
Correct me if I am wrong please. I am trying to understand this bonus and why now. Am I the only one that have seen several voicing their dislike(to put it mildly) regarding Treasure Hunt? Has anyone ever asked for a pet to give more turns? Maybe it is my own opinion about Treasure Hunt that shines through; having 13140 Treasure Maps in my inventory and ALWAYS do a reroll task in Campaign when there is a Treasure Hunt task. I think there have been suggestions to do a Treasure Hunt rework. Or at least to give better rewards from Treasure Hunt. But instead they give us a Pet? Sorry, I still really dislike Treasure Hunt in its current form. But I really like Alex’s Artwork. ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/8 "2022-05-25T10:23:36Z")
> [@CLARE](#): > > Isn’t this a cosmetic pet as listed in the game database? It’s not a cosmetic pet. The game database is a community project, it doesn’t correctly display the new bonus yet. ---
**Author:** ![sylverscale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@sylverscale](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sylverscale)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/9 "2022-05-25T10:39:31Z")
More turns in treasure hunt means more loot. More turns for pet hunt would just be annoying. But focus is on new players, and for new players, treasure hunt is still fine. ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/10 "2022-05-25T11:52:39Z")
> [@sylverscale](#): > > More turns in treasure hunt means more loot. Interestingly enough, the better strategy in regards to loot seems to be to fail fast. There’s a huge diminishing return in regards to turns played, the pet actually lowers the average amount of loot per time spent. There’s no way to retreat early from a treasure hunt and still collect, so you are stuck with having to play those extra moves. Wish there was an auto play mode for treasure hunt. ---
**Author:** ![igniteice](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/igniteice/32/67904_2.png) [@igniteice](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/igniteice)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/11 "2022-05-25T14:00:32Z")
From what I’ve read and experimented with, it’s best to get as many green chests as possible, as quickly as possible, and end the game soon after. ---
**Author:** ![sylverscale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@sylverscale](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sylverscale)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/12 "2022-05-25T15:46:16Z")
For us with a ton of treasure maps that’s probably true. But I think this is another thing more geared towards beginners that still need traitstones but don’t have that many maps yet. ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/13 "2022-05-25T16:07:04Z")
> [@sylverscale](#): > > For us with a ton of treasure maps that’s probably true. But I think this is another thing more geared towards beginners that still need traitstones but don’t have that many maps yet. Anybody running treasure maps instead of explore 1 for traitstones is seriously hobbling themselves, even beginners. Treasure Hunt would need to give you loot for every match made instead of the final board state for the pet to have any positive effect on your income. Currently it’s only useful for players who want to reach a high move count, for whatever reason, even at the cost of rewards. ---
**Author:** ![mitamata](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mitamata/32/10313_2.png) [@mitamata](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/mitamata)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/14 "2022-05-25T16:14:13Z")
> [@Shaylynn](#): > > I am trying to understand this bonus and why now. The artwork for this pet has been in the spoilers a looooong time. I’m not sure “now” was the exact target, I suspect it’s more a case of it’s been in development a long time and just now managed to get done. It’s great to see more pets, even if they’re more or less useless for most. More opportunities for people to get past being pet blocked on kingdom mastery is always welcome in my book 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Helvellyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Helvellyn](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Helvellyn)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/15 "2022-05-25T16:17:24Z")
This is a geometric solid…not a pet. ---
**Author:** ![ctenn2ls](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ctenn2ls/32/69996_2.png) [@ctenn2ls](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ctenn2ls)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/16 "2022-05-25T16:31:32Z")
Exactly. I’m not going to quibble over a new non-cosmetic pet that frees up kingdom progression and that can be gotten via Pet Rescues as opposed to spending thousands of gems or actual cash on copies. I hope the trend continues for the devs to expand other new types of fun little buffs in-game. Might be nice to get a pet that acts as a multiplier for Cursed Runes or something. Pets have been stagnant for quite a long time now with some duplicates even coming in lately. I’m glad they’re getting some fresh ideas in and I’m happy to welcome them. ---
**Author:** ![gow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@gow](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/gow)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/17 "2022-05-25T16:47:49Z")
Why doesn’t Alex show up when I check unowned pets? ---
**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/18 "2022-05-26T00:55:17Z")
Cross sharing this here too just in case! Breakdown of the Alex Pet bonus using my own goes as follows; - Alex with no upgrades or level 5 (+1 applied to the base); 10 starting turns - Level 10 - 15 (+2 applied to the base); 11 starting turns - Level 20 (+3 applied to the base); 12 starting turns The bonus turns are applied to the base starting turns and do not stack on top of each other after each major level. ---
**Author:** ![Lucid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Lucid](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lucid)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/19 "2022-05-26T03:12:37Z")
Why is a dice named Alex? ---
**Author:** ![sylverscale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@sylverscale](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sylverscale)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474/20 "2022-05-26T12:09:32Z")
Treasure hunts also give gems, though. And beginners usually also need those. Or at least I did when I was new, and the traitstones were a nice bonus. But I get what you’re saying. If anything, Alex helps with the campaign task for those who don’t want to reroll it. [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-pet-alex/75474.md?page=2)