Pet-battles

There is one place on Azeroth which is thicker with pets than just about any other. Come one come all, pet battlers, before you miss your chance, and get your pets from the Darkmoon Faire.

With the reveal of the two new, limited spawn pets in Talador and Spires of Arak in 6.2, there's a renewed discussion about pets and spawning patterns. Here is a look at the different ways pets can spawn, plus tips to maximize your taming time.

From the quirky mechanics to the hundreds of pets, there are a lot of questions our readers have about pet battles. Some might not be addressed in longer articles, so this week I'm doing a Q&A column.

We've discussed battle pets you can trade and acquire via drops before, so it's high time we discuss some battle pets that are great fighters that you can tame. Here are some of my favorites.

We've been hopping around quite a bit from article to article in terms of difficulty and what knowledge a battler needs to have. This week, we're jumping way ahead to one of the most esoteric bits of battle pet data out there: breeds.

Do you want to learn the basics of pet battling? This is the place to be if you've never been in a pet battle and would like to start.

All around Tanaan Jungle are fifteen new Legendary Pets to challenge on a daily basis. The prize at stake is four new pets, plus an achievement (also, glory). This is an overview of all the battles you'll face, plus a map to get you there.

I'm on record, when we saw the introduction of pet battles, as saying 'Well, this isn't content I care about, but it's good for people who like it' because pet battles are utterly optional. The various rewards you get for pet battles only affect the pet battle minigame itself - stones and other rewards that affect the pets and how they level. There's never a reason to play pet battles if you don't enjoy the gameplay - you're never forced to do it, nor do you even feel forced to. I can say this having utterly ignored pet battles since their introduction.

Even your very first foray into the melee will require you to slot your precious little fuzzy friends into a team. Some teams are more effective than others, and if you want to start conquering those big challenges you're going to need to learn how to build a good team.

New battle pets and battle pet achievements have been datamined from the latest patch 6.2 PTR build.