News and Updates

Guardians of the Dream is live this week, and there are many new pets to collect! [source]

New Pets
Patch 10.2 brings us 29 new collectible pets. Here is a quick summary:

• 9 purchasable from vendors
• 9 wild pets
• 6 drops
• 3 achievement rewards
• 2 quest rewards

Note that many of the pets sold by vendors in the new zone will require reaching various Renown levels with the new faction, the Dream Wardens.

Check out new pets in 10.2!


Three additional pets, Aura, Mitzy, and Time-Lost Salamanther (pictured above), are currently not listed in the Pet Journal. However, datamining has revealed that they will likely be from the Trading Post in the future. We'll be adding these three to WarcraftPets when they're released, we can't wait!

New Achievements
There are a few new achievements that are either pet-related or reward a new pet.

• Emerald Dream Safari
• Friends In Feathers (rewards Blueloo)
• Don't Let the Doe Hit You On the Way Out (rewards Ivy)
• Ducks In A Row (rewards Sergeant Quackers)

The first achievement is straight forward: capture the new wild pets in the Emerald Dream. Unfortunately, it doesn't reward a pet.

'Friends In Feathers' does have a pet reward, however players will need to wait for a specific World Quest ("Claws For Concern") to pop up in order to complete the achievement.

The final two achievements require two encounters in the new raid, Amirdrassil, on Normal difficulty or higher.

New Twitch Drop

With the launch of 10.2 also comes new Twitch Drops! [source]

Starting November 7, 2023 (10:00 a.m. PST) to November 14, 2023 (10:00 a.m. PST), players can add Dottie (pictured right) to their collection by linking their Bnet account to their Twitch account, and then watch any World of Warcraft Twitch stream for at least four hours.

The reveals during BlizzCon 2023 were spectacular, but we're most excited about the next expansion, plus three new promotional pets (a couple of which are available right now)!

Warcraft Rumble

Blizzard's newest IP, Warcraft Rumble, is now available to download and play on iOS and android. As a special incentive, there are rewards for playing during the first two weeks following the mobile game's official release. And one of the rewards happens to be a new WoW battle pet! [source]

To earn Gnomelia Gearheart (pictured right), players will need to complete the first zone in Warcraft Rumble. There are 5 encounters, with Hogger as the final one (because of course he wouldn't settle for less than being the final boss). The starting zone acts like a tutorial on how to play the game, so even if you're not familiar with mobile action strategy games, defeating Hogger is doable.

Don't wait too long to try out Warcraft Rumble. Per the article linked above, the promotion is only active for two weeks (likely ends around November 17, 2023, however a specific date has not been announced).

"Incentives available for two weeks after the official launch of Warcraft Rumble to all players who play Warcraft Rumble during that time period and defeat Hogger at the end of the tutorial."

The War Within

The next WoW expansion, The War Within, has been announced and is available for pre-purchase. And what would a new expansion be without a special edition pet? [source]

Squally (pictured right) is one of the many rewards for purchasing the Epic Edition of The War Within. This adorable baby storm gryphon is added directly to the Pet Journal upon purchase.

It's unknown if a Collector's Edition of the expansion will be released, but if so, it will likely include this pet as well.

Cataclysm Classic

The final promotional pet revealed during this year's BlizzCon is tied to WoW Classic.

Classic will be moving onto the next chapter of WoW in the coming year, and players that invest in the next expansion can collect a new pet for both Classic and Retail. [source]

Lil' Wrathion (pictured right) can be collected by purchasing the Cataclysm Classic Blazing Heroic Pack. The pet is available in Classic immediately after purchase, however Retail collectors will need to wait until Patch 10.2 to receive their version of Lil' Wrathion.

We'll add this whelpling, as well as the other two new pets, to our database as soon as possible, thank you for your patience.

Hallow's End is upon us, and new to the event this year is a ghostly companion — Arfus!

New Holiday Pet
Arfus (pictured right) has a chance to drop from the epic Loot-Filled Pumpkin. This pet is Bind On Pick Up and not cageable. The loot bag is awarded for the first Headless Horseman kill per character (level 60+) per day.

For a slightly increased drop chance, you can activate a personal "hardmode" of the Headless Horseman encounter. Accepting the curses from the wickermen (found to the left as you zone into the dungeon) will make the fight more challenging for you, but may lead to better/more rewards from the bag. Check out Wowhead's Hallow's End Headless Horseman Hardmode guide to learn more about this updated holiday boss.

Store Pets Retiring Soon™

Two Blizzard Store battle pets will be leaving the shop indefinitely in the near future. [source]

Nibbles and Mischief are currently part of a special Hallow's End Pack (but can also still be purchased individually). In the same vein as a recently released pet, Maggz, items in this bundle will be retired from the store on October 31, 2023. However, unlike Maggz, it's unknown if Nibbles and Mischief will make an appearance at the Trading Post in the future, but it's possible.

UPDATE: The BlizzCon 2023 battle pet has been revealed! Give a warm welcome to Ysergle, The Dreamurk (pictured right)!

BlizzCon attendees will receive this pet for free, while others watching BlizzCon from home can purchase the The BlizzCon Collection (Epic or Legendary Pack) to collect this pet along with other digital goodies. [source]


The Blizzard Store has a new pet addition, but only for a limited time. [source]

New Store Pet
A baby pit lord has invaded Azeroth (and our hearts) — meet Lil' Maggz! (pictured above)

This fearsome little demon is available for purchase from the Blizzard Store until October 31, 2023. At that point it will be retired, but if you miss out, fear not, this pet will be available again in the future. Once removed from the store it will be added to the in-game Trading Post item rotation after a three month grace period (at minimum).

Will you be adopting this adorable battle pet from the Blizzard Store? Or will you wait for its appearance as a Trading Post item?

Reminder: Prime Gaming Loot Pet

Amazon Prime Gaming is offering a battle pet for a limited time — Zipao Tiger. [source]

The Zipao Tiger (pictured right) was originally a Recruit-A-Friend reward, but was retired in June 2019.

Players with Amazon Prime Gaming can now redeem this pet until October 24, 2023. It's unknown if it will be available again in the future either via the Trading Post or some other source, so don't miss out on this chance!