Can I solo well as a Cabalist ?

Cabalists excel at soloing. Not only are they extremely effective but the wide range of different ways they can solo makes for some much needed variety. Cabalists can solo yellows and most oranges and at low level even the odd red con however the xp gain is not worth the extra downtime. The best XP over time is pretty much always yellow con however don’t be afraid to experiment, I got some pretty good XP at lower levels through chain killing blue con mobs. The most important point to grasp about playing a pet class is managing agro, knowing when to cast and when to let the pet do his thing.

What's a good appraoch for soloing as a Matter Cabalist ?

Here’s a few ways you can solo :

Yellow con mob –
1. Pull mob with lowest level Clouded Sight if needed
2. Send in pet to attack mob
3. Wait until pet has reduced mob to 75-80% health
4. Cast Contamination (single target DOT)
5. Cast Reflective Backlash (pet damage shield)
6. Watch mob die

Orange con mob -
1. Pull mob with lowest level Clouded Sight if needed
2. Cast Reflective Backlash (pet damage shield)
3. Send in pet to attack mob
4. Wait until pet has reduced mob to 70% health
5. Move to break Reflective Backlash
6. Cast Contamination (single target DOT)
7. Cast Reflective Backlash (pet damage shield)
8. Watch mob die

High Orange con mob -
1. Pull mob with lowest level Clouded Sight if needed
2. Root mob with Leg Twist
3. Cast debuffs
4. Cast Reflective Backlash (pet damage shield)
5. Send in pet to attack mob
6. Wait until pet has reduced mob to 70% health
7. Move to break Reflective Backlash
8. Cast Contamination (single target DOT)
9. Cast Reflective Backlash (pet damage shield)
10. Move to break Reflective Backlash and heal pet or nuke as required
11. Watch mob die

The above tactice were carried out using the Sapphire pet before Mythic changed the Ruby pet into a caster. With this change in mind you might like to try differing tactics and see how the nuking pet does.

Play about and have fun experimenting. The above techniques worked great for me but there are many other ways to take down mobs.

What if my pet keeps missing the target after I pull ?

Don’t panic, panicking will get you killed. Simply stand still and let your pet carry on trying to hit the mob, once he does the mob will start to attack him instead of you. Should you panic and start trying to hit the mob with your staff there is every chance your pet won’t be able to get the mob off of you so be warned.