Xu-Fu Strategy vs. Retinus the Seeker

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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Any Level 1+ Pet	Redorkulated#1291	Created this based on a comment from Nebulae on one of the other strats here. worked really well and i couldnt see a simular strat. hope this helps someone as much as it helped me.	Level 1+ Script	2	4.8	97%	26	70 1:10	8+
Any Level 1+ Pet	Hollandshoop	Script thanks to Dpaul	Level 1+ Script	2	4.6	77%	44	66 1:06	8
	Lazey	* 9.0.2 approved *	Script	2	5.0	100%	9	38 0:38	5
	SpruceOP	Ikky can sometimes finish off Retinus the Seeker. If Ikky cannot, finish with Baa'l. Script thanks to Lazey	Script	2	5.0	100%	1	57 0:57	7
	DragonsAfterDark	For the Shadowbarb Hatchling Quest: Someone His Own Size Video for Fight	Script	2	5.0	100%	2	39 0:39	5
Any Level 1+ Pet	Kalagren		Level 1+ Script	2	5.0	100%	5	56 0:56	7
	DragonsAfterDark		Script	2	5.0	100%	0	47 0:47	6
Any Level 1+ Pet	drsleo#1268		Level 1+ Script	2	5.0	99%	5	51 0:51	6
	WhyDaRumGone	You can use non flying Exploders; but #3 recommended flyer above 266 speed	Script	2	5.0	100%	2	39 0:39	5
	Inarizoku	Ikky survived with 2 HP in all of my experiments (6 or 7). A third pet needed in case of crit. I used Wildhammer Gryphon Hatchling with Flock. Important that he has more than 267 speed.	Script	2	4.8	100%	2	57 0:57	7
Any Pet	sarati#2761	Script thanks to Bani	Script	2	3.7	92%	2	57 0:57	7
	Squirl	If you have a limited collection, you can beat every new 8.3 Pet Battle World Quest with these 3 pets: Wayward Spirit Foulfeather (S/S) Twilight Clutch-Sister (P/S) All 3 pets are fairly common and tradable, so you should be able to get them cheap from your AH if you don't have them. Only the listed breeds have been tested. A strategy using these 3 pets is posted for each 8.3 WQ: - K'tiny the Mad - Tormentius - Baruk Stone Defender - Vil'thik Hatchling - Retinus the Seeker - Whispers - Aqir Sandcrawler - Blotto	Breed Script	2	0.0	100%	0	53 0:53	7
Any Pet	norng	7~8 rounds.	Script	2	0.0	100%	0	59 0:59	7-8
Any Pet	Jadeon#1206	5 round speed kill could do leveling with it but an explode pet would be better for that as shown in Shenks strat	Script	2	0.0	86%	0	63 1:03	7-8
Any Level 1+ Pet	Smedley	Based on Redorkulated#1291s strategy. Retinus demolished any flyer I used in the first slot causing the strat to fail at times. Putting in a beast reduced the damage enough to make it a win.	Breed Level 1+ Script	2	0.0	100%	0	71 1:11	8-9
	agy#2210	By TBoeske from https://www.wowhead.com/quest=58742/retinus-the-seeker#comments	RNG	2	0.0	N/A	0	58 0:58	8+
Any Pet	Raziel88			2	0.0	N/A	0	52 0:52	6
Any Pet	Vigholm	This is a straightforward strategy that doesn't rely on RNG, it works 100% of the time unless you get an unlucky crit on you. I devised it to help those who need to do this encounter for the Shadowbarb Hatchling quest. The third pet can be any pet since you won't need to use it at all. PS. Make sure your Anklerender is P/P (341 power), this hasn't been tested with other breeds.	Breed	2	0.0	N/A	0	57 0:57	7
	PureArmour#1184	The strat is not 100% due to RNG, but for me it did work 9 out of 10 tries. Location is /way 62, 32	RNG Shop	2	0.0	N/A	0	165 2:45	23
	dhelbegor		RNG Script	2	0.0	16%	0	100 1:40	13-14

Breed	Health	Power	Speed
BB	1481	276	276

Breed	Health	Power	Speed
PS	1319	322	273

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Redorkulated#1291

Created this based on a comment from Nebulae on one of the other strats here. worked really well and i couldnt see a simular strat. hope this helps someone as much as it helped me.

Level 1+
Script
2 4.8 97% 26 70
1:10
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Any Level 1+ Pet

Hollandshoop

Script thanks to Dpaul

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Lazey

*** 9.0.2 approved ***

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2 5.0 100% 9 38
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SpruceOP

Ikky can sometimes finish off Retinus the Seeker. If Ikky cannot, finish with Baa'l.

Script thanks to Lazey

Script
2 5.0 100% 1 57
0:57
7

DragonsAfterDark

For the Shadowbarb Hatchling Quest: Someone His Own Size

Video for Fight

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2 5.0 100% 2 39
0:39
5

Any Level 1+ Pet

Kalagren

Level 1+
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2 5.0 100% 5 56
0:56
7

DragonsAfterDark

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2 5.0 100% 0 47
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drsleo#1268

Level 1+
Script
2 5.0 99% 5 51
0:51
6

WhyDaRumGone

You can use non flying Exploders;
but #3 recommended flyer above 266 speed

Script
2 5.0 100% 2 39
0:39
5

Inarizoku

Ikky survived with 2 HP in all of my experiments (6 or 7). A third pet needed in case of crit. I used Wildhammer Gryphon Hatchling with Flock. Important that he has more than 267 speed.

Script
2 4.8 100% 2 57
0:57
7

Any Pet

sarati#2761

Script thanks to Bani

Script
2 3.7 92% 2 57
0:57
7

Squirl

If you have a limited collection, you can beat every new 8.3 Pet Battle World Quest with these 3 pets:
Wayward Spirit
Foulfeather (S/S)
Twilight Clutch-Sister (P/S)

All 3 pets are fairly common and tradable, so you should be able to get them cheap from your AH if you don't have them. Only the listed breeds have been tested.

A strategy using these 3 pets is posted for each 8.3 WQ:
- K'tiny the Mad
- Tormentius
- Baruk Stone Defender
- Vil'thik Hatchling

- Retinus the Seeker
- Whispers
- Aqir Sandcrawler
- Blotto

Breed
Script
2 0.0 100% 0 53
0:53
7

Any Pet

norng

7~8 rounds.

Script
2 0.0 100% 0 59
0:59
7-8

Any Pet

Jadeon#1206

5 round speed kill could do leveling with it but an explode pet would be better for that as shown in Shenks strat

Script
2 0.0 86% 0 63
1:03
7-8

Any Level 1+ Pet

Smedley

Based on Redorkulated#1291s strategy. Retinus demolished any flyer I used in the first slot causing the strat to fail at times. Putting in a beast reduced the damage enough to make it a win.

Breed
Level 1+
Script
2 0.0 100% 0 71
1:11
8-9

agy#2210

By TBoeske from https://www.wowhead.com/quest=58742/retinus-the-seeker#comments

RNG
2 0.0 N/A 0 58
0:58
8+

Any Pet

Raziel88
2 0.0 N/A 0 52
0:52
6

Any Pet

Vigholm

This is a straightforward strategy that doesn't rely on RNG, it works 100% of the time unless you get an unlucky crit on you. I devised it to help those who need to do this encounter for the Shadowbarb Hatchling quest. The third pet can be any pet since you won't need to use it at all.

PS. Make sure your Anklerender is P/P (341 power), this hasn't been tested with other breeds.

Breed
2 0.0 N/A 0 57
0:57
7

PureArmour#1184

The strat is not 100% due to RNG, but for me it did work 9 out of 10 tries.

Location is /way 62, 32

RNG
Shop
2 0.0 N/A 0 165
2:45
23

dhelbegor

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1:40
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standby [round=1]
use(Blistering Cold:786)
use(Black Claw:919) [!enemy.aura(Black Claw:918).exists]
use(Flock:581)
change(Ikky:1532) [self.aura(Stunned:927).exists]
change(Boneshard:1963)

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Retinus the Seeker 162458

2 ZL 1 0

Any Level 1+ Pet

Undead

Special or not:0Special or not:1112196311514619630

Boneshard

Skills: 1 1 2
Breed: Any
Boneshard
This pet can have the following breeds:

Breed Health Power Speed

BB 1481 276 276

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

Script thanks to Dpaul

Breed

RNG

TCG

Shop

Level 1+

Tricky

Script

Unobtainable

Staff Pick

Patch 10.2

Time: 1:06

Rounds: 8

Strategy Details

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2023-11-10 23:51:42

2020-03-08 08:56:29

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Retinus the Seeker

Low XP

Turn 1

Pass or use any ability with your Level Pet

Any Level 1+ Pet

Boneshard

Ikky

Pass

Bring in your Boneshard

Bring in your Ikky

Bring in your Level Pet

Swap to your Boneshard

Swap to your Ikky

Swap to your Level Pet

Retinus the Seeker comes in

An enemy pet comes in

Any standard attack will finish the fight

Turn 2

Swap to your Boneshard

Any Level 1+ Pet

Boneshard

Ikky

Pass

Bring in your Boneshard

Bring in your Ikky

Bring in your Level Pet

Swap to your Boneshard

Swap to your Ikky

Swap to your Level Pet

Retinus the Seeker comes in

An enemy pet comes in

Any standard attack will finish the fight

Turn 3

Blistering Cold

Any Level 1+ Pet

Boneshard

Ikky

Pass

Bring in your Boneshard

Bring in your Ikky

Bring in your Level Pet

Swap to your Boneshard

Swap to your Ikky

Swap to your Level Pet

Retinus the Seeker comes in

An enemy pet comes in

Any standard attack will finish the fight

Turn 4

Boneshard stunned. Swap to your Ikky

Any Level 1+ Pet

Boneshard

Ikky

Pass

Bring in your Boneshard

Bring in your Ikky

Bring in your Level Pet

Swap to your Boneshard

Swap to your Ikky

Swap to your Level Pet

Retinus the Seeker comes in

An enemy pet comes in

Any standard attack will finish the fight

Turn 5

Black Claw

Any Level 1+ Pet

Boneshard

Ikky

Pass

Bring in your Boneshard

Bring in your Ikky

Bring in your Level Pet

Swap to your Boneshard

Swap to your Ikky

Swap to your Level Pet

Retinus the Seeker comes in

An enemy pet comes in

Any standard attack will finish the fight

Turn 6

Flock

Any Level 1+ Pet

Boneshard

Ikky

Pass

Bring in your Boneshard

Bring in your Ikky

Bring in your Level Pet

Swap to your Boneshard

Swap to your Ikky

Swap to your Level Pet

Retinus the Seeker comes in

An enemy pet comes in

Any standard attack will finish the fight

And the job is done!!!

Any Level 1+ Pet

Boneshard

Ikky

Pass

Bring in your Boneshard

Bring in your Ikky

Bring in your Level Pet

Swap to your Boneshard

Swap to your Ikky

Swap to your Level Pet

Retinus the Seeker comes in

An enemy pet comes in

Any standard attack will finish the fight

I feel like I'm being observed...

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PotatoSaladX_

wrote on 2021-10-21 07:40:06

Works in 9.1 ^-^ Used the script from DragonsAfterDark from 5.4.2020, ty for that ^.^

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Toni

wrote on 2020-11-06 21:10:59

If you dont use lvlpet and just finish fast

use(Klirrende Kälte:786) [round=2]
use(Black Claw:919) [ !enemy.aura(Black Claw:918).exists ]
use(Schar:581)
use(#1)
change(next)

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Touch wrote on 2020-11-06 17:59:37

I took a higher hp pet with Black claw and flock. This significantly reduced the RNG of this fight. (My pick of what was available to me was Foulfeather)

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Gonkz wrote on 2020-10-29 07:20:58

First time didn't work, second, ikky died but retinus still died from Blistering cold, so I guess it works but its RNG (9.0.1)

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VanyaMia

wrote on 2020-10-29 13:36:18

Ikky survived with just 2 HP after Black Claw twice in a row but managed to get flock in, so Blistering Cold still takes Retinus out. So maybe less RNG and more works but a close call? (edited)

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TaKeN wrote on 2020-11-04 04:46:00

Same here, Ikky with 2 HP :D

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Dpaul

wrote on 2020-10-28 09:33:22

standby [round=1]
use(Blistering Cold:786)
use(Black Claw:919) [!enemy.aura(Black Claw:918).exists]
use(Flock:581)
change(Ikky:1532) [self.aura(Stunned:927).exists]
change(Boneshard:1963)

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Meddah

wrote on 2020-10-17 12:44:54

9.0 Prepatch: Worked but VERY close. Ikky had 2 health left when Retinus finally died.

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HashberryOTG

wrote on 2020-10-20 19:48:24

Worked for me as well. Ikky died at the end leaving only my level pet.

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Dende

wrote on 2020-10-17 05:57:14

This worked for me better than the ikky+bloodboil strat now in SL prepatch

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Wendictive

wrote on 2020-10-17 06:53:37

can confirm..

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Nucama

wrote on 2020-10-17 05:24:30

Still worked for me after the pre-patch.

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DragonsAfterDark

wrote on 2020-04-05 13:45:22

I imagine this strat is RNG, due to Ikky only have 2 hp wiggle room. I can't say if Boneshard would be able to pick up the slack, or not, since it doesn't have any hard-hitting attacks to take advantage of Shattered Defenses.

That said, by avoiding the swap to Ikky, it reduces some of the RNG:

1. Level Pet pass or any ability
2. Swap to Boneshard
3. Blistering Cold
4. Pass
5. Chop

Boneshard dies. Bring in Ikky.

1. Black Claw
2. Flock

change(#2) [round=2]
ability(Blistering Cold:786)
ability(Black Claw:919) [!enemy.aura(Black Claw:918).exists]
ability(Flock:581)
ability(#1)
standby
change(next)

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VWildHunterV#2818

wrote on 2020-03-29 05:31:50

Worked great, thanks!

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Strawbear

wrote on 2020-03-21 11:48:03

Explain your first move - Level Pet Ikky comes in - WTH? Then you say to Blistering Cold? That's a Boneshard ability, no Ikky! Who wrote this?!?!? (edited)

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Gráinne

wrote on 2020-03-21 14:49:24

I think it's pretty clear that this was a typo. Formatting your first strats here can be a bit confusing.

1. Use an ability on Level Pet
2. Bring in Boneshard
3. Blistering Cold.
4. Boneshard is stunned. Bring Ikky in.
5. Black Claw
6. Flock.

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			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 1+ Pet	Redorkulated#1291	Created this based on a comment from Nebulae on one of the other strats here. worked really well and i couldnt see a simular strat. hope this helps someone as much as it helped me.	Level 1+ Script	2	4.8	97%	26	70 1:10	8+
Any Level 1+ Pet	Hollandshoop	Script thanks to Dpaul	Level 1+ Script	2	4.6	77%	44	66 1:06	8
	Lazey	* 9.0.2 approved *	Script	2	5.0	100%	9	38 0:38	5
	SpruceOP	Ikky can sometimes finish off Retinus the Seeker. If Ikky cannot, finish with Baa'l. Script thanks to Lazey	Script	2	5.0	100%	1	57 0:57	7
	DragonsAfterDark	For the Shadowbarb Hatchling Quest: Someone His Own Size Video for Fight	Script	2	5.0	100%	2	39 0:39	5
Any Level 1+ Pet	Kalagren		Level 1+ Script	2	5.0	100%	5	56 0:56	7
	DragonsAfterDark		Script	2	5.0	100%	0	47 0:47	6
Any Level 1+ Pet	drsleo#1268		Level 1+ Script	2	5.0	99%	5	51 0:51	6
	WhyDaRumGone	You can use non flying Exploders; but #3 recommended flyer above 266 speed	Script	2	5.0	100%	2	39 0:39	5
	Inarizoku	Ikky survived with 2 HP in all of my experiments (6 or 7). A third pet needed in case of crit. I used Wildhammer Gryphon Hatchling with Flock. Important that he has more than 267 speed.	Script	2	4.8	100%	2	57 0:57	7
Any Pet	sarati#2761	Script thanks to Bani	Script	2	3.7	92%	2	57 0:57	7
	Squirl	If you have a limited collection, you can beat every new 8.3 Pet Battle World Quest with these 3 pets: Wayward Spirit Foulfeather (S/S) Twilight Clutch-Sister (P/S) All 3 pets are fairly common and tradable, so you should be able to get them cheap from your AH if you don't have them. Only the listed breeds have been tested. A strategy using these 3 pets is posted for each 8.3 WQ: - K'tiny the Mad - Tormentius - Baruk Stone Defender - Vil'thik Hatchling - Retinus the Seeker - Whispers - Aqir Sandcrawler - Blotto	Breed Script	2	0.0	100%	0	53 0:53	7
Any Pet	norng	7~8 rounds.	Script	2	0.0	100%	0	59 0:59	7-8
Any Pet	Jadeon#1206	5 round speed kill could do leveling with it but an explode pet would be better for that as shown in Shenks strat	Script	2	0.0	86%	0	63 1:03	7-8
Any Level 1+ Pet	Smedley	Based on Redorkulated#1291s strategy. Retinus demolished any flyer I used in the first slot causing the strat to fail at times. Putting in a beast reduced the damage enough to make it a win.	Breed Level 1+ Script	2	0.0	100%	0	71 1:11	8-9
	agy#2210	By TBoeske from https://www.wowhead.com/quest=58742/retinus-the-seeker#comments	RNG	2	0.0	N/A	0	58 0:58	8+
Any Pet	Raziel88			2	0.0	N/A	0	52 0:52	6
Any Pet	Vigholm	This is a straightforward strategy that doesn't rely on RNG, it works 100% of the time unless you get an unlucky crit on you. I devised it to help those who need to do this encounter for the Shadowbarb Hatchling quest. The third pet can be any pet since you won't need to use it at all. PS. Make sure your Anklerender is P/P (341 power), this hasn't been tested with other breeds.	Breed	2	0.0	N/A	0	57 0:57	7
	PureArmour#1184	The strat is not 100% due to RNG, but for me it did work 9 out of 10 tries. Location is /way 62, 32	RNG Shop	2	0.0	N/A	0	165 2:45	23
	dhelbegor		RNG Script	2	0.0	16%	0	100 1:40	13-14

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

	=	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