It's been a while since I checked petopia for vanilla but I believe the numbers for the top few pets are as follows. So if the cat does 100 DPS base we can now see that his dps will beĪssuming DPS = 100 this would come out to 110 dps. Pets are balanced around these, and their power is equated out as follows So why is an owl the best for maximizing this formula? Well pets in vanilla have a few stat modifiers that make up their level of power. Leveling Efficiency = (DPS - Player downtime) - Death runs When it comes to leveling you have to calculate a few things These are certainly very good pets but I believe there is a hidden gem in the Owl The general consensus is that a cat or raptor are the best pets, however I disagree. A lot of people question what the best hunter pet is while leveling.