Bladeheart.8369 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Before I returned to the game the various expansions came out and I am beginning to familiarize myself with them. Currently I am playing my ranger and have selected Soulbeast as my specialization. However, I have yet to sufficiently explore the new areas in the expansions to acquire any of the new pets, etc. So, my question is does anyone have any recommendations as to which pets from the Central Tyria selection would be good to start with? Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyreva.1078 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 15 minutes ago, Bladeheart.8369 said: Before I returned to the game the various expansions came out and I am beginning to familiarize myself with them. Currently I am playing my ranger and have selected Soulbeast as my specialization. However, I have yet to sufficiently explore the new areas in the expansions to acquire any of the new pets, etc. So, my question is does anyone have any recommendations as to which pets from the Central Tyria selection would be good to start with? Many thanks. Assuming you play merged - for a power build ferocious pets are ideal, for condi deadly ones. For open world i also like versatile pets to be able to pull grps of mobs together and cleave them down (great especially in combination with axe offhand or traps). Good pet families in general are canines (mobility + cc), birds (mobility) and pigs (dmg + cc). For power you could also consider moas and for condi maybe spiders. So some examples for good core pets would be Red Moa, Hyena, Krytan Drakehound, Wolf, Hawk, Eagle, Raven, Warthog, Forest Spider, ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladeheart.8369 Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 Thank you very much, particularly helpful. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy.5981 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Juvenile Siamoth is a nice one. to use As it is a Stout pet it will increase your toughness by +200 and Vitality by +100 It also has Maul ability that hits twice whether or not you are merged or unmerged. Couple that with the Greatsword Maul (and refresh with Hilt bash) and you are looking at hitting a target with 4 Mauls in very quick succession - thats a lot of damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashen.2907 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) I use the warhog on my condi shortbow soulbeast. The multitarget lunge knockdown is nice for a weapon best used at close range. Edited July 20, 2022 by Ashen.2907 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukhy.2431 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Good advice from UmbraNoctis. I'd say pet usage depends on your needs and preferences. Lynx is still likely the highest dps pet for condi spec. When needed I use Murellow as my tank pet and Shark for underwater combat. Haven't looked up power spec pets in a while but Tiger was recommended in the past, tho that is from the HoT expansion. Arctodus could work here similar to murellow as tank pet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teratus.2859 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Depending on your build there are so many options. If you're running the beastmaster traitline a great pet is one you can actually start with, Melandru Stalker. With Heal as One, Mighty Roar and Axe 1 + WH 5 it is effortless to solo stack to 25 might, with Fury and Swiftness on both you and pet, and with enough concentration on your build you can pretty much maintain it more or less constantly through most encounters, as well as quickly replace it if it drops off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftFootpaws.9134 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) For Poison Master Soulbeast, Murellow is ideal. Its the only spec I'd suggest running if you aren't experienced in the expansions, as there's a huge difficulty leap. Edited July 21, 2022 by Mariyuuna.6508 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyreva.1078 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Teratus.2859 said: Depending on your build there are so many options. If you're running the beastmaster traitline a great pet is one you can actually start with, Melandru Stalker. With Heal as One, Mighty Roar and Axe 1 + WH 5 it is effortless to solo stack to 25 might, with Fury and Swiftness on both you and pet, and with enough concentration on your build you can pretty much maintain it more or less constantly through most encounters, as well as quickly replace it if it drops off. The problem with this is that Mighty Roar takes 3 s to cast and it means you won't be merged which is a dmg loss and even when merged the pet is not great, so you are better off merging with a better pet and smashing everything immediately than wasting all that time buffing (and that pet isn't even necessary to stack and maintain might on soulbeast). 24 minutes ago, Mariyuuna.6508 said: For Poison Master Soulbeast, Murellow is ideal. Its the only spec I'd suggest running if you aren't experienced in the expansions, as there's a huge difficulty leap. No, it is not "ideal". Bears in general offer nothing but additional tankyness - which shouldn't be needed for most content, especially on something like a tanky condi soulbeast. Edited July 21, 2022 by UmbraNoctis.1907 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) On 7/18/2022 at 3:39 PM, Bladeheart.8369 said: So, my question is does anyone have any recommendations as to which pets from the Central Tyria selection would be good to start with? It really depends on the build you play, whether it's Power or Condition, etc. I'd recommend you check out the most popular GW2 meta build websites to see which pets fit which builds:https://metabattle.com (all game modes)https://snowcrows.com/ (Raids and Strikes)https://discretize.eu/builds/ (Fractals) Edited July 21, 2022 by Ashantara.8731 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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