Sylvan Hound
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Sylvan Hound
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Appearance when infected by spiders. |
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]
- Blazeridge Steppes
- Pockmark Roughs (During related events only)
- Relliatus Canyon (During related events only)
- Soot Road (During related events only)
- Fireheart Rise
- Burnt Hollow (63)
- Icespear's Shelf (67)
- Snow Ridge Camp (67)
- Mangonel Cavern (66)
- Bloodtide Coast
- Flooded Castavall (55)
- Mistarion Beach (During related events only)
- Whisperwill Bogs (53)
- Wraithwalker Woods (During related events only)
- The Tower of Nightmares (80)
- Central Chamber
- First Level (80) (During related events only)
- Third Level (80)
- Caledon Forest
- Glencarn Sperrins
- Mabon Market (10)
- Ogham Wilds
- Sleive's Inlet
- The Verdence (3)
- Danador's Kennel (3)
- Trader's Green (12)
- Village of Astorea (2)
- Sparkfly Fen
- Fort Cadence (55)
- Battlement Shore (55)
- Thundertroll Swamp (58-64)
- Fort Cadence (55)
- Malchor's Leap
- Theater of Delight (75)
- Pagga's Post (75)
- Waste Hollows (75)
- Theater of Delight (75)
- Straits of Devastation
- Crippled Bridges
- Fort Trinity
- Signal Peak (71)
- Strait of Malediction (During related events only)
- Dredgehaunt Cliffs
- Dostoev Sky Peak (46)
- Frostland Melt (48)
- Lornar's Pass
- Durmand Priory
- Frostgate Falls (During related events only)
- Lake of Lamentation (During related events only)
- The Godspurs (During related events only)
- Winterthaw Snowfield (35) (During related events only)
Story involvement[edit]
Personal story[edit]
- Chapter 1: Following the Dream
- Green Huntsman path
- Shield of the Moon path
- Chapter 3: Crystal Corruption
- Chapter 4: Retribution
- Chapter 6: The Battle of Claw Island
- Order of Whispers path
- Chapter 7: Forming the Pact
- Let an innocent die path
- Chapter 8: Victory or Death
- Temple of the Forgotten God
- Close the Eye
- Estate of Decay
- Durmand Priory path
- Order of Whispers path
- The Source of Orr
- Victory or Death
Living World Season 1[edit]
- Episode 5: Battle for Lion's Arch
Living World Season 2[edit]
- Episode 4: The Dragon's Reach: Part 2
Heart of Thorns story[edit]
Path of Fire story[edit]
- Act I
Living World Season 4[edit]
- Episode 4: A Star to Guide Us
Event involvement[edit]
- Use repellant to protect the sylvan hounds from spiders (3)
- Protect Scholar Penta while she examines the scriptures (30)
- Defend the excavators from dredge (35)
- Defeat the Inquest to prevent them from capturing the Ley-Energy Coalescence (42, 45, 50) [Group Event]
- Escort Scholar Riagan to the ritual location (53)
- Kill the Orrian Terror (54) [Group Event]
- Lead Priory explorers safely out of Flooded Castavall (55)
- Defend Pact forces until all reinforcements have arrived (73)
- Destroy the Risen bone ships blocking passage to Brassclaw Landing (73)
- Protect the Pact as they defend Brassclaw Landing from the Risen (74)
- Help Narcisse purge corruption from the plants! (80) [Group Event]
- Use siege equipment to destroy the toxic offshoot (80) [Group Event]
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 - Unleashes a debilitating howl upon leaping at the target.
Notes[edit]
- Sylvari players have the ability to summon one to fight at their side for a time with the Summon Sylvan Hound elite skill.
- There are multiple ways to have your character transformed into a Sylvan Hound:
- Member of the Kennel is available early on after helping Danador manage his kennel. A separate skill set is available and due to a bug the transformation has no fixed duration.
- Plant Dog Transformation transform the player for 10 minutes upon consumption. However, no skills can be used while being transformed.
- Using a Box o' Fun has a chance to transform the character into fern hound. As such, he can then participate in a Costume Brawl with other players.