Cat pet?

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I just started my first hunter ever and I'm trying to figure out which pets to use.
(So, far my choice is wolf/hyena DPS, Spider for PvP and some tanky pet, don't which one. Still a bit confused.)

Anyway, what I'm really wondering about is why so many use cay pets. I've been in quite a few dungeons now (I'm lvl 40) and almost everyone's got cats. So I must be missing something... (?)

[7seti]

You're not missing anything, they are. Cats have a raid-wide mastery buff, but they don't get it until level 81. Before that, I'd go with a wolf.

[Deleted]

Ok. Thanks! Nice to know. I was really confused...

[Deleted]

Real men use Raptors.

[Venziir]

Real men use Sporebats.

Fix't now!

[Lord Pebbleton]

Real men use King Bangalash.

I fixed it BETTER.

[Zakajz]

Real men use Raptors.

Real men use Sporebats.

Real men use King Bangalash.

Real men go with no pet

[Deleted]

Real men go with no pet

I'm not that manly.

[Mormolyce]

Use whichever pet supplies a missing buff or debuff.

Failing that, if you're BM you can use a Quilen for brez or core hound for lust.

Or just use something that looks cool.

[Papasmokes]

Go with a Wolf / Devilsaur (if you're BM) or a Serpent / Hyena. Crit and attack speed are the two most beneficial buffs to you.

[Raicky]

Real trolls use Worgen for pets.

Here, let me fix that for you.

[Trollragemore]

Real hunters will bring w/e pet is needed for missing buff or debuff.... Can't wait till sporebats become useless pets. Really getting sick of that juvenile joke.

BoT, pvp pets lose there cc abilities soon too.... so its bring w/e ur wild hair commands.

[Deleted]

Real hunters will bring w/e pet is needed for missing buff or debuff...

Blasphemy! Get him guys!

[Puri]

You're not missing anything, they are. Cats have a raid-wide mastery buff, but they don't get it until level 81. Before that, I'd go with a wolf.

This is really bugging me when leveling. The amount of hunters using pointless pets in dungeons is really annoying, and yes, it feels like 80% of hunters use a cat.

As already said, get a wolf, a serpent and a raptor (if BM) or wind serpent (if SV), both provide major buffs to your dps and your group's (which, let's face it, consists out of you and the tank) and use them in that order if the buff is missing.

And as a sidenote, have your pet spec tenacity until about lvl 60, as the thunderclap does more damage than any single attack (but of course be sure to turn growl off).

[Trollragemore]

This is really bugging me when leveling. The amount of hunters using pointless pets in dungeons is really annoying, and yes, it feels like 80% of hunters use a cat.

As already said, get a wolf, a serpent and a raptor (if BM) or wind serpent (if SV), both provide major buffs to your dps and your group's (which, let's face it, consists out of you and the tank) and use them in that order if the buff is missing.

And as a sidenote, have your pet spec tenacity until about lvl 60, as the thunderclap does more damage than any single attack (but of course be sure to turn growl off).

you should mean the amount of cats in lfr is annoying.

[yetgdhfgh]

Its all about buffs and utility

If you roll BM then you will want a Spirit beast for that cool heal, A corehound for Bloodlust/heroism, A quillen for Battle res

The rest is just used for buffs/debuffs and for CC but those CCs are being removed in WoD

[Tehterokkar]

Wofl(Crit) is the best pet to use. 5% Crit is too strong compared to other buffs.

[Pengalor]

I just started my first hunter ever and I'm trying to figure out which pets to use.
(So, far my choice is wolf/hyena DPS, Spider for PvP and some tanky pet, don't which one. Still a bit confused.)

Anyway, what I'm really wondering about is why so many use cay pets. I've been in quite a few dungeons now (I'm lvl 40) and almost everyone's got cats. So I must be missing something... (?)

Depending on your faction they may just be using the first pet they were given (IIRC Night Elves Start with a cat). It could also just be by virtue of the fact that cats are very plentiful in early zones for both sides (including some fairly easy to find rares).

[Deleted]

Real hunters will bring w/e pet is needed for missing buff or debuff.... Can't wait till sporebats become useless pets. Really getting sick of that juvenile joke.

BoT, pvp pets lose there cc abilities soon too.... so its bring w/e ur wild hair commands.

Sporebats aren't becoming useless pets. They are just taking away the 5% spell haste buff and giving them a 5% melee/ranged/spell haste buff as all forms of haste will just become "haste" in WoD.

[Artemishowl]

if you cant play bm without a pet you're not a man