What is the point of the Zaishen Menagerie? - Guild Wars Forums

Nate112211 · Dec 24, 2009, 06:38 PM // 18:38

Just a few questions about the menagerie

What is the main purpose for the area?
If I unlock a pet and give it to the tamer, a level 5 version shows up in my menagerie. Can I death level that pet into a level 20?
If so, can I come to my menagerie and tame any level 20 pet that I have unlocked and already trained?

Thanks in advance.

Covah · Dec 24, 2009, 06:42 PM // 18:42

you deathlevel the pets to 20 yes. The whole point ot the menagerie is so rangers and other players that wanted pets could just switch out to other pets instead of destroying their pet they lvld to 20 to cap a lvl 5. Also pvpers can use these pets.

It is just faster to go there and charm a lvl 20 dire/hearty pet instead of capping a lvl 5 and training it all over again.

Nate112211 · Dec 24, 2009, 06:46 PM // 18:46

How can I get the pets in my menagerie to level 20, because I brought in a level 20 reef lurker, but a level 5 one showed up in my menagerie. Do I have to level it inside my menagerie?

Covah · Dec 24, 2009, 06:54 PM // 18:54

Once you've unlocked a pet by showing it to Emryd, you'll see charmable level 5 versions of that pet roaming about in habitats specially designed to meet the pet's needs. To see higher level versions, talk to Wynn in the Training Yard and she'll bring them out.

Read all about it here.

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zais...agerie_Grounds

*Darcy* · Dec 24, 2009, 07:00 PM // 19:00

You can also level your pets with Zaishen Coins or Balthazar Faction, as explained on the wiki page that Covah linked.

Dzjudz · Dec 24, 2009, 07:06 PM // 19:06

And of course the other point is that the zaishen menagerie unlocks pets for the whole account.

Quaker · Dec 24, 2009, 08:44 PM // 20:44

The main point of the menagerie, as far as I can tell, is to make it so that once you charm a pet on any character, it's available to all your characters and their heroes.
Back in the day, if you wanted a Black Widow Spider as a pet for your Necro's ranger hero, you had to actually take the hero into the Underworld and charm it (like I did). Now you can charm one on any character, put it in the menagerie, and get one for any other character or hero.
It also allows you to change pets without having to go re-charm the hard to get ones. For example, I had a Black Widow on my Ranger once. Before the Menagerie, if I wanted to get one again, I would have had to re-charm one in the UW, but now I can just get the one from the Necro hero, in the Menagerie.

Skyy High · Dec 24, 2009, 10:51 PM // 22:51

Also, the ability to get specific evolutions to go with specific builds (basically, dire vs. hearty) is nice.

Tal L · Dec 24, 2009, 11:50 PM // 23:50

can all the chracters for an count use it together?

Tearmaker · Dec 24, 2009, 11:55 PM // 23:55

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Originally Posted by Tal L

can all the chracters for an count use it together?

Yes all your characters on an account use the same Menagerie.

Dec 24, 2009, 06:38 PM // 18:38	#1
Nate112211 Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2008 Profession: E/Mo	What is the point of the Zaishen Menagerie? Just a few questions about the menagerie What is the main purpose for the area? If I unlock a pet and give it to the tamer, a level 5 version shows up in my menagerie. Can I death level that pet into a level 20? If so, can I come to my menagerie and tame any level 20 pet that I have unlocked and already trained? Thanks in advance.

Dec 24, 2009, 07:00 PM // 19:00	#5
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	You can also level your pets with Zaishen Coins or Balthazar Faction, as explained on the wiki page that Covah linked. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Dec 24, 2009, 08:44 PM // 20:44	#7
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	The main point of the menagerie, as far as I can tell, is to make it so that once you charm a pet on any character, it's available to all your characters and their heroes. Back in the day, if you wanted a Black Widow Spider as a pet for your Necro's ranger hero, you had to actually take the hero into the Underworld and charm it (like I did). Now you can charm one on any character, put it in the menagerie, and get one for any other character or hero. It also allows you to change pets without having to go re-charm the hard to get ones. For example, I had a Black Widow on my Ranger once. Before the Menagerie, if I wanted to get one again, I would have had to re-charm one in the UW, but now I can just get the one from the Necro hero, in the Menagerie. Last edited by Quaker; Dec 24, 2009 at 08:46 PM // 20:46..

Dec 24, 2009, 06:42 PM // 18:42	#2
Covah Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Guild: Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ] Profession: Me/Rt	you deathlevel the pets to 20 yes. The whole point ot the menagerie is so rangers and other players that wanted pets could just switch out to other pets instead of destroying their pet they lvld to 20 to cap a lvl 5. Also pvpers can use these pets. It is just faster to go there and charm a lvl 20 dire/hearty pet instead of capping a lvl 5 and training it all over again.

Dec 24, 2009, 06:46 PM // 18:46	#3
Nate112211 Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2008 Profession: E/Mo	How can I get the pets in my menagerie to level 20, because I brought in a level 20 reef lurker, but a level 5 one showed up in my menagerie. Do I have to level it inside my menagerie?

Dec 24, 2009, 06:54 PM // 18:54	#4
Covah Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Guild: Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ] Profession: Me/Rt	Once you've unlocked a pet by showing it to Emryd, you'll see charmable level 5 versions of that pet roaming about in habitats specially designed to meet the pet's needs. To see higher level versions, talk to Wynn in the Training Yard and she'll bring them out. Read all about it here. http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zais...agerie_Grounds

Dec 24, 2009, 07:06 PM // 19:06	#6
Dzjudz Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz	And of course the other point is that the zaishen menagerie unlocks pets for the whole account.

Dec 24, 2009, 10:51 PM // 22:51	#8
Skyy High Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2006 Profession: R/	Also, the ability to get specific evolutions to go with specific builds (basically, dire vs. hearty) is nice.

Dec 24, 2009, 11:50 PM // 23:50	#9
Tal L Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2008	can all the chracters for an count use it together?