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Celebrate 20 years of World of Warcraft in Patch 11.0.5. The latest update adds new anniversary pets, and brings back a few older pets from past anniversaries. There are also a couple of new upcoming Timewalking pets. [source]

Anniversary Pets
WoW's 20^th Anniversary Celebration event runs from October 22, 2024 to January 6, 2025. Head to Caverns of Time in Tanaris to check out all of the festivities. Earn a new currency, Bronze Celebration Tokens, to buy new cosmetics as well as a few returning pets. [source]

There are four new battle pets to collect during this year's celebration.

• Craggles - 2200 Timewarped Badge
• Lil'Doomy - 10 Bronze Celebration Tokens
• Lil'Kaz (pictured right) - Drops from Lord Kazzak
• Misty - 2200 Timewarped Badge

Missed out on previous years' anniversary pets? Now is your chance to collect them! For a limited time, five older anniversary pets will be available to buy for 10 Bronze Celebration Tokens each.

• Baby Blizzard Bear
• Hatespark the Tiny
• Lil' Nefarian
• Molten Corgi (pictured right)
• Onyxian Whelpling

The anniversary event has multiple attractions, plus a couple of familiar faces. Stop by Breanni's stand to say hello, or check out the Pet Battle area (pictured below).

The infamous Squirt is hosting a pet trainer party, and two NPCs from each expansion will be available to battle. These NPCs will rotate every few days, but Squirt will stick around for the entire event. Guess she needed a vacation from the Garrison!

Upcoming Timewalking Pets
Two new battle pets were added to Timewalking vendors. Each costs 2200 Timewarped Badges.

• Karazhan Syphoner (pictured above, left)
• Specter (pictured above, right)

Players can buy the Karazhan Syphoner during the Burning Crusade Timewalking event, while Specter will be available when the Wrath Timewalking event is active.

Miscellaneous Changes
Listed below are a few undocumented pet changes in Patch 11.0.5:

• Coppers has trained extensively and is now ready for battling
• Mikah renamed to Jade Cragviper
• Caustic Oozeling, Illskitter, and Kaheti Bull Worm removed (for now)
• Mister Muskoxeles is properly showing as the reward for collecting 1800 unique pets
• Family Battler of Khaz Algar achievement now has a pet reward, Fuzzy!

Note: Players that completed Family Battler of Khaz Algar prior to Patch 11.0.5 are not retroactively receiving Fuzzy as the reward. Those that complete it after the patch are being rewarded as normal. Hopefully Blizzard will fix this bug in the near future.

Twitch Drop Pet
In celebration of WoW's 20^th Anniversary there's another Twitch Drop reward! [source]

From October 22, 10:00 a.m. PDT until November 5, 10:00 a.m., collect the Sand Scarab (pictured right) by watching a WoW Twitch stream for at least 4 hours. Be sure to connect your Twitch account to your Bnet account first.

The Sand Scarab was originally released as a pet code from the WoW Trading Card Game (Tomb of the Forgotten set). It became unavailable once the TCG was discontinued, so it's awesome that this pet will be collectible again for a limited time.

UPDATE: The new bots from the Mountain Dew promotion do indeed appear to be new pets. [source]

Chillbot 9000 and Thrillbot 9000 cost 400 points each. A US residential address is required to add points and use those points to "buy" digital items, however any player can use the item code in the Bnet launcher to add the item to their in-game collection.

For A Good Cause
Purchase The Reven Pack and support the CureDuchenne charity. [source]

In honor of Mats “Ibelin” Steen, a Norwegian World of Warcraft player who suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Blizzard has released The Reven Pack. It includes a detective-themed fox pet, Reven, and cosmetic backpack (pet available in both Retail and Classic, however the backpack is only available in Retail).

This special bundle is available now through January 7, 2025, and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to CureDuchenne.

CureDuchenne is a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve and extend the lives of those living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, through research toward a cure and education and outreach.

You can learn more about Mats “Ibelin” Steen's story from the Reven Pack Trailer on Youtube, or the documentary, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, available on Netflix.

Players that continue to keep Mats in their hearts can now escort the memory of him through more adventures in Azeroth via an inquisitive little fox. Adopt Reven before January 7 to support CureDuchenne, and help those living with muscular dystrophy.

A Cool New Friend

A new baby murloc pet is available with figurine purchase from the Blizzard Gear Store. [source]

Players can adopt Brrrgl (pictured right) by purchasing the World of Warcraft Ice Murloc Funko Pop! Figure. It costs $18 USD (not including tax and shipping). This is a limited time offer, with limited supply.

Upon purchasing the toy, a separate email will be sent that includes a code for this murloc pet. Note that this email may not arrive immediately. Be sure to check your Spam/Promotions folder.

Although the pet-offer seems to only apply to US-residents, it's possible for players in other countries to claim an unused code.

Upcoming Promotion
Xbox is joining up with Mountain Dew, Doritos, and Rockstar Energy Drink to bring players in-game rewards. [source]

Starting November 4, 2024 through January 31, 2025, collectors can purchase specially marked Mountain Dew, Rockstar Energy Drink, and Doritos products to acquire codes. After creating an account on DoritosDewRockstar.com, these codes can be submitted to earn points, which can then be used to redeem digital items.

WoW players can choose from the following list of items:

• Thrillbot 9000
• Chillbot 9000
• Bot Wrangler’s Violet Apron (Tabard)
• Bot Wrangler’s Crimson Apron (Tabard)
• Hateforged Blazecycle (mount)
• Lil’ Ragnaros

Lil' Ragnaros is currently sold in the Blizzard Store, so it's interesting that it will also be available as a redeemable reward.

It's unclear if Thrillbot 9000 and Chillbot 9000 will be battle pets, but considering the previous Mountain Dew Game Fuel promotion in 2009 that rewarded the Warbot pet, there's a high likelihood these two new bots will also be pets.

Similar to the Gummi promotion, this campaign is only open to US residents. Signing up requires first and last name, a valid residential address, email, date of birth, and phone number.

Additional details and restrictions: One account per person/email address, and limit three accounts per registered mailing address. Participants can only submit 15 codes per day, and there are limits on how many digital items can be redeemed per account. For additional details, see the Mountain Dew Gaming Program Terms.

We'll have to wait see whether the two bots are indeed pets, and how many points they'll require.