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Crawling Claw
Crawling Claw
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Profession: Archaeology - Tol'vir

Artifact: [Crawling Claw]

Crawling Claw
Crawling Claw
Binds when picked up
Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
Want it Want it | Got it | Exclude — Community: 10.2% have it
This appears to be nothing more than the paw of a small primate. A closer inspection shows that the hand has been dried by centuries of exposure to the sands of Uldum.
Rare
Yes
Neutral Neutral
Ground

Plays rock, paper, scissors with other Crawling Claw pets.

Pit-pattering footsteps; vocalizations (on-click)

Plays rock, paper, scissors with other Crawling Claws, and explodes when it loses.

Archaeology required.
Cataclysm expansion required.
3 allowed
December 7, 2010

This companion is a rare tier Tol'vir archaeology item. It is created by discovering and "solving" 150 Tol'vir Archaeology Fragments. Players may utilize up to three Tol'vir Hieroglyphic to aid in the solving of this item. Each Tol'vir Hieroglyphic is the equivalent of 12 Tol'vir Archaeology Fragments.

Once completed, an entry on the Crawling Claw can be found in players' archaeology tab: "A legend among the tol'vir tells of a wicked djinn whom the Ramkahen sought to destroy. In an attempt to prevent his own death, the djinn tried to transfer his spirit into the body of a monkey. He was slain right in the middle of the transference, and only a fraction of his essence had moved over - only enough to possess the monkey's paw."

Although this pet is Bind on Account, the item will disappear once learned.

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Breed:Learn about breeds 
Level 0: Health 0Power 0Speed 0
Shadow Slash
Requires Pet Level: 1

Slashes at the target with dark energy, dealing 394 Undead damage.

Vs. Humanoid
Vs. Aquatic
Agony
Requires Pet Level: 10

Inflicts agony on the target, causing increasing Undead damage each round for 2 rounds.

Vs. Humanoid
Vs. Aquatic
Ancient Blessing
3 Round Cooldown
Requires Pet Level: 2

Heals the user for 551 health and increases the maximum health of your team by 5 per level for 9 rounds.

Death Grip
3 Round Cooldown
Requires Pet Level: 15

Deals 394 Undead damage and forces the opponent's lowest health pet to swap into battle.

Vs. Humanoid
Vs. Aquatic
Curse of Doom
5 Round Cooldown
Requires Pet Level: 4

Deals 788 Undead damage after 5 rounds.

Vs. Humanoid
Vs. Aquatic
Dark Simulacrum
Requires Pet Level: 20

First use: Observes the opponent's next ability.

 

Future use: Uses the stored ability.

Undead

Passive:

Undead pets return to life immortal for one round when killed.

Damage Taken:

50% from Critter abilites.
33% from Dragonkin abilites.
Uldum — Kalimdor
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Hydramith 
Rating: +14   [Report]
>>>WARNING<<< As of the moment of writing this, the pet, even though being BoA, can only be learned by 1 character, it disappears after use. Pick your character carefully!
Dec 26, 2010 at 3:11am | Edits: 1 | Doomhammer-EU | Pets: 516 Compare collections | Score: 2507
Site MVPMoritach 
Rating: +9   [Report]
I finally found another person with the crawling claw pet and they do play rock, paper, scissors alright... but the losing pet explodes and is desummoned! :O
Jan 17, 2011 at 5:57am | Edits: 0 | Silvermoon-EU | Pets: 514 Compare collections | Score: 0
Site MVPFrixee 
Rating: +5   [Report]
The lore of this pet is a reference to the short story "The Monkey's Paw" by William Wymark Jacobs, though it was likely also inspired by Thing from The Addams Family. It has a similar finger-walking animation too.
Dec 7, 2010 at 11:04am | Edits: 1 | Wyrmrest Accord-US | Pets: 73 Compare collections | Score: 0
Aztecia 
Rating: +4   [Report]
I am working on this one! One tip I have found, is - as nice as it is to keep working around the map until you have 3-4 in Uldum, don't do it. As soon as one spawns in Uldum, go get it, else it's just one less Uldum spot it can spawn in.
Jul 6, 2012 at 8:47pm | Edits: 0 | Frostmourne-US | Pets: 332 Compare collections | Score: 1329
Wednesdy 
Rating: +4   [Report]
209 Tol'vir solves NO PET =(
253 NO PET
286 Crawling Claw is mine =)
Dec 20, 2011 at 12:39pm | Edits: 2 | Darkmoon Faire-EU | Pets: 184 Compare collections | Score: 0
Shalira 
Rating: +3   [Report]
Still dancing around Kalimdor, trying to get this pet. It helps to be a Gnomish or Goblin Engineer and a Mage. Makes getting around much faster.
May 29, 2012 at 4:22pm | Edits: 1 | Dawnbringer-US | Pets: 417 Compare collections | Score: 1824
Gímli 
Rating: +3   [Report]
Upon 4.3 people have experienced archaeology nodes as it were giving 8,9and even 10 fragments at a time.
This not a bug :).
In 4.3 they have completely nerfed archaeology much to our hearts' content. This is going to hopefully make the crawling claw at least slightly easier to get.
Good luck this is probably one of the hardest pets in the game:)
Dec 19, 2011 at 1:38pm | Edits: 0 | Azjol-Nerub-EU | Pets: 139 Compare collections | Score: 0
Kyldar 
Rating: +2   [Report]

If you want a pet that can beat Farmer Nishi quickly, then use this pet.  I can usually beat all three of her pets with just this one.  Easy pet daily.  Handier thing is to have one of your level 23s or 24s come in for a round and get a quick leveling.

 

Update: Seriously, great way to level a low pet.  Put my level 14 Darkmoon Rabbit in for one round and leveled him to level 18.

Jan 21, 2013 at 10:52pm | Edits: 1 | Khaz'goroth-US | Pets: 461 Compare collections | Score: 2122
Top RaterZurcn 
Rating: +2   [Report]

I'm so unlucky that, even after getting this pet, he constantly loses at RPS

Nov 16, 2012 at 3:00am | Edits: 0 | Aggra (Português)-EU | Pets: 511 Compare collections | Score: 2258
Inky70k 
Rating: +2   [Report]
290 Tol'Vir solves at the moment. I have the ring, the sword, the pendant, and the mount...not a rare since 140 solves...keep on swimming keep on swimming...
Aug 21, 2012 at 5:49pm | Edits: 0 | Moonrunner-US | Pets: 160 Compare collections | Score: 0
Azaharacl 
Rating: +2   [Report]
This one was the most difficult archeology pet for me. When you have one dig zone in Uldum, make sure you go to dig it. Then you'll have the zone spot "clear" and it can be respawned again. Good luck!
Jan 18, 2012 at 5:58am | Edits: 0 | C'Thun-EU | Pets: 181 Compare collections | Score: 0
Ginakitty 
Rating: +2   [Report]
Finally got this after 442 tol'vir solves. whew!
Dec 18, 2011 at 2:58pm | Edits: 4 | Realm unavailable | Pets: 165 Compare collections | Score: 0
Grievus 
Rating: +1   [Report]

Contrary to some posts the MoP artifact crates do indeed have keystones - although rare.

Dec 26, 2012 at 2:53pm | Edits: 0 | Durotan-US | Pets: 418 Compare collections | Score: 1698
Bedeude 
Rating: +1   [Report]
Took me this many times:
Dwarf: 55
Fossil: 73
Night Elf: 139
Tol'vir: 89
Troll: 100
Total: 456

89th Tol'vir solve
Jun 15, 2012 at 12:19am | Edits: 0 | Madoran-US | Pets: 466 Compare collections | Score: 1958
Grinresh 
Rating: +1   [Report]
I finally got this one on my 390th Tol'vir solve. Anyone toiling away getting common after common and not seeing results after even 100-200 solves, keep going, it has to come eventually.
May 18, 2012 at 3:54am | Edits: 0 | Korialstrasz-US | Pets: 169 Compare collections | Score: 0
Harassment 
Rating: +1   [Report]
dwarf : 64
Fossil : 82
Night Elf : 209
Nerubian : 2
Tol'Vir ; 84
Troll : 100


Got my Claw on the 84th Tol'Vir solve, good luck to everyone still trying!
May 13, 2012 at 9:19pm | Edits: 1 | Sylvanas-EU | Pets: 507 Compare collections | Score: 2120
Top RaterAmmeg 
Rating: +1   [Report]
This little guy plays rock, paper, scissors with another of his kind :D

Awesome to watch!
Feb 4, 2012 at 7:42pm | Edits: 0 | The Maelstrom-EU | Pets: 433 Compare collections | Score: 1779
Shinyclef 
Rating: +1   [Report]
Anyone have a theory on the drop rate? I've seen comments ranging from 11 to 300, most being in the 50-150 range. Does 1/100 seem reasonable?

If that were true, that's a huge grind considering the nature of archaeology.

I'm up to 91 tol'vir solves and giving up for the night, again. I hope it doesn't take more than 150 or I'll go crazy haha.

** Well, got it on my 97th solve. I have a feeling it's about 1/100 from what I've been seeing.
Nov 13, 2011 at 3:35pm | Edits: 1 | Frostmourne-US | Pets: 139 Compare collections | Score: 0
Lawlly 
Rating: +1   [Report]
I know for sure this is going to have a Five Finger Death Punch theme song.
Nov 12, 2011 at 3:06pm | Edits: 0 | Aerie Peak-US | Pets: 161 Compare collections | Score: 651
Zofis 
Rating: +1   [Report]
There should be a red recolor named Ankh.

Cookie to anyone who gets that.
Jun 3, 2011 at 12:41am | Edits: 0 | Kalecgos-US | Pets: 471 Compare collections | Score: 1844
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Dalaran's not as busy as it used to be, so it gets a little lonely in my shop these days. At least I can amuse myself by playing rock, paper, scissors with this pet! Not to mention the Crawling Claw is great if I'm in need of an extra helping "hand" managing the store's pets. Of course, he needs to stop with that "five-finger-discount" nonsense...

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