The Celestial Tournament – Dr. Ion Goldbloom Strategy

Dr. Ion Goldbloom has returned from his Jurassic expedition on the Isle of Giants to face us at the Celestial Tournament. He appears as one of the random Champions of Pandaria. This is the strategy I use to defeat him.

*This strategy was originally seen in this guide. I have never made any claims that I created this strategy.*

Pet and Ability Lineup:

Your Squad:

Warbot with Missle, Minefield, and Launch Rocket. (Mechanical)

Nexus Whelpling with Tail Sweep, Mana Surge, and Arcane Storm. (Dragonkin)

Crimson Whelpling with Tail Sweep, Healing Flame, and Lift-Off. (Dragonkin)

or

Wild Crimson Hatchling with Tail SweepHealing Flame, and Lift-Off. (Dragonkin)

Enemy Team:

ChaosLogic, Uncertainty, and Instability. (Magic)

ScreamerAlpha Strike, Feign Death, and Lift-Off. (Flying)

TrikeBite, Adrenaline Rush, and Horn Attack. (Beast)

The Action:

Opening with your Warbot, place your Minefield on the first round and then immediately switch to your Nexus Whelpling. Screamer uses Feign Death, which will force a pet switch, thereby making Minefield an extremely easy way to get big damage on the new pet on their first turn.

Upon switching to your Nexus Whelpling, use Arcane Storm. Arcane Storm will buff your 3 – round Mana Surge and take it from powerful to devastating. After a round or so of Mana Surge damage, Screamer will use the aforementioned Feign Death and bring out Trike. Sometimes Minefield plus the last round of Mana Surge will kill him outright, but as you can see in the video I was a bit unlucky. In any case, after Mana Surge finishes switch back to your Warbot. If Trike can be killed in 2 turns or less, just use Missle, otherwise cast Launch Rocket to finish him off.

When Trike Dies, place another Minefield. Screamer will be the pet switched back in, and he will be at very low health. He will use Lift-Off and be un-attackable for one round; at this time use Launch Rocket; the “Charging” round will take place while Screamer is in the air and when he lands the rocket will go off, likely killing him.

Chaos enters the battle and will take a good chunk of damage from Minefield. Use your Warbot until he dies, and then bring out the Crimson Whelpling. Use Lift-Off to avoid damage from Logic, woven in with your Healing Flame when low on health, and Tail Sweep. This should finish off Chaos. Alternatively you might use your Nexus Whelpling and cast Mana Surge in this spot if they have enough HP; or in my case in the video, both due to poor RNG. Either combination will work fine. Happy hunting!

More Details:

The Warbot is a Mechanical pet that can be purchased in Dalaran from Jepetto Joybuzz at the toy shop for 500g (before discounts). If you don’t want to travel all the way to Northrend, Alliance may pick one up from Craggle Wobbletop, who pats in a U-shape on the Canal side of the Trade District in Stormwind City; Horde may purchase one from Blax Bottlerocket, who can be found walking the path up and down The Drag. The Warbot is learned as Uncommon and is only available in Breed#4, or P/P.

A fun bit of history about this battle pet; originally this was a non-combat pet called “Battlebot” acquired from a 2009 promotion Blizzard had with Mountain Dew in order to launch their World of Warcraft version of Game Fuel. It was only available for a limited time to US servers only, came with your choice of Horde Red or Alliance Blue “fuel”. At that point, the pets could battle each other randomly if you came across another opposite faction player with the fuel in their bot. What a concept, right? The pet was eventually discontinued with the end of the promotion and renamed Warbot and released with the Cataclysm. I do not believe there has ever been an explanation for why it was stealth-renamed, but some theorized that it had to do with brand confusion and the now defunct television show Battlebots. Today you can purchase the fuel from any of the toy vendors that sell the bot.

The Nexus Whelpling is a Dragonkin pet, wild caught in in the Coldarra Area of Borean Tundra. The pets spawn on the circular island all around The Nexus. They spawn a bit slowly, so patience is key if you are waiting to capture. The Nexus Whelpling can be captured in Breed#4, or P/P, Breed#8, or P/S, and Breed#10, or P/B. Any breed is suitable for this fight.

The Crimson Whelpling is a Dragonkin pet,  looted from a zone drop from the Wetlands. It comes in the lootable form of a Tiny Crimson Whelpling. This pet is extraordinarily hard to farm given the range of mobs that it can drop off; I use this pet in the fight because I have had it for a long time and never get to really use it, however my focus on attainability of pets makes this impractical for the average player who hasn’t been lucky enough to get this drop.

Luckily, the same moveset is available from the much more readily available Wild Crimson Hatchling, which is a wild caught Dragonkin pet from the Arboretum area, near the Order of the Cloud Serpent base in The Jade Forest. Please note that in order to see the pet spawns in the Arboretum (Wild Crimson Hatchling, Wild Jade Hatchling and Wild Golden Hatchling) you must be revered with the Order of the Cloud Serpent. This is not an accountwide flag, so the particular toon you are on must be exalted; ex. my Warlock is exalted thus can see the spawns, however my shaman is merely neutral and cannot, though they are on the same server and account. The Wild Crimson Hatchling can be caught in Breed#5, or S/S, only.

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