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The Phoenix Wishwing is an adorable secret battle pet that is sure to make you the envy of Azeroth. This pet was discovered by theWoW Secret Finding Discordon May 12, 2025, during theWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflightexpansion. This discovery coincided with the beginning of a Cataclysm Timewalking event, which players in the group had strongly suspected would be of importance for months prior to the discovery.
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The hunt for this battle pet began in December 2022 when it was noted that the NPC Zektar, located in the Spires of Arak was offering a new item called the Phoenix Ash Talisman — an item available for purchase with several phoenix-related currency items.One of these items will only be available during Cataclysm Timewalking,an event that occurs only a few times per year, making this battle pet an extremely elusive beast.
How To Get The Phoenix Ash Talisman
To get thePhoenix Ash Talisman,you will first need to locate and harvest a series of ashes, and embers, then turn them in to theNPC Zektar (coordinates: 52.0, 52.5)in theNest of the Ravenspeakersin theSpires of Arak, the southernmost zone in Draenor.
The items you will need are:
Before you may speak to Zektar, you will need to ensure you have completedThe High Ravenspeakerquest from Iktis of the Flock, an Arakkoa located in the Gnarlwood Pass.
This quest is the third in the largerWhen a Raven Swallows the Dayquest chain which itself is part of theBetween Arak and a Hard Place Achievement. You can use the macro below to see if you have completed the quest.
Macro
/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(35010))
All of these items are soulbound, so you will not be able to trade or purchase them.
You will need todo all of your farming on one character, which must be level 60 or higher.
How To Get A Glittering Phoenix Ember
The Glittering Phoenix Ember is the onlytime-sensitive itemyou will need to acquire in order to obtain the Phoenix Wishwing battle pet.
It is a guaranteed drop for all players in the raid and drops from theFire Hawk boss, Alysrazor, in the Firelands raid,atop Mount Hyjal.
The raid must be done onNormal difficulty or higher during a Cataclysm Timewalking event.
This requires you touse the Group Finderto form or join a group of up to thirty players. The party leader will then need tospeak with Vormu, the Timewalking Master locatedat your faction’s Earthshrine,to begin the raid.
Where To Find Sacred Phoenix Ash
Sacred Phoenix Ash is an item that can belooted from Cookpots containing a Small Pile of Ash.
You will know ifa Cookpot contains a Small Pile of Ash because it sparkles. Within the Small Pile of Ash you will find Sacred Ash.
The Cookpotsrequire you to be level 60 or higherto loot A Small Pile of Ash from them.
The Small Pile of Ash has arespawn time of ten to 15 minutes, so if you have a few hours of time, you can set yourself up at one of the pots and check in occasionally.
Alternatively, you can fly your way around theSpires of Araklocating all the Cookpots and try your luck that way. Cookpots can be found at the following locations.
37.9, 18.0
42.0, 15.9
44.0, 13.7
44.6, 23.3
45.1, 15.0
52.0, 31.4
52.2, 49.9
61.9, 42.3
68.8, 44.5
Where To Find Inert Phoenix Ash
To get Inert Phoenix Ash, you will first need to head to the southern part ofKalimdorandlocate the Un’goro Craterbetween Feralas and Silithus. Once you have made your way over to the crater, you will want to locate thevolcano at the centre in Fire Plume Ridge.
Here, you will find hostile mobs ofScorching Elementals that have a relatively low chance to drop Inert Phoenix Ash.These mobs also share a spawn time with another mob Living Blaze, and the two look identical. You will want toclear the area of both mobs to make them spawn faster.
This step is arguably the most time-consuming, and will likely take several hours to complete due to the low drop chance and respawn time. If the area is particularly busy we recommendforming a group of five,so you can track down more elementals at once and share the loot.
Hunters have the ability to track elementals on the Minimapand will have a decisive advantage when tracking down the elementals.
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How To Complete The Tales Of The Phoenix Quest
Once you have obtained the Phoenix Ash Talisman, you will be able to speak with an NPC calledTarjin The Blind (coordinates: 16.1, 62.7)in the Waking Shores, on the mountain behind the Obsidian Citadel.
He willoffer you a quest for a few more phoenix-related currency itemsthat can be found in the Dragon Isles. In exchange, you will receive the Phoenix Wishwing battle pet!
To complete this quest you will need to exchange:
Where To Get Smoldering Phoenix Ash
Smoldering Phoenix Ash is an item that can be found most readily inThe Waking Shores.It does have a relatively low drop chance, so you will need to spend a bit of time hunting it down.
It drops from Lava Phoenixes, which can easily be found on the rocks in and around both theObsidian Citadel and Scalecracker Keep.
These phoenixes are often found flying around, so the easiest way to lure them in is tointerrupt their flightpath on your dragon, and kite them to a safe landing pointwhere you can engage them.
How To Find Ash Feathers
While you’re hunting down phoenixes for Smoldering Phoenix Ash, you’ll want to look around the Obsidian Citadel or Scalecracker Keep for any shed feathers.
However,you will not be able to see these feathers unless you have used an Ash Feather Amulet.The Ash Feather Amulet will provide youa buff that lasts one hour,allowing you to see Ash Feathers in theSlagmire, and Burning Ascent,the two areas which surround theObsidian Citadel, as well asScalecracker Keep.
This is an item you will need topurchase for 100 gold from a Troll NPC named Griftah (coordinates: 25.6, 54.3)who can be found on the merchant level of the Obsidian Throne. Griftah can be a particularly difficult merchant to find as he islocated behind a tent, unlike the rest of the merchants.
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