Friend of Large Hunters (Sabre-tooth)

Friend of Large Hunters (Sabre-tooth)

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: [1,350 at Level 160] 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
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:

Dispel Corruption

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: [1,210 at Level 160] 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 Keeper of Animals trait tree increases the Morale of this Pet by 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

Lower-level Armour Sets
Level 150
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. Equipping both pieces of the Insignia of the Onyx Scroll jewellery set acquired from the Legacy of Morgoth Instance Cluster increases the Morale of this pet by 5%.

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 Large Hunters (Deep-wood Sabre-cat)
• Friend of Large Hunters (Dusky Sabre-cat)
• Friend of Large Hunters (Grey Sabre-cat)
• Friend of Large Hunters (Onyx Sabre-cat)
• Friend of Large Hunters (Spotted Sabre-cat)
• Friend of Large Hunters (Striped Sabre-cat)

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