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Aqua Strider

Aquatic

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Water striders serve an important role in Jinyu culture, acting as a mount, means of sending communications, and even a family pet.

Abilities

  • Cleansing RainUnlocks at level 15 · Slot 2 · Aquatic ability · 3 rounds cooldownRestores to your team and calls down a cleansing rain., During a cleansing rain, the duration of hostile damage over time effects is reduced by 1 round and Aquatic abilities deal 25% more damage.
  • Healing WaveUnlocks at level 2 · Slot 2 · Aquatic ability · 3 rounds cooldownRestores to the user.
  • Poison SpitUnlocks at level 10 · Slot 1 · Beast abilityHit Chance, Instantly deals damage and Poisons the target damage per round.
  • PumpUnlocks at level 20 · Slot 3 · Aquatic abilityHit Chance, First use: Increases your damage dealt by 10%., Second use: Blasts the target with a surge of water, dealing damage.
  • SootheUnlocks at level 4 · Slot 3 · Critter ability · 4 rounds cooldownHit Chance, Sings to the target, causing them to become drowsy., Drowsy targets will fall asleep at the end of next round unless hit.
  • Water JetUnlocks at level 1 · Slot 1 · Aquatic abilityHit Chance, Blasts the enemy with a spray of water, dealing damage.
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Aqua Strider

Pet Facts

FamilyAquatic
Acquired byDrop
Summon spellAqua Strider
In-game NPCAqua Strider

Aqua Strider: ability choices and unlocks

The table connects Aqua Strider to its recorded abilities, grouped by combat slot. Open an ability to inspect its effects and other pets with the same move.

Recorded moveset for Aqua Strider. Levels refer to the pet.
AbilitySlotUnlock level
Water JetSlot 11
Poison SpitSlot 110
Healing WaveSlot 22
Cleansing RainSlot 215
SootheSlot 34
PumpSlot 320
  • Slot 1 pairs Water Jet (level 1) with Poison Spit (level 10). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.
  • Slot 2 pairs Healing Wave (level 2) with Cleansing Rain (level 15). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.
  • Slot 3 pairs Soothe (level 4) with Pump (level 20). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.

Before leveling this pet for a team, check which of these alternatives your plan needs. Compare its in-game health, power and speed with the requirements of the encounter. A matching ability name alone does not establish that two pets are interchangeable.

Where it comes from

How to Obtain

Drop

Loot it from Nalash Verdantis in Dread Wastes, then use the item to learn the pet.

DropNalash Verdantis
ZoneDread Wastes
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