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Still, the sheer utility of a Boar is not to be underestimated. Interrupting Heals/Aimed Shots/Pyroblasts or any other massive spell can be a fight-turner in PvP.
You are confusing the Boar's Charge with the Druid's "Feral Charge". Two completely different abilities. The Feral Charge has an interrupting effect to it, the Boar's charge however does not. It only adds the immobilization effect, which lasts all of 1 second. I find it to be far more useful in PVE situations then in the arena settings. However, I find it useful against warriors who love to charge in, because if you time it just right, the boar will charge at them, hit them right as they charge toward you, and bug them out so the warrior is now back at his original location, 20 yards away from you with the boar pet on them. It's as if you've never been charged.
As far as pets go in the arena, this may sound stupid, but I find that a Wind Serpent is by far one of the best pets as Survival Build. Having 30% or more crit with Go For The Throat on a Wind Serpent = Constant Damage from your pet from 20 yards away. He doesn't even need to be close to hit them, which makes him one of the better pets for DPS in the arena. Give him Dive and you're set.
There's a nice Wind Serpent you can get in Netherstorm that's level 69 if you're worried about finding one closer to your level.
I have yet to test a Serpent (snake type pet) by itself with the poison spit, but I would imagine the same results would apply as long as you have Go For The Throat. Mostly I am reluctant to test this pet out because I think the only one I can get is lvl 60 from ZG. I also haven't really researched these type of pets yet.