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Shadowlands is live this week, and there are many new battle pets to discover and collect.
New Pets In Shadowlands
Shadowlands adds 130+ new pets, overtaking Battle For Azeroth as second highest number of battle pets added at the start of expansion. Mists of Pandaria still holds the record for most pets added at the beginning of an expansion, with the addition of 200+ pets.
Highlights for Shadowlands pets include but are not limited to:
- 25 wild pets to capture
- 7 quest rewards
- 3 pets rewarded from achievements
- 3 crafted pets
- 4 Covenant Renown pets
- 28 pets from vendors (includes reputation pets)
- 1 raid drop (pictured right)
- ...and more!
Check out all Shadowlands pets!
No New Charm Currency
Good news! Polished Pet Charms will continue to be the currency used to purchase the majority of new Shadowlands vendor pets.
"...we have no plans to make a new pet charm currency this expansion. Polished Pet Charms will remain the standard currency to buy new pets, toys, consumables, and all of the other normally-available vendor purchases." [source]
Other than Polished Pet Charms, Renown pets will require new currency that can be obtained as you earn reputation and renown, Reservoir Anima and Grateful Offering.
New Achievements
Ready for some challenges? Shadowlands has a Family Familiar-style achievement plus a similar achievement to Tiny Terrors in Tanaan.
- Family Exorcist - rewards Spriggan Trickster
- Abhorrent Adversaries of the Afterlife - rewards Winterleaf Spriggan
The battles required for Family Exorcist are unlocked at max level (World Quests). Each day there will be one active Pet Battle encounter in each of the Shadowlands zones (4), excluding The Maw and Oribos. The WQ must be active in order to battle these NPCs.
There are other pet and Pet Battle related achievements to work on as well:
- Twisting Corridors: Layer 2 - rewards Death Seeker
- Battle in the Shadowlands - rewards Mawsworn Pet Leash
- Nine Afterlives - rewards Jiggles's Favorite Toy
- Shadowlands Safari
Changed Pet Abilities
As previously mentioned, many abilities received tuning in the Shadowlands pre-patch. Check out a cursory list of which abilities were changed. Additional updates may not be listed on this page, however our database should be up-to-date.
These changes may impact certain strategies, thankfully Xu-Fu's Pet Guides has indicated which of their listed strats have been tested and are Shadowlands-ready, check out this wonderful resource.
Whether you're a pet collector or a battler, Shadowlands has you covered. So summon your favorite companion and head into the realm of death — onward to adventure (and pets)!
