How to tame spirit beast Aradan in World of Warcraft: The War Within

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A blue gryphon standing on a stone path in World of Warcraft The War Within

Spirit beast Aradanin World of Warcraft: The War Within takes a few more steps to tame than most hunter pets in the game. Hunters are always searching for new pets to tame and use in combat and fortunately there’s a shiny new one in the expansion: a bright blue electrified gryphon named Aradan.

Spirit beasts are especially important pets. While they’re only available to hunters with the Beast Mastery specialization, they’re also the critters those hunters will use almost all of the time they play in PVE combat, thanks to their special abilities.

So far The War Within only has a single new spirit beast: Aradan, a beautiful blue stormrook/gryphon with lightning effects. But getting him is a bit tricky, requiring some travel and a dungeon detour.Everything you need to do to tame Aradan is below but here’s a quick list of the steps:

How to tame spirit beast Aradan in The War Within

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Two blue gyphons standing on either side of a Vulpera in World of Warcraft The War Within

First, make sure that you’re level 70, have The War Within expansion and are inBeast Mastery specialization, since you can’t tame spirit beasts in any other spec. Next, you’ll need an item sunk at the bottom of the ocean, theVoid-Scarred Stormhammer(a nifty Warhammer 40,000 reference).

Find it off the coast of Storm’s Watch, northwest of the capital city of Dornogal. It looks like it should be in a fatigue zone, but is not - it’s a long dive, though! It’s a lootable item lying on the sea floor atcoordinates 29.0, 36.2 in the Isle of Dorn, and looks like a traditional dwarvish hammer.

Once you’ve obtained the hammer, you can take a group intoThe Rookery dungeonin Dornogal on any difficulty, or simply queue for a Follower Dungeon run using the Looking for Group tool. You don’t need to complete the dungeon, so you’re better off using followers or friends rather than abandoning a group.

Kill Kyrioss, the first stormrook boss in the dungeon, as usual, and jump down using the feathers as you typically would, until you get to the bottom of the pit with the other rooks on ledges. You would normally start killing the enemies to the right as you come out of that area at the bottom. Instead,turn left, walking through the neutral mobs and up the stairs until you emerge on an open balcony.

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A map of the Isle of Dorn in The War Within

You’ll see a gryphon labeledAradanflying, making lazy circles off in the distance, and he’s friendly to you.Right-click the Void-Scarred Stormhammerin your bags and you’ll assume a heroic pose, holding it aloft for him to see. He’ll circle down to you and land, now neutral, so that you can tame him.

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