Patch 3.0.2 guide to Exotic Pets: Silithid
by David Bowers 
Oct 15th 2008 at 8:00PM
Silithid:
The silithid is your choice if you want to keep an enemy stuck in place. It has a ranged Venom Web Spray ability which can do some damage and trap your enemy for 4 seconds every 40 seconds or so. Longevity helps with that, but to me at least it still doesn't seem as nice as the chimaera's Froststorm Breath. But it all depends on how you use it, I guess, as well as what other sorts of talents you choose for yourself. This is a Cunning pet, just the same as the chimaera.
BRK had a look at this a while back, which showed off the pets abilities and looks. There are four different colors, and for the most part, they can be tamed in Tanaris, Un'Goro, and Silithus.
The spider is your closest non-exotic alternative, with Webs that do the same thing as the Silithid but without the extra bit of damage.
The silithid is your choice if you want to keep an enemy stuck in place. It has a ranged Venom Web Spray ability which can do some damage and trap your enemy for 4 seconds every 40 seconds or so. Longevity helps with that, but to me at least it still doesn't seem as nice as the chimaera's Froststorm Breath. But it all depends on how you use it, I guess, as well as what other sorts of talents you choose for yourself. This is a Cunning pet, just the same as the chimaera. BRK had a look at this a while back, which showed off the pets abilities and looks. There are four different colors, and for the most part, they can be tamed in Tanaris, Un'Goro, and Silithus.
The spider is your closest non-exotic alternative, with Webs that do the same thing as the Silithid but without the extra bit of damage.
Filed under: Hunter, Expansions, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Bad Mojo Oct 15th 2008 9:51PM
Excellent explanation of the different beasties... and great timing.
Especially like the non-51 point options. Almost makes me think I don't need to go full BM bore :)
squig_masta Oct 16th 2008 2:48AM
Ya, of all the new exotic pets, these guys were the least satisfying when I tried out (including the tanking worm! Why are worms tanks? Worms should be the definition of squishy pets!) Because it's a 4 second root on a 40 second timer. I don't think we should be able to root someone indefinitely, it just hardly seems worth it in the end.
Besides, it reminds me too much of all those silithid quests we had to do...with all that zerg-esque ground, and the freaky hive tunnels...they were everywhere...everwhere! LOOK OUT CAPTAINHOWDY, YOU'LL PULL THE WHOLE ROOM! AOE DAMAGE! AOE DAMAGE! NOOOO, NOT THE HEALER!!!!
...ya...those were good times.