Wordscapes Mandarin Duck vs Herb the Hedgehog

This Wordscapes Mandarin Duck vs Herb the Hedgehog comparison shows how the two Wildlife animals differ by reward type, activity time, sleep time, heart gems, coin cost, and max-level output.

Mandarin Duck

Brilliance

Herb the Hedgehog

Brilliance

Rewards by level: Mandarin Duck vs Herb the Hedgehog

Every activity pays two rewards: heart gems and brilliance. The table compares both, level by level, per activity.

Level	Heart gems		Brilliance
Level	Mandarin Duck	Herb the Hedgehog	Mandarin Duck	Herb the Hedgehog
L1	150	315	25	58
L2	160	360	35	66
L3	180	450	35	83
L4	190	540	50	99
L5	210	630	50	116
L6	220	765	50	140
L7	225	900	50	165
L8	230	—	50	—
L9	235	—	52	—
L10	240	—	54	—

A dash means the animal does not reach that level.

Mandarin Duck runs 1 h activities and Herb the Hedgehog runs 4 h activities, so the numbers above are not like for like. The table below converts both animals to a 30-minute rate.

Per 30 minutes by level

Level	Heart gems		Brilliance
Level	Mandarin Duck	Herb the Hedgehog	Mandarin Duck	Herb the Hedgehog
L1	75	39.4	12.5	7.3
L2	80	45	17.5	8.3
L3	90	56.3	17.5	10.4
L4	95	67.5	25	12.4
L5	105	78.8	25	14.5
L6	110	95.6	25	17.5
L7	112.5	112.5	25	20.6
L8	115	—	25	—
L9	117.5	—	26	—
L10	120	—	27	—

At each level, the higher value of a pair is shown in a colored chip, like this for heart gems and this for brilliance. A dash means the animal does not reach that level.

Mandarin Duck or Herb the Hedgehog: what the numbers say

Mandarin Duck is a Rare brilliance animal and Herb the Hedgehog an Epic one, but Mandarin Duck runs 1-hour activities and Herb the Hedgehog 4-hour ones. Mandarin Duck does 8 activities before a 12-hour sleep, Herb the Hedgehog 6 before a 24-hour one. Finishing an activity early costs 600 coins with Mandarin Duck and 1,800 with Herb the Hedgehog. Per 30 minutes of activity at level 7, Mandarin Duck is ahead on brilliance (25 against 20.6), and they tie on heart gems (112.5). Mandarin Duck goes on to level 10, where it reaches 240 heart gems and 54 brilliance per activity, a level Herb the Hedgehog cannot reach. Collected on time and counting the sleep, a level 10 Mandarin Duck makes about 518 brilliance and 2,304 heart gems a day, against 495 and 2,700 for a level 7 Herb the Hedgehog, so per day Mandarin Duck is the pick for brilliance and Herb the Hedgehog for heart gems. That pace means collecting Mandarin Duck every hour until it falls asleep. Mandarin Duck hatches from the Blue Egg, while Herb the Hedgehog is bought for 999 coins.

At max level

Note: The values below use each animal’s highest available level / maxed stats. If your animals are at different levels, use the side-by-side Wildlife comparator or the Wordscapes Animal Selector for a more accurate choice.

Metric	Mandarin Duck	Herb the Hedgehog
Rarity	Rare	Epic
Reward type	brilliance	brilliance
Max level	L10	L7
Coin cost	600	1,800
Activity time	1 h	4 h
Sleep time	12 h	24 h
Max hearts / 30 min	120	112.5
Max reward / 30 min	27	20.6
Max reward / collection	54	165
Coin efficiency	9	9.2