

Until your pet is within a few levels of the mobs you’re fighting your pet is just going to sit beside you the whole time. This is most likely what you’ll be doing – grinding mobs. So, as long as you stay back at range, like you do anyway since you’re a Hunter, you’ll be fine. I’ve run level 30 pets within 10-15 yards of mobs 55+ and not had them aggro. Your pet will have a larger than usual aggro radius, however, it’s not as big as you might think it is. It really just means your DPS is lower not a big deal. I suggest informing your group ahead of time that you’re leveling a pet and it won’t be fighting. If you’ve got a competent group (like a guild run), you should be able to bring in a low level pet, leave it on passive, and just let is soak up XP. Nobody wants to spend more time grinding than they need to. You need to grind mobs to get XP to level your pet. While the level increased, making this a bit more difficult, leveling got way easier in TBC so you still make out better. Now, if you’re playing in Classic TBC, then you need to kill mobs that are 52+ to get XP. This also means your pet is just going to sit there and not help you if it’s really low level. For Classic WoW, If you’re level 60 then you need to kill mobs level 48+ to get XP for your pet. The mobs you kill need to be at least green to you, and this is what makes leveling a low pet a chore. It’s still a chore if you’re 60 and trying to get a pet to 60 from a low level. While the pet only needs 25% of the XP for a level you did makes it faster, do not confuse it with fast. So, to level up your pets you need to grind mobs. Doing quest turn ins, discovering new zones, etc., do not give your pet XP.

So, if you’re 60 and leveling up a level 10 pet, then your pet needs 25% of the XP you needed at level 10 to reach level 11. Now, this would be the XP you needed at your pet’s level. Let’s lay out the basics of how leveling a pet works in Classic WoW.Ī pet needs 25% of your XP to level.
