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Cataclysm Companion Pets Guide: Gotta Catch 'Em All!

Post by Miyari

Following last week's Cataclysm Mount Guide and our pre-Cataclysm guide to The Shattering companion pets, I've put together a detailed guide to all of the new Cataclysm companion pets! Find out which professions can craft pets, get lucky with archaeology and get your entire guild together to slaughter thousands of critters! What fun!

Check out the fully detailed guide, including a list of all of the new companion pets and detailed information on how to get them, after the break!

Achievements

Armadillo Pup

Taught by Armadillo Pup
Purchasable for upon completion of the guild achievement Critter Kill Squad
Binds when picked up

The method for obtaining this little guy is pretty straightforward - simple, mindless slaughter of thousands upon thousands of critters (50,000 to be exact) with the help of your guildies, and you will earn the right to purchase this pet from the guild vendor . Seems kind of strange that your reward for slaying so many critters is another critter. Sadistic, really. I wonder if he knows.

Dark Phoenix Hatchling

Taught by Dark Phoenix Hatchling
Purchasable for upon completion of the guild achievement
Binds when picked up

Obtaining this stunning little beauty will take a little time, as your guild must obtain the achievement , which requires a total of 55 unique Exalted factions among your guild members. Only guild members who are Revered with the guild will have their Exalted factions count towards that total. Upon reaching this goal, you will be able to purchase the Dark Phoenix Hatchling from your faction's guild vendor.

Guild Herald or Guild Herald

Taught by Guild Herald or Guild Herald
Purchasable for upon completion of the guild achievement Profit Sharing
Binds when picked up

These assistants are available to be purchased from the guild vendor once your guild has looted a whopping from creatures! I'm sure this will probably add up fast in larger guilds who are clearing a lot of raid content and killing high-reward bosses, but for smaller guilds this may be a bit of a challenge!

When a Guild Herald has been summoned, he will grant players access to the guild vendor for 5 minutes and allow you to buy/sell items. He will remain stationary and despawn after those 5 minutes are up, and can only be summoned once every 4 hours. Oh well, at least he looks cool.

Guild Page or Guild Page

Taught by Guild Page or Guild Page
Purchasable for upon completion of the guild achievement Alliance Slayer or Horde Slayer
Binds when picked up

These assistants are available to be purchased from the guild vendor upon earning Alliance Slayer or Horde Slayer! You must also reach Honored reputation with you guild before being able to purchase one. These guys are just "light" versions of the Guild Heralds documented above, and offer the same guild vendor access for 5 minutes. The main difference is that the Guild Page has an 8 hour cooldown, whereas the Herald has a 4 hour cooldown.

Pebble

Taught by Pebble
Rewarded upon completion of Rock Lover
Binds when picked up

This little guy is rewarded upon completing the ever-popular Lost In The Deeps daily quest 10 times. This quest is one of the randomly chosen daily quests available from Therazane questgivers in Deepholm, and most likely will not be available every day. Unfortunately, this means that if your luck is bad it may take quite a while to meet the objectives of this achievement - but when you do, you get a little rock buddy out of the deal! You were going to do the daily quests anyway, right?

Archaeology

Clockwork Gnome

Taught by Clockwork Gnome
Rare Dwarf artifact (requires 0 Dwarf Archaeology Fragment)
Bind on pickup

The rare Clockwork Gnome is available to talented archaeologists who are lucky enough to discover it upon solving a Dwarf artifact! Upon solving a Dwarven artifact, you will be given a new project to assemble, and there is a chance to randomly discover fragments of this rare artifact! You must then collect 0 Dwarf Archaeology Fragment to complete the project - thankfully, this artifact has 3 keystone slots so up to 3 Dwarf Rune Stone can be used to count as 36 fragments. Upon assembling the project you will create the Clockwork Gnome, which teaches a Jeeves-style companion pet!

Fossilized Hatchling

Taught by Fossilized Hatchling
Rare Fossil artifact (requires 5 Fossil Archaeology Fragment)
Bind on pickup

The rare Fossilized Hatchling is available to talented archaeologists who are lucky enough to discover it upon solving a Fossil artifact! Upon solving a Fossil artifact, you will be given a new project to assemble, and there is a chance to randomly discover fragments of this rare artifact! You must then collect 5 Fossil Archaeology Fragment to complete the project. Upon assembling the project you will create the Fossilized Hatchling, allowing you to summon this awesome little skeletal badboy!

Crawling Claw

Taught by Crawling Claw
Rare Tol'vir artifact (requires 0 Tol'vir Archaeology Fragment)
Bind to account

The epic quality Crawling Claw is available to extremely talented archaeologists who are lucky enough to discover it upon solving a Tol'vir artifact! Upon solving a Tol'vir artifact, you will be given a new project to assemble, and there is a chance to randomly discover fragments of this rare artifact! You must then collect a whopping 0 Tol'vir Archaeology Fragment to complete the project - thankfully, this artifact has 3 keystone slots as well, so up to 3 Tol'vir Hieroglyphic can be used to count as 36 fragments. Upon assembling the project you will create the Crawling Claw! Awesome!

Rare Drops

Fox Kit

Taught by Fox Kit
Rare drop from Baradin Fox in Tol Barad
Bind on pickup

This wily fox pet drops has an extremely low chance of dropping from the Baradin Fox which roam around Tol Barad. This is just yet another one of those grind pets, you'll either be that guy who gets it in his first 50 kills or the one that farms it until the end of time and never sees it drop. Good luck!

Tiny Shale Spider

Taught by Tiny Shale Spider
Guaranteed drop from rare spawn Jadefang in Deepholm
Bind on pickup

I can't tell if this situation is better than the former, wherein that instead of the pet being a rare drop, it's guaranteed - but it's on a rare spawn. The Tiny Shale Spider will drop from Jadefang in Deepholm on every kill, but expect this guy to be heavily camped as both a source for a new companion pet and by hunters looking to tame it! Sounds easy enough, right? Did I mention that he's up in a tunnel that you'll have to use some very creative methods to get to? Thankfully Wowhead user tmptfate has posted a very detailed guide to reaching Jadefang!

Reputation

Rustberg Seagull

Taught by Rustberg Gull or Rustberg Gull
Purchasable for 0 Tol Barad Commendation upon reaching Honored with Hellscream's Reach or Baradin's Wardens
Binds when picked up

Once you have reached Honored with Hellscream's Reach or Baradin's Wardens, you can purchase your seagull pet from your faction's quartermaster (Pogg for Horde, Quartermaster Brazie for Alliance) for 0 Tol Barad Commendation, a new battleground currency awarded by completing objectives / winning in Tol Barad.

Professions

De-Weaponized Mechanical Companion

Taught by De-Weaponized Mechanical Companion
Craftable by Gnomish Engineering at 475 skill
Binds on use

This mechanical rabbit can be crafted by skilled Gnomish Engineers who have reached 475 skill and train the recipe from Findle Whistlesteam in Dalaran (Alliance players can opt to train it from Tinkmaster Overspark in Ironforge instead). You must be a Gnomish Engineer to learn this pattern; Goblins have a different pet available to them. The mats for these little guys aren't too rough, though the recipe does call for 8 Electrified Ether (16 Volatile Air) which could be a bit of a pain. Ultimately, expect these little guys to be a decent source of extra income for a while, as they do not bind on pickup and can be sold on the Auction House.

Elementium Geode

Taught by Elementium Geode
Rare drop from Mining Elementium Vein or Rich Elementium Vein
Binds on use

This strange little geode (like the ones found in Deepholm) has a rare chance of being contained in an Elementium Vein or Rich Elementium Vein, and as such is only farmable by players with the appropriate level Mining. Between my significant other and I, we've farmed well over 1200 Elementium Ore and neither of us has seen the pet drop yet, but he's definitely one of the most profitable to farm (getting all that ore AND a pet is a win-win situation)! Thankfully, this pet is not bind on pickup and can be purchased on the Auction House.

Enchanted Lantern

Taught by Enchanted Lantern
Craftable by Horde Enchanting at 525 skill
Binds on use

This floating lantern can be crafted by Horde Enchanting who have reached 525 skill and purchase the Formula: Enchanted Lantern from Agatian Fallanos (in Twilight Highlands) for 20 Hypnotic Dust. This pet is bind on use and can be sold on the Auction House, so Horde players will be able to obtain the other faction's Magic Lamp and vice versa. I wouldn't expect to see too many for a while, though, as the recipe requires a Maelstrom Crystal, which still fetch very high prices on most servers.

Magic Lamp

Taught by Magic Lamp
Craftable by Alliance Enchanting at 525 skill
Binds on use

The Alliance version of the Enchanting pet is a magic floating lamp that can be crafted by Alliance players who have reached 525 Enchanting skill and purchase the Formula: Magic Lamp from Senthii (in Twilight Highlands) for 20 Hypnotic Dust. This pet is bind on use and can be sold on the Auction House, so Alliance players will be able to obtain the other faction's Enchanted Lantern and vice versa. Once again, I wouldn't expect to see too many for a while, though, as the recipe requires a Maelstrom Crystal, which still fetch very high prices on most servers.

Personal World Destroyer

Taught by Personal World Destroyer
Craftable by Goblin Engineering at 475 skill
Binds on use

This miniature Void Reaver can be crafted by skilled Goblin Engineers who have reached 475 skill and train the recipe from Didi the Wrench in Dalaran. You must be a Goblin Engineer to learn this pattern; Gnomish have a different pet available to them. The mats for these little guys aren't too rough, though the recipe does call for 8 Electrified Ether (16 Volatile Air) which could be a bit of a pain. Ultimately, expect these little guys to be a decent source of extra income for a while, as they do not bind on pickup and can be sold on the Auction House.

Miscellaneous

Landro's Lil' XT

Taught by Landro's Lil' XT
Obtained via redeeming loot card code from WoW Trading Card Game's Worldbreaker Expansion
Binds when picked up

This replica of the Blizzard Store's Lil' XT can be found as a common loot card in the latest World of Warcraft Trading Card Game expansion, Worldbreaker. This little guy was apparently supposed to have a different color than Lil' XT but this doesn't seem to be the case at this time and he is exactly the same. Thankfully, the folks over at Cryptozoic had the brilliant idea of making the pet cards common in WoW TCG expansion from now on, so don't expect to have to pay too much for this little knock off.

Blue Mini Jouster or Gold Mini Jouster

Taught by Blue Mini Jouster or Gold Mini Jouster
Your choice of one pet upon completion of Egg Wave in Mount Hyjal
Binds when picked up

This vulture-mounted fighter pet is available at the end of a long quest chain in Mount Hyjal that players level 80+ can start at the Shrine of Aviana in Mount Hyjal, with Wings Over Mount Hyjal. Unfortunately, you can only choose one of the two pets (and they are bind on pickup, so no trading from alts) - so choose wisely! These awesome little guys are a homage to the original Joust (like the quest that rewards it) and feature a ragdoll seated atop a tiny vulture.

Post by PongoBluetooth

Despite not really doing anything at all, the elementium geode has to be the most adorable pet ever. It's basically the pet rock on steroids, because it's actually a pet and it looks amazing.

Post by truefuture

Despite not really doing anything at all, the elementium geode has to be the most adorable pet ever. It's basically the pet rock on steroids, because it's actually a pet and it looks amazing.

It's tiny as heck too in game.

Post by Interest

I already got the Fox Kit. It's amazing right next to my Fox pet =D.

Post by Droes

You forgot to add Mr. Grubbs? Thanks for making the list.

Post by Zarac

@Droes he is in another post.

Post by d3cadance

i guess im lucky? cause i already got them all :D

Post by Rhod

Cataclysm dailies guide next please? :3

Post by Magedraenei

"...very creative methods..."

These words will most likely haunt me for a long time...

Post by buzz3070

Dident even know about the spider and fox pets. Yet another grind for me to do.

Post by Afakaz

@ d3cadance: Rich =/= lucky. If you're a miner/engineer that makes it a lot easier but you'd still have to buy the enchanting pet, spent a ludicrous amount of time farming archaeology, do a ton of Tol Barad, buy enough TCG cards with real-world money to get the code or buy the code and be fortunate enough to be in a guild with people who are poopsocky enough to already be revered and have all of the reputations at exalted. The parts "luck" would account for, presuming you're not making this up, would be finding Jadefang, finding the geode, finding the fox kit and having gotten the daily quest 10 times already, as probability is significantly against that, though it is possible. Luck technically applies to the archaeology too but really that, like all the other 'luck' ones except for the daily quest, is just a matter of committing enough grind time.

I actually consider myself lucky NOT to have them all, based on the fact that I have enough things to do outside of WoW to keep me from playing enough to have farmed all of this by now.

Also, you can't have them all, because the jousters are exclusive to each other. :P Though, to be honest, I suspect you're just trying to engender jealousy.

Done deconstructing now.

Post by Tribunal

Should be noted the Armadillo pet requires Exalted Guild Rep.

I farmed out all of the critters only to be informed about halfway through of that :c

It's not visible on the achievement before you earn it (like most of the rep requirements are) but it is in the reward pane after you do so. Silly, but at least it will be ready and waiting for me once my Guild Rep gets up there.

Post by TomatoSauce

Gotta Catch 'Em All!

Post by MrFJ

You forgot the Panther Cub! You get him from a STV questline.

Post by Adamsm

You forgot the Panther Cub! You get him from a STV questline.

Dude, look at the creation date of the topic: ZG/ZA wasn't in the game at that point.

Cataclysm Companion Pets Guide: Gotta Catch 'Em All!

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