You'll get more BL infos on my Beastlord FAQ here: http://tinyurl.com/Beast-eng WARDER : TAMING Each race starts with a different warder. * bat: arasai, Fb, DE * wolf: Barbarian, half/wood elf, halfling * Bear: dwarf, gnome, ogre * tiger: erudite, kerra, ratonga * hawk: fae, high elf, human * chokidai: iksar, sarnak * crocodile: froglock, troll At level 10, BL can tame new warders. · launch BL vision (first AA in animist) to see if the mob is tamable · cancel your current warder · attack the mob and bring it to 50% · use the ability "cheap shot" to stun it · use the ability "tame warder" · whilst casting, at 75% use the ability "stare down" -> gain new ability "summon warder: type-of-warder" or update warder appearance WARDER FAMILIES There are 16 families : 12 normal (level 10) and 4 exotic (final BL AA) and are either defensive or offensive. You can name your pet by doing right-click and pet options on it. Off: - reptile: lizards - rodent: rats, armadillos, beaver, badger - bats - feline: tigers - canine: wolves, dogs - avian: vulrich, falcon - amphibian: turtle, frog Def: - bovid: dear, cow, sheep, camel - bear - simian: gorilla, monkey - aquatic: crocs, crabs - boar: pig Exotic: - Dire: yeti, raptors, panthers - Enchanted: lasher, hellhound - Drake - Mystical: satar, cockatrice, displacer Full list on eq2wire.com PETS AA AND AFFINITY Warder can be seen on persona window > warder tab - top: family drop down - top bar: affinity (aka "pet level"). Goes up when fighting with warder at level 30+. Max bar grants a new primal - middle: current appearance - below: skill icons of your pet - clicking "stats" shows pet stats to the right - bottom: modify specialization = Pet AA You gain 1 pet AA every 2 levels from level 22 to 90. It doesn't use your AA pool. When you have 1 pet AA, you can put 1 AA in ALL families. Some BL quests give spec points. BEASTLORD BAR There is a special hotkey bar for BL (/togglebeastlordwindow). You can maximize/minimize it: - left: advantages - right: primals There is a second bar for savagery level (/togglesavagerywindow) To put a skill in the bar, right click on a slot starting from the left while on feral (level 18) or spiritual (30) stance. You'll have a drop down of skills you can use. You can also right-click your warder families icons to have a dropdown with all families. BEASTLORD SPECIAL ABILITIES WEAKNESS AND ADVANTAGES At level 18, you'll gain advantages. You can use them only when your warder and a stance are active (feral stance at 18, spiritual stance at 30). When fighting, you'll see a blue paw (your warder spotted a weakness) > you can click an advantage. Advantages currently share the same reuse timer (0.5s) SAVAGERY AND PRIMAL TACTICS At level 20, you'll gain savagery and can use Primal Tactics. When you hit an advantage, the savagery bar fills in red (savagery gain). When you have enough savagery, hit a primal. At higher levels, launching a primal will activate rampage or spirituality which boosts primals. Savagery decays with time (AA lessen that). WHILE IN COMBAT : · spot weaknesses (blue paw) · hit an advantage (left size of the bar) to fill up your savagery (red bar above) · when savagery is filled up, use a primal tactic (right size of the bar) At level 30, you'll get another stance named "Spiritual stance" which brings in a whole new set of advantages and primals (healing stance) BEASTLORDS BY LEVEL The beastlords change a lot with the level, so I'll put here at what level one gets new stuff. · Level 10 : Tame Warder · Level 18 : Weakness & Feral Advantages · Level 20 : Savagery & Feral Tactics · Level 25 : Feral stance updated, you'll start to gain savagery when using one of your regular abilities · Level 30 : Spiritual Stance · Level 31 : pet levelling · Level 82 : with 31 specialization points, you'll be able to chose a first primal tactic in your Warder Specializations. Those primal tactics go in 5th or 6th primal slot.