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Firefly
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Drop: Bogflare Needler [10-30]

Zone: Zangarmarsh

Approximate Drop Rate: 1 in 1,500

Captured Firefly
Captured Firefly
Binds when used
Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
Want it Want it | Got it | Exclude — Community: 1.4% have it
Rare
Yes
Neutral Neutral
Air (flies alongside flying mount)

Flutters about and grooms face; generates glowing pink clouds and particles.
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Buzzing wing flutter (constant); vocalizations (on-click)
None
Burning Crusade expansion required.
3 allowed
The Burning Crusade
Patch 2.1.0 | Posted: May 29, 2007

Drop: Bogflare Needler [62]

Zone: Zangarmarsh

Approximate Drop Rate: 1 in 1,500

Firefly

Captured Firefly

Item Level 20

Binds when used

Use: Right Click to summon and dismiss your firefly.

"Still flying..."

Sell Price: 12silver 50copper

The [Captured Firefly] item originally included the flavor text, "Still flying…", providing a clever reference to the Joss Whedon television series of the same name.

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Quality
Level 0: Health 0Power 0Speed 0
Requires Pet Level: 1

100% Hit Chance 

 

Scratches the enemy, dealing 394 Critter damage.


Vs. Undead

Vs. Humanoid
Requires Pet Level: 10

100% Hit Chance 

 

Attacks the enemy with 1-3 blades of wind, dealing 197 Flying damage per attack.


Vs. Aquatic

Vs. Dragonkin
Requires Pet Level: 2

100% Hit Chance 

 

The target is stung, dealing 59 Flying damage every round for 5 rounds.

 

While stung, the target has a 10% chance to harm themselves while attacking and is Poisoned. 


Vs. Aquatic

Vs. Dragonkin
3 Round Cooldown
Requires Pet Level: 15

100% Hit Chance 

 

Deals 197 Flying damage and increases your chance to block an attack by 100%.

 

Lasts 1 round.


Vs. Aquatic

Vs. Dragonkin
Requires Pet Level: 4

100% Hit Chance 

 

Starts a swarm, causing 177 Critter damage on the first round, 295 Critter on the second round, and 413 Critter on the third round.

 

Opponents struck by the swarm take 50% increased damage for 2 rounds.

 

Swarm continues for 3 rounds.


Vs. Undead

Vs. Humanoid
Requires Pet Level: 20

100% Hit Chance 

 

Deals 6% of the target's max health as damage every round.

 

Lasts 4 rounds.

Flying

Passive: 

Flying creatures gain 50% extra speed while above 50% health.

 

Damage Taken 

50% from Magic abilities

33% from Beast abilities

Zangarmarsh — Outland
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Site MVPGwenolyn 
Rating: +14   [Report]
This is the first pet I ever farmed because I loved the show Firefly. I wish the show was "Still flying..." Ah well, at least my pet didn't get cancelled.
Sep 27, 2009 at 4:32pm | Edits: 0 | Aerie Peak-us | Pets: 913 Compare collections | Score: 5462
Site MVPLadyHryaeda 
Rating: +10   [Report]
A good farming route for this pet is to move along the upper rim of Serpent Lake going east, starting just east of the Ogre settlements, ending at the Naga settlements, and then cycling back to the beginning. The respawn rate is decently high as well; if you take your time, you can literally constantly kill them.

It took nearly two years on and off (just my horrid luck), but I think this little peach is worth it. :3
Sep 27, 2009 at 4:01am | Edits: 0 | Thrall-us | Pets: 136 Compare collections | Score: 0
SigneGT 
Rating: +3   [Report]
4800 kills. No firefly. I'm going insane -.-

Edit: Finally on my 5700th kill it dropped. OH MY GOD a drag.
Jun 8, 2010 at 1:47pm | Edits: 1 | Stormrage-eu | Pets: 183 Compare collections | Score: 796
Glenth 
Rating: +3   [Report]
Well, dont know if I have to consider myself really unlucky, or if it is just normal to kill 1004 mobs, and farm for almost 7 hours without getting any =(

I have also waited and hoped in finding some kind of luck in the server's reset, but I was wrong...

Well, I hope ill be more lucky tomorrow.
Firefly you will be mine >:( ............ hopefully..;_;

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After 2nd day of farming, still no firefly...1911 kills and im still here -.-
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Finally, after 2249 kills, it dropped ^^
Mar 21, 2010 at 10:34pm | Edits: 2 | Nemesis-eu | Pets: 1172 Compare collections | Score: 7159
Sindragosa 
Rating: +3   [Report]
This pet used to have the flavor text "Still flying..." when the pets were used as items, a quote which ironically comes from Firefly.

Sadly, now that pets are used a spells, the awesome quote is now gone.
Sep 27, 2009 at 11:18am | Edits: 1 | Garrosh-us | Pets: 376 Compare collections | Score: 0
Heartfruit 
Rating: +1   [Report]
Words I never thought I'd hear from my husband at 5 in the morning. "Do you still need a caged firefly, because I just mailed one to you."

I'd pretty much given up farming for this one since cross realm zones were introduced as every time I'd been by lately the Needlers were camped.
Sep 13, 2012 at 6:23am | Edits: 0 | Aerie Peak-us | Pets: 800 Compare collections | Score: 4362
Site MVPBadb 
Rating: +1   [Report]
Finally got mine after 1058 loots and 4hrs 44 mins :D Takes a lot to farm, but is oh so more rewarding than buying from the AH ;)
Nov 28, 2011 at 2:58pm | Edits: 0 | Arathor-eu | Pets: 1313 Compare collections | Score: 10466
Angelusfan 
Rating: +1   [Report]
this pet was a pain in the butt, almost two months of killing 100 a day in zangermarsh on the back wall...yes i have no live get over it. i finally got his butt on 5-23-10 @9:40ish am....yes i recorded that. still wish it had "still flyin'" with it as i am a huge firefly fan and yes i know it was cancel but to true direhard fans it will never die ;-P
May 24, 2010 at 12:30pm | Edits: 0 | Dalaran-us | Pets: 211 Compare collections | Score: 860
Site MVPElkyrah13 
Rating: 0   [Report]

623 attempts. :)

Sep 9, 2020 at 5:09am | Edits: 0 | Barthilas-us | Pets: 1572 Compare collections | Score: 12576
Top RaterZookeeper 
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Got one after 682 kills at around 41,35. It was raining (not sure but I think its always raining?). Parked my 110 Mage overnight and got the drop on my first run at around 8:00am server time. Good luck all on this pet.

Apr 12, 2018 at 8:59am | Edits: 0 | Hellscream-us | Pets: 1692 Compare collections | Score: 13536
Manyhands 
Rating: 0   [Report]

i've been farming this pet for years. easy money if you ask me. i just went looking for it today 3 kills lol, 17k in about 3 hrs.................................................

Dec 16, 2017 at 9:41am | Edits: 0 | Blackwater Raiders-us | Pets: 226 Compare collections | Score: 1029
Akyriss 
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Hai, so I realized I still needed this pet so I thought I'd give it a try. While farming between bg ques I was able to snag this pet with 94 tries! Rarity kept track of it and I was so happy. Goodluck to all the others farming this pet! and Yes it was raining in Zangamarsh when it dropped :)

Jul 28, 2017 at 3:19pm | Edits: 0 | Mal'Ganis-us | Pets: 680 Compare collections | Score: 3366
Bleorgh 
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took about 30 minutes in the rain, about 50-60 kills, then bam, in the bag

Jun 12, 2017 at 5:30pm | Edits: 0 | Garona-us | Pets: 1124 Compare collections | Score: 8979
Site MVPMadgreek65 
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You can kill two birds with one stone farming. You need 30 Glowcaps and Exalted with Sporegarr to get the Tiny Sporebat. The Glowcaps are all over the area where you farm for the Fireflies. You could easily get 3 sporebats for yourself and a few to sell by the time you finally get the Firefly to drop. Just farm between to two dots on the map on the previous tab that shows where the Firefly is.  --- Update, Sporebat not sellable --- Update 2: took 1186 kills. I was realm hopping to reduce wait time for respawn. Got it. Left group and returned to my realm. Realized bags were full and did not get pet. Crying.

 

--Update, 800 kills later I got another one.

Oct 24, 2015 at 6:25pm | Edits: 4 | Maiev-us | Pets: 533 Compare collections | Score: 2674
Enkitir 
Rating: 0   [Report]

Got one today from BMAH for 4,8k... it is every single copper worth :)

Oct 12, 2015 at 2:14pm | Edits: 0 | Lightbringer-eu | Pets: 662 Compare collections | Score: 5278
245trioxin 
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I finally got it today after 837 attempts!  It was raining in Zangermarsh when it dropped.  I do not know if that helps the drop rate.

May 29, 2015 at 1:06am | Edits: 0 | Llane-us | Pets: 1376 Compare collections | Score: 10297
Ladyphedre 
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Luck was smiling on me this morning  :)  Been running through the area maybe once or twice a day with 20 or so Bogflare Needlers killed each time. Managed to snag him on my 297th attempt (since installing Rarity).  My only advice to those still farming is to not give up, and take breaks so you don't get burnt out killing all those Needlers nonstop.  I really did not expect to get him so soon.  Best of luck to all who are still hunting!!

May 24, 2015 at 9:43am | Edits: 0 | Lightbringer-us | Pets: 200 Compare collections | Score: 944
Nynn 
Rating: 0   [Report]

2 days of farming, over 2000 kills and still no luck. :(

Edit: Finally got it on my 3375th attempt. Levelled 4 times from level 66 to level 70.

Apr 5, 2015 at 4:06pm | Edits: 1 | Drak'thul-eu | Pets: 614 Compare collections | Score: 3592
Vincent 
Rating: 0   [Report]

Been grinding for this for days on end- still no drop. Glad it is a slow period before WoD drops!

 

 

Finally got it! The grinding (for this) is finished- now what is next?.....

Sep 15, 2014 at 7:05pm | Edits: 2 | Runetotem-us | Pets: 1004 Compare collections | Score: 5785
Rasferthehunter 
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Well, I'm up to 1810 kills and nothing. I've been farming non-stop for 9 hours. I've logged up 16 hours in the last 2 days. I've seen a couple of people jump in front of me, kill a few and fly off...did they get my Firefly?

So much for the 1500 drop rate! Grrrr.....

 

Well its now 2713 and 17 hrs and still no fly.

 

3270 and 22 hrs (3 days) and you guessed it still no pet!

Am I the most unlucky player for this drop I wonder?

 

3671 and 4 days - I give up!

May 23, 2014 at 6:21am | Edits: 3 | Kul Tiras-us | Pets: 751 Compare collections | Score: 3957
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Commonly used by sporelings as a light source as they navigate the waterways of Zangarmarsh, this luminescent insect helps them avoid the dangerous bogflare needlers.
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