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Cassandra Kaboom

Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Ravij+33via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Cassandra Kaboom is the last Pet tamer you need to defeat before returning to Varzok in Orgrimmar. It's advised to have your three pets to level 12-14 before you fight her as all her pets are level 13.

Cassandra uses an all Mechanical Pet setup including pets Gizmo, Cluckatron, and Whirl. For your setup you do not want to use Beast pets as all of these Mechanical foes deal high damage against them. The best pets to use against her setup are all Elementals as her pets deal the least amount of damage to them and Elementals pack a punch against Mechanicals.

For the fight itself; Cassandra will usually start with Gizmo or Cluckatron, saving Whirl as a last resort for a good reason.
As with all Mechanicals; once they are defeated, they are then revived at low health, making you work a bit extra to take them out. Gizmo will often use Demolish which has a very high chance to miss it's target while Cluckatron will often use Toxic Smoke to put a DoT on your pet that can deal some mean damage with the wrong set up. Once you've defeated these two Cassandra is done messing around and she'll pull out her final ultimate weapon; Whirl. Whirl is a mechanical squirrel type and is not a pet to be disregarded.
A core reason Cassandra saves Whirl for last is due to the fact of his first ability; Batter. Since you've defeated her first two pets, you gain the right to attack first most of the time. But Batter allows Whirl to attack 1-2 times with an additional hit if your pet is the first to attack in this round. Avoid using weather abilities that increase healing done as well as increase the amount of HP all pets have on the battlefield while the effect is active, because Whirl will go nuts over it's HP gain ability; Repair. Which if Sunshine weather effect is present; will heal his HP full up over 1k HP. Even without a heal increase effect; Repair is still a crippling move that could devastate your battle-worn pets over and over if used repeatedly.
Whirls third ability is equally traumatizing to your pets as it increases the damage of Whirl's next attack by 150%. So be wary when you see his buff pop up, and if your pet has a shield ability; it'd be wise to use it for a devastating Batter.

Ravij's Ideal Setup for this Fight: Frigid Frostling, Pheonix Hatchling, Dark Pheonix Hatchling.

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dangerfox+19via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Here is my Quicklist Guide to the Horde Side of the Pet Trainer Intro Quests. This is a quick reference to see what type of pets you will need to defeat the trainers easily. On Trainers who have the same type of pet for all 3 pets in their party, I would recommend you bring at least two pets that are the opposite type (i.e. bring three appropriate leveled Mechanical types to fight three trainer Beasts). Don't rely on fighting all three of their pets with just one of yours, despite the fact that they will have stronger attacks and defeat them quicker.

1st Tier Horde Trainer Questline (Starts in Kalimdor)

To defeat these trainers with maximum efficiency, you will need pets of the following type:
Mechanical, Beast, Flying, Magic, Aquatic, Elemental

Zunta – Durotar
Quickteam List – Minimum Level 2 Mechanical, Beast
Pet 1: Spike – Level 2 Beast – Use Mechanical
Pet 2: Mumtar – Level 2 Critter – Use Beast

Dagra the Fierce – Northern Barrens
Quickteam List – Minimum Level 3 Mechanical, Beast
Pet 1: Springtail - Level 3 Critter – Use Beast
Pet 2: Ripper – Level 3 Beast – Use Mechanical
Pet 3: Longneck – Level 3 Beast – Use Mechanical

Analynn – Ashenvale
Quickteam List – Minimum Level 5 Flying, Beast, Magic
Pet 1: Mister Pinch – Level 5 Aquatic – Use Flying
Pet 2: Oozer – Level 5 Critter – Use Beast
Pet 3: Flutterby – Level 5 Flying – Use Magic

Zonya the Sadist - Stonetalon Mountains
Quickteam List – Minimum Level 7 Mechanical, Beast
Pet 1: Acidous – Level 7 Beast – Use Mechanical
Pet 2: Constrictor - Level 7 Beast – Use Mechanical
Pet 3: Odoron - Level 7 Critter – Use Beast

Merda Stronghoof – Desolace
Quickteam List – Minimum Level 9 Aquatic, Beast, Flying
Pet 1: Ambershell – Level 9 Elemental – Use Aquatic
Pet 2: Rockhide – Level 9 Critter – Use Beast
Pet 3: Bounder - Level 9 Aquatic – Use Flying

Cassandra Kaboom - Southern Barrens
Quickteam List – Minimum Level 11 Elemental
Pet 1: Whirls – Level 11 Mechanical – Use Elemental
Pet 2: Cluckatron – Level 11 Mechanical – Use Elemental
Pet 3: Gizmo – Level 11 Mechanical – Use Elemental

*Author's Note: In writing this guide, I used various references from wowhead and warcraftpets.com. I did not write this guide as I was doing each trainer. Some information might be wrong. Please feel free to comment and I will change it as needed.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 1-90
CategoryBattle Pets
Quest ID31870

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(31870))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

Description

Cassandra Kaboom is a fierce tamer, known for her mechanical pets. She should serve as the next step on your journey to greatness. Find her in Southern Barrens near the Frazzlecraz Motherlode and challenge her. Beating Cassandra will surely prove yourself in the eyes of Varzok. Good luck.

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Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Southern Barrens Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Southern Barrens map showing where to go for Cassandra KaboomTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #199 39.6 79.1

Desolace Objective area 1 mapped point
Desolace map showing where to go for Cassandra KaboomObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #66 57.1 45.7

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSouthern Barrens 39.6, 79.1/way #199 39.6 79.1
  • Objective areaDesolace 57.1, 45.7/way #66 57.1 45.7

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Southern Barrens map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Southern Barrens, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Southern Barrens:

  • Desolation Hold, Southern BarrensHorde · about 440 yards north
  • Westreach Summit, Thousand NeedlesHorde · about 890 yards south-west
  • Brackenwall Village, Dustwallow MarshHorde · about 1,400 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 4,300 yards north-west (on the Desolace map)

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Related
Money28 gold9 silver
Experience9,500 XP

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeConsumable
Item level10
BindingBinds when picked up

Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.

Storyline

Battle Pet Tamers

Part 6 of 18.

Previous: Merda Stronghoof · Next: Battle Pet Tamers: Kalimdor

  1. 1Zunta, The Pet Tamer
  2. 2Dagra the Fierce
  3. 3Analynn
  4. 4Zonya the Sadist
  5. 5Merda Stronghoof
  6. 6Cassandra Kaboom
  7. 7Battle Pet Tamers: Kalimdor
  8. 8Grand Master Trixxy
  9. 9Battle Pet Tamers: Outland
  10. 10Grand Master Antari
  11. 11Battle Pet Tamers: Northrend
  12. 12Grand Master Payne

Showing steps 1 to 12 of 18.

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Merda StronghoofLevel 1-90

    Are you ready for a real measure of your prowess, <race>? Merda Stronghoof has made camp at da place dey call Karnum's Glade in the Cenarion Wildlands of Desolace. Fighting a trainer as powerful as her will put your skills to the test, eh?

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Battle Pet Tamers: KalimdorLevel 1-90

    Now that you've had a real chance to hone your skills, you're ready to venture out into the world of pet battles in full.

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Level 1-90.

The storyline at a glance

Battle Pet Tamers has 18 steps, from Zunta, The Pet Tamer to Pandaren Spirit Tamer.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Vale of Eternal Blossoms (3), Durotar (1), Northern Barrens (1), Ashenvale (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Southern Barrens map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.