Guide to Companion Vanity Pets in World of Warcraft (WoW): Quest Reward Pets

Now that we’ve learned all about the pets available from vendors in World of Warcraft, it’s time to move on to a category of companions that are slightly more difficult for World of Warcraft characters to acquire, those pets earned by completing in-game quests.

There are six unique companion pets that can only be earned during the Children’s Week celebration (during the first week of May, usually). Those heroes kind enough to show an orphan around the world can earn two of these pets each year, so collecting them all is a long-term proposition.

Players who complete the A Warden of the Alliance/Horde quest can choose one of four rewards: A piglet named Mr. Wiggles, a turtle named Speedy, a rat known as Whiskers, or a sack containing 5 gold called “a curmudgeon’s payoff.”

Higher-level players (65+) who choose to help out a Shattrath orphan can also earn one of three pet rewards by completing the Back to the Orphanage quest. The reward choices include Egbert, a half-hatched baby hawkstrider, Peanut, a baby elekk, or a one-eyed drooling beholder known as Willy.

To earn the Jubling companion pet, you’ll need at least two mugs of Dark Iron Ale from the bar in Blackrock Depths. You can venture into the instance yourself (you’ll need the Shadowforge key) or simply buy them off from the auction house.

Take your ale to wherever the Darkmoon Faire is currently operating and locate an NPC named Morja. Throw one mug down near her feet to make Jubjub appear. Once he does, she should offer you the quest Spawn of Jubjub. Simply hand her your other mug and she will give you an Unhatched Jubling Egg in return. In seven days, the egg will hatch into your very own Jubling.

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Turning the quest in to Rilak the Redeemed in Shattrath will earn you one of three green items as well as a companion pet named Miniwing.

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You’ll receive the quest, and must give the chicken some Special Chicken Feed to complete it. Once you’ve provided the chicken feed, your chicken will lay an egg which you can then loot to obtain your very own Westfall Chicken.

The Sprite Darter Hatchling is the reward for the alliance-only quest Becoming a Parent in the Hinterlands. Horde players can get the hatchling as a rare drop from a Sprite Darter in Feralas. Alliance members can only get the pet through the quest, it only drops for Horde.

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Both quests require you to venture into LBRS, but level 80 players (or just about anyone 75+) should be able to solo both no problem. You’ll need to collect 15 spider eggs for the Smolderweb Hatchling and use the cage Kibler gives you on a worg pup to get your Worg Pup pet. Turn both quests back into Kibler to get your pet rewards.

The final classic WoW pet available as a quest reward requires a bit more effort than the others, which is why I’ve saved it for last. To earn the Mechanical Chicken pet, you’ll have to complete three separate escort quests in different locations throughout Azeroth. In Feralas, you’ll have to complete the Rescue OOX-22/FE! quest. You’ll also need to complete the Rescue OOX-09/HL! quest in The Hinterlands and the Rescue OOX-17/TN! quest in Tanaris.

Each of these three quests requires you to escort a prototype mechanical chicken to safety, facing ambushes of 45-ish level mobs along the way.

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That’s our rundown of World of Warcraft non-combat vanity pets available through quest rewards. Check out the other sections of the guide for more information on pets available for purchase from vendors as well as various other methods of obtaining your favorite WoW companion pets.