@Stfuppercut Lupos won’t have shadow damage in Classic since it was removed in 1.9(?) so it’s definitely not here in 1.12.
Yeah, I think thats a very safe assumption. It has certainly been the assumption that everyone I know has held.
Stfuppercut I agree, Lupos is Lupos. He solo'd other plays on Nost, and there was no reason to overthink his mechanic. Stranglely, on Kronos there was never a time when Lupos had Shadow Damage, yet I kept seeing hunters in raid guilds running around with that darned Bloodaxe Worg.
As for the cat, I can't recall all fights but in MC he had great survivability (except rag) and for one of the drakes (Ebonroc I believe) he allowed me to either come in 1st or 2nd and embarrass all the Rogues. Nefarion was a bit of a disaster for the poor thing and likely would be out-dps'd by Wind Serpent. It could be I just didn't understand the positioning as it was quite a while ago, and that better positioning would allow better longevity.
With my raid spec and Trueshot Aura applied he had around 110~ dps before any type of other raid buffs, Jujus, bites, or claws, so if he can stay alive and actually dps'ing somewhere around 1/4th or possibly 1/5th of the fight per boss he will likely out dps the Wolf and probably the Wind Serpent too.
This is going to be a different value for Alliance because although I am not familiar with Horde raid buffs as much, I am pretty sure pets don't get a Windfury bonus. For myself I will be able to guarantee Juju buffs, Battle Shout (since the warrior isn't targeting), and BoM (have a friend) for every fight. A BoK is a small step away, but MotW and Fortitude are less likely due to mana cost and not being as easy to hand out after I rez the pet.
It is certainly trickier to handle a cat, but the DPS possibilities are far and away the highest if it works out.
As kill times decrease on each boss fight, the value of a cat just running in goes up over a wolf or wind serpent's slow and steady ticks due to the time available ratio.
Cats because they use eat meat and fish. Both of which I will be cooking en masse to level my cooking while leveling
Also a big fan of Boars, especially the charge. Just great in instances when a mob is going rogue. Really good all rounder.
I also have a cat, you know, for the grandchildren :)
Boars are great pets. Very sturdy and useful for tanking. Owls are a surprising option and with their AOE threat ability also very useful for soloing.
The best possible pet I bind for, is elite Wolf, in Elwynn Forest.
this white elite,
fox from . find it when -
And find this elite Bird.
Names of hit when end.
‘Bird’ I ended last
and ‘Fox’ I hit first after
starting with elite ‘Wolf’.
New to the whole Barrens chat! But I am curious what pet you other Hunters are going for come classic.
There’s a Bear, there’s a Wolf, there’s a Cheetah, there’s Wardril, there’s a Hiphen, and there’s a Loot.