Skilling pets

Skilling pets are pets that are obtained from training skills. 19 skilling pets were released on 22 August 2016, one for each non-combat skill, and 8 more were added on 20 November 2017 for every combat skill. There are currently a total of 27 skilling pets, one for each skill.

While training, the player has a chance to receive a pet as a drop. Free to play players may obtain pets from free to play skills. Skilling pets display the player's experience in the associated skill when they are examined. It is possible to override Summoning familiars with skilling pets. When the player receives a pet, they get a message, along with a world announcement.

When a player has received and inspected their fifth non-combat skilling pet, they unlock the [Name], Jack of Trades title, along with a world announcement. When a player has received and inspected all non-combat skilling pets, they unlock the [Name], Jack of All Trades title, along with a global broadcast. When a player receives their third combat pet, they will unlock the title [Name], Jack of Blades, along with a world announcement. For obtaining all combat pets, players will unlock the title [Name], Jack of All Blades, along with a global broadcast. By obtaining all skilling pets (including for combat skills), the player will unlock the title [Name], Master of All, along with a global broadcast.

Although released with the original 19 skilling pets, Crabbe was reclassified as a combat skilling pet when skilling pets were added for combat skills, thus making him a requirement for the Jack of All Blades title instead of the Jack of All Trades title like before the update. Players were able to submit concepts for the combat skilling pets as part of a competition. The ninja team selected their top concepts for each skilling pet and players voted on all new pets, as well as the details for the associated titles.

Drop formula[]

There are two ways of awarding skilling pets: the time-based or experience based method.^[1]

Skills which fall under the time-based method are: Agility, Divination, Firemaking, Fishing, Hunter, Mining, Thieving, and Woodcutting.

Skills which fall under the experience based method are: Attack, Constitution, Construction, Cooking, Crafting, Defence, Dungeoneering, Farming, Fletching, Herblore, Invention, Magic, Prayer, Ranged, Runecrafting, Slayer, Smithing, Strength, and Summoning.

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Time-based[]

Time value is based on how long it takes to complete an action. Multiply the time value by the skill's virtual level. If the player has 200,000,000 experience in the skill, then add +50 to the skill's virtual level. Divide it all by 50,000,000 to figure out the chance per action.

In a purely mathematical format the chance $f$ of receiving a pet on any particular action is

f = \frac{T \times S}{50,000,000}

Where:

$T$ is the amount of game ticks taken per action.
$S$ is the virtual skill level. At 200 million experience, a flat bonus of 50 is applied to this value.

Agility differs slightly in that the chance is generated upon completing a course lap, and $T$ in this case refers to the estimated completion time of each lap.

Experience based[]

Only the base amount of experience is considered when rolling for a skilling pet. The drop chance of a skilling pet is calculated using the base experience that the player has earned in that skill and pre-assigned modifiers based on the table below.

Skill	Modifier
Construction	30
Cooking	25
Crafting	20
Dungeoneering	25
Farming	12
Fletching	20
Herblore	45
Invention	180
Runecrafting	28
Smithing	20

Divide the base experience by the modifier, then multiply it by the player's virtual level (adding +200 to the virtual level if 200,000,000 experience) to get the chance out of 50,000,000.

In a purely mathematical format the chance $f$ of receiving a pet on any particular action is

f={\frac {B\times S}{50,000,000\times M}}

Where:

$B$ is the base experience per action. In Dungeoneering, this is divided by the number of party members per dungeon.
$M$ is the modifier.
$S$ is the virtual skill level. At 200 million experience, a flat bonus of 200 is applied to this value.

The formula for obtaining combat-based skilling pets is currently unknown.

Mechanics[]

The following items and training methods do not provide any chance of receiving a pet:^[2]

Any form of experience boost (below) does not increase the chance of obtaining a skilling pet:

Players can get a pet while training in a Clan Citadel, as well as using portable skilling stations, skillchompas, and Crystallise.^[3]

If the player's inventory is full, the unlock item will be sent into their bank instead. If the bank is full, it will be delivered to the player as soon as there is space in either of those places.

The chance of obtaining Shamini, the Summoning pet, accounts for the time taken to gather charms, and thus may be earned slightly faster than other skilling pets.

Types of pets[]

Skill	Pet	Unlock item
Agility	Dojo Mojo	Dojo Mojo pet
Attack	Sifu	Sifu pet
Constitution	Morty	Morty pet
Construction	Baby Yaga's House	Baby Yaga's House pet
Cooking	Ramsay	Ramsay pet
Crafting	Gemi	Gemi pet
Defence	Wallace	Wallace pet
Divination	Willow	Willow pet
Dungeoneering	Gordie	Gordie pet
Farming	Brains	Brains pet
Firemaking	Bernie	Bernie pet
Fishing	Bubbles	Bubbles pet
Fletching	Flo	Flo pet
Herblore	Herbert	Herbert pet
Hunter	Ace	Ace pet
Invention	Malcolm	Malcolm pet
Magic	Newton	Newton pet
Mining	Rocky	Rocky pet
Prayer	Ghostly	Ghostly pet
Ranged	Sparky	Sparky pet
Runecrafting	Rue	Rue pet
Slayer	Crabbe	Crabbe pet
Summoning	Shamini	Shamini pet
Smithing	Smithy	Smithy pet
Strength	Kangali	Kangali pet
Thieving	Ralph	Ralph pet
Woodcutting	Woody	Woody pet

Pet number statistics[]

The statistics for the number of obtained pets as shown during the data stream^[4], the numbers of obtained pets before and after Double XP Weekend September 2016^[5], and also for 20 April 2017.

Skill	Pet	30 August 2016	23 September 2016	26 September 2016	20 April 2017	20 November 2017	28 November 2017	27 February 2018
Agility	Dojo Mojo	293	1,104	1,487	9,627	16,265	N/A	19,393
Attack	Sifu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	75	1,110	10,272
Constitution	Morty	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	480	6,332	44,047
Construction	Baby Yaga's House	12	239	1,133	4,262	7,943	N/A	10,621
Cooking	Ramsay	129	1,141	1,731	13,114	22,849	N/A	27,310
Crafting	Gemi	28	728	1,699	10,112	20,533	N/A	26,619
Defence	Wallace	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	107	1,792	15,661
Divination	Willow	1,226	4,161	4,771	30,810	46,309	N/A	54,320
Dungeoneering	Gordie	271	1,318	1,698	10,322	16,867	N/A	20,610
Farming	Brains	769	2,818	3,464	21,503	36,783	N/A	44,046
Firemaking	Bernie	309	1,236	1,586	13,728	23,001	N/A	26,861
Fishing	Bubbles	2,466	7,989	8,756	37,391	62,460	N/A	70,789
Fletching	Flo	22	1,137	2,871	13,871	24,916	N/A	31,023
Herblore	Herbert	70	829	2,650	10,759	19,087	N/A	23,332
Hunter	Ace	178	659	845	6,381	11,355	N/A	13,598
Invention	Malcolm	395	2,610	3,341	19,560	33,066	N/A	38,808
Magic	Newton	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	138	1,815	14,450
Mining	Rocky	532	3,324	3,757	28,671	47,410	N/A	55,398
Prayer	Ghostly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	91	770	5,845
Ranged	Sparky	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	110	1,557	14,768
Runecrafting	Rue	337	1,122	1,333	8,926	15,056	N/A	18,705
Slayer	Crabbe	327	2,678	3,158	22,364	41,646	N/A	49,826
Summoning	Shamini	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	283	958	10,556
Smithing	Smithy	104	1,158	2,523	13,906	24,229	N/A	29,997
Strength	Kangali	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	57	986	9,232
Thieving	Ralph	560	1,995	2,322	11,551	20,818	N/A	24,911
Woodcutting	Woody	1,073	4,208	4,690	28,917	46,238	N/A	53,837

Totals[]

As of 20 April 2017, the stats were:

15,065 players have earned 5 or more pets thus unlocking the Jack of Trades title.
150 players have earned all original 19 non-combat pets unlocking the Jack of all Trades title.

Trivia[]

Skilling pets were developed as they were rated the third most desired update in the RuneScape 2017 survey of potential future content.
Training Dungeoneering in a dungeon will only give the chance to receive the Dungeoneering pet and pets for combat skills - no other skills inside the dungeon will give their respective pets.
The first player to unlock the original 19 pets and receive the Jack of all Trades title was Mr Blob on 15 October 2016.
The first Ironman player to unlock the original 19 pets and receive the Jack of all Trades title was B08 on 20 February 2017.
The first Hardcore Ironman player to unlock the original 19 pets and receive the Jack of all Trades title was Fabbles on 29 July 2017.
The first player to unlock all 27 skilling pets and receive the Jack of All Blades and Master of All titles was Defeater on 22 November 2017.
The pet unlock items cannot be fed to a baby troll.
Skilling pets are bankable and it is possible to receive multiple skilling pets without first interacting with the unlock item.

References[]

^ Mod Timbo. "Dev Blog: Skilling Pet Chances." 15 December 2017. Existing Game Content Forums.
^ Mod Shauny. Skilling Pets - Megathread!. reddit.com. 22 August 2016.*
^ Mod Shauny. Skilling Pets - Megathread! (comment). reddit.com. 22 August 2016.*
^ https://www.twitch.tv/runescape/v/86587998
^ https://www.reddit.com/r/runescape/comments/54vynr/skilling_pets_dxp_stats/

[1] Mod Timbo. "Dev Blog: Skilling Pet Chances." 15 December 2017. Existing Game Content Forums.

[2] Mod Shauny. Skilling Pets - Megathread!. reddit.com. 22 August 2016.*

[3] Mod Shauny. Skilling Pets - Megathread! (comment). reddit.com. 22 August 2016.*

[4] ttps://www.twitch.tv/runescape/v/86587998

[5] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/runescape/comments/54vynr/skilling_pets_dxp_stats/

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