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Animal Companion is one of many Class Features available in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. Class Features are generally passive benefits that characters gain based on their Class but can also sometimes be active Skills that you can use in combat. Abilities in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous can be used for both dealing damage to Enemies, inflict Status Ailments, buff characters or just protect you.

Animal Companion Information

• Animal companions gain +2 natural armor and +1 Strength and Dexterity at 1st level, at 3rd level, and every three levels thereafter, up to +14 natural armor and +7 Str/Dex at 18th level.
• Animal companions gain Evasion at 2nd level, Devotion (+4 morale bonus on Will saves against enchantment spells and effects) at 6th level, Multiattack (secondary natural attacks take a -2 penalty, rather than -5; no effect for animals without secondary natural attacks) at 9th level, and Improved Evasion at 15th level.
• An animal companion with only one natural attack add 1.5 times their Strength score on damage rolls with that weapon. Additionally, an animal companion with only one natural attack receives iterative attacks at higher BAB, unlike with most natural attacks.
• An animal companion's class skills are: Athletics, Mobility, Stealth, and Perception. Most animal companions gain 2 skill ranks each level. Class skills and skill ranks are not affected by archetypes.
• Animal companions can be trained in any skill, but you cannot select them to use skills in dialog, even if they have the highest modifier for that skill in your party.
• Animal companions do not gain mythic abilities (but can benefit from the Mythical Beast ability).
• Animal companions can select the teamwork feats (even Allied Spellcaster) and count as regular party members when doing so, even when ridden.
• Animal companions can use activatable items, such as drinking potions.  If given sufficient points in Use Magic Device they can even use scrolls.  However, animal companions cannot activate items in combat.

Animal Companion Archetypes

• Aggressor – An aggressor gains Power Attack as a bonus feat at 1st level, and gains Bleeding Strike at 6th level: The first time each round an aggressor hits an enemy, the enemy takes 1d6 bleed damage each round. The aggressor gains a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls against a target bleeding in this way. The bonus on attack and damage rolls increases by 1 at 15th level. (Note: the ability description indicates different progression, but is inaccurate.) This replaces Evasion, Devotion, and Improved Evasion. 
• Bully – A bully gains Trip and Bull Rush as bonus feats at 1st level, and gains Bullying Thrill at 9th level, granting it a +2 morale bonus on attack and damage rolls whenever it succeeds at a bull rush, overrun, or trip combat maneuver check. This bonus lasts until the end of its next turn. This replaces Devotion and Multiattack.
• Bulwark – A bulwark gains DR 2/- and Armor Proficiency (Light Barding) as a bonus feat at 1st level, and gains Armor Proficiency (Medium Barding) as a bonus feat at 9th level. A bulwark's damage reduction increases by 1 at 4th level and every 4 levels thereafter. This replaces Evasion, Multiattack, and Improved Evasion.
• Daredevil – A daredevil gains a competence bonus on Mobility checks equal to half its hit dice. At 6th level, a daredevil gains Combat Mobility as a bonus feat. Starting at 9th level, a daredevil can no longer be flanked. This replaces Devotion and Multiattack.
• Deathtouched – A deathtouched animal companion reacts to positive and negative energy as if it were undead: positive energy harms it, while negative energy heals it. At 6th level, it gains a +4 morale bonus on Fortitude saves against effects that could not normally affect objects or undead. This replaces Devotion and Improved Evasion.
• Racer – A racer's speed is increased by 10 feet while wearing no armor and carrying no more than a light load. This bonus increases to 20 feet at 6th level. This replaces Devotion.
• Wrecker – A wrecker gains Sunder Armor as a bonus feat at 1st level. At 9th level, a wrecker gains the Destructive Wrecker ability (it is unclear what this does, if anything, as it has no descriptive text. In the Pathfinder ttrpg, it allows the animal companion's natural attacks to bypass the damage reduction of constructs). This replaces Multiattack.

All Animal Companion available in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

These are all the Animal Companions available in the game:

How to Acquire Animal Companion

Animal Companion can be obtained by the following classes:

• Barbarian (Mad Dog)
• Bloodrider (Bloodrager) (Horse only)
• Cavalier (Horse only)
• Cavalier (Beast Rider) (Any)
• Cavalier (Cavalier of the Paw) (Dog or Wolf only)
• Cleric (Animal Domain)
• Druid
• Druid (Primal Druid) (Mastodon, Smilodon, Triceratops, or Velociraptor only)
• Hunter
• Hunter (Divine Hound) (Dog or Wolf only)
• Hunter (Urban Hunter) (Dog or Horse only)
• Inquisitor (Sacred Huntsmaster)
• Magus (Arcane Rider) (Horse only)
• Monk (Sohei) (Horse only)
• Oracle (Nature) (Horse or Wolf only)
• Paladin (Horse only)
• Ranger
• Ranger (Nomad) (Horse only)
• Sorcerer (Sylvan Sorcerer)
• Shaman (Wildland Shaman or Nature Spirit)

Animal Companion can be cast by using the following Items:

• Item: Triceratops Statuette

Animal Companion Tips & Notes

• An animal companion being used as a mount does not get its own turn in combat, but can still act on its rider's turn if selected by clicking its portrait. By doing this, a mount can charge during a surprise round, even though their rider is unable to use the charge ability. When charging in this way, the rider attacks and the mount does not.
• A mounted character (and their mount) will usually be flanking anything they threaten, making abilities like Outflank and Sneak Attack especially effective.
• A mounted character spends no actions to move (since their mount does the moving), and can therefore make a full attack after moving, or take any other full-round action.
• If a mounted character teleports, their mount goes with them, even if the ability would not normally bring other characters along.
• Animals are considered to have an open hand for feats like Crane Wing and Deflect Arrows.