Other than Spirit Beasts... - Hunter Pet Discussion - Hunter Forums

In defense of Spirit Mend, it helps reduce downtime, at least for me. =) Also, when soloing elites and world bosses, I choose a Spirit Beast and put Spirit Mend on passive. That way it heals itself when below 50%, which adds to my Mend Pet ticks. Plus it eats casters in BG. A steady diet of Spriests and Mages makes a happy pet.

Otherwise, when I'm running Solo and I'm not in BM spec, I choose the mighty Turtle. Specced into Guard Dog, Thunderstomp, Greater Stamina and Blood of the Rhino, it's a pretty decent tank against groups and elites.

Chimaera/Warp Stalker for the ranged slow, though Warp Stalker is a more preferred choice due to Intervene (and Melee hates their slow).

I once tried Crab for MM/SV but it didn't work out really well, since I can't PvP with MM for the life of me. But Pin is a very useful thing to have.

Scorpid for Disarms against Hunters and Melee.

Cats and Wolves for dungeons, though I also pull out my Wind Serpent from time to time if the other DPSers in my group are casters. Sure doesn't help matters if the Mage is aggro-happy though.

Core Hound when I'm in AV and there's no Shaman around to hit Bloodlust/Heroism. Otherwise I stay away from the Hound, it's just too squishy IMO.

Shale Spider is also fast becoming a favorite for the 3-second stun and the BoK passive. Plus, people hardly notice it running around, it's just so small and dark it's hard to see, especially with Glyph of Lesser Proportion.

King Krush <tm> for when I want extra caster eating power.

I once had a Demon Hound sitting around in my stables. The DPS and Lockjaw were very useful, but at some point I found I preferred the Warp Stalker better.

I also have a Rhino sitting around for when I want to send people flying. Especially DKs and Casters. He's aptly named "Whee".