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Art Inc.: Caretaker Guide & Best Caretakers in the Game

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In today’s article we are going to walk you through all the caretakers in the game and help you pick the best ones to protect your artifacts as well as tell you which ones are the best according to the bonuses they give.

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By now you should already know the basics tips as well as the time lapse cheat of the game, else take a look at our game guide to learn them! So, without further ado, let’s get started with the very basics about the caretakers!

Art Inc. – What are caretakers?

The caretakers are some characters that you can recruit (or summon, however you want to call it) and they can give boosts to the art that they are assigned to or simply give other types of boosts (for exploration, increased defense, chance to explore X location etc).

They can be anything between 1 star and 6 stars, and the higher their grade, the better their skills. 

Art Inc. – How to get caretakers?

You can obtain caretakers in two main ways, with more if you count the Silver Fox Challenge, the Facebook invites and the Starter Pack. The two main ways are in the Collection tab in the bottom side of the screen and then head on to Recruitment:

– The first option is free and you can do it every 3 hours, and from this you can obtain any caretaker between 1 and 4 stars.

– The second option is paid. This will cost 75 Gems per each recruitment (or summon) and you will receive any caretaker between 4 stars and 6 stars. 

Of course the second option is much better, but it is also considerably more expensive. However, if you have collected enough Gems you won’t have issues using this. Also, if you used our time lapse cheat, it will be pretty easy to get them.

The other ways to obtain caretakers are via Facebook invites (when you invite at least 20 friends to play the game, you will get Athena, a 5 star caretaker), by completing the Silver Fox’s Challenge (3 separate challenges, each of them asking you to collect 3 works of art – from this you obtain Silver Fox, a 5 star caretaker) and through the paid offers. 

The Starter Pack will give you Karen Santiago, a 5 star caretaker, but if you are a free to play player, then this might not be that good for you. It’s OK though, because you can still get her with Gems through Recruitment. 

Art Inc. – Who are the best Caretakers?

There are a total of 74 caretakers in the game at the moment, out of which not all of them are that good. If you are curious which are good and what they give, then let’s get into it!

The best 1 star caretakers:

Ian: increase the gold generated by artifact by 10%.
Yui: protect the artifact from being stolen by 5% and decrease the artifact retrieve time if you get her again (upgrade).
Ivan: protect the artifact from being stolen by 5% and decrease the artifact retrieve time if you get him again (upgrade).
Queenie: increase the gold generated by artifact by 10% and decrease the time for the artifact to generate gold by 5%.
Mina: increase the gold generated by artifact by 10%.
Hertz: increase the time for the artifact to generate gold by 10%.

The best 2 star caretakers:

– Joyce: increase the gold generated by artifact by 20%.
Winston: protect the artifact from being stolen by 10% and decrease the artifact retrieve time by 10%.
Mac: increase the gold generated by artifact by 20% and increase the time for the artifact to generate gold by 20%.
Armin: increase the gold generated by artifact by 20%.
Scarlett: increase the time for the artifact to generate gold by 20%.
Wai: decrease the time for the artifact to generate gold by 10% and increase the gold generated by artifact by 20% if you get him again (upgrade).
– Dr. Kenny**: increase the gold generated by artifact by 30% and increase the time for the artifact to generate gold by 30%.

**Dr. Kenny is definitely the best in this group, because he is much like a 3 star caretaker. If you get him, use him!

The best 3 star caretakers:

– Wilfred: He is in this list because he is just awesome. No other reason. He is free anyway and give no stats, but he rocks!
Major Tot: increase the gold generated by artifact by 30% and decrease the exploration time by 15%.
Rick O’Connor: protect the artifact from being stolen by 15% and has a chance to explore Cairo.
Laura Craft: increase the gold generated by artifact by 30% and has a chance to explore multiple locations.
Jake Spyro: has a chance to explore Cairo and increase the gold generated by artifact by 30%.
Elvis: increase the gold generated by artifact by 30% and decrease the time for the artifact to generate gold by 15%.

The best 4 star caretakers:

– Sir Sellalot: increase the gold generated by artifact by 40% and increase the time for the artifact to generate gold by 40%.
Ms. Bunnybottom: protect the artifact from being stolen by 20% and increase the gold generated by artifact by 40%.
Daniel River: has a chance to explore Cave of Awe and decrease exploration time by 20%.
Wolf of Doorstreet: increase the gold generated by artifact by 40% and increase the time for the artifact to generate gold by 40%.
King Tut: increase the gold generated by artifact by 40% and increase the time for the artifact to generate gold by 40%.
Ethan Hunter: has a chance to explore South Dakota and decrease exploration time by 20%.
Nanny of Dragons: has a chance to explore Easter Island and increase the gold generated by artifact by 40%.

The best 5 star caretakers:

Karen Santiago: has a chance to explore London and decrease exploration time by 30%.
Athena: protect the artifact from being stolen by 30% and increase the gold generated by artifact by 50%.
Dorian Grey: increase the gold generated by artifact by 50% and decrease the time for the artifact to generate gold by 50%.
Plato: increase the gold generated by artifact by 50% and increase the time for the artifact to generate gold by 50%.
Silver Fox: has a chance to explore Reykjavik and increase the gold generated by artifact by 50%.

The best 6 star caretakers:

Of course, both of them are good.

Zeus: protect the artifact from being stolen by 40% and decrease artifact retrieve time by 40%.
Thor: increase the time for the artifact to generate gold by 60% and decrease exploration time by 40%.

These would be our picks for the best caretakers in Art Inc. Do you have other suggestions? Which are your favorite caretakers and with which artifacts you like using them? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Cristina Mesesan
I have been playing games ever since I can remember. My passion for video games and especially pixel graphic games must have started back when I was little, because every time I try a new game with pixel graphics I immediately fall addicted to it! I started writing about mobile games in November 2018, focusing on creating in-depth guides for the most popular titles out there. Other than games, I am also passionate about design, and working on my very own pixel game in my free time.