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# Improved Baby pets - pet buffers for adena

Three pets you can get without «Coin of Luck». They cast the same 2-hour buffs as the pet buffers from the donation shop, but with two differences. First, the pet appears at level 55 and keeps growing on its own: while it's nearby, it takes 35% of the experience its owner gets. Second, level-gated buffs (songs, dances, «Counter Critical») unlock by the pet's own level, not the owner's - to get the full set, the pet has to be leveled up. Buffs in the «From lvl 55» row are available right away. Improved Baby pets have no attack skills.

Buy for adena: Alt+B → «Shop» → «Pets» - 100 000 000 adena per summoning item
Buy for «Coin of Luck»: Alt+B → «Donation Store» → «Misc» → «Pets» - 300 «Coin of Luck» . Coins of Luck can also be obtained in the game itself, without donating - see where: https://l2afterwork.com/about/#coin-of-luck
The cheap way - raise it yourself: Buy a regular baby pet in the same place, «Shop» → «Pets», for 5 000 000 adena: «Baby Buffalo Panpipe» , «Baby Cougar Chime» or «Baby Kookaburra Ocarina» . Level it up to 55 (the baby pet also takes part of its owner's experience), summon it and go to a Pet Manager (for example, «Cooper» in Giran) → «Evolve pet.». The pet's level and experience are kept when it evolves
Experience: The pet takes 35% of its owner's experience while it's nearby and levels up on its own
What to feed it: «Improved Baby Pet Food» , like the other pet buffers. Improved Baby pets eat noticeably more
Auto-heal owner: Buffalo and Cougar - «Pet Greater Heal» below 80% HP and «Pet Battle Heal» below 30% HP. Kookaburra - «Pet Battle Heal» below 30% HP
Auto MP restore: Kookaburra only - «Pet Recharge»

Improved Baby pets and their buffs

Icon	Pet	Target class	Summoner
	«Improved Baby Buffalo»	Melee fighters
	«Improved Baby Cougar»	Melee fighters, archers and daggers
	«Improved Baby Kookaburra»	Mage classes

«Improved Baby Buffalo» and Cougar - casts buffs on owner (2 hrs, auto-refresh)

Pet level	Buffs
From lvl 55	«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 Fire»
From lvl 79	«Pet Song of Elemental»
From lvl 81	«Pet Counter Critical», «Pet Dance of Berserker»

«Improved Baby Kookaburra» - casts buffs on owner (2 hrs, auto-refresh)

Pet level	Buffs
From lvl 55	«Weapon Maintenance», «Armor Maintenance», «Pet Improved Combat», «Pet Improved Condition», «Pet Improved Magic», «Pet Improved Movement», «Pet Acumen», «Pet Improved Shield Defense», «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»

# What are pet buffers and how they work

Buffer pets on L2 After Work are permanent companions that automatically cast a powerful set of buffs on their owner and keep them up. No need to run to an NPC buffer every two hours, look for a support player for your party or stand in town for a rebuff: summon the pet and the buff set you need is already on your character, and the pet refreshes the buffs as they expire. The pet has no timer and stays with you for good as long as you keep feeding it. Each pet has its own buff template for a specific role - warrior, archer, dagger, battle mage, support mage or tank. The pet does not replace the buffer from the Workshop (Alt+B), it works alongside it: you take the full set from the buffer, and the pet keeps its top buffs on you and refreshes them itself. Which buffs a pet gives depends on its level - the higher ones unlock as it grows. Buffer pets are not only in the donation shop. The stock Grown-up Hatchlings - Kookaburra, Buffalo and Cougar - are obtained for adena and also keep strong buffs on their owner: songs, dances and the rest unlock as the pet itself levels up.

Pet lifetime: Permanent — the pet has no timer, it stays with the character as long as it's fed
What to feed it: «Improved Baby Pet Food» — the same food for all buffer pets
Where to buy the food: Right in Alt+B, without leaving your location: «Donation Store» → «Pets» or «Coupon exchange», and also «Shop» → «Pets» and «Grocery» — 10,000 adena apiece. That's 10 times pricier than the Pet Manager in town (for example «Cooper» in Giran) — a premium for not having to run anywhere for feed
Single buff duration: 2 hours (pet auto-refreshes)
Who receives the buffs: Pet owner (Maintenance skills — party-wide)
Buying a pet: Right in the Community Board: Alt+B → «Donation Store» → «Misc» section → «Pets». Pick the pet that fits your class from the list and get its summoning necklace right away — no intermediate items or quests; pet feed is in the same list, see Workshop (Alt+B)
Exchanging a coupon for a pet: A separate mechanic in the neighboring window: Alt+B → «Donation Store» → «Coupon exchange». The «Pet Exchange Coupon» can be exchanged for any 1st- or 2nd-generation pet. The coupon itself isn't sold — it only comes in the starter packs: 1 pc. in the «Medium Starter Pack» and 2 pc. in the «Large Starter Pack»
Transferring a pet to another character: The summoning necklace can be sent to another character on your account through the «Dimensional Merchant» , found in towns. In their menu choose «Transfer a Dimensional Item to another character on this account»; the recipient picks up the parcel in the same menu via «Withdraw a transfered Dimensional Item». The transfer costs 1,000 adena per item. The pet's level and experience travel with the necklace, but items in the pet's inventory stay with the sender — take them out beforehand. A summoned pet can't be transferred: unsummon it first
Auto-heal owner: Yes, all pets have «Pet Battle Heal» — triggers when the owner's HP drops below 30%. Melee and archer pets additionally have «Pet Greater Heal», which triggers earlier — already below 80%
Auto MP restore: Magic pets and the tank pet have «Pet Recharge»: below 60% MP on the owner and only in combat. Mage and support pets additionally get the «Pet Mana Regeneration» buff from pet level 40
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 the pet casts a combo buff, the classic single buffs of the same slot («Might», «Shield», Blessed Body, «Empower», etc.) are removed automatically - there is no need to keep them from the buffer separately. Take everything the pet's set lacks from the buffer: those buffs do not interfere with each other.
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 State» (switches between attack and support mode: in attack mode the pet doesn't buff its owner until it's switched back or resummoned) and «Buff Control» (for 2 hours it forbids the pet from buffing its owner - handy when you don't want the pet overwriting your current buffs; buffs already applied stay, healing and MP recovery keep working). Every buffer pet has «Buff Control». To turn off only certain buffs instead of all of them - the .petbuff command.

# Choosing the pet's buffs - the .petbuff command

If the pet casts buffs you don't need - for example, it overrides the support's buffs - turn them off one by one. Summon the buffer pet and type .petbuff in chat: a window opens with a list of its buffs and checkboxes. An unchecked box - the pet no longer casts that buff. A buff already active isn't removed: it just stops being refreshed and expires on its own. The pet keeps its other buffs on you as usual.

Command: .petbuff - works while a pet that buffs its owner is summoned
Which pets: All buffer pets: both those from the donation shop and Grown-up Hatchlings
Window buttons: «Check all» and «Uncheck all» - all of the pet's buffs at once. 10 buffs per page in the window
Each pet has its own set: The checkboxes are saved for a specific pet: if you have two pets, each one keeps its own set
By default: All buffs are on: until you open the window, the pet buffs everything it can
Buffs above the pet's level: Buffs the pet hasn't grown into yet are shown in gray with a «from pet lvl N» note - you can uncheck them in advance
What can't be configured: Healing and restoring the owner's MP - the pet always does these, regardless of the checkboxes

# 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»	Archer	Archers
«Fairy Princess»	Battle Mage	Nuker mages
«Wild Beast Fighter»	Dagger	Dagger classes
«Fox Shaman»	Battle Mage	Nuker mages
«Toy Knight»	Warrior	Melee fighters
«Spirit Shaman»	Support mage	Supports and healers
«Owl Monk»	Warrior	Melee fighters
«Turtle Ascetic»	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 «Dance of Siren» 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»

# Summons and pets

Buff retention on logout: Yes
Auto-summon on login: Yes (servitor and pet)
Attack owner via Ctrl: Yes
Teleport to owner: Yes (if stuck)
Pet regen skills: Restores MP to the master only while the master is in combat; heals at any time