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Rustyroot Snooter

Beast

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Wild Capture

Snooters have a very good sense of smell and can easily find grass and seeds buried under snow or scrap.

Abilities

  • Buried TreasureUnlocks at level 15 · Slot 2 · Critter ability · 3 rounds cooldown
  • Cute As A ButtonUnlocks at level 2 · Slot 2 · Critter ability · 3 rounds cooldownLook cute., Increases your chance to dodge an attack., Lasts.
  • GnawUnlocks at level 10 · Slot 1 · Beast abilityHit Chance, Deals damage plus additional damage if the user attacks first.
  • ScratchUnlocks at level 1 · Slot 1 · Critter abilityHit Chance, Scratches the enemy, dealing damage.
  • Sniff OutUnlocks at level 20 · Slot 3 · Critter ability · 3 rounds cooldownHit Chance, Deals damage and removes any objects on the battlefield.
  • SurvivalUnlocks at level 4 · 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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Rustyroot Snooter

Pet Facts

FamilyBeast
Acquired byWild Capture
In-game NPCRustyroot Snooter

Rustyroot Snooter: ability choices and unlocks

The table connects Rustyroot Snooter 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 Rustyroot Snooter. Levels refer to the pet.
AbilitySlotUnlock level
ScratchSlot 11
GnawSlot 110
Cute As A ButtonSlot 22
Buried TreasureSlot 215
SurvivalSlot 34
Sniff OutSlot 320
  • Slot 1 pairs Scratch (level 1) with Gnaw (level 10). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.
  • Slot 2 pairs Cute As A Button (level 2) with Buried Treasure (level 15). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.
  • Slot 3 pairs Survival (level 4) with Sniff Out (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 Mechagon, start a pet battle, bring it below 35% health, then use a trap before finishing the battle.

Pet BattleMechagon

Where it comes from

The sources Rustyroot Snooter names in its in-game collection entry, each with its own page.

MechagonZone

Where to Find It: Mechagon Island

Mechagon Island mapReturn to Zandalar

The game data places this pet in Mechagon Island 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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