Scorchling

I really wish this pets droprate would get changed. It's arguably one of the rarest pets simply because it's only available for a small while each year, based upon summons and drop chance.

I had hoped that it might get the same treatment as the squashling but unless it gets it's only non-FoS achievement, it will probably be the same irritating way to get this that it always is. If you have this one, count yourself lucky!

You may defeat Lord Ahune once per day on heroic mode, and once a day from the regular slave pens daily you get from the npc right before the Ice Stone.
Heroic mode allows for a retry if you fail over and over until you down Lord Ahune (gives you a badge on heroic, so it saves you to the instance for a that day).
But on regular, once you get the daily and turn it in; if you fail to kill Lorn Ahune-you lose the chance for The Scortchling, until daily's reset. (or unless you have more people) GL!!

This pet was freakishly difficult to get. I ended up having to use a bargaining tactic with the rest of the group. . .I paid them each 100g to pass on the pet when it dropped. Considering that one time was the first and last time I ever saw the scorchling drop, I think the 400g was well worth it!

It took quite a few tries to get this pet, but it was so worth it as a shammy! I love to pop him out while my fire elemental is kicking butt so he can learn a thing or two for when he grows up! :p

Yeah he is rare to find. I was able to get him on the fifth day of the event and I spent about 50g for the summon and 100g for the pet. When it drop, one of the member of my party went woot 150g for a summon and a pet. 600g was a good price for this pet.

This pet has a cool reaction if you have him out when you summon Ahune. When I did it, the words it made me say, my scorchling repeated. It was pretty cool!

A very very rare pet, in the 70's Ahune was a difficult boss because few higher end players bothered to farm him.
Now at 80 even though much easier to farm very few people were willing to group up during the summer to kill him which keeps this pet obnoxiously rare compared to other event pets..

It's a good move for Blizz to let you que up for a holiday boss any number of times per day during the event. This way it's actually feasable to crunch out this guy. How works out before is that
5 times a day x 14 days = 70 times killing Ahune

Even if you had managed this, you would only see the pet drop once out of all the groups (statistically, you might see it twice or zero times) No pet has caused more frustration for me other than the Kirin Tor Familiar.

This is the coolest pet in the entire game!

Well now it looks like this won't drop this year :(

Until we see a blue post stating that the Frigid Frosting is replacing the Scorchling this year, I wouldn't lose all hope. The drop rate was/is already low and not enough data has come in yet since it's only the first day of the event.

NEW Blue Post: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25482230559&sid=1&pageNo=1

Rumors are that it may reappear in Cata??

I read on some sites that the scorching IS still a possible drop, with people saying they got it from the bag. It looks like you can get this pet or a new pet, which comes from the item "ice chip" (it is also in the satchel). All I can say is I've done the boss twice... only emblems both times (same goes for the people in my group).

edit: I guess it was a bug or a lie, Blizz confirmed pet is no longer available. thanks for the -ratings, was just going based on what I saw at the time :)

I'm just plain mad about this. If you are frustrated by not being able to obtain this pet this year you should go straight to the suggestion forum: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25482070208&sid=1 and let them know. The Scorchling pet was the only reason I looked forward to the Summer festival this year and now this... Its cool that theres a new pet but still, extremely disappointed.

We are trying to save this pet from oblivion.
Blues recommended to post on Suggestion forums and so we did.
But to get their attention I am urging you to go and bump us.

forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25482070208&sid=1
forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=13817252485&sid=1


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***Update***
Blue has confirmed that while it's gone from Midsummer loot list it will make a comeback :)
Data miners on PTR have found LFG events tied to some elemental bosses.

AW MAN you can't get him anymore? well, I guess the Frigid Frostling will have to suffice.

Currently, there are several suggestions on the forums for the Scorchlings return: As a vendor item, bought with Burning Blossoms; The final reward for a new quest line; An achievement reward; As loot for the Chilled Satchel or Ahune's Chest...
Lets hope Blizzard approves of one of these suggestions, and brings back our mini-fire elemental!

EDIT: Happily, our Scorchling will be back! Expect to see his return come Cataclysm, along with some more elemental friends! ^o^

some GOOD news:
http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/25482230559-pet-scorchling.html see post #13

"... But as I said in this case, the Scorchling will return elsewhere along with some friends representing the remaining elements. "

When I first saw the Scorchling was gone I got angry. During Last Years event it was ninja'd from me..and it was the only one I had seen drop...at least it will be back evenually

As a dedicated fire-mage this is my most sought after pet, so cannot wait for it to be re-added in the future.

isent he out now they added the other new pet the ice elemental ?

As of the 2010 Midsummer Fire Festival this pet was removed from the drop table. It was instead replaced with Frigid Frostling. Blizzard asked the community for a response as to how to implement the Scorchling back into the game, such as a quest or be a reward like the Spirit of Summer. As of now though the Scorchling is unobtainable, making it even more rare than it already it is.