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Originally Posted by Tortok
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2) Dmg/Del isn't relevant for pets. Until very low level, as said above, dmg alone is - but only at very very low levels.
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I mean, generally yeah. But you can actually buff even a max-level chanter pet's max hits by giving it a relatively cheap weapon like a deathbringer's rod. And if you do that with a low-level pet? Hah!
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Originally Posted by WarTurtle62
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I’m a level 45 enchanter and I vehemently disagree about not using pets after you get charm. Enc pets are less tanky than nec or mage pets, but they deal way more damage. Pull with Tash and take one bite, your pet will engage but quickly take over Afro so you can back away, slow/weaken/dot and nuke safely. This works especially well in a group with a paladin who can FoL snap aggrieved while you slow. Don’t undervalue how much safer this method can be for those not able to think their CHA past 200 right away!! You WILL get charm breaks and your group will be annoyed. Know the situation and be flexible. I am greatly annoyed by enchanters who insist on charming pets just because they can. End pets are just as good at dps at least until 34ish.
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The summoned pets can be useful in a pinch, but in almost every situation they are a much worse choice than charming. Maybe you hate charming, maybe you can't find a pet to charm? That's fine. But basically every other time charm is infinitely better.
Enchanter pets do not deal more damage than other class's pets, other things being equal. They're pretty close from like 1-30, but lag behind significantly after that. Maybe a buffed chanter pet might deal more than an unbuffed necro/mage pet. But why wouldn't a necro or mage be buffing their pet in a group, or getting it buffed from someone else?
Getting hit to aggro your animation in a group isn't necessarily a bad idea, but it likely is. You're either losing runes just to get your pet attacking stuff, or you're not using runes and you're living on the edge even more than chanters do already. You're possibly going to annoy the tank and the healer both. You're possibly going to have crowd control problems because a mob that hit you when you were trying to mez it is now going to have its mez broken by your pet as soon as it finishes off its current target. Etc etc.
You don't need 200+ charisma to charm effectively, especially at 45 and above, most especially if you have a shaman or mage in the party too. And besides, it's pretty trivial to get charisma that high between the chanter buff line and how cheap charisma gear is for a 40s+ chanter.
Knowing the situation and being flexible is pretty paramount as an enchanter. And while the summoned pet may once in a while be a good choice, he limits your flexibility and is less powerful than a charmed pet while being as much of a liability.