Herding

The Herding skill enhances a player's tamed and summoned creatures by providing damage and damage resistance bonuses when a shepherd's crook is activated. A player's Followers will always receive the bonuses provided by the Herding skill while the player has an "Activated" shepherd's crook either equipped or in their backpack.

Shepherd's Crook

• Players can double-click a shepherd's crook to set it as their Activated shepherd's crook (as long as it is equipped or in their backpack).
• All Followers controlled by a player will receive the Herding Skill bonuses to Damage and Damage Resistance based on which shepherd's crook is currently Activated by their controller.
• Players can single-click a shepherd's crook to check whether it is currently Activated for them.
• Shepherd's Crook Effective Herding Skill Bonus is calculated as:

 (PvM Accuracy Bonus + PvM Tactics Bonus as %)  

PvM Bonus

While their controller has an active shepherd's crook, tamed and summoned creatures receive:

• Additional Damage: (22% * (Effective Herding Skill / 100))
• Damage Resistance: (11% * (Effective Herding Skill / 100))

PvP Bonus

While their controller has an active shepherd's crook, tamed and summoned creatures receive:

• Additional Damage: (11% * (Effective Herding Skill / 100))
• Damage Resistance: (5.5% * (Effective Herding Skill / 100))

Training

Skill	Activity
0-50	Train from NPC
50-120	Activate a shepherd's crook and gain passively while fighting using Followers