On P99 my experience is once you hit Level 12, charm something instead of using the animation. The only reason I use the animation now is for farming something where I want/need a reliable pet to help me kill something that doesn't give XP.
Echoing what others have posted:
1. Work on getting your CHA as high as possible. You can get cheap jewelry at first to help some and a crude stein is also fairly easy to get from higher levels because it's lore. When you get in your 20's you can start working on other gear. Use the ENC wiki page here, it shows quests you can do, etc.
2. Charm a mob outdoors (North Ro is great at Level 12-17ish), send it at another mob of close to equivalent strength. Let them beat each other down, keep the target mob rooted at all times if possible (cleric can help you). On charm breaks, have the cleric stun the mob to help you reacquire it. When one or both mobs are low HP, break charm with invis and you and the cleric and kill both. Rinse and repeat. This is the best strat at lower levels.
3. At higher levels you can buff a pet and heal it but in your teens and 20's this doesn't work well because your buffs aren't very good and the cleric can't heal that well yet. Once you have augmentation at 29 and clarity you can possibly try buffing a pet and healing instead. In that scenario, use tepid deeds to slow your target, etc.
Good luck.
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