Electric From T2 to T4: One Family at a Time, From Zappur to the Bat

• T2, Electroar: cheap, and it gains a three-lane blast that knocks Zobos back, so fewer of them ever touch your front line.
• T3, Blitzmane: cheap again, and your first Electric T3. Its roar now also raises the damage of the allies around it (up to eight). The one drawback is that ranged Zobos sometimes get shoved beyond the distance it can hit; a damage dealer behind it fixes that. In Horde it shoves Chef Zobo, Yeti Zobo and other threats away from your line, and its Lv 7, though it fires less often after a nerf, is still dependable.
• T4, Stormlion: your first Electric T4. Cheap, used everywhere, a Gold Rush favourite thanks to its damage multiplier there, and the unit to bring on Horde D4 if survival is the problem.

• T2, Sparkdoe: Electric's strongest area damage, with a lance that now runs through four Zobos in a lane. Paralysis slows hard and ticks damage; with Bubbit alongside, Zobos barely move.
• T3, Zapantler: every fourth lance pierces without limit and the whole lane gets Paralysis, which with Tideon nearly freezes it. Good in Horde, where its Lv 7 crosses most of the field.
• T4, Magnedart: endless piercing and Paralysis on everything hit. Best in Gold Rush; steady in Horde, if a step behind Boltallion.

• T2, Surgehoof: its splash spreads further whenever it hits a Water Zobo, so it is far better against Water. Treat T2 as a stop on the way to T3.
• T3, Voltmare: adds follow-up damage on anything it hits, and that bonus is larger when fewer targets share the splash. Horde numbers are huge, with a skill set built purely for damage, and it handles story stages well.
• T4, Boltallion: the best multi-lane attacker, though it must hit something in its own lane first. Strong in Horde, usable in Gold Rush, and a gift when the opposing team is Water.

Voltfawn's line is the reliable single lane; Zapuni's line is the spread. Most teams want both.

Cheerling is the safest early pick in the element.

• T2, Cheerlet: buffs attack and defence, and when an ally beside it first drops into danger, that ally gets a short spell of invincibility to finish the job. Used in every mode and a Horde regular up to Lv 5.
• T3, Cheerspring: can also heal allies in danger back up to half HP very quickly, a last line of defence added to a unit that was already in every team.
• T4, Cheerstella: used everywhere, and one of the prettiest T4 designs.

Zaplet is easy to underrate if you only read damage numbers.

• T2, Synthhog: reaches all five lanes, applying Fragile together with Scouted, which raises your team's damage a lot. In Horde, two partners swap bat positions so each bat buffs the other's Tatari; that is the bat swap.
• T3, Sonarbat: upgrades to Perfectly Scouted for more damage at shorter intervals. Horde clears become more consistent, and it helps in Boss Challenge and story too. Its Horde Lv 3 remains the largest Lv 3 damage boost for the swap.
• T4, Umbraveil: a Horde damage booster that also earns slots in Gold Rush, story and Boss Challenge.

• T2, Voltling: a solid tank that now applies Paralysis, handy when a story stage stacks Rock Zobos in more than one lane, and in Gold Rush. If you want more damage, take Zapuni first.
• T3, Voltverine: turns invincible for a moment each time it attacks, which cuts can use in Gold Rush, works in Horde and lets it solo story lanes.
• T4, Voltreaver: the Gold Rush tank of the element, still usable in Horde.

Cavyzap cages one Zobo and fires only at it; damage is thin, and Wheekroller's bigger surge is wasted if the cage lands away from the crowd. Kittazap has a bond with Flameow but lives in story, Dojo and Boss Challenge, and the paw pal link is not worth the cost. Sparkeet cannot attack normally; it tanks and buffs allies' attack, and after its Horde Lv 7 nerf most players keep it at Lv 1. Fluffle's cloud drifts so slowly that Zobos outrun it, so it is only for chasing Frankenfish in Boss Challenge. Glowfly gives one front-liner a small shield that bursts at the end, the weakest support in the element. Evolve any of these only for Boss Challenge scores.

Suggested order: T2 Zappur, Voltfawn, Cheerling, then Voltkit or Zaplet, with Zapuni done ahead of T3. T3 Blitzmane, Zapantler, Cheerspring, Voltmare, Voltverine, Sonarbat. T4 Stormlion, then Magnedart and Boltallion, then tanks and supports.

From a community trial database: most Electric T3s ask for 70 treasures or 4,200 fertiliser (plus three stat raises); Zaplet and Glowfly ask for 2,000 rods or 2,000 Marathon boards instead. Every Electric T4 asks for feeding to B quality and 6,000 boards or 6,000 rods, plus an extra:

Family	T2 trial	T4 extra
Zappur	Clear 20 stages	Three 24-star Electric Tatari
Voltfawn	Defeat 300 Zobos	15 Tempura Plates fed
Cheerling	Hit the Star Slot 10 times	15 Tempura Plates fed
Zapuni	Enter Boss Challenge 10 times	Three 24-star Electric Tatari
Voltkit	Play Horde 3 times	Five Electric badges
Fluffle	Feed 3 Fluff Candy	60 Fluff Candy fed

Electric T3s therefore draw on your Treasure Hunt or Cozy Farm haul, so check the pickaxe plan before you commit. To place Electric among the other elements, open the evolution roadmap.

Lightning is the element Fox usually tells new players to watch early, because Cheerling is useful in almost every mode. Zappur is easy to evolve and knocks Zobos back, which keeps your tank alive much longer.

Zaplet is often underrated if you only look at damage. Its value is in buffing teammates, especially the "bat swap" trick in Horde, so don't compare it with Voltfawn on DPS.