animal companion build

Any advice on a build that allows u to have an animal companion and yet fair decently in pve.....
PLS dun flame i know it sound silly bt i am a animal lover
I have a dire tiger and i love to see him in actions...
Reminds me of my dog.

mine build
16 swords
11 str
8 beast

skills equipted
charging strike, frail, serve artery, poison bite, Otyugh's Cry, call of protection, heal as 1,charm animal...

Any constructive advice greatly appriciated....thks

[card]sever artery[/card] [card]gash[/card] [card]final thrust[/card] [card]enraging charge[/card] [card]flail[/card] [card]poisonous bite[/card] [card]heal as one[/card] [card]charm animal[/card]

^thats if your dead set on using a pet.
warrior+beast isnt all that great. but in pve you dont need a perfect build.

16 swd
11 beast
the rest in strength

thks for ur imput claw.......
any1 else

Nice build, Heal as One provides some nice healing.

Cant think of anything myself, when i run W/R, i use apply poison and unguent ^^

Otyugh's Cry... lol i didnt see that at first...


congrats you have received the most useless skill in GW

Thks crimson for the pompt reply and honest feedback ...
It is good that u took the pain and effort in perfecting my build with pin point percision...
Otyugh's cry is useless on its own bt i forgot to mention that i have 3 other heros with pets lol....
Flame me call me a freak bt i am an animal lover..
Would like to hear more imput
I am sure there r many animal lovers out there like myself
have a nice day all and gl

This is a nice build actually. But you'd find trouble against non-organic and undead foes that you can't bleed or poison.

thats a nice build, but its missing a rez. so drop poison bite for res sig.

May i have more inputs my fellow animal lovers .....
I know u r out there lol..........

rez? with henchis?....jeez I havent died since....NF released... lol

for the non fleshy mobs switch to axe and drop poison


[card]dismember[/card] [card]agonizing chop[/card] [card]executioner's strike[/card] [card]call of haste[/card] ?

Nice input claw ....
Anymore animal lovers pls feel free to show ur build make ur pet proud lol flaunt him not trade him for another build lol................

now that there are new buffs to pet build lets jus see if any1 else use pets in their builds

I'm having fun with my w/r too and currently my build is this:

Swordsmanship 16 (12+1+3)
Beastmastery 12
Strength (the rest+1)

[card]Heket's Rampage[/card][card]Barbarous Slice[/card][card]Gash[/card][card]Bestial Pounce[/card][card]Charm Animal[/card][card]Heal as One[/card][card]Resurrection Signet[/card]

I usually use [card]Otyugh's Cry[/card] for this build because one of my heroes uses [card]Call of Protection[/card] so you might want to swap it for CoP if you are running this alone.

My usual tactics is run in towards an enemy, I straight away use bestial pounce and run Heket's Rampage to build adrenaline. When I see my pet gets into melee range, I immediately cast Otyugh's Cry (or CoP). When Barbarous Slice is charged, I immediately use it and it will cancel the stance if its still there and also will activate the bleed followed by Gash. Then rinse and repeat. The lovely thing about Barbarous Slice and Gash is that it still will +damage even though the conditions are already applied or unappliable (ie undead).

I try to take skills that has 5 energy so that I can safely spam it without a worry of my energy running out. This build is definitely not without weakness but its currently optimum for my w/r.

[skill]"Victory Is Mine!"[/skill] [skill]Barbarous Slice[/skill] [skill]Gash[/skill] [skill]Final Thrust[/skill] [skill]Poisonous Bite[/skill] [skill]Comfort Animal[/skill] [skill]Charm Animal[/skill] [skill]Resurrection Signet[/skill]

The attributes shoul be easy to work out, dont need to much tactics as ViM works when its low.

I like the idea of a warrior with a pet but i must agree withy some people that it is not as effective as some othe rbuilds.

~A Leprechaun~

Barbarous Slice
Gash
Galrath
Final Thrust
Comfort Animal
Charm Animal
Rampage as One
Energizing Winds

Its a nice build and it gets better the more warriors you use but you need a zealous sword for it.

I use 14 sword, 12 Beast Mastery, 9 Strength (Superior sword and hat)