What is the Best Jewel for Pets in Wizard101?
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The quest for the perfect pet in Wizard101 is a long and involved one, and a significant part of that journey involves choosing the right pet jewel. While there isn’t a single “best” jewel that fits every single wizard and every scenario, the most sought-after and universally beneficial pet jewels are those that enhance damage and resist. In most cases, jewels that provide Spell Proof, Pain Giver, and Death Dealer are considered to be top-tier, and the best combination depends on your play style and the school you’re playing.
Why are These Jewels the Best?
- Spell Proof: This jewel provides a universal resist boost, significantly reducing the damage you take from all schools of magic. In a game where survival is key, this talent is incredibly valuable, particularly in high-difficulty encounters and PvP.
- Pain Giver: This talent increases your outgoing damage, and in the form of a jewel, that means a consistent increase to your damage output. Every little bit of damage helps, speeding up battles and overall questing efficiency.
- Death Dealer: Similar to Pain Giver, Death Dealer boosts damage output but specifically for the Death school. If you are playing a Death wizard, the combination of these two damage jewels provides a massive boon. This is often sought after for school specific builds.
While some specific scenarios might call for other jewels, these three jewels are generally considered the gold standard for most wizards looking to maximize their pet’s potential. A combination of Spell Proof and either Pain Giver or Death Dealer (depending on school) provides a powerful balance of survivability and offensive capabilities.
Understanding Pet Jewels
Before diving deeper, it’s crucial to understand the basics of pet jewels. These items are socketed onto your pet, granting them additional talents. Jewels can come in a variety of forms, each with different effects, and they are categorized as follows:
- Star Jewels: These jewels are obtained from completing your pet to Ultra and are unique in that they generally give “selfish” talents.
- Drop Jewels: Obtained from farming various monsters throughout the spiral.
- Crafted Jewels: These are made with reagents and can be made at a crafting table.
Jewels come in different rarities, such as common, uncommon, rare, and ultra-rare, impacting the strength of their talent.
How to Choose the Right Jewel for Your Pet
Deciding on the best pet jewel depends on several factors:
- Your School: Damage jewels will be more useful to damage based schools and resist jewels will be useful to schools that are more support focused.
- Your Playstyle: If you are a more offense focused player, focus on the damage talents. If you are more support focused, survivability may be more important to you.
- The Pet’s Existing Talents: You should try and complement your existing talents, instead of working against them. If you have high damage already, you should focus on resist and vice-versa.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Pet Jewels
1. Where Can I Farm for Pet Jewels in Wizard101?
Most pet jewels in Wizard101 are obtained by farming different monsters and bosses. The exact location of where a particular jewel drops can be found from online communities or from the Wizard101 community. Jewels can also be crafted or dropped from the bosses in the game. Lowe Springfield in the Pet Pavilion sells jewel recipes.
2. How Do I Craft Pet Jewels?
To craft pet jewels, you’ll need the recipe, an Opal, a metal reagent, and a pet snack. The Opal is a readily available gem from vendors throughout the Spiral, and the other required materials can be obtained through different activities in the game. Once you have the items you are good to craft.
3. What are the Best Damage Jewels for Pets?
The best damage jewels include Pain Giver (for all schools), Death Dealer (for Death school), Critical Striker, Mighty, and Spell-Defying. Which jewel is most beneficial is circumstantial, but if you are in need of damage, these are the best options.
4. What are the Best Resist Jewels for Pets?
The best resist jewels are Spell Proof and Spell Defying. Spell Proof gives you resist to all schools, whereas Spell-Defying gives resist to just one school of magic. Spell Proof is more commonly sought after because of the universal resist it provides.
5. How Do Pet Stats Affect Jewel Effectiveness?
Pet stats like Strength, Will, and Power increase the percentage of the stats that the jewel provides. Therefore, for max efficiency, you want to maximize these stats on your pet. Playing pet games or feeding them snacks are the best ways to achieve this.
6. Does Pet Happiness Affect Jewel Talents?
No, pet happiness does not affect jewel talents. Pet happiness only affects adventure and combat talents, which are not commonly used, and playing as your pet. Therefore, you don’t need to worry about your pets happiness when creating your perfect pet.
7. What is the Maximum Stats for a Pet in Wizard101?
The maximum stat values without a selfish talent are 255 Strength, 250 Intellect, 260 Agility, 260 Will, and 250 Power. Pets with these stats are known as 2.0 pets.
8. What are Selfish Pet Talents?
Selfish talents provide boosts to the pets stats, but don’t help the wizard in any way. This is why they are “selfish” talents. The jewels that are awarded from creating an Ultra pet typically give selfish talents.
9. Is it Worth it to Level a Pet to Ultra?
Leveling up to Ultra won’t unlock any further talents and will give you a selfish talent. However, if you already have a specific ultra-level star jewel you need, then it can be worth the time investment.
10. How Do I Get a Specific Pet Body Type?
To get a specific pet body, you need to hatch with a pet that has that body type. Hatch with pets of your desired body type until you get that body type. Then you can start working on your talents.
11. What are the Best Pet Snacks for Training Pets?
The best snacks are mega snacks, which give 50-60 XP each. These can be obtained through crafting, defeating bosses, gardening, or purchasing packs from the crown shop. You can also craft school specific snacks for 8 XP each.
12. Can I Breed Two of My Own Pets?
Yes, you can hatch two of your own adult pets. Simply step onto the timer in the Pet Pavilion solo and the option will be given to you. The offspring’s talents depend on the talents of the parents.
13. What are the Best Balance Pets in Wizard101?
The Snappy Gryphon is considered a top-tier Balance pet, providing a universal blade and feint. The Balance Hamster also gives a universal blade and sharpened blade. These cards are great for support and offense in the game.
14. How Do I Increase Pet Damage?
To increase pet damage, you need to improve the pets stats: Strength, Will, and Power. These stats can be improved by feeding your pet snacks and playing mini-games. The higher these stats, the higher the damage your pet talents can give.
15. Does Pet Happiness Affect Maycast Talents?
As far as can be determined, pet happiness does not affect Maycast talents. These talents, that can randomly cast a spell when triggered, do not seem to be affected by the pets happiness levels.
By carefully considering these factors and utilizing the right jewels, you can significantly enhance your pet’s abilities, making it an invaluable asset in your Wizard101 adventures. Remember that the journey to the perfect pet is a marathon, not a sprint.