Aura question on pet-master build

kallethen

I've got a pet-master for one of my toons, with a nature magic theme. Currently, she's using Aura of Ebon Darkness which is great on a pet-master build. The only drawback is the black lightning on crit strikes. One small annoyance with them is that they make me an aggro magnet (Sigils of Radiant Sanctuary help lessen this). But what I'm more concerned with is that the black lightning doesn't visually feel like it fits a nature magic theme.

So, I've been thinking of switching to Aura of Primal Majesty. I know it's great in teams, but does it work with pets too?

flowcyto

The extra stats affect pets too, and it arguably helps them more since they tend to have less passive dmg bonuses than FFs (so the Str/Ego/Pres additive bonuses mean more for them) and lower base health. Problem is, pets still lack SSs, and AoED's 'flat dmg' lightning proc is too large of an increase for Pet Master builds that nothing else really compares for just boosting pet-derived dps.

AoPM is still a good choice, though (when is it not?)- esp for the effect on other players. You'll likely see a significant personal dps decrease from the change (though AoPM can help ur pets survive a bit longer in some cases, and the extra energy stats could enable you to do more things), but depending on ur priorities that could be tolerable w/ the overall group/self benefit that AoPM brings.