Good companions

[Time Lord Iroh]

I've just turned level 80, and I'm unsure about what companions to get. Are there any good and relatively affordable companions I could get? (I've already gotten Energon)

[Wolverine]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Neverwinter/comments/dymru0/augment_companions_list/
augment of your choice as active companion, an epic one if you can afford it, but a rare one will do just fine for now too. Then get 4 more (epic or rare depending on how much AD you have) of the same category to boost it. Beyond the % boost any "normal" companion is rather useless during fights for a very few exceptions, but those cost several million AD a piece - Alpha Compy and Xuna for example.

Abyssal Chicken might be worth getting, pretty cheap for an epic companion atm., and some say that it can deliver decent damage in a fight.

Anyway, in a few days they'll release a new module, so you might want to wait for that before spending any bigger amounts of AD on something...

[Time Lord Iroh]

got it! Thanks for the info. When looking at the Auction House I have seen a LOT of abyssal chickens, so if they're useful then I'll pick one up.

[NavFamG]

I've found the free warrior you get from the companion intro quest to be the best of the lot I have.

The only thing I've found I've had to do with him is unlock his final 5 levels to get him to lvl 30.

[Adinos]

OK, here is how it works.

On one hand you want a good summoned companion, and on the other hand you want a set of 5 companions to fill your offense/defense/utility slots.

As for the summoned companion, you have two options, either an augment or a regular one.

• Regular companions may basically be healers, fighters or tanks. They can be useful early on, say, maybe up to level 50, but then you encounter their limitations - they are killable (and when they die you lose the stats they give you), and their damage is just not very good. There are a few regular companions that may be worth using at "end game", but only in special situations, and often requiring special builds and tactics to make full use of the companion. Xuna is probably the most popular choice for this.
  
• An augment does not help you in combat, but it is unkillable. All it does is boosting your stats, As high-level players do typically not need the healing/tanking/DPS a companion provides, and the death of a companion may seriously hurt their stats, an augment is the companion of choice for 99% of high-level players.

It really does not matter much which augment you get - they differ in that every augment gives a special boost to a couple of stats, and some stats are more useful than others. From that perspective, a Bullette Pup is the best for most people, but it is also quite expensive. A goldfish or a goat is good enough and much cheaper. See the list of augments posted above. check AH prices and get one.

Now, different classes have different combinations of offensive, defensive and utility slots, but each companion can provide a "power" for one of those slots - however, which companions you want to get really depends on your role (healer, tank or dps).

For example, I am a cleric. For a "healer" loadout, I am mostly using companions with an "outgoing heal" bonus, but for my dps loadout I focus on companions with a "crit severity" bonus, except that I have an Energon in my utility slot for a fairly massive HP boost.

The important point is that there is no single set of companions that is "best" for everyone - you need to select companions that fit your role, and boost whatever you are missing.

A note about the abyssal chicken - there is a lot of it around because it is so easy to get from the current event - one hour of play and you will have enough Renown to buy one.

[AllenCecil]

Thanks for the heads-up.

[SeanBotha]

If you got the abysal chicken from the jubilee event that thing is very good in campaigns to melt the mob. it also help lower il players do some real good damage in dungeons (aug is still best but this helps esp if low item level). I use it on my 26k+ tanks to do campaign zones and it melts everything :)