Tag Archives: Spirit Beast

Hunter News, Hunter Pets

Patch 7.2 Pet Bonanza: Gon, Lost Spectral Gryphon, Fenryr, and invading other class halls

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Wow, what a week it's been for Hunter pets! We've got a new solo challenge to tame Fenryr, two new spirit beasts, and there was also some shenanigans going on with Hunters invading the Shaman and Druid class halls to tame unique pets not available anywhere else. I guess I'll start with the first thing that … Continue Reading ››
Hunter Pets

How to tame Lightning Paw

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There's a new spirit beast to tame in patch 7.1.5! Lightning Paw is the first spirit beast fox and he has a unique lightning effect not seen on any other beasts. It's hard to see this in screenshots, so check out the short video clip embedded below. Somehow, we all missed him on the … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

Hunter changes in patch 6.1: Talent buffs and more

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Blizzard finally put out the official 6.1 notes and we got some buffs in the talent department. Check these out.
Originally Posted by Blizzard
Talent Balance Developer Commentary: A primary focus for class changes in Patch 6.1 is improving overall talent balance. Not every talent needs to be useful in every situation; and in fact it’s often better if they … Continue Reading ››
Hunter Pets, Opinion

The 20 new pets I’m taming in Warlords of Draenor

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I kept putting it off, but I finally did it with patch 6.0 only a few days away. I made room in my pet stable for some new pets in Warlords. From 55 pets to 35 pets, and here's the proof... emptystable I abandoned sent 20 pets out to pasture. I … Continue Reading ››
Hunter Guides, Hunter News, Hunter Pets

How to tame Gara the Spirit Beast

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A couple of nights ago, a bunch of hunters banded together on Twitter and the Petopia forums to try to solve the Gara mystery on the beta. Those I recognized from the forums or Twitter were right beside me in game trying to figure out the same problems, coming up with … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

WoD Beta 18816: The hunt for Gara begins, talent changes, and more

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The talent changes mentioned earlier in the official patch notes all seem to be active in this beta build. I'll go over those again, but first there is some news on Gara the Spirit Beast. You can read up on Gara here, but the TL;DR is that it's a new spirit beast … Continue Reading ››
Hunter Guides

Hunter Soloing in Warlords: The Inside Scoop

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Editor's Note: I'd like to welcome Shoot from Nightmare Asylum as another guest writer on Eyes of the Beast. Shoot has many world first hunter solo achievements under his belt. He is also one of the raid leaders of Team Hunter, the all-hunter raid group currently tearing its … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News, Hunter Pets

Gara, the loyal Spirit Wolf: Hints at a new tame?

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Hunter @Miacoda discovered this sad and lonely spirit wolf, Gara, apparently keeping vigil at its master's grave in Shadowmoon Valley for Elune knows how long. The interesting thing about Gara is that you can only interact with her if you are in beast mastery spec. Nothing happens yet, but … Continue Reading ››
Hunter Pets

Pet of the Week: Arcturis

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Most people think that Loque'nahak is the most difficult spirit beast to tame, but I'd argue that honor goes to Arcturis. At least Loque has multiple spawn points, so you could always get lucky and find him at one of the spawns where no one is currently camping. Arcturis, on the other hand, … Continue Reading ››
Hunter Pets

Pet of the Week: Ban’thalos

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Ban'thalos is one of the many challenge tames added back in patch 4.2. This level 85 spirit beast can be found in Hyjal, circling high above the Sanctuary of Malorne (around 28,62). The challenge to this tame is the sheer height Ban'thalos spawns at. You need to be able to get aggro and … Continue Reading ››