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Reviving Pet Battling: Dragonkin

Posted: March 4th, 2024, 1:52 am
by Brinynori
As one of the few players who still care about pet battling, I felt deeply insulted by Blizzard's incompetence because they can't design one decent moveset and they can't balance anything, nor do they even try, 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:
    Assault deals dragonkin damage 1-3 times (2-3 times if the user is faster).
      Blaze deals split dragonkin damage to the enemy team.
        Blight Breath deals split undead damage to the enemy team.
          Burning Stench deals dragonkin damage over time to the enemy team.
            Caustic Burst is similar, but visually different to Corpse Explosion.
              Caustic Slime is a burning critter damage over time ability and Caustic Spittle is a damage over time/damage vulnerability ability similar to Corrosion.
                Chilling Winds is similar to Scorched Earth, but chilly as the name suggests and all pets are chilled instead of burning.
                  Corruption is an undead damage over time ability.
                    Deathly Breath deals dragonkin damage split across the enemy team.
                      Fel/Twilight Corruption are simply different styles of Scorched Earth.
                        Flame Buffet is another dragonkin force swap (damage and cooldown is lower than Wing Buffet).
                          Flame Cyclone and Waterspout are only two of the many cyclone abilities I introduced.
                            Flying version of Hiss used by the cloud serpent hatchlings.
                              Frost Fever is the dragonkin equivalent of Deep Freeze.
                                Great Plague deals undead damage over time to the enemy team.
                                  Holy Light is the humanoid equivalent of Sunlight.
                                    Hurricane is one of the weather abilities split from Call Lightning, which deals flying damage and similar to Thunderstorm (35% chance for any pet to be struck by a cyclone in any given round).
                                      Ice Cold is a block/evasion ability similar to Deep Research.
                                        Lightning Whip deals split damage across the enemy team and force swaps the enemy.
                                          Lightning Whiplash is similar to Ghostly Bite damage wise.
                                            Quell is an interrupt with only a 2 round cooldown.
                                              Recharge is a three round heal over time.
                                                Sands of Time is the dragonkin variant of Sandstorm.
                                                  Thunderstorm is another weather ability split from Call Lightning which deals elemental damage and mechanics are similar to Cyclone (35% chance for any pet to be struck by lightning in any given round).

                                                  Balance Changes:
                                                    Agony changed to a damage vulnerability debuff lasting 4 rounds.
                                                      Arcane Riposte would be similar to Blast of Hatred (deals additional damage if the user is struck first).
                                                        Blood in the Water and Maul changed to a finisher similar to Impale.
                                                          Burp changed to undead and no longer used by Wyrmtongues (instead mainly used by disgusting abominations).
                                                            Call Darkness renamed to Ritual of Shadow and changed to undead.
                                                              Carpnado damage buffed, destroys all objects, and now has fish flop everywhere (Deluge is the version without the fish).
                                                                Cataclysm now has a 50% chance to burn the target for 3 rounds (100% hit chance, damage lowered, and cooldown raised).
                                                                  Croak now slows down the enemy instead.
                                                                    Cute as a Button now similar to Deflection.
                                                                      Deep Breath now has a 4 round cooldown.
                                                                        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.
                                                                            Ice Spike now has a 100% hit chance (but the cooldown is 4 rounds)
                                                                              Instability now has a 25% chance to stun instead (same changes as Cataclysm).
                                                                                Jade Breath changed to magic and deals burning damage over time.
                                                                                  Psychic Blast always goes first and the the damage ramps up.
                                                                                    Return to Sender and Snail Mail changed to humanoid to match other mail abilities.
                                                                                      Shriek now damages/slows down the enemy team (similar to Primal Cry).
                                                                                        Slicing Wind now hits 2-3 times if the user is faster.
                                                                                          Starfall now deals additional damage during moonlight.
                                                                                            Tentacle Stab now deals damage instantly and lasts 5 rounds.
                                                                                              Uncertainty (a useless ability) now a team accuracy/crit chance buff for 4 rounds.
                                                                                                Void Portal no longer damages the user, but the cooldown is raised to 8 rounds.
                                                                                                  Wing Buffet changed to dragonkin.

                                                                                                  Most importantly, the magic racial would be nerfed big time (in other words, magic pets could now be one shot). However, after losing more than 35% max health, magic pets will heal any remaining damage (big win for high health magic pets).

                                                                                                  Lizards:
                                                                                                    Armoredons: Horn Gore/Feral Strike, Spines/Piercing Roar, Impale/Lumbering Charge
                                                                                                      Armoredon (Ice): Frost Spit/Feral Strike, Frozen Spikes/Piercing Roar, Ice Spike/Ice Cold
                                                                                                        Baby Komodo Dragon (Maroon): Vicious Fang/Rend, Spines/Toxic Bite, Devour/Terrifying Toxicity
                                                                                                          Baby Komodo Dragon (Ochre-Black/Ochre-Green/Black): Vicious Fang/Sand Bolt, Spines/Quicksand (weaker version),
                                                                                                            Devour/Blinding Sand
                                                                                                              Baby Komodo Dragon (Black-Red-Grey/Red-White): Vicious Fang/Rend, Spines/Hiss, Devour/Terrifying Toxicity
                                                                                                                Baby Komodo Dragon (Yellow): Vicious Fang/Poison Fang, Spines/Toxic Bite, Devour/Poison Protocol
                                                                                                                  Bonebiter: Vicious Fang/Rend, Spines/Hiss, Devour/Blinding Poison
                                                                                                                    Chrominius: Bite/Psychic Blast, Prismatic Shield/Mana Shield, Recharge/Surge of Power
                                                                                                                      Kelp Stalker (Blue-Teal/Blue-Green/Blue-Yellow): Swallow You Whole/Thresh, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Dive/Kelp Wrap
                                                                                                                        Saurolisk Hatchling: Vicious Fang/Poison Fang, Spines/Toxic Bite, Devour/Feast
                                                                                                                          Scaley: Vicious Fang/Rip, Ancient Blessing/Toxic Bite, Devour/Feign Death
                                                                                                                            Stonescale Hatchling: Vicious Fang/Rend, Stoneskin/Hiss, Devour/Stone Form
                                                                                                                              Tide Hunter (Grey-Teal): Swallow You Whole/Thresh, Cleansing Rain/Digest Brains, Dive/Blood in the Water

                                                                                                                              Miscellaneous:
                                                                                                                                Albino Chimaeraling: Plague Breath/Flurry, Toxic Fumes/Hiss, Devastate/Blinding Poison
                                                                                                                                  Death Talon Whelpguard: Vicious Slice/Sweeping Blow, Deflection/Ironskin, Execute/Whirlwind
                                                                                                                                    Discarded Experiment: Deathly Breath/Scratch/Caustic Slime, Spiked Skin/Caustic Spittle, Burning Stench/Rot/Caustic Burst
                                                                                                                                      Dragonhawk Hatchlings: Peck/Alpha Strike, Preen/Squawk, Lift-off/Eye Gouge
                                                                                                                                        Drakks: Burning Swipe/Tail Sweep, Spiked Skin/Dragon’s Roar, Blaze/Cataclysm
                                                                                                                                          Lanticore Spawnling: Flame Breath/Chomp/Caustic Slime, Spiked Skin/Caustic Spittle, Consume Corpse/Caustic Burst
                                                                                                                                            Twilight Clutch Sister: Burning Swipe/Assault, Twilight Corruption/Furious Surge, Twilight Meteorite/Quell
                                                                                                                                              Untamed Hatchling: Claw/Swipe, Deflection/Ironskin, Maul/Great Swipe

                                                                                                                                              Serpents:
                                                                                                                                                Anima Wyrmling: Anima Bolt/Anima Barrage, Ethereal/Amplify Magic, Anima Flash/Surge of Anima
                                                                                                                                                  Astral Emperor's Serpentling/Celestial Dragon: Starsurge/Falling Stars, Moon Tears/Celestial Blessing, Phase Punch/Ascend to the Heavens
                                                                                                                                                    Azure Windseeker/Wild Crimson/Golden/Jade Hatchling: Wild Winds/Slicing Wind, Hurricane/Hiss, Lift-Off/Cyclone
                                                                                                                                                      Fyrn: Poisoned Branch/Lash, Photosynthesis/Autumn Breeze, Sunlight/Sun Dance
                                                                                                                                                        Infinite Hatchling: Wild Winds/Slicing Wind, Windstorm/Uncertainty/Temporal Anomaly, Lift-off/Cyclone
                                                                                                                                                          Mini Mail Muncher: Package Toss/Express Delivery, Hate Mail/Adrenal Glands, Fan Mail/Return to Sender
                                                                                                                                                            N’Zoth Worm (Black): Void Bite/Void Flurry, Void Slip/Adrenal Glands, Void Nova/Void Crash
                                                                                                                                                              N’Zoth Worm (Grey-Red): Void Bite/Tentacle Stab, Void Touch/Creeping Insanity, Hysteria/Void Portal
                                                                                                                                                                N’Zoth Worm (Purple): Void Bite/Void Flurry, Void Slip/Adrenal Glands, Void Tremors/Void Slap
                                                                                                                                                                  Slime Serpent (shares the same moveset as Blightbreath, Chompy, Crawbat, and the Tainted Sapling): Blight Breath/Sludge Belch, Resilient Stitching/Rotting Bile, Great Plague/Burp/Corpse Explosion
                                                                                                                                                                    Soul of the Aspects: Holy Strike/Omnislash, Ancient Blessing/Draconic Remedy, Holy Light/Surge of Light
                                                                                                                                                                      Thundering Cloud Serpent Hatchlings: Storm Breath/Rend, Thunderstorm/Slither, Lightning Strike/Tail Smash
                                                                                                                                                                        Yu’la, Daughter of Yu’lon: Jade Breath/Jadefire Embers, Jadeskin/Celestial Blessing, Jadefire Lightning/Jade Barrier

                                                                                                                                                                        Swoglets:
                                                                                                                                                                          Annuna: Water Jet/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wave, Whirlpool/Pump
                                                                                                                                                                            Azure Swoglet: Frost Breath/Tongue Lash, Chilling Winds/Lick, Frost Fever/Ice Cold
                                                                                                                                                                              Bronze Swoglet: Water Jet/Splash, Sands of Time/Croak/Temporal Anomaly, Frog Kiss/Wave Crash/Time Stop
                                                                                                                                                                                Crimson Swoglet: Water Jet/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/Rain Dance, Dive/Waterspout
                                                                                                                                                                                  Emerald Swoglet: Emerald Breath/Tongue Lash, Starfall/Lick, Emerald Dream/Sleeping Gas
                                                                                                                                                                                    Polliswog: Dreadful Breath/Thunder Tongue, Cleansing Rain/Eat the Fly, Kragwa’s Wrath/Carpnado
                                                                                                                                                                                      Puddle Hopper: Steam Vent/Steam Torrent, Acid Rain/Croak, Geyser/Steam Spout
                                                                                                                                                                                        Swoglet: Dreadful Breath/Thunder Tongue, Cleansing Rain/Eat the Fly, Whirlpool/Wave Crash

                                                                                                                                                                                        Whelplings:
                                                                                                                                                                                          Ageless Bronze Drake: Bronze Breath/Assault, Sands of Time/Bend Time, Devastate/Time Stop
                                                                                                                                                                                            Axel: Flame Breath/Assault, Honey Coating/Shriek/Swarm of Bees, Devastate/Deep Breath/Beehive
                                                                                                                                                                                              Azure Whelpling: Frost Breath/Assault, Chilling Winds/Shriek, Frost Fever/Ice Cold
                                                                                                                                                                                                Belastrazsa:
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Blinky: Arcane Blast/Blinkstrike, Ethereal/Mana Flare, Nap Time/Lullaby
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Bronze Proto-Whelp: Bronze Breath/Tail Sweep, Sands of Time/Bend Time, Proto-Strike/Portal
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Bronze Racing Enthusiast: Bronze Breath/Pounce, Sands of Time/Primal Cry, Devastate/Headbutt
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Bronze Whelpling: Bronze Breath/Assault, Ancient Blessing/Temporal Anomaly, Devastate/Time Stop
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Crimson Proto-Whelp: Huge, Sharp Teeth/Pounce, Deep Wounds/Primal Cry, Feast/Tail Smash
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Crimson Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Scorched Earth/Shriek, Devastate/Flame Cyclone
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Dark Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Scorched Earth/Shriek, Devastate/Cataclysm
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Dream Whelpling: Emerald Breath/Tail Sweep, Emerald Presence/Dream Fog, Emerald Dream/Healing Flame
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Emerald Proto-Whelp (the one with the old model is renamed to Verdant Proto-Whelp): Emerald Breath/Pounce, Starfall/Primal Cry, Sleeping Gas/Lullaby
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Emerald Whelpling: Emerald Breath/Assault, Starfall/Moon Dance, Emerald Dream/Tranquility
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Emmigosa: Arcane Blast/Arcane Riposte, Ancient Blessing/Draconic Remedy, Arcane Storm/Arcane Dash
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Felborne Whelpling: Fel Breath/Assault, Fel Corruption/Shriek, Devastate/Fel Meteorite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Infinite Whelpling: Temporal Blast/Blinkstrike, Arcane Storm/Time Bomb, Rewind Time/Portal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ironbound Proto Whelp: Scratch/Tail Sweep, Ironskin/Dragon’s Roar, Proto Strike/Slow and Steady
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Jeweled Amber Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Stoneskin/Time Warp, Devastate/Portal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Jeweled Emerald Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Stoneskin/Shriek, Devastate/Nap Time
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Jeweled Onyx Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Stoneskin/Shriek, Devastate/Onyx Wall
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Jeweled Ruby Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Stoneskin/Shriek, Devastate/Dragon's Call
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jeweled Sapphire Whelpling: Flame Breath/Assault, Stoneskin/Wild Magic, Devastate/Portal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Kal’andu: Arcane Blast/Arcane Barrage, Moonfire/Moon Dance, Shimmering Moonlight/Elune's Grace
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Lil’ Deathwing: Flame Breath/Tail Sweep, Scorched Earth/Roll, Cataclysm/Elementium Bolt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lil’ Frostwing: Frost Breath/Tail Sweep, Chilling Winds/Roll, Frost Fever/Elementium Bolt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Lil' Nefarian: Breath/Tail Sweep, Ancient Blessing/Draconic Remedy, Dragon's Call/Raise Dead
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Lil’ Tarecgosa: Arcane Salvo/Arcane Missiles, Arcane Storm/Mana Bomb, Mirror Image/Portal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Lil’ Wrathion: Breath/Assault, Smoke Bomb/Focus, Devastate/Paraysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Lubbins: Breath/Assault, Ancient Blessing/Draconic Remedy, Devastate/Feign Death
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Magic Nibbler: Arcane Slash/Pounce, Arcane Storm/Primal Cry, Mana Surge/Deep Research
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Maw Whelpling (Blue Eyes)(shares the same moveset as Torghast Lurker): Shadow Slash/Corruption, Curse of Doom/Agony, Haunt/Unholy Ascension
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Maw Whelpling (Red Eyes): Shadow Slash/Shadow Pounce, Curse of Doom/Frighten, Haunt/Unholy Ascension
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Moon-Touched Netherwhelp: Nether Blast/Nether Barrage, Phase Shift/Ashes of Outland, Moonfire/Moon Dance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Nelthara: Wind Burst/Slicing Wind, Stoneskin/Sandstorm, Lift-Off/Crystal Prison
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Nether Faerie Dragon: Arcane Blast/Arcane Barrage, Astral Shift/Life Exchange, Moonfire/Moon Dance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Netherwhelp: Nether Blast/Nether Barrage, Phase Shift/Ashes of Outland, Arcane Storm/Time Warp
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Nexus Whelpling: Arcane Blast/Arcane Riposte, Arcane Storm/Gravity, Mana Surge/Surge of Power
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Nightmare Whelpling: Nightmare Breath/Assault, Agony/Shriek, Unleashed Nightmare/Scared Stiff
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Obsidian Proto Whelp: Breath/Pounce, Scorched Earth/Primal Cry, Devastate/Headbutt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Obsidian War Whelp: Flame Vent/Shred, Razor Talons/Bombing Run, Devastate/Armageddon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Posidriss: Emerald Breath/Assault, Cute as a Button/Shriek, Nap Time/Hug
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Proto-Drake Whelp/Verdant Proto Whelp: Breath/Tail Sweep, Ancient Blessing/Dragon’s Roar, Proto-Strike/Deep Breath
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Rithro: Emerald Breath/Assault, Soothing Mists/Autumn Breeze, Devastate/Weald Wall
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Rusziona:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Snorr (changed from Magic): Emerald Breath/Assault, Emerald Presence/Shriek, Emerald Dream/Healing Flame
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Spawn of Onyxia: Breath/Assault, Ancient Blessing/Draconic Remedy, Devastate/Dragon's Call
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Sprite Darter Hatchling: Arcane Blast/Arcane Barrage, Astral Shift/Mana Flare, Moonfire/Moon Dance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Spyragos: Flame Breath/Assault, The Good Stuff/Shriek, Devastate/Blackout Brew
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Stormie: Storm Breath/Pounce, Thunderstorm/Primal Cry, Thunderbolt/Headbutt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Stormborne Whelpling: Storm Breath/Lightning Sweep, Thunderstorm/Lightning Shield, Lightning Strike/Paralyzing Shock
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Sun Darter Hatchling: Arcane Blast/Arcane Barrage, Rays of Light/Life Exchange, Illuminate/Dazzling Dance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Thorignir Whelpling: Storm Breath/Lightning Sweep, Thunderstorm/Lightning Shield, Lightning Strike/Lightning Whiplash
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Thunderscale Whelpling: Storm Breath/Spark, Thunderstorm/Lightning Rush, Lightning Strike/Lightning Whip
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Twilight Whelpling: Shadowflame/Assault, Twilight Corruption/Shriek, Devastate/Twilight Meteorite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Veilwings (Blue/Violet): Scratch/Flurry, Starfall/Moon Dance, Sleeping Gas/Dream Dust
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Veilwings (Orange/Red): Scratch/Flurry, Tranquility/Nature’s Touch, Starfall/Moon Dance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            War Whelp (Red/Blue Armor): Flame Vent/Shred, Razor Talons/Rocket Thrusters, Launch/Saw Whirl
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Zalethgos: Plot Twist/Arcane Slash, Ancient Knowledge/For Adventure, Deep Research/Stay a While and Listen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                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.