[dafier]

Now that I think of it, even having a mage pet hit Velk is weak compared to an actual Monk or Rogue.

I tested this on live (PoP era). My epic pet was worthless compared to the 61 Air pet. The reason was simply the pet level. Pet level 49 vs a pet that was level 60 fighting the same level 62 mob. Epic had a hard time landing hits while the level Air pet landed hits often.