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Pulsating Maggot

Critter

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Wild Capture

Normally just a plain white in color, their skin reflects whatever they have eaten and gains wonderful spots of color depending on the organs digested.

Abilities

  • BloodfangUnlocks at level 20 · Slot 3 · Beast ability · 3 rounds cooldownHit Chance, Deals damage., If the user kills an enemy with Bloodfang, they restore.
  • BurstUnlocks at level 4 · Slot 3 · Critter ability
  • DevourUnlocks at level 15 · Slot 2 · Beast ability · 1 round cooldownHit Chance, Deals damage., If the user kills an enemy with Devour, they restore., Devour continues.
  • Diseased BiteUnlocks at level 10 · Slot 1 · Undead abilityHit Chance, Infects the enemy, dealing damage.
  • Drain BloodUnlocks at level 2 · Slot 2 · Undead ability · 3 rounds cooldown
  • Plagued BloodUnlocks at level 1 · Slot 1 · Undead abilityHit Chance, Deals damage and plagues the target., While plagued, enemies who strike the target are healed.
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Pulsating Maggot

Pet Facts

FamilyCritter
Acquired byWild Capture
In-game NPCPulsating Maggot

Pulsating Maggot: ability choices and unlocks

The table connects Pulsating Maggot 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 Pulsating Maggot. Levels refer to the pet.
AbilitySlotUnlock level
Plagued BloodSlot 11
Diseased BiteSlot 110
Drain BloodSlot 22
DevourSlot 215
BurstSlot 34
BloodfangSlot 320
  • Slot 1 pairs Plagued Blood (level 1) with Diseased Bite (level 10). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.
  • Slot 2 pairs Drain Blood (level 2) with Devour (level 15). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.
  • Slot 3 pairs Burst (level 4) with Bloodfang (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 Pulsating Maggot 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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