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Aqua Strider

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Aqua Strider
Aqua Strider
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Drop: Nalash Verdantis [90]

Zone: Dread Wastes

Approximate Drop Rate: 1 in 10

Hollow Reed
Hollow Reed
Binds when picked up
Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
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Water striders serve an important role in Jinyu culture, acting as a mount, means of sending communications, and even a family pet.
Rare
Yes
Neutral Neutral
Ground

Looks around and Idles about.

Pit-pattering footsteps; vocalizations (on-click)

None
3 allowed
September 25, 2012

The Aqua Strider is a drop from the rare elite mob Nalash Verdantis. This NPC can be found on and island in the middle of the Lake of Stars in the Dread Wastes.

Nalash is not hostile prior to engaging him in combat. Once the encounter starts, he will use three abilities, one of which can and should be avoided. The NPC can be interrupted and stunned.

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Quality
Breed:Learn about breeds 
Level 0: Health 0Power 0Speed 0
Water Jet
Requires Pet Level: 1

95% Hit Chance 

 

Blasts the enemy with a spray of water, dealing 433 Aquatic damage.

Vs. Elemental
Vs. Magic
Poison Spit
Requires Pet Level: 10

100% Hit Chance 

 

Instantly deals 256 Beast damage and Poisons the target for 98 additional Elemental damage per round for 3 rounds.

Vs. Critter
Vs. Flying
Healing Wave
3 Round Cooldown
Requires Pet Level: 2

Restores 591 health to the user.

Cleansing Rain
3 Round Cooldown
Requires Pet Level: 15

Restores 157 health to your team and calls down a cleansing rain for 9 rounds.

 

During a cleansing rain, the duration of hostile damage over time effects is reduced by 1 round and Aquatic abilities deal 25% more damage.

Soothe
4 Round Cooldown
Requires Pet Level: 4

100% Hit Chance 

 

Sings to the target, causing them to become drowsy.

 

Drowsy targets will fall asleep at the end of next round unless hit.

Pump
Requires Pet Level: 20

95% Hit Chance 

 

First use: Increases your damage dealt by 10%.

 

Second use: Blasts the target with a surge of water, dealing 886 Aquatic damage.

Vs. Elemental
Vs. Magic
Aquatic

Passive:

Harmful damage over time effects are reduced by 25% on Aquatic pets.

Damage Taken:

50% from Flying abilites.
33% from Undead abilites.
Dread Wastes — Pandaria
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Top RaterSaasan 
Rating: 0   [Report]

I died sveral times on Nalash before discovering that his Rain Dance is fairly easy to avoid by running in circles around him (my method for all raid bosses, lol!). Tip for dks: use death grip to interrupt his Rain Dance.  At that point he's a breeze.  Save your silences for Torrent and he's simply a long fight, not a killer one!

May 1, 2013 at 2:49pm | Edits: 0 | Blood Furnace-US | Pets: 483 Compare collections | Score: 2102
Mrozzy 
Rating: 0   [Report]

Don't know what's up with this pet, but his miss rate is ridiculous.

 

In the outland final tamer battle I had him miss 7 times in a row across two battles...

Apr 5, 2013 at 7:35pm | Edits: 0 | Stormrage-EU | Pets: 329 Compare collections | Score: 1557
Top RaterNightshade 
Rating: 0   [Report]

Just saw his speed at 25... This is one freakishly fast pet!

Jan 6, 2013 at 3:32am | Edits: 0 | Mannoroth-US | Pets: 537 Compare collections | Score: 2704
Gendou 
Rating: 0   [Report]

A black strider with a fast breed.

 

Typical skill-set, but he looks nifty.

Dec 30, 2012 at 12:20am | Edits: 0 | Thunderhorn-US | Pets: 518 Compare collections | Score: 2584
Savagefox 
Rating: +1   [Report]

Killed him 4 times today (He spawns every 90 minutes or so by the way.)

dropped this little guy the last 2 times he was killed. :D

Dec 29, 2012 at 7:34pm | Edits: 0 | Boulderfist-US | Pets: 281 Compare collections | Score: 1114
Safina 
Rating: +1   [Report]

This one I had started to farm for him I was able to kill him twice per day depending on how early in the day I woke up. He's a rare spawn but won't attach unless you start it. Also the pet can heal himself which is cool. I got it as a gift in the end, but still something that would take time to get.

Oct 26, 2012 at 2:00pm | Edits: 1 | Nathrezim-US | Pets: 515 Compare collections | Score: 2506
Tialeen 
Rating: 0   [Report]

The ability to stun or interupt makes the fight much easier!

I personally have given up on this pet.

Good Luck to those who are farming it, hope it drops soon :)

Oct 26, 2012 at 7:56am | Edits: 1 | Galakrond-US | Pets: 435 Compare collections | Score: 1965
Invaki 
Rating: -1   [Report]

There's a misspelling of the item name that summons this pet. It's the "Hollow Reed" not "Hallow Reed".

Edit: This is now fixed.

Oct 7, 2012 at 1:26pm | Edits: 1 | Shandris-US | Pets: 419 Compare collections | Score: 1767
Anzu 
Rating: +4   [Report]

Tips for soloing the rare that drops this include: save interrupts for Torrent and stuns for Rain Dance. If you're Revered with the Klaxxi, the Raining Blood Klaxxi Enhancement is awesome as it does 200-300K damage when the DOT explodes. Mind controlling minions is great as well to help make killing this guy a breeze. :) Finally got mine today and it went faster than normal due to the Raining Blood Enhancement.

Oct 6, 2012 at 11:51am | Edits: 0 | Kirin Tor-US | Pets: 248 Compare collections | Score: 1103
Duroxas 
Rating: +10   [Report]

Though it says BoP, this pet can be caged once learned and traded/sold.

Oct 1, 2012 at 3:08am | Edits: 0 | Wyrmrest Accord-US | Pets: 507 Compare collections | Score: 2383
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Water striders serve an important role in Jinyu culture, acting as a mount, means of sending communications, and even a family pet.
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