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Comment by 710854

Confirmed drop of Dark Whelpling after aproximately 800 kills. In the process also got a ton of rugged and thick leather, and a blue world drop.
The landscape here makes it impossible for farming bots to access, and the whelps are abundant. Happy hunting!

Comment by 715689

This is a really great place to get your Dark Whelpling, you'll never be out of whelps because they reappear as you kill them, and the distance between them is rather small. For those of us who were used to the whelps in the east of the Badlands, who were really annoying to grind, this place is amazing!

Comment by 32276

I've found that these mobs are the perfect place to farm thick leather. The mob density is incredible, I've been able to pull up to six mobs at a time on my level 54 hunter, easy. They drop thick leather very consistently, with a little rugged thrown in (nice to stash away when your leatherworking hits that level). It can be a little tough navigating the hills at first, but I quickly got used to it and learned where it was easier to travel and where the best spots to pull are. With the added bonus of the Dark Whelpling having a chance to drop, it doesn't get much better than this.

Comment by Aluvarzn

Got this after about 3 hours of farming (here and there). I would stay there while in LFG and kill while waiting. Done it as a fury warrior. Good luck and happy hunting.

Comment by LucidTaint

Agreed, this is an amazing farming spot. Particularly for Horde, since right over the hill (in New Kargath) is a vendor to sell trash to as well as a mailbox.

Very nice place to farm for the dark whelp! I managed to get mine in about 20 kills. Now I am working on a second one for my boyfriend, who is too lazy to go farming for non-combat pets. LoL

Comment by Sesh

Even if you are level 85 there is no way to kill them all, loot and skin before they respawn. They seem to be on a 1 min timer after they are skinned to spawn another one.

Drop is about 85% Thick Leather, 10% Rugged Leather and the occasional Hide.

I got a world drop epic as well (level 47 gun that isnt as good as the BoE bows are on a level 44, go figure). No pet though. I'm glad they even drop one as I'm well-known to always have some small animal chasing my kitty-druid around :P

Over 400 skins and no pet, but the gun sold for 250G on the AH before I even got out of the auction house!

Comment by sforzie

If you are farming these at level (46 or so), be careful! The broodlings' mother, Nyxondra, is patting around the area that these mobs occupy. She is a lvl 47 elite and will aggro if you're standing in the wrong spot. She can make short work of a player if caught off guard. Ranged also has to be careful when tabbing to the next broodling when she has patted close by. However, Nyxondra's path does not cover the entire area, so if you stick to the area due west of New Kargath you should be safe.

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Nyxondra's Broodling

This NPC can be found in Badlands (49).

Nyxondra's Broodling

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