World of Warcraft: Dragonflight continues the tradition of delivering a number of challenging Pet Battle trainers for you to take down. They vary in difficulty, but some foes rank among the trickiest challenges the Pet Battle scene has to offer. One such enemy, The Grand Master, may be small in stature, but his skills in battle make him a formidable opponent, even for a seasoned Pet Battler.
This guide will instruct you where to find and how to defeat Patchu, The Grand Master. It will go over the easiest strategy for farming the fight and recommend certain pet compositions that meet the criteria of the Family Battler achievements.
Where To Find The Grand Master
The Grand Master is a young Tuskarr named Patchu, who can be found at 13, 49 in The Azure Span. He is a Master Pet Trainer and is considered one of Dragonflight’s most difficult pet battles.
His team is strong and well-balanced, capable of exploiting weaker compositions, so you will need some powerful pets to bring him down. Beating him is one of the conditions needed to complete the Battle of the Dragon Isles achievement.
Alongside being the subject of a World Quest, Patchu is one of the opponents needed for the ten Family Battler of the Dragon Isles achievements, requiring you to beat him while featuring a team of only one type.
These meta achievements require you to use a full team of level 25 Battle Pets. Due to having higher strength, you should also be using Rare quality pets.
Patchu’s pets are only Epic in quality, which means that while they have greater stats than yours, they do not come with any of the strong passives that a Legendary battle pet possesses. This means popular strategies, such as single high-damage hits, can still be effective. His three pets are:
|
Pet Name |
Pet Type |
Ability One |
Ability Two |
Ability Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anubisath Idol |
Humanoid |
Crush |
Sandstorm |
Deflection |
|
Mechanical Pandaren Dragonling |
Mechanical |
Breath |
Thunderbolt |
Decoy |
|
Spectral Tiger Cub |
Magic |
Rend |
Evanescence |
Leap |
The Idol can cause issues by using Deflection to avoid all incoming damage, and his Tiger Cub hits very hard, so a strategy revolving around removing the Idol from play and spending as little time fighting the Tiger Cub will be effective.
All the following strategies focus on utilising easy-to-acquire pets without enforcing the use of a specific breed. There may be faster strategies out there, but they may be more difficult to pull off.
Best Overall Team For Battling The Grand Master
Despite Patchu being a tough opponent, he is susceptible to strong Elemental damage, and the Christmas pets are an excellent matchup against him.
Father Winter’s Helper can effectively solo the fight, and throwing in a Winter’s Little Helper will ensure your victory, all while leaving your third slot open for any pet training you may want to do.
Both pets are very cheap to acquire from the Auction House and should be your go-to strategy for farming this encounter.
|
Pet Name |
Pet Type |
How To Acquire |
Ability One |
Ability Two |
Ability Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Father Winter’s Helper |
Humanoid |
Winter Veil/ Auction House |
Ice Lance |
Call Blizzard |
Ice Tomb |
|
Winter’s Little Helper |
Humanoid |
Winter Veil/ Auction House |
Ice Lance |
Any |
Any |
Your battle sequence should follow this order:
|
Turn |
Move |
|---|---|
|
One |
Ice Tomb |
|
Two |
Call Blizzard |
|
Three |
Ice Lance |
|
Four – Seven |
Ice Lance until Anubisath Idol returns |
|
Eight |
Ice Tomb |
|
Nine |
Call Blizzard |
|
Ten (Repeat) |
Ice Lance |
This strategy will count for the Humanoid Battler of the Dragon Isles achievement, so just slot in any Humanoid pet into your last slot.
Best Aquatic Team For Battling The Grand Master
This fight is tough for Aquatic types, and it will be hard for any strategy to bring down Patchu in a low number of turns. However, the following composition will reliably win, albeit slowly.
The Sandclaw Sunshell will eventually beat the Tiger Cub, but it will take a few turns and is slightly susceptible to crits. Other good pets for the fight include Penguins, who can use their Ice Lance to somewhat mimic the previous strategy.
|
Pet Name |
Pet Type |
How To Acquire |
Ability One |
Ability Two |
Ability Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lightless Ambusher |
Aquatic |
Lady Ashvane (Eternal Palace) / Auction House |
Skitter |
Pump |
Prowl |
|
Spawn of G’nathus |
Aquatic |
G’nathus (Townlong Steppes) / Auction House |
Jolt |
Lightning Shield |
Paralyzing Shock |
|
Sandclaw Sunshell |
Aquatic |
Nazjatar (Wild) |
Frost Spit |
Bubble |
Shell Armor |
Your battle sequence should follow this order:
|
Turn |
Move |
|---|---|
|
One |
Pump |
|
Two |
Prowl |
|
Three |
Pump |
|
Four (Repeat) |
Skitter |
|
Five |
Jolt |
|
Six |
Lightning Shield |
|
Seven |
Jolt |
|
Eight |
Paralyzing Shock |
|
Nine |
Jolt |
|
Ten |
Pass |
|
Eleven + |
|
Best Beast Team For Battling The Grand Master
Beast pets have high power, thanks to their passive which increases their damage when below half health, and there are a few options to try out against Patchu.
Being able to destroy the Anubisath Idol in only two turns is great and leaves you free to whittle down the rest of The Grand Master’s team without much fuss. The Infernal Pyreclaw is exceptionally strong across both PvE and PvP, so it’s a great pet to invest in.
|
Pet Name |
Pet Type |
How To Acquire |
Ability One |
Ability Two |
Ability Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Feline Familiar |
Beast |
Hallows End / Auction House |
Any |
Call Darkness |
Prowl |
|
Verdant Kit |
Beast |
Ardenweald (Wild) |
Swipe |
Prowl |
Unleash Life |
|
Infernal Pyreclaw |
Beast |
Majordomo Staghelm (Firelands) / Auction House |
Flame Breath |
Scorched Earth |
Great Sting |
Your battle sequence should follow this order:
|
Turn |
Move |
|---|---|
|
One |
Prowl |
|
Two |
Call Darkness |
|
Three |
Switch to Verdant Kit |
|
Four |
Swipe |
|
Five |
Prowl |
|
Six |
Unleash Life |
|
Seven |
Swipe |
|
Eight |
Swap to Infernal Pyreclaw |
|
Nine |
Scorched Earth |
|
Ten |
Shell Armor |
|
Eleven (Repeat) |
Flame Breath |
You can replace the Feline Familiar with Sable, depending on which is easier to acquire, as both can be purchased from the Auction House.
Best Critter Team For Battling The Grand Master
While Critters tend to struggle in these types of fights, there are a couple of great pets that match up well against Patchu. Both Crispin and Void-Scarred Beetle are pets that can utilise non-critter attacks to defeat their foes and are generically good pets against a high number of enemies.
While staples such as Snails and Rabbits can also do a job here, it’s always worth expanding your pet collection with other viable strategies.
|
Pet Name |
Pet Type |
How To Acquire |
Ability One |
Ability Two |
Ability Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Void-Scarred Beetle |
Critter |
Vision of the Twisting Sands/ Auction House |
Skitter |
Any |
Void Crash |
|
Decaying Mawrat |
Critter |
The Maw / Auction House |
Any |
Haunt |
Any |
|
Crispin |
Critter |
Tenpak (Highmountain) / Auction House |
Burn |
Crouch |
Nut Barrage |
Your battle sequence should follow this order:
|
Turn |
Move |
|---|---|
|
One |
Void Crash |
|
Two |
Swap to Decaying Mawrat |
|
Three |
Haunt |
|
Four |
Burn |
|
Five |
Burn |
|
Six |
Nut Barrage |
|
Seven (Repeat) |
Burn until Mechanical Pandaren Dragonling dies. |
|
Eight (Repeat) |
Depending on what comes in, either:
|
|
Nine |
Skitter |
The Decaying Mawrat can be swapped for the Scurrying Mawrat.
Best Dragonkin Team For Battling The Grand Master
Thankfully, there are quite a few Dragonkin with access to Elemental moves, which in combination with Dragonkin dealing extra damage to Magic types, means you can hit two of Patchu’s pets for super effective damage.
Anubisath Idol hits very hard with Crush, so getting him out of the way quickly is important. There are a few alternatives to the suggested strategy, but they mainly rely on difficult-to-obtain pets, such as the Anima Wyrmling.
|
Pet Name |
Pet Type |
How To Acquire |
Ability One |
Ability Two |
Ability Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wild Crimson Hatchling |
Dragonkin |
Order of the Cloud Serpent Reputation |
Breath |
Scorched Earth |
Deep Breath |
|
Red Dragonhawk Hatchling |
Dragonkin |
Eversong Woods (Jilanne) |
Any |
Conflagrate |
Flamethrower |
|
Silver Dragonhawk Hatchling |
Dragonkin |
Eversong Woods (Jilanne) |
Any |
Conflagrate |
Flame Breath |
Your battle sequence should follow this order:
|
Turn |
Move |
|---|---|
|
One |
Deep Breath |
|
Two |
Deep Breath |
|
Three |
Scorched Earth |
|
Four (Repeat) |
Breath until Wild Crimson Hatchling dies |
|
Five |
|
|
Six |
|
The Dragonhawk Hatchlings can be swapped for either the Golden or Blue varieties. The Wild Crimson Hatchling can be exchanged for the Crimson Whelping, which can be bought from the Auction House.
Best Elemental Team For Battling The Grand Master
Elementals do well against The Grand Master, with Elementium Bolt exploiting Anubisath Idol and some strong damage over time to deal with the remaining enemies. Most of these strategies rely on applying Burn effects and then dealing increased damage with Conflagrate, so feel free to experiment if you can’t get hold of these specific pets.
|
Pet Name |
Pet Type |
How To Acquire |
Ability One |
Ability Two |
Ability Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Elementium Geode |
Elemental |
World Drop / Auction House |
Spark |
Crystal Overload |
Elementium Bolt |
|
Lumpy |
Elemental |
Winter Veil / Auction House |
Stone Shot |
Sandstorm |
Rock Barrage |
|
Corrupted Blood |
Elemental |
Madness of Deathwing (Dragon Soul) / Auction House |
Ooze Touch |
Scorched Earth |
Any |
Your battle sequence should follow this order:
|
Turn |
Move |
|---|---|
|
One |
Elementium Bolt |
|
Two |
Spark |
|
Three |
Crystal Overload |
|
Four |
Spark |
|
Five |
Spark |
|
Six |
Switch to Lumpy |
|
Seven |
Rock Barrage |
|
Eight (Repeat) |
Stone Shot until Mechanical Pandaren Dragonling dies |
|
Nine |
Pass |
|
Ten |
Sandstorm |
|
Eleven |
Switch to Corrupted Blood |
|
Twelve |
Scorched Earth |
|
Thirteen (Repeat) |
Ooze Touch |
The Elementium Geode can be switched for the Crimson Geode, which can be caught in Deepholm.
Best Flying Team For Battling The Grand Master
Most Flying teams will use the Ikky pet. Being able to destroy a pet with the Black Claw and Flock combo has always been useful in PvE pet battling, and most of the viable strategies for defeating Patchu will utilise it. Feel free to use some Moths, as they are excellent at avoiding damage, albeit a bit slow.
|
Pet Name |
Pet Type |
How To Acquire |
Ability One |
Ability Two |
Ability Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chompy |
Flying |
Korthia Dailies / Auction House |
Toxic Bite |
Sludge Belch |
Toxic Fumes |
|
Firewing |
Flying |
Mastering the Menagerie / Auction House |
Deep Burn |
Scorched Earth |
Murder |
|
Ikky |
Flying |
Talador Questline / Auction House |
Any |
Black Claw |
Flock |
Your battle sequence should follow this order:
|
Turn |
Move |
|---|---|
|
One |
Pass |
|
Two |
Sludge Belch |
|
Three |
Toxic Bite |
|
Four |
Sludge Belch |
|
Five |
Either use Scorched Earth or swap to Firewing if Chompy lives |
|
Six |
Deep Burn or Scorched Earth if it’s not applied |
|
Seven – Nine |
Murder |
|
Ten |
Scorched Earth |
|
Eleven |
Deep Burn |
|
Twelve |
Black Claw |
|
Thirteen |
Flock |
Best Magic Team For Battling The Grand Master
Magic pets can avoid taking large bursts of damage thanks to their passive, which means there are a decent amount of compositions open to you.
The Court Scribe can be swapped for any of the Magical book pets, and does most of the heavy lifting, before the PvP favourite; Anomalus, even comes into play.
|
Pet Name |
Pet Type |
How To Acquire |
Ability One |
Ability Two |
Ability Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Court Scribe |
Magic |
Court of Farondis Reputation / Auction House |
Shadow Shock |
Amplify Magic |
Curse of Doom |
|
Anomalus |
Magic |
Corrupted Visions / Auction House |
Corrosion |
Void Nova |
Poison Protocol |
|
Blood Boil |
Magic |
Deathbringer Saurfang (Icecrown Citadel) / Auction House |
Ooze Touch |
Plagued Blood |
Any |
Your battle sequence should follow this order:
|
Turn |
Move |
|---|---|
|
One |
Amplify Magic |
|
Two (Repeat) |
Shadow Shock until Anubisath Idol dies |
|
Three |
Curse of Doom |
|
Four (Repeat) |
Shadow Shock until Court Scribe dies |
|
Five |
Corrosion |
|
Six |
Poison Protocol |
|
Seven |
Void Nova |
|
Eight |
Plagued Blood |
|
Nine (Repeat) |
Ooze Touch |
Best Mechanical Team For Battling The Grand Master
Mechanicals are some of the strongest pets in the game, and the Iron Starlette is a top performer in an already competitive family. Being able to practically one-shot pets with a Supercharged Wind-Up gives it amazing value, and you’ll be able to defeat Patchu with only two specific pets. Just throw in any max-level Mechanical in your third slot.
|
Pet Name |
Pet Type |
How To Acquire |
Ability One |
Ability Two |
Ability Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Iron Starlette |
Mechanical |
Warlords of Draenor intro / Auction House |
Wind-Up |
Powerball |
Supercharge |
|
Lil’Bling |
Mechanical |
Blingtron / Auction House |
Inflation |
Extra Plating |
Make It Rain |
Your battle sequence should follow this order:
|
Turn |
Move |
|---|---|
|
One |
Wind-Up |
|
Two |
Supercharge |
|
Three |
Wind-Up |
|
Four |
Wind-Up |
|
Five |
Powerball |
|
Six |
Powerball |
|
Seven |
Supercharge |
|
Eight |
Wind-Up |
|
Nine |
Make It Rain |
|
Ten |
Extra Plating |
|
Eleven |
Inflation |
Best Undead Team For Battling The Grand Master
Luckily, the Fragment of Anger pet has a great matchup against Patchu, and you should be able to run this two-pet strategy. You can also replicate the earlier Call Darkness opener with a Cursed Birman, which allows you to easily eliminate the Anubisath Idol.
Other strong pets, such as Blightbreath, can help other compositions work, but both of these pets should be very cheap on the Auction House, so try to run this if you can.
|
Pet Name |
Pet Type |
How To Acquire |
Ability One |
Ability Two |
Ability Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Micromancer |
Undead |
Undying Army Supplies / Auction House |
Dead Man’s Party |
Raise Ally |
Deep Research |
|
Fragment of Anger |
Undead |
Reliquary of the Lost (Black Temple) / Auction House |
Seethe |
Any |
Spirit Spikes |
Your battle sequence should follow this order:
|
Turn |
Move |
|---|---|
|
One |
Raise Ally |
|
Two |
Dead Man’s Party |
|
Three |
Raise Ally |
|
Four (Repeat) |
Seethe until Mechanical Pandaren Dragonling dies |
|
Five |
Spirit Spikes |
|
Six (Repeat) |
Seethe |
