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The Cat Whisperer

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Shadowclaw

Level 64 and I didn’t even have a cat… can you believe that?! I’ve started doing some random dungeons again to speed up my leveling process, so I figured I should look at getting a cat so that I have some buff variety.

I used to have Humar, but I set him loose at some point way back before we received our massive stable expansion. I thought about grabbing him again, but nah… too easy, plus I’ve tamed him several times over the years, anyway. It was time for something new. Humar has a great look for a cat, but he’s so popular that you tend to see him around quite a bit. I wanted something a bit more unusual.
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A Charmingly Disarming Pet: Olm the Wise

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Olm the Wise - Bird of Prey

Last I checked in, I was singing the praises of the wasp for lowbie hunter PvP. Well, I’m happy to say I’ve found an even better companion to take along on my battleground adventures — at least for now. These days I’m accompanied by a badass battle birdie, who was formerly known as Olm the Wise.

Olm the Wise is a spectral owl who can be found meandering about in NE Feralas. This one-of-a-kind bird of prey model is really cool looking, as it’s somewhat like Ban’thalos – only toned down a bit. Olm doesn’t have the cool misty aura surrounding him, but he’s still really awesome – especially considering he’s available to lower level hunters (48 and up).
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A Simply Stunning Pet: Rex Ashil

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Rex Ashil - Wasp Hunter Pet

As my baby Orc was making his way through the 50s, I decided to start thinking about a new pet choice for the 50-59 PvP bracket. I’d been using a wolf up until then, mainly for the added 5% crit, and for the fact that I just like the idea of an Orc running around with a snarly Worg. However, as you level up through the brackets, life becomes harder and harder for hunters – especially for those of us not decked out in full heirloom gear. I felt that for me to be able to deliver the pain in the manner I’m accustomed to, I’d need a new pet with some sort of utility.

After a bit of research, I settled upon the wasp.
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BM Pet Buffs on the PTR

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Blizz slid in a couple of buffs to BM AoE on the latest Patch 4.3 PTR Build. Chimaeras and Worms have had both of their AoE abilities buffed with about 20% increased damage, with a slightly larger area of effect.

Hunter Pets

  • Froststorm Breath (Chimaera) now deals [205 + 11.52% of Ranged AP] Froststorm damage, up from [170 + 9.6% of RAP]. Now affects all enemies within 12 yards, up from 7 yards.
  • Burrow Attack (Worm) now deals [1640 + 92.16% of Ranged AP] Nature damage, up from [1432 + 76.8% of RAP].

Bug Battle Tank: Silithid Harvester

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Bettle Hunter Pet

Just yesterday, I experienced Beetlemania for the first time! It was groovy baby, yeah!

The handsome fella pictured above is my Orc hunter, whom I’ve not mentioned on here for quite some time. In fact, I’d had him set aside for almost the entire expansion up until now. I was having some fun with him back in WotLK, but then he became a victim of the Cataclysm dungeon recalibration – thus making all of his previously awesome gear, that I’d worked so hard to get… useless. Between the need to replace all of his gear, and my desire to devour the higher level expansion content, I ended up shelving him for awhile.

At any rate, a few weeks back I decided to indulge my inner dirty Hordie, so I started leveling him again. He’s now wreaking his brand of green terror upon the demons of Outland, with his most recent victim being Arazzius the Cruel.
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