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Growl is growl regardless of the pet. After that, it comes down to extra abilities like listed above and dps. I'd imagine, all things equal, a cat would hold aggro better than a bear on a single mob.-Hunter -
Priest - a boar!
JK, but a boar is a good pet.
Some pets are better at holding agro.
Boar's charge helps a little because charge gives them extra AP on their next attack (I think it's AP).
Carrion birds, owls and bats, get screech, an area attack/debuff that seems to help them hold agro very well. It is area, so be careful.
Gorillas get an area attack, but it seems not to have the special added agro thign that screech has - just does more damage...
...and more damage = better agro-holding.
Wolf's furious howl might help them a little in agro holding (it's a party buff that hits you, the pet, everyone in party).
Growl is your pet's main agro-holding tool. The target resisting a growl is the main reason for pet losing wondering if the different pets have different inherent aggro attributes making them better/worse tanks than others. Looking over Petopia, they grouped the defensive pets according to armor, health, and lack of DPS, offensive pets by DPS, health and lack of armor and combo bets as a little bit of all. But I'm just curious if a bear (for example) gains and holds aggro more effectively than a same level cat? Both can know growl, of course, but wouldn't the cat's higher DPS allow me to do more damage without drawing the mob?
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