With the start of Cataclysm Blizzard introduced 5 new pet families and hundreds of new pet skins. Here the 5 new families.
Cataclysm Hunter Pets
Ferocity
Tenacity
Cunning
Rare
- Ghostcrawler
- Karoma
- Terrorpene
- Sambas
- Madexx
- Jadefang
Ferocity
Dps Raids
DogAbilities
- Bite - 25 Focus Melee Range Instant 3 sec cooldown - Bite the enemy, causing (186 + ((RAP * 0.40) * 0.20)) damage.
- Charge - 35 Focus 8-25 yd range 25 sec cooldown - Your pet charges an enemy, immobilizing the target for 1 sec, and increasing the pet's melee attack power by 25% for its next attack.
- Dash - 30 Focus 32 sec cooldown - Increases your pet's movement speed by 80% for 16 sec.
- Lock Jaw - Melee Range Instant 40 sec cooldown - Dog locks its jaws on the target, holding it in place for 4 sec.
Location
Mastiff
[SPOILER][IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/mastiffdog_browne94v.jpg[/IMGL]Brown
lvl 40-41 Eastern Plaguelands - 22.5 68.2 - AH
lvl 35-36 Western Plaguelands - 41.9 60.6 - AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/mastiffdog_red7mwl.jpg[/IMGL]
Red
lvl 32-33 Elite Scarlet Monastery - Library - AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/mastiffdog_multi_grayrfmtl.jpg[/IMGL]
Gray
lvl 10 Gilneas - 61.7 91.6 - A
This Pet changes its colors.
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/mastiffdog_blacksmrk.jpg[/IMGL]
Black
lvl 71-72 Dragonblight - 87.6 38.1 - AH
[/SPOILER]Demon Dogs
[SPOILER][IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/houndskinbluerh1q.jpg[/IMGL]Blue
lvl 5-6 Tirisfal Glades - 41.8 49.5 - AH
lvl 7-8 Tirisfal Glades - 84.9 44.4 - AH
lvl 9-10 Tirisfal Glades - 58.0 62.7 - AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/houndskingreyjdqn.jpg[/IMGL]
Gray
lvl 70-71 Nagrand - 12.5 39.3 - AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/houndskinpurple3ca7.jpg[/IMGL]
Purple
lvl 10 Rare Tirisfal Glades - 46.5 53.0 - H
lvl 71 Elite Karazhan AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/houndskinred0h7d.jpg[/IMGL]
Red
lvl 46-50 Blackrock Depths AH
lvl 73 Rare Elite Karazhan AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/houndskinwhite_ghostpikj.jpg[/IMGL]
[/SPOILER]Runed Demon Dogs
[SPOILER][IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/magehunterbluefgvm.jpg[/IMGL]Blue
lvl 69-70 Borean Tundra - 53.4 33.5 - AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/magehuntergreenycsn.jpg[/IMGL]
Green
lvl 40-41 Eastern Plaguelands - 17.3 61.6 - AH
lvl 41 Eastern Plaguelands - 48.8 51.3 - AH
lvl 41-42 Eastern Plaguelands - 60.2 40.2 - AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/magehunterred6es1.jpg[/IMGL]
Red
lvl 74-75 Zul'Drak - 16.3 70.5 - AH
lvl 80 Icecrown - 40.0 35.5 - AH
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FoxAbilities
- Bite - 25 Focus Melee Range Instant 3 sec cooldown - Bite the enemy, causing (186 + ((RAP * 0.40) * 0.20)) damage.
- Charge - 35 Focus 8-25 yd range 25 sec cooldown - Your pet charges an enemy, immobilizing the target for 1 sec, and increasing the pet's melee attack power by 25% for its next attack.
- Dash - 30 Focus 32 sec cooldown - Increases your pet's movement speed by 80% for 16 sec.
- Play - Bonus Ability - Puts your Fox into a playful state.
- Tailspin - Melee Range 25 sec cooldown - Your fox twirls its tail around, kicking up an obscuring cloud of dust, causing all enemies within 10 yards to have their melee and ranged attack speed reduced by 20% for 30 sec.
Location
Fox
[SPOILER][IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/mistfoxskinblackyq7m.jpg[/IMGL]Black
lvl 18-19 Redridge Mountains - 65.7 41.1 - AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/mistfoxskinarctic5sxh.jpg[/IMGL]
Arctic
lvl 13-14 Ruin of Gilneas AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/mistfoxskinzte5.jpg[/IMGL]
Gray
lvl 16 Rare Loch Modan - Ashtail - AH
This Pet changes its colors.
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/mistfoxskinredoc42.jpg[/IMGL]
Red
lvl 71-72 Dragonblight - 87.6 38.1 - AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/mistfoxskinbrownco2n.jpg[/IMGL]
Brown
lvl 15-16 Redridge Mountains - 22.7 62.9 - AH
lvl 36-37 Western Plaguelands - 51.5 31.7 - AH
lvl 83 Uldum - 43.6 70.6 - AH
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Tenacity
Tank Solo
BeetleAbilities
- Bite - 25 Focus Melee Range Instant 3 sec cooldown - Bite the enemy, causing (186 + ((RAP * 0.40) * 0.20)) damage.
- Charge - 35 Focus 8-25 yd range 25 sec cooldown - Your pet charges an enemy, immobilizing the target for 1 sec, and increasing the pet's melee attack power by 25% for its next attack.
- Harden Carapace - 1 min cooldown - Hardens up, reducing damage taken by 50% for 12 sec.
Location
Silithius Beetle
[SPOILER][IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/silithidscarabskinblac0g9f.jpg[/IMGL]Black
lvl 44-47 Zul'Farrak AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/silithidscarabskingoldrhtq.jpg[/IMGL]
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/silithidscarabskinpurpldjf.jpg[/IMGL]
Pink
lvl 47-48 Tanaris - 35.7 39.8 AH
lvl 60 Elite Temple of Ahn'Qiraj - Ouro Scarab AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/silithidscarabskinredte26.jpg[/IMGL]
Red
lvl 39-40 Eastern Plaguelands - 61.3 35.8 AH
lvl 85 Elite BoT - Lava Scarab AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/silithidscarabskintanmfzc.jpg[/IMGL]
Tan
lvl 39-41 Thousand Needle - 65.5 85.5 AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/silithidscarabskinteallgem.jpg[/IMGL]
Blue
lvl 46-50 Tanaris - 55.5 65.5 - AH
lvl 55-58 Silithus - 45.0 20.0 - AH
lvl 60 Elite Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj - Shrieker Scarab - AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/silithidscarabskinwhitngm1.jpg[/IMGL]
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/silithidscarabskinyellaf5x.jpg[/IMGL]
Yellow
lvl 52-53 Un'Goro Crater - 49.0 85.3 - AH
lvl 57-58 Blackrock Spire - Spire Scarab - AH
lvl 55-59 Silithus - 39.0 61.2 - AH
[/SPOILER]Uldum Beetle
[SPOILER][IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/uldumscarabskinbluexmwm.jpg[/IMGL]
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/uldumscarabskinpurpleymxa.jpg[/IMGL]
Purple
lvl 83 Uldum - 64.7 27.0 - AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/uldumscarabskingreen5mfb.jpg[/IMGL]
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/uldumscarabskintealnma9.jpg[/IMGL]
Teal
lvl 83 Uldum - 63.0 32.0 - AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/uldumscarabskinred1muk.jpg[/IMGL]
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Shale Spider
Abilities
- Bite - 25 Focus Melee Range Instant 3 sec cooldown - Bite the enemy, causing (186 + ((RAP * 0.40) * 0.20)) damage.
- Charge - 35 Focus 8-25 yd range 25 sec cooldown - Your pet charges an enemy, immobilizing the target for 1 sec, and increasing the pet's melee attack power by 25% for its next attack.
- Dash - 30 Focus 32 sec cooldown - Increases your pet's movement speed by 80% for 16 sec.
- Embrace of the Shale Spider - Fills all friendly party and raid members with the Shale Spider's embrace, increasing Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intellect by 5%.
Note: Exotic Requires mind. lvl 69 Beast Mastery
Location
Shale Spider
[SPOILER][IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/shalespidergreenhmfj.jpg[/IMGL]
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/shalespiderorangegmzf.jpg[/IMGL]
Orange
lvl 83 Deepholm - 61.9 26.5 AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/shalespiderpurplermp9.jpg[/IMGL]
Purple
lvl 83 Deepholm - 64.9 19.1 AH
lvl 84-85 Twilight Highlands - 38.0 31.5 AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/shalespiderrednmhc.jpg[/IMGL]
Red
lvl 81-85 The Stonecore - Rock Borer - AH
lvl 83 Deepholm - 71.3 42.2 AH
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Cunning
Utility PvP
MonkeyAbilities
- Bad Manner - 20 yd range 0.5 sec cast 1 min cooldown - Hurls a handful of something special at the target, blinding them for 4 sec. Rude.
- Dash - 30 Focus 32 sec cooldown - Increases your pet's movement speed by 80% for 16 sec.
- Smack - 25 Focus Melee Range Instant 3 sec cooldown - Smack the enemy, causing (186 + ((RAP * 0.40) * 0.20)) damage.
Location
Monkey
[SPOILER][IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/monkeyblackhcw4.jpg[/IMGL]Black
lvl 31-32 The Cape of Stranglethorn - 63.3 77.5 AH
lvl 26-27 Northern Stranglethorn - Vale Howler AH
This Pet changes its color.
[/SPOILER]Monkey with Axe
[SPOILER][IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/monkeyblack_axe5m6f.jpg[/IMGL]
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/monkeyblue_axeumng.jpg[/IMGL]
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/monkeybrown_axesmzv.jpg[/IMGL]
Brown
lvl 80-85 The Deadmines - Mining Monkey AH
lvl 60 Northern Stranglethorn - 46.5 20.5 AH
[IMGL]http://www.abload.de/img/monkeywhite_axesm0d.jpg[/IMGL]
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Rare
GhostcrawlerAbilities
- Nerfbat - Unlimited range - An unfair attack that reduces all skills. Note: Hits like a Truck!
Location
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- He phases (untrackable with Hunter's Mark / Track Hidden) in and out AND IN COMBAT so make sure to stack your haste.
- He uses an ability called "Nerfbat" which afflicts all nearby enemies for 3-7k Damage (Approx 11k+ when taming)
- Ghostcrawler doesn't keep the Nerfbat spell once he is tamed.
- He can't be frozen with ice trap!
- His respawn timer is approx 10-12 Hours.
source:. Lazurianis,Toothpaste - Throttbot,mmowned
NPC ID 50051
Code:
/cleartarget
/tar Ghosrcrawler
/stopmacro [noexists]
/tell your_name Found %t
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KaromaAbilities
- Furious Howl - Increases the Strength of nearby party members by 5% for 15 sec.
- Leaping Rush - 5-45 yd range - Jumps at the target, inflicting 100% weapon damage.
Location
[SPOILER]
Twilight Highlands - Karoma - lvl 85 Rare - AH - He is a hostile mob and will aggro if you pass by, so an accidental kill is entirely possible.
- He DOES share/have a spawn timer with the other rares in Twilight Highlands, so be on the lookout for any of the other rares, including Sambas.
- He does hit fairly hard, especially if your still in low ilevel greens.
- A frost trap is adviseable.
source:. Petfinder - Throttbot
NPC ID 50138
Code:
/cleartarget
/tar Karoma
/stopmacro [noexists]
/tell your_name Found %t
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TerrorpeneAbilities
- Burning Hatred - 40 yd range - Inflicts Fire damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed for 3 sec. Fire resistance gains quadruple effectiveness against this attack.
Location
[SPOILER]
- Terrorpene's respawn is 12 hours+
- Incredibly safe to solo tame.
- Terrorpene can not be trapped.
source:. Zorca,Chaxton,Firelily - Throttbot
NPC ID 50058
Code:
/cleartarget
/tar Terrorpene
/stopmacro [noexists]
/tell your_name Found %t
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SambasAbilities
- Furious Howl - Increases the Strength of nearby party members by 5% for 15 sec.
- Leaping Rush - 5-45 yd range - Jumps at the target, inflicting 100% weapon damage.
Location
[SPOILER]
Twilight Highlands - Sambas - lvl 85 Rare - AH - He does what some have called a "ninja move" he pounces, which interruptes tame.
- He DOES share/have a spawn timer with the other rares in Twilight Highlands, so be on the lookout for any of the other rares, including Karoma.
- Sambas can be trapped.
source:. savlion,Petfinder - Throttbot
NPC ID 50159
Code:
/cleartarget
/tar Sambas
/stopmacro [noexists]
/tell your_name Found %t
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MadexxAbilities
- Harden - Infuse chitin into the caster's shell, reducing all damage taken by 5% for 20 sec.
- Sand Step - 40 yd range 1 sec cast - Shakes up the sand near the caster, causing him to disappear for 1 sec.
- Venom Splash - 40 yd range 2 sec cast - Deals Nature damage to all enemies within the venom. Lasts 10 sec.
Location
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Uldum - Madexx - lvl 84 Rare - AH - He is also unique in the fact that he can spawn as 1 of 5 colours, and he retains the colour he was tamed as afterwards (he does not change between them as each colour has its own specific ID number)
- Drop's The Crystallin Tear of Loyalty
- You'll need luck to get the skin you want.
source:. Tahsiya,Tori11,Shoddythetroll - Throttbot
NPC ID 51404 51403 51402 51401 50154
Code:
/cleartarget
/tar Madexx
/stopmacro [noexists]
/tell your_name Found %t
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JadefangAbilities
- Shale Flurry - Melee Range - Bashes rapidly at the enemy, dealing 50% weapon damage.
Location
[SPOILER]
- This rare spawn drops Tiny Shale Spider vanity pet, so you will have to make a choice between taming or getting a vanity pet.
- Respawn timer seems to be shared with other Deepholm Rares, 8-12h
- Underground Economy - Daily Quest
- Tip: Don't finish the daily quest, keep the bomb in your bag.
source:. tmptfate - Throttbot
source:. Bakelsen - Youtube
NPC ID 49822
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Helpful Addons for hunting down rare pets:
_NPCScan - automatically targets and alerts when one of the mobs it has been set to find comes into range.
_NPCScan.Overlay or Rare Spawn Overlay - provide an overlay for the zone map, showing where rare mobs are known to wander.
SilverDragon - targets and alerts. Includes a database of known rares.
For even more details about all of WoW Hunter Pets you can visit:
Petopia: A complete guide to hunter pets in the World of Warcraft.
Hope you guys liked it.