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World of Warcraft (Retail)

Pets: change history

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1 change across 1 patch (Jul 28, 2026), newest first.

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    Thrillbot 9000 and Chillbot 9000 are now unique.
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    Thrillbot 9000 and Chillbot 9000 are now unique.

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31 more changes in 6 patches, newest first.

World of Warcraft (Retail)

WoW Retail Hotfixes: October 6, 2026

Oct 6, 2026Official notes ↗
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The Coiled Altar The Venomous Abyss
Resolved an issue where pets could engage Zul'jan during the roleplay.
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Resolved an issue where pets could engage Zul'jan during the roleplay.
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Den of Nalorakk
Addressed an issue where player pets were unable to damage The Winter Squall.
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Addressed an issue where player pets were unable to damage The Winter Squall.
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Beast Mastery Hunter
All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 7%.
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All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 7%.
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Delves
Fixed an issue causing Gnok to cast Ejecting Decay while moving, and Upheaval no longer targets pets.
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Fixed an issue causing Gnok to cast Ejecting Decay while moving, and Upheaval no longer targets pets.
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Beast Mastery Hunter
Beast Cleave now causes your pets to strike nearby enemies for 70% of the damage dealt (was 55%).
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Beast Cleave now causes your pets to strike nearby enemies for 70% of the damage dealt (was 55%).
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Survival Hunter
All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 4%.
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All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 4%.
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Ula'tek The Venomous Abyss
Corrected an issue where Hunters' Stampede pets from the Pack Leader hero talents would not properly damage the Heart of Ula'tek during the encounter.
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Corrected an issue where Hunters' Stampede pets from the Pack Leader hero talents would not properly damage the Heart of Ula'tek during the encounter.
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Warlock
Fixed an issue where Warlock pets would continually learn Soul Leech.
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Fixed an issue where Warlock pets would continually learn Soul Leech.
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Classes
Spirit Walk in the Vaults of Atal'Utek should now apply to pets.
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Spirit Walk in the Vaults of Atal'Utek should now apply to pets.
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Housing
Pet Beds let players place noncombat companion pets in and around their house, with up to 100 beds inside and up to 25 outside.
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Players can place up to 100 beds inside and up to 25 beds outside. Once a bed is placed, players can select a pet to make its home there.
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Beast Mastery Hunter
Heart of the Pack renamed to Razor Sharp and has been redesigned – Increases the damage of your pet's Bite, Claw, and Smack by 100%.
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Heart of the Pack renamed to Razor Sharp and has been redesigned – Increases the damage of your pet's Bite, Claw, and Smack by 100%.
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Beast Mastery Hunter
Beast Cleave now causes your pets to strike nearby enemies for 55% of the damage dealt (was 40%).
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Beast Cleave now causes your pets to strike nearby enemies for 55% of the damage dealt (was 40%).
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Survival Hunter
Wildfire Imbuement has been redesigned – Throwing a Wildfire Bomb has a chance to imbue your weapon with flames, causing you and your pet's auto-attacks to deal additional Fire damage for 10 seconds.
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Wildfire Imbuement has been redesigned – Throwing a Wildfire Bomb has a chance to imbue your weapon with flames, causing you and your pet's auto-attacks to deal additional Fire damage for 10 seconds.
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Subtlety Rogue
Fixed an issue that caused Secret Technique damage from secondary hits to be attributed to summoned pets instead of the attacking Rogue.
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Fixed an issue that caused Secret Technique damage from secondary hits to be attributed to summoned pets instead of the attacking Rogue.
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Items
New wild pets to collect on the Coiled Isle.
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New wild pets to collect on the Coiled Isle.
World of Warcraft (Retail)

WoW Retail Hotfixes: June 12, 2026

Jun 12, 2026Official notes ↗
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Beast Mastery Hunter
All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 4%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 4%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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Skyreach
Addressed an issue where Richocheting Chakram can damage pets.
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Addressed an issue where Richocheting Chakram can damage pets.
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PvP · Beast Mastery Hunter
All damage dealt by you and your pets reduced by 3% in PvP combat.
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All damage dealt by you and your pets reduced by 3% in PvP combat.
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Marksmanship Hunter
Cunning or Tenacity pets should no longer sometimes lose their pet passive bonuses of Endurance Training and Pathfinding when changing between the Cunning and Tenacity talent choice node.
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Cunning or Tenacity pets should no longer sometimes lose their pet passive bonuses of Endurance Training and Pathfinding when changing between the Cunning and Tenacity talent choice node.
World of Warcraft (Retail)

WoW Retail: 12.0.5 Content Update Notes

Apr 21, 2026Official notes ↗
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Augmentation Evoker
Inferno's Blessing will now correctly always apply to the casting Evoker, and will no longer apply to pets.
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Inferno's Blessing will now correctly always apply to the casting Evoker, and will no longer apply to pets.
World of Warcraft (Retail)

WoW Retail Hotfixes: April 17, 2026

Apr 17, 2026Official notes ↗
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Demonology Warlock
Fixed an issue where Demonic Brutality increased critical damage dealt by pets by 260%, rather than the intended 230%.
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Fixed an issue where Demonic Brutality increased critical damage dealt by pets by 260%, rather than the intended 230%.
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Retribution · Herald of the Sun Paladin
Resolved an issue causing Dawnlights to target critters and pets with Divine Storm.
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Resolved an issue causing Dawnlights to target critters and pets with Divine Storm.
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Beast Mastery Hunter
All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 4%. Not applied to PvP combat.
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All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 4%. Not applied to PvP combat.
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Survival Hunter
All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 4%.
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All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 4%.
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Delves
Fixed an issue where damage-dealing Valeera was causing pets and guardians to be considered more valuable targets than the player(s).
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Fixed an issue where damage-dealing Valeera was causing pets and guardians to be considered more valuable targets than the player(s).
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Lightblinded Vanguard The Voidspire
Fixed a bug where Avenger's Shield was targeting pets.
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Fixed a bug where Avenger's Shield was targeting pets.
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Beast Mastery Hunter
All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 5%. This does not affect PvP combat.
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All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 5%. This does not affect PvP combat.
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Beast Mastery Hunter
When Pets are Playing Dead, issuing a Kill Command, Wild Thrash, or Bestial Wrath command will wake them up.
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When Pets are Playing Dead, issuing a Kill Command, Wild Thrash, or Bestial Wrath command will wake them up.
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Mage
Mass Invisibility will now correctly affect the pets and summons of the units it affects.
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Mass Invisibility will now correctly affect pets and summons of units it applies to.
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Vorasius The Voidspire
Focused Aggression now affects pets.
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Focused Aggression now affects pets.
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Items
Wild pets in Midnight zones do not require battling to capture.
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Wild pets in Midnight zones do not require battling to capture.