Xu-Fu Strategy vs. Retch

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Any Level 20+ Flyer Any Flyer	Aranesh		Script	2	5.0	N/A	66	56 0:56	6
Any Level 25+ Flyer	Kalagren	2 crits on your Gorm Harrier while Enrage is active will require a 3rd pet to finish. (Low chance)	Script	2	5.0	N/A	4	34 0:34	4
	Mutanis	One team for all 18 legendary pets on argus! (only one Td Script) motivation: I don't know if strategies with Ikky will still work after the changes in shadowlands. I created a flying team which works for all 18 legendary pets on argus. Only the strategy steps are different from fight to fight. If you don't use TD Script, note the strategy steps. TD Script is for all 18 pets. So rematch string and TD Script only needs to be copied once.	Script	2	5.0	N/A	4	44 0:44	6
	DragonsAfterDark		Script	2	5.0	N/A	4	38 0:38	5
	DragonsAfterDark		Script	2	5.0	N/A	2	75 1:15	9

Breed	Health	Power	Speed
PS	1319	322	273

Before		After	Experience Gain
1	➜	5	479
2	➜	5	508
3	➜	5	535
4	➜	6	558
5	➜	6	578
6	➜	7	594
7	➜	8	607
8	➜	9	617
9	➜	9	624
10	➜	10	627
11	➜	11	627
12	➜	12	624
13	➜	13	617
14	➜	14	607
15	➜	15	594
16	➜	16	578
17	➜	17	558
18	➜	18	535
19	➜	19	508
20	➜	20	479
21	➜	21	446
22	➜	22	409
23	➜	23	370
24	➜	24	327

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2 crits on your Gorm Harrier while Enrage is active will require a 3rd pet to finish. (Low chance)

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Mutanis

One team for all 18 legendary pets on argus! (only one Td Script)

motivation: I don't know if strategies with Ikky will still work after the changes in shadowlands.

I created a flying team which works for all 18 legendary pets on argus. Only the strategy steps are different from fight to fight. If you don't use TD Script, note the strategy steps. TD Script is for all 18 pets. So rematch string and TD Script only needs to be copied once.

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2 5.0 N/A 4 44
0:44
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2 5.0 N/A 2 75
1:15
9

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ability(Black Claw:919) [round=1]
ability(Flock:581) [self(#1).active]
ability(#1)
change(next)

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Retch 128010

Flying

Special or not:0Special or not:111115328644715320

Ikky

Skills: 1 1 1
Breed: Any
Ikky
This pet can have the following breeds:

Breed Health Power Speed

PS 1319 322 273

1 ZR3 16

Any Level 20+ Flyer

Skills: Any
Breed: Any

1 ZR3 16

Any Flyer

Skills: Any
Breed: Any

Low XP

Breed

At least one of the pets for this strategy require the use of a specific breed.

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This strategy is using pets obtainable from the Wow Trading Card Game (TCG) or the auction house for potentially high sums of gold.

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This strategy is using pets obtainable only from the WoW In-Game Shop for Battle.net Balance or real money.

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You can use this strategy to carry a low level pet to give it experience.

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The strategy offers a Script that can be used with the Pet Battle Script addon. You can copy the script by clicking on the button to the left of the pets.

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At least one pet in the strategy cannot be obtained anymore. If you have it, congrats!

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In Dragonflight Patch 10.2, the ability Time Bomb has been changed. This tag is marking strategies using Time Bomb so they can be reviewed.

Time: 0:56

This time was entered by a strategy curator. It is quite reliable especially when using TDScript, however times can always vary slightly.

Rounds: 6

The number of rounds for this fight were added by a strategy curator. This number is usually very reliable.

This table shows the level increase for completing the fight with level 25 pets and one carry pet.
Partial level experience is not included in the calculation.

Before After Experience Gain

1 ➜ 5 479
2 ➜ 5 508
3 ➜ 5 535
4 ➜ 6 558
5 ➜ 6 578
6 ➜ 7 594
7 ➜ 8 607
8 ➜ 9 617
9 ➜ 9 624
10 ➜ 10 627
11 ➜ 11 627
12 ➜ 12 624
13 ➜ 13 617
14 ➜ 14 607
15 ➜ 15 594
16 ➜ 16 578
17 ➜ 17 558
18 ➜ 18 535
19 ➜ 19 508
20 ➜ 20 479
21 ➜ 21 446
22 ➜ 22 409
23 ➜ 23 370
24 ➜ 24 327

Safari Hat

Lesser Pet Treat

Pet Treat

Darkmoon Hat

Pet Battle Week

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Pet levels to 25 with minimal XP lost

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Additional XP above level 25 is lost

Strategy Details

56 Sec

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6

The number of rounds for this fight were added by a strategy curator. This number is usually very reliable.

N/A

The winrate could not be calculated because there was an error. Xu-Fu will retry from time to time to obtain a winrate.

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2020-08-29 05:41:23

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2017-11-08 09:54:06

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Retch

Low XP

This fight provides very low experience. It is usually not worth bringing a low level pet in. You can see detailed values by hovering over the XP tag.

Turn 1

Black Claw

Ikky

Any Level 20+ Flyer

Any Flyer

Pass

Bring in your Ikky

Bring in your Flying pet

Swap to your Ikky

Swap to your Flying pet

Retch comes in

An enemy pet comes in

Any standard attack will finish the fight

Turns 2+

Flock until Ikky is dead

Ikky

Any Level 20+ Flyer

Any Flyer

Pass

Bring in your Ikky

Bring in your Flying pet

Swap to your Ikky

Swap to your Flying pet

Retch comes in

An enemy pet comes in

Any standard attack will finish the fight

Bring in your random flyer

Ikky

Any Level 20+ Flyer

Any Flyer

Pass

Bring in your Ikky

Bring in your Flying pet

Swap to your Ikky

Swap to your Flying pet

Retch comes in

An enemy pet comes in

Any standard attack will finish the fight

Turn 1

Any standard attack (194+) will finish the fight

Ikky

Any Level 20+ Flyer

Any Flyer

Pass

Bring in your Ikky

Bring in your Flying pet

Swap to your Ikky

Swap to your Flying pet

Retch comes in

An enemy pet comes in

Any standard attack will finish the fight

I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.

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marcelnebunu

wrote on 2026-01-11 15:12:40

use(Flock:581) [round>1]
use(Black Claw:919)
use(#1)
use(#2)
use(#3)
change(next)

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RYANsATLAS#2135

wrote on 2024-04-12 20:01:09

Yipper is a good one for this as well, being a flying type and having bite (beast Move)

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McThomas#1207

wrote on 2023-02-05 17:18:15

Still works in DF

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nevermore

wrote on 2022-06-14 17:01:30

Worked exactly as written.

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VanyaMia

wrote on 2021-08-14 09:33:21

Did not work for me as listed. Ikky was dead at the beginning of turn 4 with Retch on over 50% health. The randoms taken in couldn't hit hard enough to end it. If using it I'd recommend careful selection of the 2nd and 3rd pets and not random. I took Foulfeather and repeated the Ikky attacks (which worked without needing pet three) with the Direbeak in as back up with Ironskin and Falcosaur swarm, just in case.

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Gráinne

wrote on 2021-08-14 17:32:54

I see another case below where Ikky didn't finish it. I guess there is some RNG in Retch's attacks that may cut Flock short.

It's always good to have strong backup, just in case! :)

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Wolfbrother

wrote on 2020-10-23 06:23:00

Works in SL prepatch as written! :)

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Bruman#1853

wrote on 2020-10-22 17:53:56

Second pet had to hit it once. Great strat!

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Papabur wrote on 2020-03-27 11:07:04

my Ikky solo'd

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JBF wrote on 2020-05-11 06:05:30

Conversely I was glad I brought in decent backup. My ikky was down in 4 rounds with Retch still on 50%

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Elemjay wrote on 2018-01-20 06:16:01

I used Brilliant Kaleri, lvl 19 with Shriek (but I think almost any level would work here as long as the damage reduction is 25%), Ikky and Chicken. and your Ikky will survive to do at least two Flocks.
Start with levelling pet, use Shriek. Switch to Ikky, Black Claw and then Flock until Ikky dies. Send in Chicken with Flock to clean up.

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Prudentius wrote on 2017-10-11 21:51:10

TD Script

ability(Flock:581) [enemy.aura(Black Claw:918).exists]
ability(Black Claw:919)
ability(#1)
change(next)

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Kayllisti wrote on 2017-09-17 12:59:20

Using totally boring flying pets:

Mei Li Sparkler: Confusing Sting + Swarm
Any Chicken x 2: Squawk + Flock

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Justin wrote on 2017-09-13 00:51:13

Not a big gain, but you can do the level pet first, Ikki will die after 1st flock, then finish with any heavy hitter (I used Chi-Chi).

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Adrian wrote on 2017-09-12 12:03:22

Sharptalon Hatchling can solo this (1,2,1). Start with Rip, then Swarm. GG WP!

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Winterfall wrote on 2017-09-12 15:39:42

RNG dependent I suppose, mine died.

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Yewfire wrote on 2017-09-12 05:40:37

Worked first time. Thanks!

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T'Saavik wrote on 2017-09-03 17:36:50

Teroclaw hatchling with bite works for finishing pet.

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FlibbitSC wrote on 2017-09-04 14:32:03

Any flying pet with any ability that does damage works =)

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Daedrynn wrote on 2017-09-06 01:42:16

Teroclaw does not have the ability Bite. Do you mean Claw?

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Vij wrote on 2017-08-31 09:46:03

Found Nether Ray Fry to be a good secondary pet because of the speed and Bite attack. Used a Dragonbone Hatchling in last slot, but did not have to use it .

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	Creator
			Tags Filter strategies: Strategies to level pets Strategies with a Script No Shop or TCG pets Reset Filters These options reset all other sorting filters.
Any Level 20+ Flyer Any Flyer	Aranesh		Script	2	5.0	N/A	66	56 0:56	6
Any Level 25+ Flyer	Kalagren	2 crits on your Gorm Harrier while Enrage is active will require a 3rd pet to finish. (Low chance)	Script	2	5.0	N/A	4	34 0:34	4
	Mutanis	One team for all 18 legendary pets on argus! (only one Td Script) motivation: I don't know if strategies with Ikky will still work after the changes in shadowlands. I created a flying team which works for all 18 legendary pets on argus. Only the strategy steps are different from fight to fight. If you don't use TD Script, note the strategy steps. TD Script is for all 18 pets. So rematch string and TD Script only needs to be copied once.	Script	2	5.0	N/A	4	44 0:44	6
	DragonsAfterDark		Script	2	5.0	N/A	4	38 0:38	5
	DragonsAfterDark		Script	2	5.0	N/A	2	75 1:15	9

Before		After	Experience Gain
1	➜	5	479
2	➜	5	508
3	➜	5	535
4	➜	6	558
5	➜	6	578
6	➜	7	594
7	➜	8	607
8	➜	9	617
9	➜	9	624
10	➜	10	627
11	➜	11	627
12	➜	12	624
13	➜	13	617
14	➜	14	607
15	➜	15	594
16	➜	16	578
17	➜	17	558
18	➜	18	535
19	➜	19	508
20	➜	20	479
21	➜	21	446
22	➜	22	409
23	➜	23	370
24	➜	24	327


	Safari Hat
	Lesser Pet Treat
	Pet Treat
	Darkmoon Hat
	Pet Battle Week

	=	Pet levels to 25 with minimal XP lost
		Pet levels to 25 with minimal XP lost

	=	Additional XP above level 25 is lost
		Additional XP above level 25 is lost

Before		After	Experience Gain
1	➜	5	479
2	➜	5	508
3	➜	5	535
4	➜	6	558
5	➜	6	578
6	➜	7	594
7	➜	8	607
8	➜	9	617
9	➜	9	624
10	➜	10	627
11	➜	11	627
12	➜	12	624
13	➜	13	617
14	➜	14	607
15	➜	15	594
16	➜	16	578
17	➜	17	558
18	➜	18	535
19	➜	19	508
20	➜	20	479
21	➜	21	446
22	➜	22	409
23	➜	23	370
24	➜	24	327

Before		After	Experience Gain
1	➜	5	479
2	➜	5	508
3	➜	5	535
4	➜	6	558
5	➜	6	578
6	➜	7	594
7	➜	8	607
8	➜	9	617
9	➜	9	624
10	➜	10	627
11	➜	11	627
12	➜	12	624
13	➜	13	617
14	➜	14	607
15	➜	15	594
16	➜	16	578
17	➜	17	558
18	➜	18	535
19	➜	19	508
20	➜	20	479
21	➜	21	446
22	➜	22	409
23	➜	23	370
24	➜	24	327