Patch 4.2
- 10 New Looks
- 10 Challenge Tames
- New Pet Stance: Assist
- Intervene Redesigned
- Pets don't despawn when you mount (unless you take off on a flying mount).
Read the official Patch 4.2 patch notes at Battle.net: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/patch-notes/4-2
10 New Looks
See also: All New Looks in Cataclysm Hunched Black Gem Cat |
 Gem Crab |
 Green Fire Spider |
 Orange Fire Spider |
 Purple Fire Spider |
 Red Fire Spider |
 Yellow Fire Spider |
 Green Ghost Owl |
 Blue Spectral Saber Tiger |
 Green Spectral Saber Tiger |
Challenge Tames
Blizzard has added 8 new rare tamable beasts, each of which provides a unique taming challenge for hunters.
Players will need to progress through the Hyjal Regrowth and Molten Front daily questing areas in order to unlock all of the taming challenges.
| Beast | Challenge | |
|---|---|---|
| Karkin | ? |
 | Ban'thalos | Ban'thalos flies high - very high. That's great for a bird but not so good for the hunter trying to tame him. |
 | Anhka | The better prepared you are for Anhka, the more damage he does to you. |
 | Magria | Magria is a lot like Anhka - except fast. Very fast. |
| Skarr | ? |
| Solix | Solix will burn you to a cinder if you aren't careful. |
| Kirix | The poison that Kirix spews everywhere does extra damage to pets and minions, but it's not so healthy for hunters either. |
| Anthriss | Beware the Web of Doom! |
| Skitterflame | Skitterflame is too hot to tame (literally!) until you cool him down. |
| Deth'tilac | Deth'tilac has a Molten Will that keeps him immune to Tame Beast until his health is low enough. And he has a lot of health. |
New Pet Stance: Assist
The Aggressive pet stance has been removed and replaced with the Assist stance. This stance will cause the player's pet to attack the player's target. The pet will not change targets unless the master attacks a new target for a few seconds.
In addition, the Defensive pet stance will now only cause the player's pet to attack enemies which attack the pet or the master. Before, a pet in the Defensive stance would also attack anything the master attacked - but this is now covered by the Assist stance.
Intervene Redesigned
The Tenacity pet talent Intervene has been redesigned.
The pet runs at high speed toward a group member as before, but now the pet reduces the damage done by the next melee or ranged attack made against them equal to 50% of the pet's total health.