Learning goals
- Understand companion mechanics.
- Understand that companions have mods, abilities, weapons, and behavior.
- Understand why companions matter for utility and combat.
- Learn why companion role comes before investment.
Explanation
A companion is a loadout system with its own mechanics. Companion mechanics include modding, precepts, survivability, weapons or claw damage, pickup utility through Fetch or Vacuum, Bond mods, companion arcanes, animal incubation and genetic systems, modular gilding, and revive or recovery behavior. A companion can support loot collection, scanning, status priming, damage, survival, crowd control, farming, comfort, and build synergy.
What should I do?
When looking at a companion, identify its type, role, important precepts, survivability plan, weapon or claw setup, pickup utility, build synergy, and whether it is worth investing in now.
Common mistakes
Avoid these companion mechanics mistakes before spending mods, Forma, arcanes, or farming time.
- Treating companions as cosmetic.
- Ignoring companion mods.
- Ignoring precept order and behavior.
- Ignoring survivability.
- Not using pickup utility.
- Investing without a role.
Key Takeaways
- A companion is part of your build. Give it a job before investing.
Practical task
A quick inventory shows which mechanics your current companion is actually using.
- Open your equipped companion.
- Identify its type.
- Check its mods.
- Identify one precept or ability mod.
- Check whether it has a weapon or claws.
- Check whether it has Fetch or Vacuum.
- Write the companion's current job.
You can explain at least three mechanics your companion uses.