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Animal Handling
The art of taming animals and teaching them to fight alongside you.
Skill Type:	Combat Skill
Max Level:	90
Requirements:	None
Skill Trainers:	Gisli, Crelpin

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Animal Handlers spend a ton of time with their pets, raising and training them. Ancillary skills like Animal Husbandry let them breed pets to get the best genes for fighting (and best colors and appearances!). Animal Handlers have a lot of versatility because they can summon different pets for different problems, but they have to spend a lot of time out of combat raising these pets. (Hopefully this is a fun activity for them, though! It’s aimed at people who think raising and breeding virtual animals sounds fun.)

— Developer Blog A little more about evil, undead, and pet classes

Animal Handling Overview

Animal Handling is a combat skill that many wanderers of Alharth like to learn. The skill focuses on taming and training various animals to fight alongside you.

In-Game Description

The art of taming animals and teaching them to fight alongside you.

Training Animal Handling

• Gisli, a Dwarf living in Serbule Keep, will teach the art of Animal Handling for 2000 Councils. Unlike many denizens of Alharth, you don't need to be his friend, he seems willing to teach the skill to anyone who can pay. He will also unlock skill levels 51-60, and 61-70.
• Crelpin in the Fae Realm will unlock levels 71-80.
• Levels 81-90 may be unlocked by gaining favor with a mysterious entity deep beneath Povus.

Connected Skills

Sub-Skills:

• Animal Husbandry

Secondary Skills:

• Charm Rat - While not a skill, Adventurers may wish to learn the art of 'Rat Charming. While you can learn to Tame Rats from Gisli, the method to Charm Rats must be obtained elsewhere. This relatively rare technique is rumored to have been taught at a secret Council Academy once operating on Anagoge Island. Charmed Rats are still wild animals, not pets. Charmed Rats will follow you around, and can't be revived once defeated in battle.

Synergy Levels

Bonus Synergy Levels for Animal Handling can be obtained from the following skills and levels:

Anatomy

Level 15 and 25

Animal Husbandry

Level 25, and Level 50, and Level 75

Bear Anatomy

Level 29

Compassion

Level 30

Feline Anatomy

Level 19

Fishing

Level 42

Rodent Anatomy

Level 19 and Level 39

Skinning

Level 15

Animal Handling Basic Abilities

As you level Animal Handling, you will learn the following abilities:

Abilities available from Gisli the stable master in Serbule Keep.

Animal Handling Advanced Abilities

Upon reaching higher levels, experts of the Animal Handling Skill may learn the following abilities:

(Under Construction - Higher level skills may be learned from Gisli.)

Animal Handling Complete Ability List

Icon	Level	Name	Description	Special	Effects	Stats	Source
	1	Tame Rat	Tame a wild rat into becoming your permanent pet. Requires a piece of cheese.	Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 100 Range: 5 Cooldown: 10 Channel Time: 20	Gift: Gisli Leveling
	1	Tame Big Cat	Tame a wild great cat into becoming your permanent pet. Requires a piece of string.	Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 100 Range: 5 Cooldown: 10 Channel Time: 20	Gift: Sacrificial Bowl
	1	Tame Bear	Tame a wild bear into becoming your permanent pet. Requires a perch.	Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 100 Range: 5 Cooldown: 10 Channel Time: 20	Gift: Sacrificial Bowl
	2	Call Stabled Pet #1	Summon the pet in your stable slot #1	Summon Pet from Stable Slot #1 Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 40 Range: 5 Cooldown: 60	Leveling
	3	Feed Pet	Give your pet a quick snack to bolster it in the middle of combat.	Restores: 15 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet		Power Cost: 10 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	5	That'll Do	Give your pet positive reinforcement after combat to help get it back into shape quickly.	Restores: 70 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 0 Range: 5 Cooldown: 30 Channel Time: 1	Leveling
	6	Get It Off Me	Order your pet to come to your aid and taunt whatever's attacking you.	For 30 seconds, pet's attacks taunt as if they did 300% more damage, and pet gains +4 mitigation versus Piercing, Slashing, and Crushing damage. Pet switches to Defend mode, and is directed to attack the foes that are focused on you. (How well the pet focuses on your enemies depends in part on the pet's Bond Level.)		Power Cost: 17 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	7	Monstrous Rage	Give your pet the signal to unleash its inner fury.	Pet deals +20% damage for one attack		Power Cost: 17 Range: 20 Cooldown: 15	Leveling
	8	Shrill Command	Use your stern gaze and loud voice to surprise a foe. This is a Core Attack		Damage: 25 Psychic	Power Cost: 18 Range: 30 Cooldown: 10	Leveling
	9	Sic 'Em	Instruct your pet to use its special attack ability. (Each type of pet has a special attack, although some pets' special attacks are hardly more impressive than their basic attack.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet gains +3 speed for 10 seconds and pet attempts to use its pet-specific Special Attack		Power Cost: 12 Range: 20 Cooldown: 12	Leveling
	10	Clever Trick	Instruct your pet to perform its special trick ability. (Each type of pet has a trick ability. Their usefulness varies widely.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet attempts to perform its pet-specific Clever Trick		Power Cost: 23 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	11	That'll Do 2	Give your pet positive reinforcement after combat to help get it back into shape quickly.	Restores: 105 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 0 Range: 5 Cooldown: 30 Channel Time: 1	Leveling
	13	Feed Pet 2	Give your pet a quick snack to bolster it in the middle of combat.	Restores: 35 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet		Power Cost: 13 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	15	Call Stabled Pet #2	Summon the pet in your stable slot #2	Summon Pet from Stable Slot #2 Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 40 Range: 5 Cooldown: 60	Leveling
	15	Unnatural Wrath	Energize your pet's next attack at the cost of its health. You must have an Anchor Rune in your inventory, and there is a 10% chance it will be consumed.	Pet takes 41 damage and deals +30 damage for one attack	Damage: 41 Nothingness	Power Cost: 22 Range: 5 Cooldown: 10	Training: Gisli
	16	Get It Off Me 2	Order your pet to come to your aid and taunt whatever's attacking you.	For 30 seconds, pet's attacks taunt as if they did 310% more damage, and pet gains +8 mitigation versus Piercing, Slashing, and Crushing damage. Pet switches to Defend mode, and is directed to attack the foes that are focused on you. (How well the pet focuses on your enemies depends in part on the pet's Bond Level.)		Power Cost: 23 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	17	Monstrous Rage 2	Give your pet the signal to unleash its inner fury.	Pet deals +40% damage for one attack		Power Cost: 23 Range: 20 Cooldown: 15	Leveling
	17	Wild Endurance	Order your pet to hold its ground.	Pet recovers 2 Health/Sec and gains Universal Mitigation +5 for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 23 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Gisli
	18	Shrill Command 2	Use your stern gaze and loud voice to surprise a foe. This is a Core Attack		Damage: 48 Psychic	Power Cost: 24 Range: 30 Cooldown: 10	Leveling
	19	Sic 'Em 2	Instruct your pet to use its special attack ability. (Each type of pet has a special attack, although some pets' special attacks are hardly more impressive than their basic attack.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet gains +4 speed and +5 damage for 10 seconds, and pet attempts to use its pet-specific Special Attack		Power Cost: 15 Range: 20 Cooldown: 12	Leveling
	20	Nimble Limbs	Your pet becomes more agile and evasive.	Pet gains +50% Projectile Evasion for 10 seconds		Power Cost: 13 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	21	That'll Do 3	Give your pet positive reinforcement after combat to help get it back into shape quickly.	Restores: 150 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 0 Range: 5 Cooldown: 30 Channel Time: 1	Leveling
	23	Feed Pet 3	Give your pet a quick snack to bolster it in the middle of combat.	Restores: 70 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet		Power Cost: 16 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	25	Clever Trick 2	Instruct your pet to perform its special trick ability. It also recovers some Armor. (Each type of pet has a trick ability. Their usefulness varies widely.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet recovers 25 Armor. Pet attempts to perform its pet-specific Clever Trick		Power Cost: 32 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	26	Get It Off Me 3	Order your pet to come to your aid and taunt whatever's attacking you.	For 30 seconds, pet's attacks taunt as if they did 320% more damage, and pet gains +12 mitigation versus Piercing, Slashing, and Crushing damage. Pet switches to Defend mode, and is directed to attack the foes that are focused on you. (How well the pet focuses on your enemies depends in part on the pet's Bond Level.)		Power Cost: 28 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	27	Monstrous Rage 3	Give your pet the signal to unleash its inner fury.	Pet deals +60% damage for one attack		Power Cost: 28 Range: 20 Cooldown: 15	Leveling
	28	Shrill Command 3	Use your stern gaze and loud voice to surprise a foe. This is a Core Attack		Damage: 78 Psychic	Power Cost: 29 Range: 30 Cooldown: 10	Leveling
	29	Sic 'Em 3	Instruct your pet to use its special attack ability. (Each type of pet has a special attack, although some pets' special attacks are hardly more impressive than their basic attack.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet gains +5 speed and +10 damage for 10 seconds, and pet attempts to use its pet-specific Special Attack		Power Cost: 18 Range: 20 Cooldown: 12	Leveling
	30	Nimble Limbs 2	Your pet becomes more agile and evasive.	Pet gains +60% Projectile Evasion and +33% Burst Evasion for 12 seconds		Power Cost: 16 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	30	Unnatural Wrath 2	Energize your pet's next attack at the cost of its health. You must have an Anchor Rune in your inventory, and there is a 10% chance it will be consumed.	Pet takes 86 damage and deals +70 damage for one attack	Damage: 86 Nothingness	Power Cost: 30 Range: 5 Cooldown: 10	Training: Gisli
	31	That'll Do 4	Give your pet positive reinforcement after combat to help get it back into shape quickly.	Restores: 190 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 0 Range: 5 Cooldown: 30 Channel Time: 1	Leveling
	32	Wild Endurance 2	Order your pet to hold its ground.	Pet recovers 4 Health/Sec and gains Universal Mitigation +10 for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 31 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Gisli
	33	Feed Pet 4	Give your pet a quick snack to bolster it in the middle of combat.	Restores: 105 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet		Power Cost: 20 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	34	Call Stabled Pet #3	Summon the pet in your stable slot #3	Summon Pet from Stable Slot #3 Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 40 Range: 5 Cooldown: 60	Leveling
	36	Get It Off Me 4	Order your pet to come to your aid and taunt whatever's attacking you.	For 30 seconds, pet's attacks taunt as if they did 330% more damage, and pet gains +16 mitigation versus Piercing, Slashing, and Crushing damage. Pet switches to Defend mode, and is directed to attack the foes that are focused on you. (How well the pet focuses on your enemies depends in part on the pet's Bond Level.)		Power Cost: 34 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	37	Monstrous Rage 4	Give your pet the signal to unleash its inner fury.	Pet deals +80% damage for one attack		Power Cost: 34 Range: 20 Cooldown: 15	Leveling
	38	Shrill Command 4	Use your stern gaze and loud voice to surprise a foe. This is a Core Attack		Damage: 118 Psychic	Power Cost: 35 Range: 30 Cooldown: 10	Leveling
	39	Sic 'Em 4	Instruct your pet to use its special attack ability. (Each type of pet has a special attack, although some pets' special attacks are hardly more impressive than their basic attack.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet gains +6 speed and +15 damage for 10 seconds, and pet attempts to use its pet-specific Special Attack		Power Cost: 22 Range: 20 Cooldown: 12	Leveling
	40	Nimble Limbs 3	Your pet becomes more agile and evasive.	Pet gains +70% Projectile Evasion and +50% Burst Evasion for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 19 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	41	That'll Do 5	Give your pet positive reinforcement after combat to help get it back into shape quickly.	Restores: 240 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 0 Range: 5 Cooldown: 30 Channel Time: 1	Leveling
	43	Feed Pet 5	Give your pet a quick snack to bolster it in the middle of combat.	Restores: 150 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet		Power Cost: 23 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	44	Clever Trick 3	Instruct your pet to perform its special trick ability. It also recovers some Armor. (Each type of pet has a trick ability. Their usefulness varies widely.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet recovers 50 Armor. Pet attempts to perform its pet-specific Clever Trick		Power Cost: 40 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	45	Call Stabled Pet #4	Summon the pet in your stable slot #4	Summon Pet from Stable Slot #4 Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 40 Range: 5 Cooldown: 60	Leveling
	45	Unnatural Wrath 3	Energize your pet's next attack at the cost of its health. You must have an Anchor Rune in your inventory, and there is a 10% chance it will be consumed.	Pet takes 162 damage and deals +100 damage for one attack	Damage: 162 Nothingness	Power Cost: 38 Range: 5 Cooldown: 10	Training: Gisli
	46	Get It Off Me 5	Order your pet to come to your aid and taunt whatever's attacking you.	For 30 seconds, pet's attacks taunt as if they did 340% more damage, and pet gains +20 mitigation versus Piercing, Slashing, and Crushing damage. Pet switches to Defend mode, and is directed to attack the foes that are focused on you. (How well the pet focuses on your enemies depends in part on the pet's Bond Level.)		Power Cost: 38 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	47	Monstrous Rage 5	Give your pet the signal to unleash its inner fury.	Pet deals +100% damage for one attack		Power Cost: 39 Range: 20 Cooldown: 15	Leveling
	47	Wild Endurance 3	Order your pet to hold its ground.	Pet recovers 6 Health/Sec and gains Universal Mitigation +15 for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 39 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Gisli
	48	Shrill Command 5	Use your stern gaze and loud voice to surprise a foe. This is a Core Attack		Damage: 185 Psychic	Power Cost: 39 Range: 30 Cooldown: 10	Leveling
	49	Sic 'Em 5	Instruct your pet to use its special attack ability. (Each type of pet has a special attack, although some pets' special attacks are hardly more impressive than their basic attack.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet gains +7 speed and +20 damage for 10 seconds, and pet attempts to use its pet-specific Special Attack		Power Cost: 25 Range: 20 Cooldown: 12	Leveling
	50	Nimble Limbs 4	Your pet becomes more agile and evasive.	Pet gains +75% Projectile Evasion and +66% Burst Evasion for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 22 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Leveling
	51	That'll Do 6	Give your pet positive reinforcement after combat to help get it back into shape quickly.	Restores: 280 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 0 Range: 5 Cooldown: 30 Channel Time: 1	Training: Gisli
	53	Feed Pet 6	Give your pet a quick snack to bolster it in the middle of combat.	Restores: 190 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet		Power Cost: 26 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Gisli
	55	Unnatural Wrath 4	Energize your pet's next attack at the cost of its health. You must have an Anchor Rune in your inventory, and there is a 10% chance it will be consumed.	Pet takes 237 damage and deals +150 damage for one attack	Damage: 237 Nothingness	Power Cost: 43 Range: 5 Cooldown: 10	Training: Gisli
	56	Get It Off Me 6	Order your pet to come to your aid and taunt whatever's attacking you.	For 30 seconds, pet's attacks taunt as if they did 350% more damage, and pet gains +24 mitigation versus Piercing, Slashing, and Crushing damage. Pet switches to Defend mode, and is directed to attack the foes that are focused on you. (How well the pet focuses on your enemies depends in part on the pet's Bond Level.)		Power Cost: 43 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Gisli
	57	Monstrous Rage 6	Give your pet the signal to unleash its inner fury.	Pet deals +120% damage for one attack		Power Cost: 44 Range: 20 Cooldown: 15	Training: Gisli
	57	Wild Endurance 4	Order your pet to hold its ground.	Pet recovers 9 Health/Sec and gains Universal Mitigation +20 for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 44 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Gisli
	58	Shrill Command 6	Use your stern gaze and loud voice to surprise a foe. This is a Core Attack		Damage: 257 Psychic	Power Cost: 44 Range: 30 Cooldown: 10	Training: Gisli
	59	Sic 'Em 6	Instruct your pet to use its special attack ability. (Each type of pet has a special attack, although some pets' special attacks are hardly more impressive than their basic attack.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet gains +8 speed and +25 damage for 10 seconds, and pet attempts to use its pet-specific Special Attack		Power Cost: 27 Range: 20 Cooldown: 12	Training: Gisli
	60	Call Stabled Pet #5	Summon the pet in your stable slot #5	Summon Pet from Stable Slot #5 Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 40 Range: 5 Cooldown: 60	Training: Gisli
	60	Call Living Stabled Pet	Summon the first living pet in your stable. If the pet in stable slot #1 is alive, it is summoned; if not, slot #2 is checked, etc.	Summon Pet from first Stable Slot with a Living Pet Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 40 Range: 5 Cooldown: 60	Training: Gisli
	60	Nimble Limbs 5	Your pet becomes more agile and evasive.	Pet gains +75% Projectile Evasion and +75% Burst Evasion for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 24 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Gisli
	61	That'll Do 7	Give your pet positive reinforcement after combat to help get it back into shape quickly.	Restores: 320 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 0 Range: 5 Cooldown: 30 Channel Time: 1	Training: Gisli
	63	Feed Pet 7	Give your pet a quick snack to bolster it in the middle of combat.	Restores: 240 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet		Power Cost: 29 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Gisli
	64	Clever Trick 4	Instruct your pet to perform its special trick ability. It also recovers some Armor. (Each type of pet has a trick ability. Their usefulness varies widely.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet recovers 100 Armor. Pet attempts to perform its pet-specific Clever Trick		Power Cost: 51 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Gisli
	65	Unnatural Wrath 5	Energize your pet's next attack at the cost of its health. You must have an Anchor Rune in your inventory, and there is a 10% chance it will be consumed.	Pet takes 309 damage and deals +200 damage for one attack	Damage: 309 Nothingness	Power Cost: 48 Range: 5 Cooldown: 10	Training: Gisli
	66	Get It Off Me 7	Order your pet to come to your aid and taunt whatever's attacking you.	For 30 seconds, pet's attacks taunt as if they did 400% more damage, and pet gains +27 mitigation versus Piercing, Slashing, and Crushing damage. Pet switches to Defend mode, and is directed to attack the foes that are focused on you. (How well the pet focuses on your enemies depends in part on the pet's Bond Level.)		Power Cost: 48 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Gisli
	67	Monstrous Rage 7	Give your pet the signal to unleash its inner fury.	Pet deals +150% damage for one attack		Power Cost: 49 Range: 20 Cooldown: 15	Training: Gisli
	67	Wild Endurance 5	Order your pet to hold its ground.	Pet recovers 12 Health/Sec and gains Universal Mitigation +25 for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 49 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Gisli
	68	Shrill Command 7	Use your stern gaze and loud voice to surprise a foe. This is a Core Attack		Damage: 331 Psychic	Power Cost: 49 Range: 30 Cooldown: 10	Training: Gisli
	69	Sic 'Em 7	Instruct your pet to use its special attack ability. (Each type of pet has a special attack, although some pets' special attacks are hardly more impressive than their basic attack.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet gains +8 speed and +40 damage for 10 seconds, and pet attempts to use its pet-specific Special Attack		Power Cost: 31 Range: 20 Cooldown: 12	Training: Gisli
	70	Tame Bee	Tame a wild bee or wasp into becoming your permanent pet. Requires a Bee-Lover's Bouquet.	Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 100 Range: 5 Cooldown: 10 Channel Time: 20	Training: Crelpin
	70	Nimble Limbs 6	Your pet becomes more agile and evasive.	Pet gains +80% Projectile Evasion, +75% Burst Evasion, and +10% Melee Evasion for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 27 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Gisli
	71	That'll Do 8	Give your pet positive reinforcement after combat to help get it back into shape quickly.	Restores: 360 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 0 Range: 5 Cooldown: 30 Channel Time: 1	Training: Gisli
	73	Feed Pet 8	Give your pet a quick snack to bolster it in the middle of combat.	Restores: 280 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet		Power Cost: 32 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Crelpin
	75	Call Stabled Pet #6	Summon the pet in your stable slot #6	Summon Pet from Stable Slot #6 Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 40 Range: 5 Cooldown: 60	Training: Crelpin
	75	Unnatural Wrath 6	Energize your pet's next attack at the cost of its health. You must have an Anchor Rune in your inventory, and there is a 10% chance it will be consumed.	Pet takes 392 damage and deals +250 damage for one attack	Damage: 392 Nothingness	Power Cost: 53 Range: 5 Cooldown: 10	Item: Animal Handling: Unnatural Wrath 6
	76	Get It Off Me 8	Order your pet to come to your aid and taunt whatever's attacking you.	For 30 seconds, pet's attacks taunt as if they did 450% more damage, and pet gains +30 mitigation versus Piercing, Slashing, and Crushing damage. Pet switches to Defend mode, and is directed to attack the foes that are focused on you. (How well the pet focuses on your enemies depends in part on the pet's Bond Level.)		Power Cost: 53 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Crelpin
	77	Monstrous Rage 8	Give your pet the signal to unleash its inner fury.	Pet deals +175% damage for one attack		Power Cost: 54 Range: 20 Cooldown: 15	Training: Crelpin
	77	Wild Endurance 6	Order your pet to hold its ground.	Pet recovers 15 Health/Sec and gains Universal Mitigation +30 for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 54 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Training: Crelpin
	78	Shrill Command 8	Use your stern gaze and loud voice to surprise a foe. This is a Core Attack		Damage: 417 Psychic	Power Cost: 54 Range: 30 Cooldown: 10	Item: Animal Handling: Shrill Command 8
	79	Sic 'Em 8	Instruct your pet to use its special attack ability. (Each type of pet has a special attack, although some pets' special attacks are hardly more impressive than their basic attack.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet gains +9 speed and +55 damage for 10 seconds, and pet attempts to use its pet-specific Special Attack		Power Cost: 34 Range: 20 Cooldown: 12	Training: Crelpin
	80	Nimble Limbs 7	Your pet becomes more agile and evasive.	Pet gains +80% Projectile Evasion, +80% Burst Evasion, and +15% Melee Evasion for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 30 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Item: Animal Handling: Nimble Limbs 7
	81	That'll Do 9	Give your pet positive reinforcement after combat to help get it back into shape quickly.	Restores: 400 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 0 Range: 5 Cooldown: 30 Channel Time: 1	Training: Crelpin
	83	Feed Pet 9	Give your pet a quick snack to bolster it in the middle of combat.	Restores: 320 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet		Power Cost: 35 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Item: Animal Handling: Feed Pet 9
	84	Clever Trick 5	Instruct your pet to perform its special trick ability. It also recovers some Armor. (Each type of pet has a trick ability. Their usefulness varies widely.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet recovers 150 Armor. Pet attempts to perform its pet-specific Clever Trick		Power Cost: 64 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Item: Animal Handling: Clever Trick 5
	85	Unnatural Wrath 7	Energize your pet's next attack at the cost of its health. You must have an Anchor Rune in your inventory, and there is a 10% chance it will be consumed.	Pet takes 480 damage and deals +300 damage for one attack	Damage: 480 Nothingness	Power Cost: 58 Range: 5 Cooldown: 10	Item: Animal Handling: Unnatural Wrath 7
	86	Get It Off Me 9	Order your pet to come to your aid and taunt whatever's attacking you.	For 30 seconds, pet's attacks taunt as if they did 500% more damage, and pet gains +33 mitigation versus Piercing, Slashing, and Crushing damage. Pet switches to Defend mode, and is directed to attack the foes that are focused on you. (How well the pet focuses on your enemies depends in part on the pet's Bond Level.)		Power Cost: 59 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Item: Animal Handling: Get It Off Me 9
	87	Monstrous Rage 9	Give your pet the signal to unleash its inner fury.	Pet deals +200% damage for one attack		Power Cost: 59 Range: 20 Cooldown: 15	Item: Animal Handling: Monstrous Rage 9
	87	Wild Endurance 7	Order your pet to hold its ground.	Pet recovers 18 Health/Sec and gains Universal Mitigation +35 for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 59 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Item: Animal Handling: Wild Endurance 7
	88	Shrill Command 9	Use your stern gaze and loud voice to surprise a foe. This is a Core Attack		Damage: 506 Psychic	Power Cost: 60 Range: 30 Cooldown: 10	Item: Animal Handling: Shrill Command 9
	89	Sic 'Em 9	Instruct your pet to use its special attack ability. (Each type of pet has a special attack, although some pets' special attacks are hardly more impressive than their basic attack.) If the pet is not yet engaged in combat, it will use your selected target as a suggested enemy.	Pet gains +9 speed and +70 damage for 10 seconds, and pet attempts to use its pet-specific Special Attack		Power Cost: 37 Range: 20 Cooldown: 12	Item: Animal Handling: Sic 'Em 9
	90	Nimble Limbs 8	Your pet becomes more agile and evasive.	Pet gains +85% Projectile Evasion, +80% Burst Evasion, and +17% Melee Evasion for 15 seconds		Power Cost: 33 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Item: Animal Handling: Nimble Limbs 8
	91	That'll Do 10	Give your pet positive reinforcement after combat to help get it back into shape quickly.	Restores: 450 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet Can Be On Sidebar		Power Cost: 0 Range: 5 Cooldown: 30 Channel Time: 1	Item: Animal Handling: That'll Do 10
	93	Feed Pet 10	Give your pet a quick snack to bolster it in the middle of combat.	Restores: 360 Health (or Armor if Health is full) to Pet		Power Cost: 39 Range: 20 Cooldown: 30	Item: Animal Handling: Feed Pet 10

Animal Handling Mechanics

Animal Taming

Before Animal Handlers can call a wild animal their pet, it must first be Tamed. Shrines can be found across Alharth dedicated to specific types of animals. These shrines hold secrets related to Taming their associated animals, and may grant their knowledge to anyone who solves their sacrificial riddles. You can only tame pets at your own Animal Handling skill level or up to five levels higher. For example, Grimalkin are level 55, so you need a minimum of 50 levels of Animal Handling to tame one.

To Tame a wild animal, the animal's associated Taming Ability must be used. Adventurers wishing to Tame a cat must complete a twenty second cast of their Tame Cat ability, while focusing on a specific wild Feline. If the Adventurer is able to survive the cat for twenty seconds, the cat will accept the Adventurer as its master.

Charm Rat

Learned on Anagoge Island.

Tame Rat

Learned from Gisli in Serbule.

Tame Cat

Learned by Level 20 Animal Handlers at the Cat Shrine in northeast Eltibule.

Tame Bear

Learned by Level 40 Animal Handlers at the Bear Shrine in the Kur Mountains.

Tame Bee

Learned by Level 70 Animal Handlers from Crelpin in the Fae Realm

Raising Skill Levels

To level Animal Handling, an Adventurer must actively use pet abilities while fighting, just like every other skill.

Stables

You can have as many pets as you have stable slots. You can buy more stable slots from Stable Masters.

Stable Masters can help you to rename your pets, level up your pets, release unwanted pets, and most importantly, revive them if they fall in battle.

Deceased pets can be revived at a stable for a small fee.

The fee for extra stable slots increases with each slot, for example #8 costs 10.000 council, #9 costs 50.000 council.

Summoning Pets

As you level up in Animal Handling you'll gain access to abilities that allow you to summon your pets based on what stable slot they are in. You may only summon a single pet tamed from Animal Handling at a time, but you may summon your Animal Handling pets alongside pets from other skills like Necromancy or Battle Chemistry.

Anchor Runes

Potential Prodigies versed in Animal Handling may have learned the Unnatural Wrath abilities.Hint These abilities require an Anchor Rune to be used.

Shadowy deer shaped Constructs such as the Misery Yak are reportedly sources of this item.

Healing Pets

While deceased pets can be revived at a Stable, adept Animal Handlers may attempt to resuscitate their pets using Good First Aid Kits.

• Note that pet healing skills mean overall health/armor healing, not each. Example: if your pet is missing 5 health and 20 armor, and you use Feed Pet for +15 healing, the pet will recover 5 health and 10 armor.

Pet Combat & Tricks

Every Tamed animal has two types of special attacks, a Sic 'Em Attack and a Special Trick. Every animal has a different set of attacks.

Sic 'Em is an ability Animal Handlers will learn at levels 9, 19, 29, 39, and 49. This ability commands your pet to perform its Sic 'Em Attack.

Clever Trick is an ability Animal Handlers will learn at levels 3, 25, and 44. This ability commands your pet to perform its Special Trick.

Known Sic 'Em attacks are as follows

Bear Self-Heal (Pet): Slashing Damage and Self-Heal +20* Sic 'Em level

Bear Taunt (Pet): Slashing Damage and Taunt +60* Sic 'Em level

Big Cat Kill (Pet): Heavy Slashing Damage

Grimalkin Puncture (Pet): Trauma Damage over time.

Raking Claw (Pet): Debuff Slashing Damage for 8 seconds. Level 1=7%, Level 4=15%

Rat De-Rage (Pet): Reduced Monster Rage. Level 1=-90, Level 6=-500

Known Clever Trick / Special Trick attacks are as follows

Bear Stun (Pet): Crushing Damage and stun.

Bear Ultra (Pet): Heavy Crushing damage.

Bear Warmth (Pet): Buff Taunt attacks and grant the owner Cold mitigation. Level 1= +10 taunt/+5 cold mitigation. Level 6= +125 taunt/+30 cold mitigation

Big Cat Heal (Pet): Heal owner. Level 1=25 health, Level 6=200 health.

Big Cat Root (Pet): Slashing and root. Level 1= 5secs, Level 4=11 seconds.

Big Cat ultrakill (Pet): Very Heavy Slashing Damage.

Grimalkin Flee (Pet): Lure Enemy away. Level 1=Temp Taunt 1100. Level 3=1700.

Rat Burn (Pet): Burn Target. Level 1= 40 damage over 12 seconds. Level 6=240 damage over 12 seconds.

Rat Heal (Pet): Heal owner. Level 1=30, Level 6=180.

Rat Poison Vuln (Pet): Debuff Poison Vulnerability for 20 seconds. Level 1= 10% Level 4=20%

Pet Level & Bond Level

As you fight alongside your pet, its Bond Level increases. A new pet will begin with a Bond Level of 0, or a pet you receive from another player (not yet available in-game). For each Bond Level, pets' base damage increases by 1 or 2, max health increases by 4, and max armor increases by 1.

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Pets have a level that determines their basic combat stats like health and damage. Pets that were tamed in more dangerous areas have higher starting levels. Pets earn XP when you fight alongside them, and when they have enough XP their level can increase. You will need to visit an animal-handling trainer and pay a small fee to level up your pet, when it has enough XP.

In addition to raise the Pet Level, earning XP also increases the pet's Bond Level. The Bond Level gives the pet some extra damage, health, and armor. A new pet's Bond Level always starts at 0.

— Gisli

Enthusiasm

Pet Enthusiasm is boosted by its owner's equipped items. Enthusiasm determines the chance for pets to critically hit enemies. Higher Enthusiasm is required to critically hit higher level monsters. If a pet performs a critical hit, the pet's direct damage is increased by 25% (for cats), 40% (for bears and bees), or 50% (for rats).

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A pet's Enthusiasm does two things: first it determines how quickly pets gain Happiness. In addition, Enthusiasm gives the pet a chance to 'critically hit' enemies. The chance of a critical-hit is based on the pet's Enthusiasm versus the enemy's skill levels. If a pet's attack critically-hits, that attack's damage is boosted by 25% for cats, 40% for bears, or 50% for rats.

The easiest way to impart some Enthusiasm into your pet is to wear special equipment that boosts your pet's Enthusiasm. As with all pet-boosting equipment, you must be wearing the item before you summon the pet.

— Gisli

Combat XP Boost %

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Some equipment can make a pet earn XP faster. This will be shown as a Combat XP Boost when you examine the pet. But note that the pet's Happiness still plays a big role in determining the actual amount of XP they earn.

— Gisli

Damage Boost & Damage Multiplier

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A pet's Damage Boost is added to their attacks' damage. Then, the damage is multiplied by their Damage Multiplier (if any).

The pet's Damage Boost will naturally increase as it gains Pet Levels and Bond Levels. Both Damage Boost and Damage Multiplier can also be boosted when you wear certain equipment.

— Gisli

Happiness

Happiness determines how much experience a pet earns. If it dies, Happiness goes down. The rate a pet recovers Happiness is based on Enthusiasm.

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A pet's Happiness determines how much XP it earns when it helps you defeat enemies. A higher Happiness means it earns more XP! But if a pet dies, its Happiness is reduced by half

— Gisli

Tamable Animals

Level Requirements

Each type of tamable animal has a minimum Animal Handling level reqired to tame it. This requirement can often be found on the wiki, on the pages of the individual animals.

Rats

Rats are generally the first animal Animal Handlers will learn to Charm and Tame. Higher level rats may provide a Poison Vulnerability Debuff, and some species of Rats are reported to exhibit high Evasion & Crit.

Mr. Squeaky is not tamable through Animal Handling, as he is a highly-intelligent foe. Only animals unaware of their own sentience can be tamed!

• Drunk Sewer Rat
• Fearless Sewer Rat
• Fire Rat
• Giant Plains Rat
• Giant Rat
• Hearty Cave Rat
• Necro Rat
• Opportunistic Island Rat
• Sewer Rat

Felines

Animal Handlers who master Rats may wish to move onto something more ferocious, the Feline. Felines, also known as Big Cats, can be Charmed by Level 20+ Animal Handlers. Felines deal heavy slashing damage, but most are weak to poison.

Bears

Bears are difficult to tame, requiring 40 Levels of Animal Handling, but are loyal partners. Some bears deal heavy damage, while others act as tanks. Most bears are weak against Electricity and Acid damage.

Bee

Bee are very difficult to tame, requiring level 70. Most Bee deal ranged damage.

• Blinding Wasp
• Bloodhunter Bee
• Deep Wasp
• Fae Bee
• Freeze Wasp
• Opportunistic Blinding Wasp
• Opportunistic Turret Wasp
• Turret Wasp

Animal Handling Treasure Effects

See also: Animal Handling/Treasure Effects:By Slot

See also: Animal Handling/Treasure Effects:By Ability