Top 3 Undead Battle Pets

Undead vanity pets are great for pet battling. Their racial is awesome and they usually have good abilities. Furthermore they are a great counter to the Anubisath Idol and the  Kun-Lai Runt, which seems to be a staple in 50% of all Pet Battle Teams.

Unborn Val'kyr

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This undead pet is awesome because of its versitility. With shadowslash, curse of doom and unholy ascension it is great for killing off elites in PVE. And with the fix to Haunt in patch 5.4 it is now a stable in many PVP teams. Haunt + Curse of Doom allows you to do a lot of damage, while being untouchable  yourself.
The Unborn Val'kyr also gets extra points for one of the coolest idle animations. Kill off a normal critter and standby while your Val'kyr brings it back to life.

Mr. Bigglesworth

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A pet with very high survivability in pet fights. With Ice Barrier it can block off two enemy attacks, while Ice Tomb will keep the anemy pet frozen and on top do a good amount of damage.
Also with a speed of 325, Mr. Bigglesworth is faster than most other pets which is both good for his pounce ability and gives you and overall advantage. Faster is almost always better. 



Giant Bone Spider

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Even though the swapping spells were nerfed in patch 5.4 they are still a great way to control the fight. A lot of teams are dependant on set moves to work out and you can really mess up an opponents tactics by swapping out their pet. On top of that the combination of dotting up an enemy pet and then swapping it out so it can't retaliate is very powerful.




Worthy mention

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The Creepy Crate is a great undead battle pet as well it has Cure of Doom and Agony which makes it a great dot pet. It also have Bonestorm, which is great for Taran Zhu in the Celestial Tournament, but also works great against other opponents as long as they have at least one humanoid in the team.
If Death Grip and Devour swapped place, this would be in the top three, but even as it is, it deserves a mention!

This is my top 3 of the best Undead Battle Pets. What is yours?

Pet battle challenge of the month - October 2013

When I finished the achievement "No Time To Heal" I was a bit sad. While I was thrilled to complete it, I was also aware that it was one of the only really challenging achievements for pet battlers in the game.
Since then I have tried to set myself challenges when doing pet battles and I have had a blast.
As I know I am not the only one liking a challenge I figured I would include you guys. And to make it more fun I will make it a monthly competition complete with prizes!

Prize
The idea for prizes was to give away different vanity pets, however since the servers are divided based on region it is only possible for me to offer vanity pets to people on the EU servers. For people in other regions I will instead try and come up with other prizes (although it may not always be possible.)

For this first challenge the prize I the EU server price is a shiny Azure Crane Chick leveled to 25. It is P/P and it is unfortunately green as I didn't have a stone, but at least you will only have to redo 2 levels at max.
If you are not on the EU servers you can win a Mirror's Edge Steam Key. (If you are on the EU servers and prefer the game key rather than the vanity pet, then we can talk about that as well. :))


The challenge:
Win 3 PVP matches in a row with an all Aquatic Team.

How it works
To enter the competition  take a screenshot of the all Aquatic Team that you have managed to win 3 pvp battles in a row with. Please make sure that the abilities you use are clearly visible. Once you have the screenshot upload it somewhere and throw a link in the comment section below or link it to me on Twitter. Also include a line or two about how you play the team to win. Alternatively, please write up the names and abilities of the pets in the comment section below along with a short description of how you play the team. You are also welcome to include breeds, but it is not a requirement.

Of course I have no way of knowing whether or not you actually managed to beat 3 enemies in a row with your all Aquatic pet, but I trust you guys and also, where is the fun in cheating? ;)

How do I win?
The competition ends at midnight CEST on the 31st of October and once it has ended I will pick a random submission.

Once the competition is over the winning team will be announced here and provided I have access to the pets used in the winning team I will also make a video showcasing the team in action. If you enter the competition, please make sure you check back here so we can arrange handing over the price.

Please share this blog with your friends and make sure you subscribe here and to my Youtube channel to participate in future competitions and to get more ideas for pet battle PVP and PVE strategies.

Is the Terrible Turnip any good?

Today I am going to have a look at the Terrible Turnip and discuss whether it is a good pet or not.

How to get the Terrible Turnip
The Terrible Turnip can potentially drop when you harvest your crops at the farm in Halfhill in Valley of the Four Winds. The drop chance seems fairly low, but if you have no luck with your drops, then you can always go to the auction house and see if you can not purchase it there.

Strenghts
Diverse and unique set of abilities. Great as a counter against pets that rely on object creation such as Clockwork Gnome.

Weaknesses
Low damage attacks, does not fare well against teams using sandstorm.

Works well with
Any pet that has call lightning to make extra use of Sons of Root. Can also be used in Sunlight teams as the pet that sorts out the weather effect.

Best uses for the Terrible Turnip
Even though the Terrible Turnip is a decent PVP pet, the best use of it is to tame new pets in PVE. Weaking blow and sunlight is a great combo to quickly get a pet to 25% health without being afraid of accidentally killing it. 

Why should I get it (conclusion)
You should get the Terrible Turnip as it is a fun pet to PVP with and it will save you a ton headaches when trying to capture wild vanity pets. Also it is super cute and who doesn't want to be followed around by an oversized vegetable?

Do you have the Terrible Turnip? What is your favourite aspect about it?

Pierre and Rascal-Bot cageable

In a recent hotfix Blizzard changed the vanity pets Pierre and Rascal-Bot from requiring a character on your account to have engineering. Now the two vanity pets can be caged and sold on the auction house.

Before patch 5.4 I was leveling engineering on one of my characters solely to get access to these two pets and to be able to more easily have a chance of Lil' Bling. When I saw the hotfixed I stopped my leveling. I have very limited playtime and I figured it would be faster short term to just farm gold and buy the two pets.

At first I was a bit sad that they changed it, as it is kinda nice that somethings are unique to each profession, but after thinking it through I actually like the change. I think it is neat for engineers to be able to earn a bit of money on their profession and for myself, it makes things so much easier as I don't have to farm all the materials to level yet another profession.

Now I am just waiting, checking the auction house from time to time to see if one of these pets will pop up. I've already seen multiple Lil' Blings on the AH for about 10k gold, but I think they will fall in price pretty quickly so currently I am saving my money for Pierre or Rascal Bot.

Also to those who are worried about the rarity of the engineering pets. With the required materials, I am pretty certain that these pets will stay rare for a long time. What are your thoughts on Blizzard making these two pets cageable?

Recommended pet list for Celestial Tournament stage 2

Following up on my list of pets you should farm for the first stage of the Celestial Tournament, here is a list of battle pets to collect for stage 2.
(Please note that this will be completed once I have refined strategies for all 4 Celestials)

You can also check out the fights on my Youtube channel MestMistel


Chi-Chi, Hatchling of Chi-Ji
Unborn Val'Kyr (or any pet with Curse of Doom)
Pandarian Water Spirit
Alpine Fox Kit

Yu'la, Broodling of Yu'lon
Unborn Val'Kyr
Chrominus
Lil' Deathwing

If you want to use the Val'Kyr for both fights then start with Chi-Chi as it will be undamaged afther that fight.

Zao, Calfling of Niuzao
Wild Jade Hatchling (use Lightning Storm)
Zandalari Footslasher
Clockwork Gnome
Xu-Fu, Cub of Xuen
Wild Jade Hatchling
Chicken (or any other high speed flying pet with Flock)
Darkmoon Zeppelin

Chen Stormstout Pet Battle Strategy

Chen Stormstout challenges us to pet battles in the Celestial Tournament. His team is not the hardest of the new opponents and with the right team you should get him down every time.

Here I will give you a quick guide to the fight as well as an idea of how to kill him as easily as possible.

Please keep in mind that the pets suggested here can often be swapped with other pets of the same family or with the same type of attacks so if you do not have the exact pets available to you, do not despair.

Opponents Team

Brewly
Brew Bolt- strong vs Elementals, weak vs Magic- Damage Ability
Barrel Toss - strong vs Critter, weak vs Flying- Reduces hit chance by 100% for 1 round
Inebriate - strong vs Mechanical weak vs Critter- Damage Ability that continues for 3 rounds

Chirps
Flank - strong vs Undead weak vs Humanoid - Damage Ability, hits 1-3 times
Lullaby - strong vs Undead weak vs Humanoid - Makes the target fall asleep for 2 rounds
Locust Swarm - strong vs Undead weak vs Humanoid - Damage Ability

Tonsa
Bite - strong vs Critter weak vs Flying - Damage Ability
Headbutt - strong vs Critter weak vs Flying - Damage Ability and 25% chance of stun
Chew  - strong vs Undead weak vs Humanoid - Deals damage the turn after used.

Your Team 

Clockwork Gnome 
Metal Fist, Repair, Turret 
Silkbead Snail
Absorb, Acidic Goo, Dive

Zandalari Anklerender

Hunting Party, Primal Cry, Devour

Strategy

Tonsa is Chens starting pet. Start out with Clockworm Gnome and pop his turret, depending on your health hit Metal fist or Repair. Proceed until you kill Tonsa.  Next up is Chirps. He will likely put your Gnome to sleep in the first round so go ahead and swap in the Anklerender. Use Primal Cry and then hunting party to finish off Chirps.
For Brewly you will use the Silkbead snail use Acidic Goo and follow by Dive. Spam Absorb until Brewly is dead.

To counter Inebriate you can also use a pet with Laser or With a buff to hit instead of the Silkbead Snail. Give it a try as one strategy might feel better than the other to you.
Good luck! :)

Below you can check out the whole fight and strategy in action.

Little Tommy Newcomer (Lil' Oondasta) Pet Battle FAQ and Strategy

In patch 5.4 you will find Little Tommy Newcomer on the Timeless Isle. He is located at The Celestial Court right next to Master Li. He offers a daily quest where you have to beat his Lil' Oondasta in pet battles in exchange for 500 Timeless Coins.
The pet hits crazy hard, however the fight is relatively simple with the right team.

Opponent Team

Lil' Oondasta 
Spiritfire Beam - strong vs Flying weak vs Mechanical - Damage ability, hits backline pets as well.

Frill Blast - strong vs Flying weak vs Mechanical - Damage ability, swaps in highest HP pet.
Crush - strong vs Dragonkin weak vs Beasts - Damage ability

Your Team

Wild Jade Hatchling
Tail Sweep, Call Lightning, Lift-Off
Clockwork Gnome 
Metal Fist, Repair, Turret
Clockwork Rocket Bot 
Batter, Toxic Smoke, Launch Rocket

Strategy 

Start with the Wild Jade Hatchling and use Call Lightning to change the weather into Lightning Storm. Lil' Oondasta will likely use Frill Blast here and your Rocket Bot will be swapped in. Use Batter until your bot dies. If your Wild Jade Hatchling survived the Frill Blast it has likely gotten killed by the Spiritfire Beam so use your Clockwork Gnome to finish off Oondasta. Start off with a Turret and then spam Metal Fist until you win. 

If you are unlucky you may have to redo the fight, but so far I have found that this strategy is a fairly easy way to beat Little Tommy Newcomer. 
A video will be up soon showing the fight (I accidentally handed it in today before recording. Duh! ;) )