Wolf

Overview
"Wolves are commonly found throughout Archos's grasslands and jungles, and are incredibly dangerous, adept hunters, especially when joined together in a pack. Due to Gaia's magical influence, some wolves have the ability to transform into werewolves on occasion, boosting their hunting and combat abilities to incredibly high levels."

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Description
The Wolf is a fast and threatening beast, often found hunting in packs. While dealing small damage individually, the pack can converge on a single target, dealing quick massive amounts of damage. They are mundane beasts found throughout the land, and pose little threat to more experienced adventurers.

You can check for the size of their nearby horde by the small +1, +2 or more numbers appearing above them. Try to target lower level ones firt as it will decrease their pack boost. They reward you with a surprising amount of kill experience for their mediocre strength, compared to Hyenas for example.

While the fact that they can be ridden without a saddle might be appealing for some people, it also makes them weaker as they will miss the armor value a saddle would provide.

Taming
The Wolf is a carnivore that prefers food in the following order: