Summoner Tanking Pet

[Maxcrafter]

Anyone know if the 5.0 pet changes, such as pets no longer being targetable; pet enmity goes to summoning player - have defeated the purpose of the Summoner's tanking pet?

Shooter

[gilmorej]

Yep, sadly, tanking pets got the axe.

[Blindheart]

It gives you some kind of barrier now I think... Maybe? I hope? I really don't know

[Darkstride]

It's specifically been named a "support" pet instead since it comes with a defensive cooldown.

[Vidu]

The summoner tanking pet never actually served the purpose of tanking, though - except for very few niche instances like job-quests. Other than that it has never been effectively used and was only called by inexperienced, leveling summoners and annoyed the hell out of the tank in question.

The tank-egi will now fill the role of a support-summon and maybe will actually be of some use in day-to-day life.

[Darkstride]

It gives you some kind of barrier now I think... Maybe? I hope? I really don't know

The patch notes tell you specifically.

[Daralii]

Yep, sadly, tanking pets got the axe.

And effectively nothing was lost, because the Topaz Carbuncle and Titan-Egi haven't been effective tanks since 2.2 or 2.3. Pet actions are listed at the bottom of the page. Titan finally has some use again.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Titan-egi has been a running gag for years anyway.

[seraseth]

Seems he's got a 20% of hp barrier when you use egi assault 1, which has 2 charges on a 30s recast.

[gilmorej]

...the Topaz Carbuncle and Titan-Egi haven't been effective tanks since 2.2 or 2.3...

Carbuncle / Titan have been tanking my overworld questing and solo duty just fine for 49 levels.

Just because they weren't useful in dungeons or raids didn't make them useless.