Friend of Feline Hunters
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- Fast
- Induction: 1s
- Summons a sabre-tooth cat companion.
The sabre-tooth cat hails from the north and can wield the cold of its home. - Cost: [672 at Level 150] Power
General Information
Class: Lore-master
Trait Tree: Keeper of Animals
Rank Needed: 15 (trait Friend of Large Hunters
This skill is replaced by Call to Sabre-tooths when specialized in Master of Nature's Fury
Effects
This skill summons a Sabre-tooth Cat companion.
Skill Interactions
Several of the Lore-master's skills cause the Sabre-tooth Cat to use one of its abilities:
Lore-master Skill | Sabre-tooth Cat Skill | Category |
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Minor Pet Command (Yellow) | Frostbite | Melee AoE + Debuff |
Minor Pet Command (Blue) | Furious Claws | Melee AoE + DoT |
Major Pet Command | Unbridled Fury | Melee AoE |
Sign of the Wild: Rage | Wild Strike | Melee AoE |
Sign of the Wild: Protection | Cornered Vigour | Buff |
While summoned, this Pet grants the Lore-master a unique Corruption removal skill:
- 30m Range
- Fast
- Tactical Skill
- Max Targets: 5
- Radius: 5m
- Resistance: Physical
- Removes Corruption from multiple foes.
Removes 1 tier of up to 2 different Corruption effects from the target. - Cost: [605 at Level 150] Power
- Cooldown: 20s
Trait Interactions
- The trait Feral in the Keeper of Animals trait tree makes the Lore-master gain the Feral - Feline effect while this Pet is summoned.
- The set bonus Fellowship Friend in the Keeper of Animals trait tree makes this Pet apply Fellowship Friend - Cat to the fellowship upon a critical hit.
- Specializing in the Keeper of Animals trait tree makes this pet apply the Coordination buff to the Lore-master upon a critical hit.
- The trait Critical Coordination in the Keeper of Animals trait tree makes this pet apply the Critical Coordination buff to the Lore-master upon a critical hit. When this effect is consumed, the Lore-master gains Critical Coordination - Recovery, preventing additional crit procs for 15 seconds.
- The trait Don't You Touch Him! in the Keeper of Animals trait tree makes the Lore-master gain the Don't You Touch Them! damage buff whenever this Pet is hit by a critical attack. Further ranks improve the potency of the buff by up to 10%.
- The trait Unwearied Companions in the Keeper of Animals trait tree makes this Pet spawn with the Unwearied Companion bubble. Further ranks improve the bubble potency by up to 200%.
- The trait After-battle Treat in the Keeper of Animals trait tree makes this Pet gain the Hearty Snack damage buff upon enemy defeat. Further ranks increase the potency of this effect by up to 5%.
- The trait Loyalty in the Keeper of Animals trait tree makes your Pet sacrifice 5% of its Morale to heal 5% of the Lore-master's Morale upon receiving a Critical Hit. This effect can occur once every 15s. Further ranks increases the Morale sacrificed and restored by up to 10%.
- The set bonus Bolstered Bond in the Keeper of Animals trait tree increases this Pet's Morale by 30%, damage by 35%, Power by 30%, critical chance by 10%, mitigations by 5%, resistance by 5%, evade by 7%, and parry by 3%.
- The trait Survival Instinct in the Keeper of Animals trait tree increases the Morale of this Pet by up to 25% and reduces all incoming damage by up to 5%.
- The trait Hunting Instinct in the Keeper of Animals trait tree increases the damage of this Pet by up to 10% and reduces its attack duration by up to 5%.
- The trait Prepare for War in the Keeper of Animals trait tree increases the damage of this Pet by up to 8%.
- The trait Hearty Diet in the Keeper of Animals trait tree increases the Morale of this Pet by up to 15%.
- The trait Need for Haste in the Keeper of Animals trait tree reduces the induction of this skill by up to 60%.
- Specializing in The Ancient Master trait tree makes this pet take 20% less damage.
Tracery Interactions
- Pet Damage increases the damage of this pet by up to 11%.
- Pet Morale increases the Morale of this pet by up to 19.25%.
Armour Set Interactions
Equipping 2 pieces of the Umbari Armour of Beasts armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid increases the Morale of this pet by 5% and reduces its incoming damage by 5%.
Equipping 4 pieces of the Umbari Armour of Beasts armour set increases the duration of Fellowship Friend - Cat by 5 seconds.
Tactical Information
The Sabre-tooth Cat is most commonly used by Blue-line Lore-masters, as this pet can hold aggro of a group of enemies fairly easily. This pet is generally the go-to pet to deal damage against a group of enemies, whereas the Lynx pet is better for single target damage.
See also
Jewellers can craft Talismans. When consumed, they teach you a version of this skill which summons a sabertooth cat with a different cosmetic appearance:
- Friend of Feline Hunters (Deep-wood Sabre-cat)
- Friend of Feline Hunters (Dusky Sabre-cat)
- Friend of Feline Hunters (Grey Sabre-cat)
- Friend of Feline Hunters (Onyx Sabre-cat)
- Friend of Feline Hunters (Spotted Sabre-cat)
- Friend of Feline Hunters (Striped Sabre-cat)