Meet Deathy. He's one of the new companion pets that will be joining us in Cataclysm. He won't be the only one, though, as the latest build added a host of new mounts and pets.
Mounts & Pets
Mounts
- Ultramarine Qiraji Battle Tank Summons and dismisses a rideable Ultramarine Qiraji Battle Tank. This is a very fast mount.
- Sandstone Drake Transforms you into a Sandstone Drake, allowing you to fly very fast and carry an ally on your back.
- Mottled Drake Summons and dismisses a rideable Mottled Drake. This is a very fast mount.
- Kron'Kar Annihilator Summons and dismisses the Kron'Kar Annihilator. This is a very fast mount. cast
Companion Pets
- Deathy Right Click to summon and dismiss Deathy. / Instant
- Guild Herald Right Click to summon your guild's Herald for up to 5 min.
- Guild Page Right Click to summon your guild's Page for up to 5 min.
- Gold Mini Jouster Right Click to summon and dismiss a Gold Mini Jouster.
- Blue Mini Jouster Right Click to summon and dismiss a Blue Mini Jouster.
- Tiny Shale Spider Right Click to summon and dismiss the Tiny Shale Spider.
- Pebble Right Click to summon and dismiss Pebble. / Instant
- Landro's Lil' XT Right Click to set down or pick up your Landro's Lil' XT action figure.
- Enchanted Lantern Right Click to summon and dismiss your Enchanted Lantern.
- Magic Lamp Right Click to summon and dismiss your Magic Lamp. / Instant
- Elementium Geode Right Click to summon and dismiss your Elementium Geode.
- Mr. Grubbs Right Click to summon and dismiss Mr. Grubbs.
- Brazie's Sunflower Right Click to summon and dismiss Brazie's Sunflower.
I wonder if the Gold and Blue Mini Jousters will interact with each other in some fashion. That'll be somewhat entertaining during downtime in raids. The Sandstone Drake is a mount I'd be interested in grabbing, as well, due to its shapeshifting and passenger capability.
I know there isn't a whole lot of information yet on the mounts or pets, but what are you looking forward to picking up?
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Reader Comments (Page 3 of 3)
Mayhew Sep 18th 2010 1:49PM
Don't confuse this jousting with the Argent Tournament from Wrath. This is more like a 3D version of Joust for Nintendo (and also Atari, I think). At least, that's the type of jousting that is happening in Hyjal. It's a lot more fun and crazy than the jousting happening at AT, in my opinion.
Tim Sep 18th 2010 7:06AM
The Sandstone does, indeed, sound cool. and Being a druid, its just another "form" I'd like to take. :)
Trinea Sep 18th 2010 7:24AM
I can see all the whining coming from the roleplay servers now with that Sandstone Drake. "Dude, I don't know what you're talking about! I'm not (insert race here), I'm really a DRAGON IN DISGUISE!!!1"
...aside from that, of course, I think it'd be awesome, and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing them.
Phillip Sep 18th 2010 7:37AM
The Sandstone Drake sounds incredibly awesome. A definite A+ for the originality in making the mount system a bit more interesting.
vinniedcleaner Sep 18th 2010 7:58AM
TRANSFORMERS.... DRAGONS IN DISGUISE!
wait, that doesn't sound right....
Erthshade Sep 18th 2010 8:02AM
Oh god, I was just talking with a friend the other day about how awesome it would be for druids to have a dragonflight form with passenger option, and now... do we know the sources for any of this?
MusedMoose Sep 18th 2010 8:18AM
Is it wrong that I get more excited about stuff like this than any of the class changes? ^_^ Or maybe it's more that we've been hearing about class changes for so long that this new stuff is just that much more interesting. Can't wait to see the models on these.
Noyou Sep 18th 2010 2:57PM
IF it's wrong I dun wanna be right :p
Qot Sep 18th 2010 9:52AM
"Pebble"? You mean they're putting in a pet rock?
Jormund Fenris Sep 18th 2010 10:41AM
If memory serves, Pebble is a quest-giver baby earth elemental in Deepholme. Apparently, he really likes you afterwards...
Jormund Fenris Sep 18th 2010 10:37AM
Heavy.
Desuka Sep 18th 2010 2:44PM
So excited for a sunflower pet! :)
Dragonrose Sep 18th 2010 3:33PM
Sandstone Drake Transforms you into a Sandstone Drake, allowing you to fly very fast and carry an ally on your back.
mind = blown
Jubilee Sep 19th 2010 12:41AM
Is it me or is the SandStone Drake mount for WoW what Falkor was for the Neverending Story?
Nathanyel Sep 20th 2010 10:06AM
Sandstone Drake is probably an Alchemy BoP Mount: http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/762298-Sandstone-Drake-Alchemy
iceveiled Sep 20th 2010 2:21PM
alchemy mount should be a potion that lets the player fly without a mount, but they do that "dolphin flutter" animation like what happens now you dismount while moving in mid-air.
Ruth Oct 24th 2010 12:48PM
You mean the swimming animation? Which is actually what you do when you fly - swim through the air. Except the game has you astride a 'flying mount' model instead of making you swim. Usually.