Pets: Magmite replaced by Walker?

Queelen - Sanctuary

Hello everyone,

I'm not completely new to the game however I left before the Tideborn expansion came around and now upon returning I found that my char (made on another account) was deleted. I had a Venomancer around lvl 60. Maybe 58 or 59, I don't remember.

Anyways, with that char dead I decided to make a Veno once again. Now I'm asking for help with the tank pet choice. I saw this Glacier Walker on ecatomb (part of the Tideborn stuff, right?) and seems like it has the same stats as the Crystalline Magmite but with even higher HP and Magic Defense. BUT it's two levels higher which means the CM will outperform the GW is almost everything if leveled to the same point, right? Is it worth venturing to the mermaid people's land to catch one of these guys or should I stick with the good ol' cookie cutter Magmite?

Thank your for the answers.

LenieClarke - Heavens Tear

Queelen - Sanctuary wrote: »

I saw this Glacier Walker on ecatomb (part of the Tideborn stuff, right?) and seems like it has the same stats as the Crystalline Magmite but with even higher HP and Magic Defense. BUT it's two levels higher which means the CM will outperform the GW is almost everything if leveled to the same point, right? Is it worth venturing to the mermaid people's land to catch one of these guys or should I stick with the good ol' cookie cutter Magmite?

the two-level difference makes no effective difference in practice; the walker's stat growth curves are such that it either catches up, or keeps up, with the magmite more or less immediately --- excepting its HP and mag def, which remain higher throughout. it's the better tank, no matter how you slice it.

that said, it really isn't spectacularly much better. i still see venos using magmites too, and they don't seem to be hurting for it. the walker's the new cookie cutter, but meh --- the cookie dough's still the same recipe, and the cutter shapes are pretty darn similar too.