Cataclysm Pet List

disclaimer: the following information is data gathered from cataclysm BETA through various sources. due to the nature of beta, there may be changes, additions, revisions, or removals between now and expansion release as well as once cataclysm goes live.

note that not all the new pets are confirmed and many may not have specific/accurate information on how to obtain them yet.

pets are listed in alphabetical order with info on how and where to get them as well as misc comments/details. quest and achievement reward companions are assumed to be bind on pick up unless specified otherwise.

pets listed with this symbol ► are companions that are currently available and do not require the expansion pack to access.

→ latest patch: Beta is over! Patch 4.0.3 is live!
→ last update: november 26, 2010 - Cataclysm is live! this page will no longer be updated.

changes or updates will be indicated in bold.

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» Armadillo Pup: guild achievement pet (Critter Kill Squad - Kill 50,000 critters)

- sell price 300 gold

» Blue Mini Jouster: quest chain reward (second to last quest: Egg Wave)

- quest is started in mount hyjal at shrine of aviana
- prerequisite quests: must complete the mount hyjal quest chain up to and including the quest 'The Return of the Ancients' before unlocking quests at shrine of aviana
- you may pick between the blue or gold version once completing the quest

► Brazie's Sunflower: quest chain reward (final quest: Lawn of the Dead)

- quest is started in hillsbrad foothills at brazie's farmstead (located near the dalaran crater)
- does not require the expansion; it is available in patch 4.0.3a (aka: The Shattering)

» Bubbles: unknown, bind on pick up

» Clockwork Gnome: bind on pick up archaeology pet (learned through solving dwarf artifacts)

- 100 dwarf fragments required
- this is a rare dwarf artifact

» Crawling Claw: bind on account archaeology pet (learned through solving tol'vir artifacts)

- 150 tol'vir fragments required
- this is a rare tol'vir artifact

» Dark Phoenix Hatchling: guild achievement pet (United Nations - Raise 55 reputations to Exalted.)

- sell price 300 gold
- guild reputation of revered is required before exalted statuses are counted towards the achievement

► Deathy: Blizzcon 2010 in-game redeemable pet (attending the convention or purchasing the live stream version)

» De-Weaponized Mechanical Companion: bind on use engineering pet (learned at 475 (495?) skill from the engineering trainer)

» Elementium Geode: bind on use mining pet (mined from Elementium veins)

» Enchanted Lantern: bind on use enchanting pet (recipe purchased from Horde enchanting vendor named Fallanos within Dragonmaw Port in the Twilight Highlands)

- horde only recipe
- sell price 20 hypnotic dust
- recipe requires 525 enchanting skill
- recipe is bind on pick up
- must be minimum level of 84 to access enchanting vendor
- Dragonmaw Port area is phased and vendors will be unavailable until first set of quests are completed

» Fossilized Hatchling: bind on pick up archaeology pet (learned through solving fossil artifacts)

- 85 fossil fragments required
- this is a rare fossil artifact

» Fox Kit: unknown, bind on pick up

» Gold Mini Jouster: quest chain reward (second to last quest: Egg Wave)

- quest is started in mount hyjal at shrine of aviana
- prerequisite quests: must complete the mount hyjal quest chain up to and including the quest 'The Return of the Ancients' before unlocking quests at shrine of aviana
- you may pick between the blue or gold version once completing the quest

» Guild Herald: guild achievement pet (Profit Sharing - Loot 100,000 gold from creatures)

- sell price 500 gold
- pet has a 4 hour cooldown
- once summoned, will last only 5 minutes

» Guild Page: guild achievement pet (Alliance/Horde Slayer - Complete the slayer achievements listed below.)

- sell price 300 gold
- get an honorable kill on each class of each race
- those killed must be level 85
- pet has an 8 hour cooldown
- once summoned, will last only 5 minutes

» Landro's Lil' XT: common loot card found within upcoming WoW TCG expansion pack (Worldbreaker, release date is mid-December)

» Lil' Alexstrasza: unknown, bind on pick up -- has been removed from files (as of beta build 13242)

» Lil' Deathwing: cataclysm collector's edition reward

► Lil' Ragnaros: bind on pick up store pet (official Blizzard PetStore)

- available November 2010

» Little Snail: unknown, bind on pick up

» Lizzy: unknown, bind on pick up

» Magic Lamp: bind on use enchanting pet (recipe purchased from Alliance enchanting vendor named Senthii within Highbank in the Twilight Highlands)

- alliance only recipe
- sell price 20 hypnotic dust
- recipe requires 525 enchanting skill
- recipe is bind on pick up
- must be minimum level of 84 to access enchanting vendor
- Highbank area is phased and vendors will be unavailable until first set of quests are completed

► Moonkin Hatchling: bind on pick up charity pet (official Blizzard PetStore)

- available November 2010

► Mr. Grubbs: bind on pick up mob drop (Eastern Plaguelands mobs)

- prerequisite quest chain is required to see the Hidden Stash loot bag
- quest starts in EPL, from the NPC named Fiona
- complete the second to last quest and then fiona's carriage will offer a choice of buffs (Fiona's Lucky Charm) that will allow you to see and loot the Hidden Stash loot bag
- killing any mob with the buff while in EPL may yield the Hidden Stash loot bag, which may contain the pet
- might be obtained directly from the EPL carrion grub and carrion devourer creatures
- does not require the expansion; it is available in patch 4.0.3a (aka: The Shattering)

» Pebble: achievement reward pet (Rock Lover - Complete the Lost in the Deeps daily quest in Deepholm 10 times.)

- the daily quest that is necessary to complete the the achievement criteria is called Lost In The Deeps
- the daily quest becomes available after completing the entire Therazane faction quest chain

» Personal World Destroyer: bind on use engineering pet (learned at 475 (495?) skill from the engineering trainer)

» Rumbling Rockling: unknown

» Rustberg Seagull: bind on pick up reputation vendor pet (Tol Barad alliance/horde faction)

- sell price 50 Tol Barad Commendations
- Baradin's Wardens (alliance) or Hellscream's Reach (horde) reputation required (honored)
- some PVP may be required

» Swirling Stormling: unknown

► Tiny Flamefly: quest chain reward (Not Fireflies, Flameflies (horde); SEVEN! YUP! (alliance)

- quest chain is started in Western Burning Steppes at Flamestar Post
- does not require the expansion; it is available in patch 4.0.3a (aka: The Shattering)

» Tiny Shale Spider: bind on pick up rare spawn drop (jadefang, lvl 85)

- jadefang can be found in the Crumbling Depths cave area within Deepholm
- jadefang has a similar respawn time as other rare spawn mobs (between 8 - 12 hours) (?)
- 100% droprate from jadefang (?)
- a specific therazane daily quest item is required to reach jadefang (Ricket's Tickers from the daily Underground Economy)

» Whirling Waveling: unknown

► Withers: alliance quest chain reward (Remembrance of Auberdine); bind on pick up horde vendor pet (apothecary furrows)

- alliance quest is started in darkshore
- alliance must loot the body of Jor'kil the Soulripper, an NPC that is the objective one of the quests in the darkshore quest chain. upon looting his body, players will receive an item that starts another quest which, once turned in, will unlock the withers quest.
- attempting to kill Jor'kil the Soulripper while not on the quest to kill him will not yield the quest item(?)
- horde vendor is located within the cliffspring falls cave in darkshore; sell price 30 silver, unlimited supply
- does not require the expansion; it is available in patch 4.0.3a (aka: The Shattering)