Uncommon ยท Foundation Card
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Helper Bot

Tools Collection

Lore

Collectors in the Tools circles speak of the Helper Bot in hushed tones โ€” a relic that seems to know exactly when a fortune is about to turn.

Description

Automates a bit more income.

Complete Statistics

RarityUncommon
Bonus typePassive Income
Bonus per level5.0%
Maximum level12
Max total bonus60.0%
Collection / FactionTools
Card tierFoundation

Ability

Increases your total passive income (from all owned businesses) by 5.0% per level.

Upgrade Scaling

The bonus below applies at every level from 1 up to this card's maximum of 12.

LevelTotal bonusCopies for next level
1+5.0%1
2+10.0%2
3+15.0%3
4+20.0%4
5+25.0%5
6+30.0%6
7+35.0%7
8+40.0%8
9+45.0%9
10+50.0%10
11+55.0%11
12 (max)+60.0%โ€”

Duplicate Bonuses & Combining

Pulling a duplicate of Helper Bot from a pack adds a spare copy to your collection. Spend spare copies in the Cards tab to combine and raise its level โ€” each level costs a number of copies equal to the card's current level. Reaching the maximum level of 12 from level 1 requires 66 total copies. Read the full Duplicate Cards & Combining guide for the general combine mechanics, or use the Combine All button in-game to apply every possible level-up across your whole collection at once.

Evolution

Tycoon Cards does not currently have a card evolution system โ€” Helper Bot progresses only through the standard duplicate-combine mechanic described above. Evolution is listed as a researched feature on our Updates & Roadmap page; this page will be updated if it's ever implemented.

Fusion

There is no cross-card fusion system in Tycoon Cards today. Every card, including Helper Bot, is levelled independently using its own spare copies โ€” you cannot combine it with a different card. Like Evolution, this is tracked as a possible future system on the Updates page.

Collection & Faction

Helper Bot belongs to the Tools collection โ€” one of the thematic groupings used across the card archive. Browse every card in this collection from the main Card Guide, or see the "Related cards" section below for direct links to its closest siblings.

Businesses That Synergise

Passive-income bonuses apply a flat percentage to your total business income, so they have the largest absolute effect on whichever businesses currently produce the most money for you.

BusinessBase costIncome/s
โ™พ๏ธ The Infinite Exchange$18.9Oc$1.67Qi
โœจ Cosmic Singularity Corp$12.2Oc$1.23Qi
๐Ÿ”ฎ Reality Forge$7.86Oc$903Qa
โณ Time Dilation Facility$5.07Oc$664Qa

Prestige Interactions

Passive income is calculated as totalBusinessIncome ร— (1 + passiveBonus + globalBonus) ร— prestigeMultiplier โ€” so this card's bonus is multiplied by your prestige multiplier.

Best Strategies

  • Level this card up before investing heavily in your highest-tier businesses โ€” the percentage bonus is worth more once your passive income is already large.
  • Especially valuable in the mid-to-late game once you own several business tiers simultaneously.
  • Starter Packs are the most efficient way to farm duplicates of this card thanks to its lower rarity.

How to Unlock

Helper Bot is obtained by opening card packs โ€” it cannot be purchased directly or unlocked through any other method. As a Uncommon card, it appears in any pack whose odds include that rarity.

Pack Availability

PackCostChance per card slotChance per pack
๐Ÿ“ฆ Starter Pack$5000.09%0.27%
๐ŸŽ Premium Pack$75.0K0.14%0.41%
๐Ÿ’Ž Elite Vault$12.0M0.13%0.62%

See the full Card Pack Odds Guide for how these probabilities are calculated.

Event Availability

Helper Bot is not currently tied to any seasonal or limited-time event โ€” it's available year-round through standard pack odds. Seasonal events and event-exclusive cards are listed as a planned feature on the Updates & Roadmap page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Helper Bot do?

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Increases your total passive income (from all owned businesses) by 5.0% per level.

How do I unlock Helper Bot?

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Helper Bot is a Uncommon card, best hunted through Premium Pack (0.14% chance per card slot).

How many copies do I need to max out Helper Bot?

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You need 66 spare copies in total to take Helper Bot from level 1 to its maximum level of 12.

Does Helper Bot work with prestige?

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Passive income is calculated as totalBusinessIncome ร— (1 + passiveBonus + globalBonus) ร— prestigeMultiplier โ€” so this card's bonus is multiplied by your prestige multiplier.

What rarity is Helper Bot?

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Helper Bot is a Uncommon card, one of 240 cards of that rarity in the full archive.

Trivia

Archive position#25 of 1000
Card tierFoundation card (original 100)
Rarity rank2 of 7 rarities (higher = rarer)
Cards in "Tools"90 cards
Same rarity + bonus type82 cards share this exact combination

Related Cards

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Changelog

  • v1.0.0 (January 2026) โ€” Available since the original Tycoon Cards release.

Card data verified against the live game configuration ยท Part of the 1,000-card archive ยท Written by the Tycoon Cards development team