Mage pet questions.

[Trademaster]

Classic
Fire pet was great when in groups with a tank, as a PC will hold taunt over a pet. Fire pet had highest damage output but lowest health total. In classic their fire shield wasn't always active, and generally would drop at inopportune times.

Air pet good for when fighting casters as their stun can break a spell being cast. # 3 in life and # 2 in damage

Water pet (my favorite all around) #3 in damage, #2 health. immune to poison. Casts cold based damage spell as well. (Water pet can backstab if you have a pc to hold aggro, however it's not guaranteed) With a fire shield on, damage was workable for solo work.

Earth Pet Highest health, lowest damage, but can root. Very useful in a dungeon situation where running Mobs can cause trains. Keep your damage shield on him and damage is better. (I lived in Sol A with this guy farming fine steel for many levels)

In classic it was important to keep a fire shield up on all your pets if you were solong, even the fire pet as his native shield would drop and the fire pet would neglect to recast.

Here on P99 the fire pet is king, they do good damage, their fire shield never drops, and it seems that their health is higher here than on live.