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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paraxis" data-source="post: 6483662" data-attributes="member: 13009">The ranger uses his action to command the companion to attack.  The panther only gets one attack either bite or claw.  Neither the ranger or the panther gets a bonus action to make another attack.At 5th level when you command your companion to attack you get to make one attack yourself, since this is not an attack action you don't get multiple attacks and it doesn't trigger bonus action attacks from having an off hand weapon or feats like polearm master.At 11th level when the ranger uses his action to command the animal companion to attack it can attack twice either two bites, two claws, or one of each.When the animal attacks the ranger doesn't get a bonus action to make an off hand attack just wanted to clarify that there seemed to be some confusion.The panther can bite anytime it can make an attack, and unless the panther is pouncing it is obviously the attack of choice.The companion doesn't work like a normal mount, it doesn't have it's own actions.  If you want it to dodge, disengage, or dash you have to use your action to command it to do so, at 7th level you can do that as a bonus action.</blockquote>