Ogre Pet Whistle

Double-click to consume. Double-click to call an ogre pet to aid you for 5 minutes. — In-game description

Ogre Pet Whistle

Item type

Consumable

Rarity

BBasic

Req. level

59

Binding

Soulbound on Acquire

Game link

Summons

Black Bear, Black Raptor, Crimson Moa, Hawkeye Griffon, Hyena, Melandru's Stalker, Rock Dog, Whiptail Devourer

API

8698

“

Double-click to consume.
Double-click to call an ogre pet to aid you for 5 minutes.

— In-game description

Ogre Pet Whistle is summon consumable that allows the player to spawn a random creature that fights with the player for 2 minutes. Using the item will apply the  Ogre Pet Whistle effect, which indicates the cooldown until Ogre Pet Whistle can be used again.

Acquisition

• Available at Newglade Kraal only after Escort Gortho's expedition to Bronzeglade Crossing (59) and Help the ogres defend Bronzeglade Crossing from the Flame Legion (60).

Vendor	Area	Zone	Cost	Notes
Gortho, Son of Malik	Gladefall Run	Iron Marches	1  4	Requires the event Help the ogres defend Bronzeglade Crossing from the Flame Legion.

Possible summons

The Ogre Pet Whistle summons one of the following creatures randomly:

Black Bear

• Paw Swipe
  • Basic melee attack.
• Brutal Mauling
  • Hits twice.
  • ₂ Bleeding per hit.

Black Raptor

Crimson Moa

• Peck
  • Basic melee attack.
• Deadly Kick
  • Melee attack that causes ₃ Vulnerability.

Hawkeye Griffon

• Swoop
  • Basic attack while flying.

Hyena

• Bite
  • Basic melee attack.
• Leap
  • Basic melee attack.
• Hamstring
  • Leaps on target causing  cripple.

Melandru's Stalker

• Bite
  • Basic melee attack.
• Slash
  • Basic melee attack.

Rock Dog

• Double Slash
  • Hits twice.
  • ₂ Bleeding per hit.
• Bite
  • Basic melee attack.

Whiptail Devourer

• Slash
  • Basic melee attack.
• Devour
  • Damages and siphons some health.
• Tunnel
  • Tunnels toward target, and  knocks down upon emerging.
• Tail Swipe
  •   Knocks back target.

Notes

• Use of this item is on a 30-minute cooldown; the maximum duration of the pet is 5 minutes. This cooldown does not reset upon death.
• The summoned ogre pet is set to the local effective level and will not be scaled up or down further, even when moving to other areas.
• The cooldown and the ability to summon the ogre pet is not affected by the use of other objects that create NPCs, such as the Fire Elemental Powder.
• If used underwater the item will be consumed and go on cooldown, but no pet will be summoned.
• This item cannot be used in WvW or raids.

Trivia

• The 30 minute cooldown was added in the 21 January, 2014 release to improve server performance.

See also

• Raven Spirit Shadow uses a similar mechanic - 30 minute cooldown after a 2 minute summon.