Unofficial Humanoid Ideas and Changes (updated 7/3/2024)

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!

Note: I will continue to update the list anytime.

New Abilities:
Aquatic:

  • A second version of Acid Rain (labelled by *) with polluted green visuals and is the opposite of Cleansing Rain (duration of damage over time effects raised by 1 round).
  • Best Frenzies is similar to Stampede.
  • Sand Dollars hits each enemy once.
  • Whip Splash is similar to the new Haymaker.

Beast:

  • Beast versions of Bad Breath, Powerball, and Sniff Out.
  • Deep Wounds is the same as Black Claw.
  • Feral Clawing hits 4 times and has a stronger version with a 1 round cooldown.
  • Stronger version of Feral Strike with a 1 round cooldown.

Critter:

  • Bad Breath deals split AoE damage.
  • Critter version of Burrow.
  • Feral Scratching hits 4 times and has a stronger version with a 1 round cooldown.
  • Sickening Stench poisons the enemy team.

Dragonkin:

  • 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.
  • Frost Fever is the dragonkin equivalent of Deep Freeze.

Elemental:

  • Earth Tremors is a delayed burst ability/root.
  • Fel Fissure hits hard and has a 50% chance to burn the enemy for 3 rounds.
  • Fel Spikes and Molten Spikes are both damage reduction/thorns abilities, each with a weaker version (level 2) and a stronger version (level 15).

Flying:

  • Eye Gouge hits hard and blinds the enemy for 1 round.
  • Jade pallete swaps of Wild Winds, Slicing Wind, Gust of Wind, Whirling Winds, and Cyclone.
  • Rotten Egg damages and has a 50% chance to blind the enemy by 50% for 1 round with a 1 round cooldown.

Humanoid:

  • Ambush and Tiger Palm deal additional damage if the user goes first.
  • Assassinate is an evade and ambush ability.
  • Battle Cry/Murgl Gurgl damages the enemy team and increases damage done.
  • Bone Breaker is similar but stronger than Jar of Smelly Liquid (see balance change) with a 2 round cooldown.
  • Brick hits even harder with a 5 round cooldown and has a chance to stun.
  • Demoralizing Shout damages and weakens the enemy with a weaker and stronger version.
  • Eye for an Eye is similar to the new Dark Fate.
  • Fists of Fury hits 4 times and has a stronger version with a 1 round cooldown.
  • Flying Serpent Kick deals split damage across the enemy team and always goes first.
  • Holy Light is the humanoid equivalent of Sunlight.
  • Overhead Bash hits hard and has a chance to stun.
  • Ox Charge and Shield Charge always goes first.
  • Rays of Holy Light damages the enemy team/heals the user’s team.
  • Riposte deals additional damage if the user is struck first.
  • Roll is a cumulative speed boost.
  • Shield Bash deals additional damage if the user is struck first and has a stronger version with a 2 round cooldown.
  • Slash and Dash damages and inflicts a damage vulnerability debuff to the enemy for 3 rounds and force swaps the user (similar to Fight and Flight).
  • Spinning Crane Kick is a visually different Whirlwind.
  • Sweeping Blow deals split damage across the enemy team.
  • Temper Tantrum is similar to Rampage.
  • Toxic Flask inflicts a 25% damage vulnerability debuff to the enemy for 4 rounds with a 3 round cooldown.
  • Weaker version of Body Slam with no cooldown.

Magic:

  • Arcane Familiar and Void Tendrils are minion summoning abilities.
  • Oblivion damages the enemy team (not split) and destroys all objects.
  • Void Gaze slows down the enemy team for 9 rounds.
  • Void Storm is the void variant of Arcane Storm.

Mechanical:

  • Dynamite is similar to Launch Rocket.
  • Saw hits 4 times.

Undead:

  • Rabid Clawing hits 4 times and has a stronger version with a 1 round cooldown.
  • Summon Demon is the same as Raise Ally but summons an imp instead.

Other:

  • Ascend to the Heavens and False Surrender are similar to Deliberate Retreat.
  • Carrot is a heal and damage buff similar to Giant’s Blood.
  • Chum blinds the enemy for 1 round.
  • Confetti, Parry, Taunt and Void Slip are visually different to Deflection.
  • Fish Bone, Lettuce, Gas Canister, Polymorph, and Paralysis are stuns.
  • Greed (50% critical strike chance for 5 rounds) and Lucky Coin (team 50% accuracy and 25% critical strike chance for 4 rounds) are split from Need Before Greed (removed).
  • Holy Radiance is a team heal.
  • Light’s Blessing is similar to Ancient Blessing and Ancient Knowledge.
  • Looming Fog heals the user’s team and changes the weather to Fog, during which healing is raised by 25%, but the accuracy is lowered by 10%.
  • Party Time is a team speed buff.
  • Shining Light is a heal over time.
  • Sugar Rush heals and grants a 25% speed buff for 3 rounds.

Balance Changes:
Aquatic:

  • Blood in the Water changed to a finisher similar to Impale.
  • Carpnado damage buffed, destroys all objects, and now has fish flop everywhere (Deluge is the version without the fish).
  • 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).

Beast:

  • Maul changed to a finisher similar to Impale.
  • Impale’s damage and cooldown raised.
  • Vengeance now similar to Early Advantage (changed to magic) instead.

Critter:

  • Locust Swarm no longer has a cooldown and increases damage done by 10% on first use.

Dragonkin:

  • Frost Breath now chills and deals damage over time.
  • Starfall now deals additional damage during moonlight.

Elemental:

  • Blizzard (weather) is now similar to Scorched Earth but chilly and all active pets are chilled instead of burning.
  • Eye Beam changed to elemental.
  • Ice Lance deals additional damage if the user goes first.
  • Solar Beam completely reworked to a single target alternative to Sunlight.

Flying:

  • Egg Barrage changed to flying.
  • 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:

  • Blessed Hammer changed to humanoid to match other holy abilities.
  • Dark Fate now similar to Early Advantage (changed to magic) instead.
  • Face Punch now has a chance to stun.
  • Frenzy changed to humanoid (elemental version is Raging Flames).
  • Haymaker damage lowered, 100% accuracy, but now always stuns the user.
  • Jar of Smelly Liquid damage and cooldown lowered.
  • Mighty Charge changed to be similar to Holy Charge (just boring otherwise).
  • Return to Sender and Snail Mail changed to humanoid to match other mail abilities.
  • Rush changed to Humanoid (beast version is Furious Charge).

Magic:

  • Psychic Blast no longer has a cooldown nor a bonus to arcane storm, always goes first and the the damage ramps up.

Mechanical:

Undead:

  • Call Darkness renamed to Ritual of Shadow and changed to undead.
  • Creeping Fungus now lasts 5 rounds and no longer benefits from moonlight.
  • Spore Shrooms changed to undead.

Other:

  • Aged Yolk, Whole Wheat and Sear Magic now heal, but the cooldown is raised to 4 rounds.
  • All double damage boost abilities last 1 round with a 1 round cooldown (I only listed this due to double damage boost abilities being inconsistently balanced).
  • Ashes of Outland cooldown lowered, but no longer damages the enemy (like Blinding Powder).
  • Cute as a Button now similar to Deflection.
  • Cute Face and Frolick now a 100% dodge for 1 round with a 4 round cooldown.
  • Dominance is now a 75% critical strike chance for 3 rounds.
  • Eggnog and Frenzyheart Brew changed to a heal and damage buff like Giant’s Blood.
  • Going Bonkers changed to a 100% damage boost for 1 round.
  • Refuge now shields any friendly pet instead of only critters like Shieldstorm (renamed to Holy Ward).
  • Stench now blinds the enemy for 1 round with a 3 round cooldown.
  • Void Portal no longer damages the user, but the cooldown is raised to 8 rounds.

Avians:

  • Harpy Youngling: Savage Talon/Quills, Preen/Shriek, Lift-off/Eye Gouge
  • Lost Featherling: Broom/Wind Burst, Ancient Knowledge/For Adventure, Sandstorm/Cyclone
  • Moonkin Hatchling (Alliance): Starsurge/Falling Stars/Claw/Hungry Bite, Moonfire/Roar, Emerald Dream/Elune’s Grace
  • Moonkin Hatchling (Horde): Solar Blast/Solar Flare/Claw/Hungry Bite, Solar Beam/Roar, Photosynthesis/Autumn Breeze
  • Ruffle: Holy Strike/Omnislash, Light’s Inspiration/Holy Radiance, Ray of Hope/Mass Resurrection
  • Steward Featherling: Holy Strike/Omnislash, Light’s Blessing/Holy Radiance, Holy Light/Smoke Bomb

Gronnlings, Ogres and Ogron:

  • Baby Ogron (Pale w/ shield): Club/Shield Bash, Stoneskin/Shield Block, Overhead Bash/Haymaker
  • Baby Ogron (Purple w/ shield): Club/Shield Bash, Stoneskin/Shield Block, Overhead Bash/Clobber
  • Baby Ogron (Red): Club/Grab, Stoneskin/Bone Breaker, Overhead Bash/Haymaker
  • Baby Ogron (Yellow): Club/Grab, Stoneskin/Bone Breaker, Overhead Bash/Clobber
  • Dug (renamed from Garrlok): Punch/Charge, Battle Cry/Giant’s Blood, Temper Tantrum/Mighty Charge
  • Grog (renamed from Marrlok): Punch/Charge, Battle Cry/Giant’s Blood, Nap Time/Clobber
  • Gronnling (Fel): Smash/Fel Immolate, Stoneskin/Fel Spikes, Feral Strike/Fel Fissure
  • Gronnling (Purple): Smash/Pound, Stoneskin/Enrage, Feral Strike/Thunderclap
  • Gronnling (Tan): Smash/Stone Shot, Stoneskin/Enrage, Rock Barrage/Earth Tremors
  • Gronnling (Yellow): Smash/Stone Shot, Stoneskin/Enrage, Feral Strike/Rupture
  • Tylarr Gronnden: Crush/Ox Charge, Stoneskin/Enrage, Body Slam/Haymaker

Gnomes:

  • Chef: Dough Roller/Blitz, Whole Wheat/Sugar Rush, Egg Barrage/Pie
  • Chef (Zombie): Dough Roller/Blitz, Aged Yolk/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Rotten Egg/Stale Bread
  • Father Winter’s Helper/Winter’s Little Helper: Snowball/Magic Bauble, Call of Winter/Eggnog, Ice Tomb/Gift of Winter’s Veil
  • Gnomelia Gearheart: Arm Cannon Blast/Blitz, Nullification Field/Focus, Build Turret/Launch Rocket/Dive Bomb
  • Handy Mandy: Saw/Blitz, Taunt/Focus, Hammer/Brick
  • Mad Scientist: Punch/Blitz, Toxic Flask/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Kick/Gas Canister
  • Magician: Magic Hat/Plot Twist, Smoke Bomb/Greed, Blinding Powder/Polymorph
  • Merlin: Arcane Blast/Arcane Barrage, Arcane Storm/Time Warp, Mana Surge/Deep Research
  • Party Animal: Foam Sword/Blitz, Confetti/Party Time, Dazzle/Kick
  • Rotten Little Helper: Club/Gift-Wrapped Grenade, Ticking Present/Booby-Trapped Presents, Overhead Bash/Grinch’s Gift

Gorens:

  • Crusher: Claw/Poison Spit, Shell Shield/Toxic Bite, Poison Protocol/Terrifying Toxicity
  • Ore Eater: Bad Breath/Poison Spit, Shell Shield/Toxic Bite, Poison Protocol/Terrifying Toxicity
  • Ravenous Runt: Claw/Poison Spit, Shell Shield/Toxic Bite, Feed/Puncture Wound
  • Tunneling Terror: Claw/Rend, Shell Shield/Powerball, Burrow/Terrifying Toxicity

Hoplings:

  • Adventurous Hopling: Jab/Tiger Palm, Smoke Bomb/Celerity, Backflip/Paralysis
  • Bandit: Bite/Gnaw, Carrot/Lick, Burrow/Lettuce
  • Feral Vermling/Hopling: Jab/Tiger Palm, Carrot/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Backflip/Lettuce

Imps:

  • Corefire Imp: Flame Breath/Flurry, Wild Magic/Cauterize, Scorched Earth/Rot
  • Gregarious Grell: Scratch/Flurry, Nature’s Ward/Autumn Breeze, Sleeping Gas/Dream Dust
  • Fiendish Imp: Scratch/Flurry, Wild Magic/Healing Flame, Feral Scratching/Ashes of Outland
  • Rebellious Imp: Fel Breath/Flurry, Wild Magic/Healing Flame, Fel Corruption/Rot

Insects:

  • Corpselouse (Beige): Scratch/Flurry, Shell Shield/Powerball, Burrow/Deliberate Retreat
  • Corpselouse (Dark Brown): Scratch/Munch, Shell Shield/Swarm of Flies, Mudslide/Rot
  • Corpselouse (Green): Scratch/Flurry, Shell Shield/Powerball, Burrow/Locust Swarm
  • Corpselouse (Tan): Bad Breath/Munch, Shell Shield/Swarm of Flies, Sickening Stench/Rot
  • Crystal Flayer Youngling: Swipe/Rend, Parry/Crystal Overload, Great Swipe/Impale
  • Dr. Fly Guy: Shank/Ambush, Toxic Flask/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Assassinate/Slash and Dash
  • Flayer Youngling: Swipe/Rend, Parry/Focus, Great Swipe/Impale
  • Mini Mindslayer: Mind Spike/Psychic Blast, Drain Power/Disruption, Mana Tap/Life Exchange
  • Qiraji Guardling: Shank/Ambush, Sandstorm/Focus, Assassinate/Blackout Kick
  • Qiraji Runt: Crush/Body Slam, Shell Shield/Sandstorm, Mighty Charge/Clobber
  • Ranishu (Green): Woodchipper/Gnaw, Shell Shield/Deep Wounds, Feast/Great Flay
  • Ranishu (Red): Bite/Gnaw, Shell Shield/Powerball, Burrow/Deliberate Retreat
  • Ranishu Runt: Woodchipper/Lightning Bolt, Shell Shield/Lightning Shield, Feast/Paralyzing Shock

K’thir:

  • Bubbles: Void Bolt/Void Torrent, Void Storm/Creeping Insanity, Void Slip/Void Portal
  • Cuddly: Void Bolt/Void Torrent, Void Slip/Weakness, Void Storm/Lullaby
  • Diddly: Void Bolt/Void Torrent, Void Slip/Inner Vision, Void Storm/Creeping Insanity
  • Tickles: Mind Spike/Psychic Blast, Arcane Familiar/Clean Up, Arcane Storm/Table of Discontents
  • Wiggles: Void Bolt/Void Torrent, Void Tendrils/Oblivion, Void Storm/Table of Discontents

Kobolds:

  • Candle Hoarder: Immolate/Rend, Third Degree Burns/Cauterize, Hot Wax/Sniff Out
  • Chester: Punch/Blitz, Taunt/Focus, Kick/Clobber
  • Snobold Runt: Snowball/Rend, Call of Winter/Rake, Deep Freeze/Sniff Out

Mawsworn:

  • Gilded Gallant: Punish/Sweeping Blow, Deflection/Ironskin, Dark Fate/Whirlwind
  • Lightless Tormentor: Empowering Strikes/Cleave, Deflection/Ironskin, Unholy Charge/Great Cleave
  • Mawsworn Minion: Empowering Strikes/Cleave/Soul Steal, Deflection/Ironskin, Raise Ally/Grave Destruction
  • Mord’al Eveningstar: Punish/Body Slam, Deflection/Ironskin, Dark Fate/Haymaker
  • Rook: Punish/Body Slam, Deflection/Ironskin, Dark Fate/Mighty Charge

Miscellaneous:

  • Anubisath Idol: Crush/Stone Shot, Stoneskin/Sandstorm, Body Slam/Rupture
  • Avatar of Algalon: Quantum Strike/Big Bang, Moon Tears/Celestial Blessing, Phase Punch/Ascend to the Heavens
  • Baby Gnoll (White): Scratch/Flurry, Bandage/Consume Corpse, Sniff Out/Fish Bone
  • Baby Winston: Tesla Cannon/Crush/Body Slam, Barrier Projector/Primal Rage, Heroic Leap/Haymaker
  • Bonkers: Jab/Fists of Fury, Taunt/Going Bonkers, Haymaker/Tornado Punch
  • Brother/Sister of Temptation: Shadow Shock/Soul Steal, Summon Demon/Curse of Doom, Death Grip/Lovestruck
  • Controller: Anima Bolt/Anima Barrage, Consume Magic/Weakness, Drain Anima/Scavenge Anima
  • Court Messenger: Package Drop/Express Delivery, Stoneskin/Hate Mail, Lift-Off/Stone Form
  • Curious Wolvar Pup: Claw/Swipe, Roar/Frenzyheart Brew, Maul/Great Swipe
  • Cursed Anubisath (Grey): Crush/Body Slam, Stoneskin/Sandstorm, Taunt/Too Angry to Die
  • Cursed Dune Watcher: Crush/Sand Bolt, Stoneskin/Sandstorm, Body Slam/Quicksand
  • Dal: Package Drop/Express Delivery, Taunt/Hate Mail, Lift-Off/Junk Mail
  • Dredger Butler: Package Drop/Express Delivery, Defensive Stance/Hate Mail, Haymaker/Snail Mail
  • Globe Yeti: Smash/Snowball, Roar/Call of Winter, Gift of Winter Veil/Ice Tomb
  • Gorger: Anima Bolt/Anima Leech, Drain Power/Consume Magic, Drain Anima/Scavenge Anima
  • Grumpling: Smash/Coal Toss, Roar/Enrage, Coal Barrage/Gift of Winter Veil
  • Hogs: Skull Toss/Rabid Swipe, Bandage/Consume Corpse, Bone Barrage/Bonestorm
  • Kun-Lai Runt: Smash/Snowball, Roar/Call of Winter, Rampage/Deep Freeze
  • Mini Minotaur: Slice/Demoralizing Shout, Taunt/Too Angry to Die, Eye for an Eye/Mighty Charge
  • Muar: Arcane Slash/Arcane Swipe, Stoneskin/Mana Shield, Stone Form/Surge of Power
  • Ossirian Idol: Crush/Body Slam, Stoneskin/Holy Light, Restoration/Rays of Holy Light
  • Pale Brute: Shadow Slash/Shadow Grasp, Ritual of Shadow/Giant’s Blood, Death Grip/Clobber
  • Pale Fiend: Shadow Slash/Shadow Pounce, Ritual of Shadow/Ravenous Leap, Haunt/Unholy Ascension
  • Pandaren Monk: Jab/Tiger Palm, Staggered Steps/Roll, Fists of Fury/Blackout Kick
  • Peddlefeet: Bow Shot/Rapid Fire, Love Potion/Love is in the Air, Shot to the Heart/Perfumed Arrow/Lovestruck
  • Saurok: Claw/Feral Clawing, Spines/Exposed Wounds, Drain Blood/Vampiric Aura
  • Sporeling Sprout: Mud Splat/Spores, Mud Bath/Creeping Fungus, Mudslide/Spore Shrooms
  • Stardust Crusader: Quantum Strike/Big Bang, Moonfire/Celestial Blessing, Astral Restoration/Wish
  • Sunborne Valkyrie: Holy Strike/Omnislash, Restoration/Holy Radiance, Holy Charge/Surge of Light/Holy Justice
  • Stunted Yeti: Smash/Thrash, Roar/Giant’s Blood, Rampage/Bash
  • Trapped Stonefiend: Punch/Blitz, Taunt/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Lift-Off/Haymaker
  • Treasure Goblin: Magic Sword/Magic Daggers, Lucky Coin/Sear Magic, Coin Pouch/Portal
  • Unborn Valkyrie: Shadow Slash/Soul Steal, Raise Ally/Curse of Doom, Haunt/Unholy Ascension
  • Void-scarred Anubisath: Void Bolt/Echoing Void, Stoneskin/Inner Vision, Void Storm/Void Rupture
  • Void-scarred Sphinx: Void Slash/Void Swipe, Stoneskin/Tentacle Spikes, Stone Form/Void-Induced Spite
  • Whomper: Snowball/Thrash, Call of Winter/Furious Charge, Snowball Barrage/Bash
  • Winged Hozen: Wind Burst/Slicing Wind, Taunt/Ripe Banana, Lift-Off/Rotten Banana Peel
  • Wretched Servant: Nether Blast/Fel Burn, Drain Power/Consume Magic, Mana Tap/Scavenge Mana

Mogu:

  • Bao-Xi: Gilded Fist/Flying Serpent Kick, Stoneskin/Demoralizing Shout, Stone Form/Spinning Crane Kick
  • Jade Warrior: Jade Winds/Jade Gust, Jadeskin/Celestial Blessing, Stone Form/Jade Whirlwind
  • Terracotta Warrior: Slice/Riposte, Stoneskin/Demoralizing Shout, Stone Form/Eye for an Eye

Murlocs:

  • Baby Murlocs: Weakening Blow/Blitz, Cute as a Button/Lucky Dance, Egg Barrage/Fish Bone
  • Clam Hunter: Clam Toss/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Clam Barrage/Shiny Pearl
  • Coldlight Surfrunner: Fish Slap/Furious Splashing, Aged Yolk/Enrage, Whirlpool/Wave Crash
  • Curious Oracle Hatchling: Dreadful Breath/Thresh, Cleansing Rain/Aged Yolk, Dive/Stench
  • Finduin: Holy Strike/Blessed Hammer, Shining Light/Holy Radiance, Holy Charge/Mass Resurrection
  • Gillidan: Fel Slash/Slowing Gaze, Metamorphosis/Demon’s Blood, Eye Beam/Nether Gate
  • Gill’dan: Shadow Bolt/Soul Steal, Summon Demon/Curse of Doom, Drain Soul/Consume Soul
  • Gillvanas: Bow Shot/Rapid Fire, Soul Funnel/Haunting Song, Steady Shot/Raise Dead
  • Glimmer: Fish Slap/Furious Splashing, Healing Wrap/For Adventure, Ray of Hope/Dazzling Dance
  • Murgle: Fish Slap/Furious Splashing, Lucky Dance/Dazzling Dance, Fish Barrage/Lullaby
  • Murhulk Runt: Crush/Charge, Murgl Gurgl/Giant’s Blood, Temper Tantrum/Fish Bone
  • Murkalot: Punish/Blessed Hammer, Reflective Shield/Holy Ward, Falling Murloc/Holy Charge
  • Necrofin Tadpole: Skull Toss/Soul Steal, Raise Ally/Curse of Doom, Bone Barrage/Corpse Explosion
  • Slimy Darkhunter: Ooze Touch/Ooze Spit, Corrosive Ooze/Corrosion, Sewage Eruption/Expunge
  • Squirky: Fish Slap/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/For Adventure, Best Frenzies/Fish Bone
  • Urchin Hunter: Urchin Spine/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Urchin/Kelp Wrap
  • Vergill: Chaos Bolt/Slowing Gaze, Metamorphosis/Demon’s Blood, Eye Beam/Nether Gate
  • Worgli the Apprehensive: Club/Shield Charge, Shield Bash/Shield Block, Overhead Bash/False Surrender

Naga:

  • Baby Naga (Cyan): Water Slash/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Shroud of Mist/Bubble Trap
  • Baby Naga (Grey): Water Slash/Splash, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Whirling Water/Wave Crash
  • Baby Old God Naga (Purple): Void Slash/Void Rend, Looming Fog/Void Gaze, Shroud of Mist/Void Coils
  • Baby Old God Naga (Red): Void Slash/Rend, Looming Fog/Void Gaze, Shroud of Mist/Blind Eyes
  • Flame Waker (Grey): Strike/Magma Wave, Molten Spikes/Fire Shield, Impale/Magma Trap
  • Harbinger of Flame: Strike/Immolate, Molten Spikes/Fire Shield, Impale/Conflagrate
  • Kelpfin: Water Slash/Splash, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Waterspout/Riptide
  • Naga Brute (Blue): Fish Toss/Dreadful Breath, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Fish Barrage/Carpnado
  • Naga Brute (Fel): Urchin Stinger/Dreadful Breath, Acid Rain/Demon’s Blood, Urchin/Sand Dollar
  • Naga Brute (Pale): Deep Bite/Deep Claw, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Blood in the Water/Whip Splash
  • Naga Brute (Purple): Deep Bite/Deep Claw, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Whirlpool/Wave Crash
  • Trishi: Void Slash/Void Rend, Renewing Mists/Rain Dance, Looming Fog/Void Cyclone
  • Undine: Void Slash/Void Rend, Renewing Mists/Healing Stream, Looming Fog/Void Gaze
  • Zanj’ir Poker: Water Slash/Frost Breath, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Whirlpool/Frost Fever

Sirens:

  • Ana: Gale Slash/Slicing Gale, Looming Fog/Wail, Shroud of Mist/Lovestruck
  • Siren Youngling: Gale Slash/Slicing Gale, Looming Fog/Wail, Renewing Mists/Healing Stream

Sprites:

  • Ashleaf Spriteling: Solar Fire/Rend, Photosynthesis/Autumn Breeze, Solar Beam/Sun Dance
  • Dandelion Frolicker/Thistleleaf Adventurer: Claw/Rend, Soothing Mists/Autumn Breeze, Frolic/Cowardice
  • Spriggan Trickster: Claw/Rend, Soothing Mists/Autumn Breeze, Frolic/Weald Wall
  • Thistlebrush Bud: Claw/Rend, Nature’s Ward/Autumn Breeze, Frolic/Refuge
  • Winterleaf Spriggan: Snowball/Frost Flurry, Call of Winter/Frost Shock, Frolic/Ice Barrier

Wyrmtongues:

  • Alliance/Horde Enthusiast: Ban Hammer/Blitz, For the Alliance (For the Horde)/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Queue Dodge/Clobber
  • Scrappy: Grenade/Punch/Blitz, Frenzy/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Face Punch/Dynamite
  • Stabby: Slice/Vicious Slicing, Frenzy/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Slice and Dice/Eye for an Eye
  • Wyrmy Tunkins: Punch/Blitz, Frenzy/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Face Punch/Chum/Fish Bone

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.

I have only read half of the article, but I still want to leave a reply. Undoubtedly, some abilities are dogshlt, such as Plant, Void Portal, and Uncertainty, and they should be removed. Some pets are dogshlt, because they have many identical twins, they should be changed.

But besides that, other pets and abilities should be kept, why delete or change them? What I mean is, we should get more things instead of taking away we current have.

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Yes, balancing is hard. I knew these abilities are some of the worst in the game, so I had to either remove or rework: I chose the latter. Sure, not everyone would agree with these changes, but those changes were made for the new movesets to be ideal. Thankfully, my skills have improved these past few months, so you could maybe count on me (or not). I sometimes forget to list some of the new abilities and balance changes I had in mind, so I will continue to update.

Some pets are perfect now you dont have to change them. Some pets are shlt you can change them casually because it wont become wrose. Some changes are meaningless and i cant understand the intention.

Father Winter’s Helper/Winter’s Little Helper: Snowball/Magic Bauble, Call of Winter/Winter Spirit/Eggnog, Ice Tomb/Gift of Winter’s Veil
Call of Winter is useless compare to Bliizzard, Ice Lance is core ability, do you want to nerf this pet? He isnt Meta pet so you don’t have to nerf him.
Rotten Little Helper: Club/Blitz, Ticking Present/Booby-Trapped Presents/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Grinch’s Gift/Overhead Bash/Clobber
Same with Father Winter’s Helper , Why take Ice Tomb and Ice Lance away? This is the strongest pet of Humanoid, if you nerf this pet, What else can Humanoid rely on.
Crusher: Claw/Poison Spit, Shell Shield/Toxic Bite, Poison Protocol/Terrifying Toxicity
This pet is good at directly damage, you make it become a sheer Dot pet, make a new Dot pet is more directly.
Fiendish Imp: Scratch/Flurry, Wild Magic/Healing Flame, Feral Scratching/Ashes of Outland
Rebellious Imp: Fel Breath/Flurry, Wild Magic/Healing Flame, Fel Corruption/Rot
Miscellaneous:
Portal and Nether Gate is important for these Imp. You change completely eliminated its characteristic.
Anubisath Idol: Crush/Stone Shot, Stoneskin/Sandstorm, Body Slam/Rupture
Deflection is important for this pet.
C’uddly: Void Bolt/Void Torrent, Void Slip/Weakness, Void Storm/Lullaby
This pet is perfect now ,you needn’t change it .
Cursed Dune Watcher: Crush/Sand Bolt, Stoneskin/Sandstorm, Body Slam/Quicksand
This is Meta pet, you change make it much more stronger.
Flayer Youngling: Swipe/Rend, Deflection/Focus, Great Swipe/Impale
You shouldn’t take away Kick.
Kun-Lai Runt: Smash/Snowball, Roar/Call of Winter, Rampage/Deep Freeze
Frost Shock is important, you change make this pet similar to Tiny Snowman.
Lightless Tormentor: Empowering Strikes/Cleave, Deflection/Ironskin, Unholy Charge/Great Cleave
This pet is pefect now, it good at Guerrilla warfare, not AOE. We already have Gilded Darknight who is good at AOE.
Squirky: Fish Slap/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/For Adventure, Best Frenzies/Fish Bone
Stampede is important for Humanoid.
Zanj’ir Poker: Water Slash/Frost Breath, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Whirlpool/Frost Fever
Your changes have turned it from ordinary to useless.
Ranishu Runt: Woodchipper/Lightning Bolt, Shell Shield/Lightning Shield, Feast/Paralyzing Shock
This is the only Humanoid pet with Lightning Storm, it is perfect now.
Wyrmy Tunkins: Punch/Blitz, Frenzy/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Face Punch/Chum/Fish Bone
This pet is perfect now. It need Nether Gate.

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There are better ways to apply for a job than the forums but I wish you well, maybe you’ll get your dream job.

I think deleting the spells is a bad idea; we get six and choose three with combinations in mind. Part of the fun is trying things out (if our Q time was quicker).

If I were King of the World and everyone is glad that I am not – I’d get rid of Sandstorm because I hate it and I’d break every single addon used in pet battling. Knowing your opponent’s choices and their spell cooldown is wrong and cheating, you don’t KNOW if they have an addon so it is unfair.

I don’t understand pretty much anything about these posts.

I would like to see more emphasis on actual pet battling. But

a) the devs aren’t interested and
b) most players, including pet collectors and battlers, aren’t interested, so the devs are not facing much demand.

When you talk about reviving pet battling in these threads, I presume you mean PvP? PvE, in the form of scripted battles against tamers, is doing fine. It’s not interesting, unless you make your own strats, but it is keeping players engaged.

When it comes to balance, I have to believe it is possible to do for 1700+ species, but would require a truckload of spreadsheets and a pretty crazy amount of compute time on simulations. You are just listing what seems to me to be pretty random-ish changes, with no numbers or Damage Per Round breakdowns or analysis of alternate dominant strategies, like Avoidance vs Cleave (which is a tough one - the devs have never really got that one right).

But while balance and the degenerate gameplay that occurs in the meta is an issue for PvP, I have never believed it is the one and only obstacle to the success of PvP; the actual structure bears a lot of weight here as well.

And I really don’t understand the extra abilities. I see you say that “some movesets would feel incomplete”, but that’s the choice a designer would have to make, unless you are proposing an extra option per slot?

Also, you can remove Deflection from the Idol over my dead body! :stuck_out_tongue:

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Alright, I knew what I was expecting. I knew this thread in particular would be the most contentious as humanoids are the most popular by far. I knew criticism would be inevitable. Kind of a lose-lose, but I know I can’t please everyone. I only started this journey because I wanted pet battling to be fun and interesting again. Despite feeling alone in this opinion, I never gave up hope. Whether or not all of this time and effort would eventually pay off, only time will tell.