I full well realize that dexterity is critical for battler pets as well as pets who use fire attacks but I began to think that pets who use, say, Shadow, can only reap the benefits if they can also hit their opponent too, right?

So wouldn't you also need a pretty good amount of dexterity for light, shadow and water to make use of their effects?

Yes, I know this is a "newbie" question but if I want a pet to be able to actually support others in battle -like a light pet for example- then I would think that being able to hit your opponent is essential in order to make use of the healing attribute of a light attack..right?

well, not really. air and fire need crit hits to trigger special affects. shadow and water have the percentage chances that wont be changed by crit. for light though you are correct, crit can help bc the healing amount relys on damage done. so higher damage=more healing- but i think its better to put the prof pts in intel and not dex.

Hmm...it creates a bit of a conundrum as I need my Light pet to be able to heal well which means it has to be able to take a chunk out of the enemies so it can be transmuted to healing for the party.

Well..I suppose I will have to rely on equipment to make up for the lack in Dexterity. Thanks...my team is ok as it is but I need my Light pet to do more healing so I will have to mess with the proficiency points and equipment..right now Mangle (my Light pet) has mostly lightbringer gear.

i put 3 int 2 dex in my light pet and it works pretty well. pyro for light is prob actually better than lightbringer, since agility in a non-tank is not very useful.

Ok..but for now my Light pet is not yet at 70 but I will swap out the light gear for pyro though.