CLASS FIELD GUIDE · Guardian Pet
Keep your guardian pet standing while marks, shots and traps decide the fight.
Your Pet acts as a Guardian that intercepts single-target attacks aimed at you. Arm traps before enemy attacks strike, and use ranged shots to pick off threats from safety.
Pet management, ranged burst and reactive traps.
Your pet intercepts single-target attacks aimed at you and claws enemies each turn. Keep it healthy with Mend Pet.
BUILD AROUND A PLAN
Build ideas follow the current card effects and class archetypes. They are editorial starting points, not measured win-rate rankings.
01 / Beast Mastery
Improve pet damage, create extra pet actions and sustain the guardian.
Keep Mend Pet available when the guardian is low. Pick the Aspect your fight needs, then use extra pet actions when the companion can benefit from its buffs.
02 / Marksmanship
Mark an important enemy before using a large ranged attack.
Apply Hunter’s Mark before Aimed Shot. Rapid Fire prepares a doubled next attack and more energy; Volley answers groups.
03 / Survival
Let attacking enemies trigger your prepared control and area damage.
Read enemy intents before arming a trap. Counterattack adds defense and a stun when its target intends to attack.
Beast Mastery rewards a healthy active pet, Marksmanship supports ranged damage, and Survival focuses on control. Choose around the tools you can keep active.
Plan Hunter talents →THE FULL SPELLBOOK
| Card | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Auto Shotbasic · attack | 1 | Deal 7 physical damage. Your pet attacks. |
| Arcane Shotbasic · attack | 1 | Deal 7 arcane damage. Apply Vulnerable 1. |
| Raptor Strikebasic · attack | 1 | Deal 7 damage. Gain 5 Block. |
| Clawbasic · attack | 1 | Deal 5 damage. Gain 4 Block. Your pet attacks. |
| Mend Petbasic · skill | 1 | Your pet heals 6 HP. |
| Aspect of the Hawkbasic · stance | 1 | Enter Aspect of the Hawk: your attacks deal +2 damage while it lasts. |
| Call Petcommon · skill | 1 | Gain 5 Block. Your pet acts twice now and gains 5 Block. |
| Feed Petcommon · skill | 1 | Gain 6 Block. Your pet gains +6 max HP and heals 6 for this fight. Exhaust. |
| Beast Lorecommon · skill | 0 | Apply Marked 2. Scry 2. |
| Eyes of the Beastcommon · skill | 1 | Your pet acts. Draw 1 card. |
| Revive Petcommon · skill | 2 | Rally your pet if it fled this fight, at 50% HP. Your pet acts. Exhaust. |
| Scare Beastcommon · skill | 1 | Beast only: apply Fear 2 and Weak 1. Other targets: Weak 1. |
| Concussive Shotcommon · attack | 1 | Deal 5 damage. Apply Weak 2. |
| Serpent Stingcommon · attack | 1 | Apply Poison 5. |
| Hunter's Markcommon · skill | 1 | Apply Marked 3 and Vulnerable 1. |
| Distracting Shotcommon · attack | 1 | Deal 5 damage. Taunt: the enemy targets your pet. |
| Wing Clipcommon · attack | 1 | Deal 4 damage. Apply Weak 2. |
| Mongoose Bitecommon · attack | 1 | Deal 9 damage. Gain 5 Block if you Disengaged this turn. |
| Aspect of the Monkeycommon · stance | 1 | Gain 8 Block. Enter Aspect of the Monkey: +3 Block on every Block card. |
| Flarecommon · skill | 0 | Remove Stealth from the enemy. Apply Vulnerable 1. Draw 1. |
| Disengagecommon · skill | 0 | Gain 6 Block. Draw 1 card. |
| Feign Deathcommon · skill | 1 | Gain 10 Block and Stealth 1. The enemy attack this turn is cancelled. Exhaust. |
| Aspect of the Packuncommon · stance | 1 | Enter Aspect of the Pack: your pet attacks twice per turn. Pet gains 6 Block. |
| Aspect of the Wilduncommon · stance | 1 | Enter Aspect of the Wild: take 2 less nature and 1 less damage from every hit. |
| Aspect of the Beastuncommon · stance | 1 | Enter Aspect of the Beast: your pet deals +3 damage. |
| Tranquilizing Shotuncommon · attack | 1 | Deal 6 damage. Remove Enrage and Strength from the enemy. |
| Tame Beastuncommon · skill | 2 | Your pet acts twice and gains 8 Block. Exhaust. |
| Multi-Shotuncommon · attack | 1 | Deal 8 damage to ALL enemies. |
| Scatter Shotuncommon · attack | 1 | Deal 6 damage. Apply Stun 1. |
| Viper Stinguncommon · attack | 1 | Deal 4 damage. Apply Weak 2. Gain 1 Energy next turn. |
| Scorpid Stinguncommon · attack | 1 | Deal 4 damage. Apply Weak 2 and Frail 1. |
| Freezing Trapuncommon · skill | 1 | Trap. Arms: the first enemy attack is Frozen 2 and does nothing. |
| Immolation Trapuncommon · skill | 1 | Trap. Arms: the first enemy attack burns it for Burn 8 and deals 6 fire. |
| Frost Trapuncommon · skill | 1 | Trap. Arms: the first enemy attack applies Weak 3 and Frostbite 2 to ALL enemies. |
| Counterattackuncommon · attack | 1 | Deal 8 damage. If the enemy intends to attack, gain 6 Block and apply Stun 1. |
| Aspect of the Cheetahuncommon · stance | 0 | Enter Aspect of the Cheetah: draw 1 extra card each turn. Draw 2 now. |
| Aimed Shotrare · attack | 2 | Deal 20 damage. Double against Marked targets. |
| Volleyrare · attack | 3 | Deal 6 damage to ALL enemies 3 times. |
| Rapid Firerare · skill | 1 | Gain 2 Energy and draw 2 cards. Your next attack deals double damage. Exhaust. |
| Wyvern Stingrare · attack | 2 | Deal 4 damage. Apply Sleep 2 and Poison 10. |
| Deterrencerare · skill | 1 | Gain Intangible 1 and 8 Block this turn. Exhaust. |
| Explosive Traprare · skill | 2 | Trap. Arms: the first enemy attack deals 14 fire to ALL enemies and Burn 5. |
| Intimidationrare · skill | 1 | Your pet attacks and Stuns the enemy 1 turn. Pet gains 6 Block. |
| Bestial Wrathepic · skill | 2 | Your pet gains Enrage and Strength 4, acts twice, and takes only 1 damage per hit this turn. Exhaust. |
| Trueshot Auraepic · power | 2 | Power. Your attacks deal +3 damage and your pet deals +2. Lasts all combat. |
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