Wizard101 Pet Leveling Cost Calculator

The calculator turns one training goal into a full plan: XP, games, energy, energy bars and gold. It takes about a minute.

1. Pick the current stage and type the XP your pet already has in that stage. Then pick the target stage, such as Mega.
2. Enter the average XP per training game. This is the XP of the snack you feed after each game, for example 50 for Fancy Yogurt.
3. Optionally add an energy cost for Baby, Ancient, Epic or Mega, your max energy, and a gold price per snack. Read the plan and the stage breakdown.

The cost of leveling a pet is the total XP, training games, energy and snacks it takes to move the pet from one stage to the next. XP sets the length of the run. Energy sets how fast you can play it.

A pet grows through seven stages: Baby, Teen, Adult, Ancient, Epic, Mega and Ultra. Final Bastion lists the XP for each step. The steps grow fast, so late stages cost far more than early ones.

This page plans the whole run. To compare snacks only, use the dedicated snack page linked in the related tools below. To read how stats grow while you train, see how Wizard101 pet stats work.

The calculator subtracts your current XP from the target stage total, divides by the XP per game, and rounds up. It then walks through each game to charge energy at the right stage.

1. Look up the total XP for both stages in the Final Bastion table and take the difference, less any XP already earned.
2. Divide by the XP per game and round up. A part game still costs a full game, so the count always rounds up.
3. Step through the games one by one. Each game is charged at the stage the pet is in when it plays: 4 energy at Teen and 8 at Adult, per Ravenwood Academy, or your own value elsewhere.
4. Divide total energy by your max energy for bars, and multiply games by your snack price for gold.

Say your pet just reached Teen, you feed Fancy Yogurt at 50 XP per game, and your max energy is 100.

XP: Ancient starts at 900 total XP and Teen starts at 125, so the pet needs 900 - 125 = 775 XP.

Games: 775 / 50 = 15.5, which rounds up to 16 games.

Energy: the first 5 games happen while the pet is a Teen, at 4 energy each, for 20. The next 11 games happen at Adult, at 8 energy each, for 88. The total is 108 energy.

Bars: 108 / 100 = 1.1 energy bars. That is one full bar plus a short top-up.

In plain terms, this run is short. The pet gains two talents, and at Ancient it also gets its jewel socket. The 16th game overshoots Ancient by 25 XP, which carries into the next stage.

Four inputs move the plan the most. XP per game changes the game count, and stage choice changes both XP and energy.

XP per Game

This is the biggest lever. Final Bastion says the best snacks give 50-60 XP. At 25 XP a Baby-to-Mega run takes 163 games. At 50 XP it takes 82.

Preferred Snack Bonus

A pet that likes a snack gets +1 XP, and one that loves it gets +2 XP, per Final Bastion. Add the bonus to your XP per game, so 50 becomes 52.

Which Stages You Cross

Epic to Mega alone is 2,125 XP, more than every stage before it combined. Runs that cross Epic are long by nature.

Energy per Game at Each Stage

Ravenwood Academy lists Teen 4, Adult 8 and Ultra 14. The guide does not list Baby, Ancient, Epic or Mega, so the calculator asks for your in-game value there.

XP Already Earned

A pet halfway through a stage needs far less. Always enter the XP shown on its bar.

This table compares common routes at 50 XP per game with no bonus. Energy counts only the Teen and Adult games, since those are the stages with published costs.

Mega to Ultra costs 2,250 XP but adds no new talent. Decide whether the Ultra stage itself is worth 45 more games to you. For which pets are worth that effort, see our guide to the best Wizard101 pets by school.

Before a Long Run to Mega

Check the total games and energy bars first. Then you know how many days of play the run will take.

When You Buy Snacks

Enter your gold price per snack to see the full bill. A cheap snack with low XP can cost more over the run than a pricier snack with high XP.

After Hatching a New Pet

A fresh hatch starts at Baby. Plan its first talents right away, then use the pet hatching calculator for the next hatch.

When a Pet Is Partway Through a Stage

Enter the XP already on the bar. The plan then covers only what is left.

1. Using Step XP Instead of Total XP

Epic to Mega is 2,125 XP, but Baby to Mega is 4,075 XP. Pick both stages in the tool and it uses the right totals.

2. Counting All Energy at One Stage

Games get more expensive as the pet grows. Charging every game at the Teen rate makes the energy total far too low.

3. Guessing Energy for Unlisted Stages

Our sources only give Teen, Adult and Ultra. Read the cost from your own game for other stages, or leave it blank and treat the total as partial.

4. Forgetting to Round Up

You cannot play half a game. 15.5 games means 16.

5. Planning Ultra for a Talent

Final Bastion says a pet gains no talent from Mega to Ultra. Train to Ultra only if you want that stage for its own sake.

6. Ignoring the Preferred Snack Bonus

An extra +2 XP per game adds up over 80 or more games. Add it to your XP per game.

The XP and game counts are exact for the values you enter. The energy total is exact only for stages with a known or entered cost.

It takes 4,075 XP. Final Bastion lists 125 XP to Teen, 250 to Adult, 525 to Ancient, 1,050 to Epic and 2,125 to Mega.

At 50 XP per game it takes 82 games. At 40 XP it takes 102, and at 60 XP it takes 68.

Ravenwood Academy lists 4 energy per game at Teen, 8 at Adult and 14 at Ultra. It does not list Baby, Ancient, Epic or Mega, so enter your in-game cost for those.

Your route passes a stage with no published energy cost. Enter the cost your game shows for that stage in the optional box, and the total becomes complete.

No. Final Bastion says a pet gains a talent at every level-up except Mega to Ultra, so it has 5 talents at Mega and none are added at Ultra.

Ultra needs 2,250 more XP, for 6,325 XP in total from Baby. At 50 XP per game that is 45 more games.

Divide the total energy by your max energy. Teen to Ancient at 50 XP uses 108 energy, which is about 1.1 bars on a 100-energy globe.

A Ravenwood Academy community guide suggests it, because early stages cost less energy per game. Saving high-XP snacks for later stages means fewer expensive late games.

It depends on your prices. Enter your gold per snack and compare the total for the whole run, not the price of one snack.

No. The calculator runs in your browser and nothing is sent to our servers. Anything you choose to Save stays in this browser only.

• Final Bastion: Beginner's Guide to Wizard101 Pets (stage XP table, talents per level-up, jewel socket at Ancient, snack XP and preferred-snack bonus).
• Ravenwood Academy: Wizard101 Pet Training Guide (energy per training game at Teen, Adult and Ultra; mega snack examples).
• Ravenwood Academy: Energy Saving Tips (community strategy of saving high-XP snacks for later, higher-cost stages).