Post by Reaper on Feb 27, 2011 2:33:42 GMT -5
Introduction
Born of the Untamed, a race of human-like animals who have slowly evolved over countless years and were eventually blessed with the ability to think and have free will, the Venomancer is a magic-based class that has the ability to command pets to aid in battle. Venomancers are the mages of the Untamed race, utilizing deadly poison attacks and powerful debuffing skills. Like their brethren Barbarians, they can take the form of a hunting animal (a fox), which gives them more physical strength and changes what spells they can use. Should they so choose, focusing on this ability makes them a formidable enemy in melee.
Types of Venomancers w/Pros, Cons, and Builds
A. Arcane Build(s)
This is the most common build you will find, especially at lower levels. There are two builds, and are both dependent on the playing style of the person. They are:
Pure Magic: 9 Magic points, 1 Strength point per 2 levels
Hybrid: 6 Magic points, 3 Vitality points, and 1 Strength point per 2 levels
The second one has some moving around room, depending on whether you like defense or damage better. The Strength point should always stay in tact so that the equipment requirements are met.
1. Pros
- High Damage Dealer
- High Magic Defense
- Can cast spells at range
2. Cons
- Vulnerable to Physical Damage
- Low HP
- Not recommended for PvP/PK until high leveled with the proper pets
- Reliant on pets to tank
B. Light Armor Build
Light Armor builds are the second most common build you will come across, and a very popular choice for PvP/Territory War.
Light Armor Build: 1 Dexterity point, 1 Strength point, 3 Magic points per level
1. Pros
- Higher Critical % Rate
- Still a nice damage dealer due to the higher crit rate
- Better physical defense and evasion
- Good build for PvP/PK/Territory Wars
- Can better take advantage of Fox Form/Werefox skills than an Arcane Venomancer
C. Heavy Armor Build
Heavy Armor Build: 1 Vitality point, 6 Strength points, 1 Magic Point, 1 Dexterity Point 1 Free point (can add to Vit, Dex, or Mag) per 2 levels
1. Pros
- Tanking Capabilities
- High Physical Defense
- Can take full advantage of Fox Form skills
- Can be versatile with magic and melee if the player is
2. Cons
- Lower magic attack, very low magic defense
- Hard time healing pet and keeping it alive
- Very equipment dependent for hp
- Not a good beginner player build
Healing Pets
Once you have reached level 3 you gain the ability to heal pets. In order to obtain the skill you must first visit the Venomancer Mai in City of the Lost. In the new window click on “Venomancer Skill.” A new window will pop up listing the current skills you can learn, the amount of spirit needed and coins needed to purchase the skill. Also, hovering over the skill will bring up a smaller window informing you what the skill does. Look for the skill “Heal Pet.” Double click on the icon and confirm the purchase of the skill. Congratulations! You have successfully learned your Heal Pet Skill. Now, whenever fighting with one of your pets you can heal its HP by using the Heal Pet Skill. This skill is important and should be leveled as soon as you can.
Taming Beasts
The Ability to tame pets is bread and butter of a Venomancer. At level 7 you can begin taming pets. To begin taming pets you must once again pay a visit to Venomancer Mai, go into Venomancer Skills and purchase the skill “Tame Beast.” Taming pets can be tricky business depending on your level, the beast’s level and how many hit points the beast has. Not all pets are tamable in Perfect World. To identify if a beast is tamable or not you must first click on the beast. To the left of its name will be a small icon if the beast is tamable. Green indicates the beast is easy to tame and Red indicated the beast is difficult to tame. Regardless of the icon color all beasts will be slightly easier to tame if you have first reduced its HP.
Reviving Pets
Unfortunately at one time or another you will have a bad stroke of luck and your pet may die in battle. Yes this may be inconvenient but at the same time it is easily fixed with another Venomancer skill. At level 3 you can obtain the skill “Revive Pet.” To do so you must once again visit Venomancer Mai in City of the Lost and purchase the skill. Reviving a pet is as simple as clicking a button. Click on “Revive Pet” in your skill list and within a few seconds your pet will be ready to fight by your side. As a consequence of dying, your pet will lose some of its loyalty. You will have to feed your pet the required food to regain its loyalty.
Introduction to Venomancer Skills
Venomancers have three sets of skills, the first skill tree is composed of your attack skills. The second skill tree is composed of your healing, mana regeneration and self buff skills. The final skill tree is composed of your Fox Form only skills. If you chose the path of Arcane or Light Armor build your main focus will be in the first two skill trees. If you take the path of the Heavy Armor Build, your main focus will be on your For Form skills. Venomous Scarab is your first skill. It is a magic attack that deals wood damage. As an Arcane/Light Armor Build it is one of your most important skills and should be leveled as soon as you can because it will be your main attack as you continue your path as an Arcane or Light Armor Venomancer. The Following is a list of important Venomancer skills and their effects:
-Ironwood Scarab - "Throw a splinted bug at the enemy inflicting wood damage and reducing the target's physical defense." Ironwood Scarab is a powerful attack that deals strong damage to an enemy and will reduce it's physical defense by a certain percentage for 10 seconds. This skill will allow pets that perform melee attacks to hit harder on your enemy, a must have for Arcane/Light Armor Venomancers.
-Parasitic Nova - "Summon a toxic parasite array to attack the target and all enemies within a radius around it. Deals wood damage." High powered Area of Effect skill. Deals significant damage to the target and near targets (radius increases as skill is leveled). Great skill to get out of a tight situation. Con is that it requires two sparks to usee.
-Bramble Guard - "Cast a bramble shield of protection around a friendly target. Returns Melee damage to attacker." Bramble Guards is an essential skill that will allow you to deal damage to a target if you are attacked. It can also be cast on others and is a great skill to use when fighting Boss type monsters
-Bramble Hood - "Create an array of brambles to return physical damage. Also reduces damage take for a period of time." If you ever find yourself in a dangerous situation, Bramble Hood can save your life. Downside is that it requires two sparks to use but will greatly reduce the damage you take while you make your escape.
-Soul Transfusion - "Instantly exchange hit point and mana point values" Soul Transfusion is a must have. There will be time when you've use all your means of healing and may be at risk of dying, you see your hit points dropping and think you're about to die. Suddenly you click on Soul Transfusion and your hit points are replenish while your mana is drained. Soul Transfusion will allow you to survive long enough to make your escape.
-Summer Sprint - "Greatly increases movement speed" A necessary skill as it allow you to run at faster speeds. Essential for making escapes and an overall nice skill to have when running around on foot.
-Fox Form - "Morph into Werefox form. Physical defense and chance to hit are greatly increased, but mana points are reduced." Fox Form is a required skill which allows you access to use Werefox skills. As a Heavy Armor Venomancer you will spend a great deal of time attacking in Fox Form.
-Amplify Damage (Fox Form Skill) - "Increases damage done to targets." Certain time A Venomancer will find themselves unable to attack a target because of it's Area of Effect Attack. Area of Effect Attacks are a high threat to Venomancers and can result in death depending on the level of the monster, how high it hits, and of course your physical and magical resistances as well as your hit points. Amplify Damage will greatly help the squad that's fighting the monster for you as it is a curse spell and will result in the target taking more damage. Overall Amplify Damage is a great skill to have.
-Wood Mastery - "Increases all Wood magic damage." As A Light Armor/Arcane Venomancer it is a must have as it increases your attack damage. Level is as soon as you can.
Pets
The ability to command pets is what sets Venomancers apart from other magic users (or in some cases melee). Your pet can be your tank, your bait, your lending hand, or your trump card in a tight spot. The following pets are the most recommended, but never let anyone lead you to believe that you have to use these pets, as many pets have many different uses. When used properly, any pet can serve you well.
When Using a Pet For Tanking
The best pet for tanking and the most recommended is and probably always will be a Legendary Hercules pet. However they are very expensive and time consuming to obtain, so in the meantime, it is recommended to use the following:
Glacial Walker
Crystalline/Volcanic Magmite
Shadou Cub (Rare baby pet- see the Rare Pet/Baby Pet taming guides)
Eldergoth Marksman
Treefrog (this pet is debated in some circles as a good magic attack tank) (Rare baby pet- see the Rare Pet/Baby Pet taming guides)
When Using a pet For Luring
Any pet can be useful for luring, however a pet with good speed is essential- not only will it move things along quickly, but it will allow the pet to escape with minimal damage. The following pet is most recommended but any pet with decent speed can do nicely:
Kowlin (Rare pet- see the Rare Pet taming guides)
Rare Pets
Rare/Baby pets are certain pets that only spawn in one or two particular places at a time. In order to capture one of these pets you must look in the following places:
Cuddly Pup – 315, 753 and 299, 764
Tabby Plumdrop – 362, 690 and 397, 619
Treefrog – 240, 555 and 196, 513
Shadou Cub – 200, 452 and 288, 458
Windwalking Piggy – 403, 643 at elevation 36 (you will need to have obtained your flying mount to reach this one)
Snow Hare (considered ‘semi-rare’ due to it’s faster respawn rate than the other pets) – 500, 1007; 468, 924; and 95, 810
Kowlin – 462, 427
Armored Bear – 672, 633
Acquiring these pets has become something of an art form- you need to have decent channeling equips, potions, and a little bit of luck in order to outdo your competition and be the first one to tame one of these little guys. For more detailed information and tips, visit the Rare/Baby Pet Taming Guides.
More Pet Space
Alas, you want many pets, but only have so many spaces for them. Don’t fret- there are a few different ways to give you more slots.
Pet Skill Trainer Quest
The first option open to you is a quest you can obtain from a ‘Pet Skill Trainer’ npc. She will increase your pet bag slots by one if you can bring her the following items:
First Slot Increase- 25 Hay
Second Slot Increase- 50 Fruit
Third Slot Increase – 100 Fungus
Cage and Super Cage Extensions
In the boutique, exists the Cage and Super Cage extensions. The Cage will increase your pet bag by one for each Cage used. The Super Cage extension will extend you’re your pet bag to the maximum of 10 slots.
Pet Skills
All pets come with a predetermined set of skills. Each skill has an effect that will aide your pet in battle. Pets can come with as few at one skill or as many as four. No pet can have no then four skills. Pet skills will randomly be used by the pet during battle or you can command the pet to use a certain skill by clicking on the skill in the pet's skill bar.
Skills can be removed from a pet by purchasing a Forget Scroll from the Zoologist in Archosaur-South District (586, 620). Talk to her and select "Pet Items" from the menu. Purchase a Forget Scroll and visit any Pet Skill Trainer in order to have your pet forget a skill. Pets also have the ability to learn skills. Visit the Zoologist one again, click on pet items from the drop down menu and you will notice there are numorous scrolls to chose from. Each scrolls is a skill your pet can learn. Make a selection and purchase the scroll. Visit the Pet Skill Trainer to have your pet learn a skill.
Aside from pet skills, Venomancers have the option to personally name their pet whatever they would like to. Visit the Zoologist and purchase a pet collar. Talk to her once again and select the "Rename Pet" option. Choose a name and you've successfully name your pet.
Legendary Pets
Hercules
The Legendary Hercules pet is hands down the best tank in the game and make Venomancers very sought after. It boasts some of the highest physical defense in the game with buffs that up its physical and magical defense even higher giving it tanking abilities to rival even a Barbarian or Blademaster. The Hercules is what can allow you to solo dungeons by yourself and tank any boss monsters with ease.
Skills
Strong – Increase pet’s physical defense by 150% for 1 hour
Fortify – Increase pet’s magical defense by 150% for 1 hour
Reflect – Reflect 70% of melee damage taken for 1 hour
Pounce – 80% chance to stun enemy for 3 seconds. Increase Attack Rate by 25% for 15 seconds if enemy is stunned.
It is strongly recommended that you add Bash or Roar as the forth skill in place of Pounce. These are the skills that will allow you to take aggro when tanking a boss. Bash will grab aggro and cause damage. Roar is usually the better aggro holder but will not inflict any damage. The choice is up to the style of the player.
Blazing Phoenix
The Legendary Phoenix pet is the most feared pet a Venomancer can have in their arsenal especially when it comes to PvP and Territory War. Born with a lower physical defense than a Hercules, the Phoenix boasts a greater attack power and speed allowing it to rip enemies to shreds in seconds.
Skills
Pounce - 80% chance to stun enemy for 3 seconds. Increase Attack Rate by 25% for 15 seconds if enemy is stunned.
Blessing of the Pack – Increase pet’s HP by 30% for 1 hour
Claw – Increase pet’s base physical damage by 30% for 1 hour
It is strongly recommended that you add the skill Flesh Ream as the forth skill. Flesh Ream will cause massive damage as well as cause the status of effect Bleed for 9 seconds to start off.
How to Obtain Them
In order to obtain them, you have to acquire 9999 Source of Force (Hercules) or 9999 Phoenix Feathers. You can buy battle pet packs from the boutique for 50 silver and try your luck. You will receive a random amount of either Source of Force or Feathers, and it is not guaranteed which item you will get. Each box contains 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 Source of Force or Phoenix Feathers. The other option you have is to buy them from other players in catshops or the Auction House. This option can either be cheaper or more costly, as long as you are paying attention to the prices people are selling them for.
If you are buying battle pet packs, and you end up getting some of the item you don’t want, you can exchange 100 of that item at the Pet Manager in Archosaur. She will turn it into 100 of the item you do want (for example: If you want Phoenix Feathers but ended up with Source of Force, you can exchange 100 Source of Force for 100 Phoenix Feathers instead). Please note you can only do this in amounts of 100, no more and no less.
Learn to Fly
Jealous of those pesky Winged Elves who are born with the ability to fly from level one? No problem. You’re in luck because the Untamed and Humans both gain the ability to fly at level 30! However, if you have the ability to purchase one of the lower requisite level mounts, you can actually fly a lot sooner than level 30. If not, when you have leveled to 30, speak to Archosaur’s Elder, and he will give you the quest that will allow you to receive the Wave Pacer, the friendly neighborhood starter skymanta with a speed of 0.5 m/s. Not quite fast enough for you? The Untamed have several options when flying:
Spotted Skymanta [1.0 m/s, requisite level 30]
Redback Skymanta [1.5 m/s, requisite level 30]
Skymanta Shade [1.5 m/s, requisite level 50]
Israfel [2.0 m/s, requisite level 30]
Swiftshadow [2.5 m/s, requisite level 50]
Crimson Flametalon [2.5 m/s, requisite level 50]
Hellfire Drake [2.5 m/s, requisite level 20]
Razor Sting [3.0 m/s, requisite level 10]
Mystical Tomes
Tomes are special books that you can equip in order to give you some extra stats. What is most beneficial to a Venomancer is the fact that when a tome is equipped, a pet doesn’t need to be fed. They are costly to make or buy, but they can save a fortune on pet food in the long run, especially if you own a Hercules or Phoenix who eat rare, expensive foods such as Meat and Hay. Mystical Tomes can be created at the Nature Forges in the City of Thousand Streams. You need the proper number of Mystical Tome Fragments and Mystical Tome Pages (available in the boutique, sometimes other players if you can find them) in order to create the tome you want. It isn’t required that you have any certain tome equipped in order to not have to feed your pet, however you may want to use them to get extra attack, more defense, or make up for stats (if you’re a light armor/heavy armor build).*If you don’t wish to forge a Mystical Tome, you have a couple of other options available to you. You can obtain a Blessing of Christmas tome, which are slightly less costly- it gives you an extra 1% critical rate. You can’t forge them, but you can buy them from another player or you can obtain one from your lvl 80 Supply Stash quest. The other option open to you is a special tome available in the boutique named Arcane Book: Pet. It lasts for 7 days and makes it so that you do not have to feed your pet for the duration.
Luring
One of the most important roles a Venomancer can play is the role of luring smaller monsters away from bosses, or luring a specific monster out from a group of monsters so that you don’t have 10 monsters on you all at once. In order to lure, click on the monster you want to lure out. On your pet skill bar, select the ‘Attack’ button. Make sure you absolutely do not attack the monster yourself, as you can cause that monster and all others around it to come after you. Watch the monster’s hp bar very closely and once your pet has landed a successful hit, immediately unsummon it. Once the monster is running towards you, resummon your pet as fast as you possibly can so that it can retake aggro and so that you do not suffer much (if any) damage in the process.
Born of the Untamed, a race of human-like animals who have slowly evolved over countless years and were eventually blessed with the ability to think and have free will, the Venomancer is a magic-based class that has the ability to command pets to aid in battle. Venomancers are the mages of the Untamed race, utilizing deadly poison attacks and powerful debuffing skills. Like their brethren Barbarians, they can take the form of a hunting animal (a fox), which gives them more physical strength and changes what spells they can use. Should they so choose, focusing on this ability makes them a formidable enemy in melee.
Types of Venomancers w/Pros, Cons, and Builds
A. Arcane Build(s)
This is the most common build you will find, especially at lower levels. There are two builds, and are both dependent on the playing style of the person. They are:
Pure Magic: 9 Magic points, 1 Strength point per 2 levels
Hybrid: 6 Magic points, 3 Vitality points, and 1 Strength point per 2 levels
The second one has some moving around room, depending on whether you like defense or damage better. The Strength point should always stay in tact so that the equipment requirements are met.
1. Pros
- High Damage Dealer
- High Magic Defense
- Can cast spells at range
2. Cons
- Vulnerable to Physical Damage
- Low HP
- Not recommended for PvP/PK until high leveled with the proper pets
- Reliant on pets to tank
B. Light Armor Build
Light Armor builds are the second most common build you will come across, and a very popular choice for PvP/Territory War.
Light Armor Build: 1 Dexterity point, 1 Strength point, 3 Magic points per level
1. Pros
- Higher Critical % Rate
- Still a nice damage dealer due to the higher crit rate
- Better physical defense and evasion
- Good build for PvP/PK/Territory Wars
- Can better take advantage of Fox Form/Werefox skills than an Arcane Venomancer
C. Heavy Armor Build
Heavy Armor Build: 1 Vitality point, 6 Strength points, 1 Magic Point, 1 Dexterity Point 1 Free point (can add to Vit, Dex, or Mag) per 2 levels
1. Pros
- Tanking Capabilities
- High Physical Defense
- Can take full advantage of Fox Form skills
- Can be versatile with magic and melee if the player is
2. Cons
- Lower magic attack, very low magic defense
- Hard time healing pet and keeping it alive
- Very equipment dependent for hp
- Not a good beginner player build
Healing Pets
Once you have reached level 3 you gain the ability to heal pets. In order to obtain the skill you must first visit the Venomancer Mai in City of the Lost. In the new window click on “Venomancer Skill.” A new window will pop up listing the current skills you can learn, the amount of spirit needed and coins needed to purchase the skill. Also, hovering over the skill will bring up a smaller window informing you what the skill does. Look for the skill “Heal Pet.” Double click on the icon and confirm the purchase of the skill. Congratulations! You have successfully learned your Heal Pet Skill. Now, whenever fighting with one of your pets you can heal its HP by using the Heal Pet Skill. This skill is important and should be leveled as soon as you can.
Taming Beasts
The Ability to tame pets is bread and butter of a Venomancer. At level 7 you can begin taming pets. To begin taming pets you must once again pay a visit to Venomancer Mai, go into Venomancer Skills and purchase the skill “Tame Beast.” Taming pets can be tricky business depending on your level, the beast’s level and how many hit points the beast has. Not all pets are tamable in Perfect World. To identify if a beast is tamable or not you must first click on the beast. To the left of its name will be a small icon if the beast is tamable. Green indicates the beast is easy to tame and Red indicated the beast is difficult to tame. Regardless of the icon color all beasts will be slightly easier to tame if you have first reduced its HP.
Reviving Pets
Unfortunately at one time or another you will have a bad stroke of luck and your pet may die in battle. Yes this may be inconvenient but at the same time it is easily fixed with another Venomancer skill. At level 3 you can obtain the skill “Revive Pet.” To do so you must once again visit Venomancer Mai in City of the Lost and purchase the skill. Reviving a pet is as simple as clicking a button. Click on “Revive Pet” in your skill list and within a few seconds your pet will be ready to fight by your side. As a consequence of dying, your pet will lose some of its loyalty. You will have to feed your pet the required food to regain its loyalty.
Introduction to Venomancer Skills
Venomancers have three sets of skills, the first skill tree is composed of your attack skills. The second skill tree is composed of your healing, mana regeneration and self buff skills. The final skill tree is composed of your Fox Form only skills. If you chose the path of Arcane or Light Armor build your main focus will be in the first two skill trees. If you take the path of the Heavy Armor Build, your main focus will be on your For Form skills. Venomous Scarab is your first skill. It is a magic attack that deals wood damage. As an Arcane/Light Armor Build it is one of your most important skills and should be leveled as soon as you can because it will be your main attack as you continue your path as an Arcane or Light Armor Venomancer. The Following is a list of important Venomancer skills and their effects:
-Ironwood Scarab - "Throw a splinted bug at the enemy inflicting wood damage and reducing the target's physical defense." Ironwood Scarab is a powerful attack that deals strong damage to an enemy and will reduce it's physical defense by a certain percentage for 10 seconds. This skill will allow pets that perform melee attacks to hit harder on your enemy, a must have for Arcane/Light Armor Venomancers.
-Parasitic Nova - "Summon a toxic parasite array to attack the target and all enemies within a radius around it. Deals wood damage." High powered Area of Effect skill. Deals significant damage to the target and near targets (radius increases as skill is leveled). Great skill to get out of a tight situation. Con is that it requires two sparks to usee.
-Bramble Guard - "Cast a bramble shield of protection around a friendly target. Returns Melee damage to attacker." Bramble Guards is an essential skill that will allow you to deal damage to a target if you are attacked. It can also be cast on others and is a great skill to use when fighting Boss type monsters
-Bramble Hood - "Create an array of brambles to return physical damage. Also reduces damage take for a period of time." If you ever find yourself in a dangerous situation, Bramble Hood can save your life. Downside is that it requires two sparks to use but will greatly reduce the damage you take while you make your escape.
-Soul Transfusion - "Instantly exchange hit point and mana point values" Soul Transfusion is a must have. There will be time when you've use all your means of healing and may be at risk of dying, you see your hit points dropping and think you're about to die. Suddenly you click on Soul Transfusion and your hit points are replenish while your mana is drained. Soul Transfusion will allow you to survive long enough to make your escape.
-Summer Sprint - "Greatly increases movement speed" A necessary skill as it allow you to run at faster speeds. Essential for making escapes and an overall nice skill to have when running around on foot.
-Fox Form - "Morph into Werefox form. Physical defense and chance to hit are greatly increased, but mana points are reduced." Fox Form is a required skill which allows you access to use Werefox skills. As a Heavy Armor Venomancer you will spend a great deal of time attacking in Fox Form.
-Amplify Damage (Fox Form Skill) - "Increases damage done to targets." Certain time A Venomancer will find themselves unable to attack a target because of it's Area of Effect Attack. Area of Effect Attacks are a high threat to Venomancers and can result in death depending on the level of the monster, how high it hits, and of course your physical and magical resistances as well as your hit points. Amplify Damage will greatly help the squad that's fighting the monster for you as it is a curse spell and will result in the target taking more damage. Overall Amplify Damage is a great skill to have.
-Wood Mastery - "Increases all Wood magic damage." As A Light Armor/Arcane Venomancer it is a must have as it increases your attack damage. Level is as soon as you can.
Pets
The ability to command pets is what sets Venomancers apart from other magic users (or in some cases melee). Your pet can be your tank, your bait, your lending hand, or your trump card in a tight spot. The following pets are the most recommended, but never let anyone lead you to believe that you have to use these pets, as many pets have many different uses. When used properly, any pet can serve you well.
When Using a Pet For Tanking
The best pet for tanking and the most recommended is and probably always will be a Legendary Hercules pet. However they are very expensive and time consuming to obtain, so in the meantime, it is recommended to use the following:
Glacial Walker
Crystalline/Volcanic Magmite
Shadou Cub (Rare baby pet- see the Rare Pet/Baby Pet taming guides)
Eldergoth Marksman
Treefrog (this pet is debated in some circles as a good magic attack tank) (Rare baby pet- see the Rare Pet/Baby Pet taming guides)
When Using a pet For Luring
Any pet can be useful for luring, however a pet with good speed is essential- not only will it move things along quickly, but it will allow the pet to escape with minimal damage. The following pet is most recommended but any pet with decent speed can do nicely:
Kowlin (Rare pet- see the Rare Pet taming guides)
Rare Pets
Rare/Baby pets are certain pets that only spawn in one or two particular places at a time. In order to capture one of these pets you must look in the following places:
Cuddly Pup – 315, 753 and 299, 764
Tabby Plumdrop – 362, 690 and 397, 619
Treefrog – 240, 555 and 196, 513
Shadou Cub – 200, 452 and 288, 458
Windwalking Piggy – 403, 643 at elevation 36 (you will need to have obtained your flying mount to reach this one)
Snow Hare (considered ‘semi-rare’ due to it’s faster respawn rate than the other pets) – 500, 1007; 468, 924; and 95, 810
Kowlin – 462, 427
Armored Bear – 672, 633
Acquiring these pets has become something of an art form- you need to have decent channeling equips, potions, and a little bit of luck in order to outdo your competition and be the first one to tame one of these little guys. For more detailed information and tips, visit the Rare/Baby Pet Taming Guides.
More Pet Space
Alas, you want many pets, but only have so many spaces for them. Don’t fret- there are a few different ways to give you more slots.
Pet Skill Trainer Quest
The first option open to you is a quest you can obtain from a ‘Pet Skill Trainer’ npc. She will increase your pet bag slots by one if you can bring her the following items:
First Slot Increase- 25 Hay
Second Slot Increase- 50 Fruit
Third Slot Increase – 100 Fungus
Cage and Super Cage Extensions
In the boutique, exists the Cage and Super Cage extensions. The Cage will increase your pet bag by one for each Cage used. The Super Cage extension will extend you’re your pet bag to the maximum of 10 slots.
Pet Skills
All pets come with a predetermined set of skills. Each skill has an effect that will aide your pet in battle. Pets can come with as few at one skill or as many as four. No pet can have no then four skills. Pet skills will randomly be used by the pet during battle or you can command the pet to use a certain skill by clicking on the skill in the pet's skill bar.
Skills can be removed from a pet by purchasing a Forget Scroll from the Zoologist in Archosaur-South District (586, 620). Talk to her and select "Pet Items" from the menu. Purchase a Forget Scroll and visit any Pet Skill Trainer in order to have your pet forget a skill. Pets also have the ability to learn skills. Visit the Zoologist one again, click on pet items from the drop down menu and you will notice there are numorous scrolls to chose from. Each scrolls is a skill your pet can learn. Make a selection and purchase the scroll. Visit the Pet Skill Trainer to have your pet learn a skill.
Aside from pet skills, Venomancers have the option to personally name their pet whatever they would like to. Visit the Zoologist and purchase a pet collar. Talk to her once again and select the "Rename Pet" option. Choose a name and you've successfully name your pet.
Legendary Pets
Hercules
The Legendary Hercules pet is hands down the best tank in the game and make Venomancers very sought after. It boasts some of the highest physical defense in the game with buffs that up its physical and magical defense even higher giving it tanking abilities to rival even a Barbarian or Blademaster. The Hercules is what can allow you to solo dungeons by yourself and tank any boss monsters with ease.
Skills
Strong – Increase pet’s physical defense by 150% for 1 hour
Fortify – Increase pet’s magical defense by 150% for 1 hour
Reflect – Reflect 70% of melee damage taken for 1 hour
Pounce – 80% chance to stun enemy for 3 seconds. Increase Attack Rate by 25% for 15 seconds if enemy is stunned.
It is strongly recommended that you add Bash or Roar as the forth skill in place of Pounce. These are the skills that will allow you to take aggro when tanking a boss. Bash will grab aggro and cause damage. Roar is usually the better aggro holder but will not inflict any damage. The choice is up to the style of the player.
Blazing Phoenix
The Legendary Phoenix pet is the most feared pet a Venomancer can have in their arsenal especially when it comes to PvP and Territory War. Born with a lower physical defense than a Hercules, the Phoenix boasts a greater attack power and speed allowing it to rip enemies to shreds in seconds.
Skills
Pounce - 80% chance to stun enemy for 3 seconds. Increase Attack Rate by 25% for 15 seconds if enemy is stunned.
Blessing of the Pack – Increase pet’s HP by 30% for 1 hour
Claw – Increase pet’s base physical damage by 30% for 1 hour
It is strongly recommended that you add the skill Flesh Ream as the forth skill. Flesh Ream will cause massive damage as well as cause the status of effect Bleed for 9 seconds to start off.
How to Obtain Them
In order to obtain them, you have to acquire 9999 Source of Force (Hercules) or 9999 Phoenix Feathers. You can buy battle pet packs from the boutique for 50 silver and try your luck. You will receive a random amount of either Source of Force or Feathers, and it is not guaranteed which item you will get. Each box contains 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 Source of Force or Phoenix Feathers. The other option you have is to buy them from other players in catshops or the Auction House. This option can either be cheaper or more costly, as long as you are paying attention to the prices people are selling them for.
If you are buying battle pet packs, and you end up getting some of the item you don’t want, you can exchange 100 of that item at the Pet Manager in Archosaur. She will turn it into 100 of the item you do want (for example: If you want Phoenix Feathers but ended up with Source of Force, you can exchange 100 Source of Force for 100 Phoenix Feathers instead). Please note you can only do this in amounts of 100, no more and no less.
Learn to Fly
Jealous of those pesky Winged Elves who are born with the ability to fly from level one? No problem. You’re in luck because the Untamed and Humans both gain the ability to fly at level 30! However, if you have the ability to purchase one of the lower requisite level mounts, you can actually fly a lot sooner than level 30. If not, when you have leveled to 30, speak to Archosaur’s Elder, and he will give you the quest that will allow you to receive the Wave Pacer, the friendly neighborhood starter skymanta with a speed of 0.5 m/s. Not quite fast enough for you? The Untamed have several options when flying:
Spotted Skymanta [1.0 m/s, requisite level 30]
Redback Skymanta [1.5 m/s, requisite level 30]
Skymanta Shade [1.5 m/s, requisite level 50]
Israfel [2.0 m/s, requisite level 30]
Swiftshadow [2.5 m/s, requisite level 50]
Crimson Flametalon [2.5 m/s, requisite level 50]
Hellfire Drake [2.5 m/s, requisite level 20]
Razor Sting [3.0 m/s, requisite level 10]
Mystical Tomes
Tomes are special books that you can equip in order to give you some extra stats. What is most beneficial to a Venomancer is the fact that when a tome is equipped, a pet doesn’t need to be fed. They are costly to make or buy, but they can save a fortune on pet food in the long run, especially if you own a Hercules or Phoenix who eat rare, expensive foods such as Meat and Hay. Mystical Tomes can be created at the Nature Forges in the City of Thousand Streams. You need the proper number of Mystical Tome Fragments and Mystical Tome Pages (available in the boutique, sometimes other players if you can find them) in order to create the tome you want. It isn’t required that you have any certain tome equipped in order to not have to feed your pet, however you may want to use them to get extra attack, more defense, or make up for stats (if you’re a light armor/heavy armor build).*If you don’t wish to forge a Mystical Tome, you have a couple of other options available to you. You can obtain a Blessing of Christmas tome, which are slightly less costly- it gives you an extra 1% critical rate. You can’t forge them, but you can buy them from another player or you can obtain one from your lvl 80 Supply Stash quest. The other option open to you is a special tome available in the boutique named Arcane Book: Pet. It lasts for 7 days and makes it so that you do not have to feed your pet for the duration.
Luring
One of the most important roles a Venomancer can play is the role of luring smaller monsters away from bosses, or luring a specific monster out from a group of monsters so that you don’t have 10 monsters on you all at once. In order to lure, click on the monster you want to lure out. On your pet skill bar, select the ‘Attack’ button. Make sure you absolutely do not attack the monster yourself, as you can cause that monster and all others around it to come after you. Watch the monster’s hp bar very closely and once your pet has landed a successful hit, immediately unsummon it. Once the monster is running towards you, resummon your pet as fast as you possibly can so that it can retake aggro and so that you do not suffer much (if any) damage in the process.
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