Shaman pet

[Mortiis]

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

It is worth repeating this - confirmed with extensive parsing (dozens of hours worth) on live and more limited parsing on p99.

Pets as npcs do not have an AC hard or soft cap like players do. Each AC buff adds mitigation potential at a 1:1 return. For pets in this era - this also means agility does have an impact. Whether a summoned or charmed pet, if you're using it to tank or expecting it to get hit, those buffs will surprise you. Whether it is worth it or depends on what you're doing. If you're using a pet to tank or offtank it is well worth your time to apply buffs to pets.

The following do help your pet
Str
Hp buffs
Focus str stacks with maniacal if applied after
Agility
AC
Regen
Haste
Resists


The following don't seem to do anything:
Stamina
Dexterity
Charisma

Dogdog is meh for dps but properly buffed and with a passive regen of 30 - he serves nicely as an offtank. A fully buffed earth pet is a beastly tank.

This should really be in the shaman guide. Thanks Troxx. I only found out through trial and error what worked and what didn't.