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UPDATE: It was pointed out on Twitter that there are 18 new pet NPCs, possibly located on Argus.

Developer Jeremy Feasel chimed in and noted these new encounters will be tied to new World Quests.

This week's PTR patch brought us an unexpected treat — the next installment of Raiding With Leashes! [source]

A 'Cuteaclysm'

16 new pets have been added to the 7.3 PTR. These latest additions are part of Raiding With Leashes V: Cuteaclysm!

Collectors will find 15 of these pets inside Cataclysm raids, and the final pet, Amalgam of Destruction, is the reward for completing the achievement.

Blackwing Descent (3 pets)

• Discarded Experiment - Maloriak
• Rattlejaw - Nefarian
• Tinytron - Magmatron

Dragon Soul (3 pets)

• Corrupted Blood - Spine of Deathwing
• Faceless Mindlasher - Yorsahj
• Unstable Tendril - Deathwing

Firelands (4 pets)

• Blazehound - Shannox
• Cinderweb Recluse - Beth'tilac
• Infernal Pyreclaw - Majordomo Staghelm
• Surger - Baleroc

The Bastion of Twilight (3 pets)

• Bound Stream - Elementium Monstrosity
• Faceless Minion - Cho'gall
• Twilight Clutch-Sister - Valiona

Throne of the Four Winds (2 pets)

• Drafty - Nezir
• Zephyrian Prince - Al'Akir

Check out all 7.3 datamined pets

With this update, Patch 7.3 will have 19 new pets for collectors to obtain! Are you ready? Which pet are you the most excited about?

Summer time means a summer holiday, and even battle pets need some much-deserved down time. With that in mind, this month we're featuring a special pet. It may not be able to battle, but we're on break, right? It's K'ute!

Collecting K'ute
It's been a beautiful summer so far. Most of our pets are enjoying their summer vacation off from battling, and we don't want to wreck their good time by forcing them into the spotlight. However, there's one pet who just made a long journey over thousands of light years to deliver a message.

K'ute is the reward from Raiding With Leashes III: Drinkin' from the Sunwell edition. K'ute doesn't have any moves and can't battle. Even though all our battling buddies are taking a deserved break, it can pick up the slack for this Pet of the Month.

The 12 pets you have to collect to complete the achievement to get K'ute include the sites for some of the biggest showdowns we've seen with the Burning Legion so far.

The Black Temple contains the most pets, including three from a single encounter — plan on repeat trips, either to the raid or the auction house. The Sunwell and Mount Hyjal raids also have a few pets. We hope you really like killing demons, champion.

All these raids can be easily soloed by max level characters, though Mount Hyjal can be a bit time consuming due to its timed wave structure. Luckily all pets involved, except K'ute itself, can be traded to complete the achievement.

A mere companion, K'ute is a perfect friend to bring along as patch 7.3 looms. We're going to Argus, and it seems like we're going to have our biggest face-off against the Burning Legion ever. Having a Naaru by your side, even one which won't be battling itself, may provide the morale boost we need to finish the Legion once and for all.