Wolf

Wolves are carnivorous, furry, canine beasts that often run in packs. Wolves encountered in the wilderness are typically hostile and attack those who approach them too closely. Diseased, sick wolves of Elwynn Forest tend to keep to themselves and not attack travelers, because they are sick and weak. Oddly, the Diseased Wolf of Western Plaguelands will not hesitate to attack anyone, probably because the plague drove them into a frenzy, making them attack everything on sight.

Wolves are indigenous to many parts of Azeroth. They live on every known continent and have a wide variety of subspecies and social habits. Although most are hostile toward anyone who trespasses on their territories, a few unique dire wolf packs have befriended the Horde in recent years. These cunning and ferocious creatures have found an especially welcome home among the orcs, who admire their endurance and keen survival instincts.

They live in Elwynn Forest, the Hinterlands, Mulgore, Duskwood, Silverpine Forest, the Badlands, Tirisfal Glades, Dun Morogh, Felwood, Burning Steppes, Ashenvale, Feralas, the Western Plaguelands, Blackrock Spire, and Shadowfang Keep. Draenor gave rise to its own separate species of wolves that developed independently on that world. Many survived Draenor's destruction and transformation into Outland and can be found in Hellfire Peninsula, Terokkar Forest, and Blade's Edge Mountains in Outland.

Wolves are skinnable.

Wolves and the Horde

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Wolves are a major symbol of the Horde, especially to the orcs. They serve as guards, scouts, pets, and partners. The large cousins of the wolf, the worgs, are used as the orc mount. Many such wolves came from Draenor with the orcs, others were natives of Azeroth.

Orcs and other Horde shamans hold them in high regard. They can speak to them and summon spectral wolves, some serve a giant wolf spirit. Their armor also often has a wolf on it.

The Frostwolf clan of Alterac has an especially close connection to the native wolves, and two giant wolves, Duros and Drakan, who guard their chieftain.

Hunter pet

Specialization (upon taming)
Ferocity
The Wolf eats
The Wolf comes with
All pets come with

Wolves are a popular pet due to their large variety of skins and locations. Worgs, when tamed as a hunter pet, are in the same category as wolves and have the same skills. Wolves are ferocious pets.

Though hunters can respec their pet wolves into Cunning or Tenacity, they are inherently Ferocity. In addition to the abilities that come standard with all pets ([Growl] and [Avoidance]) and those given to their natural or retrained specialization, all wolves are given the following:

• [Bite]
• [Furious Howl]

Subspecies

The subspecies below can be tamed by hunters. Human hunters start with a pet wolf.

Black

Diseased

Tan

White

Black

•    [16-17 Elite]  Blackrock Battle Worg
•    [32]  Vilebranch Wolf Pup
•    [32-33]  Vilebranch Raiding Wolf
•    [39 Rare]  Snarler
•    [66]  Rema (Alliance only)
•    [66-67]  Bloodmaul Battle Worg

Diseased

•    [10-11]  Rabid Worg
•    [36-38]  Diseased Wolf
•    [44-45]  Felpaw Wolf
•    [46-47]  Felpaw Scavenger
•    [84]  Putrid Worg

Grey

•   [1]  Young Wolf
•   [2-3]  Young Scavenger
•   [3-4]  Ragged Scavenger
•    [4-6]  Snow Tracker Wolf
•    [5-6]  Mangy Wolf
•    [7-8]  Gray Forest Wolf
•    [21 Rare]  Mist Howler
•    [36]  Longtooth Runner

Tan

•    [5-6]  Prairie Wolf
•    [7-8]  Prairie Stalker
•    [9-10]  Prairie Wolf Alpha
•    [10-11]  Coyote
•    [11-12]  Coyote Packleader
•    [35]  Spot (Horde only)
•    [44-45]  Feral Crag Coyote
•    [45-46]  Elder Crag Coyote
•    [46-47]  Rabid Crag Coyote
•    [65]  Bloodmaul Dire Wolf
•    [83]  Shaggy Desert Coyote

White

•   [3]  Ragged Timber Wolf
•    [4-5]  Winter Wolf
•    [19-20]  Ghostpaw Runner
•    [20-21]  Dire Wolf
•    [22]  Ghostpaw Howler
•    [23-24]  Ghostpaw Alpha
•    [78]  Frostfang

Bicolor

Black

Grey

Red

White

Bicolor

•    [5 Rare]  Lamepaw the Whimperer
•    [57-59 Elite]  Halycon
•    [63-64]  Ironjaw

Black

•    [9-10]  Worg
•    [22-23]  Black Ravager
•    [50-54]  Blackrock Worg
•    [52-53]  Bloodaxe Worg Pup
•    [56-57]  Bloodaxe Worg
•    [60]  Bleeding Hollow Worg
•    [60]  Feng
•    [64-65]  Dark Worg

Brown

•    [45 Rare]  Grovepaw (dark)
•    [51 Rare]  Deathmaw (dark)
•    [58-59]  Ripp

Ghost

•    [41]  The Lost Hunter

Grey

•    [9-10]  Prowler
•    [10 Rare]  Gorefang
•   [30 Rare]  Old Cliff Jumper (dark)
•    [30]  Mangy Silvermane
•    [31-32]  Silvermane Stalker
•    [32-33]  Silvermane Howler
•    [34-35]  Silvermane Wolf
•    [60 Elite]  Gizrul the Slavener (spawned)
•    [62-63]  Timber Worg
•    [63-64]  Timber Worg Alpha

Red

•    [46 Rare]  Barnabus
•    [49-50]  Ember Worg
•    [50-51]  Giant Ember Worg
•    [53-54]  Scarshield Worg
•    [65-66]  Thunderlord Dire Wolf

White

•    [5 Rare]  Timber
•    [8]  Ghost Howl
•    [20 Rare]  Lupos
•    [45 Rare]  Death Howl
•    [50-61]  Frostwolf

Black

Mount

Brown

Grey

White

Black

•   [1]  Blackrock Battle Worg
•    [9 Rare]  Nighthowl (ghostly)
•    [68]  Bloodthirsty Worg
•    [68-69]  Wild Worg
•    [70-71]  Fanggore Worg
•    [70-71]  Oil-Stained Wolf
•    [70-81]  Savage Worg (also brown)
•    [72]  Rockfang
•    [75 Elite]  Goremaw
•    [77-78]  Sentry Worg (also brown, grey, and white)
•    [84]  Highland Worg
•    [85]  Barkmutt

Black worg mount

•    [59-69]  Shattered Hand Warhound
•    [67-70]  Rabid Warhound

Brown

•    [41 Rare]  Snort (ghostly)
•    [72]  Bjomolf
•    [86]  Lupello

Grey

•    [36 Rare]  Warg (dark)
•    [67]  Dragonflayer Worg
•    [68]  Tundra Wolf
•    [71]  Varg
•    [72-73]  Duskhowl Prowler
•    [72-73]  Hungry Worg
•    [73]  Grizzlesnout
•    [73-74]  Graymist Hunter
•    [78]  Sinewy Wolf
•    [79-80]  Cavedweller Worg
•    [84]  Glopgut Warhound (Alliance only)
•    [85]  Longfang Cub
•    [86]  Longfang Den-Mother
•    [86]  Thieving Wolf

Lightning

•    [90]  Thundermaw

White

•    [68-69]  Winterskorn Worg
•    [70-71]  Spearfang Worg
•    [79-80 Elite]  Battlescarred Frostworg
•    [79-80]  Cavedweller Worg
•    [79-80]  Frostworg
•    [79-80 Elite]  Oloh
•    [79-81 Elite]  Bloodthirsty Tundra Wolf
•    [86]  Longfang Howler
•    [86]  Longfang Patriarch
•    [87]  Spirit Worg (spawned, subtle ghostly)

Named

Mobs with levels can be tamed by hunters.

Wolves     Charlie     Dagri     Dog    [78]  Frostfang     Gar'mak     Guerrero     Kyle the Frenzied     Lost Dog    [71]  Luk'tuk    [21 Rare]  Mist Howler    [66]  Rema     Shadow    [39 Rare]  Snarler    [35]  Spot     Wilson     Zakk

Worgs    [46 Rare]  Barnabus    [45 Rare]  Death Howl    [51 Rare]  Deathmaw     Drakan     Duros    [60]  Feng    [8]  Ghost Howl    [60 Elite]  Gizrul the Slavener    [10 Rare]  Gorefang     Grimfang    [45 Rare]  Grovepaw    [57-59 Elite]  Halycon     Howler    [63-64]  Ironjaw    [5 Rare]  Lamepaw the Whimperer    [41]  The Lost Hunter    [20 Rare]  Lupos    [30 Rare]  Old Cliff Jumper    [58-59]  Ripp    [5 Rare]  Timber     Tito

Saber worgs    [85]  Barkmutt    [72]  Bjomolf    Cracklefang     Garwal     Gimorak    [75 Elite]  Goremaw    [73]  Grizzlesnout    [86]  Lupello    [9 Rare]  Nighthowl    [79-80 Elite]  Oloh    [72]  Rockfang    [41 Rare]  Snort    [90]  Thundermaw    [71]  Varg    [36 Rare]  Warg

Other subspecies

• Darkwolf
• Dire wolf: Dire wolves look like normal wolves but are nearly twice the size. These powerful beasts, 8-9 feet long and weighing 600-800 pounds, are the most well-known orc mounts. ^{(MoM 170)  (HPG 221)}
• Frost wolf
• Giant wolf.
• Timber wolf: Timber wolves are wolves found commonly throughout Azeroth.
• Great wolf: Great wolves are found in Dun Morogh, stalking the forest. ^{(LoC 72)}
• Shadow wolf: Shadow wolves are used by far seer and Scourge.
• Spirit wolf: Spirit wolves are used by far seers and shamans. Until shortly after patch 2.3.2, Grimtotem Spirit Guides were a tamable spirit wolf hunter pet, and only summoned in Dustwallow Marsh. Grimtotem Spirit Wolf has replaced the Grimtotem Spirit Guide.
• In Manual of Monsters Appendix Three other types of wolves are described: Blight Wolf and Ghoul Wolf; however the validity of the source is disputed.

Vanity/Battle pet

• Fjord Worg Pup (pet battle, Howling Fjord)
• Worg Pup (drop, Quartermaster Zigris, Lower Blackrock Spire; 100% rate)

Mounts

Epic wolf mount

Main article: Wolf mounts

Wolves are sold by Ogunaro Wolfrunner located in Orgrimmar. Freka Bloodaxe, the Ogrimmar Quartermaster in Icecrown, also sells two unique Wolves.

Speculation

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

It is possible that large wolves were also indigenous to Outland and were domesticated by the uncorrupted orcs. When Kil'jaeden forced the orcs to assault Azeroth, they brought the wolves with them. After the old Horde was scattered and destroyed, wolves adapted and settled in their environment. They were also taken to Kalimdor on orcish ships to help as defense.

See also

• Wolf
• [Ghost Wolf]

Patch changes

• Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Bonuses equalized. Damage had a +10% bonus and now has +5% bonus. Armor had no bonus and now has a +5% bonus.
  
• / Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Pet bonus changes. Armor had a +5% bonus and now has no bonus. Health had no bonus and now has a +5% bonus. Damage had no bonus and now has a +10% bonus.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• Thottbot

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