Getting a moth pet as a low-level Hordie
- Get yourself to Auberdine (Darkshore). If you're like me, this means running from Orgrimmar, but at least I got to pick up some flight paths along the way.
- Swim out to the very end of Auberdine's dock, where the boat to Azuremyst docks. Position yourself right under the tip of the dock, and then drown (as close to the surface as you can).
- Run your ghost out on the dock, stand at the end of it, and wait for the boat to show up. Do not resurrect yet.
- When the boat arrives, run onto it (still in ghost form), quickly climb the back stairs, and carefully walk out onto the rope that stretches towards the front of the ship (see screenshot above). Now resurrect. You will be in combat, but nobody will run up to the rope to attack you. Now just don't move until the boat gets to Azuremyst.
- When you get to Azuremyst you should be able to jump straight into the water, thereby avoiding combat. Now would be a good time to turn on your Track Humanoids if you're interested in finding a Blood Elf Bandit for the coveted mask. Make your way east towards Ammen Vale, where new Draenei start, being careful to avoid Azure Watch.
- Unfortunately, you're going to have to die some more. There are high-level guards in the pass into Ammen Vale; I couldn't think of any way to get through besides corpse-running. But it only took two deaths, so I wasn't too bothered.
- Just past the guards, you should find what you came for: Vale Moths. They're level 1, so you should have absolutely no trouble training one, and then you can simply hearth out. Enjoy your awesome new pet!
Three deaths in all (probably more if you're on a PvP server); not too bad, considering. The family skill for moths is Serenity Dust. I was initially worried about putting it on auto-cast, but it looks like the pet AI is smart enough to not use it until the moth is down by enough health that the HoT is actually useful. With Dust once a minute, I may never cast Mend Pet again in the course of normal questing.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Saelorn Oct 15th 2008 1:06PM
Alternatively, while you are there you can grab a kurken, assuming you're willing to wait in line for a bit.
Todd Oct 15th 2008 1:57PM
Or a Ravager. I went there at level 11 to get my Ravager as my first pet. I think I'll make the trip back there now to get the Kurken though! I'll make the trip late at night though.
Keyra Oct 15th 2008 4:36PM
Just an FYI - the Kurken is an exotic and can only be tamed if you have Beast Mastery (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=53270) which is only available at level 60. I found this out last night with my lvl 37 hunter and was rewarded with an angry Kurken and the words, "Cannot be tamed".
BitterCupOJoe Oct 15th 2008 1:07PM
There are also different colored moths on Bloodmyst Isle, a bit of a walk to the north. I believe they start in the mid-teens.
dv0rak Oct 15th 2008 1:08PM
they may have changed this, but back in the day, you could just walk the ghost onto the boat and wait for it to depart without ever rezzing. Once it passed though the splash screen, you'd be alive again on the other side. Guards may still kill you on the other side, but you're going to end up at a graveyard on azuremyst isle at that point.
brian Oct 15th 2008 5:56PM
agreed, that's the way to do it
greatwhiteyetti Oct 15th 2008 1:08PM
There are moths on bloodmyst isle that might be easier to get to then the ones in ammen vale, but I don't know if they're tameable . . . anyone else know?
Eliah Hecht Oct 15th 2008 1:10PM
The Bloodmyst moths are not tameable, sadly; I think they look much better.
Illirien Oct 15th 2008 1:15PM
How odd that some of the moths are tamable and others aren't.
Boven Oct 15th 2008 1:26PM
It is kind of disappointing that the ones on Bloodmyst Isle aren't tameable. There are moths in Netherstorm with the same skin, but obviously those aren't exactly available to low level hunters.
Dan Oct 15th 2008 1:17PM
I just love how people try to find ways to cheat the game. In the least, this is certainly not in the spirit of World of Warcraft, you have to admit. How pathetic!
Zali Oct 15th 2008 1:24PM
Don't be an asshat. It isn't "Cheating" the game. It is being creative and putting in the time and effort for something unique. The moths are there for anyone to grab. They aren't faction specific. But you DO have to work a little harder if you are a Horde to get it.
Oneiroi Oct 15th 2008 1:25PM
How is sneaking your way onto a ship and into the draenei area not in the "spirit" of WoW? Alliance can get to the blood elf area fairly easily in plaguelands....
Sounds like something horde would do in my opinion.
So I don't think it's pathetic at all.
Boven Oct 15th 2008 1:30PM
Horde hunters have been taking the boat to get to Darnassus to tame low level owls since the very early days of WoW. If that sort of thing were against the 'spirit of the World of Warcraft' then Blizzard would've taken steps to stop it.
It's really no different from Alliance hunters going up to tame lynxes up in Eversong Woods.
D.O.T. Oct 15th 2008 1:54PM
I could see why you'd think it was cheating as Horde aren't suppose to be on Alliance ships, however I'd like to hear of a better way for Horde to get these pets... care to suggest one?
ThorinII Oct 15th 2008 2:06PM
My19 twink NELF hunter has the Rake. Back when I rolled him the cats had different stats and that was THE twink pet to have. Everyone on Alliance that wanted a 19 twink went to Thunder Bluff to get it. I fail to see how enduring extra time and imminent death is cheating or pathetic!
Zuldim Oct 15th 2008 1:18PM
Were moths never tameable? Because I could have sworn I saw someone with one once while leveling...
Eliah Hecht Oct 15th 2008 1:19PM
Moths just became tamable this patch, I'm pretty sure.
Keyra Oct 15th 2008 2:07PM
You're probably thinking of the non-combat pet:
http://www.warcraftpets.com/search.asp?find=moth
I was thinking the same thing until I remembered that it was also bright blue, whereas the blue moths aren't tameable.
Dightkuz Oct 15th 2008 1:20PM
Track Humanoids show the Blood elfs who are STEALTHING? Weird...