Winterspring - Tamable Rares added in 5.1

Patch 5.1 was very kind to Winterspring, adding 10 new tamable rares to the zone. This brings the total count of rares in this zone to seventeen! I covered the other seven rares in Winterspring in this post: Winterspring Rare Spawns.

Among these new tamable rares are some real beauties. Several of them even have brand new unique skins. Iceclaw, the level 50 "ice cat" has a totally unique look. She has the "hunched" cat model, with the blue and white "icy" coloration that was previously only found on the Frostsaber Stalkers model.

Manas, the silver-grey dragonhawk, is the first ever tamable dragonhawk in this color. He even matches the mini-pet Silver Dragonhawk Hatchling perfectly. Quetzl, the wind serpent, also has a unique look - and in my opinion a very appealing one. He has the spiked wind serpent model previously only found in Outland and Northrend, and a beautiful, totally unique green, grey & orange coloration. 

The rest of these new rares are not unique, but it can certainly be worth finding and taming them - especially on low level hunters. Manas, the blue runed demon dog, shares the same look as the demon dogs in Borean Tundra and The Nexus - meaning if you like this model you can now have one almost 20 levels earlier! 

Norissis and Ronak, both chimaeras, each share the exact same coloration and model as another rare. Norissis has the blue and purple armored chimaera look that was previously unique to Nuramoc in Netherstorm. With Nuramoc's long spawn timer and the introduction of cross-realm zones it can probably prove to be difficult finding him; the introduction of Norissis will give hunters wanting that skin another option. The same can be said for Ronak, who shares the exact same model and coloration as The Razza in Feralas.

Although all of these pets are in the 50 - 54 level range, do keep in mind that several of them are exotic and cannot be tamed until at least level 69. These include each of the rhinos, both chimaeras and the Jormungar (The Deep Tunneler).

None of these rares have large patrol routes, and each one can be found out in the open - except for The Deep Tunneler, who is all the way at the end of the cave in Mazthoril. Their spawn timers, like most of the new rares added in 5.1, seem to be several hours. Be prepared to camp for a while if your hunting one of these guys down.

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Here are some screenies of what each of these guys look like untamed, in order by level. (Simply click on the images to enlarge them for a better view.)

Winterspring Rare Spawns

There are seven rares in Winterspring ranging from level 51 - 55. Two of these rares make gorgeous hunter pets, and they can both be found right near one another just south of Frostsaber Rock. They are both cats (Rak'shiri & Sian-Rotam), and they each have their own posts on this blog with a little bit more information on them if interested.

Again, these rares do not share spawn timers. Their timers are not long and seem to be roughly in the 1 - 3hr range. The only one that may be a bit of a pain to track down is Azurous because of his large patrol area. General Colbatann also patrols the length of the road between Mazthoril and the main road. Other than that the rest don't move much at all.

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Screenies of each rare in order by level, and as you would find them throughout the zone. ~

Rak'shiri

Rak'shiri is a beautiful aqua colored level 53 saber cat. He can be found in Winterspring patrolling around the frozen lake area just south of Frostsaber Rock. I have marked his patrol area in red on the map below.

He drops the typical green item and a decent amount of experience for people leveling.

Sian-Rotam

Sian-Rotam is a level 53 rare white lion that can be found in northern Winterspring. He used to be a summoned mob for a horde-only quest where he would appear and help defend his mate, Shy-Rotam. In patch 2.3 the quest became available to alliance as well. Now Sian-Rotam is no-longer summoned and is simply a rare spawn that can occasionally be found sleeping behind his mate underneath Frostsaber Rock. He will not patrol away from this location once he spawns in.

Sian-Rotam has always been a desirable hunter pet, especially for alliance. The only other tamable white lion in the game is Echeyakee. Echeyakee is a level 15 spawned lion from a level 13 horde-only quest that starts at the Crossroads in Northern Barrens. If you play alliance, unless you get very lucky or have a friend playing horde who can help you, Sian-Rotam will probably be the easier of the two to obtain.