Guild Wars 2

I’m sorry if this has been asked a zillion times already (I searched but didn’t really find an answer). Which is the best pet class? Is there any particular build for it that works better than others? What stats do I need to focus on? (I’m very new to the game and still trying to wade through the hows and whys of the game.)

Rangers are the only profession with pets.

Necromancers can raise minions. Others have summoning skills (thieves, elementals…)

Don’t worry about stats as you level up. Just use the best gear that drops for/awarded to you. When you get some traits, just read through them, since options are limited until later.

Basically: just enjoy the leveling process. Worry about builds/etc later.

So Necro pets and the rest are only temporary? Kind of like fire-and-forget?

There’s two classes that get persistent pets in the world: Ranger and Necromancer.

Ranger pets are better suited to what you’re probably looking into, as necromancer pets die pretty easily and have some pretty spotty AI.

After your traits unlock around level 30, there is a trait line specific to pet mastery that should provide some nice benefits. Also, most of the signet skills in the game provide passive buffs to you and your pet.

If you need something more specific, I recommend checking out the Ranger section of the forums or finding a build template via Google.

Happy hunting!
or, er, ranging.

Okay great! Thanks for all the replies!

Engineers with turrets are also kinda sorta a pet profession. As are Guardians with spirit weapons. Turret builds have somewhat of a role to play in PvP I hear but spirit weapons are underpowered.

Any.

…providing that you have a friend who always plays with you and does the killing for you whilst you just reap the benefit sitting on the sideline. You have to train that friend to respond to your commands though.

Alternatively, set up a seperated account and … well, use a bot…