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As most of us tamers find the end game pets typically end up with a seering/worm combo or phoenix/1 slot tank.
One variant affords the convenience of dropping vet and having an extra 150 stones while the other pushes out the top DPS.
The thought you’re left after using both of these isn’t “wow these are so op” but rather “why would I use anything else”. Most pet combinations are pretty lack luster in comparison. Before anyone rushes to type any min-max Esque pets with “But 5 husk crabs!” I get it but you can’t mindlessly kill aoe mobs while you can just “all kill” with the above variants.
To preface: This isn’t a suggestion to buff tamers dps in any way. They are a bit over hyped as the “top gold per hour farmer” (proof being the #1 seasonal gold earner is a peacer) but they are certainly a top build. This is only a suggestion to breath life into other pet combinations instead of seeing only two pet variations at 120.
1st example: Colossal Black Widow (4 slot)
Could potentially be a top tier pet with its deadly poison but after testing with a snowdrift... why wouldn’t I just use a bullvore and worm? The CBW isn’t very tanky and honestly the dps isn’t incredible with it being a 4 slot pet.
I really wanted to like this pet and use it but it is just so just very lackluster unless it is attacking you at a shrine. It’s damage is only ok but is an aoe so I think that it’s only fair to be only Greater poison. However, it is a 4 slot pet so really you can pair it with a tank and just heal everything while waiting for the poison to kill.
I believe stealthing pets are doomed to be balancing issues but pairing stealth with poison is asking for a pvp balancing complaint. When you pair stealth and poison you get this pet, which really doesn’t do anything well. I believe the intent was to have it be a pvp stealth pet so honestly I think for it to be viable anywhere it would need to be changed to bleed or just forgotten about (which it mostly is).
4th example: Cavernam Pets in general (except lemura). I personally haven’t tested the Frigid hornbeast(yes this is a 120 pet) too much. With their traits you can imagine them as pumped up bloodapes without bleed but weirdly not a good amount of dps? And they can really only be paired with a tank or maybe a blood hunter? It’s awkward because they can either be slotted with a 3 slot or another frigid/tank.
Barbed Prowler, a very cool looking pet with him a cool ability and honestly not terrible dps but unless you want to be some taming hipster then you might as well pick up a meta pet.
White wyrm is a nice throwback but unless you’re using it for a boss for a debuff then there’s really no other use for it.
CAVE GORGER. The one 110 pet I’ll talk about but a really cool concept but is unfortunately a 3 slot pet. This really needs to be a 2 slot pet, do whatever you have to but it was really disappointing to find only a swamp drake archer combo decent with it.
Suggestions: I honestly am not super familiar with these pets, I took a break shortly after they came out. If anyone has any suggestions then feel free !
5th example: Shadow Minion
Weird option but I guess I can see where they were going with this. Two major issues are that it’s a melee pet and it is located in the highest traffic area in the entire shard.
I’m ready to just settle with the fact that this and the Corsair were made to only ride despite having good DoT effects. If that’s the intention then that’s fine, but In terms of pvm they lack. I think they’re fine as a 2 slot pet but I think their dps just need to be straight up buffed if they’re gonna be in contention with anything.
In conclusion: Obviously I only focused on the 120 pets, this isn’t because I believe they should out dps anything else but because it’s supposed to be end game taming. I believe that investing 40 points beyond GM should allow you to more conveniences that only a few 120 pets allow currently
I’ve been 120 since November of last year and we’re coming on a year since Outlands launches with little recognition to the awkwardness of the pets I’ve mentioned above. If anyone wants to chime in feel free but I feel this is a good introduction to the topic
As most of us tamers find the end game pets typically end up with a seering/worm combo or phoenix/1 slot tank.
One variant affords the convenience of dropping vet and having an extra 150 stones while the other pushes out the top DPS.
The thought you’re left after using both of these isn’t “wow these are so op” but rather “why would I use anything else”. Most pet combinations are pretty lack luster in comparison. Before anyone rushes to type any min-max Esque pets with “But 5 husk crabs!” I get it but you can’t mindlessly kill aoe mobs while you can just “all kill” with the above variants.
To preface: This isn’t a suggestion to buff tamers dps in any way. They are a bit over hyped as the “top gold per hour farmer” (proof being the #1 seasonal gold earner is a peacer) but they are certainly a top build. This is only a suggestion to breath life into other pet combinations instead of seeing only two pet variations at 120.
1st example: Colossal Black Widow (4 slot)
Could potentially be a top tier pet with its deadly poison but after testing with a snowdrift... why wouldn’t I just use a bullvore and worm? The CBW isn’t very tanky and honestly the dps isn’t incredible with it being a 4 slot pet.
-A possible fix: Reduce it’s slot to 3, while simultaneously reducing the Giant black widow to 2. I’ve never seen a tamed GBW so I think getting them possible paired with a cave gorger could be good. A 3 slot CBW might need to be nerfed in dmg but it would be worth it just to get it paired with a decent 2 slot pet. Also buffing it’s damage/tankyness and upgrading it to a 5 slot pet could be an option.
2nd example: Otyugh (4 slot)I really wanted to like this pet and use it but it is just so just very lackluster unless it is attacking you at a shrine. It’s damage is only ok but is an aoe so I think that it’s only fair to be only Greater poison. However, it is a 4 slot pet so really you can pair it with a tank and just heal everything while waiting for the poison to kill.
-A possible fix: since debuffs really stop with the drowned dragon at 110, maybe give this guy a thematic debuff. I think giving him a “armor melting acid” debuff would really help put it into a meta setting with dexxer/archer tamers. I don’t think reducing pet slots is a good idea, I really like the idea that it’s a giant monster melting everything around it.
3rd example: Colossal trapdoor spider:I believe stealthing pets are doomed to be balancing issues but pairing stealth with poison is asking for a pvp balancing complaint. When you pair stealth and poison you get this pet, which really doesn’t do anything well. I believe the intent was to have it be a pvp stealth pet so honestly I think for it to be viable anywhere it would need to be changed to bleed or just forgotten about (which it mostly is).
4th example: Cavernam Pets in general (except lemura). I personally haven’t tested the Frigid hornbeast(yes this is a 120 pet) too much. With their traits you can imagine them as pumped up bloodapes without bleed but weirdly not a good amount of dps? And they can really only be paired with a tank or maybe a blood hunter? It’s awkward because they can either be slotted with a 3 slot or another frigid/tank.
Barbed Prowler, a very cool looking pet with him a cool ability and honestly not terrible dps but unless you want to be some taming hipster then you might as well pick up a meta pet.
White wyrm is a nice throwback but unless you’re using it for a boss for a debuff then there’s really no other use for it.
CAVE GORGER. The one 110 pet I’ll talk about but a really cool concept but is unfortunately a 3 slot pet. This really needs to be a 2 slot pet, do whatever you have to but it was really disappointing to find only a swamp drake archer combo decent with it.
Suggestions: I honestly am not super familiar with these pets, I took a break shortly after they came out. If anyone has any suggestions then feel free !
5th example: Shadow Minion
Weird option but I guess I can see where they were going with this. Two major issues are that it’s a melee pet and it is located in the highest traffic area in the entire shard.
Suggestion: upgrade the damage/tankyness and make this a 2 slot pet so it can be paired with a 3 slot pet (eld drag?) and so you only have to tame one.
6th example: BlightmareI’m ready to just settle with the fact that this and the Corsair were made to only ride despite having good DoT effects. If that’s the intention then that’s fine, but In terms of pvm they lack. I think they’re fine as a 2 slot pet but I think their dps just need to be straight up buffed if they’re gonna be in contention with anything.
In conclusion: Obviously I only focused on the 120 pets, this isn’t because I believe they should out dps anything else but because it’s supposed to be end game taming. I believe that investing 40 points beyond GM should allow you to more conveniences that only a few 120 pets allow currently
I’ve been 120 since November of last year and we’re coming on a year since Outlands launches with little recognition to the awkwardness of the pets I’ve mentioned above. If anyone wants to chime in feel free but I feel this is a good introduction to the topic
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