Best venomancer pet???

Get a Magmite, and keep it. I came across a level 86 venomancer who was using a Magmite that they caught and leveled, and were still using. It was an excellent tank, though they used a Hercules for bosses.

Solandri - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Best magical tankers are the antelope pup and carapest terror (looks like an anteater). The frog comes in one notch lower at mdef, but more hp. All other things being equal, IMHO defense is more valuable than hp since if you take less damage, it's easier to heal. But the antelope is squishy to physical damage.

u sure about that? i'm not
HP is very important, the mag deff might not differ that much, but if the HP does, go for it, a veno has a nice healing power, but would be useless if the pet doesn't have the HP
for example, a blademaster and a barbarian, a BM might slightly get a bit more phy deff than the barb (self buffs), but still it can't compare with the barbs HP and regen rate, so that matters a lot

Just_cool - Lost City wrote: »

u sure about that? i'm not
HP is very important, the mag deff might not differ that much, but if the HP does, go for it, a veno has a nice healing power, but would be useless if the pet doesn't have the HP
for example, a blademaster and a barbarian, a BM might slightly get a bit more phy deff than the barb (self buffs), but still it can't compare with the barbs HP and regen rate, so that matters a lot

HP is not all important. The higher the magic defense the less damage your pet will take and therefore less healing power you will need to keep the pet from dying. Say if you're a light armor build you'll pretty much want the pet with the higher defensive stats than raw HP.

See my thread on carapest terror
http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=122111

Antelope pup, because of its low hp and low physical defense runs into the risk of getting spiked by bosses. Hence it's not as good as carapest terror and frog.

Personally I've traded my self-caught frog away and got myself a carapest terror (mainly because it's on equal ground with the frog but not as cookie-cutter, and I find it pretty cute...)

FoxDancing - Lost City wrote: »

should i still level up my original fave (its not the starter wolf,but one i caught), or figure on just getting higher and higher level animals?

You'll probably read, time and time again, that the pet system in PW is built on the "Pokemon" system. Basically, a wolf-type pet tamed at lv. 5 will have higher stats at lv. 35 than a wild wolf-type at the same level.

So stick with your original fave, definitely.

Just keep in mind that different pet types have different natural strengths (a Golem's PDef vs. a Wolf's PDef, for example).

Magmite, Undine, or high level mounted wraith (i.e. Death Knight General)

i want to know what the best water pet is. i caught a highland tortoise level 8. is that better than an undine? and what it the lowest level undine and whats it called? ty ^^

it is abysmal turtle lvl 5

Annalyn - Lost City wrote: »

What is the best flying pet??
I'm lvl 30 now... I didnt even think of getting a flying pet while i was at a low lvl.b:surrender

Congratulations on a Nice 2 YEARS NECRO b:shutupb:shutupb:shutup
just to answer ur question . petite sawfly above bamboo village, cloudskatefish at TB island ( near the glacial walkers , and bolden goldwing or pinnear foxwings are the most common flying pets.

the *best* appart from the legendary nix is the petite sawfly , low hp average defences but really high attack , it kiils quickly and efficiently

I have also been pondering about which pets are best for a while, since I'm fairly new (less than a year) to the game I still have lots to learn. I think a lot of the choices depends on how you build your character but there are some pets that are over all better than most. I look at the pet stats on the Ultimate Pet List guide in the PW Wiki http://pwi-wiki.perfectworld.com/index.php/Ultimate_Pet_List and then in the PW Database http://www.pwdatabase.com/pwi/. Along with those stats you need to look at the pets graphic profile (open pet bag-click on stats) to give you an idea of how the pet is constructed. (ie. check out my Cloud Skatefish http://pwi-wiki.perfectworld.com/index.php/Cloud_Skatefish page in the PW Wiki against a pet in your pet bag. I started to combine the pet information and images in one place in the Wiki but it was extremely costly and time consuming so I put the project on hold for now. If someone want to work on this please use my page as a template of sorts)
Because, at this time the only way I know to see the profile graph is to have the pet in your pet bag and check its stats. (Let me know if this is found elsewhere). Anyway, I found for Levels 1-20 maybe more (not sure yet) the Level 9, Nonastral Beetle King work very well as a tank and it does heal it's self slowly as it's profile shows so you don't have to heal it as often unless it's up against a mob 10 levels higher. I'm presently leveling a few to test them at about level 40+ since that's my highest veno. From my studies I have found that the following pets are favorites for end game. Although, most have to have there skills redone and the debate still rages on about most of them. LAND PETS: Varicose Scorpion (yes, one of the first veno pets offered in the start of a veno career) Glacial Walker, Baby Hercules (Previous land pets are suppose to be able to beat him), Dark Wanderer, Frog (as mentioned above for Magic Tanks), Eldergoth Marksman (for a ranged fighter), Kowlin (the fastest pet in the game, gets there just in time to save your butt). AIR PETS: Petite Sawfly, Baby Blazing Phoenix (Legendary Pet, the Petite Sawfly is supposed to be able to beat this pet) , Pinnaer Foxwing, Elysium Fowl Water PETS: Celestial Plumpfish
So far I like to use: Nonastral Beetle King, Crystalline Magmite, Glacial Walker, Cuddly Pup (Rare pet and 2nd fastest pet in the game), Baby Hercules (Legendary pet - Hard hitter, Great skills, VERY Expensive), Dark Wanderer, Wasp Hivewarder (Air), Foxwing of the Void (Air), Mutant Whirler Turtle (Water), Undine Supreme (Water). There are others I like but have not tried or leveled them. I think a good strategy is to pick out the ones you want of all the levels for what purpose and decide which ones to keep and which ones to replace as your character and pets level. As an example; I like the Vortex Crawler and Vortex Crawler Monarch which seem to have great skills for that level, so when they level to 21 compare the stats to the Mutant Whirler Turtle and decide which one to keep. Other than that you can go for looks, but remember that the pet bag has a limited amount of space and you might want a mount and that will take up a slot in the pet bag too.
Hope this helps, I enjoyed the discussion and always learn something from other players input, Play on.....