Strengths (50% Extra Damage)
- Aquatic >> Strong Against >> Elemental
- Beast >> Strong Against >> Critter
- Critter >> Strong Against >> Undead
- Dragonkin >> Strong Against >> Magic
- Elemental >> Strong Against >> Mechanical
- Flying >> Strong Against >> Aquatic
- Humanoid >> Strong Against >> Dragonkin
- Magic >> Strong Against >> Flying
- Mechanical >> Strong Against >> Beast
- Undead >> Strong Against >> Humanoid
Weaknesses (33% Less Damage)
- Aquatic — Weak Against — Magic
- Beast — Weak Against — Flying
- Critter — Weak Against — Humanoid
- Dragonkin — Weak Against — Undead
- Elemental — Weak Against — Critter
- Flying — Weak Against — Dragonkin
- Humanoid — Weak Against — Beast
- Magic — Weak Against — Mechanical
- Mechanical — Weak Against — Elemental
- Undead — Weak Against — Aquatic
Passive Abilities
- Aquatic – Harmful Damage Over Time is reduced by 25%
- Beast – Deal 25% additional damage while below 50% health
- Critter – Break out of CC quicker
- Dragonkin – Deal 50% additional damage the round after reducing an enemy below 25%
- Elemental – Ignore all weather effects
- Flying – Gain 50% additional speed above 50% health
- Humanoid – Recover 4% maximum health each round they deal damage
- Magic – Cannot be dealt more than 40% of their maximum health in one attack
- Mechanical – Come back once per battle at 20% health
- Undead – Return to life for one round when killed
Effects
Buffs/Debuffs
Blinded
- Caused By:
- Benefits:
Bleeding – DoT
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Burning – DoT
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Chilled
- Caused By:
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Poisoned – DoT
- Caused By:
Sleep – Incapacitate
- Caused By:
- Emerald Dream (self-cast)
- Food Coma
- Hibernate (self-cast)
- Moth Dust
- Sleeping Gas
- Soothe
Stunned – Incapacitate
- Caused By:
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Webbed
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Weather Effects
Arcane Storm – Pets cannot be stunned or rooted
- Caused By:
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Blizzard – All pets are considered “Chilled”
- Caused By:
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Cleansing Rain – The duration of all Damage over Time effects are reduced by 1 round and Aquatic pets do 25% more damage
- Caused By:
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Darkness – All pets are considered “Blinded” and all healing received is reduced by 50%
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Lightning Storm – All pets deal bonus Mechanical damage and Mechanical abilities do 10% additional damage
- Caused By:
Moonlight – All pets receive 25% additional healing and Magic abilities do 10% additional damage
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Muddy – Pets entering the battle are Rooted for 3 rounds
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Sandstorm – Pets take less damage and the accuracy of all abilities is reduced by 10%
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Scorched Earth – All pets are considered “Burning” and take Dragonkin damage per round
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Sunny Day – Pets gain 100% additional maximum health and all healing done is increased by 25%
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Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together online! I was having a hard time understanding how the whole pet thing worked and what pets worked best against other pets. A great big thank you from me an avid WoW player! =)
I’m so glad it helped you! Thanks for the comment.
~ Effy
This is UNBELIEVABLY helpful Effy! Thanks for the great effort you put into this!
You’re welcome! I use it myself. I’m so glad you found value in it too!
~ Effy
Indeed Effy. Thanks for this guide. It’s really made pet battles so much easier and fun. 🙂
Grateful in Fort Worth.
Yah, having a quick reference for what type of pet to use against others really helped my pet battles.
~ Effy
Wonderful info, Thanks!
I’m glad you found it and that it helped!
~ Effy
Effy, I really appreciate your website and info about pet battles on WoW. Your guide is best one I’ve found! Thank you!
Great! I hope it continues to be useful for you!
~ Effy
Thank you Effy! I book marked this page and use it every time I’m doing a pet battle…..I think I might even print it out and laminate it…..but then I’d have to admit I have an addiction to pet battles and I’m not sure if I’m ready to admit that just yet lol 😀
Laminating it and putting it up is a great idea. Maybe I’ll make a more visually appealing version of the cheatsheet.
~ Effy
Awesome spreed sheet! Thanks!
I’m glad it was helpful to you!
~ Effy
Thanks Effy. This sure came in handy!
I’m so glad it helped!
~ Effy
Thanks for putting this page together, very handy 🙂
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you found it helpful. 🙂
~ Effy
This saved me today! Thank you so much!
I’m glad this little cheatsheet was helpful!
~ Effy
I had to make an account just to pop into the comments and tell you how much I love your cheatsheet. I keep it open on a tab on my Internet browser and I use it every day. Thank you very much for making it!
Wow! That’s great to hear! You’re so very welcome!
~ Effy
Thanks for this article – I reference it almost daily! Extremely useful.
I’m so glad this cheatsheet is still useful and valid! I never expected it to remain relevant this long. I’m glad you find it to be continually helpful. 😀
~ Effy
You’re a legend, this was exactly what I was looking for – thank you!
Wow! I’m so glad this helped! You’re welcome!
~ Effy
THANK YOU!!! Been bugging a few peeps to put together a chart! Now I have your brainiac page to guide me!
I’m glad you found just what you needed! 🙂
~ Effy
I am getting back into WoW after a few years away. Still catching up with pet battles… So glad I found you and this post! You rock, Sweetie! Thanks much!
Pet battles are definitely addictive. I’m so glad you found the cheatsheet helpful! 🙂
~ Effy
So, I just barely got back into the game after being gone for years. Still learning all the new content. You have no idea how much time this has saved me, Effy. I was tearing my hair out everytime I had to fight Beegle Blastfuse for dailies. It would take me a dozen fights, sometimes more. First time I used your guide, I beat him on the first try. Now I’m flying through dailies and gearing up to start the pvp battles! You should feel a sense of pride and satisfaction for all the people this has helped. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
It never fails to make me smile when I see how helpful this little cheatsheet is to people! I’m so glad it helped you!
~ Effy