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Waterfly

Flying

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Wild Capture

The watefly uses the surface of the water to reflect the light from their abdomen to attract mates.

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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Waterfly

Pet Facts

FamilyFlying
Acquired byWild Capture
In-game NPCWaterfly

Waterfly: ability choices and unlocks

The table connects Waterfly 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 Waterfly. 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 any of the zones listed below, start a pet battle, bring it below 35% health, then use a trap before finishing the battle.

Pet BattleShadowmoon Valley, Talador, Tanaan Jungle

Where it comes from

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

Shadowmoon ValleyZone
TaladorZone
Tanaan JungleZone

Where to Find It: Shadowmoon Valley

Shadowmoon Valley mapFel Pit FracasShadowmoon Slam

The game data places this pet in Shadowmoon Valley but records no spawn coordinates. Shadowmoon Valley is one of 3 zones listed for it. 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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