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Description

Meta Pets are special bonded pets which become stronger as they gain levels killing creatures and were first introduced in Publish 4 on September 5th, 2014, starting with Meta Dragons. There are currently five Meta Pet types: Meta Dragon, Steed, Spider, Crab and Mantis.

Meta Pets can learn abilities from Meta Relics which, in the case of Meta Steeds and Dragons, can be obtained from Random Dungeon Adventures, invasion rewards and monster of the month drops. Meta Dragons and Spiders can hold a total of four Meta Relics at once. Meta Steeds can only hold three relics - A small trade-off for being able to also mount the beastly creature! More information can be found in Meta Relics.

Each relic ability has different effects, cool downs and application rates. The abilities will only work against untamed creatures and they will not be usable against players or other tamed creatures. Meta Skills can be applied with a Meta Stone. Purchased either from the gold sink vendor or from [shop using donation coins.

Meta Pets level up by killing creatures. All damage done to a creature is saved and then given out to damaging Meta Pets upon their death. Experience cannot be gained while in a house. A creature cannot give total experience greater than its maximum hit points. This means that you cannot farm the same creature for an indefinite amount of time. The owner of the Meta Pet must be in the general vicinity of the pet for it to gain experience. If a Meta Pet dies, it will lose experience equal to the amount of remaining hit points on the creature it was fighting. If the Meta Pet is transferred to another player, all experience progress on the current level will be lost.

Meta pet owners will be required to meet the taming requirement of the next pet level for the pet to evolve to that level. Example: 120 taming is required to evolve a level 6 dragon to level 7. A level 7 dragon can be evolved by a 120 tamer and later transferred to a 115 tamer, though a fresh level 7 will struggle to listen.

Protecting Your Pet

Warning: Meta Pets are very attractive targets for pet trappers who will try to lure your pets to their house to trap it. Depending on the level of your pet, you will need to pay a fee to regain access to the pet. For more information please see the Protecting Your Pets page.

Meta Stone

The Meta Stone is an item purchased from the Wearables Vendor or the Unique Wares Vendor. At time of writing, it cost 3 million gold pieces from the vendor. It is used to apply Meta Relics to your Meta Pet, as well as view it's level progress of Relic Skills making it an essential part of Meta Pet trainer's toolkit.

The Meta Stone will also display the taming requirement of the Meta Pet. This taming requirement can drop 0.5 every time the Meta Pet XP "rolls over" at max level. For example, a fresh Level 7 Meta Dragon will have a taming requirement of 120. If you gain another 2 million XP on the Meta Dragon, its XP will roll over and the taming requirement will be reduced by 0.5. After 8 roll overs, the taming requirement will no longer reduce. The lowest taming requirement for a Level 7 Meta Dragon is therefore 116.

Meta Relics

Meta Relics are add-ons for Meta Pets. Relics are dropped as rare loot by a variety of bosses around the world. They are one-time use only - once applied to a meta pet, the relic is gone forever but lives on as a skill for the meta pet. Meta Relics can never be removed, however they can be disabled. If a Meta Relic is disabled, all progress in that Relic's skill will remain saved, and the Relic will be shown in the "Disabled Relics" area. Returning the Relic to the Meta Pet can be done by clicking the minus sign again, and all of the previous skill will return to the Meta Pet.

Aesthetic Relics can now be applied to pets as well, but have some requirements to be met first. Pets require to be either a max evolution dragon (after feeding it fruit), at least a level 6 spider, or at least a level 6 steed.

Relic Changes

Content releases coming after the 10th Anniversary will be bringing along some changes on the way that some relics work. As we draw closer to the release date, more information will come on these changes and for now the community has provided the following Frequently Asked Questions to go along with the statements mentioned in the Discord #announcements channel:

What existing relics will be impacted by this change?

All talisman and pet relics which are not yet bound to a talisman or pet, excluding spider, archer, and rogue relics.
If a relic is already added to your talisman or pet, it will not be impacted by this change.

If I have a relic already applied to my talisman or pet and this change goes into effect, what will happen to the xp and levels I’ve already earned?

Nothing. This change only impacts the max level of relics and has no impact on the xp and levels you’ve already earned.
For example, if you have a zerker with the tread relic at level 8, it will still be at level 8 after the change is implemented.

What about the relics I have in my house or bank that aren’t attached to a talisman or pet yet?

Those relics will become “flawed relic fragments” once the change is implemented. At that point, when they are added to a talisman or pet, they will increase that relic’s max level by two.
For example, imagine you have a zerker with no relics attached. Then you add a flawed tread relic fragment. Your talisman will now have the tread relic with a max level of two. Adding another flawed tread relic fragment would increase the max level of tread to four.

After the change is made, how do I get a relic to level 10?

Once this first change is implemented, relics will come in two forms: flawed and crumbling. A flawed relic fragment will add two levels to the capacity and a crumbling relic will add one level to the capacity.
For a relic to have a level capacity of 10, you would need to use five flawed relics of the same type or some combination of flawed and crumbling relics. For example, you could use six crumbling relics to get the max level to six, then use two flawed relics to raise it to 10.
It is recommended that players use crumbling relic fragments to get their relic level cap to six and then switch to flawed relic fragments as crumbling relic fragments will be more easily obtainable. After level six, only flawed relic fragments can be used.

So, if I use crumbling and flawed relic fragments, my relic level will raise?

No. Relic fragments will raise your relic max level, but they do not replace experience gains.
For example, if you add a crumbling tread relic fragment to your talisman for the first time, your xp will show 0/250 and level 1/1. If you add another crumbling tread relic fragment, your xp will still show 0/250 and your level will now show 1/2. Adding a flawed tread relic fragment next will make your xp still show 0/250 and your level 1/4.

We use dragon and steed relics to charge spider relics and they are currently equal to using 10 power scrolls. What will the relics I have saved up in my house/bank be worth once they turn into flawed relic fragments?

They will still be worth 10 power scrolls for the purpose of charging spider relics.

I have relics saved up that I paid a lot of gold to obtain. How will their value change after this is implemented?

We cannot predict their economic value since it is a player-driven market. Drop rates for the various relic fragments have not been determined/announced either and that will impact economic value.

I hear that relics will be able to go as high as level 15. How do I do that?

That is a separate change coming at an undetermined date in the future. When that happens, a third relic fragment type will be added which will be called a “flawless relic fragment”. That fragment type will increase your relic level cap by +1 and is the only relic type that can be used to increase level caps beyond 10.
Once that change is implemented in the future, a typical progression would look like this: six crumbling relic fragments to have a level cap of six, two flawed relic fragments to increase the level cap to 10, then five flawless relic fragments to reach a final level cap of 15.
It is important to note that crumbling relic fragments can only be used from levels 1-6, flawed relic fragments can only be used from levels 1-10 (recommended only for 7-10 due to rarity), and flawless relics can only be used from levels 11-15.

Meta Dragon

Meta Dragons are the highest single DPS Meta Pet but will require more attention for healing.

How To Obtain

Meta Dragons can be obtained by killing the Dragon Progenitor in a Random Dungeon Adventure or by killing Akor one of the Dungeon Bosses. Once you've killed the Dragon Progenitor, he has a chance to drop a Dragon Egg. After killing Akor there is a chance an egg will drop and if it drops, it will appear on the ground under the top level of the temple. The Dragon Egg comes in a variety of hues and determines the color of the Meta Dragon that it hatches.

Follower/Control Slots

Meta Dragon requires 3 Follower Slots

Hues

Meta Dragons are hued based on the hue of the Dragon Egg obtained from the Dragon Progenitor. The following hues are possible drops:

1109, 1154, 1173, 2655, 2963, 1155, 1284, 971, 972, 691, 742, 811, 900

Meta Relics

You man apply one relic at levels 2, 4, 6, 7 for a total off four relics on a Level 7 pet.

Molten Breath

Chance to breath fire in a line at your current combatant. All creatures within this line will take moderate damage. When the line of fire hits its target, a small explosion takes place and damage all enemies within a small radius of the impact location.

Noxious Blood

A poisonous explosion of your pets blood will take place on a small chance whenever it is damaged. All creatures within the vicinity of your pet will be poisoned.

Quicksilver

Your pet gains a burst of speed while attacking, greatly increasing his dexterity and returning all of his stamina. This lasts for a very short time.

Gold

Your pet has a chance to turn monsters that attack it into a paragon.

Bloody Talons

Your pet has a chance to apply a small damage over time to its combatant. This ticks once every 0.5 seconds for a total of 10 ticks.

Stages

Some suggested creatures to hunt have been listed with each level. Depending on your relics and character skills, you may be able to take on bigger and nastier creatures. Provocation is particularly useful to allow your pet to chip away at big monsters while their tear each other apart.

Level	Description	Taming	Exp
1	Dragon Hatchling: This is when your Meta-Dragon is at his weakest. He cannot yet cast spells but applies lesser poison on hit. This pet looks like a snake. You are best off levelling on lowly forest creatures and weaker opponents such as ettins and ogres.	50	0
2	Dragon Hatchling (Phase 2): Your dragon is still quite weak but has doubled in strength and gained his first relic ability slot. He will now use normal poison while attacking. This pet looks like a larger snake. You can now step up to some tougher monsters such as ettin and ogre paragons, mummies, efreets and dull copper elementals. Stay close and keep your pet healed up.	60	25K
3	Dragon Youngling: Your pet has once again become stronger. He still does not know any magic but can now use greater poison when it striker. He has grown legs and looks like a komodo dragon. You should now able to to tackle daemons and dragons.	85	75K
4	Dragon Whelpling: Your dragon has finally gained magic but at the cost of poisoning on hit. His AI has changed from melee to mage. He has also gained the ability to breath fire and a second relic ability slot is gained at this level. Your pet is finally starting to look like a dragon and takes on the form of a swamp dragon. Titans, dragons and daemons will continue to give good experience but you can now also mix in heavier hitters like Ogre Lords.	90	250K
5	Young Dragon: Your dragon has gained in size, skills and strength. He has taken on the form of a young dragon. Keep on those titans, dragons and daemons. Balrons, Ogre Lord Paragons, Shadow Wryms and Vampires should be manageable now.	100	750K
6	Mature Dragon: Your dragon has once again gained in strength and unlocked a third relic ability slot. He is now a larger form of dragon. Much the same as level 5 but you may want to explore even harder hitters like ancient wyrms if you have provocation.	110	1.5M
7	Elder Dragon: Your pet has achieved even higher strength. It has gained its fourth and final relic ability slot. In rare cases, the Elder Dragon may take the form of a mongbat . Keep on chipping away with those big creatures. Paragons should now be easier to handle and you should be able to tackle some big monsters without provocation.	120	3M
7.5	Evolved Elder Dragon: Your pet has entered its final form. It has altered its physical form to epic proportions. All skills, abilities, and strength remain the same once you have achieved this form. . To gain this final form you will need to accumulate 4,500 dragon fruit. This is done by killing monsters that have 400 or more HP and using a level 7 Elder Dragon that has two or more rollovers. Once your dragon reaches this form it will no longer create dragon fruit.	120	Fruit

Meta Spider

Meta Spiders are the tankiest Meta Pet while still delivering good damage.

How to Obtain

Unlike other Meta Pets, the Meta Spider is purchased from the Unique Wares Vendor near West Britain bank:

It can be purchased at a cost of 10 million gold. Each relic will cost 50,000 gold and must be strengthened with powerscrolls. This meta pet also has the pack instinct trait for arachnid.