Pet Guide
This guide is designed to show new players which pets players use for hunting and why, it ignores all low level pets such as Polar Bears because when you get to higher levels of skill these pets become pointless; the guide gives new players pets to aim for and hopefully shows there is some light at the end of the long initial taming tunnel and that there is some fun to be had!
Ratings: I have rated the pets based on their long term use as a hunting pet, this is determined by comparing it to other pets; this makes certain pets such as Dragons and Bake Kitsunes very low but I have included these because for new players it is likely they will own these less useful pets before they can get hold of some of the higher level pets
At the end of this guide I have also included a short section on other high level pets such as the Reptalon which are high level pets but are not used very often with an explanation why
Control Chance: Generally you can control pets before you can tame them so most players start with friends giving them high level pets, the best way to work out your chance of controlling a given species is by going here. If you do not have enough skill to control a given creature, it will ignore you in battle, you will be unable to bond with it and repetative failed commands will result in it going wild if it is not fed often
The control level stated below is only meant to give you a rough idea which order you can control and therefore own the different pets mentioned and is worked out using this link; you should always enter your skills into this calculator to identify your personal control chance
The very minimum you need to control a pet is not a good level for hunting, you should look to hunt with pets which will respond to you at least 50% of the time otherwise you will need to carry a lot of food on you to keep it happy
See the Pet Training Guide for information on how to train these pets
Pets
Bake Kitsune
Rating: *
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Advantages: Your First high level pet!; Can control 2 at a time doubling your potential Veterinary gains
Disadvantages: Once you get higher level pets these are pretty pointless; They have no pack instincts; They cannot be ridden
Notes:
- This is the entry level pet used for high level hunting
- Only really useful for players with low levels of Animal Taming and Animal Lore skills and often released when higher level pets can be owned
- Great way for younger players to gain experience in hunting
- Main use is to gain in Veterinary and Animal Lore through hunting
Nightmare
Rating: ***
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Advantages: Can control 2 at a time doubling your potential Veterinary gains; Powerful in a Nightmare / Rune Beetle combo; Can be ridden
Disadvantages: As a rideable individual hunting pet it has been superseded by Cu Sidhe
Notes:
- Often used in Nightmare / Rune Beetle combo for high level monsters
- Most tamers have this combo in their stable for certain monsters
- Often next pet you will own after a Bake Kitsune
Rune Beetle
Rating: ***
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Advantages: Lethal poison attack; Used in Nightmare / Rune Beetle combo
Disadvantages: As a solo pet the Cu Sidhe is often a better choice
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- Often used in Nightmare / Rune Beetle combo for high level monsters
- Most tamers have this combo in their stable for certain monsters
Dragon
Rating: **
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Advantages: Can we used in combination with Nightmare
Disadvantages: Superceeded by the Greater Dragon and other high level pets
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- Used to be one of the toughest pets in the game
- Often a pet younger players will own before the top level pets
Cu Sidhe
Rating: *****
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Advantages: Best rideable pet in the game, Heals itsself and you, bleed attack, can solo a lot of high level monsters
Disadvantages: Takes up to many control slots for a pet combo or tameing
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- This is the standard rideable pet of all tamers
- A must for any high level tamer
Greater Dragon
Rating: *****
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Advantages: Toughest pet in the game; Can solo a lot of high level monsters
Disadvantages: takes up 5 control slots
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- A must in every tamers stable
Not so usefull high level pets
White Wyrm
Rating: *****
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Reptalon
Rating: *****
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Unicorn
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Ki-Rin
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Lesser Hiryu
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Hiryu
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Fire Steed
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