You rest or use healing scrolls. 2, which will be available on November 21. (And some of these have an effective druid level lower than their class level. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News. At least if you have a giant eagle which is large as companion you could sit on it and it would be still able to flight. Pathfinder: Kingmaker. It makes alchemists god-tier buffers, really. #3. Barbarian is mad dog, and you use feats for boon companion (5 total) giving you a maxed level animal companion. You can't go to inventory and have it chug them, but you can belt them to another character and have that character make the animal companion chug them. #3. Dog has 37 STR versus Leopard's 30. Yes, splashing is the same as dipping. Smilodon is the classic overly strong animal companion, particularly if you play in turn-based. Size Large; AC +2 natural armor; Attack bite (1d8), 2 claws (2d4), or spikes (ranged 1d6, 24 per 24 hours); Ability Scores Str +8, Dex -2, Con +4. I have the same issue with Amiri, but the suggestions provided so far, such as reloading, using one of your 3 free respecs, or not leveling up to level 2 at Oleg's are not actual solutions and don't resolve the issue altogether. Harrim is a problem companion. Loneshade Jun 17, 2019 @ 2:25pm. Stay Paladin until level 11 for Mark of justice. Wilson is monstrous. As i am aware large will be enough to use this companion as mount from the ruleset. Hex: Onii-Chan Sep 27, 2018 @ 7:35pm. Then, as i recently found out, the "level" shown on the animal is it's Hit Dice not it's actual level. 1MB ; 5. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. That, and dog has 2 more STR. It says the creature will become one size larger at level 7, so is that at my class level 7 (which I will never reach) or the creature's level 7?. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker. My third cleric. Monks get 5 total bonus feats by 17 btw, which makes up for taking them. 99. If it is, I'd rather not be abusing it. You might think druid was the obvious test, but somehow i missed it. On March 7, you'll have the chance to meet Ulbrig, the new companion from The Last Sarkorians DLC! And now — enjoy his musical theme, energetic and heroic as Ulbrig himself!Best. Inquisitor, Sorcerer, or Barbarian seemed to make no difference to animal stats other than shared teamwork feats. I'm trying to respec Amiri with the respec mod to Mad Dog, but the animal companion never shows up. This cool cat has a massive 21 Dexterity to begin with, three natural attacks, and a great 50-foot movement speed. If I wanted to muli with, Druid, Defender of the True World, Barbarian, Mad Dog, and Inquisitor, Sacred Huntsmaster,Thundering Claw of the Bear God is a +4 Shock Thundering Scimitar. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. fair_toki • 2 yr. And this applies to all buffs, including personal buffs like Shield or False Life. The animal companion sometime seem to fail to appear, especially for Amiri. So, if Class A lets you have a bird or a horse and Class B lets. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. KingmakerAI - experimental mod that aims to enhance enemy ai and provides auto-buff options for player characters. ago. Details: store. Edstyles Oct 7, 2018 @ 2:07pm. It also requires a necklace slot for the dex to damage. Having a huge companion would be extremely inconvenient. So they have pretty much the same CMB before you apply Animal Growth. There are a few classes that add teamwork feats that can be shared with pets, or have bonus feats that can be used on mounted combat stuff. Human base Fighter class is relatively straightforward martial depending on the type of weapon you want to use, and feels pretty good. The animal never appears, I've tried sleeping before respec, sleeping after respec. Just take a rest and it will revive. Most animal companions gain 2 skill ranks each level. Should have a bard for good hope (+2 to almost anything). Within the purity of the elements and the order of the wilds lingers a power beyond the marvels of civilization. 7k is here! We've fixed Ageing and the Flying Time Undertow effect for the commander and their companions, Icy Prison spell got its name back, important keys no longer disappear, and much more. The build starts with combining Amiri's so-so early game damage with an Animal Companion to really make her shine. Ekundayo. That said a fully buffed leopard pet is more than viable on unfair both in terms of ac and attack damage. At Paladin Level 5 pick Divine Bond -> Animal Companion - Continue to have your Wolf companion scale with your Paladin levels. My bro doesn't like both Camellia and tiefling bro, so he teach his horse how to pick locks. That will make it's Dexerity 25 by the end (21 now, +2 from leveling and +2 from the ring). The boon companion feat will add back 4 levels to your pet though, so. Favored Class - racial favored class bonuses and traits. 1. However Pillars of Eternity has a little companion circle within the “owner’s. Pick cleric with animal + whatever domain, pick companion boon. Originally posted by Flip: Dog has the highest con of all animal companions (tied with boar and wolf), and has the same AC as the wolf, smilodon, and giant centipede. For_Science! Jan 21, 2019 @ 7:20pm. Release Date 10/26/2022. . So, alchemists can get a Discovery called 'Infusion', which allows them to cast their buffs on allies. Uploader: Citrus457. If they are hit after that, they die. Last edited by Drake ; Jul 8, 2019 @ 11:48am. what should I do? sry my english. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. With the right choices, your animal companion can be a scout, a striker, a defender, or. A Screenshot of Pathfinder: Kingmaker. The Dedicated Arcane Caster - Starting Stats. If you want to play a multiclass, try something like Fighter/Bard/Dragon Disciple, with 8 levels in DD and at least 4-5 in fighter for Weapon Specialization. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. The abilities of your animal companion are calculated as though your class were 4 levels higher, to a maximum effective level equal to your character level. So a 12 druid/1 fighter with boon companion. Versus Leopard's 33. barb 1 / ranger 19 or barb 1 / 2H fighter 3 /. 83K Members. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker. In addition, you treat Lore (Nature) as a class skill. So a wild Deinonychus gets one secondary attack where the trained raptor gets 2 primary. You definitely want to be in animal form while tanking so you can avoid the usual -5/-10/-15 penalty to iterative attacks. • 5 yr. As the title says, I am wanting to build Lann as sort of a Ranger because I want him to have an Animal Companion, but the problem is the research I have done is pretty much all saying to send him down the Crusader path which stacks on a ton of magic that I just don't have any interest in dumping on him. With the exception of the Old Sycamore, which has a lot of cheap-armor-wearing kobolds and mites, there isn't a map you can't just loot in one pass if you have two animal companions on the team. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. A mad dog gets modified versions of a barbarian's Rage and Damage Reduction features. There are no animal companions that grow to huge. The actual calculation for an animal's level seems to be roughly (0. No ress needed. Uhh no, you're talking about two separate things: the Boon Companion feat makes up for the -3 level penalty which rangers and Animal-domain casters take to their pets, as well as any non-pet levels you take on a pet class; e. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. Thinking about going SH 3 and rest into maddog I think what I did was Mad Dog 2 first to grab Pack Tactics ("a mad dog and her war beast gain a +4 bonus on attack rolls while flanking the same opponent (instead of the normal +2 bonus)"); then Sacred Huntmaster 3 to grab Hunter Tactics + Outflank with the. Show more. Full Animal Companions Elk/Bear (Elk for RP reasons. Edit: i plan to have an animal companion if that helps comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment smrtgmp716 • Additional comment actions. So a Ranger 5/Fighter 2 without Boon Companion = Animal at level 3. Once per day on command, this pearl enables the possessor to recall any one spell that they had prepared and then cast that day. Pathfinder: Kingmaker Animal Companions Bugged (4 posts) solved (4 posts) solved (4 posts) solved. In a settlement with a cleric scroll trader you need to buy the scroll you need. A leopard animal companion in Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous. A Monster Tactician gets boosted summons and can still take animal domain for a pet. So he gets Ecclesitheurge penalties without good benefits to offset them. They can also disengage with the Acrobatics Ability. It was carnage. Updated: 01 May 2022 21:29. Says it has the option to always show pet in party bar. Source Group Kingmaker. I have read a lot of discussions about animal companion and their relative power, but none really mentionned the Elk. It's a feat tax and also a stat tax because the dex animal companions also have inherent buffs to str and debuffs to dex. A potent aid for all spell-casting heroes!Pathfinder had a rule that the animal companions couldn't go above your lvl +1max of 20. Additionally, an animal companion with only one natural attack receives iterative attacks at higher BAB, unlike with most natural attacks. Thanks, sorry for being thick but does that mean choosing animal domain is actually a bad choice for a pure druid? #2. Inquisitor monster tactician has great synergy with Aeon. Okbo is still significantly underleveled mid/late game. While being in your party companions will react. The only classes/archetypes with effective druid levels are druids, rangers, mad dog barbarians, sacred huntsmaster inquisitors, sylvan sorcerers, and clerics or inquisitors with the animal domain. I'd use Bismuth, too. Ranger 7 without Boon Companion = Animal at level 4. so if the Con damage remains after you raise them, be ready to give them some restoration-type spells too. #1. This cool cat has a massive 21 Dexterity to begin with, three natural attacks, and a great 50-foot movement speed. Smilodon is a creature in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. 99. 1. If you want a melee-effective druid with a max level animal companion then you would commonly take 5 mad dog levels, 3 or 6 sacred huntsman levels, 1-2 monk levels, and then druid the rest of the way. All the Animal Companions tested got to level 9. Using it with Turn-Based mod, Proper Flanking 2 and CotW. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker • Animal Companions and Owlcat's flawed game design. 5) The ability to pick fur/scale color a bit wouldn't go unloved. ago. That said, gear will count. Class skills and skill ranks are not affected by archetypes. A class that provides an ANIMAL COMPANION will level up that ANIMAL COMPANION when you put levels in that class (Druid, Ranger, Sacred Huntmaster Inquisitor, Sylvan Sorcerer, maybe some others I don't know about). Sorry not sure what highlight interactables is on console. Selecting your animal companion is. A mad dog gains most of the features of a barbarian. Barkskin (+1-5ac) druids. e. Unlike normal animals of its kind, an animal companion's Hit Dice, abilities, skills, and feats advance as the druid advances in level. A potent aid for all spell-casting heroes! Flip Oct 7, 2018 @ 2:02pm. The Mastodon is the best animal companion by nature of being the tankiest (bar the shitty Boar), and doing okay-ish damage, but the real thing that it brings is AoE Trip (!!). Yeah every pet class has this where they level up with you every time you level up the class. One time I respecced Amiri into Mad Dog with a Mastodon pet and having Overrun + Throat Cutter was fun. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. Even a level 7 'resurrection' spell cannot be applied. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous will be released for PC and macOS on September 2, 2021, and is coming to PS4 and Xbox One on March 1, 2022. Edit: that info was back from Kingmaker. Your ties to nature have more to do with creatures than with capriciousness. Animal Companion stacking. The leopard will never be the best damage dealing pet, it his, however, one of. Equally happy consuming nuts, berries, fish, or small mammals, the grizzly is nonetheless fiercely territorial, and will chase off – or, failing that, kill and eat – any intruders it views as competition. If I wanted to muli with, Druid, Defender of the True World, Barbarian, Mad Dog, and Inquisitor, Sacred Huntsmaster,Queen Abgail. Add a Comment. Pathfinder: Kingmaker. This might be patched later down the line but at the moment how it works is that if you pick a class that has a an Animal Companion at the start like Hunter or Caviler that companion will instantly become your full character level instead of. ago. Greybor and Sosiel can be but not as good. If a character receives an animal companion from more than one source, her effective druid levels stack for the purposes of determining the statistics and abilities of the companion. His Point Buy is way better than a main character's. Pathfinder: Kingmaker Animal Companion Stats (11 posts) (11 posts) (11 posts) Pages: 1. So obviously on this chart, a level 20 ranger without boon companion will have a class level of 16. Smite Evil (2/day) (Su) +3 to hit, +6 to damage, +3 deflection bonus to AC when used. For damage I’d recommend an Arcane Trickster build; in this case consider putting some attribute points into dexterity instead of charisma. Once per day on command, this pearl enables the possessor to recall any one spell that they had prepared and then cast that day. Sorcerer is another one to consider. The four times I've seen this happen have been after I added a party member to the group - twice after adding a merc (Kalikke), twice after adding Enkundayo and Dog (Harrim). Ranger with Wolf (has the pet feat to give it full level) Barb with Mamoth. (Heavy Crossbow) Recommended Animal Companion: Dog / *Leopard* / Monitor Lizard / Wolf Recommended Starter Spells: Grease, Mage Armor _Level Progression_ Ability Score Increase: Level 4 Charisma Level 8 Charisma Level 12 Charisma Level 16 Charisma Level 20 Charisma. A single class Ranger or Cleric (Animal domain) have a pet at effective druid (lvl-3). Table 3–8 on page 52 of the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook) cannot increase her animal companion’s Hit Dice above her actual character level + 1. Inquisitor, Sorcerer, or Barbarian seemed to make no difference to animal stats other than shared teamwork feats. Go to Pathfinder_Kingmaker r/Pathfinder. Weapon Finesse, Fury's Fall, Weapon Focus (Bite), Outflank, Dazzling Display, Shatter Defenses, Piranha Strike, Dodge, Tandem Trip (if there is another trip user in the party), Shake it off. 5. Ranger 5/Fighter 2 with Boon Companion = Animal at level 5. . Just pump your strength to 18+ and take an animal companion with multiple attacks, like a smilodon or mastodon. But I'm already considering starting a new playthrough once the most glaring bugs are fixed, and I want to try something else (but in the same general direction). It's not as tanky as the boar, but it's actually one of the tankier animal. This is an issue especially if you hire Mercenaries at a higher level and rush through leveling them in one. Ranged enemies usually try to snipe the character with the lowest AC. Ekundayo is. NamelessOne Feb 28, 2021 @ 1:05pm. ' then killed the Stag lord and travelled and there he was. Not sure if Kingmaker does this. The only real drawback is that you don't get the animal companion until level 4 and you need to burn a feat to bring it up to full strength. Tactical Leader with Animal Domain is a good lateral alternative to Sacred Huntsmaster. - Smilodon has the best damage output, but i would still recommend to take Leopard instead. [deleted] • 5 yr. I see: Extra Evolution (Feat with prerequisites: Eidolon class feature) Evolution Surge, Lesser (a spell targeting "Your Eidolon")First off, animal companions can take advantage of Crane feat chain's bonuses to AC from Defensive Fighting. I'm not sure you can make it drink potions, though. You get an animal companion who can really help out early on. Tigers are usually the top animal predators in their territories, and have been known to kill bears, crocodiles, giant snakes, wolves, and even other great cats. i actually switched her over to ranger in my 2nd playthrough (no mods - just left barb. Animal Companion Advancement, Druid Advancement :: Pathfinder: Kingmaker General Discussions. The bug: Companions go missing from the game after loading a saved game that had them in the party. Though named for the wild savages who fight alongside rabid dogs, mad dogs employ all manner of beasts as their battle brethren. Content posted in this community. What is displayed as levels for animal companions isnt really a level but the Hitdie amount they have. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. By that point Amiri should have Greater. There's another reason for animal companions not showing up: You need to abort leveling, right after receiving the companion. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker • Just finished camellia romance, trying to justify her unfortunate tendency along the way and finding out the truth in the end, man what a crazy ride that was. The most fitting for each mythical path to me is: For Azata: Ranger for Martial. 83K Members. Sadly the health bars disappear outside of combat. The biggest downside is logistics, namely a lot of maps aren't designed for a party of 12 so things can get VERY crowded very quickly. I think the best class choices for animal companions builds are: Sacred Huntsman (Inquisitor): - AnC gets favoured enemy bonuses + teamwork feats. A Character with effective druid level of 11 will have an animal companion of Hitdie 9 (level 9) You can use this spreadsheet to see what their stats are based on your character level. Horse is THE animal companion when it comes to rider's power. Companions Amiri. Animal companions are a key component of druids and rangers, and through archetypes can be components of other classes. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. Wolf and Dog have the trip for great cc. Second, the two most recommended choices are a smilodon (5 attacks and pounce) or a leopard (3 attacks, trip attempt on a bite, and the highest of any animal companion). But a fully buffed hunter’s animal companion should be the strongest due to the free teamwork feats. After playing around with both I've learned: 1) animal companions are a lot better from level 1, level 4 with boon companion at level 5 is a pain. may not be appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work. Hunters are a hybrid of Druid and Ranger. Kingmaker trades out feat/stat customizatiuon form HD (and gear) for a flat progression system that is honestly really inflated. Animal Companions have dead levels (3, 7, 11, 15, 19) where it does not gain Hit Die but that should be at 3HD right now: ACs start out with 2HD, get a 3rd at AC lvl 2, and then stay at 3HD at AC lvl 3. Cleric: Animal Domain [Full Divine Caster] Druid: Base Class [Full Divine Caster] Fighter: No. A sylvan sorcerer gains most of the features of a sorcerer with the Fey Bloodline. Magical fangs / acid maw / enlarge animals. So they have pretty much the same CMB before you apply Animal Growth. This open so much more possibilities knowing this! kklawm • 3 yr. Learn about the different types, stats, abilities and feats of animal companions in Pathfinder Kingmaker, a role-playing game based on the Pathfinder ruleset. Druids in general can either go blasty or go fighty. So a Ranger 5/Fighter 2 without Boon Companion = Animal at level 3. 261. . Companions in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous assist the player by joining his/her party and have their own backstories and unique characteristics/ Quests. If you’re trying to solo stuff then a lot of attacks is great but something with more little combat utility is better imo. Edit: that info was back from Kingmaker. Animal companions don't count against your party size limit so six PCs + six pets is certainly doable. • 11 days ago. So far on super hard fights the boar is always the last standing. It now has -31/31 hitpoints and lies dead. I wouldn't bother giving her an animal companion. Easier to use as they are smaller so its not so crowded. If they are hit after that, they die. Got one, but see no option to rename them from the default species name. Knife Master 2 - Two Weapon fighting. I noticed it was only giving me a +5 on the roll when my animal companion has a +13 or so for it, so I reloaded and checked again and sure enough it was showing the next highest athletics person with a +5 and that's what it rolled each time. Inq with Leopard. I could see the concern for the screen getting crowded with multiple animal compainions. • 5 yr. At any time you can. Hi everyone, I started a new run-through and am playing as a druid with a bear animal companion. Early game druid the best thing you can do is summon heavily, use touch of frost, snowball, and the spell that makes your companion do extra acid damage, once you get higher up you can use the aspect spells, and the buffs. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. Str/dex/con buffs from most casters. 5 times their Strength score on damage rolls with that weapon. Ranger: - AnC gets favoured enemy + favoured terrain bonuses. Any check that can be performed by a regular Companion can also be. All natural attacks from both the wielder of this scimitar and the wielder's animal companion have. ago. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker •Pretty much any animal companion is viable on Core difficulty. I tried 'Inspiring recovery' but my ranger does not want to cast it on its companion. 1K. Selecting your animal companion is an important choice, and can have major effects on how your character functions on the table. Some inquisitors create a strong bond with an animal companion, and they hunt and punish threats to the faith as an awe-inspiring duo. On cohhcarnage’s twitch channel he has a spreadsheet with builds. ability to continue (upgrade/level) current animal companion shows up as red and is unselectable select another companion (or same one) shows up as being summon of previous animal. From what I heard aeon bane activates with inquisitor bane, plus you can get a animal companion. Pathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. That said a fully buffed leopard pet is more than viable on unfair both in terms of ac and attack damage. Wolf is a character in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. I'm fairly inexperienced in Pathfinder (played through about half of Kingmaker but never finished it), and am having trouble figuring out how to build my MC. The spells she picks are purely about increasing her damage. Camellia is your next best choice as a companion already set up to be a tank, but Woljif and Regill can also make great tanks if built correctly. - naturally uses DEX for armor class. Then I was able to choose either a dog or a wolf mount. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. You can speak with and befriend animals with ease. You can pull this off with humble bismuth btw lol. They can, both active skill checks and passive ones like perception to notice that Arue is the one true. At 20 that's true that it's level 16 as I had said with it's progression, but it's not capped at player level -4 if you get an animal companion at level 1. Going to make sure everyone takes 3 levels of Divine Huntmaster so they can get. Maybe in a mod, tho. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. 306. The "-1/1 hitpoints" makes it sound like they must have been constitution drained to death. Animal is usualy taken as secondary domain, while Water or Community are taken as primary. In this game they just get bonuses that unlock for them automatically as you level up. I have seen my horse climb up ladders that require an athletics check. Product Line Adventure Paths. Trappist Feb 28, 2021 @ 1:00pm. Boars are at a light disadvantage because they start DEX 12 INT 2; whereas most pets have at least DEX 13. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. A potent aid for all spell-casting heroes!Kingmaker AI mod is awesome. As HeLLfire mentionned, animal domain gives you extra spell slots at the cost of one feat and a slightly harder early game. . #8. Monks get 5 total bonus feats by 17 btw, which makes up for taking them. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. Even humanoids are far from safe, especially in cases where a tiger has developed a taste for humanoid flesh. The leopard will never be the best damage dealing pet, it his, however, one of the best AC tanks in the game and perfectly capable of tanking on core. 2 Update, along with The Lord of Nothing DLC. 2 Update, along with The Lord of Nothing DLC. -5/-10. you get the modder's versions of companions unless you dig around and find/edit the json file. Wolf is a character in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. #1 Techno_Mage Oct 3, 2018 @ 7:45pm I have a leopard and it deals decent damage and has super high armor, at level 9 when I cast barkskin/shield of faith/mage armor on it, it. Share Spells with Companion (Ex) Can cast spells with a target of "you" on animal companion, as touch spells. His. 5. I picked animal domain this time. Tigers prefer terrain with plenty. 2 Update, along with The Lord of Nothing DLC. Just take a rest. While the Smilodon does a lot of damage, it has the primary weakness of being. I have been searching for a guide or info about the different choices, but all I see are PnP pathfinder guides which don't actually work the same as this videogame. Get app Get the. Pages:Pathfinder: Kingmaker > General Discussions > Topic Details. The "standard" ranger gets one at lvl 4, and as somoene else mentioned the Boon companion feat is ideal for them as it levels up the companion to be on par with the Rangers level. Start with dodge, then at level 5 start picking the crane style feats. . The world of Pathfinder comes to 5E for the first time! From feral beasts to supernatural sprits from the realm of fey, the Kingmaker Adventure Path forces heroes to test their might against hundreds of foes—be they bandit lords, evil kings, or demigods. Pathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. This only gets better. In the 2nd game that I am playing my MC is a Ranger x / Rogue 1 with a wolf pet, a mercenary Sylvan Sorcerer with smilidon pet, and when Ekundayo joins the party with his dog, I have six characters and three animal companions to work with. )r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. Druids by default scale their pets off of their own level. And you really cannot compare The bird to the. Personally I'm liking the Mastodon. NagiandKato. Secondly, I downloaded the respec mod and paid 1000G to go through the respec process level 1 Barbarian as she usually is and going level 2 and 3 Sacred Huntsman with animal companion. Other suggested mods: Turn-Based mod. ago. ★ ARCANE ON TWITCH ARCANE ON TWITTER SUBSCRIBE ON YT. :) ), the cleric's AC was a wolf. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. Pages: 1. Shapeshifting Druid is amazing. Not everything, BAB and extra attacks continue to increase, but beyond that most things cap. Favored Class - racial favored class bonuses and traits. Any creature struck by a critical hit from this scimitar or its wielder's natural attack becomes the target of lightning, as per call lightning storm spell (5d6 damage, 24 DC Reflex half). Beast tamer gets free summoning feats and a special song to buff summons. The build depends if you want to maximize damage or if your sorcerer should primarily use buffs, summons and crowd control spells. You should see a health bar you can click on to expand out the companion (of course NOT in overland travel mode). Arue comes at level 8/10, animals are always going to be at lower levels and you'll be gimping her ranger class too.