I did some research for a friend who was playing Ranger during BWE2 or 3 who had issues with his starter pet dying really fast. So what I did was spend a little time finding a variety of pets that lowbie Rangers can get really quickly. I think you can get all of these pets in about 30 minutes. After I sent this to him I thought "maybe other people could make use of this" - so here it is. Enjoy!
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One of the key elements of the Ranger is the pet you use. A good pet makes your life easier, while a bad pet makes your life worse. This is especially true at low levels, when you don't have the traits to make your pet tougher.
If you know where to go, it's easy to get a bunch of good (and not so good...) pets right off the bat.
1. Make a Ranger - pick whatever pet you want
2. Run to your home city. Port to Lion's Arch
3. (optional) in Lion's Arch, run SE across the bridge to Mariner's Waypoint. E to Farshore Waypoint. Run east then north up the path to the top of Farshore Ward and pick up a Juvenile Pig
4. Run back to where you ported into Lion's Arch, then port to Hoelbrak. At the Raven Lodge get a Raven, at the Wolf Lodge get an Alpine Wolf, at the Snow Leopard Lodge get a Snow Leopard. At Mourn Lake get a Polar Bear. Play a game of Keg Brawl for fun!
5. Exit to the East to Wayfarer Foothills. Go to the Bear shrine (follow the road to the SE, you will see it). Get a Brown Bear. Follow the stream to the SW. Get an Ice Drake. If you missed the Raven or Snow Leopard they are available at their respective shrines.
6. Run back to Hoelbrak. Port to Lion's Arch. Port to Divinity's Reach. Run to the east side of the city, to Rurikton. At Minister Wi's Mansion (that's a named point of interest so it should be easy to locate) get a Krytan Drakehound. Exit to Queensdale. Run west to the deep water by the dam. Get a River Drake.
7. (optional) Back to Divinity's Reach. Port to Lion's Arch. Port to The Grove. Run to just outside of the crafting area. There is a Juvenile Fernhound (thanks Lakshmi!) that hangs around there. I believe there are also some Pink Flamingos on the bottom level near Caithe's House... if not there, they're somewhere else close.
At this point you're pretty well set. Use both bears or bear+pig when soloing, the wolf or cat when grouping, 2 drakes or drake+bear for underwater. Use the bird when you want to see how fast a pet can die!
» Edited on: 2012-08-17 06:28:40