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Dino Index: Tabs & the 33/33 Counter

The left-side Dinos button opens DINO INDEX. The counter on the screen we read said 33/33. Every dino page on this site is one of those cards.

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Dino Index on Microraptor, tabs DINOS and BOSSES, counter 33/33, HP 55, DMG 9, SPD 21, $11, CLAIMED
DINO INDEX, DINOS tab, counter 33/33, Microraptor claimed.

The Dinos button and the three left-rail labels

The left rail has three labels stacked top to bottom: Abilities, Shop, and Dinos. Abilities is the top icon, a set of flaming meteors in the frames we kept, and it was not opened into a full menu. Shop opens the rotating defense list, and that screen uses Rare, Epic, and Legendary rather than the header bars in the index. Dinos is the bottom label, under a gray dinosaur head, and that button opens the index.

The top bar is a separate row of buttons: orange Shop, green Fight, blue Base, and 1x. The index opens from the left rail, not from that row. If the panel title does not say DINO INDEX, you are on a different screen.

Left HUD buttons labeled Abilities, Shop, and Dinos
Abilities, Shop, and Dinos on the left rail.

DINOS and BOSSES are two tabs

The panel title is DINO INDEX, and two tabs sit under it: DINOS and BOSSES. The DINOS tab is where the 33 dino cards live. The BOSSES tab holds the gold MINI BOSS rows and the red BOSS rows, which are a different card type even though the frame looks the same.

Switching tabs does not renumber the dino rows. Boss cards carry their own wave numbers and are not counted in the dino total. The 33/33 counter belongs to the DINOS tab; the BOSSES tab is a separate list.

What the 33/33 counter counts

The counter sits in the top right of the DINOS tab. On the screen we read it said 33/33. That is the dino list, not the boss list: 33 rows, all on the DINOS side. The four mini-bosses and 13 bosses bring the index to 50 cards in total.

Treat the counter as the version check. It read 33/33 on 27 September 2026. A later update can add a dino and move the number; the card you are reading is only current while the counter matches the count on this site.

Reading one card without leaving the index

A dino card puts the name on the left of the header and DINO - WAVE plus the wave number on the right. Microraptor says DINO - WAVE 7. Under the portrait, four pills run left to right: red HP, orange DMG, light-blue SPD, and a green dollar price. Microraptor's pills are HP 55, DMG 9, SPD 21, and $11.

If you already own the card, a green bar under the pills says CLAIMED. The index does not print Common, Rare, Epic, or Legendary on these cards. The color is the header bar, and this site names that bar Green, Blue, Purple, Orange, Gold, or Red so the database can sort it.

Microraptor card, green header, DINO - WAVE 7, HP 55, DMG 9, SPD 21, $11, CLAIMED
Microraptor. Header DINO - WAVE 7. Pills HP 55, DMG 9, SPD 21, $11.

The first six cards on the DINOS tab

The DINOS tab starts at the lowest wave and runs to Titanosaurus at 86. These six rows are the first six cards in that order; Oviraptor is where the blue header begins. The full 50-row list, with a picture of every card, is on the items page.

OrderCardHeaderWaveHPDMGSPDPrice
1CompsognathusGreen120426$6
2Triceratops CalfGreen5801618$22
3PegomastaxGreen640722$8
4MicroraptorGreen755921$11
5DilophosaurusGreen91101819$26
6OviraptorBlue12751119$16

What the index does not show

The card has no level bar and no drop rate. Juvenile Tyrannosaurus shows HP 1.1K, not a level, and no row prints a hatch percentage. Shop prices are not part of this list either: Bone Mender and Tar Pit come from a timed restock, and Royal Egg names are not index rows.

  • The counter covers dinos only; boss cards are on the BOSSES tab.
  • Header color is a bar, not a printed rarity word.
  • A wave number is the card's place in the index, not the current HUD wave.

FAQ

Dino Index: Tabs & the 33/33 Counter FAQ

Why does the index skip some wave numbers?

The card prints the wave it belongs to. Plenty of waves have no new dino. Boss and mini-boss cards fill some of those gaps: Titanhorn at 10, Chompers at 20, Boulderback at 30, and so on.

Is the green header the same thing as the green price pill?

No. The header is the card color. The price pill is green on every card, including red boss cards. Read the header for the color, and read the pills for HP, DMG, SPD, and price.

Does the 33/33 counter include bosses?

No. It counts the DINOS tab only. The index has 50 rows once the four gold mini-bosses and 13 red bosses are added, and those sit on the BOSSES tab.