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Battle pets will fall into one of 10 possible pet families. Each pet family has its own strengths and weaknesses when up against certain other companion families.^[1][2][3][4]

Families

•  Aquatic^[4] - Aquatic attacks deal bonus damage to Elemental companions and less damage to Magic companions.
•  Beast - Beast attacks deal bonus damage to Critter companions and less damage to Flying companions.
•  Critter - Critter attacks deal bonus damage to Undead companions and less damage to Humanoid companions.
•  Dragonkin^[4] - Dragonkin attacks deal bonus damage to Magic companions and less damage to Undead companions.
•  Elemental - Elemental attacks do more damage to Mechanical companions and less to Critter companions.
•  Flying - Flying attacks deal bonus damage to Aquatic companions and less damage to Dragonkin companions.
•  Humanoid - Humanoid attacks do more damage to Dragonkin and less to Beast companions.
•  Magic^[5] (not Mystical,^[6] or Mythical^[3]) - Magical attacks deal bonus damage to Flying and less damage to Mechanical companions.
•  Mechanical - Mechanical attacks deal bonus damage to Beast companions and less damage to Elemental companions.
•  Undead - Undead attacks do more damage to Humanoid companions and less to Aquatic companions.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Chart courtesy of Wowjuju.^[7]

Battle pet passive abilities

Each battle pet of particular family/type will share a specific passive ability:^[4][8]

 Aquatic: [Aquatic]^ω ϖ - Harmful damage over time effects are reduced by 25% on Aquatic pets.

Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Flying abilities

Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Undead abilities

 Beast: [Beast]^ω ϖ - Beasts deal 25% extra damage below half health.

Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Mechanical abilities

Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Humanoid abilities

 Critter: [Critter]^ω ϖ - Critters break out of crowd control effects more quickly.

Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Beast abilities

Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Elemental abilities

 Dragonkin: [Dragonkin]^ω ϖ - Dragons deal 50% additional damage on the next round after bringing a target's health below 25%.

Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Humanoid abilities

Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Flying abilities

 Elemental: [Elemental]^ω ϖ - Elementals ignore all weather effects.

Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Aquatic abilities

Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Mechanical abilities

 Flying: [Flying]^ω ϖ - Flying creatures gain 50% extra speed while above 50% health.

Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Magic abilities

Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Beast abilities

 Humanoid: [Humanoid]^ω ϖ - Humanoids recover 4% of their maximum health if they dealt damage this round.

Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Undead abilities

Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Critter abilities

 Magic: [Magic]^ω ϖ - Magic pets cannot be dealt more than 50% of their maximum health in one attack.

Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Dragonkin abilities

Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Aquatic abilities

 Mechanical: [Mechanical]^ω ϖ - Comes back to life once per battle, returning to 20% health.

Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Elemental abilities

Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Magic abilities

 Undead: [Undead]^ω ϖ - Undead pets return to life immortal for one round when killed.

Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Critter abilities

Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Dragonkin abilities

References

See also

• Battle pet
• Pet battle system

External links

β  WowDB Pet Skills

β  Wowhead Battle Pets > Abilities