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Whiskers the Rat

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Whiskers the Rat
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World Event: Children's Week

Quest: A Warden of the Alliance/Horde [10]

Rat Cage
Rat Cage
Binds when picked up
Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
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Uncommon
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Neutral Neutral
Ground

Grooms face, sniffs air, and wanders around. Also flips over and plays dead (rare).
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Vocalizations (on-click)

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3 allowed
Vanilla
Patch 1.11.1 | Posted: April 1, 2007

Quest: A Warden of the Alliance/Horde (10)

World Event: Children's Week

Whiskers the Rat

Rat Cage

Item Level 1

Binds when picked up

Unique

Use: Right Click to summon and dismiss Whiskers the rat.

This pet is chosen among four vanity pets as a reward after completing a chain of Children's Week quests. These quests may be accessed by characters level 10+. See the Guide to Children's Week for a detailed walkthrough of this chain. Other rewards for the final quest include Mr. Wiggles, Speedy, and Scooter the Snail. Collecting all four pets on the same character is possible (over the course of four years) since the quests are repeatable each year.

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Quality
Breed:Learn about breeds 
Level 0: Health 0Power 0Speed 0
Scratch
Requires Pet Level: 1

100% Hit Chance 

 

Scratches the enemy, dealing 394 Critter damage.

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Flurry
Requires Pet Level: 10

100% Hit Chance 

 

Rapidly strikes at the enemy 1-2 times, dealing 197 Critter damage per hit.

 

Hits an additional time if the user attacks first.

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Sting
Requires Pet Level: 2

100% Hit Chance 

 

Poisons the target for 118 Beast damage every round for 6 rounds.

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Vs. Flying
Survival
3 Round Cooldown
Requires Pet Level: 15

You endure, preventing your health from being reduced below 1 health until the end of the next round.

 

Pets affected by Survival will survive an Apocalypse.

Stampede
Requires Pet Level: 4

100% Hit Chance 

 

Starts a stampede, 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 stampede take 50% increased damage for 2 rounds.

 

Stampede continues for 3 rounds.

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Comeback
Requires Pet Level: 20

100% Hit Chance 

 

Deals 295 Critter damage.

 

Deals 197 additional damage if the user has lower health than the target.

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Critter

Passive: 

Critters are immune to stun, root, and sleep effects.

 

Damage Taken 

50% from Beast abilities

33% from Elemental abilities

Orgrimmar — Kalimdor
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Top RaterUnknownhand 
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A fun little rat with a bit more health then normal and a middle of the road attack and speed base. While I don't use him as much in PVP, i do think his animations are quite amusing.

Nov 20, 2015 at 11:49am | Edits: 0 | Haomarush-us | Pets: 965 Compare collections | Score: 5589
Surathel 
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I beg to differ, Breanni. Whiskers the rat was the first Children's Week pet I got and I had him out EVERYWHERE. To all pet collectors out there enjoying Winter Veil or any other holiday, Happy Holidays.
Dec 17, 2011 at 10:52am | Edits: 0 | Moon Guard-us | Pets: 414 Compare collections | Score: 1766
Ellyndria 
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I picked Whiskers as my first Children's week pet because I used to have pet rats too. :) He has a lot of personality and is fun to have out. And as others have said, he's fun for annoying people in dungeons when they keep trying to kill him and get confused when they can't attack him, lol.
May 14, 2011 at 10:13pm | Edits: 0 | Gnomeregan-us | Pets: 484 Compare collections | Score: 2198
DeathPet 
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I noticed today, if you're on your seahorse mount in the deep see, whiskers will start leaving trails behind him or if you stop he'll skid and leave a trail of sand.
Dec 21, 2010 at 10:37pm | Edits: 0 | Kilrogg-us | Pets: 666 Compare collections | Score: 3621
Top RaterFrancella 
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On my main, have this pet along wiith the other ones, but this is the only pet I have on my druid. I love how they look together, especially the balck cat and the white rat. I always take out this pet on my druid becuase my druid loves Whiskers! =D
Aug 18, 2010 at 4:23am | Edits: 0 | Emerald Dream-us | Pets: 550 Compare collections | Score: 3027
TsukiStar 
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Very adorable, and I noticed that even though its very easy to get at the children's week, its classified as rare, which usually means hard to get. Not many people on this website have this pet, even though it could be one of the cooler one out of Mr. Wiggles or Speedy.
May 29, 2010 at 5:06pm | Edits: 0 | Cenarius-us | Pets: 527 Compare collections | Score: 2283
Top RaterSmokie 
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Whiskers was my very first WoW pet, I had chosen him because at the time I was owned by two real-life pet rats and wanted a similar companion ingame. Would love to see more pet rat models in the future with hooded or spotted markings similar to those of real rat pets, in the meantime this little guy still remains one of my absolute favorites!
Oct 8, 2009 at 5:22am | Edits: 0 | Blackwing Lair-us | Pets: 903 Compare collections | Score: 5401
Top RaterPhaedra 
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Whiskers is one of the most active non-combat pets. He's always wandering around a little, standing up and sniffing, and doing a backflip, missing the landing, and playing dead. Plus, he looks hilarious chasing after druids in kitty form.
Sep 27, 2009 at 12:17pm | Edits: 0 | Gilneas-us | Pets: 1068 Compare collections | Score: 7117
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A clever tactician, Whiskers will feign death to fool predators and bill collectors.
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