Pet being dead rather than downed
That’s happened to me before as well. I find it more funny than anything, as it’s not something you expect at all.
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PvE Main – Zar Poisonclaw – Daredevil
WvW Main – Ghost Mistcaller – Herald
PvE Main – Zar Poisonclaw – Daredevil
WvW Main – Ghost Mistcaller – Herald
You can make it happen if you take the safe fall trait (half damage from falls). Your pet does not get damage from the trait. So if you fall far enough that it would normally kill you, you survive but the pet dies (as in leaves a corpse dies).