Rare pet

This article is about rare hunter pets. For rare small pets, see Companion.

A rare pet defines a pet that has a rare or unique skin (appearance). In this case, rare or unique means the skin is only possessed by one or a very few difficult to find or acquire mobs.

Since pet stats have been normalized, every pet of a particular type (i.e. cat, boar, bear, etc.) will have exactly the same movement speed, health, and attack speed. Primarily pets of one type are all the same as far as stats go. Pets learns new ranks of abilities as they go up in level. For more pet details and information on taming pets, see Pet (Hunter).

Though some of these pets are difficult to acquire, some hunters consider having a unique or especially good looking pet to be a big part of their enjoyment of the class, and go out of their way to get the perfect one.

Bats

The only rare bat pets are the two white bats, both rare spawns, in Tirisfal Glades and Razorfen Kraul.

Ressan the Needler Location: Roams the southwestern border of Tirisfal Glades Respawn time: 1.5-2.5 hours Level: 9 Rare	Ressan the Needler
Blind Hunter Location: Razorfen Kraul Level: 27 Rare Elite	Blind Hunter

Bears

For the most part, bears have generic skins. However the diseased bears of the Western Plaguelands and the rabid grizzlies of Dragonblight have a decayed look to them.

Diseased Black Bear Location: Western part of the Western Plaguelands Level: 51-52	Diseased Black Bear
Rabid Grizzly Location: Outside the pit of Azjol-Nerub in Western Dragonblight Level: 71-72	Rabid Grizzly

Beetle

Silithid Harvester Location: Southern Barrens Level: 34 Rare

Birds of Prey

Birds of prey have a large variety of skins to choose from, however there are a few with unique skins and colors.

Avian Darkhawk Location: Sethekk Halls Level: 67-70 Elite	Avian Darkhawk
Avian Ripper Location: Sethekk Halls Level: 67-70	Avian Ripper
Aotona Location: Rarely spawns at the Wildgrowth Mangal or the border of Frenzyheart Hill in Sholazar Basin Level: 75 Rare Elite	Aotona

Boars

There are several unique boar skins, particularly those from Razorfen Kraul.

Rotting Agam'ar Location: Razorfen Kraul Level: 28 Elite	Rotting Agam'ar
Agam'ar Location: Razorfen Kraul Level: 24-25 Elite	Agam'ar
Raging Agam'ar Location: Razorfen Kraul Level: 25 Elite	Raging Agam'ar
Plagued Swine Location: Northwestern corner of the Eastern Plaguelands Level: 60	Plagued Swine

Carrion Birds

The only rare skinned carrion birds are the two-headed variety found in some Outland zones.

Bonestripper Buzzard Location: Hellfire Peninsula Level: 58-59 Bonestripper Vulture Location: Hellfire Peninsula Level: 61-62	Bonestripper Buzzard and Bonestripper Vulture
Trachela Location: Terokkar Respawn time: Normal Level: 65 Description: Two headed, white with black bands on its wings and body Note: There are rumors that this mob is immune to frost traps.	Trachela

Cats

Another very popular pet, there are several extremely rare and striking skins for cats. The white lions are very rare pets for Alliance players to get, since one can only be spawned by a Horde quest, and the other, while also a quest spawn, must be done at Level 60+ for taming purposes.

Araga Location: Southwestern Alterac Mountains Respawn timer: Unknown Level: 35 Rare Description: Had several stripes on her tail, though these seem to have been removed in a previous patch.	Araga
Humar the Pridelord Location: (62,33) in the Barrens (the cliff above Ratchet) Respawn timer: 8–12 hours Level: 23 Rare	Humar the Pridelord
Echeyakee Location: Can only be spawned by a Horde player on the quest  [5-30] Echeyakee, near some kodo bones in the northeastern Barrens. Level: 16 Spawned Sian-Rotam Location: Can only be spawned by a player on the quest  [15-30] Shy-Rotam, at Frostsaber Rock in the farthest north point of Winterspring. Level: 60 Spawned	Echeyakee and Sian-Rotam
Rak'shiri Location: Near Frostsaber Rock in the farthest north of Winterspring Respawn time: 10–12 hours Level: 57 Rare Shy-Rotam Location: Can only be spawned by a player on the quest  [15-30] Shy-Rotam, at Frostsaber Rock in the farthest north point of Winterspring. Level: 60 Spawned	Rak'shiri and Shy-Rotam
Frostsaber Pride Watcher Location: Near Frostsaber Rock in the farthest north of Winterspring Level: 59-60	Frostsaber Pride Watcher
Ghost Saber Location: Occasionally be summoned when Cat Figurines are opened, in the Ruins of Mathystra in northeastern Darkshore. Level: 19-20 Spawned	Ghost Saber

Chimaeras

If you want something really rare and unique, tame Nuramoc. He has unique skins, really long respawn timer, respawns in different places, is level 70 and requires [Exotic Beasts] to tame. You can be pretty sure that you're one of few who have this pet.

Nuramoc Location: Netherstorm Level: 70

Nuramoc

Crab

Tame Karkin, he has a silver and a gem on its shell. Spawns on Fireplume Peak in the Molten Front.

Karkin Location:Molten Front Level:80

Karkin

Crocolisk

White crocolisks such as the Deviate Crocolisk and Deadmire deserve mention, though normal white crocolisks can now be tamed at high level in the Netherstorm in Outland. There is also the Sewer Beast, an especially difficult-to-find rare spawn, in the canals of Stormwind. It has only a slight change in coloration from other crocolisks.

Dragonhawk

Dragonhawks are rare creatures in and of themselves. There are general mob dragonhawks in Shadowmoon Valley, and a more difficult to acquire skin in The Botanica and Tempest Keep.

Bloodfalcon Location: The Botanica Level: 69 Elite (70 Elite in Heroic) Phoenix-Hawk Hatchling Location: Tempest Keep Level: 70 Elite	Bloodfalcon and Phoenix-Hawk Hatchling
Eclipsion Dragonhawk Location: Shadowmoon Valley Level: 67-68	Eclipsion Dragonhawk

Gorillas

There is only one rare gorilla skin, and that is Uhk'loc from Un'Goro Crater.

Uhk'loc Location: The back of the cave Fungal Rock in northeastern Un'Goro Crater Respawn timer: 5 hours, 20 minutes. Level: 52-53 Rare

Uhk'loc

Hyenas

The only rare hyena skin is from the Scarlet Monastery

Scarlet Tracking Hound Location: Scarlet Monastery Library Level: 33-34 Elite Description: Blood red coat, purple-red legs, and light orange spots on its back

Scarlet Tracking Hound

Owls

There are a few owls which can only be found in Outland dungeons.

Avian Darkhawk Location: Sethekk Halls Level: 67 Elite (70 Elite in Heroic mode) Description: Dark brown with bright turquoise eyes	Avian Darkhawk
Avian Warhawk Location: Sethekk Halls Level: 68 Elite (70-71 Elite in Heroic mode) Description: Bright red and purple in a striped pattern Skettis Kaliri Location: Terokkar Forest Level: 70 Description:Bright red and purple in a striped pattern	Avian Warhawk and Skettis Kaliri
Avian Ripper Location: Sethekk Halls Level: 67 Elite (69-70 Elite in Heroic mode) Description:Bright orange with fainter yellow stripes	Avian Ripper

Raptor

There are quite a few distinct raptor skins, though most can be found on typical mobs. Outland raptors have quite a sinister appearance. They are fairly easy to get once you reach the zone they are in, so they haven't been included here.

Deviate Stalker Location: Entrance to the Wailing Caverns Level: 15-17 Elite Takk the Leaper Location: Around the Sludge Fen in the Barrens Respawn timer: 4-6 hour Level: 19 Rare Elite

Deviate Stalker and Takk the Leaper

Ravager

Ravager skins are widely varied, seldom with more than one mob for a particular skin. However, there are as of yet no rare spawns or particularly difficult to find ravagers, so each is about equally "rare".

Scorpid

There are currently no unique or rare scorpid pets available.

Serpent

Serpent mobs are fairly rare. Most only appear in instances, and are elite. There is only one type of "normal" serpent, found in Shadowmoon Valley in Outland.

Murk Spitter Location: Temple of Atal'Hakkar Level: 46-47 Elite	Murk Spitter
Deviate Viper Location: Wailing Caverns Level: 18-19 Elite	Deviate Viper

Spiders

There are a lot of spider skins, but only two rare ones.

Zarakh Location: Bloodmyst Isle Level: 19 Description: Thin, spiky black legs, red and black body	Zarakh
Naraxis Location: Duskwood Level: 27 Rare	Naraxis

Sporebats

There are only three sporebat skins currently in game, and only one of those (Sporewing) is unique.

Sporewing Location: Zangarmarsh Level: 62 Description: Golden coloring

Sporewing

Tallstriders

There are three rare Tallstriders, all with unique skins and all rare spawns or special named mobs.

Mazzranache Location: Horizontal line through central Mulgore Level: 9 Rare Respawn time: 20 minutes Description: Pink plumage Taming notes: Has poison before being tamed	Mazzranache
Lost Torranche Location: A floating island south of Terokkar Forest, only reachable by flying mount Level: 70 Description: Purple plumage with a teal neck and belly	Lost Torranche
Strider Clutchmother Location: Southern tip of Darkshore Level: 20 Rare Respawn time: Unknown Description: Teal plumage with an orange neck and belly Taming notes: Has a kickback ability during taming Location: [34, 87]	Strider Clutchmother

Turtles

There aren't any unique turtle skins.

Warp Stalker

The typical warp stalker is white with purple stripes. However, there is a species with a unique coloration available in the Netherstorm.

Warp Chaser Location: Netherstorm Level: 67-68 Description: Blue with purple stripes and black spikes

Warp Chaser

Wind serpents

The wind serpent's few skins that are common are in reality quite rare, since only a few rare spawns have normal pet stats. When looking for a wind serpent pet, check the Wailing Caverns.

It's also worth noting Arikara here. While not a rare skin (it uses the easily accessible red wind serpent skin), it does have a special effect associated with it that remains after taming—whenever the hunter calls the pet, dismounts, or zones in, Arikara will arrive with the same puff of smoke and rumble that occurred when he was summoned during the quest.

Hayoc Location: Dustwallow Marsh Level: 41 Rare Respawn time: Unknown Description: White Arash-ethis Location: Feralas Level: 43 Rare Respawn time: 5–11 hours Description: White	Hayoc and Arash-ethis
Arikara Location: Thousand Needles Level: 28 Elite Respawn time: Spawned, Horde quest. Description: Red. Whenever called, hunter dismounts, or zones into an instance, Arikara appears in a puff of smoke with a rumble.	Arikara

Wolves

Wolves are a popular pet and there are many skins. However, only a few of these skins are unique.

Ironjaw Location: Near Firewing Point in Terokkar Forest Level: 63-64 Named Description: Black and brown fur	Ironjaw
Old Cliff Jumper Location: Hinterlands Level: 42 Rare Description: Gray and black fur	Old Cliff Jumper

External links

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