Best pet abilities ?

[Moogy]

Short Fuse, Lightning Grenade or Bouncing Lightning ? What is best ?
And what ability's should i look for ?
I have the poison pits ability and the Sandstorm is good too but what more ?

[chrissus]

Dragolich, Bearkira, vines and curse aren't bad besides tips

[Moogy]

Ok thanks any more thare recommended ?

[Moogy]

most abilities seem to be useless and hardly explained anything that they do.
The pet system so far has been really lazy, whats with the reroll and whatnot.

I just recently learned there is a utility button for the pet after playing for 240 hours.
Anything more i should know ?

Would be great if the developers could expand this a little and make this easier for beginners, heck i still dont understand many of the mechanics that should be more simple, like the abilities for each pet.

So far i know Sandstorm, Poison Pit, Vines and Curse is good.
Is there no damage ability to be pursued ?

Lightning Grenade not good ?
Short fuse ?

[Tim]

Originally posted by Moogy:

most abilities seem to be useless and hardly explained anything that they do.
The pet system so far has been really lazy, whats with the reroll and whatnot.

I just recently learned there is a utility button for the pet after playing for 240 hours.
Anything more i should know ?

Would be great if the developers could expand this a little and make this easier for beginners, heck i still dont understand many of the mechanics that should be more simple, like the abilities for each pet.

So far i know Sandstorm, Poison Pit, Vines and Curse is good.
Is there no damage ability to be pursued ?

Lightning Grenade not good ?
Short fuse ?

What do you mean by "Utility"?

[Moogy]

If the pet has utility ability like Poison Tips for example, u press X to use it.
Simplest things like that, i just wanted to know a long time ago.

Its not like its a hard game to understand or anything, but still some things need to be explained better, and not just in a newsletter or devstream.

[roboticaust]

Aside from monthlies, poison tips, wave and curse aura are the only ones worth mentioning. I strongly advise snagging up curse aura for tank squire especially with the new sword looming on the horizon

[Moogy]

How is curse aura obtainable ?

[roboticaust]

It rolls on creeper pets. Might take a handful of pet ability rerolls, but it's definitely there ;p

[Col0bok]

DD2 Pet Abilities

Legend: ability name (cool down in seconds) - description

Gato (cat):

• Gato Fireworks (7) - fire an impressive display of fireworks at target enemy;
  
• Sparkle Party (15) - stun nearby enemies for 1 sec;
  
• Encouragement (20) - restore blue mana;

Creeper:

• Gravebolt (7) - fire a life stealing bolt at target enemy;
  
• Curse Aura (12) - boost your speed and curse enemies while you are near them;
  
• Hex (12) - release a shock wave that curse all targets in area;

Dragon:

• Dragon Breath (12) - breath fire upon all foes in front of you;
  
• Dragon Protection (60) - protective shield on nearby defenses;

Fire:

• Fire Shield (15) - gain a fire shield around the hero;
  
• Bouncing Fire (7) - bounce a fireball towards enemies;
  
• Fire Barrage (7) - fire a series of fireballs at the enemy;
  
• Fire Pillar (15) - create a pillar of fire at target location dealing fire damage;

Water:

• Bubble Entrapment (25) - fire a water bubble to trap enemy in air;
  
• Frost Shards (7) - fire a series of frost shards at target enemies;
  
• Blizzard (12) - summon blizzard that slows enemies while dealing damage;
  
• Drenching Wave (7) - roll a fierce wave that washes over enemies, drenching them;
  
• Snowball (7) - fire a snowball at your enemy;
  
• Ice Ball (7) - roll a large ball of ice through enemies, damaging them along the way;
  
• Soothing Water (20) - restore hero health;

Earth:

• Poisonous Tips (20) - coat allies weapons in poison to deal bonus poison damage;
  
• Sandstorm (20) - summon a sandstorm that empowers you;
  
• Stranglethorn (12) - vines whip across the ground strangling your enemies;
  
• Stalagmite (15) - release stalagmites beneath your foes to knock them up;
  
• Oil Spit (12) - lob a oil blob at enemy;
  
• Stinky Pits (12) - summon poison storm that damages enemies and applies poison;
  
• Poison Shield (15) - gain a poison shield around the hero;
  
• Boulder (7) - roll a giant boulder through enemies, damaging them along the way;
  
• Rock Throw (7) - throw a giant rock at your enemy;

Electric (storm):

• Short Fuse (30) - fire a orb of electricity to overload your enemies;
  
• Bouncing Lightning (12) - fire a lightning bold which can chain to 3 additional enemies;
  
• Lightning Grenade (12) - lob a lightning grenade at enemy, detonates after 4 sec;
  
• Shock Shield (15) - gain an electric shield around the hero;

Special (monthly):

• Thunderstorm (12) - Thunder-O pet - create a thunderstorm to overwhelm your enemies;
  
• Lil Betsy Projectile (7) - Itsy-Betsy pet - fire a bolt that curse a target; cursed targets deal less damage;
  
• Field of Swords (120) - Possessed Sword pet - create a field of swords;
  
• Maelstorm (12) - Bearkira pet - fire a ominous bolt at the enemy and create a maelstorm of despair;
  
• Unified Defense (30) - Narwhagon pet - create a shield that does damage to nearby and attacking foes;
  
• Ghost Wail (12) - Dragolich pet - howl ghostly spirits at your foes;
  
• Plague Claw (30) - Scourge Dragon pet - call forth the plague claw to wreck your foes;
  
• Tormented Thoughts (30) - Headless Horseman (creeper premium pet) - fire a haunted pumpkin at your enemies;

[Moogy]

Thanks ! Were'd u get that ?
And also are any of the damaging abilities useful? Because they are the majority.

[Col0bok]

Originally posted by Moogy:

Were'd u get that ?

Discovered by myself playing the game and making notes on paper...

Originally posted by Moogy:

And also are any of the damaging abilities useful?

Dragolich (unobtainable now) - number one for dps hero!

Then Poisonous Tip, Drenching Wave (if you use lightning auras of monk), Curse Aura (for speed), Stranglethorn (for locking enemies), Bearkira pet also useful for locking enemies inside traps.

Please note that for a builder hero any pet is ok since you usually do not play as a builder and maximal empower stats for any pet is the same - 350 max (lvl 60).

[Moogy]

Sweet thanks ! This helps alot.
Bearkira? Is that the monthly bear?

Are the lion and the bear any useful?
Lion has Lightning storm :/

[Col0bok]

Originally posted by Moogy:

Bearkira? Is that the monthly bear?

Yes, Bearkira is the monthly pet. Plus you could get the Gold Bearkira during carnival (it's gone now).

Originally posted by Moogy:

Are the lion and the bear any useful?

"The Lion" - Thunder-O pet - is not very useful. "The bear" for me is Bearkira pet with Maelstorm ability, it's good enough.

[Moogy]

Ah ok i have Maelstrom, i cant change it to something else.
But thata good eh? Alright thanks !

[roboticaust]

The golden ones could be rerolled. I turned a few of mine into novelty pets just for the heck of it. It's purely the monthly ones that were locked in.