Which mage pet is the best and when/why?

[Treefall]

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

The issue I'm having with fire pet is trying to do at least 50% dmg myself--which pisses off the NPC and they agro on me (whereas earth pet they are rooted)...or should I use fire pet and nuke less often?

Be a bro and invite a class that can't solo. Heck, if you have a rogue or warrior you'll get more xp than you do doing less damage than your pet!

From what I've read though, what you're facing is a low level problem. It goes away later on when the mobs have more HP and your pets don't scale as well. I don't play a Mage though. Also, as someone mentioned chaining pets when you can is a good strategy. You'll be rich anyways with your damn 100% weight reduction bags.