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Shimmering Aquafly

Flying

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Wild Capture

On very rare occasions glowflies synchronize their flashing creating a spectacular sight for any adventurer lucky enough to catch this phenomenon.

Abilities

  • Alpha StrikeUnlocks at level 10 · Slot 1 · Flying abilityHit Chance, Boldly attack, dealing damage plus damage if the user strikes first.
  • Barbed StingerUnlocks at level 1 · Slot 1 · Beast abilityHit Chance, Instantly deals damage and has a 20% chance to Poison the target damage per round.
  • DodgeUnlocks at level 20 · Slot 3 · Humanoid ability · 4 rounds cooldownIncreases your chance to dodge an attack., Lasts.
  • Healing StreamUnlocks at level 2 · Slot 2 · Aquatic ability · 3 rounds cooldownCalls upon the healing streams, restoring to the user, and half that to other aquatic allies.
  • Lift-OffUnlocks at level 4 · Slot 3 · Flying ability · 4 rounds cooldownHit Chance, Fly up high, becoming unattackable for one round., On the next round, you attack, dealing damage.
  • Puncture WoundUnlocks at level 15 · Slot 2 · Beast ability · 3 rounds cooldownHit Chance, Bites deeply into the enemy, dealing damage., Deals double damage if the target is Poisoned.
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Shimmering Aquafly

Pet Facts

FamilyFlying
Acquired byWild Capture
In-game NPCShimmering Aquafly

Shimmering Aquafly: ability choices and unlocks

The table connects Shimmering Aquafly 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 Shimmering Aquafly. Levels refer to the pet.
AbilitySlotUnlock level
Barbed StingerSlot 11
Alpha StrikeSlot 110
Healing StreamSlot 22
Puncture WoundSlot 215
Lift-OffSlot 34
DodgeSlot 320
  • Slot 1 pairs Barbed Stinger (level 1) with Alpha Strike (level 10). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.
  • Slot 2 pairs Healing Stream (level 2) with Puncture Wound (level 15). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.
  • Slot 3 pairs Lift-Off (level 4) with Dodge (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 Val'sharah, start a pet battle, bring it below 35% health, then use a trap before finishing the battle.

Pet BattleVal'sharah

Where it comes from

The sources Shimmering Aquafly names in its in-game collection entry, each with its own page.

Val'sharahZone

Where to Find It: Val'sharah

Val'sharah mapLegion Assault

The game data places this pet in Val'sharah 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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First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

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