News and Updates

Patch 11.1 is live this week and there are new battle pets to collect and achievements to earn! [source]

New Battle Pets
Over 40 new pets can be found in the new zone, Undermine. Here's a quick summary:

• 16 wild pets
• 14 pets sold by vendors
• 5 dropped pets
• 3 achievement rewards
• 2 quest rewards

Check out new Undermine pets!


There are also three more hyena pups, although it's still unknown where they'll be found. It's possible they might be planned for a future patch, but we'll keep an eye out for Goggles, Grinner, and Scruff (pictured above) all the same.

Which pet are you most excited to collect? See you in Undermine!

New Battling Challenges

Four new Pet Battle trainers can be found in Undermine, and with these additions, a new "Family Familiar/Battler" set of achievements.

Defeat each of the encounters using a level 25 team of one pet type to complete 10 family achievements, which will then complete the Family Battler of Undermine meta-achievement and reward Foreman (pictured right).

Need some ideas on teams and strategies? Check out Xu-Fu's Pet Guides for some tips and tricks.

New Twitch Drop

To celebrate the release of Patch 11.1, there's a new Twitch Drop reward. [source]

Starting today through March 25, 2025, players that watch at least 4 hours of a participating active WoW Twitch stream will earn Tock the Clocker Spaniel (pictured right). Be sure to link your Bnet account with your Twitch account to ensure eligibility.

New MoP Classic Bundle Pet

Mists of Pandaria Classic will be released later this year, and will be free to play with an active WoW subscription. However, two upgrade bundles can be purchased that grant multiple MoP-themed cosmetic items. [source]

Players that purchase the Sha-Infused Heroic Pack upgrade will receive Merriment (pictured right) in Retail and Joyous in Classic, plus other cosmetic items. The pet is added directly to your Pet Journal in both versions of the game.

The Heroic Pack costs $39.99 USD, while the Epic Pack costs $79.99 USD. The Epic Pack offers the same cosmetic rewards as Heroic, but it also includes a character level boost and game time.

New Twitch Drop Coming Soon
To celebrate Patch 11.1's release, a new battle pet will be available via Twitch Drop! [source]

Between February 25 and March 25, 2025 watching at least 4 hours of a participating active WoW Twitch stream will reward Tock the Clocker Spaniel (pictured above) in Retail. Be sure to link your Bnet account with your Twitch account to ensure eligibility.

We'll add both Merriment and Tock the Clocker Spaniel to the WarcraftPets database as soon as we can!

Plundering For Pets
From January 14, 2025 to February 25, 2025 players can participate in a special battle-royale-inspired gamemode, Plunderstorm. Earn Plunder to purchase a number of cosmetics, including two new battle pets! [source]

Two new battle pets, Parley and Sparklesnap (both pictured above), are now available from the Plunderstore for 2000 Plunder each.

Pets earned from the previous Plunderstorm event are also available from the Plunderstore.

• Happy - 250 Plunder
• Bubbles - 500 Plunder
• Glamrok - 1000 Plunder

Year of the Wood Snake

A new Lunar New Year-themed battle pet is available in Classic and in Retail. [source]

Players that have a 6 or 12-month subscription will receive the Timbered Air Snakelet pet at no extra cost for Cataclysm Classic.

The Timbered Sky Snakelet (pictured right) battle pet can be added to Retail collections, however it requires a separate purchase from the Blizzard Store ($10USD).

Although the pet is essentially the same for both versions of WoW, Classic and Retail have slightly different names ("Air" vs. "Sky").

11.1 Pet Preview
The Public Test Realm is up and running for the next content patch. There are currently 44 new battle pets coming in the Undermine patch, but keep in mind that this number may change as the PTR progresses.

Patch 11.1 - Overview of 44 new battle pets


Coming in 11.1 are some new pet models, and a few are appropriately mechanical-themed (and are therefore Goblin-approved). Pictured above from left to right are new mechanical gorilla, devilsaur, and goblin sapper pet models.

Other new pet models include some colorful critters (pictured below), such as hermit crabs with bombs for shells, cave crabs, mice, and stylish baby hyenas.


Many of the new battle pets will come in multiple colors, so this is just an example of the types of battle pets you'll encounter in 11.1. Which pet are you looking forward to collecting the most?