Empath hunting ladder

Creature Level is an OOC metric, gathered using in-game measurement tools. Unlike rank ranges "creature level" is not anecdotal data, but it does not correspond directly to Player Character Levels or ranks needed to successfully hunt said creature. You can gauge one creature's difficulty against another using these scores. Rank ranges are provided by those players who have been kind enough to document their training experience. (Entries that lack rank data will show up as 2,000-0 ranks.) This data may be outdated, as recent combat changes have tightened the teaching ranges. Your mileage may vary depending on your stats, buffs, mastery skills, armor, and other factors.

Below is a list of creatures that Empaths are capable of hunting without experiencing Empathic Shock.

A few notes:

• The skill ranges come from Elanthipedia and may not be right for 3.0, but this should still give you a general idea of how they rank.
• For the location, I listed only the most convenient, least restricted area. Click the creature link for other locations.
• Creatures that are only found during invasions or quests have been excluded.

Shock-Free Offense Training

• In order to hunt the undead without experiencing shock, you must cast the ritual spell of Absolution.

• Absolution requires 80 ranks of utility magic and arcana to cast.
• The spell can be learned from the scroll sold at Sierack's Reagents in Shard. According to GM Armifer, it takes less significantly less arcana skill to learn the spell than to use the spell.
• If you do not have a life mana ritual focus and the Improvised Rituals feat, you will need to purchase the consumable Body Purification focus from Herilo's Artifacts in Crossing.

• Incorporeal undead require Blessed weapons to hit.

Constructs and Undead

	Creature Level	Min Skill	Cap	Skin	construct	undead	Boxes	Map
Eidolon steed	22	100	125	true	false	true	false	RanikMap68a
Pale grey death squirrel (creature)	1	10	35	true	false	true	false	RanikMap7b
Fell hog	2	10	40	false	false	true	false	RanikMap4
Origami creature	4	20	55	false	true	false	false	RanikMap13
Lesser skeleton	2	12	28	false	false	true	true	RanikMap13
Ghoul	4	26	44	true	false	true	true	RanikMap7b RanikMap13
Small grendel	5	35	50	true	false	true	true	RanikMap7a
Small boggle	5	39	49	false	true	false	true	RanikMap66
Revenant conscript	6	25	50	false	false	true	true	RanikMap8
Faenrae reaver	7	35	52	true	false	true	true	RanikMap12
Tortured soul (1)	6	16	45	false	false	true	false	RanikMap30b
Revenant zombie	4	45	59	false	false	true	true	RanikMap41a RanikMap63
Stunted undead gerbil	10	45	70	false	false	true	false	RanikMap32a
Endrus serpent	15	70	100	true	true	false	false	RanikMap60
Granite gargoyle	21	95	125	true	true	false	true	RanikMap6 RanikMap64
Crypt fiend	25	100	145	false	false	true	true	RanikMap12a
Undead gerbil	25	100	145	false	false	true	false	RanikMap7a
Giant blight bat	25	90	170	true	false	true	false	RanikMap129 RanikMap135
Zombie boar	35	130	200	true	false	true	false	RanikMap7a
Pale grey death spirit	40	200	250	false	false	true	true	RanikMap6 RanikMap8a RanikMap30b RanikMap60 RanikMap92
Rotting deadwood dryad	36	150	250	false	false	true	true	RanikMap134
Sickly blightwater nyad	39	160	250	false	false	true	true	RanikMap134
Ur hhrki'izh (1)	40	180	230	false	false	true	true	RanikMap99c
Lachmate	41	150	250	false	true	false	true	RanikMap106
Rock guardian (1)	42	180	260	false	true	false	false	RanikMap11
Ur hhrki'izh (2)	44	225	275	false	false	true	true	RanikMap99c
Spectral pirate	48	250	325	false	false	true	true	RanikMap92
Rock guardian (2)	45	210	290	false	true	false	false	RanikMap11
Sinuous ice adder	50	200	300	true	false	true	false	RanikMap138 RanikMap139 RanikMap140
Grey clay soldier	37	150	240	false	true	false	true	RanikMap147
Onyx gargoyle	63	320	400	true	true	false	true	RanikMap9a
Greater shadow hound	67	270	380	true	false	true	false	RanikMap31a
Faenrae assassin	67	375	500	false	false	true	true	RanikMap67b
Gam chaga	68	300	450	false	true	false	false	RanikMap46
Wir dinego	72	360	450	false	false	true	true	RanikMap9b RanikMap99c
Black marble gargoyle	72	330	540	true	true	false	true	RanikMap138
Maelshyvean shadow beast	79	320	650	true	false	true	true	RanikMap31d
Snaer hafwa	82	380	600	false	false	true	false	RanikMap12a RanikMap99b
Zombie stomper	84	460	625	false	false	true	true	RanikMap121
Vile plague wraith	89	450	650	false	false	true	true	RanikMap143
Zombie mauler	92	500	670	false	false	true	true	RanikMap121
Ashu hhinvi	100	500	700	false	true	false	true	RanikMap46
Sinister Maelshyvean hierophant	101	575	700	true	false	true	true	RanikMap31d
Zombie head-splitter	105	600	733	false	false	true	true	RanikMap121
Misenseor resuscitant	105	550	800	false	false	true	true	RanikMap12a
Forager ghoul	130	600	800	true	false	true	true	RanikMap31a
Forager wight	142	750	1,000	true	false	true	true	RanikMap31a
Telga orek (1)	151	800	1,300	false	false	true	false	RanikMap70b
Lava drake	155	900	1,300	true	true	false	false	RanikMap13
Lesser North Wind banshee	160	900	1,300	false	false	true	false	RanikMap138
Ice archon	174	1,200	1,650	false	true	false	true	RanikMap70b
Bone wyvern	195	1,450	1,750	true	false	true	false	RanikMap70b

Constructs Only

	Creature Level	Min Skill	Cap	Skin	Boxes	Map
Origami creature	4	20	55	false	false	RanikMap13
Small boggle	5	39	49	false	true	RanikMap66
Endrus serpent	15	70	100	true	false	RanikMap60
Granite gargoyle	21	95	125	true	true	RanikMap6 RanikMap64
Lachmate	41	150	250	false	true	RanikMap106
Rock guardian (1)	42	180	260	false	false	RanikMap11
Rock guardian (2)	45	210	290	false	false	RanikMap11
Grey clay soldier	37	150	240	false	true	RanikMap147
Onyx gargoyle	63	320	400	true	true	RanikMap9a
Gam chaga	68	300	450	false	false	RanikMap46
Black marble gargoyle	72	330	540	true	true	RanikMap138
Ashu hhinvi	100	500	700	false	true	RanikMap46
Lava drake	155	900	1,300	true	false	RanikMap13
Ice archon	174	1,200	1,650	false	true	RanikMap70b

Undead Only

	Creature Level	Min Skill	Cap	Corporeal	Skin	Boxes	Map
Eidolon steed	22	100	125	true	true	false	RanikMap68a
Fell hog	2	10	40	true	false	false	RanikMap4
Pale grey death squirrel (creature)	1	10	35	true	true	false	RanikMap7b
Lesser skeleton	2	12	28	true	false	true	RanikMap13
Small grendel	5	35	50	true	true	true	RanikMap7a
Ghoul	4	26	44	true	true	true	RanikMap7b RanikMap13
Revenant conscript	6	25	50	false	false	true	RanikMap8
Revenant zombie	4	45	59	true	false	true	RanikMap41a RanikMap63
Faenrae reaver	7	35	52	true	true	true	RanikMap12
Tortured soul (1)	6	16	45	false	false	false	RanikMap30b
Stunted undead gerbil	10	45	70	true	false	false	RanikMap32a
Crypt fiend	25	100	145	false	false	true	RanikMap12a
Undead gerbil	25	100	145	true	false	false	RanikMap7a
Giant blight bat	25	90	170	true	true	false	RanikMap129 RanikMap135
Zombie boar	35	130	200	true	true	false	RanikMap7a
Pale grey death spirit	40	200	250	false	false	true	RanikMap6 RanikMap8a RanikMap30b RanikMap60 RanikMap92
Rotting deadwood dryad	36	150	250	true	false	true	RanikMap134
Sickly blightwater nyad	39	160	250	true	false	true	RanikMap134
Ur hhrki'izh (1)	40	180	230	true	false	true	RanikMap99c
Ur hhrki'izh (2)	44	225	275	true	false	true	RanikMap99c
Spectral pirate	48	250	325	false	false	true	RanikMap92
Sinuous ice adder	50	200	300	true	true	false	RanikMap138 RanikMap139 RanikMap140
Greater shadow hound	67	270	380	true	true	false	RanikMap31a
Faenrae assassin	67	375	500	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Wir dinego	72	360	450	true	false	true	RanikMap9b RanikMap99c
Maelshyvean shadow beast	79	320	650	true	true	true	RanikMap31d
Snaer hafwa	82	380	600	false	false	false	RanikMap12a RanikMap99b
Zombie stomper	84	460	625	true	false	true	RanikMap121
Vile plague wraith	89	450	650	true	false	true	RanikMap143
Zombie mauler	92	500	670	true	false	true	RanikMap121
Sinister Maelshyvean hierophant	101	575	700	true	true	true	RanikMap31d
Zombie head-splitter	105	600	733	true	false	true	RanikMap121
Misenseor resuscitant	105	550	800	true	false	true	RanikMap12a
Forager ghoul	130	600	800	true	true	true	RanikMap31a
Forager wight	142	750	1,000	true	true	true	RanikMap31a
Telga orek (1)	151	800	1,300	true	false	false	RanikMap70b
Lesser North Wind banshee	160	900	1,300	false	false	false	RanikMap138
Bone wyvern	195	1,450	1,750	true	true	false	RanikMap70b

Manipulatable Creatures

Most living creatures can be manipulated for Empathy experience, provided the creature poses a sufficient challenge.

	Creature Level	Min Skill	Cap	Creature Level	Boxes	Skin	Corporeal	Map
Rat	0	0	30	1	false	true	true	RanikMap1f RanikMap1h RanikMap7a RanikMap30 RanikMap67 RanikMap90 RanikMap150
Heggarangi frog	1	0	26	1	false	true	true	RanikMap31c
Large musk hog	2	15	35	2	false	true	true	RanikMap4
Sleazy lout	0	0	35	2	true	false	true	RanikMap8 RanikMap67
Giant wasp	2	35	50	2	false	true	true	RanikMap4
Musk hog	1	10	35	2	false	true	true	RanikMap4
Forager goblin	2	12	34	2	true	true	true	RanikMap4
Scavenger goblin	2	18	36	3	true	true	true	RanikMap4
Kelpie	3	35	50	3	false	false	true	RanikMap41
Striped badger	3	19	42	3	false	true	true	RanikMap6a
Large brown spider	3	36	51	3	false	true	true	RanikMap4
Deer	3	25	45	4	false	true	true	RanikMap4
Silverfish	4	10	32	4	false	true	true	RanikMap1g RanikMap7a
Wild boar	3	18	42	4	false	true	true	RanikMap4 RanikMap7a RanikMap31 RanikMap41
Ring-necked Gidii	4	15	44	4	false	false	true	RanikMap3
Crazed madman	4	15	45	4	true	false	true	RanikMap4 RanikMap13
Grass eel	5	25	50	5	false	true	true	RanikMap4 RanikMap32 RanikMap71
Cougar	5	30	49	6	false	true	true	RanikMap3 RanikMap5 RanikMap7a RanikMap41 RanikMap60 RanikMap148
Water sprite	7	28	45	7	false	false	true	RanikMap3
Wood Troll (1)	7	36	53	7	true	false	true	RanikMap3 RanikMap7a RanikMap41
Wind hound	8	35	73	8	false	false	true	RanikMap12
Beisswurm	9	50	65	9	false	true	true	RanikMap10
Dusk ogre	10	60	75	10	true	false	true	RanikMap32a
Bone wolf	10	55	73	10	false	true	true	RanikMap41a RanikMap63
Cave bear	10	45	65	10	false	true	true	RanikMap10
Bobcat	10	45	65	10	false	true	true	RanikMap3 RanikMap98b
Copperhead viper	11	55	70	11	false	true	true	RanikMap9c
Sand sprite	11	50	73	11	true	false	true	RanikMap90a
Rock troll (1)	12	60	73	12	true	true	true	RanikMap9a RanikMap68
Malodorous bucca	11	50	65	12	true	false	true	RanikMap124 RanikMap9c
Blood wolf (2)	14	75	90	14	false	true	true	RanikMap41 RanikMap41a RanikMap98b
Elder hardened silverfish	14			14	false	true	true	RanikMap1g
Sun vulture	15	70	100	15	false	true	true	RanikMap41a
Sand spider	15	80	100	15	false	true	true	RanikMap46a
Lesser sluagh (1)	17	70	110	16	true	true	true	RanikMap31
Silver leucro	16	85	101	16	false	true	true	RanikMap93
Morah creeper	17	70	140	17	false	false	true	RanikMap43
Silver-backed bear	17	85	105	17	false	true	true	RanikMap5
Snowbeast	17	75	105	18	false	true	true	RanikMap62 RanikMap64 RanikMap98b RanikMap66d
Adult razortusk sow	18	80	105	18	false	true	true	RanikMap94
Young ogre	20	90	120	19	true	false	true	RanikMap5 RanikMap32
Bawdy swain	21	120	150	21	true	false	true	RanikMap90 RanikMap106
Adult razortusk boar	21	100	130	21	false	true	true	RanikMap94
Grave worm	21	90	130	21	false	true	true	RanikMap63
Scout ogre		120	160	22	true	false	true	RanikMap5 RanikMap32
Young cave troll	22	85	170	22	true	true	true	RanikMap124
Swamp troll (1)	25	120	160	23	true	false	true	RanikMap31b
Lesser sluagh (2)		100	160	24	true	true	true	RanikMap31b
Ruffian (creature2)	39	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Thug (creature3)	25	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Cutthroat (4)	25	110	175	25	true	false	true	RanikMap1g
Piruati serpent	25	100	150	25	false	true	true	RanikMap31c
Ruffian (creature4)	25	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap1g
Thug (creature1)	14	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Footpad (creature4)	24	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap1g
Thug (creature4)	24	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap1g
Thug (creature2)	39	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Ruffian (creature1)	14	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Footpad (creature2)	39	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Snow goblin (1)	25	110	140	25	true	true	true	RanikMap98b
Footpad (creature1)	15	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Cutthroat (2)	39	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Ruffian (creature3)	25	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Footpad (creature3)	25	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Young blue-dappled prereni (2)	35	130	180	25	false	true	true	RanikMap66
Cutthroat (1)	14	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Cutthroat (3)	25	110	150	25	true	false	true	RanikMap67b
Scavenger troll	38	170	220	27	true	true	true	RanikMap13
Giant thicket viper (1)	27	125	165	27	false	true	true	RanikMap11 RanikMap11a RanikMap31c
Snow goblin (2)	27	130	154	27	true	true	true	RanikMap98b
Vela'tohr bloodvine	27	120	170	27	false	false	true	RanikMap132
Ghoul crow	28	130	175	28	false	true	true	RanikMap99c
Nightweaver unyn	28	120	188	28	false	true	true	RanikMap33 RanikMap98a
Snow goblin (3)	30	140	175	30	true	true	true	RanikMap98b
Kra'hei hatchling	30	130	190	30	true	false	true	RanikMap90b
Elder storm geese	30	130	180	30	false	false	true	RanikMap7a
Giant thicket viper (2)	30	130	180	30	false	true	true	RanikMap11 RanikMap11a RanikMap31c
Young blue-dappled prereni (1)	30	130	180	30	false	true	true	RanikMap66
Maiden's tress	31	120	215	31	true	false	true	RanikMap133
River sprite	31	140	190	31	true	false	true	RanikMap60b
Lithe blight ogre	22	140	150	33	true	true	true	RanikMap135
Giant black leucro (1)	34	160	215	34	false	true	true	RanikMap11a
Lesser sluagh (3)	32	150	200	34	true	true	true	RanikMap31a
Frostweyr bear	34	175	225	34	false	true	true	RanikMap126
Spiny dyrachis		140	200	34	false	false	true	RanikMap31
Twisted dryad	36	175	220	36	true	false	true	RanikMap60c
Giant black leucro (2)	38	180	230	38	false	true	true	RanikMap11
Stumpy blight ogre	39	150	230	39	true	true	true	RanikMap135
Frostweaver	40	180	260	40	true	false	true	RanikMap64 RanikMap98b
Blue-dappled prereni (1)	40	200	250	40	false	true	true	RanikMap66
Nightreaver unyn	40	150	225	40	false	true	true	RanikMap33 RanikMap98a
Giant bear	45	210	290	45	false	true	true	RanikMap9a
Ochre la'heke	45	180	240	45	false	true	true	RanikMap90a
Baby forest gryphon	47	250	350	47	false	true	true	RanikMap141 RanikMap34d
Elba Darvager	49	260	325	49	true	true	true	RanikMap98a
Fledgling forest gryphon (1)	50	250	380	50	false	true	true	RanikMap141 RanikMap34d
Elder blue-dappled prereni (1)	50	250	300	50	false	true	true	RanikMap66
Forest geni (1)	50	250	350	50	true	false	true	RanikMap11a RanikMap43
Forest geni (2)	52	240	350	52	true	false	true	RanikMap11a RanikMap43
Ghoul raven	56	280	380	56	false	false	true	RanikMap99c
Nightstalker unyn	57	280	350	57	false	true	true	RanikMap31c RanikMap98a
Adan'f shadow mage	58	250	370	58	true	true	true	RanikMap69
Bristle-backed peccary	57	280	400	58	false	true	true	RanikMap34a RanikMap109
Adan'f blood warrior	58	250	325	58	true	true	true	RanikMap69
Fledgling forest gryphon (2)	58	280	400	58	false	true	true	RanikMap141 RanikMap34d
Nipoh oshu (2)	43	170	290	60	false	false	true	RanikMap98a
Young forest gryphon	60	300	420	60	false	true	true	RanikMap141 RanikMap34d
Tree Snake	46	300	420	60	false	true	true	RanikMap149
Birdcatcher Spider	54	310	420	60	false	true	true	RanikMap149
Greater sluagh		280		60	true	true	true	RanikMap31a
Retan dolomar	61	260	410	61	false	true	true	RanikMap97 RanikMap106
Dobek moruryn	62	300	450	62	false	true	true	RanikMap91a
Orc raider	65	380	450	65	true	false	true	RanikMap34
Velver	68			68	false	false	true	RanikMap44
Graverobber (2)	56	270	420	70	true	false	true	RanikMap99c
Silver-tipped mature forest gryphon	76	315		70	false	true	true	RanikMap34d
Mountain giant	72	375	530	72	true	false	true	RanikMap125
Lesser dusky-scaled basilisk	72	300	520	72	false	true	true	RanikMap31d
Dragon Priest juggernaut	76	400	500	76	true	false	true	RanikMap142
Dragon Priest crone	76	375	425	76	true	false	true	RanikMap142
Armored shalswar	76	300	400	76	true	true	true	RanikMap126 RanikMap141
Scaly seordmaor	78	400	530	78	false	true	true	RanikMap44 RanikMap106
Damaska boar	80	390	400	80	false	true	true	RanikMap128
Ruby-crested adult forest gryphon	81	300	550	89	false	true	true	RanikMap34d
Gold-taloned elder forest gryphon	90	380	600	90	false	true	true	RanikMap34d
Juvenile desert armadillo (1)	104	600	740	104	false	true	true	RanikMap109c RanikMap110
Sky giant	105	550	700	105	true	false	true	RanikMap34c
Black goblin	105	500	720	105	true	true	true	RanikMap128
Black ape	105	490	750	105	false	true	true	RanikMap130
Storm bull (1)	109	550	750	109	false	true	true	RanikMap113
Storm bull (2)	109	550	750	109	false	true	true	RanikMap70
Giant snow hawk	111	460	670	111	false	true	true	RanikMap130
Storm bull (3)	113	550	800	113	false	true	true	RanikMap70
Adult desert armadillo (1)	123	725	1,000	123	false	true	true	RanikMap109c
Young wyvern	124	600	900	124	false	true	true	RanikMap70b
Xala'shar thrall	138	750	1,000	138	true	false	true	RanikMap5b
Elder desert armadillo (1)	143	700	1,100	143	false	true	true	RanikMap109c
Juvenile wyvern	143	700	1,100	143	false	true	true	RanikMap70b
Dragon Priest assassin	138	750	1,100	150	true	false	true	RanikMap142
Xala'shar archimage	154	900	1,350	154	true	false	true	RanikMap5b
Xala'shar vanquisher	156	800	1,100	156	true	false	true	RanikMap5b
Adult wyvern	160	1,000	1,350	160	false	true	true	RanikMap70b
Xala'shar vindicator	163	900	1,350	163	true	false	true	RanikMap5b
Fuligin umbral moth (1)	170	1,100	1,500	170	false	true	true	RanikMap13
Fuligin umbral moth (2)	170	1,100	1,500	170	false	true	true	RanikMap128
Dragon Priest intercessor	160	950	1,300	170	true	false	true	RanikMap142
Vicious Dragon Priest intercessor	171	1,100	1,600	171	true	false	true	RanikMap142
Jeol moradu	175	1,200	1,500	175	true	false	true	RanikMap127
Void black umbral moth (2)	185	1,450	1,750	185	false	true	true	RanikMap128
Scavenger giant	185	1,450	1,750	185	true	false	true	RanikMap6a
Void black umbral moth (1)	185	1,450	1,750	185	false	true	true	RanikMap13
Shadowfrost moth	195	1,450	1,750	195	false	true	true	RanikMap136

See also

• Combat Empaths

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