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Dark Whelpling

Dark Whelpling
Dark Whelpling
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Drop: Ebon Whelp [24]

Zone: Wetlands

 

Drop: Searing Whelp [38-39], Searing Hatchling [39-40]

Zone: Dustwallow Marsh

 

Drop: Scalding Whelp [44-45], Nyxondra's Broodling [46-47], Raging Whelp [46-47]

Zone: Badlands

 

Drop: Flamescale Broodling [49-50]

Zone: Burning Steppes

 

Approximate Drop Rate: 1 in 1,000

Dark Whelpling
Dark Whelpling
Binds when used
Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
Want it Want it | Got it | Exclude — Community: 49.2% have it
Hopes that someday it can grow up to destroy villages, just like mommy.
Rare
Yes
Neutral Neutral
Air (flies alongside flying mount)

Flutters about and spins around.

Wing flutter (constant); vocalizations (on-click)

None
3 allowed
April 1, 2007

This pet was formerly known as 'Tiny Black Whelpling'.

After Patch 4.0.3a this pet was added to multiple "dark" whelpling loot tables. Zones where this pet may be found off of the whelplingsinclude:

  • Wetlands (lvl 20 - 25 zone)
  • Dustwallow Marsh (lvl 35 - 40 zone)
  • Badlands (lvl 44 - 48 zone)
  • Burning Steppes (lvl 49 - 52 zone)
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Quality
Level 0: Health 0Power 0Speed 0
Requires Pet Level: 1

85% Hit Chance 

 

Overwhelms the enemy with draconic breath, dealing 512 Dragonkin damage.


Vs. Magic

Vs. Undead
Requires Pet Level: 10

95% Hit Chance 

 

Deals 354 Dragonkin damage.

 

Deals 137 additional damage if the user is slower than the enemy.


Vs. Magic

Vs. Undead
Requires Pet Level: 2

100% Hit Chance 

 

A fierce roar deals 197 Beast damage and enrages the user, increasing the damage they deal by 25% for 3 rounds.


Vs. Critter

Vs. Flying
5 Round Cooldown
Requires Pet Level: 15

100% Hit Chance 

 

A shadow falls across the battlefield, dealing 591 Humanoid damage and turning the weather to Darkness for 5 rounds.

 

During Darkness, all pets are considered Blinded and all healing received is reduced by 50%.


Vs. Dragonkin

Vs. Beast
4 Round Cooldown
Requires Pet Level: 4

80% Hit Chance 

 

Fly up high, becoming unattackable for one round.

 

On the next round, you attack, dealing 689 Flying damage.


Vs. Aquatic

Vs. Dragonkin
Requires Pet Level: 20

85% Hit Chance 

 

Takes one round to breathe in deeply.

 

The next round the user unleashes a devastating breath attack, dealing 985 Dragonkin damage.


Vs. Magic

Vs. Undead
Dragonkin

Passive:

Dragons deal 50% additional damage on the next round after bringing a target's health below 25%

Damage Taken:

50% from Humanoid abilites.
33% from Flying abilites.
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Gumballs 
Rating: +3   [Report]
This pet is pretty fun from an RP perspective. I mean owning a baby member of the black dragon flight? Epic indeed.
Oct 24, 2009 at 12:16am | Edits: 0 | Winterhoof-US | Pets: 192 Compare collections | Score: 0
Gwar275 
Rating: +3   [Report]
i think farming it in badland would be the wiser of the 2 places. being that the ONY raid is back and running for 80's there are more people in the zone, IMO
Oct 11, 2009 at 8:26am | Edits: 0 | Area 52-US | Pets: 221 Compare collections | Score: 915
Siberiaa 
Rating: +2   [Report]
Killed 500+ whelps in my first session, no luck. Tried again a week later, killed 200 ebon whelps, I was about to give up. I said to myself "five more kills then I'm hearthing." dropped a dark whelpling on the penultimate kill :)
Feb 27, 2012 at 4:19am | Edits: 0 | Terokkar-US | Pets: 131 Compare collections | Score: 0
Glenth 
Rating: +2   [Report]
Farmed for more than 8 hours, 1329 mobs killed, didnt find one =( this is quite sad =(

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After trying more than 9 hours and killing more than 1500 mobs I decided to quit, my boyfriend tryed a little more without any result. I started trying again next morning and, without any expectations, Ive dropped it after less than 100 kills =). It was really surprising lol
My conclusion is that It doesnt matter how many whelplings you kill, its only luck!


So good luck you all ^^
Dec 28, 2009 at 5:43pm | Edits: 1 | Crushridge-EU | Pets: 146 Compare collections | Score: 0
Zinzwaz 
Rating: +2   [Report]
As Darias mentioned, the Badlands (Lethlor Ravine) is the easiest place. Also, if you have mining, there's some gold and diamond nodes there. While I was farming these Whelplings, people would run through to to the mining nodes, leaving the Whelplings for me.
The problem Dustwallow Marsh is that they are so spread apart that it makes them very cumbersome to find.
Nov 2, 2009 at 1:18am | Edits: 0 | Gilneas-US | Pets: 106 Compare collections | Score: 0
Akalia 
Rating: +2   [Report]
There's always a surreal feeling that you get when it's been a long grind for a pet.. like you're sleep deprived and slightly confused at what's happened, then it hits you! That's how I felt after finally getting this guy to drop. He's still one of my favourites
Oct 7, 2009 at 7:46pm | Edits: 1 | Frostmane-US | Pets: 462 Compare collections | Score: 2101
Lithae 
Rating: +1   [Report]

In Burning Steppes farming Flamescale Broodlings and I am at 1400 kills so far and no drop. The information on this site doesn't seem accurate. :/ I am wondering if I should switch to a place with a better drop rate like Dustwallow or to Wetlands so I have a chance to get the crimson whelping as well.

 

Update: Over 1500, no drop, switching to Wetlands.

 

Update: Stopped in Badlands instead and got it in 400 kills! And quickly, too since they are bunched together for multiple kills unlike BS.

Nov 20, 2012 at 2:36pm | Edits: 2 | Silvermoon-US | Pets: 316 Compare collections | Score: 1389
Goblinoed 
Rating: +1   [Report]
After only half an Hr farming i got my lovely whelpling :D in wetlands, found a line of 4 whelps that re spawned fast, was a lot faster than i dared hoped for :D
Jan 30, 2012 at 4:07pm | Edits: 0 | Emerald Dream-EU | Pets: 404 Compare collections | Score: 1738
Aprilzoey 
Rating: +1   [Report]
Over 2000 loots of the Ebon Whelps in Wetlands and still not dropping :( On the plus side I did get a Crimson whelp after about 100 loots lol
Dec 2, 2011 at 10:13pm | Edits: 0 | The Venture Co-US | Pets: 99 Compare collections | Score: 0
Fiera 
Rating: +1   [Report]
Farmed several hundreds mobs in the Wetlands and no luck...
then today, when I was digging for archaeology (again, in Wetlands) randomly killed a few whelps and bingo! There he was :)
Oct 12, 2011 at 11:15am | Edits: 0 | Hakkar-EU | Pets: 149 Compare collections | Score: 0
Sidalee 
Rating: +1   [Report]
i have killed 500 + ebon whelps, is this pet still around or am i just that unlucky
Sep 28, 2011 at 10:38pm | Edits: 0 | Aerie Peak-US | Pets: 98 Compare collections | Score: 0
Nieres 
Rating: +1   [Report]
One of the quests in the tiny flamefly questline requires killing 5 broodlings. That's where my dark whelpling came from. Totally unexpected; in fact, I didn't notice him until clearing out my inventory after turning in the quest.
Nov 26, 2010 at 3:55pm | Edits: 0 | Earthen Ring-US | Pets: 361 Compare collections | Score: 0
Zinthiel 
Rating: +1   [Report]
Got this one today, after having killed a whopping 734 whelps over the last few days. Such a gorgeous little thing, who looks very good with blood elves indeed.

Now to farm for the last two. Blah, frost resistant mobs...
Oct 31, 2009 at 4:42am | Edits: 0 | Terenas-EU | Pets: 153 Compare collections | Score: 0
Soturia 
Rating: 0   [Report]

Farmed this guy in Dustwallow Marsh killing Searing Whelps. Got one after about 50min... Decided to continue trying for a second one and got it after another 20min farming. Good luck!

Apr 15, 2013 at 1:25pm | Edits: 0 | Azralon-US | Pets: 182 Compare collections | Score: 855
Sauren 
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Ebon Whelp in Wetlands drop this and Tiny Crimson Whelpling got my Dark Whelpling after only 230 kills (about 30 min) Ebon Whelp is compact and spawn really fast.

 

Enjoy.

Apr 4, 2013 at 8:55pm | Edits: 0 | Nagrand-EU | Pets: 498 Compare collections | Score: 2370
Tafferoo 
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thought i would go and farm it for a bit in the badlands, from the comments i read here prepared myself for a good 1-2 hour grind at least. 3rd kill got it haha. and normally my luck sucks, happy with that.

Mar 26, 2013 at 11:02am | Edits: 0 | Bronze Dragonflight-EU | Pets: 402 Compare collections | Score: 1645
Jendiah 
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So...another website said that it was a .18% chance of getting it from Nyxondra's Brood in Bad Lands.  I figured that was about 1 in 555.  I got myself ready for a long night (or multipule nights of farming) and I got it on my 18th kill...guess 18 is my lucky number for now.

Mar 2, 2013 at 2:45am | Edits: 0 | Hellscream-US | Pets: 394 Compare collections | Score: 1936
Florasia 
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I found this little beauty in AH for only 800g. It really felt like stealing but glad to have one :D Happy collecting, hunting, and buying ! :D

Feb 22, 2013 at 7:54pm | Edits: 0 | Cairne-US | Pets: 342 Compare collections | Score: 1271
Kaecae 
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Love this guy as part of my team to beat Aki. Clouded Hedgehog, Dark Whelping and Efferescent Glowfly completed my team today.

Feb 14, 2013 at 7:37pm | Edits: 0 | Turalyon-US | Pets: 465 Compare collections | Score: 2140
Dervan 
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I finally got mine after about 2 hours of killing Ebon Whelplings in the Wetlands, it is the best enemy to kill if you want both crimson and dark whelpling.

Feb 11, 2013 at 8:21am | Edits: 0 | Shu'halo-US | Pets: 48 Compare collections | Score: 234
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I have a friend who found a Dark Whelping months before the Burning Crusade hit. She kept it in her bank vault, intending to eventually give it to a blood elf warlock. But it was almost a year until the Blood Elves joined the horde. Alas, they are finally together and they make a gorgeous pair, each with their glowing green eyes and tormented souls. Then again, the whelp’s soul is only tormented because he spent eleven months confined in the Orgrimmar bank!

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