The War Within Pets: Spinner, Thunder, Glowfly & Wobbles

Key Takeaways

The four cute critter models datamined before launch all shipped as real, collectible pets in The War Within, spread across Khaz Algar.
The baby crypt fiend became Spinner, rescued from a Trapped Trove above the City of Threads in Azj-Kahet, not a Naxxramas creature.
The lynx cubs became Thunder and Vanilla, earned through quests in Hallowfall, home of the Arathi people.
The firefly became the Vibrant Glowfly, a wild-caught battle pet found across Khaz Algar.
The mole became Wobbles, an enchanted wax statue you earn from the Snuffling event in The Ringing Deeps.
All four are standard pet-battle companions that use their family's shared ability pool, so none has unique signature moves.

Here is where each model landed and how collectors added it to the journal.

Spinner: The Azj-Kahet Crypt Fiend

The spindly, red-eyed baby crypt fiend from the pre-launch datamine shipped as Spinner, an Undead-family companion. It is not a Naxxramas leftover: Spinner is pure nerubian, matching the webbed architecture of Azj-Kahet.

To collect it, players climbed to a Trapped Trove treasure tucked into a nerubian structure on the cavern ceiling above the City of Threads, around coordinates 67, 74. Nerubian fans who wanted a second crypt fiend could also pick up Itchbite from The Little Strings pet shop in the Umbral Bazaar for Kej, the local currency. As a battle pet, Spinner draws its moveset from the standard Undead ability pool rather than any custom abilities.

Pet hunters chasing every Khaz Algar critter often work the same routes as mount collectors, so it is worth taking a moment to explore our WoW mount collection while you are farming the region.

Thunder and Vanilla: The Hallowfall Lynx Cubs

The sleek lynx model shipped as two cubs rather than one. Thunder is the tawny, violet-eyed cub, and Vanilla is the steely, blue-eyed sibling. Both are Beast-family pets from Hallowfall, the sunlit cavern that is home to the Arathi people. That connection is almost certainly where the early "Arathi lynx" label came from, but these cubs belong to Hallowfall, not the old-world Arathi Highlands.

Thunder came from wrangling a litter of kittens through Attica Whiskervale's questline in far-northeastern Hallowfall, while Vanilla was earned by helping out at the Hillhelm Stead farm. Neither cub has a signature attack: like every tamable pet, they pull from the shared Beast ability pool.

Vibrant Glowfly: A Wild-Caught Companion

The glowing firefly model went live as the Vibrant Glowfly, a Flying-family battle pet. Despite the fiery look, it is a glow-fly, not a flame creature, so it has no fire abilities. Its flavor text notes that "nerubians and Arathi alike find these insects hauntingly beautiful."

Unlike the others, the Vibrant Glowfly was wild-caught: you found and battled one out in the world across Azj-Kahet, Hallowfall, the Isle of Dorn, and The Ringing Deeps, then trapped it. Collectors after a matching set could also chase the Hallowed Glowfly, unlocked at 25 renown with the Hallowfall Arathi and gathered with a Sparkbug Jar near Stillstone Pond.

⚠️ The Hallowed Glowfly was briefly uncatchable at launch due to a bug, so anyone who tried early and failed was not doing anything wrong. It became reliably obtainable after a later fix.

Wobbles: The Ringing Deeps Wax Mole

The fluffy mole model turned out to be the most charming reveal of the four. It shipped as Wobbles, and it is not a live animal at all: it is an Elemental-family enchanted wax statue. The pet's flavor text sells the joke perfectly: "Incredibly lifelike, this enchanted wax statue could pass for a real mole. If petting it didn't cause it to melt, that is."

Wobbles came from the Snuffling event in The Ringing Deeps, not the rolling hills of Elwynn Forest. You looted Disturbed Earth for Odd Glob of Wax, handed the wax to Middles to fill a progress bar, earned a Firelight Ruby at completion, then bought Wobbles from Gnawbles for that ruby. Players who wanted an actual living mole instead could grab Guacamole, a Beast pet sold at Assembly of the Deeps renown 17.

With all four homes covered, here are the questions collectors asked most.

FAQ

What were the four new pet models in The War Within?

They shipped as Spinner (a crypt fiend), Thunder and Vanilla (lynx cubs), the Vibrant Glowfly, and Wobbles (a wax mole). All four are collectible pet-battle companions found across Khaz Algar.

Do these pets have unique battle abilities?

No. Standard WoW battle pets draw their six abilities from their family's shared pool, so Spinner uses Undead moves, the lynx cubs use Beast moves, the Vibrant Glowfly uses Flying moves, and Wobbles uses Elemental moves. None has custom signature abilities.

Where do you get Spinner the crypt fiend?

Spinner is rescued from a Trapped Trove treasure on the cavern ceiling above the City of Threads in Azj-Kahet, near 67, 74. It is a free treasure pickup rather than a vendor purchase.

How do you collect the Hallowfall lynx cubs?

Thunder comes from Attica Whiskervale's kitten-wrangling questline in northeastern Hallowfall, and Vanilla is earned by helping at the Hillhelm Stead farm. Both are one-time quest rewards.

Is Wobbles a real mole?

No, and that is the joke. Wobbles is an enchanted wax statue of a mole, an Elemental pet earned from the Snuffling event in The Ringing Deeps. If you want a living mole, Guacamole is sold at Assembly of the Deeps renown 17.

Is the Vibrant Glowfly a fire pet?

No. It looks luminous but it is a glow-fly, a Flying-family pet with no fire abilities. You catch it in the wild across Khaz Algar, and its renown-locked cousin is the Hallowed Glowfly.

Last reviewed 2026-07-03 against Patch 11.0.2 The War Within. Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.