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Description
The Herding skill increases the damage dealt and damage resistance of player's tamed and summoned followers, provided the player has an 'active' Shepherd's Crook equipped or in their backpack. To set a Shepherd's Crook as active for a player, they can equip it once, or double-click it in their backpack. The bonuses players receive from Herding are further improved based on the crafting material or magical properties of their active Shepherd's Crook.
Summary
The [FocusAggression command has been removed
A player's Followers will always receive 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 see if it is currently Activated for them
Tamed and summoned creatures deal (22% * (Effective Herding Skill / 100)) additional damage against creatures while their controller has an active shepherd's crook.
Tamed and summoned creatures receive (11% * (Effective Herding Skill / 100)) Damage Resistance against all creatures
PvP Bonus
Tamed and summoned creatures deal (11% * (Effective Herding Skill / 100)) additional damage against players while their controller has an active shepherd's crook.
Tamed and summoned receive (5.5% * (Effective Herding Skill)) Damage Resistance against all players
Training
Tables
Shepherd's Crook
Bonus Damage from Herding & Exceptional Crooks
Herding Skill
Plain
Dull
Shadow
Copper
Bronze
Gold
Rose
Vere
Val
Avar
31
9.68
10.12
10.56
11
11.44
11.88
12.32
12.76
13.2
13.64
80
20.46
20.9
21.34
21.78
22.22
22.66
23.1
23.54
23.98
24.42
100
24.86
25.3
25.74
26.18
26.62
27.06
27.5
27.94
28.38
28.82
120
29.26
29.7
30.14
30.58
31.02
31.46
31.9
32.34
32.78
33.22
Shepherd's Crook
Bonus Damage Resistance from Herding & Exceptional Crooks
Herding Skill
Plain
Dull
Shadow
Copper
Bronze
Gold
Rose
Vere
Val
Avar
31
4.84
5.06
5.28
5.5
5.72
5.94
6.16
6.38
6.6
6.82
80
10.23
10.45
10.67
10.89
11.11
11.33
11.55
11.77
11.99
12.21
100
12.43
12.65
12.87
13.09
13.31
13.53
13.75
13.97
14.19
14.41
120
14.63
14.85
15.07
15.29
15.51
15.73
15.95
16.17
16.39
16.61
Training
Skill
Activity
0-50
Train from NPC
50-120
Activate a shepherd's crook to gain passively while fighting using Followers