Friend of Small Hunters (Lynx)

Friend of Small Hunters (Lynx)

Fast
Induction: 1s
Summons a lynx companion.

The lynx is a stealthy hunter.
Cost: [672 at Level 150] Power

General Information

Class: Lore-master

Level: 30

This skill is replaced by  Call to Lynx when specialized in Master of Nature's Fury

Effects

This skill summons a Lynx companion.

Skill Interactions

Several of the Lore-master's skills cause the Lynx to use one of its abilities:

Lore-master Skill	Lynx Skill	Category
Minor Pet Command (Yellow)	Razor Claws	Melee + Debuff + DoT
Minor Pet Command (Blue)	Slashing Claws	Melee + DoT
Major Pet Command	Feral Strike	AoE Damage + DoT
Sign of the Wild: Rage	Wild Strike	Melee + DoT
Sign of the Wild: Protection	Turn Tail	Buff

While summoned, this Pet grants the Lore-master a unique Corruption removal skill:

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.
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 Lynx is one of the Lore-master's strongest pets. It is commonly used in all three trait lines due to its high damage output and offensive support (in Yellow-line).

See also

Jewellers can craft Talismans. When consumed, they teach you a version of this skill which summons a lynx with a different cosmetic appearance:

• Friend of Small Hunters (Grey Lynx)
• Friend of Small Hunters (Mountain Lynx)
• Friend of Small Hunters (Onyx Lynx)
• Friend of Small Hunters (Spotted Lynx)
• Friend of Small Hunters (Tundra Lynx)

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