Patch 5.2 is Live with 23 New Pets!

Patch 5.2 is finally here, bringing many changes to Pet Battles as well as new pets to collect!


Here's a summary of what to expect in the latest content patch. For a full list of all the updates, check out the official 5.2 patch notes.

23 New Pets to Collect!

• The Gusting Grimoire is the common pet loot card from the latest TCG expansion deck, Betrayal of the Guardian
• 4 new wild pets on the Isle of Thunder.
• There are 3 new raid pets that can drop in Throne of Thunder LFR, Normal or Heroic mode.
• Completing a new quest to defeat Elite Battle Pets rewards the Red Panda and will unlock a daily. This daily has a chance to yield additional panda pets!
• Do you like dinosaurs? The Isle of Giants has 4 new baby dinosaur pets to collect as well as a quest reward pet for gathering up 999 dino-bones.
• 2 new pets that drop from (rare) elites.
• Better get your angling gear ready, because there are 4 new fish companions just waiting to be fished up!

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New Pet Battle Features

• Got inventory space? Battle Pet Bandages now stack to 25 and are BoA!
• Forfeiting a battle will no longer despawn your wild pet opponent. Additionally, your active pet team will take a damage penalty for fleeing. Note: This penalty should not affect Tamer Battles.
• Players at max level will have a chance to receive Lesser Charms of Good Fortune from a successful Pet Battle. The opposing team must be within 5 levels of the highest level pet on your active team, and higher level opponents have a better chance at yielding a charm.
• Players that are not level capped will receive player experience for winning a Pet Battle against a pet that is within 5 levels of the player's highest level pet.
• PVP Pet Battlers rejoice! There is a chance to earn a Battle-Stone from a successful PVP battle.
• Pet resilience is a new mechanic that grants a pet that has been recently affected by crowd-control, immunity to crowd-control for a short period of time.
• Many pet attacks and abilities have been re-tuned to help balance gameplay.

Patch 5.2 offers a large list of pets to collect and new opponents to battle, so what are you waiting for?

Go get 'em!