As one of the few players who still care about pet battling, I feel nothing but boredom and disappointment as none of the new pets or even most of the old pets are any good, so I am on a journey to redesign as many battle pets as I could to hopefully prove pet battling could be revived under my leadership in the future assuming Blizzard hires me. Many new abilities, balance changes, and most importantly: many new pets! This list will be very long, unsurprisingly!
New Abilities:
Aquatic:
- Thunder Tongue deals additional damage if the user is struck first.
- Wave Crash hits hard and has a chance to stun.
Beast:
- Piercing Roar damages the enemy team and increases damage dealt by 25% for 4 rounds with a 3 round cooldown.
- Reckless Charge/Reckless Leap hits even harder and stuns the user.
Critter:
- Beehive is similar to Terrifying Toxicity.
- Caustic Burst is visually different from Corpse Explosion.
- Caustic Slime burns and deals damage over time.
- Caustic Spittle deals damage over time and additional damage for 4 rounds.
Dragonkin:
- Annihilate hits 4 times and has a stronger version with a 1 round cooldown.
- Bronze Breath and Emerald Breath do not deal damage over time.
- Burning Stench/Roaring Flames burns and deals damage over time to the enemy team.
- Chilling Winds (which replaces Call Blizzard) is similar to Scorched Earth, but chilly as the name suggests and all pets are chilled instead of burning.
- Deathly Breath deals split team damage.
- Dream Fog is a thorns ability.
- Fel Breath burns and deals damage over time.
- Fel/Twilight Corruption are visually different from Scorched Earth.
- Frost Fever is the dragonkin version of Deep Freeze.
- Nightmare Breath burns and deals damage over time.
- Pestilence poisons the enemy team over time.
- Sands of Time is the dragonkin version of Sandstorm.
- Starfire is the dragonkin version of Moonfire.
- Unleashed Nightmare hits hard and burns for 2 rounds.
Elemental:
- Ice Rupture hits hard and has a chance to stun.
- Ice Spikes is a thorns ability.
- Lightning Strike is an evade and ambush ability.
- Lightning Sweep deals additional damage if the user is struck first.
- Lighting Whip deals split AoE damage and force swaps the enemy pet.
- Lightning Whiplash hits even harder and stuns the user.
- Storm Breath shocks and deals damage over time.
- Thunderstorm (replaces Call Lightning) changes the weather to a lightning storm, dealing additional damage to each hit and each pet has a 35% chance to be struck by lightning, dealing additional damage.
Flying:
- Birds of the Feather is similar to Sons of the Flame.
- Eye Gouge hits hard and blinds the enemy for 1 round.
- Eye Poke (weaker) damages and blinds the enemy by 50% for 2 rounds.
- Eye Poke (stronger) hits hard and has a 50% chance of blinding the enemy by 50% for 1 round.
- Flying version of Hiss.
- Hurricane changes the weather to hurricane, increasing flying damage dealt by 25% and swapping to another pet will root the current pet for 3 rounds.
Humanoid:
- Overhead Bash hits hard and has a chance to stun.
Magic:
- Anima Flash damages and blinds the enemy by 50% for 2 rounds.
- Mana Bomb is a delayed burst ability which stuns the enemy.
- Surge of Anima hits hard and has a 50% chance of blinding the enemy by 50% for 1 round.
- Unleashed Anima is visually different from Surge of Power.
- Void Gaze slows down the enemy team for 9 rounds.
- Void Storm is the void variant of Arcane Storm.
- Void Touch adds damage to each hit for 4 rounds.
Mechanical:
- Flame Vent burns and deals damage over time.
- Napalm is the mechanical version of Scorched Earth.
- Rocket Thrusters damages and increases speed by 100% for 1 round.
Undead:
- Blight Breath deals split team damage.
- Corruption deals damage over time.
- Frighten damages and slows down the enemy for 4 rounds.
- Great Plague poisons the enemy team.
- Rotting Bile deals damage over time and additional damage for 4 rounds.
Other:
- Ascend to the Heavens is visually different from Deliberate Retreat.
- Blackout Brew and Scared Stiff are stuns.
- Dream Dust puts the enemy to sleep for 2 rounds unless damaged.
- Ice Cold is similar to Deep Research.
- Illusion is visually different from Decoy.
- Recharge is visually different from Reboot and Repair.
- Refreshing Brew and Shimmering Moonlight heal over time.
- Sun Dance and Time Warp are team speed buffs.
Balance Changes:
Aquatic:
- Carpnado damage buffed, destroys all objects, and now has fish flop everywhere (Deluge is the version without the fish).
- Croak cooldown lowered and now slows down the enemy instead.
- Dreadful Breath changed to aquatic and no longer lasts 3 rounds nor deals additional damage during rain (because of the 25% aquatic damage bonus during rain).
- Geyser changed to aquatic.
- Steam Vent now burns and deals damage over time.
- Swallow You Whole no longer deals double damage if the enemy has less than 25% health.
Beast:
- Maul changed to a finisher similar to Impale.
- Impale’s damage and cooldown raised.
- Rake damage and cooldown lowered and now lowers the enemy’s damage and speed by 50% for 1 round.
- Vengeance now similar to Early Advantage (changed to magic) instead.
Critter:
Dragonkin:
- Cataclysm damage lowered, cooldown raised, accuracy raised to 100%, and has a 50% chance of burning for 3 rounds.
- Frost Breath now chills and deals damage over time.
- Plague Breath now poisons and deals damage over time.
- Shadowflame now burns and deals damage over time.
- Starfall now deals additional damage during moonlight.
- Wing Buffet changed to dragonkin.
Elemental:
- Blizzard (weather) is now similar to Scorched Earth but chilly, all active pets are chilled instead of burning and no longer has an elemental damage bonus.
- Paralyzing Shock cooldown lowered and now has a chance to stun instead.
Flying:
- Furious Flapping no longer has a cooldown and instead deals additional damage if the user goes first.
- Preen damage buff now lasts 3 rounds.
- Slicing Wind, Slicing Gale (undead), and Slicing Jade Wind now hits 2-3 times if the user is faster.
Humanoid:
Magic:
- Gravity damage lowered, cooldown raised, and roots the enemy for 4 rounds.
- Jade Breath changed to magic and now burns and deals damage over time.
- Tentacle Stab now deals damage instantly, no longer “confuses” the enemy, and lasts 5 rounds.
Mechanical:
Undead:
- Agony adds damage to each hit for 4 rounds instead.
- Burp changed to undead.
- Sludge Belch no longer has a cooldown.
Other:
- Ashes of Outland cooldown lowered, but no longer damages the enemy (like Blinding Powder).
- Cute as a Button now visually different from Deflection.
- Cute Face and Frolic now a 100% dodge for 1 round with a 4 round cooldown.
- Uncertainty changed to a team accuracy and critical strike chance buff for 4 rounds.
- Void Portal no longer damages the user, but the cooldown is raised to 8 rounds.
Amphibians:
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Annuna: Water Jet/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/Rain Dance, Whirlpool/Pump
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Azure Swoglet: Frost Breath/Tongue Lash, Chilling Winds/Lick, Frost Fever/Ice Cold
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Bronze Swoglet: Water Jet/Furious Splashing, Sands of Time/Croak/Temporal Anomaly, Frog Kiss/Wave Crash/Time Stop
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Crimson Swoglet: Water Jet/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/Rain Dance, Dive/Waterspout
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Emerald Swoglet: Emerald Breath/Tongue Lash, Starfall/Moon Dance, Emerald Dream/Sleeping Gas
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Puddle Hopper: Steam Vent/Steam Torrent, Acid Rain/Croak, Geyser/Steam Spout
Avians:
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Dragonhawk Hatchlings: Peck/Alpha Strike, Hawk Eye/Squawk, Lift-off/Eye Gouge
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Nuggets (Juvenile): Savage Talon/Furious Flapping, Preen/Cluck, Lift-Off/Eye Gouge
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Nuggets (Newborn): Peck/Furious Flapping, Preen/Cluck, Flock/Birds of the Feather
Fairies:
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Blinky: Arcane Blast/Blinkstrike, Ethereal/Mana Flare, Nap Time/Lullaby
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Kal’andu: Arcane Blast/Arcane Barrage, Moonfire/Moon Dance, Emerald Dream/Shimmering Moonlight
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Nether Faerie Dragon: Arcane Blast/Arcane Barrage, Astral Shift/Life Exchange, Moonfire/Moon Dance
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Sprite Darter Hatchling: Arcane Blast/Arcane Barrage, Astral Shift/Mana Flare, Moonfire/Moon Dance
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Sun Darter Hatchling: Arcane Blast/Arcane Barrage, Rays of Light/Life Exchange, Illuminate/Dazzling Dance
Iguanas:
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Bonebiter: Vicious Fang/Rend, Spines/Hiss, Devour/Blinding Poison
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Iguana (Blue/Blue Green/Blue Yellow): Vicious Fang/Rend, Looming Fog/Hiss, Devour/Vengeance
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Iguana (Black/Ochre-Black/Ochre-Green): Vicious Fang/Sand Bolt, Spines/Quicksand, Devour/Blinding Sand
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Iguana (Grey): Vicious Fang/Rend, Looming Fog/Somber Dance, Devour/Feign Death
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Iguana (Maroon): Vicious Fang/Poison Fang, Spines/Toxic Bite, Devour/Terrifying Toxicity
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Iguana (Black-Red-Grey/Red White): Vicious Fang/Rend, Spines/Hiss, Devour/Terrifying Toxicity
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Iguana (Yellow): Vicious Fang/Poison Fang, Spines/Toxic Bite, Devour/Poison Protocol
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Saurolisk Hatchling: Vicious Fang/Poison Fang, Spines/Toxic Bite, Devour/Puncture Wound
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Scaley: Vicious Fang/Poison Fang, Ancient Blessing/Toxic Bite, Devour/Feign Death
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Stonescale Hatchling: Vicious Fang/Rend, Stoneskin/Hiss, Devour/Stone Form
Miscellaneous:
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Ageless Bronze Drake: Bronze Breath/Assault, Sands of Time/Bend Time, Devastate/Time Stop
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Albino Chimaeraling: Plague Breath/Assault, Toxic Fumes/Hiss, Pestilence/Wing Buffet
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Armoredons: Horn Gore/Feral Strike, Spines/Piercing Roar, Reckless Charge/Lumbering Charge
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Armoredon (Ice): Frost Spit/Feral Strike, Ice Spikes/Piercing Roar, Ice Rupture/Ice Cold
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Chrominius: Bite/Psychic Blast, Prismatic Shield/Mana Shield, Recharge/Surge of Power
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Death Talon Whelpguard: Club/Sweeping Blow, Deflection/Ironskin, Overhead Bash/Whirlwind
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Discarded Experiment: Deathly Breath/Scratch/Caustic Slime, Spiked Skin/Caustic Spittle, Burning Stench/Rot/Caustic Burst
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Drakks: Breath/Tail Sweep, Defensive Stance/Dragon’s Roar, Annihilate/Cataclysm
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Lanticore Spawnling: Flame Breath/Chomp/Caustic Slime, Spiked Skin/Caustic Spittle, Consume Corpse/Caustic Burst
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N’Zoth Worm (Black): Void Bite/Void Rend, Void Slip/Adrenal Glands, Void Nova/Void Crash
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N’Zoth Worm (Grey-Red): Void Bite/Tentacle Stab, Void Touch/Creeping Insanity, Void Gate/Void Portal
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N’Zoth Worm (Purple): Void Bite/Void Rend, Void Slip/Adrenal Glands, Void Tremors/Void Slap
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N’Zoth Worm (Red): Bite/Rend, Void Slip/Maim, Devour/Void Coils
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Slime Serpent: Blight Breath/Sludge Belch, Resilient Stitching/Rotting Bile, Great Plague/Burp
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Twilight Clutch Sister: Burning Swipe/Assault, Twilight Corruption/Furious Surge, Twilight Meteorite/Quell
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Untamed Hatchling: Claw/Swipe, Deflection/Ironskin, Maul/Great Swipe
Serpents:
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Anima Wyrmling: Anima Bolt/Anima Barrage, Ethereal/Anima Flash, Surge of Anima/Unleashed Anima
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Astral Emperor’s Serpentling/Celestial Dragon: Starsurge/Falling Stars, Moon Tears/Celestial Blessing, Phase Punch/Ascend to the Heavens
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Azure Windseeker/Wild Crimson/Golden/Jade Hatchling: Wild Winds/Slicing Wind, Hurricane/Hiss, Lift-Off/Cyclone
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Cloud Serpent Hatchling (Heavenly Azure): Bite/Rend, Shining Light/Rays of Light, Ray of Hope/Mass Resurrection
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Cloud Serpent Hatchling (Heavenly Crimson/Heavenly Violet): Bite/Rend, Ray of Hope/Celestial Blessing, Rays of Light/Ascend to the Heavens
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Cloud Serpent Hatchling (Heavenly Golden): Bite/Rend, Ray of Hope/Sun Dance, Rays of Light/Ascend to the Heavens
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Fern: Poisoned Branch/Lash, Photosynthesis/Autumn Breeze, Sunlight/Sun Dance
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Infinite Hatchling: Wild Winds/Slicing Wind, Hurricane/Uncertainty/Temporal Anomaly, Lift-off/Cyclone
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Sha-Tainted Hatchling: Seethe/Rend, Smoke Bomb/Slither, Breath of Sorrow/Tail Smash
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Soul of the Aspects: Holy Strike/Omnislash, Ancient Blessing/Draconic Remedy, Holy Light/Surge of Light
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Thundering Cloud Serpent Hatchlings: Storm Breath/Rend, Thunderstorm/Slither, Lightning Strike/Tail Smash
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Yu’la, Daughter of Yu’lon: Jade Breath/Jadefire Embers, Moon Tears/Celestial Blessing, Jadefire Lightning/Jade Barrier
Whelplings:
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Axel: Breath/Tail Sweep, Honey Coating/Shriek/Swarm of Bees, Devastate/Deep Breath/Beehive
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Azure Whelpling: Frost Breath/Assault, Chilling Winds/Shriek, Frost Fever/Ice Cold
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Bronze Proto-Whelp: Dragon’s Claw/Tail Sweep, Sands of Time/Bend Time, Proto-Strike/Wing Buffet
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Bronze Racing Enthusiast: Bronze Breath/Pounce, Sands of Time/Primal Cry, Proto-Strike/Reckless Leap
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Bronze Whelpling: Bronze Breath/Assault, Sands of Time/Temporal Anomaly, Devastate/Time Stop
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Crimson Proto-Whelp: Huge, Sharp Teeth/Pounce, Black Claw/Primal Cry, Feast/Tail Smash
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Crimson Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Scorched Earth/Shriek, Devastate/Flame Cyclone
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Dark Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Scorched Earth/Dragon’s Roar, Devastate/Cataclysm
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Dream Whelpling: Emerald Breath/Tail Sweep, Emerald Presence/Dream Fog, Emerald Dream/Healing Flame
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Emerald Proto-Whelp: Emerald Breath/Pounce, Starfire/Primal Cry, Sleeping Gas/Dream Dust
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Emerald Whelpling: Emerald Breath/Assault, Starfall/Moon Dance, Emerald Dream/Tranquility
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Emmigosa: Arcane Slash/Arcane Riposte, Ancient Blessing/Draconic Remedy, Arcane Storm/Arcane Dash
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Felborne Whelpling: Fel Breath/Assault, Fel Corruption/Shriek, Devastate/Fel Meteorite
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Infinite Whelpling: Temporal Blast/Blinkstrike, Arcane Storm/Time Bomb, Rewind Time/Portal
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Ironbound Proto Whelp: Scratch/Tail Sweep, Ironskin/Dragon’s Roar, Proto Strike/Slow and Steady
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Jeweled Amber Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Stoneskin/Time Warp, Devastate/Portal
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Jeweled Emerald Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Stoneskin/Starfall, Devastate/Stone Form
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Jeweled Onyx Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Stoneskin/Shriek, Devastate/Onyx Wall
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Jeweled Ruby Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Stoneskin/Shriek, Devastate/Dragon’s Call
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Jeweled Sapphire Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Stoneskin/Wild Magic, Devastate/Portal
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Lil’ Deathwing: Flame Breath/Tail Sweep, Scorched Earth/Roll, Cataclysm/Elementium Bolt
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Lil’ Frostwing: Frost Breath/Tail Sweep, Chilling Winds/Roll, Frost Fever/Elementium Bolt
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Lil’ Nefarian: Breath/Tail Sweep, Ancient Blessing/Draconic Remedy, Dragon’s Call/Raise Dead
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Lil’ Tarecgosa: Arcane Salvo/Arcane Missiles, Arcane Storm/Mana Bomb, Illusion/Portal
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Lil’ Wrathion: Breath/Assault, Smoke Bomb/Focus, Devastate/Paralysis
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Lubbins: Flame Breath/Assault, Ancient Blessing/Draconic Remedy, Proto Strike/Feign Death
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Magic Nibbler: Arcane Slash/Pounce, Arcane Storm/Primal Cry, Mana Surge/Reckless Leap
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Maw Whelpling (Blue Eyes): Shadow Slash/Corruption, Curse of Doom/Agony, Haunt/Unholy Ascension
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Maw Whelpling (Red Eyes): Shadow Slash/Shadow Pounce, Curse of Doom/Frighten, Haunt/Unholy Ascension
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Moon-Touched Netherwhelp: Nether Blast/Nether Barrage, Phase Shift/Ashes of Outland, Moonfire/Moon Dance
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Nelthara: Breath/Assault, Spiked Skin/Sands of Time, Devastate/Elementium Bolt
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Netherwhelp: Nether Blast/Nether Barrage, Phase Shift/Ashes of Outland, Arcane Storm/Time Warp
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Nexus Whelpling: Arcane Slash/Arcane Riposte, Arcane Storm/Gravity, Mana Surge/Surge of Power
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Nightmare Whelpling: Nightmare Breath/Assault, Agony/Shriek, Unleashed Nightmare/Scared Stiff
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Obsidian Proto Whelp: Flame Breath/Pounce, Scorched Earth/Primal Cry, Devastate/Headbutt
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Obsidian War Whelp: Flame Vent/Shred, Napalm/Bombing Run, Launch/Armageddon
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Polliswog: Dreadful Breath/Thunder Tongue, Cleansing Rain/Eat the Fly, Kragwa’s Wrath/Carpnado
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Posidriss: Emerald Breath/Assault, Cute as a Button/Shriek, Nap Time/Hug
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Proto-Drake Whelp/Verdant Proto Whelp: Breath/Tail Sweep, Ancient Blessing/Dragon’s Roar, Proto-Strike/Deep Breath
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Rithro: Emerald Breath/Assault, Soothing Mists/Autumn Breeze, Devastate/Weald Wall
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Rusziona:
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Snore: Emerald Breath/Assault, Emerald Presence/Furious Surge, Emerald Dream/Healing Flame
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Spawn of Onyxia: Breath/Assault, Ancient Blessing/Draconic Remedy, Devastate/Dragon’s Call
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Spyragos: Flame Breath/Assault, Refreshing Brew/The Good Stuff, Devastate/Blackout Brew
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Stormie: Storm Breath/Pounce, Thunderstorm/Primal Cry, Lightning Strike/Maul
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Swoglet: Dreadful Breath/Thunder Tongue, Cleansing Rain/Eat the Fly, Whirlpool/Wave Crash
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Stormborne Whelpling: Storm Breath/Lightning Sweep, Thunderstorm/Lightning Shield, Lightning Strike/Paralyzing Shock
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Storm Drake Whelp (Fel): Storm Breath/Rend, Thunderstorm/Rake, Lightning Strike/Nether Gate
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Thorignir Whelpling: Storm Breath/Lightning Sweep, Thunderstorm/Lightning Shield, Lightning Strike/Lightning Whiplash
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Thunderscale Whelpling: Storm Breath/Spark, Thunderstorm/Lightning Rush, Lightning Strike/Lightning Whip
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Twilight Whelpling: Shadowflame/Assault, Twilight Corruption/Shriek, Devastate/Twilight Meteorite
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Veilwings (Blue/Violet): Scratch/Flurry, Starfire/Moon Dance, Sleeping Gas/Dream Dust
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Veilwings (Orange/Red): Scratch/Flurry, Tranquility/Nature’s Touch, Starfall/Moon Dance
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Void-Scarred Whelpling: Void Bite/Rend, Void Storm/Void Gaze, Void Shift/Void Portal
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War Whelp (Red/Blue Armor): Flame Vent/Shred, Napalm/Rocket Thrusters, Launch/Armageddon
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Zalethgos: Plot Twist/Arcane Slash, Ancient Knowledge/For Adventure, Deep Research/Stay a While and Listen
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Zhusadormu:
Some entries are still unfinished, so I may need help filling in the blanks. Constructive criticism is helpful. Granted, some pets do have extra abilities for good reason: some movesets would feel incomplete (Rascal-Bot would lose Armageddon otherwise). Also a great way to include more underused abilities I want.