Online:Animal Companions

Progression

								1								Dive
								4								Scorch
Bond With Nature I								8
								12								Feral Guardian
Savage Beast I								14
Bond With Nature II								18
								20								Swarm
Flourish I								22
Savage Beast II								27
								30								Betty Netch
Flourish II								36
Advanced Species I								39
								42								Falcon's Swiftness
Advanced Species II								50

Animal Companion is one of three class skill lines available to Wardens. Abilities in this line focus on dealing damage.

Skill Perks

The Animal Companions skill line is immediately available to all Wardens, and is leveled up by earning experience while Animal Companions skills are slotted. Skills include: Notes

• The numbers displayed here are the base values for the skills. Magicka/Stamina Cost is based on a character of Level 50 160. Damage values are based on Max Magicka/Stamina 7958, Max Health 8744, and Weapon/Spell Damage 1037. The actual numbers you see in the game may depend on a variety of factors, including skill line rank, your equipped weapons and armor, other skills, enchantments, etc. As such, they should only be used as a comparative reference.

Skills with this icon may need to be updated following changes in Update 22.

Ultimate Abilities

These abilities must be activated manually, for a cost of Ultimate.

	Name	Line Rank	Cast Time		Target	Range	Radius	Duration	Cost
	Feral Guardian	12	2.5 seconds		Self	–		–	free
		Rouse a grizzly to permanently fight by your side. The grizzly swipes at an enemy, dealing [1904 / 1926 / 1946 / 1966] Magic Damage, and sometimes swipes all enemies in front of it, dealing [7613 / 7697 / 7779 / 7864] Magic Damage and stunning them for 2 seconds. Once summoned you can activate Guardian's Wrath for 75 Ultimate, causing the grizzly to maul an enemy for [8609 / 8703 / 8798 / 8893] Magic Damage. Deals 100% more damage to enemies below 25% Health.
				Eternal Guardian	The grizzly instantly respawns when it dies. Rouse a grizzly to permanently fight by your side. The grizzly swipes an enemy, dealing [1966 / 1987 / 2009 / 2030] Magic Damage, and sometimes swipes all enemies in front of it, dealing [7863 / 7948 / 8036 / 8121] Magic Damage and stunning them for 2 seconds. Once summoned you can activate Guardian's Wrath for 75 Ultimate, causing the grizzly to maul an enemy for [8894 / 8991 / 9090 / 9187] Magic Damage. Deals 100% more damage to enemies below 25% Health. Once every minute, the grizzly respawns when killed.
				Wild Guardian	Increases the damage and converts it into Physical Damage. Rouse a grizzly to permanently fight by your side. The grizzly swipes at an enemy, dealing [2064 / 2085 / 2108 / 2131] Physical Damage, and sometimes swipes all enemies in front of it, dealing [8256 / 8347 / 8438 / 8528] Physical Damage and stunning them for 2 seconds. Once summoned you can activate Guardian's Savagery for 75 Ultimate, causing the grizzly to maul an enemy for [9336 / 9438 / 9541 / 9645] Physical Damage. Deals 100% more damage to enemies below 25% Health.

Active Abilities

These abilities must be activated manually, for a cost.

	Name	Line Rank	Cast Time		Target	Range	Radius	Duration	Cost
	Dive	1	Instant		Enemy	28 meters		–	2430 Magicka
		Command a cliff racer to dive bomb an enemy, dealing [6149 / 6216 / 6284 / 6349] Magic Damage.
				Cutting Dive	Converts into a Stamina ability that deals Physical Damage, and reduces the cost. Cost: 1823 Stamina. Command a cliff racer to dive bomb an enemy, dealing [6350 / 6419 / 6489 / 6561] Physical Damage.
				Screaming Cliff Racer	Deals more damage based on how far away the enemy is. Command a cliff racer to dive bomb an enemy, dealing [6350 / 6420 / 6489 / 6561] Magic Damage. Deals up to 15% more damage based on how far away the enemy is.
	Scorch	4	Instant		Area	–	20 meters	3 seconds	2430 Magicka
		Stir a group of shalk that attack after 3 seconds, dealing [8300 / 8390 / 8481 / 8573] Magic Damage to enemies in front of you.
				Subterranean Assault	Converts to a Stamina ability and deals Poison Damage. Reduces enemy Physical Resistance. Cost: 2066 Stamina. Stir a group of shalk that attack after 3 seconds, dealing [8576 / 8669 / 8763 / 8858] Poison Damage to enemies in front of you. Enemies damaged are afflicted with Major Fracture, reducing their Physical Resistance by 5280 for 6 seconds.
				Deep Fissure	Reduces enemy Spell Resistance. Stir a group of shalk that attack after 3 seconds, dealing [8580 / 8673 / 8768 / 8863] Magic Damage to enemies in front of you. Enemies damaged are afflicted with Major Breach, reducing their Spell Resistance by 5280 for 6 seconds.
	Swarm	20	Instant		Enemy	28 meters		–	2430 Magicka
		Unleash a swarm of fetcherflies to relentlessly attack an enemy, dealing [13072 / 13218 / 13361 / 13499] Magic Damage over 10 seconds.
				Fetcher Infection	Every second cast deals increased damage. Unleash a swarm of fetcherflies to relentlessly attack an enemy, dealing [13484 / 13628 / 13780 / 13922] Magic Damage over 10 seconds. Every second cast of this ability deals 50% increased damage.
				Growing Swarm	Spreads to nearby enemies when it ends. Area: 10 meters. Unleash a swarm of fetcherflies to relentlessly attack an enemy, dealing [13484 / 13628 / 13780 / 13922] Magic Damage over 10 seconds. When this ability ends, the fetcherflies infect up to 6 new targets near the enemy.
	Betty Netch	30	Instant		Self	–		24 seconds	free
		Duration: [21 / 22 / 23 / 24] seconds. Call a betty netch to your side, which restores 4224 Magicka to you over [21 / 22 / 23 / 24] seconds and grants you Major Sorcery, increasing your Spell Damage by 20%.
				Blue Betty	The netch removes a negative effect from you. Duration: [24 / 25 / 26 / 27] seconds. Call a betty netch to your side, which restores 4800 Magicka to you over [24 / 25 / 26 / 27] seconds and grants you Major Sorcery, increasing your Spell Damage by 20%. When the netch is summoned, it removes 1 negative effect from you.
				Bull Netch	The netch restores Stamina instead of Magicka, and also grants Major Brutality. Cost: free, Duration: [24 / 25 / 26 / 27] seconds. Call a bull netch to your side, which restores 4800 Stamina to you over [24 / 25 / 26 / 27] seconds and grants you Major Sorcery and Major Brutality, increasing your Spell and Weapon Damage by 20%.
	Falcon's Swiftness	42	Instant		Self	–		6 seconds	3240 Magicka
		Cost: [3510 / 3420 / 3330 / 3240] Magicka. Invoke the spirit of agility to gain Major Expedition for 6 seconds, increasing your Movement Speed by 30%.
				Deceptive Predator	Grants Minor Evasion. Cost: [2970 / 2880 / 2790 / 2700] Magicka. Invoke the spirit of agility to gain Major Expedition for 6 seconds, increasing your Movement Speed by 30%. While slotted gain Minor Evasion, reducing damage from area attacks by 10%.
				Bird of Prey	Grants Minor Berserk. Cost: [2970 / 2880 / 2790 / 2700] Magicka. Invoke the spirit of agility to gain Major Expedition 6 seconds, increasing your Movement Speed by 30%. While slotted gain Minor Berserk, increasing damage done by 8%.

Passive Abilities

Passive abilities are active all the time.

	Name	Line Rank	Skill Rank	Description
	Bond With Nature	8		When one of your animal companions is killed or unsummoned, you're restored 630 Health.
		18		When one of your animal companions is killed or unsummoned, you're restored 1260 Health.
	Savage Beast	14		When you cast an Animal Companions ability while you are in combat, you generate 2 Ultimate. This effect can occur once every 8 seconds.
		27		When you cast an Animal Companions ability while you are in combat, you generate 4 Ultimate. This effect can occur once every 8 seconds.
	Flourish	22		Increases your Magicka and Stamina recovery by 6% if an Animal Companion ability is slotted.
		36		Increases your Magicka and Stamina recovery by 12% if an Animal Companion ability is slotted.
	Advanced Species	39		Increases your damage done by 1% for each Animal Companion ability slotted.
		50		Increases your damage done by 3% for each Animal Companion ability slotted.