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WOW CLASSIC · QUESTS

Taming the Beast

Classic Era / Vanilla baseline

Objective

Use the Taming Rod to tame an Ice Claw Bear. Practice your skills, then return the Taming Rod to Grif Wildheart in Kharanos.

Keep for turn-in

Have Taming Rod × 1 with you when completing this quest. This is the item provided with the quest, not an additional item to farm.

Using the quest item

Use Taming Rod on Ice Claw Bear. Tame the creature with this quest’s rod, then follow the practice instructions in the objective above. This is not a kill objective.

Item effect: Tame Ice Claw Bear

Who and what you need

Starts at

Grif WildheartHunter TrainerDun Morogh

Turn in to

Grif WildheartHunter TrainerDun Morogh

Interact with

Ice Claw BearTame using this quest’s rod; not a kill objective.Dun Morogh
Grif Wildheart
Starts at / Turn in to

Relevant locations

Dun Morogh in-game map

Classic in-game map · 50 baseline placements. Select a pin for its name and coordinates. Not live spawn tracking.

Coordinates and linked records
  • Ice Claw Bear · Interact with
    48 placements · View coordinates
    • 46.35, 63.35
    • 43.84, 28.78
    • 41.24, 29.17
    • 37.77, 33.92
    • 36.18, 30.46
    • 34.57, 30.30
    • 34.22, 32.05
    • 33.35, 36.80
    • 31.79, 38.64
    • 30.60, 35.08
    • 25.50, 46.37
    • 26.88, 46.91
    • 25.32, 55.76
    • 25.98, 55.19
    • 26.70, 56.19
    • 28.05, 54.51
    • 28.10, 52.24
    • 28.34, 47.54
    • 27.62, 47.63
    • 28.05, 43.10
    • 29.06, 42.68
    • 29.30, 41.51
    • 30.19, 42.26
    • 30.95, 40.81
    • 32.37, 47.18
    • 29.72, 51.71
    • 32.27, 49.90
    • 30.48, 59.60
    • 37.14, 43.93
    • 35.87, 47.16
    • 35.20, 35.91
    • 38.12, 42.91
    • 38.52, 43.45
    • 37.73, 41.59
    • 38.91, 40.29
    • 46.71, 63.30
    • 49.28, 62.28
    • 51.16, 43.14
    • 50.34, 53.80
    • 50.24, 59.37
    • 56.26, 43.27
    • 59.27, 51.98
    • 60.97, 56.87
    • 58.71, 61.27
    • 64.93, 59.95
    • 66.50, 50.47
    • 74.78, 48.09
    • 80.07, 48.61
  • Grif Wildheart · Starts at · 45.81, 53.04
  • Grif Wildheart · Turn in to · 45.81, 53.04

Description

Perhaps you'd like a creature that possesses little more than brute strength. The ice claw bear is an excellent companion for a fledgling hunter like yourself, and can be found east of Kharanos. Here is the taming rod; try this animal as a pet and see if ya like it! When you return, I'll give ya the skills you will need to tame an animal of your choosing; this creature will face the challenges you face, and gain experience alongside you. I will also show you how to call it and dismiss it as ya like.

Prerequisite

Next in chain

Reward spell

Rewards

Money: No monetary value supplied

XP and reputation totals are withheld here: this server-derived baseline can disagree with live Classic values.

Progress text

Have you tamed the ice claw bear yet?

Completion text

Here you are, adventurer. I will now give ya the power to tame a beast, as well as call it and dismiss it as you please. Find yerself a good, loyal pet, and enjoy the hunt!

Class and race requirements

Races: Dwarf · Classes: Hunter.

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