Xu-Fu's Pet Battle Strategies

In the latest addition to the series of pet battle dungeons, we are revisiting the old home town of the Gnomes: Gnomeregan!

To start your journey through this dungeon, head over to Radek Fuselock in Dazar’alors “Hall of Beasts” if you're Horde or Tizzy Gearjolt at Boralus’ “Ruff Waters” for Alliance players. The breadcrumb leads you directly to the instance entrance of Gnomeregan, where you will meet Micro Zoox who will offer you the instance quests, start the queue for it and also sell you pets related to the Gnomeregan dungeon!

Your first playthrough grants an Ultimate Battle-Training Stone, and following runs in the Challenge Mode (no healing) give the new currency Pristine Gizmo which is used to buy pets from Micro Zoox.

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Kunyak#11489

wrote on 01/06/2019

If the strats on this page can be used for the Challenge Mode too, why didn't you make a list of all pets used so we can put pets other than those in the fights with 'extra slots' ? I miss that, unless those strat aren't final, but it would save a lot of page viewing just to pinpoint those pets.

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Emsarrev#2473

wrote on 01/09/2019

Hey, quick list I threw together in Excel. These are the default strategies suggested here. There are no breed requirements for any of these.

Amalgam of Destruction
Amethyst Shale Hatchling
Any 24+ Beast
Any 24+ Elemental
Any 25 pet
Autumnal Sproutling
Azure Whelpling
Blazehound
Blazing Cindercrawler
Blue Dragonhawk Hatchling
Coastal scuttler
Crimson Shale Hatchling
Dark Phoenix Hatchling
Elusive Skimmer
Emerald Shale Hatchling
Enchanted Cauldron
Enchanted Torch
Father Winter's Helper
Fetid Waveling
Giant Woodworm
Gulp Froglet
Hermit Crab
Mr. Bigglesworth
Mudshell Conch
Rapana Whelk
Red Dragonhawk Hatchling
Rotten Little Helper
Ruby Sapling
Scooter the Snail
Shimmershell Snail
Tainted Cockroach
Teldrassil Sproutling
Thundertail Flapper
Tiny Bog Beast
Topaz Shale Hatchling
Zomstrok

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Emsarrev#2473

wrote on 01/09/2019

Some substitutes:
Tiny Shale Spider can replace a Shale Hatchling, or use a double of any other Shale Hatchling.
Silkbead Snail and Rusty Snail can replace any of the other snails, or use any snail you have double.
Emmigosa can be used instead of Azure Whelpling.
Golden/Silver Dragonhawk Hatchling can replace Red / Blue Dragonhawk Hatchling.
Withers can replace a Teldrassil Sproutling or Ruby Sapling.
Tainted Cockroach can be replaced with ~20 other cockroaches/beetles.

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JestersTear

wrote on 01/15/2019

The "default" is different for each person, I believe, if they have imported their pets. It chooses what strat you have pets for or are closest. I've seen my suggested strats change as my pet collection grows.

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Aranesh

wrote on 01/15/2019

Exactly what JestersTear wrote. That's why the "top" strategy doesn't exist anymore, it's different for every user. The tables I had previously don't work anymore with that new system and need a re-make.

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Arowyn0210

wrote on 12/26/2018

Not sure about horde but the pet next to Tizzy in Boralus will send to any of the dungeons.

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Torreip

wrote on 12/30/2018

It's for everyone after clearing for the first time every dungeon ^^

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Coriliah#1676

wrote on 12/18/2018

Great guide, thank you!

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siggy

wrote on 12/17/2018

Only problem I see with the crab/rabbit/forge strats is in challenge mode you cannot mend and some of the fights they do die. Even with 3 of each of them it will be difficult.

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Khes

wrote on 12/30/2018

there are at least 6-7 of each of various breeds, shouldn't be that hard to get quite a few and mix in a few nukes

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Askania

wrote on 12/31/2018

Saw a post on wowhead that said you could logout and onto an alt and then use bandages to heal pets between fights, then log back in on the dungeon runner, apparently you stay in the dungeon doing this, haven't tested it myself yet.

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Kessyra

wrote on 01/05/2019

I'm not sure about logging out and in. I had to log out in the middle of the dungeon and when I came back I was at the beginning and needed to do all the fights again. This was in the regular mode dungeon.

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Remte

wrote on 01/15/2019

The whole point of crab and forge strats is to make them use their protective and healing abilities as efficiently as possible.

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Pla2pus#1287

wrote on 12/16/2018

As pointed out by Valkyl on wowhead, the quest turn-in doesn't match the minimap. You have to go all the way to the dungeon entrance to find the NPC.

https://www.wowhead.com/quest=54184/trouble-in-gnomeregan#comments

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Greeneggs

wrote on 12/13/2018

Found a great tip on Wowhead forums for getting to entrance if you are Horde:

"If you're horde, the ideal, death-free way of getting to Micro Zoox is the following:
- go to Grom'gol Base Camp in Nothern Stranglethorn
- take the teleport into Gnomegeran
- create a costum group and instantly leave it (or join an existing group)
- wait a minute to get teleported out of the dungeon
You'll spawn right before the NPC! No deaths, no repair costs!"

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Clewara

wrote on 12/15/2018

This is true and correct and so much better than trying to bumrush the guards and having to walk the gorillion miles back from the "nearest" graveyard.

Ways to get to Grom'gol faster:
* Manapoof teleport (from BofA or Dalaran) to Deadmines
* Dalaran teleporter to Karazhan
* Druid Dreamwalk to Duskwood
* Mage port to Stonard

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Maelchon

wrote on 12/18/2018

Manapoof in Dalaran now offers to send you directly to Gnomeregan (may require you to have unlocked regular pet dungeon first?)

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Gráinne

wrote on 12/18/2018

Yes, access to Manapoof's teleport is one of the rewards from completing Normal. So when you have completed it once, everything's fine. It's that first step ...

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Jaladar

wrote on 12/13/2018

Sorry if this question is dumb but..I know the quest for the dungeons is weekly, but is it per account or per character?

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suutar wrote on 12/13/2018

per account, I would bet; the others are

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Kellers#1946

wrote on 12/13/2018

It is per account, unfortunately. Unless they changed something from the previous 2 dungeons.

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Jaladar

wrote on 12/14/2018

Thank you both--it had been so long I couldn't remember..although I always did them with just one character in the past.

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Reedwand

wrote on 12/12/2018

No Challenge Mode?

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ShinRyuuken

wrote on 12/13/2018

The strats are for challenge mode, I believe.

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Aerro wrote on 12/05/2018

Stage 2 Battle 3 (living permafrost) has no content. No battle here?

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Lazey

wrote on 12/05/2018

There's a fight, but you didn't see content because there was no published team/strategy.

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Atriste#1570

wrote on 12/04/2018

I assume the same team can be used for Living Permafrost as the other two fights in that stage?

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Lazey

wrote on 12/04/2018

Of course! That's something some people trying to focus on for their challenge mode teams & strategies - pets that survive multiple NPC fights to keep the number of different pets small for players without hundreds of unique pets and duplicates at max level. I think Teroclaw Hatchling was one of those MVP pets for Wailing Caverns before Blizzard changed ability slots.

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Lazey

wrote on 12/05/2018

Oh now I get it, you were referring to the missing strategy because I forgot to publish it ;-) Yes it's similar.

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DragonAfterDark

wrote on 11/12/2018

Anyone else having issues on the PTR with Radek not having the quest for them?

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Tullemus#1634

wrote on 11/09/2018

Tanzil link points to Radek Fuselock

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