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==Builds== ===<u>Furry Missile</u>=== This build focuses on a playstyle centered around throwing the dog. Since 1.08.3, what used to be pet utility 2 is now innate to Houndmaster. Note: the ability to throw the dog will referred to as Furry Missile, since that is what the affinity used to be called. ====Background==== Experienced or Strong ====Skill Order==== These are a couple of skill orders that you can use a guideline for what affinities to learn. <i>If you want to pump more damage into the throw itself:</i> *Pet Bond x4 -> Pet Offense x3 -> Everything else up to you <i>If you want to utilize barking more</i> *Pet Utility x3 (4th point is optional if you want bouncing but you lose the capability to pierce) -> Pet Bond x3 -> Everything else up to you ====Furry Missile==== Furry Missile is the most damaging attack that Houndmaster can deal. Furry Missile damage increases as you level up and also increases from Command Aura and Item Bond. Two points or three points into Pet Utility is up to personal preference. The former is best for when you want the pet projectile to pierce through multiple enemies. The latter is best if you want the pet to be able to bounce back to you. ====Pet Utility==== Telling the dog to sit will put it into Guard. While in Guard, the dog will periodically bark at nearby enemies, stunning and applying a slow debuff on them. The bark is useful for crowd control and keeping enemies from closing in. The dog can also reflect projectiles with the bark if timed correctly. The slow debuff is large enough that it will nearly immobilize slow enemies such as zombies and golems. ====Pet Bond==== Command Aura will increase the damage of Furry Missile and the pet's bite and lunge by a considerable amount. It will also reduce the damage taken by the pet. Substitute will reduce the damage you take by 25-30%. For Item Bond, STR and LCK are the most useful stats for the pet. VIT is decent for increasing survivability. Save weapons with useful attributes like Burning, Freezing, and Shocking if you're playing solo so you can give your pet those attributes. ====Pet Offense==== Lunge provides a large boost to the pet's DPS and also gives it some range. Weakpoint will make critical hits on both the lunge and normal bite attack proc quite frequently. The lunge can be used in conjunction with Furry Missile which is explained in depth at the [[Houndmaster Strategy Guide#Manipulating Pet Behavior|Manipulating Pet Behavior]] section.
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