Deviate Fish

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The deviate fish is prized for its mutagenic properties. It can be eaten raw, cooked into Savory Deviate Delight, or used to make Elixir of Giant Growth potions by an alchemist.

Deviate fish are small fish living in the streams and waters near the Wailing Caverns. They are tiny because they have been altered by the deviate magic of the Wailing Caverns. They are a full-grown, but remarkably little, version of a common freshwater species of trout. The deviate fish are about 2 inches long, whereas a normal adult trout grows upward of 1 foot long. Furthermore, deviate fish radiate faint auras of transformation magic. Consuming one of these fish, either alive or cooked, produces various effects, usually "reduce person" which lasts for two minutes. They are very common throughout the Shrine of the Scarabs section of the caverns (WoW RPG, not in the online game). They do not survive more than a day or so outside the Wailing Caverns, and once dead their power fades after several hours.^{HPG 230}

Contents 1 Source 2 Effects 3 Deviate Fish as an Ingredient 3.1 Alchemy 3.2 Cooking 4 Notes 5 External links

Source

Deviate Fish are caught with the fishing skill. They are found in five distinct bodies of water in the Barrens:

• in the three oases,
  • the Forgotten Pools northwest of the Crossroads,
  • the Lushwater Oasis near the Wailing Caverns,
  • and at the Stagnant Oasis near Ratchet,
• and in the Wailing Caverns, both
  • within the instance and
  • in the waters in the entry way.

Catches from these waters are approximately 30% Deviate Fish.

Schools of Deviate Fish spawn in the three oasis. Catches from the Schools of Deviate Fish are approximately 90% Deviate Fish. There appears to be four schools of deviate fish constantly spawned among the three oasis, spread among four spots in each oasis, twelve total. When one is fished out another immediately spawns at another location - any empty spot, other than the one just fished, in any of the three oasis. Since four spots, including the one you just fished out are considered to be occupied, each empty spot has a one in eight chance to be the next school of deviate fish. If no one is fishing the other oasis, you will shortly empty the schools of deviate fish out of your oasis and have to travel to another oasis to find a school of deviate fish.

The waters within the instance may be preferred because mobs can be cleared, and hostile players from the other faction cannot enter your instance.

This item can also be commonly found inside the [Bag of Fishing Treasures] rewarded from completing Marcia Chase's daily fishing quests in Dalaran. You may get 2-4 Deviate Fish from the bag.

Effects

Eating a (raw) deviate fish will have a random effect on your character. Possible effects include:

• Healthy Spirit - increases your character's spirit by 5 points for 30 minutes.
• Invigorate - instantly heals your character 383 to 517.
• Party Time! - a magic debuff that causes the character to perform random emotes for 2 minutes. Your character will /clap, /cheer, /chicken, /lol, or /dance every 10–15 seconds, possibly interrupting spells or other actions.
• Rejuvenation - rank 4 of the druid buff by the same name, heals your character by 45 points every 3 seconds for 12 seconds.
• Shrink - a curse debuff that reduces your character's apparent size, as well as their strength and stamina, for 2 minutes.
• Sleepy - a magic debuff that sleeps your character for 30 seconds.

Deviate Fish as an Ingredient

Alchemy

•  [Elixir of Giant Growth]

Cooking

•  [Savory Deviate Delight]

Notes

Deviate fish sell for quite a bit in the auction house and can be a good source of income.

Even though it can be eaten or cooked, it acts more like a potion than a food. It does not have food's normal restorative effect, and the effects it does have are not 'well fed' buffs.

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