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Originally Posted by Nude Tayne [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I've just gotten my first pet and am a little confused. There seems to be a general consensus that getting the pet is life-changing for soloing, but to me it doesn't seem that way. If you let the pet tank you have to spend even more mana on top of your dots to keep him healed, as he doesn't take a beating very well. If you root rot, well, you can't use your pet because then your pet would just end up tanking. No kind of slow for kiting. I see where the pet becomes free damage if I do the tanking myself, but I still have to spend my mana on keeping myself healed and slowed just like I would if the pet were tanking. My gear is standard as mentioned in the guide and not twinked (scaled mythic armor, HP rings, Jade Chokidai Prod, Charred Guardian Shield, etc.).

What am I missing? I feel like mobs are always going to be hitting something if I'm using my pet, so what is the proper way to use it to maximize efficiency? Thanks in advance for the help!

This is why I advise to use pet as a CC and then damage. Use the pet to control the mob and get it rooted/dotted. When pet is low life 35% pull it back and he is out of fight. Do not heal pet unless its a life saving heal after you have pulled him back.[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]


Essentially this I read this after my reply;

Originally Posted by Cillaz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Send pet in, back him off once he gets low and make him /sit til he regens. He's not great damage, but some added dps and mana free after the initial cast. Also, once a mob is below 20% and flees, send pet in and he will finish it and not get hit.
Til higher up, don't worry bout buffs or heals on pet, just treat him like a dot, not a pet!. It takes too much mana healing him and buffing etc when you are low.
Root rot mob, send pet in til pet is 40%hp, back off, send pet in again when mob flees.
Pet also works to split mobs, you root one - send pet on other, root other without aggro, then back off pet.
These are the things that are useful and really help. Don't think of him like a pet like a Mage/necro - there pets are a lot better.
Also, camp one of the Mage clickie items, to reclaim mana on pets. They are clickable by any class from inventory slot. That way you can keep casting til you get a max level pet, this also makes the pet last a bit longer in fights and do a bit more damage. The items are soloae at 34. I did it as iksar in full banded, so any sham should be able to.