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 |