Mature Animal Companion
Level 4 Druid

Prerequisites: Animal Companion

Your animal companion grows up, becoming a mature animal companion, which grants it additional capabilities. See the animal companion rules on page 214 for more information. Your animal companion is better trained than most. During an encounter, even if you don’t use the Command an Animal action, your animal companion can still use 1 action on your turn that round to Stride or Strike.

Side by Side
Level 10 Druid

Prerequisites: Animal Companion

You and your animal companion fight in tandem, distracting your foes and keeping them off balance. Whenever you and your animal companion are adjacent to the same foe, you are both flanking that foe with each other, regardless of your actual positions.

Mature Animal Companion
Level 6 Ranger

Prerequisites: Animal Companion

Your animal companion grows up, becoming a mature animal companion and gaining additional capabilities (page 214). If you have the Hunt Prey action, your animal companion assaults the prey even without your orders. During an encounter, even if you don’t use the Command an Animal action, your animal companion can still use 1 action that round on your turn to Stride toward or Strike your prey.