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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
Pet Focus enhances various combat statistics of the pet, and is very essential for the primary pet classes: Magician, Necromancer, and Beast Lord.
Pet Focus enhances various combat statistics of the pet, and is very essential for the primary pet classes: Magician, Necromancer, and Beast Lord.
These classes are currently the only ones that can benefit from Pet Focus.


Older Foci had different names, but nowadays all foci has the name "Enhanced Minion", and a roman numeral after it. This is typically abbreviated, for example like "EM XVI".
Older Foci had different names, but nowadays all foci has the name "Enhanced Minion", and a roman numeral after it. This is typically abbreviated, for example like "EM XVI".


Typically, at any given time, three levels of EM will be available. One level that can be purchased in the Bazaar from other players, one that is available with a strong maximum level group, and one that is available via raids. Currently (TBM), The highest Bazar purchasable level is EM XVI [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=121462 Chitin Stud], Group is EM XVIII and the level available from raids is EM XXIII.
Typically, at any given time, three levels of EM will be available. One level that can be purchased in the Bazaar from other players, one that is available with a strong maximum level group, and one that is available via raids. See the table below.


== How do they work ==
== How do they work ==
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A "Pet Power" stat is given, but this figure is most likely merely and indication that each level of EM is more powerful than the previous.
A "Pet Power" stat is given, but this figure is most likely merely and indication that each level of EM is more powerful than the previous.
Some Pet Focus will as already mentioned increase pet level, which is important, since increased levels has quite a significance for damage and mitigation in the group and solo game. See [[Level and AC's impact on damage]].


== Pet Level Increase ==
== Pet Level Increase ==
Pets summoned by different levels will come with a level based on the spells used. Equipping the EM will potentially allow the pet to be summoned at a higher level. For example, a level 101 magician summoning her level 101 air pet (link to spell) without a pet focus item will get a blue pet (find actual level), but if she dons an item with EM XVI, her pet will be summoned at level 103. Level ranges within +/- 5 levels have a very significant effect on damage mitigation and damage output.
Pets summoned by different levels will come with a level based on the spells used. Equipping the EM will potentially allow the pet to be summoned at a higher level. For example, a level 101 magician summoning her level 101 air pet (link to spell) without a pet focus item will get a blue pet (find actual level), but if she dons an item with EM XVI, her pet will be summoned at level 102.  


== Enhanced Minion levels and Items ==
== Enhanced Minion levels and Items ==
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! EM level !! Pet Level Increase !! Pet Level Range !! Pet Power !! Availability !! Comments
! EM level !! Pet Level Increase !! Pet Level Range !! Pet Power !! Availability !! Comments
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|-
| XXIII || 6 || 101 - 120 || 165 || Best Raid [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=36997 Zam ]|| Earth pet is even con at lvl 105
| XXV || ? || 101 - 125 || 175 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=36999 Zam] || [https://spells.eqresource.com/spells.php?id=36999 ROS Raid Loot ]
|-
|-
| XXII || ? || 101 - 120 || 160 || none ||  
| XXIV || 105 -> 109 || 101 - 120 || 170 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=36998 Zam] || [https://spells.eqresource.com/spells.php?id=36998 EOK Raid Loot]
|-
|-
| XXI || ? || 96 - 115 || 155 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=36995 Zam] || ...
| XXIII || 100 -> 105 || 101 - 120 || 165 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=36997 Zam] ||
|-
|-
| XX || ? || 96 - 116 || 150 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=36994 Zam] || ...
| XXII || ? || 101 - 120 || 160 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=36996 Zam] || not itemized
|-
|-
| XIX || ? || 91 - 110 || 145 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=36993 Zam] || ...
| XXI || ? || 96 - 115 || 155 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=36995 Zam] ||
|-
|-
| XVIII || ? || 91 - 110 || 140 || Best Group [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=124480 Shade's Phase], [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=33185 Zam] || ...
| XX || ? || 96 - 116 || 150 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=36994 Zam] ||
|-
|-
| XVII || ? || 91 - 110 || 135 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=33184 Zam] || ...
| XIX || ? || 91 - 110 || 145 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=36993 Zam] || [https://items.eqresource.com/itemsearch.php?searchid=199619 Best group (RoS) lvl 106 Miniature Reaper's Scythe]
|-
|-
| XVI || 4 || 86 - 105 || 130 || Best Bazar lvl 100 ([http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=121462 Chitin Stud]) ||
| XVIII || 100 -> 103 || 91 - 110 || 140 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=33185 Zam] || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=124480 Best group (TBM) lvl 100 Shade's Phase]
|-
|-
| XV || ? || 86 - 105 || 125 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=30591 Zam]
| XVII || 100 -> 102 || 91 - 110 || 135 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=33184 Zam] ||
||
|-
|-
| XIV || ? || 81 - 100 || 120 || ||  
| XVI || 100 -> 102 || 86 - 105 || 130 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=30592 Zam] || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=121462 Best Bazar (TDS) lvl 100 Chitin Stud]
|-
|-
| XIII || ? || 81 - 100 || 115 || ||  
| XV || ? || 86 - 105 || 125 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=30591 Zam] ||
[http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=113407 Best Group (CotF) lvl 100 Encrusted Spike Stud]
|-
|-
| XII || 3 || 76 - 95 || 110 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=17181 Zam] Best Bazar lvl 92  [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=108474 Twitching Snood]|| Example,
| XIV || ? || 81 - 100 || 120 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=23389 Zam] ||  
|-
|-
| XI || ? || 76 - 95 || 105 || ||  
| XIII || ? || 81 - 100 || 115 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=23388 Zam] || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=117741 Imprint of the Enhanced Minion]
|-
|-
| X || ? || 76 - 95 || 100 || ||
| XII || ? || 76 - 100 || 110 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=17181 Zam] || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=108474 Best Bazar lvl 92 Twitching Snood]
|-
|-
| IX || ? || 76 - 95 || 95 || ||  
| XI || ? || 76 - 100 || 105 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=17180 Zam] ||  
|-
|-
| VIII || ? || 76 - 95 || 90 || Best Bazar lvl 90 [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=100918 Whisper/Steel Loop] ||
| X || ? || 76 - 100 || 100 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=17179 Zam] ||
|-
|-
| VII || ? || 76 - 95 || 85 || ||
| IX || ? || 76 - 100 || 95 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=17178 Zam] ||  
|-
|-
| VI || ? || 76 - 95 || 80 || ||
| VIII || ? || 76 - 100 || 90 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=20123 Zam] || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=100918 Best Bazar lvl 90 Whisper Steel Loop]
|-
|-
| V || ? || 76 - 95 || 75 || ||  
| VII || ? || 76 - 95 || 85 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=20122 Zam] ||
|-
|-
| IV || ? || 76 - 95 || 70 || ||  
| VI || ? || 76 - 95 || 80 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=11332 Zam] ||
|-
|-
| III || ? || 76 - 95 || 65 || ||
| V || 81 -> 84 || 76 - 95 || 75 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=11331 Zam] ||  
|-
|-
| II || ? || 71 - 80 || 60 || ||  
| IV || 81 -> 84 || 76 - 95 || 70 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=9691 Zam] ||  
|-
|-
| I || ? || 71 - 80 || 55 || ||  
| III || 81 -> 83 || 76 - 95 || 65 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=9690 Zam] ||
|-
| II || 81 -> 83 || 71 - 80 || 60 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=9633 Zam] ||
|-
| I || 81 -> 82 || 71 - 80 || 55 || [http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=9632 Zam] ||
[http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=79378 Skull of the Spire Servant]
|}
|}


== Older Pet Focus items  ===
== Older Pet Focus items  ==
 
(table: pet focus items that are not EM: Item name with link, pet level increase, other stats increase, availability (Bazar/Group/Raid), Pet range, required level)
(table: pet focus items that are not EM: Item name with link, pet level increase, other stats increase, availability (Bazar/Group/Raid), Pet range, required level)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Item Name !! Pet Level Increase !! Other Stats Increase !! Availability (Bazaar/Group/Raid) !! Pet Range !! Required Level
|-
| Broom of Trilon
|-
| Shovel of Ponz
|-
| Stein of Ulissa
|-
| Torch of Alna
|}


== A discussion regarding the usefulness of pet foci ==
== A discussion regarding the usefulness of pet foci ==
Everquest was originally balanced around a concept where mobs 5+ levels higher than the player would hit close to maximum every time, and mobs 5+ levels lower would hit closer to minimum every time. Pets have historically almost always been lower levels than the players, meaning that an even con mob would hit a pet quite hard.


Pets over the years increased in ability to tank, going from a very low point around when the game came out (mages would often step in and tank for the pet), to a high point around 2013 where mage pets where some times being used as raid tanks over players. In the end, a balancing effort from the game developers reduced the efficiency of pet tanking, to the level where we are today (2016).  
Defensive: In general, level has a very small impact on incoming damage.
It doesn't matter whether the pet is fighting a blue con, a yellow con, or a red con, pet foci won't change the [[DI distribution]] or avoidance, and, by extension, pets will take the same amount of damage. (This has been demonstrated by parses made by Sancus, see Discussion page for details)
 
Offensive: Starting with [[Empires of Kunark]], developers have made a change, in order to not only increase pets base accuracy, but also the effect foci has on accuracy. The effects of these changes are still unknown.


Another change that happened over the years was that mobs in the game increased levels. In the group, and especially in the solo game for non-raiders, fighting against light blue and green mobs was quite common early on, where the solo/group game today is to a much higher degree oriented towards even con and higher.


A perceived consequence is that after a certain point, the increase in pet focus power has almost no effect on game play, especially from the point of view of the player base with the best gear, most AA, and strongest skills. The pet DPS pales when the players DPS increase as much as it does with better gear and more AA, and the stronger players almost always face mobs that are 5+ levels above, meaning that no matter what, the mob will be hitting close to maximum on each hit, all things equal. Going from EM XVI to XXIII does not yield the improvements that a end game player would expect, the pet DPS and tanking ability falls significantly behind.
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 25 February 2019

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For more about pets equipping gear, see Pet gear.

Introduction[edit | edit source]

Pet Focus enhances various combat statistics of the pet, and is very essential for the primary pet classes: Magician, Necromancer, and Beast Lord.

These classes are currently the only ones that can benefit from Pet Focus.

Older Foci had different names, but nowadays all foci has the name "Enhanced Minion", and a roman numeral after it. This is typically abbreviated, for example like "EM XVI".

Typically, at any given time, three levels of EM will be available. One level that can be purchased in the Bazaar from other players, one that is available with a strong maximum level group, and one that is available via raids. See the table below.

How do they work[edit | edit source]

Pet Focus will function for a range of pets, as well as be placed on an item, which will have a level requirement to it.

Pet Focus functions by increasing pet level and statistics, as well as adding a cloak with some stats.

A "Pet Power" stat is given, but this figure is most likely merely and indication that each level of EM is more powerful than the previous.

Pet Level Increase[edit | edit source]

Pets summoned by different levels will come with a level based on the spells used. Equipping the EM will potentially allow the pet to be summoned at a higher level. For example, a level 101 magician summoning her level 101 air pet (link to spell) without a pet focus item will get a blue pet (find actual level), but if she dons an item with EM XVI, her pet will be summoned at level 102.

Enhanced Minion levels and Items[edit | edit source]

Select items have been linked to directly

EM level Pet Level Increase Pet Level Range Pet Power Availability Comments
XXV ? 101 - 125 175 Zam ROS Raid Loot
XXIV 105 -> 109 101 - 120 170 Zam EOK Raid Loot
XXIII 100 -> 105 101 - 120 165 Zam
XXII ? 101 - 120 160 Zam not itemized
XXI ? 96 - 115 155 Zam
XX ? 96 - 116 150 Zam
XIX ? 91 - 110 145 Zam Best group (RoS) lvl 106 Miniature Reaper's Scythe
XVIII 100 -> 103 91 - 110 140 Zam Best group (TBM) lvl 100 Shade's Phase
XVII 100 -> 102 91 - 110 135 Zam
XVI 100 -> 102 86 - 105 130 Zam Best Bazar (TDS) lvl 100 Chitin Stud
XV ? 86 - 105 125 Zam

Best Group (CotF) lvl 100 Encrusted Spike Stud

XIV ? 81 - 100 120 Zam
XIII ? 81 - 100 115 Zam Imprint of the Enhanced Minion
XII ? 76 - 100 110 Zam Best Bazar lvl 92 Twitching Snood
XI ? 76 - 100 105 Zam
X ? 76 - 100 100 Zam
IX ? 76 - 100 95 Zam
VIII ? 76 - 100 90 Zam Best Bazar lvl 90 Whisper Steel Loop
VII ? 76 - 95 85 Zam
VI ? 76 - 95 80 Zam
V 81 -> 84 76 - 95 75 Zam
IV 81 -> 84 76 - 95 70 Zam
III 81 -> 83 76 - 95 65 Zam
II 81 -> 83 71 - 80 60 Zam
I 81 -> 82 71 - 80 55 Zam

Skull of the Spire Servant

Older Pet Focus items[edit | edit source]

(table: pet focus items that are not EM: Item name with link, pet level increase, other stats increase, availability (Bazar/Group/Raid), Pet range, required level)

Item Name Pet Level Increase Other Stats Increase Availability (Bazaar/Group/Raid) Pet Range Required Level
Broom of Trilon
Shovel of Ponz
Stein of Ulissa
Torch of Alna

A discussion regarding the usefulness of pet foci[edit | edit source]

Defensive: In general, level has a very small impact on incoming damage. It doesn't matter whether the pet is fighting a blue con, a yellow con, or a red con, pet foci won't change the DI distribution or avoidance, and, by extension, pets will take the same amount of damage. (This has been demonstrated by parses made by Sancus, see Discussion page for details)

Offensive: Starting with Empires of Kunark, developers have made a change, in order to not only increase pets base accuracy, but also the effect foci has on accuracy. The effects of these changes are still unknown.

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