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by Uduwudu » December 9th, 2016, 8:01 pm
Hi,
There are way too many choices, and ideas, that can really throw things for a loop.
I like the suggestions, and all of them are quite good, however, what I did a year ago, was start making my own list, and then compared the comments, to the number of times that these pets showed up in random strategies from Wowhead or here or elsewhere. . Here's my thought pattern "long lost list" for the most part.
Ex1: Unborn Val'kyr was in so many strategies, that it was obvious you had to get one. Heck, they opened the flood gates and now you can get 2 of them, both different, and you can even choose which one to use in any given fight. Top of the list!
Ex2: The Fawn's are not always listed in many places, but they almost fit in the same spot as the Teroclaw Hatchling. Fight a few of those in Val'Sharah, and you will find that ... hmmmm ... interesting. Moves up the list!
Ex3: Before I got the Teroclaw, Anubisath was my leveler lead-in, because the Sandstorm helped curb some damage, and it also healed him enough for him to last through many a fight. Up to top of the list! But I went to AQ to get it. Was more fun, even trying to get that sick Ooze that you can't kill without the right weapon, that you have to go farm!
Ex4: Whelplings. Need to go to a couple of places at midnight game time, and you can get 2 of these within 10 minutes ... Spawn of Onyxia and the Infinite Whelpling. The SoO is a bit too slow but it does put out decent damage. Moves up the list!
Ex5: Farming Whelplings. My only lucky get from farming a whelpling has been in Feralas. End of story. I've spent way too much time in Wetlands for nothing! Feralas moves up the list. Others down the list when you have nothing else to get, because the time required to get one, is ridiculous and not worth the time. Farming moves down the list!
Ex6: Other bombers. Find the use for the easy ones. The 2 manafiends, bomb nicely and can be used to close out the fights, and I use the Eldrich a lot for this. I like having a 450 half bomb, and 800 bomb ... now and now, one after the other when a mob is being a headache. Close out the fight, and not wait for a setup. Moves up the list!
Ex7: Mechanicals. Some are mandatory. One Iron Starlette (I like 2 of them -- for the Stitches and BofB fights), and go home 20 seconds later. Mechanical Pandaren Dragonling is a must ... his Decoy is very helpful n a lot of fights. Moves up the list. Others are very useful, specially Lil'Bling, the Tonk, the Zep ... all of these you will find in a lot of fights. Move up the list!
Ex8: The Zandalari's. Get a friend, and go farm these. In less than a couple of hours, you will both have these stocked. All 4 of them no less, although these days, there are a couple of arguments about which ones to get. I say get two of each (different of course), and then make your call. In general, speed is good on these since they do not have a lot of hit points, and you want them to go first, so they only take one big damage, and you can get the Black Claw and their Rampage through. Moves up the list because it is easy ... and they are very effective in many spots!
This is just an example, of what you might want to do to create a list for yourself. As I mentioned, my list started with 20 from the Top 20 listed here on this site, and then the 36 or so pets listed on a run through for the Celestial Tournament -- which I refuse to do and will never do!), however, the listing of pets in there is excellent, and gives you an excellent lead on its uses, which is even more important.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Because I no longer need 300 Blue Stones to make many of these "Rare", now, it is easier to decide/choose which pets to get, and I let a lot of the blues/greens and whites go ... if the Poor is the breed that is most important. There is a thread on this board on breeds for Legion, and I recommend printing it, not that you have to follow it religiously, but some of the comments are totally massive and sometimes the difference between a win and a loss ... you will have to install the Pet Breed ID addon, btw. The same goes for many other Pets, and when you look at the 9 or 10 different Rats or Bunnies, you will find real quick, that most of them are not worth it, even if they show up as a "rare".
