World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Signature Series Strategy Guide PET BATTLES
Getting Started
Once you get a character to level 5, look for Pet Battle Trainers in the towns nearest each race’s starting locations. For example, there is a trainer in Goldshire (Elwynn Forest) and another in Razor Hill (Durotar). Each faction capital (Stormwind for Alliance and Orgrimmar for Horde) has a trainer as well. Speak with any of these trainers to learn the Pet Battles ability. These trainers also sell starter pets, based on your character’s race
Trainers also offer a series of quests (starting with “Learning the Ropes”) that teach you the basics of battling. Before clicking on a wild pet to start a battle, press Shift + “p” to open your Collections Window. Click on the Pet Journal tab to view your available pets. If there’s a specific pet you want to use, click on the pet’s icon and drag it to the top line of Pet Battle Slots. Once you click on a wild pet to start a fight, you can’t switch any pets from your journal into an active slot.
Battle Pet Information
To learn more about a specific pet, Open your Collections, and select the Pet Journal tab. The box above your Battle Pet Slots should look similar to this image.
Alliance
| Race | Pet |
|---|---|
| Draenei | Blue Moth |
| Dwarf | Snowshoe Rabbit |
| Gnome | Snowshoe Rabbit |
| Human | Orange Tabby Cat |
| Night Elf | Great Horned Owl |
| Worgen | Gilnean Raven |
Horde
|
Race |
Pet |
|---|---|
| Blood Elf | Golden Dragonhawk |
| Goblin | Shore Crawler |
| Orc | Black Kingsnake |
| Tauren | Brown Prairie Dog |
| Troll | Black Kingsnake |
| Undead | Undercity Cockroach |
Pandaren
|
Race |
Pet |
|---|---|
| Pandaren | Jade Crane Chick |
Pet Icon and Level
Mousing over the icon tells you how to acquire the pet and provides the creature’s lore. This also works with pets you haven’t yet obtained.
Experience Bar
Tracks how much experience a pet has earned and how much more is needed to reach the next level.
Stats
All battle pets have three stats: Health, Power, and Speed. Each stat increases as your pet gains levels.
|
Stat |
Description |
|---|---|
| Health | Pet’s maximum health. When a pet’s health reaches zero, they’re incapacitated and unable to continue fighting. |
| Power | This number determines the amount of damage a pet deals in combat. The higher the number, the more damage the pet does in battle. |
| Speed | Speed determines initiative, which is used to set the order in which pets act in each turn of battle. |
Pets have an extra characteristic: Quality. Quality can be Poor (gray), Common (white), Uncommon (green), and Rare (blue). Pet Quality does not change when it is captured, nor does it change as you level up a captured pet. The only way to improve a pet’s quality is through the use of a Battle-Stone.
Battle-Stones are randomly rewarded after wild pet battles, or from the pet supplies you receive after completing daily pet battle quests. Most Battle-Stones are family specific, and certain NPCs will trade your extra Battle-Stones of one family for another.