Target Macro with sound

New Hunter so I am looking for Lightning Paw, again. I keep looking this up and finally have a good, tested macro that only plays a sound if the target exists.

/cleartarget
/targetexact Lightning Paw
/stopmacro [dead][noexists]
/targetmarker
/targetmarker 8
/script PlaySound(11965)

Super Squirt Saturday

Get your Super Squirt pets ready. This Saturday, March 4th is the day to level those pets that you've been collecting through Dragon Isle.

Xu-Fu has all of the best strats here. 

Here's the one I used last time.

Enchanted Broom (2,2,2), Leveling Pet, Boneshard (2,2,2)

ability(Sweep:457) [ round=1 ]
change(next) [ !self(#3).active & !self(#3).played ]
ability(Wind-Up:459) [ enemy(#3).active ]
ability(#1)
ability(#2)
ability(#3)
change(#1)

Battlepet Leveling Team and Script

*** Update ***

Apparently during some patch, they started allowing pets to gain experience even after dying. So, no need to get pets up to level 3-4 to start leveling them. Just head right to Frostfire Ridge and dive in with level 1 pets. Now if I could just find the spot I used to level around... It's quite crowded up there now. And at level 65 I was getting 5k exp for each battle. That's not too shabby.

/way 57.65 60.00 

Add-ons needed: Rematch, Battle Pet Scripts

Here is my pet leveling team and a TD script to use it. I run this against the Icespine Hatchlings in Frostfire Ridge. It typically takes them out in 7 turns and I can run it at least a dozen times before needing to Revive/Bandage. The only caveat is that your leveling pet needs to be level 3-4 before you start.

Leveling
1: Rotten Little Helper (1,1,1)
2: Leveling Slot
3: Rotten Little Helper (1,1,1)

_3::11141A5:ZL:11141A5:

ability(Booby-Trapped Presents:1080)
ability(Greench's Gift:1076)
change(#2) [!self(#2).played]
change(#3) [self(#2).active]
ability(Club:1079)

For help with scripts, see Xu-Fu's page below.

https://www.wow-petguide.com/index.php?m=TDScripts

Crazy Cats!

Companion / Vanity Pet Sales To Spike

Companion / Vanity Pet Sales To Spike: "From Cold's Gold Factory

WoW Companions
Patch 4.1 PTR Data

Vanity pet, or companions as they are now called, sellers should start to see a spike in sales with the new achievements for companion collectors. Coming in Patch 4.1 are 2 new achievements. These achievements will be awarded for collecting 100 pets and 125 There are also 5 new Vanity Pets coming soon.

New Companions
Landro's Lichling

Landro's Lil' XT

Nightsaber Cub

Panther Cub

Winterspring Cub
New Companion Achievements
Petting Zoo

Menagerie
Companion Pets Sales Spike

If you aren't in the vanity pet market, then now may be a great time to enter and start dabbling in this market. This has long been a very lucrative market on my server, especially if using the neutral auction house to trade cross-faction. Players just love collecting things likes mounts and vanity pets. There is ALWAYS a spike in sales of companion pets when new acheivements are introduced into World of Warcraft. These achievements will spark an increase in sales of these companion pets as early as...already. Players that are already aware of the incoming achievements have begun to start pushing for those new achievement quantity requirements.

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Corehound Pups for Authenticator Users

Blizzard has pulled another fast one on us. They are now utilizing non-combat pets as bait to get players to act accordingly. I can't say it's a bad thing. The more secure the game is, the better playing experience for all. First we get one for merging with Battle.net, now we get one for using the Authenticator. Next thing you know they will offer us one for cash alone, nah, they'd never do a thing like that.

Pandaren Monk and Mini K.T. Pets Live

Yes, I bought them both. It's a great deal considering how much people shell out for the card game pets. Besides, it's for charity!

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Well Blizzard has finally done it. After charging only for out-of-game services like faction changes and character customization, with the release of in-game pets on the Blizzard store, they've finally moved on to selling virtual items for real money. And there's a word, dirty in the mouths of some, that's floating around that some of you may not have heard or understood before: microtransactions. We wouldn't blame you -- some of our own staff didn't even know what they were just a little while ago. But with the decision to sell in-game items for straight cash, Blizzard has entered the fascinating and treacherous world of microtransactions. And if you're going to follow them off into this world, you might as well at least know what they're all about.

And so, we're here to help. Whether you've never heard of microtransactions before, you're convinced that they're the devil and that Blizzard has grown too greedy for their own good, or you can't wait to open up your wallet and get a Pandaren Monk to follow you around, let's take a second and look at the history of the microtransaction model, what it means that Blizzard made this decision, and what might happen to the game in the future.

Continue reading A WoW player's guide to microtransactions

Onyxia returns in Patch 3.2.2

You read that right. In honor of WoW's 5-year anniversary, in the upcoming Patch 3.2.2, Onyxia will make her triumphant return to the world of Azeroth!

The patch will convert Onyxia's Lair to a 10- and 25-player dungeon, along with new items whose models match the old-school gear available in the vanilla instance, like Tier 2 helms. Additional rewards include a 310% speed flying mount modeled after Onyxia herself!

As a bonus, anyone who logs in during the 5-year anniversary event in November will get an Onyxia Whelpling pet.

Higher Learning

Here's Archmage Vargoth in his room atop the Violet Citadel. This is where you go to learn the pet from Higher Learning.

Sprite Darter Hatchling

This is obviously old content but I am leaving it up for nostalgia sake.

Sprite Darter Hatchling Guide By Dianius, 60 Night Elf Druid, Terenas (Euro) Hello, and welcome to another Dianius guide! This one is a walk-through on how to obtain one of the cutest pets in the game, the Sprite Darter Hatchling!. What IS the Sprite Darter Hatchling? Why, it's this cute li'l fella! This is a really good series of quests, one of my favourite in the game in fact. You start out helping to rescue some Sprite Darters from the evil Taurens, get given an egg to look after, and end up adopting the hatchling at the end. Along the way you encounter pretty much all the various types of quests you can get. You have a rescue quest, where you have to keep people and creatures alive. You have the 'kill X of these and Y of those' type quest. You have the delivery type quest, the timed quest, and the 'collect X of these' quest, the 'Go talk to this guy' quest. Pretty much everything is covered, and it all jells together nicely into a compelling storyline. And of course, best of all, it has a pet at the end! Interested? Then read on! Before You Start: Now, before you get all giddy, there are a few things you need to make sure of first, so here's a little checklist for you. If you manage to tick all the boxes, you're ready to start. If not, it's back to the drawing board for you!

• Are you an Alliance player? Sorry, Horde can't do this quest 8-( You're evil, and lock them up instead!
• Are you over level 40? I'm not sure of the exact minimum level, but iirc I did it at 42. 45+ definately works though.
• Are you Neutral or better with Wildhammer Clan in The Hinterlands (the Dwarves)? You need to be able to talk to them.
• You start off Neutral, so should be ok, unless you've killed them or their griffons, in which case you're in trouble.
• Do you have the flappy route to Feathermoon Stronghold in Feralas? It's on the northern of the two islands off the west coast.
• Do you have the flappy route to Auberdine in Darkshore?
• Do you have the flappy route to Rut'Theran Village on Teldrassil?
• Do you have the flappy route to Aerie Peak in The Hinterlands?
• Are you bound in Ironforge? Alternatively, are you a Mage, or will you be doing the quest with a Mage, and can port there?
• Do you have two Elixir of Fortitude? These are made by Alchemists, and are needed for one of the steps.
• Some friends, to help out. If you're L60 you should be able to solo it, but if you're mid 40s, you'll probably need at least one other person to help.
• I did it with a high 40s Paladin friend helping me, and we were fine.

The first thing you need to know is where the important locations in Feralas are. These are the places I'll be referring to as I go.. Don't worry, I'll have better pictures to help you find your way as they're needed. The first thing you need to do is find the quest NPCs. This isn't as easy as it sounds, as they're rather hidden away, so this section will deal with where they are. I'm going to assume that you're starting from Feathermoon Stronghold on the island, as that's the easiest place to flappy in to. Get on the boat that leaves at the nearby docks (there is only one boat, so you can't get on the wrong one), and it'll take you (in a roundabout way) to the docks on the mainland, where you get off again. Follow the path from the docks up the hillside in front of you, where you will intersect the main path through Feralas. Turn right, and follow this until you reach the Verdantis River. You'll know when you get there, because it'll say 'Verdantis River' in big letters in the middle of the screen. It's a very pretty place, with a bridge and a waterfall... This is the Waterfall... And this is the bridge... You want to go just over the bridge, and you'll see two huge roots sticking into the ground, with a scallop in the cliffside between them. That's the easy way down, with no sudden drops etc, and a fairly handy reference point 8-) As you can see, it's a nice gentle slope down... At the bottom, turn right, and you'll see some totems in the near distance. They're part of the Tauren village where your early quests will take place. You'll also see some Sprite Darters flying round. Ooooo, pretty! 8-) Also some bears... not as pretty, and definately not as friendly! If you can't handle one of them though, you're going to have real trouble with the rest of the quest! Head towards the totems, and look to your left. Before you get near them, you should see the hidden path up the cliffside, next to a huuuge tree. Go up the hidden path, and it'll drop back down to a little ledge overlooking the pool and the Tauren Village. On that ledge are the two initial Quest NPCs, the Moonweaver sisters, Kindal and Jer'Kai. They're spying on the Taurens down below... They're particularly concerned with the poor Sprite Darters that the evil Taurens have locked in that big round cage! Right, we've found the NPCs, now it's time to help them! The first quest comes from Kindal (the one kneeling), and is called 'Freedom For All Creatures'. This first quest is the hardest of the lot, and quite easy to fail the first time. I even failed it the first time re-doing it for this Guide! 8-) If you do fail it, simply Abandon it and ask Kindal for it again. She's quite understanding. As you can see, for this quest you have to rescue the Sprite Darters in the cage, without getting Kindal killed in the process. Just to make it interesting, you also only have six minutes in which to pull off your daring jailbreak! Kindal is flagged as a PvP NPC, so you can buff and heal her if you need to, BUT that's risky as it'll turn your PvP flag on, and there's a good chance there will be Horde players about, and the quest is already tricky enough 8-) When released from the cage, the Sprite Darters make a break for it in two directions. One set will head towards the area you came down into from the dip past the bridge. The other set will head up the path in the opposite direction. They will stop to fight any mob that engages them, and all the Tauren NPCs will do just that. Your best bet for this section is to follow the hidden path back down, then turn left past the totems into the village, killing every Tauren you pass along the way (this will not turn your PvP flag on), and those near to the cage. Once there's nothing nearby to hurt the Sprite Darters, click the lock on the cage to release them, and follow the ones that head up the path East of the cage, and kill all the Taurens that attack them that way. You should then save enough (even all!) of the Sprite Darters, and Kindal, and complete the quest. Yay you! 8-) The path East from the cage, featuring dead Taurens! 8-) BTW, the observant amongst you will have spotted in the quest text that Kindal was speaking to Zigglebit, not Dianius... As I'd already done the quest about 9 months ago, I couldn't do it again to get all the screenshots, so a friend of mine brought his Gnome along to document the bits I couldn't... Thanks Zigglebutt! 8-) Kindal is recovering from the last battle, so Jer'Kai (the standing one) gives out the next quest, Doling Justice. This is a nice simple 'Kill X Mobs' type quest, and doesn't really need a lot of explaining. I do have all this space to fill up though... So I might as well ramble on about something! The Grimtotem Naturalists are the ones in Bear form, and are (obviously) Druid NPCs. They prefer to stay in Bear Form for the entire fight, however if you get one stuck somewhere he can't reach you (I had one try to follow me to the Quest NPCs and fall off the secret path once) they will shift back to Caster form and nuke you from a distance. The Grimtotem Raiders are Warrior NPCs, and so just like to try to smack you about. The Grimtotem Shaman are, well, Shaman NPCs, and do all the usual Shaman things, nukes, totems, a bit of melee, etc. Kill the requisit numbers, and head back to Jer'Kai to give her the good news. Jer'Kai gives out the next part too, also called Doling Justice... This is where having the Auberdine flappy comes in handy... Head back to Feathermoon Stronghold on the Island, and flappy up to Auberdine. Once you land, flappy over to Rut'Theran Village on Teldrassil, and go through the glowy portal thingy into Darnassus. Once in Darnassus, head to the Temple of the Moon, and the Elf you want to talk to is right on the top teir of the balcony running round the place. Head right to the back to find the ramp up, and keep going until you find her. The map below shows where she is in Darnassus. High Priestess Tyrande's Location... Once you've found her, click her and go through the hand ins. At this point the quest line seems to fizzle out... Tyrande doesn't give you any more to do. However, Kindal has some new work for you back in Feralas now, so reverse the previous journey and flappy back down to see her. Before you carry on with this next part, a couple of those check boxes are now fairly important...

• Do you have two Elixir of Fortitude? These are made by Alchemists, and are needed for one of the steps.
• Do you have the flappy route to Aerie Peak in The Hinterlands?
• Are you bound in Ironforge? Alternatively, are you a Mage, or will you be doing the quest with a Mage, and can port there?
• Do you have two Elixir of Fortitude? These are made by Alchemists, and are needed for one of the steps.

You'll see why as we go, but make sure you have these covered before carrying on! Ok, so you're all set on the above, back to Kindal you go! It's at this point that the quest line actually starts talking about you getting one as a pet... yay! 8-) You have two choices here about how to get to Quentin... 1) Head back to Feathermoon, flappy to Gadgetzan, and run to Shimmering Flats. 2) Mount up, and just ride to him. Overall they take about the same time, so it's entirely up to you. If you do ride though, be careful to go around Camp Mojache further up the path in Feralas, and mind the two guards outside Freewind Post in Thousand Needles! Personally, I prefer to ride. You can easily skirt round Camp Mojache to the North. Quentin is standing by the grandstand, at the start / finish line of the racetrack. Complete the current quest with him... He also gives you the next stage, 'A Short Incubation', and this is where you need those two Elixir of Fortitude I kept prompting you about... sure hope you brought them! Once you've given him the Elixirs, he gives you the next step, 'The Newest Member Of The Family' It's here that the rest of those tick boxes come into play... you only have an hour to get to the far side of the other continent, eep!!! Ok, so it's fairly easy to do in an hour, but why take the chance, that's what I say 8-) Hearthstone (or Portal) back to Ironforge, and take the flappy up to Aerie Peak in The Hinterlands. Once you land, go down all the steps, follow the path round to the left, and go into the Dwarf fortress there. The Dwarf you need to talk to is at the very bottom, at the back, so head down one of the side corridors (doesn't matter which) all the way, down the stairs, down the stairs again, and you should find him hanging about. Phew, made it! 8-) Complete the quest with Agnar. Remember that the quest timer keep ticking down until you've completely finished both parts! Agnar gives you the next step, 'Food For Baby'. Silvermane Stalkers live at the far side of Hinterlands, see the map below, and just to make things even more interesting, they're invisible! The easiest way to find them is to just run about, and wait for some to attack you 8-) They don't always drop the Flanks, I guess some of them are hollow or something 8-), but it's a 1 in 2 or 1 in 3 drop rate, so provided you can find them you usually won't have to kill too many to get your quota. Once you have all five, head back to Agnar again. Silvermane Stalkers location... they're all round this area. Hand the meats in to Agnar... The final step is just talking to him again... I love that it's called 'Becoming A Parent' 8-) And that's it... Yay, you're a Mummy! 8-) Or, in this case, a Daddy, as much as you can tell with Gnomes anyway 8-) You can now right-click on your egg, to summon your lovely little fairie dragon, which will happily follow you around all over the place! Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! 8-) That's the end of this Guide. I hope you enjoyed it, and find it useful 8-) Many thanks to Zigglebit for helping out. Dianius, 60 Night Elf Druid, Terenas (Euro)

Old World Pets

Here are the locations of all of the Old World Pets.

World of Warcraft's tamable pets

Cats: Are purchased from a 'Crazy Cat Lady' just east of Stormwind in Elwynn Forest (44, 53).
Bombay
Orange Tabby
Silver Tabby
Cornish Rex

White Kitten: Sold by Timmy in Stormwind. He isn't really rare but despawns rather quickly after selling just 1 kitten. If he just doesn't offer you anything for sale then he has already sold his 1 kitten. Try again later.

Owls: Owls are purchased in Darnassus.
Hawk Owl
Great Horned Owl

Snowshoe Rabbit: Sold in Dun Morogh

Snakes: Snakes are sold from a wandering vendor in the Valley of Spirits in Orgrimmar.
Black Kingsnake
Crimson Snake
Brown Snake

Prarie Dog: Sold in Thunder Bluff.

Cockroach: Sold under the bank in UnderCity.

Ancona Chicken: Sold in the Shimmering Flats in Thousand Needles.

Prairie Chicken: Short quest in Westfall from the chickens around Saldean's farm.

Parrots: Sold in Booty Bay.
Senegal
Cockatiel

Macaws: These parrots are rare drops.

Hyacinth Macaw: found in Stranglethorn Vale

Green Winged Macaw: found in The Deadmines

Mechanical Squirrel and Yeti: Made with Engineering (usable by anyone).

Mechanical Chicken: Quest reward after completing the three beacon quests.

Exotic Pets: These pets are quest rewards from a guy in the Burning Steppes. They can be soloed with the right class but usually require a group in LBRS.

Smolderweb Hatchling (spider)
Worg (dog)

Dragons whelps: Dragon whelps are rare drops from dragon whelplings.

Tiny Crimson Whelpling: found in Wetlands

Tiny Black Whelpling: found in Badlands

Tiny Emerald Whelpling: found in Swamp of Sorrows (I think)

The Disgusting Oozling is a rare drop from various Oozes around the world. It is unusual due to it aura. It turns the owner green and even lowers some resistances.

Collector's Edition Pets: After loading up your character, you find a present in your inventory that you give to an NPC in exchange for one of these pets.
Panda
Mini-Diablo (Lord of Destruction)
Zergling
Nether Drake (Burning Crusade Expansion Pet)

The was a Murloc pet named "Murky" given out at one of the Blizzard Festivals. You had to redeem a coupon in Ironforge to obtain him.

Non Combat Pets

There are two types of pets you can have in WoW: agressive and non-aggressive. Aggressive pets are pets who can do damage. They are the Hunter's tamed beasts, the Warlock's summoned demons, the Engineer's created combat toys (dragons and chickens and yeti), even mages and priests have minor pets in The Burning Crusade. Non-aggressive pets are just graphical pets that follow you around. You can have both types out at the same time. This guide is centered around non-aggressive pets (my hunter is only in his 40s). Throughout this guide when I refer to 'pets' I am referring to the non-aggressive type.

Pets are usable by either Horde of Alliance although obtaining some of them can be difficult. The neutral auction houses are always a viable option but be prepared to pay more.

There have been many new pets added with The Burning Crusade. I will gradually add what information I can get. The main addition is a vendor in the Stormspire in Netherstorm. This is a neutral location where you can buy snakes, rabbits and my favorite; the mana wyrm. Some of them are quite expensive but worth it if you ask me. In the Exodar you can buy very nice different color moth pets. These are much nicer than the collectors edition Nether Drake (we got the shaft). Many other interesting pet quests have been added including a magical crawdad that requires a high level fishing.

Dianius' Pet Guides

World of Warcraft's tamable pets