Best Pet?

from what i hear all pets are the same

One thing I don't understand... where are you seeing this "playful" or "hearty"?

I don't believe you can - there are spiders later in the game that you can tame - they are in the Underworld from what I have read. Cain posted a picture with his.

Post Searing = Moa Birds

can u charm moss spider?=)...and if so, where are they to be found?

If you havent renamed your pet yet its given names according to the level

A wolf for example:

Low level (around 5): Wolf
Around 10: Playful Wolf
Around 15: Hearty Wolf
Around 20: Elder Wolf

(Not totally sure about it, because i only had a wolf for a little while)

but when you rename it you cant get those names back anymore (afaik)...

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I have a bear atm caught in the shiverpeaks, at first it was dead in like 2 blows from any enemy, but it started to work out at lvl 10... now its at lvl 20 and it can take quite a beating and dish out some nice as well...

Hi Guys

instead of hunting around for the warthog thats in the ascalon area, go north past the wall (you need a ally to pull the lever for you to get in the gate) theres always tons of warthogs walking around there, normalyl near the start so you dont even need to get slain by charr

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That's what I figured. Oh well, I'd rather have my wolf named Chopper than Elder Wolf. Thank you.

many people ask me this question as a lvl 19 R/Me and i have experienced many of the pets in guild wars.

the best hmm tricky
in order:

lizard = i recently got one of these and it ocasionally makes the enym bleed and it is so stong it killed a lvl 20 monk in pvp when it was lvl 11 which is fasinating.

Bear = Strengh and lots of hp a gr8 pvp pet.

Wolf= very cool... very fast but not much attack damage but a gd pet if your not at draknars forge to get a bear or crystal desert to get the lizard. LVLS UP FAST!!! i made one get to lvl 13 from 5 within an hour of out and about things

Moa Bird = i have never had one of these but from what i have seen there a bit like a wolf except a little more hp but dont take off as much.

malandrew stalker = rubish.. i h8 them they are weak and dont take off much the only bonus is there easy to find pre-searing they looking cool and you gain 250 exp from a quest if ya catch 1.

warthog= i dont like these i have been attacked by one (lvl 20) and i killed it very quickly indeed.

all the other animals i do not know so much about im sorry but if you like i can take you to a bear, wolf or lizard any time you like just pm me (the hunter gatherer is my name )

malandrew stalkers don't look cool they are ostriches. Besides that a wonderful list of good pets!

Well, I was looking for a picture of a pet spider on google and came across this topic, and found this post. Ignorant, uninformed post. Everything you just posted was a guess, and was wrong. There is no best pet, although there is some debate about a pet spider being best. If the pet spider is not hte best, they are ALL EQUAL. The only difference is asthetics, and their damage type, piercing, slashing, blunt.

Your pet also gets prefixes based on how they fight. As far as I know there are two series of prefixes, HP inreasing, damage decreasing "Playful Series" and the other one, which does the vise-versa, or something of the sort.

This Is From Primas Strategy Guide. After completeing the game once i bought mainly for the maps and collectors.


Pet Lvl Dmg Armour
Strider 1 3-5 prc AC3
Wolf 2 4-6 sla AC6
Warthog 2 4-6 blu AC6
Moa Bird 3 5-8 sla AC9
Melandru Stalkers 5 6-10 sla AC15
Snow Wolf 5 6-10 sla AC15
Lynx 5 6-10 sla AC15
Warthog 5 6-10 blunt AC15
Dune Lizard 5 6-10 blunt AC15
Elder black Widow 20 17-29 prc AC60

It also notes that as they "evolve" as they level they will gain stronger or weaker attacks depending on how you use them.

This is so full of misinformation it should be scrapped.

Pioneer of the pet build here guys. Have a close look at the info in that guide. See how the pets are listed by level? The gain 3 AC per level and their dmg scales up as well. I do belive theer a SLIGHT differnces in the pets. I STILL have't confirmed it but thiey seem to have a minor differnece in resistances.
Their dmg type also seems acurate.
I've had a Spider for AGES now and I've never seen him poison ONCE. Either it's extreamly rare or just not there.

Personally I belive them to be a cosmetic differnce. Don't tame the wolf in PvE. It never shuts up and is the default in PvP.
Pet's Popularity (As in number of times I've seen them.)in My experiance (Most popular to least)

1. Wolf
2. Spider
3. Bear
4. Lizard
5. Moa
6. Hog
7. Stalker
8. Lynx

My Personal Favorites.

1. Moa
2. Lynx
3. Hog
4. Bear
5. Lizard
6. Spider
7. Stalker
8. Wolf

My Post Is taken directly from the Official Guild Wars Prima Strategy Guide, as yet i have not seen any posts on the guild wars website about pets being balanced.

Miss Information, thats a negative, Miss Universe, yes please!

Moss spiders are not charmable. All pets are identical armor and damage wise, or extremely close to it. The animations are different, however, so it just looks like your bear attacks slower. After charming, 'brutal mauling' is just for looks. It doesn't add any damage. Basically, choose the pet you think is cutest.

The only difference between pets is their evolution, aka dire, playful, elder, etc. Elder being the top dog. This is why most people think that Underworld spiders are the best pets - they start off in the elder evolution.
A wolf can also be captured in the elder form, although it's location escapes my memory. Use the search button.

So yeah, in conclusion, all the pets are the same. Any differences you might have noticed were imaginary. There has been a ton of testing on this. Although... one thing that hasn't been tested is elemental resistance. I suppose that one animal could be more resistant to a certain element than another.

:: Double post due to my stupid connection... feel free to delete.::

Moss Spiders ARE charmable, they come out of some green chest in Underworld, but you're just too weak to get there.

I think the agreed upon statement was the pre searing ones. In which case they aren't. Thanks for the uncalled for insult. If you actually read my post, you would have seen this.

Through some simple logic, you could have deduced that I was aware of this, without embarrassing yourself.

In my personal opinion, i love the moa bird up untill u get to ascension. (which u need for UW). My personal favorite is the elder black widow. You get this at the end of the thiurd quest in UW. At the end of each of the quests, u can see a spider walking around and u can tame it. They go in order of overall power too. The first one is decent, then at the end of the second quest it is even better, and of course the third gives u the elder black widow which is drop down nasty. It has the best overall stats in the game and is very rare. I havent seen many with it, and every time i go into combat with it people always ask about it. Nothing like a Monk/Ranger with it just for shits and giggles...(i only bring charm animal and serpents when playing like this...then the rest healing for my partners)
Plus all the UW spiders start at MAX level!
Lim