Pet

The original source of much of this information may not be strictly applicable to p1999, so those knowledgeable about each class should make corrections.

General Pet Info

There are many questions as to how pets work on p1999. I am not sure of the answers. If you know, please fill in this information with a reference to a thread, parsed log, or other reason why you think you're right.

• Can pets equip armor? What slots do they have?
• Can pets equip no drop items?
• Do pets follow class (or other) restrictions on items?
• Do pets gain stats (i.e. +sta, +HP) from items?
• What about giving 2H weapons or shields to dual wielding pets?

Dual Wielding

In classic, pets must be given two 1H weapons in order to dual wield. This was not the case on early p1999 but was recently fixed. Thus, until approximately October 2011 (as per the live timeline), no pets innately dual wield, regardless of level (ref). It's recommended you ask your local mage for two summoned weapons.

Increasing Pet Damage w/ Weapons

"Pet damage increases if high enough damage weapons are equipped." Oct 23 2011 Patch.

In general this means that if a weapons damage is greater than the pets innate damage, the pets maximum hit will increase. This maximum hit likely (?) follows the standard damage tables by level. For instance, capped at 20 for a DMG: 10 weapon at low levels.

Attack Delay

As of yet, a pet's attack delay is not affected by the delay on a given weapon.

Level Variance

All pets summoned on p1999 are subject to level variance, meaning that a level within the range specified is randomly selected when you summon a pet. Soloing pet classes may do well to re-summon pets until they get one of max level, though this can take quite a few summons/reagents.

Pets and Experience

Oct 23rd update: "Classic pet experience distribution." Oct 23 2011 Patch.

In order to receive full experience for a kill, you and/or your group need to do more than 50% of the damage to the mob. If your pet out-damages you or the group, it will take 75% of the experience away from the kill. This is a major change from the previous system, in which you only needed to do a single point of damage to the mob in order to get full experience.

Enchanter Pets

Spell	Level	Pet Level	Pet ~HP	Max Hit	Misc
Pendril's Animation	1	1		8
Juli's Animation	4	3-5		12
Mircyl's Animation	8	7-9		14	Warrior Class
Kilan's Animation	12	9-12		16
Shalee's Animation	16	12-16		20	Double Attack
Sisna's Animation	20	16-20		22	Dual Wields (Lvl 19-20)
Sagar's Animation	24	19-23		26	Dual Wields
Uleen's Animation	29	22-26		28	Dual Wields
Boltran's Animation	34	25-29		34
Aanya's Animation	39	29-33		40	Fast Health Regen
Yegoreff's Animation	44	33-37		48
Kintaz's Animation	49	35-39		53
Zumaik's Animation	55	34-39		54

1. Cast requires from 1-3 Tiny Daggers.
2. Class is ROGUE or WARRIOR (?).
3. Gains dual wield, kick, double attack, and similar abilities at higher levels.

Magician Pets

As long as EQ has been around, the pros and cons of the mage pets has been a constant source of discussion. People have their individual play styles and the pets allow for a bit of customization depending on what you're looking for. (source)

EARTH

• The Earth elemental has the most hit points of any of the elementals for its level
• Casts a root-type spell pretty frequently
• Supposedly has the highest strength of any pet but slowest attack speed
• Has a relatively high disease resistance
• Considered the "tank" pet
• Taunt seems to be effective, though it may just be the root.
• May be the new favorite for soloing due to low DPS and ability to hold agro through a mage's spells

WATER

• Slightly fewer hit points than Earth elemental of the same level
• Fast Regeneration
• Has a relatively high poison resistance
• Casts a Frost damage spell that is on par with the fire pet

AIR

• Fewer hit points than Water elemental of the same level (generally)
• Casts a 3 second stun
• Has a relatively high cold resistance
• Goes invisible when idle
• Preferred for grouping due to stuns and less chance of accidental agro when invisible

FIRE

• The Fire elemental has the fewest hit points of the elementals for its level
• Casts a fire damage spell
• Has a relatively high fire resistance
• Has an inherent damage shield that is stronger than what you can cast for a given level
• Used to be top choice for soloing due to Damage Shield / fast attack speed

EPIC

• Essentially, a combination of all of the elementals upgraded and wrapped into one
• Has, by far, the highest hit points of any summoned pet in the game
• Hits very hard and quite fast
• Casts a 50 point damage shield
• Casts a 143 DD spell (unknown element)
• Casts an 84 DD stun (unknown duration)

Chain Casting

At some point in a mage's life, fluffy will not take the hits like he used to. The pet heal spells, although great for soloing at lower levels, do not keep pace with fluffy's hps or the dmg output of the mobs. Therefore it becomes necessary for an alternate strategy. Chain casting is the summoning of multiple pets in succession to kill a creature. At lower levels, the mana cost of pets and the cost of reagents makes this less feasible (and unnecessary due to your pet being strong enough to take the hits), however once at a higher level your mana pool becomes sufficient and indeed more cost effective to recast your pet rather than try and heal your pet.

Note:

• Data in the tables is mostly unreliable. New data is being contributed as it comes in. Updated sections contain ranges while the old sections do not.
• Ranges in the tables refer to minimum and maximum pet level for the group. For example: 85-95 HP for the Elementalkin: Earth means that a level 4 Earth pet will have 85 HP while a level 6 Earth pet will have 95.

Earth Pet

Spell	Spell Level	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Max Hit	Root Dmg	Regen Standing / Sitting (HP per tick)	Abilities
Elementalkin: Earth	4	4-6	85-95	8-12	0	6/9 - 7/10	Bash & Kick @ 6
Elementaling: Earth	8	9	240	16	0	6
Elemental: Earth	12	13	340	18	0	6
Minor Summoning: Earth	16	17	515	20	0	6
Lesser Summoning: Earth	20	20	665	23	0	6
Summoning: Earth	24	23	820	26	0	6
Greater Summoningg: Earth	29	26	1000	28	0	6
Minor Conjuration: Earth	34	29	1150	34	0	6
Lesser Conjuration: Earth	39	33	1450	40	0	30
Conjuration: Earth	44	37	1675	48	0	30
Greater Conjuration: Earth	49	41	3075	56	0	30
Vocarate: Earth	53	45	3150	56	55	30
Greater Vocaration: Earth	59	48	3200	68	58	30

Water Pet

Spell	Spell Level	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Max Hit	DD Dmg	Regen Standing / Sitting (HP per tick)	Abilities
Elementalkin: Water	4	4-6	62-72	8-12	5-7	6/9 - 7/10	Bash & Kick @ 6
Elementaling: Water	8	9	195	16	10	6
Elemental: Water	12	13	275	18	14	6
Minor Summoning: Water	16	17	415	20	18	6
Lesser Summoning: Water	20	20	540	23	21	6
Summoning: Water	24	23	665	26	24	6
Greater Summoningg: Water	29	26	800	28	27	6
Minor Conjuration: Water	34	29	920	34	30	6
Lesser Conjuration: Water	39	33	1170	40	34	30
Conjuration: Water	44	37	1350	48	39	30
Greater Conjuration: Water	49	41	2520	56	42	30
Vocarate: Water	53	45	2350	56	110	30
Greater Vocaration: Water	59	48	2500	68	116	30

Air Pet

Spell	Spell Level	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Max Hit	Stun Dmg	Regen Standing / Sitting (HP per tick)	Abilities
Elementalkin: Air	4	4-6	65-75	8-12	0	6/9 - 6/10	Bash & Kick @ 6
Elementaling: Air	8	9	160	16	0	6
Elemental: Air	12	13	225	18	0	6
Minor Summoning: Air	16	17	345	20	0	6
Lesser Summoning: Air	20	20	445	23	0	6
Summoning: Air	24	23	540	26	0	6
Greater Summoning: Air	29	26	700	28	0	6
Minor Conjuration: Air	34	29	800	34	0	6
Lesser Conjuration: Air	39	33	960	40	0	30
Conjuration: Air	44	37	1125	48	0	30
Greater Conjuration: Air	49	41	2205	56	0	30
Vocarate: Air	53	45	2650	56	55	30
Greater Vocaration: Air	59	48	2625	68	58	30

Fire Pet

Spell	Spell Level	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Max Hit	DD Dmg	DS	Regen Standing / Sitting (HP per tick)	Abilities (?)
Elementalkin: Fire	4	4-6	37-47	8-12	5-7	6-8	6/9 - 7/10
Elementaling: Fire	8	9	128	16	10	11	6
Elemental: Fire	12	13	182	18	14	15	6
Minor Summoning: Fire	16	14-17	215-275	20	15-18	16-19	8-9 / 11-12
Lesser Summoning: Fire	20	20	350	23	21	22	6
Summoning: Fire	24	23	415	26	24	25	6
Greater Summoning: Fire	29	26	510	28	27	28	6
Minor Conjuration: Fire	34	29	575	34	31	32	6
Lesser Conjuration: Fire	39	33	760	18	34	35	30
Conjuration: Fire	44	37	880	48	38	39	30
Greater Conjuration: Fire	49	41	1650	56	42	43	30
Vocarate: Fire	53	45	?	36	casts 40+ wiz spells		30
Greater Vocaration: Fire	59	48	?	48	casts 40+ wiz spells		30

Epic Pet

Spell	Level	Pet Level	Pet ~HP	Max Hit	Stun Dmg	Proc Dmg	Regen (HP/tick)	Misc
Manifest Elements	50	49	4000	81	84	143	30	lvl 50 to cast

Necromancer Pets

Spell	Level	Pet Level	Pet Class	Pet ~HP	Max Hit	Appearence	Misc
Cavorting Bones	1	1	Warrior	30	10	Skeleton	-
Leering Corpse	4	~5	Warrior	90	12	Skeleton	-
Bone Walk	8	~9	Warrior	200	14	Skeleton	-
Convoke Shadow	12	9-11	Warrior	200	16	Skeleton	-
Restless Bones	16	11-16	Warrior	300	20	Skeleton	Double ATK
Animate Dead	20	16-19	Warrior	375	22	Skeleton	Double ATK
Haunting Corpse	24	19-22	Warrior	700	26	Skeleton	DW w/ Weaps
Summon Dead	29	22-25	Warrior	775	28	Skeleton	-
Invoke Shadow	34	25-29	Warrior	850	32	Skeleton	-
Malignant Dead	39	29-33	Warrior	1000	39	Skeleton	-
Cackling Bones	44	33-37	Warrior	1300	47	Skeleton	DW w/o Weaps
Invoke Death	49	37-41	Warrior	2300	55	Skeleton	-
Minion of Shadow	53	41-43 (?)	Rogue	1400	57	Skeleton	165 BS
Servant of Bones	56	41-43 (?)	Monk	1700	57	Skeleton	? FK
Emissary of Thule	59	43-47 (?)	Warrior	2700	69	Spectre	Quad Attacks

1. All ROGUE pets innately Backstab.
2. All MONK pets innately Flying Kick.
3. All WARRIOR pets from Cackling Bones up innately Dual Wield (currently not true on p1999, see above).
4. Pets gain the ability to kick, bash, double attack, dual wield when given weapons at earlier levels.
5. ALL pets from Cackling Bones up innately Lifetap.
6. Emmisary of Thule is innately immune to Fear. Note this was implemented post-Velious, pre-Luclin. (ref)

Shaman Pets

Spell	Level	Pet Level	Pet ~HP	Max Hit	Misc
Companion Spirit	34	?-26	850	30	-
Vigilant Spirit	39	?-28	900	35	-
Guardian Spirit	44	?-32	1200	43	-
Frenzied Spirit	49	32-36	1800	51	-
Spirit of the Howler	55	?-39	2050	53	-

1. Buff: Spirit of the Puma (lvl 50) - Proc 154 for 60 sec (?)
2. Buff: Spirit of the Jaguar (lvl 57) - Proc 219 for 60 sec (?)

Shadow Knight Pets

Spell	Level	Pet Level	Pet Class	Pet ~HP	Max Hit	Misc
Leering Corpse	9	?	Warrior	90	12	-
Bone Walk	15	?-9	Warrior	200	14	-
Convoke Shadow	22	?-11	Warrior	200	16	-
Restless Bones	30	?-16	Warrior	300	20	-
Animate Dead	39	?-19	Warrior	375	22	-
Haunting Corpse	44 (?)	?-22	Warrior	700	26	-
Summon Dead	49	?-25	Warrior	775	28	-
Invoke Shadow	?	?-29	Warrior	850	32	-
Malignant Dead	?	?-33	Warrior	1000	39	-
Cackling Bones	?	?-37	Warrior	1300	47	-

Pet Commands

Command: /pet follow me, or /pet guard me

UI Button: Follow

Effect: puts the pet in Follow mode. This is the initial mode of a newly summoned pet. This command will overwrite /pet sit and /pet guard here and force the pet to follow its master.

Command: /pet guard here

UI Button: Guard

Effect: puts the pet in Guard mode.

Detail: pet will become "parked" at its current locaton, contrary to the command wording it will not automatically attack any MOB, unless said MOB attacks its master.

Special Note: A pet under /pet guard here will face the nearest NPC, including invisible mobs, traps, horses, and Eye of Zomms.

Command: /pet sit down

UI Button: Sit

Effect: puts the pet in Sit mode.

Detail: works exactly like the /pet guard here command with a few minor exceptions, low level pets will regen slightly faster. Once pets get their innate regen boost in the low 30's this additional regen becomes inconsequential. Another difference between /pet sit down and /pet guard here is the pet does not "remember" its last sit point. When a mob is killed, the pet will stay with its corpse rather than returning to the point where /pet sit was issued.

Special Note: /pet sit will toggle the pet's sit state, whereas /pet sit down will force the pet to sit.

Command: /pet attack

UI Button: Attack

Effect: places the owners current target onto the pet's Hate List, and ends /pet hold.

Detail: pet will temporarily forget all prior commands and attempt to attack the target at the top of his hate list. /pet attack does not place the target at the top of the pets hate list, it just makes the pet attack the mob at the top of his hate list. The pet will not forget targets it already hates. It will not "forget" movement states, such as follow or guard, it will just temporarily ignore them as he attempts to attack his target. After the mob dies, the pet will return to his previous guard point, follow, or sit down, as previously commanded. The pet may be sidetracked however if another MOB begins to attack him before he has engagued the target OR if another MOB is doing signifigantly more damage to the pet thus generating enough aggro to make the pet switch targets.

Special Note: you may also use the alternative version of this command /pet kill PvP Note: unless Player versus Player is enabled, you cannot add a player or a player charmed NPC to a pet's Hate List.

Command: /pet kill name

Effect: takes whatever would be selected by the command /target name and puts it at the top of the pet's Hate List.

Detail: for example assume King Tormax was within range for you to /target King Tormax the command /pet kill King Tormax will order the pet to attack King Tormax regardless of what you currently have tareted. Originally a zone wide command, it was reduced to only work within the same range of the /target command.

Command: /pet back off

UI Button: Back

Effect: empties the pet's Hate List, causing it to stop attacking.

Detail: while this will clear the pets hate list, if a mob atacks the pet again after this command is given it will begin attacking the mob again. This is a particular problem in areas with mobs casting large AE's. Temple of Veeshan is the most common example.

Command: /pet hold

Effect: causes the pet to be Held, i.e. it ignores its Hate List and goes into Free mode, resuming its regular movement (either follow, guard, or sit).

Detail: this command does not clear the pets hate list, the pet will remain "held" until you give it an attack command at which time it will attempt to attack the target at the top of its hate list. It is recommended you add the following line after /pet hold in a macro: /pet back off to ensure your pets hate list is clear. A pets hate list is frozen while it is "held", which means it does not add anyone or MOB to its hate list even if attacked.

Special Note: the command is only available to level 59 or higher Beastlords who have obtained the beastlord class AA skill Pet Discipline at a cost of 6 AA points. Beastlords must also have spent 6 AA in General abilities and 12 AA in Archetype abilities to gain access to this AA.

Command: /pet taunt off

UI Button: Taunt

Effect: disables pet taunting, that is the pet will not taunt during fights.

Detail: this command very helpful on raids or other such group encounters where summoning MOBs are involved. However, in solo situations you should generally leave taunt enabled.

Special Note: if you omit the "off" portion of the command it will toggle the pets taunt mode (i.e. if it is on it will switch it off, and vice-versa)

Command: /pet taunt on

UI Button: Taunt

Effect: enables pet taunting.

Detail: generally recommended for solo situations only.

Special Note: if you omit the "on" portion of the command it will toggle the pets taunt mode (i.e. if it is on it will switch it off, and vice-versa)

Command: /pet who leader

Effect: the pet will /say My leader is Doofus Da'Magi.

Detail: duh.

Command: /pet get lost

UI Button: Go Away

Effect: Instantly kills your pet.

Detail: This will instantly kill your pet, and is one of the essential commands for a technique known as chain-petting.

Special Note: This command is zone-wide and will kill your pet anywhere in the zone, regardless of distance from its master.

Command: /pet health

UI Button: The Pet window itself

Effect: Displays your pet's current health percentage and buff list in the chat window.

Detail: This command instantly displays the current status of your pet, showing its HP percentage and current buffs/debuffs it currently has.

Special Note: This command displays the pet's health faster than the UI can update, and is very useful when timing is critical.

Command: /pet target

Effect: Targets your pet.

Detail: This command clears your current target and replaces it with your pet. This is very useful for macros. However, it's often faster to simply hit the F1 key twice to target your pet.

Special Note: This command will target special pets that borrow the name of their master (i.e. Xalmat's pet) instead of your summoned pet (Flurfy's warder, Jonartik, etc). Use with caution when using such pets.

Command: /pet as you were

Effect: Clears your pet's command list

Detail: This tells your pet to revert to a free state. If the pet is currently under /pet follow, or /pet guard me, it will revert to a /pet sit state. If it is chasing an NPC, and /pet as you were, followed by /pet back off is issued, the pet will continue off in its direction of travel. This command does not break /pet hold.