WoW Pet Guide

The pet is the reason the Hunter class is as strong as it is and itprobably attracts many World of Warcraft players. Although pets are also an option for warlocks, the main class that strikes out of the mind is the hunter. Hunters can grab a variety of pets while leveling that provides different functions. Some pets can act like tanks taking on multiple mobs. Other pets are pure dps for pvp or quick mob killing ability. Then there are other pets that can stun your opponent helping to crowd control. This WoW pet guide will help you decide on a pet and give you an overall account of the different pet abilities and advantages.   

Before choosing a pet, you need to decide exactly what kind of help you need.  If you like to take on multiple mobs at a time for quick leveling and quest completion, then a tanking pet such as a bear may best suit you.  If you just want quick dps, a cat or wolf might be best for your pet needs.  You can have multiple pets as well, so you may decide to have all types of pets and switch them from the stable depending on your current needs.  This WoW Pet Guide will provide some information to help you choose the best pet for your hunter. 

WoW Pet Guide – Food and Attitude 

Some pets are better suited for long trips and questing.  Some will hate you quicker, and as any hunter can tell you it is the end of the pet being under your control. 

Diet is an important factor when choosing a pet. Some prefer meat and fish which are relatively easy to find. Meat comes from drops off of beast animals, and fish drops from creatures along the ocean line. Some pets will eat bread or fruits. Bread and fruits can be found from vendors in the city mostly by a cooking trainer. They can also eat the bread made by mages if you have a great mage friend who is willing to conjure bread for you. Other pets prefer more hard to find diets such as fungus. Fungus is sold from rare vendors and it can be painstakingly difficult to find food for this kind of pet. 

Personality is another issue with pets.  Even the noises may be irritating for some hunters.  Small, low ground pets are better for sneak attacks.  Cats can go into stealth mode to ambush a player by surprise.  Some pets have better friendliness towards their hunter owners, so it is easier to maintain and less expensive to feed especially during long quests. 

WoW Pet Guide – Talent Trees 

Since the opening of the expansion pack, talents of pets have changed.  Pets now have a talent tree of three choices – cunning, ferocity, and tenacity. 

Cunning is an all-around tree that gives both offense and defense moves.  Cunning is also great for solo leveling and even small, five man parties in dungeons.  It is recommended that players also use this tree for PVP arenas since there are a variety of methods to be offensive or help other players through defense. 

Ferocity is the tree to choose if you care little about armor and defense and more about pure dps from your pet.  Ferocity gives pets a major advantage over low armor classes such as spell casters with their ability to provide a large amount of dps while you keep the target stunned.  It is also a great option for hunters who enjoy raids and need to keep up their dps. 

Tenacity is the opposite of Ferocity in that it provides a great way to turn a pet into a tank.  It can also be a great way to take on many different mobs since a high armored pet can last through multiple attacks.  The downside of this tree is that they normally have low dps.  If leveling is your main purpose, this tree is best for you. 

Your pets talents are what will make them deadly and you must use them wisely. Once you reach higher levels you might decide to have more then one pet and each pet specialized in certain things. I personally have a cat and a bear as my main pets. I use the bear as a tank when I level or quest and I use my cat for dps whenever I want some PVP action.

I hope this WoW Pet guide has helped you understand a little more about your pets. Make sure you check out the WoW Hunter Guide as well.

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