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Bleak Skitterer

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Wild Capture

Legends say that if you see a bleak skitterer in your dreams, you are destined to battle one to the death.

Abilities

  • Drain PowerUnlocks at level 4 · Slot 3 · Magic ability · 4 rounds cooldownHit Chance, Deals damage, reduces the target's damage and increases the user's damage.
  • Empowering StrikesUnlocks at level 10 · Slot 1 · Undead abilityHit Chance, Slash at the enemy with shadowy blades, dealing damage., Damage increases each time it is used. Max damage.
  • Plagued BloodUnlocks at level 2 · Slot 2 · Undead abilityHit Chance, Deals damage and plagues the target., While plagued, enemies who strike the target are healed.
  • Reckless StrikeUnlocks at level 15 · Slot 2 · Flying ability · 1 round cooldownHit Chance, Deals damage, but increases the damage you take.
  • SkitterUnlocks at level 1 · Slot 1 · Critter abilityHit Chance, Pokes the enemy, dealing damage.
  • SurvivalUnlocks at level 20 · Slot 3 · Critter ability · 3 rounds cooldownYou endure, preventing your health from being reduced below 1 health until the end of the next round., Pets affected by Survival will survive an Apocalypse.
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Bleak Skitterer

Pet Facts

FamilyBeast
Acquired byWild Capture
In-game NPCBleak Skitterer

Bleak Skitterer: ability choices and unlocks

The table connects Bleak Skitterer to its recorded abilities, grouped by combat slot. Open an ability to inspect its effects and other pets with the same move.

Recorded moveset for Bleak Skitterer. Levels refer to the pet.
AbilitySlotUnlock level
SkitterSlot 11
Empowering StrikesSlot 110
Plagued BloodSlot 22
Reckless StrikeSlot 215
Drain PowerSlot 34
SurvivalSlot 320
  • Slot 1 pairs Skitter (level 1) with Empowering Strikes (level 10). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.
  • Slot 2 pairs Plagued Blood (level 2) with Reckless Strike (level 15). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.
  • Slot 3 pairs Drain Power (level 4) with Survival (level 20). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.

Before leveling this pet for a team, check which of these alternatives your plan needs. Compare its in-game health, power and speed with the requirements of the encounter. A matching ability name alone does not establish that two pets are interchangeable.

Where it comes from

How to Obtain

Wild Capture

Wild pets are captured, not looted. Find one in Maldraxxus, start a pet battle, bring it below 35% health, then use a trap before finishing the battle.

Pet BattleMaldraxxus

Where it comes from

The sources Bleak Skitterer names in its in-game collection entry, each with its own page.

MaldraxxusZone

Where to Find It: Maldraxxus

Maldraxxus mapAbomination FactoryHouse of RitualsNurakkirSixfold RecluseTheater of Pain

The game data places this pet in Maldraxxus but records no spawn coordinates. The gold pins are the zone's own landmarks from the game data, not this pet's spawn points.

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3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

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