Lvl 53 Mage Fire Pet, what's the point?

[Sabin76]

Originally Posted by Shadowrat [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just got this pet and don't understand it's role. Fire pets have been my goto farming pet. Just got this one and threw it at a few Drolvargs (one at a time) near FV outpost and was disappointed by its performance. The pets damage shield was doing like 4 pts, and it occasionally cast a nuke. The pet seemed to run out of mana after a kill or so and was half dead after a fight.

What is the use case for this pet?

Thanks

If you actually want a fire pet in the 50+ range, you'll need to use DDD. It's got the damage shield you're looking for (45!), but cannot equip weapons (not as much of a problem now that swords are fixed, but that means no deadwoods). I have not tested whether it will equip a mask, however.