Racial and Class Teams
Posted: December 11th, 2011, 2:44 pm
The Dream Team Thread got me thinking. What kind of teams could be put together if keeping to a character's race?
Things I tried to keep in mind:
Human: Fairly easy. Two options from vendors, one from a year round quest.
Elwynn Lamb, White Kitten, Westfall Chicken.
Alternatives: Elwynn Forest Cats
Night Elf: It feels like the Night Elves are the easiest race to find pets for. So many options. Three vendor pets make this team.
Teldrassil Sproutling, Hawk Owl, Winterspring Cub.
Alternatives: Great Horned Owl, Feline Cubs, Withers, Moonkin Hatchling.
Dwarf: This is where I first had trouble trying to avoid doubling up. A holiday pet made the team just to add a little variety.
Dun Morogh Cub, Snowshoe Rabbit, Wolpertinger.
Alternatives: Rabbits, Bears, Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm.
Gnome: The obvious choice would be to go all Mechanical pets with a focus on ones made by Gnomish Engineering. As an alternative, I thought to include pets available only from our favorite Gnome: Breanni.
Mechanopeep, Calico Cat , Stinker
Alternatives: Clockwork Gnome, Mechanicals, Pets sold or sent by Breanni
Draenei: Like the dwarf, a holiday pet made this team to avoid doubling up on Moths.
Ammen Vale Lashling, Blue Moth, Peanut.
Alternatives: Moths
Worgen: The hardest to come up with ideas for. Worgen don't have a racial pet vendor (probably didn't make it out of Gilneas with his/her supply). They don't have a tournament vendor. There's just not a good source for Worgen specific pets. I had to stretch for one just because Worgen are the second druid race in the Alliance.
Perky Pug, Withers, Worg Pup.
Alternatives: They used to be human, so anything from the human list. They've also moved in with the Night Elves, so anything from that list too.
Orc: Mr. Wiggles shows up on the alternative list due to the orc hunter starting pet being a boar (and because Mr. Wiggles is the easiest pig pet in the game to come by as a holiday reward).
Durotar Scorpion, Worg Pup, Brown Snake.
Alternatives: Snakes, Mr. Wiggles
Troll: Like the Night Elves on the Alliance, the Trolls seem to have the most options for their faction.
[pet]Sen'jin Fetish[/pet], Mojo , Obsidian Hatchling.
Alternatives: Snakes, Raptors, Voodoo Figurine
Tauren: The hardest race to work with on the Horde side. Again, I had to use the fact that this race includes druids to stretch for a third to join the team.
Mulgore Hatchling, Brown Prairie Dog, Withers.
Alternatives: Moonkin Hatchling.
Forsaken: Vampiric Batling would have been a possible addition to this team. Except for the fact that it was only available from one event back in BC days.
Tirisfal Batling, Cockroach, Ghostly Skull .
Alternatives: Smolderweb Hatchling, Toxic Wasteling, Mr. Grubbs, Crawling Claw
Blood Elf: Their team is heavily influenced by their starting zone.
Enchanted Broom, Mana Wyrmling, Golden Dragonhawk Hatchling.
Alternatives: Dragonhawks, Shimmering Wyrmling
Goblin: With no racial pet vendor and no vendor at the Icecrown Tournament, this one isn't easy. Goblin Engineering really helps fill in the gaps here, unlike with the Worgen. Looking to their Hunter's first pet and their neutral friends in Booty Bay help to fill out this team.
Personal World Destroyer, Strand Crawler, Senegal.
Alternatives: Mechanicals, Parrots.
Things I tried to keep in mind:
- * Getting the pet within the game as opposed to getting the pet outside of the game (via loot cards of the Blizzard store).
* If the pet was still available (there's a handful that would fit a race that were only available during a one time event)
* Ease of getting the pet (buying it from a vendor or from a year round quest rated higher than a once a year holiday pet)
* Variety (Event or achievement pets may sneak onto teams just because otherwise the team is nothing but one type of pet from one vendor. This is also why most of the races include their Icecrown Tournament pet on the main team).
* No humanoid pets (squires, orphans, etc)
Human: Fairly easy. Two options from vendors, one from a year round quest.
Elwynn Lamb, White Kitten, Westfall Chicken.
Alternatives: Elwynn Forest Cats
Night Elf: It feels like the Night Elves are the easiest race to find pets for. So many options. Three vendor pets make this team.
Teldrassil Sproutling, Hawk Owl, Winterspring Cub.
Alternatives: Great Horned Owl, Feline Cubs, Withers, Moonkin Hatchling.
Dwarf: This is where I first had trouble trying to avoid doubling up. A holiday pet made the team just to add a little variety.
Dun Morogh Cub, Snowshoe Rabbit, Wolpertinger.
Alternatives: Rabbits, Bears, Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm.
Gnome: The obvious choice would be to go all Mechanical pets with a focus on ones made by Gnomish Engineering. As an alternative, I thought to include pets available only from our favorite Gnome: Breanni.
Mechanopeep, Calico Cat , Stinker
Alternatives: Clockwork Gnome, Mechanicals, Pets sold or sent by Breanni
Draenei: Like the dwarf, a holiday pet made this team to avoid doubling up on Moths.
Ammen Vale Lashling, Blue Moth, Peanut.
Alternatives: Moths
Worgen: The hardest to come up with ideas for. Worgen don't have a racial pet vendor (probably didn't make it out of Gilneas with his/her supply). They don't have a tournament vendor. There's just not a good source for Worgen specific pets. I had to stretch for one just because Worgen are the second druid race in the Alliance.
Perky Pug, Withers, Worg Pup.
Alternatives: They used to be human, so anything from the human list. They've also moved in with the Night Elves, so anything from that list too.
Orc: Mr. Wiggles shows up on the alternative list due to the orc hunter starting pet being a boar (and because Mr. Wiggles is the easiest pig pet in the game to come by as a holiday reward).
Durotar Scorpion, Worg Pup, Brown Snake.
Alternatives: Snakes, Mr. Wiggles
Troll: Like the Night Elves on the Alliance, the Trolls seem to have the most options for their faction.
[pet]Sen'jin Fetish[/pet], Mojo , Obsidian Hatchling.
Alternatives: Snakes, Raptors, Voodoo Figurine
Tauren: The hardest race to work with on the Horde side. Again, I had to use the fact that this race includes druids to stretch for a third to join the team.
Mulgore Hatchling, Brown Prairie Dog, Withers.
Alternatives: Moonkin Hatchling.
Forsaken: Vampiric Batling would have been a possible addition to this team. Except for the fact that it was only available from one event back in BC days.
Tirisfal Batling, Cockroach, Ghostly Skull .
Alternatives: Smolderweb Hatchling, Toxic Wasteling, Mr. Grubbs, Crawling Claw
Blood Elf: Their team is heavily influenced by their starting zone.
Enchanted Broom, Mana Wyrmling, Golden Dragonhawk Hatchling.
Alternatives: Dragonhawks, Shimmering Wyrmling
Goblin: With no racial pet vendor and no vendor at the Icecrown Tournament, this one isn't easy. Goblin Engineering really helps fill in the gaps here, unlike with the Worgen. Looking to their Hunter's first pet and their neutral friends in Booty Bay help to fill out this team.
Personal World Destroyer, Strand Crawler, Senegal.
Alternatives: Mechanicals, Parrots.