Q: How long did it take you to locate and tame the Spirit Beast once you set out to do so?
A: About 12 days and an average of 4-6 hrs searching per day.
Q: Where did you finally tame Loque?
A: Southern spawn location southwest of The Skyreach Pillar.
Q: What time of day was it?
A: Approximately 1pm server time.
Q: Did you know Loque’nahak was going to be there?
A: No.
Q: Were you camping that location?
A: Not really. I was only there about five minutes.
Q: Had you seen Loque at all during the 12 day search prior to taming, and if so, where?
A: Twice. Both times at the spot west of The Nesingwary Base Camp.
Q: What time of day was it when you spotted Loque’s corpse the other 2 times?
A: 11:44pm server and then again the following day at 5:51pm server. 18 hours, 7 mins apart.
A: Is Loque on a 6 hour spawn timer?
Q: I believe so.
A: Is the spawn timer related to the other rares in Sholazar Basin?
Q: Perhaps. Loque spawned in the spot Krush was killed 12 hours earlier.
Q: Did you patrol for him or camp one location?
A: I tried both, but mostly patrolled.
Q: Would you recommend patrolling for him or camping?
A: I recommend patrolling. There are too many spawn locations to just bet on one.
Q: Should I try to tame Loque once I reach level 76?
A: Absolutely not. Wait until you can get Cold Weather Flying.
Q: How important is it to have a flying mount when trying to find Loque?
A: Paramount.
Q: How long does it take to cover all of the spawn points in the basin on a flying mount?
A: About five minutes.
Q: How long does it take to patrol on a ground mount?
A: Too long.
Q: Is it true that Loque’nahak is only out for ten minutes at a time once spawned?
A: No. Loque would never be up that long before being killed or tamed.
Q: How many spawn points did you patrol?
A: 5 for the first 10 days, then 7 the following 2 days.
Q: How many spawn locations are there for Loque’nahak?
A: 7 that I am convinced of.
Q: Where are they?
A : Here
Q: Is Loque’nahak worth all of the trouble?
A: If you’re into extremely uncommon pets that look incredible, then absolutely.
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- Well Looky Here
- It Was Just My Time
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I found him after only 5 mins of searching. It was pure luck and my fiance who has cold flying, was the one who spotted him for me.
You should change the answer. I am 76 and I have Loque. All someone needs is a friend who has flying to assist. No reason to encourage people to wait until cold flying to get this pet. With a supportive friend or family member who has cold flying you get Loque’ as a pet.
I just want all 76′s to know…you can get this as a pet. Once you hit 77 you still need the gold to get the cold flying. That can be a while depending on your current gold lvl.
Don’t let anyone discourage you….
you got lucky
I tamed him last night on Thorium Brotherhood. 11:05 p.m. est. Coords 35, 30. The adrenaline rush when npc scan goes off is amazing.
You got so lucky it’s ridiculous. And no… I am standing firm on the belief that you should wait for Cold Weather Flying. You have five minutes worth of experience and advice on this matter – I have close to eighty hours.
At any rate, grats!
I found loque by pure chance. never even seen that pet before. My friend who previosly tamed it… might i add 10 hours prior, saw it and hollered for me to get my butt from Og, to SB to get it. Very very rare kitty. I am a level 80 and still had issues taming it.
Lol, why did you have prible
no probs. Could be more difficult on a PvP server though idk :$
s taming it? I just tamed it yesterday o. The western spawn point and I just shot a freezing arrow in front of him, waited for him to set off the trap and started taming
Trying to tame Loque nowadays is 10 times easier than it was back then. Mainly because, there were 10x as many hunters looking for him, 10x as many players looking to kill him, and just waaay more players in the Basin period.
Taming Loque’nahak back in Dec. of ’08 was no small feat. If you watched my video on YouTube, you’d know why I tagged him first. Although there are no guarantees, because a jackass is a jackass, but displaying a gray health bar to an opportunistic player can sometimes cut down on their cruel intentions. In other words, if the unscrupulous player who happens by during your tame knows they won’t get credit or loot from the kill, then they may not try to mess with you.
It’s not a matter of skill, it’s not a matter of luck, it’s not a matter of time.
You will not find Loque’Nahak, but Loque’Nahak will find you when he will be sure you will be ready for him.
bye
wolfmanIII is correct. Whether it’s 5 minutes or 5 weeks, the Spirit Beast will only spawn for you when it’s ready to be tamed.
any idea of the spawn times? if its on a 6 hour spawn does that mean 6pm 12pm 6am 12 am?
The spawn times are 6 hours apart, but not at set times as far as I know. I really think the only way you can narrow down a spawn time is if you come across the corpse.
IT popped up on my rare spawn addon at around 6:45 server time on Blade’s Edge idk if they are all at 6/12/6/12 though
ok thanks, had another idea but for some reason think its to good to be true, what about a /target macro?
/target Loque’nahak
ive tryed it with random mobs that are well out of my range and in undeground caverns well out of LoS and it picked them up. any reson why it wouldnt pick up our kitty kat if it was even remotly close?
Rush15, you need to read this post:
http://huntsmanslodge.com/535/tips-and-advice-for-hunters-seeking-loquenahak.htm
Good luck.
Thnx for that man read up, think in the end it is gonna be down to luck haha, might wait till i pull off ma epic flyer cruising around at +60% is a drainer n a half haha
Yeah, I definitely recommend Cold Weather Flying. It’ll help to preserve your sanity.
i had targeted Loq last night 1210 am server time. i was so excited i layed trap and hit tame beast w/o tagging first. w/ about 5 seconds left on the tame bar he gets tagged and killed by another hunter. i was so upset and kept spamming “why!!!” to the jerk, eventually realizing it was a BOT. aargh!
Enduring two hours of Alliance ganking to get my last 2% exp to level 77…
Making my epic engineering mount and taking first flight in search of the elusive spirit beast…
Finding and taming Loq within a quarter turn of the lower edge of zone near Gorillas…
Priceless!!!
Thank you Calewind for the advice to load up rare spawn overlay!
It is 3:25am here… I believe I tamed him around 1:30 am… goood luck to you all!
Grats Bjorg!
The stars were aligned for you that night.
It helped to not look too hard for him. I checked the known spawn points twice the first day and left to do quests. The second day, I got up a little after realm resets. I got to the spawn point that I start with and realized that I wasn’t in BM spec. I also wanted to switch pets and didn’t want to burn my stable pet ability so I flew to the nearest stable master. I switched pets, re-specc’d, flew back and made the rounds. I found him at the pillar, landed, stabled my current pet, targeted Loque and hit the tame button. I was too excited to attack him and just let him hit me. He used a shrink spell on me which made me laugh. I used a health buff to keep him from killing me and soon after I had him tamed. What a thrill for a hunter.
Grats on Loque’nahak Biff!
I caught Loque Nahak right after a server Reset, he is amazing and i love him! I was shaking and i almost died because my heart sunk! Overall he is incredible, don’t any of you hunters ever give up! You will get him!
Umm, juz tamed this beautiful cat at lvl 76. It took me only 3 hrs of searching; riding my talbuk(Yes Riding. Not Flying) around Sholazar. I guess im just lucky.
Thanx for the guide!
I just tamed Loque’Nahak today at 3:30pm (pst) on a Sunday afternoon no less! I had been looking for 2 days and even recruited my husband, who has the artisan riding skill to look at the top spawn points and for me to take the bottom, since I had a slower flying mount. By whatever means necessary you need to fly, ride, (whatever) in the sky to maximize your chances. I found him at the southeast spawn point hanging out with the yellow gorillas by the mountain range. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I actually found him. He is gorgeous and well worth the time! Good luck!!
did he share spawn with other spirit beast like skoll , Gondria , Aotona , King Krush and arcturis ?
I just tamed Loque at 1:45am realm time today! And believe me it’s a rush and well worth the wait. I have been looking for her for at least a month now and this time I was only passing through with the intentions of looking for any rare elite spawn. I believe from experience that camping doesn’t work because she spawns in several places. I found her not far from the Nesingwary base, just southwest of it. Really I had pretty much given up ever finding Loque but then it happened. So never give up guys! You will find her, and it is WELL worth it!
Grats Fiera! The spot SW of the Nesingwary base was one I camped a lot. Mainly because I’d seen Loque there twice, dead of course.
Just got loque at 8am server time on ravenholdt
method
patrol all seven spawn points
killing sango, pitch, and other important creatures near spawn points
he spawn right after killing pitch at the blue crystal tower
thats what i did – don’t know if there is a correlation
also that was also the time the server was restarted 24 hrs before
Where do you think the most popular respaw points are for Loque’nahak
If I had to pick the most popular spot, I’d say it’s the one SW of the Nesingwary Camp. Other popular spots seem to be SW of Skyreach Pillar (where I tamed Loque) and SE of Lifeblood Pillar.
what time of day is Loque’nahak usally alive (realm time)?
spent about 5 days off and on looking for him, finally found him at about 10PM server time (Twisting Nether US), and he is just amazingly pretty. around the area with all of the gorillas. I had a hunch about this area, and it paid off! if you are seriously considering hunting this guy, download NPC Scan. it is SO helpful, it alerts you when there is a RARE spawn in the area. It’s much easier than spamming a macro, and also much more reliable for those people that aren’t particularly macro savvy!
I’ve killed him about 7 times these past two week while grinding ores.
So he spawns alot.
I’ve seen him a few times lately myself. Sholazar’s a lot less bustling these days, so the odds of spotting him now are far greater. I’m still pretty sure he only spawn 4 times a day though.
I just tamed Loque’nahak on my 76 Dwarf Hunter, I spent maybe 30 minutes looking.
i finally got him last night after 3 days and about 3-4 hours each day on argent dawn server at 815p
man i love this pet
Awesome Kavlar!
Grats on Loque. He’s still my favorite of the four Spirit Beasts, and the only one that is truly unique. From his roar, to his skin, and even his model… all those things are one of a kind. The other spirit beasts borrow from other existing pet models, but not Loque… he’s an original.
finally got mine after 2 days of camping and flying around. i woke up due to my daughter crying and couldn’t get back to sleep. so i figured what the hell i get on and see whats up, sure enough he was right there when i came in. now he’s mine got Grubthor, Nuramoc, Arcturis, Gondria and Loque now the real problem is i want skoll but want to keep all my other pets, Grub i had since i first could tame him and nuramoc will be for pvp, guess it might be gondria not really used him since acquiring him
After 5 weeks of 4-9 hour patrols I finally got Loq tonight. He spawned at the southern most spawn point just as i was flying over. I was so nervous i forgot to turn off auto attack after i laid freezing trap and I released him. luckily he doesn’t hit THAT hard… I saw him dead once at the far eastern point near the pack of white gorillas so i got his cloak then as well. If your looking, just hang in there. When he’s ready he’ll come out for you. You can’t make it happen, took me 5 weeks but now i’ll have him forever.