Pet Buffers (Hunting Helpers) — Wiki

# What are pet buffers and how they work

Pet buffers on L2 After Work are permanent pets that automatically cast a powerful buff set on their owner and keep them active. No more running to an NPC buffer every two hours, no need to recruit a support to your party, no standing in town for a rebuff — summon your pet and the right buff set is already on your character, refreshed automatically when buffs expire. The pet has no timer and stays with you permanently as long as you feed it. Each pet has its own buff template for a specific role — warrior, archer, dagger, battle mage, support mage or tank. This is a full replacement for regular buffs, not an addition on top.

Pet lifetime: Permanent — fed with Improved Baby Pet Food
Single buff duration: 2 hours (pet auto-refreshes)
Who receives the buffs: Pet owner (Maintenance skills — party-wide)
Where to get: From NPC Dimensional Merchant
Auto-heal owner: Yes (some pets)
Auto MP restore: Yes (magic pets)
Pet attack skills: Yes — the pet also attacks on its own

Most pet buffs are enhanced "combo" buffs: one pet buff replaces two classic ones. For example, Pet Improved Combat boosts both attack and defense at the same time — it's a combined Might + Shield in one buff.
When a pet casts a combo buff, classic single buffs (Might, Shield, Blessed Body, Empower, etc.) are automatically removed. That's why a pet buffer is a self-sufficient alternative to a regular buff set, not just a cherry on top.
Pet Prophecies and regular Prophecies from a buffer ( / / ) share one slot — the last one cast wins. Cast the pet first and put a Prophecy on top — or vice versa.
Pet utilities: Switch Stance (toggle attack stance) and Buff Control (toggle to disable pet buffs if you don't want the pet to overwrite your current buffs).

# Which pet for which class — overview table

Each pet is a ready-made buff set for a specific role. Archer — White Weasel, dagger — Wild Beast Fighter, battle mage — Fox Shaman or Fairy Princess, support — Spirit Shaman, warrior — Toy Knight or Owl Monk, tank — Turtle Ascetic. Full overview below.

Pets and their target classes

Pet	Buff template	Target class
White Weasel Hunting Helper Necklace	Archer	Archers
Fairy Princess Hunting Helper Necklace	Battle Mage	Nuker mages
Wild Beast Fighter Hunting Helper Necklace	Dagger	Dagger classes
Fox Shaman Hunting Helper Necklace	Battle Mage	Nuker mages
Toy Knight Summon Bracelet	Warrior	Melee fighters
Spirit Shaman Summon Bracelet	Support mage	Supports and healers
Owl Monk Summon Bracelet	Warrior	Melee fighters
Turtle Ascetic Summon Bracelet	Tank	Tanks

# Toy Knight and Owl Monk — for melee fighters

Template for warriors — all melee classes with physical damage. Fighter gets a full buff set: attack, defense, attack speed, vampiric, songs and dances. Toy Knight and Owl Monk give identical buffs — pick by appearance.

Casts buffs on owner (2 hrs, auto-refresh)

Pet level	Buffs
From lvl 1	Weapon Maintenance, Armor Maintenance, Pet Improved Combat, Pet Improved Condition, Pet Improved Magic, Pet Improved Movement, Pet Chant of Blood Awakening, Pet Improved Critical Attack
From lvl 66	Pet Song of Vitality
From lvl 74	Pet Song of Vengeance, Pet Dance of the Vampire
From lvl 76	Pet Arcane Protection
From lvl 77	Pet Song of Renewal, Pet Eye of Pa'agrio
From lvl 78	Pet Song of Champion
From lvl 79	Pet Song of Elemental, Pet Victory of Pa'agrio
From lvl 81	Pet Counter Critical, Pet Dance of Berserker

# Wild Beast Fighter — for dagger classes

Template for dagger classes focused on critical damage. Key feature — Pet Prophecy of Wind from lvl 78, gives a solid boost for crit builds.

Casts buffs on owner (2 hrs, auto-refresh)

Pet level	Buffs
From lvl 1	Weapon Maintenance, Armor Maintenance, Pet Improved Combat, Pet Improved Condition, Pet Improved Magic, Pet Improved Movement, Pet Chant of Blood Awakening, Pet Improved Critical Attack
From lvl 66	Pet Song of Vitality
From lvl 74	Pet Song of Vengeance, Pet Dance of the Vampire
From lvl 76	Pet Arcane Protection
From lvl 77	Pet Song of Renewal, Pet Eye of Pa'agrio
From lvl 78	Pet Song of Champion, Pet Prophecy of Wind
From lvl 79	Pet Song of Elemental
From lvl 81	Pet Counter Critical, Pet Dance of Berserker

# White Weasel — for archers

Template for archers. No vampiric dance (archers don't need it), but includes Pet Chant of Victory from lvl 78 — a set built for crit and accuracy. Additionally the pet automatically heals its owner.

Casts buffs on owner (2 hrs, auto-refresh)

Pet level	Buffs
From lvl 1	Weapon Maintenance, Armor Maintenance, Pet Improved Combat, Pet Improved Condition, Pet Improved Magic, Pet Improved Movement, Pet Chant of Blood Awakening, Pet Improved Critical Attack
From lvl 66	Pet Song of Vitality
From lvl 74	Pet Song of Vengeance
From lvl 76	Pet Arcane Protection
From lvl 77	Pet Song of Renewal, Pet Eye of Pa'agrio
From lvl 78	Pet Song of Champion, Pet Chant of Victory
From lvl 79	Pet Song of Elemental
From lvl 81	Pet Counter Critical, Pet Dance of Berserker

# Fox Shaman and Fairy Princess — for battle mages

Template for battle mage nukers. Focus on cast speed, mana regen and magic crit. Pet Mana Regeneration appears from lvl 40, Prophecy of Wind and Siren's Dance for magic damage from lvl 78. Fox Shaman and Fairy Princess give identical buffs — pick by appearance.

Casts buffs on owner (2 hrs, auto-refresh)

Pet level	Buffs
From lvl 1	Weapon Maintenance, Armor Maintenance, Pet Improved Combat, Pet Improved Condition, Pet Improved Magic, Pet Improved Movement, Pet Acumen, Pet Improved Shield Defense
From lvl 40	Pet Mana Regeneration
From lvl 66	Pet Song of Vitality
From lvl 74	Pet Song of Vengeance
From lvl 76	Pet Arcane Protection
From lvl 77	Pet Song of Renewal, Pet Song of Meditation, Pet Eye of Pa'agrio
From lvl 78	Pet Siren's Dance, Pet Prophecy of Wind
From lvl 79	Pet Song of Elemental
From lvl 81	Pet Counter Critical, Pet Dance of Berserker

# Spirit Shaman — for supports and healers

Template for support mages. Focused on mana regen and MP cost reduction. From lvl 78 provides Pet Prophecy of Water — best option for a support. Additionally the pet automatically restores MP for its owner and heals at critical HP.

Casts buffs on owner (2 hrs, auto-refresh)

Pet level	Buffs
From lvl 1	Weapon Maintenance, Armor Maintenance, Pet Improved Combat, Pet Improved Condition, Pet Improved Magic, Pet Improved Movement, Pet Acumen, Pet Improved Shield Defense
From lvl 40	Pet Mana Regeneration
From lvl 66	Pet Song of Vitality
From lvl 74	Pet Song of Vengeance
From lvl 76	Pet Arcane Protection
From lvl 77	Pet Song of Renewal, Pet Song of Meditation, Pet Eye of Pa'agrio
From lvl 78	Pet Prophecy of Water, Pet Siren's Dance
From lvl 79	Pet Song of Elemental
From lvl 81	Pet Counter Critical

# Turtle Ascetic — for tanks

Template for tanks. Unique feature — Pet Improved Shield Defense from lvl 1, plus a full warrior buff set. From lvl 78 provides Pet Chant of Victory for accuracy and crit. Additionally the pet automatically restores MP and heals at critical HP.

Casts buffs on owner (2 hrs, auto-refresh)

Pet level	Buffs
From lvl 1	Weapon Maintenance, Armor Maintenance, Pet Improved Combat, Pet Improved Condition, Pet Improved Magic, Pet Improved Movement, Pet Chant of Blood Awakening, Pet Improved Critical Attack, Pet Improved Shield Defense
From lvl 66	Pet Song of Vitality
From lvl 74	Pet Song of Vengeance, Pet Dance of the Vampire
From lvl 76	Pet Arcane Protection
From lvl 77	Pet Song of Renewal, Pet Eye of Pa'agrio
From lvl 78	Pet Song of Champion, Pet Chant of Victory
From lvl 79	Pet Song of Elemental
From lvl 81	Pet Counter Critical