Sylvan Hound

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Sylvan Hounds, or sometimes called fern hounds, are plants that mimic dogs, born from the Pale Tree. Unlike the sylvari, Sylvan Hounds are born as small pups and grow to full size within a few months. They are naturally docile and favored by the sylvari as pet companions, comparable to regular dogs in human society. When mistreated by the Nightmare Court they are turned into aggressive Nightmare Hounds. There are only two known events where Sylvan Hounds themselves are hostile and attack the player - as part of the personal story mission A Sly Trick and within a group event in the Bastion of the Natural.

Locations[edit]

Ascalon
Cantha
Crystal Desert
Heart of Maguuma
Horn of Maguuma
Kryta
Maguuma Jungle
Ruins of Orr
Shiverpeak Mountains

Story involvement[edit]

Personal story[edit]

Living World Season 1[edit]

Living World Season 2[edit]

Heart of Thorns story[edit]

Path of Fire story[edit]

Living World Season 4[edit]

Event involvement[edit]

Event shield (tango icon).png Use repellant to protect the sylvan hounds from spiders (3)
Event shield (tango icon).png Protect Scholar Penta while she examines the scriptures (30)
Event shield (tango icon).png Defend the excavators from dredge (35)
Event shield (tango icon).png [Group Event] Defeat the Inquest to prevent them from capturing the Ley-Energy Coalescence (42, 45, 50)
Event shield (tango icon).png Escort Scholar Riagan to the ritual location (53)
Event boss (tango icon).png [Group Event] Kill the Orrian Terror (54)
Event shield (tango icon).png Lead Priory explorers safely out of Flooded Castavall (55)
Event shield (tango icon).png Defend Pact forces until all reinforcements have arrived (73)
Event swords (tango icon).png Destroy the Risen bone ships blocking passage to Brassclaw Landing (73)
Event flag (tango icon).png Protect the Pact as they defend Brassclaw Landing from the Risen (74)
Event dialogue (map icon).png [Group Event] Help Narcisse purge corruption from the plants! (80)
Invasion (map icon).png [Group Event] Use siege equipment to destroy the toxic offshoot (80)

Combat abilities[edit]

Regular version[edit]

Abilities
  • Bites

Sylvari racial version[edit]

Abilities
  • Poisons and Bleeds
  • Immune to Conditions
Skills
  • Bite - Deals 800-950 damage, causes Poisoned for 2 seconds and 1 stack of Bleeding for 4 seconds.

Dragon Response Mission version[edit]

Abilities
  • Bites
Skills
  • Bite - Deals 800-950 damage, causes Poisoned for 2 seconds and 1 stack of Bleeding for 4 seconds.
  • Leap - Leap onto foe, knocking them down.
  • Release the Hound Release the Hound - Unleashes a debilitating howl upon leaping at the target.

Notes[edit]