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Comment by 534766

"Quoth the Raven: Nevermore."

— Edgar Allan Poe

(Nice little tribute, this pet even has a spell called 'Nevermore'.)

Comment by 1004158

Awesome Battlepet.
Call of Darkness + Nocturnal Strike = VERY nice Combo! I cannot wait to find out where from we can get him!
Probably he is going to be tameable like a from "Pokemon" series!

Comment by tmptfate

Sold by Will Larsons and located in Lor'danel in Darkshore.

This pet is of special note because it is only sold by Will Larsons and only to Alliance characters.

Comment by Immoovable

At least at the moment, this is only available by creating a Worgen character and then training it at the pet battle trainers. Pets are shared account-wide, however, and (at least at the moment) there is no requirement to keep the character that acquired the pet. So, as long as you have a free character slot available, you may make the Worgen, buy the pet, and then delete the Worgen while retaining the pet. Several other trainer pets (but not all of them) are exclusive in this manner.

Despite some earlier comments to the contrary, the trainer in Stormwind will have this available for Worgen. Specifically visiting the Darkshore trainer is not required. Note that this does require you to complete the Worgen introductory scenario.

Comment by Aquifel

This pet is available via the battle pet trainer (currently any battle pet trainer can be used, but previously each pet was only available to the specific battle pet trainer for your race) depending on your race. Once learned, it will be available to all characters on your account, the races/pets acquired are as follows:

Pandaren have access to a Jade Crane Chick regardless of faction chosen, this pet is currently not available through any other means. Most of the other pets listed are available via vendors, i've marked the ones that are not.

Horde:

Undead - Undercity Cockroach
Tauren - Brown Prairie Dog
Blood Elf - Golden Dragonhawk Hatchling
Goblin - Shore Crawler (only on pet trainer)
Orc - Black Kingsnake
Troll - Black Kingsnake (same as orc)

Alliance:

Human - Orange Tabby Cat
Draenei - Blue Moth
Night Elf - Great Horned Owl
Worgen - Gilnean Raven (only on pet trainer)
Dwarf - Snowshoe Rabbit
Gnome - Snowshoe Rabbit (same as dwarf)

Comment by Praxidice

After reading the comments here I was worried I wouldn't be able to get this pet as I have already learned pet training and proceeded pretty far with it on my Pandaren. Happily, I hopped on my Worgen druid, flew to Lor'danel and lo and behold, there was the raven. 40 silver.

Comment by 457933

If you can, roll a Worgen DK rather than going through the entire baby worgen zone (Gilneas). MUCH easier and faster to get through the mandatory quests as you level (55-58 vs 1-13) and your last DK quest takes you straight to SW anyway, where the pet trainer with the raven is.

Comment by Obelisk96

I know this is obviously a reference to "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe, especially since it has an ability called Nevermore, but could it also serve a duel reference towards Itachi Uchiha from the Naruto anime/manga? Itachi does use ravens/crows for his genjutsu which alone is not a good reason for it to reference him, but the Gilnean Raven's level 2 ability called "Darkflame" keeps reminding me of Itachi's Amaterasu.

Comment by 1042192

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore--
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door--
Only this and nothing more."

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;--vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow--sorrow for the lost Lenore--
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore--
Nameless here for evermore.

And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me--filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
"'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door--
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;
This it is and nothing more."

Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you"--here I opened wide the door--
Darkness there and nothing more.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;
But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore?"
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!"--
Merely this and nothing more.

Back into the chamber turning, all my sour within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping something louder than before.
"Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice;
Let me see, then, what thereat is and this mystery explore--
Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;--
'Tis the wind and nothing more.

Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore.
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he,
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door--
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door--
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

Then the ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore--
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

Much I marveled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,
Though its answer little meaning--little relevancy bore;
For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being
Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door--
Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door,
With such name as "Nevermore."

But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only
That one word, as if its soul in that one word he did outpour
Nothing farther then he uttered; not a feather then he fluttered--
Till I scarcely more than muttered: "Other friends have flown before--
On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before."
Then the bird said "Nevermore."

Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
"Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is its only stock and store,
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster
Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore--
Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore
Of 'Never--nevermore.'"

But the Raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door;
Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore--
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking "Nevermore."

This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core;
This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er,
But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er
She shall press, ah, nevermore!

Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
"Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee--by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite--respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil!--prophet still, if bird or devil!--
Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate, yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted--
On this home by Horror haunted--tell me truly, I implore--
Is there--is there balm in Gilead?--tell me--tell me, I implore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil!--prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that Heaven that bends above us--by that God we both adore--
Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore--
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore."
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

"Be that our sign of parting, bird or fiend!" I shrieked, upstarting--
"Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul has spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken!--quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming
And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadows on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted--nevermore!

Comment by brionl

This is NOT a Raven. It's a Parrot painted black. It uses the same model as all the various Parrots, Macaws & stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus_corax

Comment by Kyokushinkai

Sold by Will Larsons

You can only purchase this pet once per account.

Horde mains can either roll a Worgen Death Knight (quickest option) or roll a Worgen anything and go through the long starting quests. After finishing the starting quests you get dropped off in Teldrassil. Use the flight master near you to fly to Lor'Danel in Darkshore.

Will is standing by a tree 40 yards from where you land. Pay your 20 silver and you're done.

Comment by 974472

Nice pet with really interesting ability Nevermore .

Comment by pmakaro

Was a unique pet model until the introduction of Crow in 5.1.

Comment by Aliandrin

Gilnean Raven and Crow have an amazing combo with Call Darkness but don't bother using it against an Elemental-type; the blindness inflicted by that ability is a weather effect and thus the combo won't work on an Elemental.

Comment by 916943

Question: I'm horde, and I want this pet. I already have a DK, so that's not an option. If I make a worgen, level it to 10 or so and go buy the raven, can I delete the worgen after? Or will the pet disappear too?

Would like to know beforehand. Can somebody with experience shine some light on this?

Comment by blaedjtr

This pet is an ideal candidate for a darkness team.
I use him on a team with my Pandaren Monk and Soul of the Aspects.

Comment by Riencel

Patch 5.2: Brilliant Kaliri, Jade Tentacle, Tirisfal Batling, Firefly, Jade Crane Chick, Gilnean Raven, and Shore Crawler are no longer available in multiple breeds.

Comment by Nivrax

Since patch 5.2, any newly learnt Ravens come only in one breed, the #3 B/B. The only way to obtain this pet with other breeds is through trading/AH from players who obtained it before the change. Blizz is aware of this and they might revert all of them in future, but no final decision was stated as of yet.

Comment by Duappe

When you buy this pet of the trainer it gains a uncommon quality.

Comment by Whiterock

Birds - Alpha Hunters family:Crow abilities: Gilnean Raven abilities:
Peck Squawk Murder Peck Darkflame Nocturnal Strike
Alpha Strike Call Darkness Nocturnal Strike Alpha Strike Call Darkness Nevermore

Dread Hatchling abilities:
Peck Call Darkness Nocturnal Strike
Shadow Talon Consume Corpse Anzu's Blessing

Firewing abilities: Stormwing abilities:
Alpha Strike Scorched Earth Healing Flame Alpha Strike Call Lightning Thunderbolt
Deep Burn Sunlight Murder Quills Lift-Off Flock

Blazing Firehawk and Sunfire Kaliri abilities: Teroclaw Hatchling abilities:
Deep Burn Shriek Cauterize Claw Hawk Eye Ravage
Fire Quills Scorched Earth Predatory Strike Alpha Strike Dodge Nature's Ward

Base stats at rare 25 level: 1400 260 260
Name\Breed: H/H P/P S/S H/P P/S H/S H/B P/B S/B B/B HiPo PWR SPD
Crow + + + +
Gilnean Raven + + + @
Dread Hatchling @ +20 +12 -16
Firewing + + + +
Sunfire Kaliri @ -81 +33 -16
Blazing Firehawk @
Stormwing @
Teroclaw Hatchling @

@ - mandatory, + - recommended, + - removed.

Comment by Lazare69

This is also sold by Audrey Burnhep, not only Will Larsons

Comment by timmune

For the Horde: if your considering rolling a Worgen DK to acquire the raven but would like to know what that entails:

You have to to complete the starting quests for DK, which is roughly all the quests you encounter up to lvl 58. Around 58 you should get a quest from LK to use the portal to Stormwind (in Ebon Hold) and speak to the King of Stormwind. Once you speak to the King, you can then walk around the block and speak to the pet trainer and learn Gilnean Raven.

For me, from start to finish the process took roughly 2 hours. I imagine that's probably a decent guess for the average player.

That said, in my experience at least, you're looking at about 3 hours of grind time to acquire this pet and lvl it to 25 using the method described.

Hope this helps someone.

Comment by 1195962

This pet hits like a TRUCK against aquatics! Call Darkness reduces their healing, which makes aquatics less annoying to battle, and Nocturnal Strike has a 100% hit chance when the weather is Darkness, crushing your opponents with a mega hit! One of my favorite pets - he's totally worth making a Worgen for!

Also, if you are a hunter looking for a hunter pet to match, Upland Raven in Kun-Lai matches perfectly. Great for a worgen or undead theme team!

Comment by Sergijus

Just to make it clear, you train this from battle pet trainer, you do not buy it from him.

Comment by 1120548

This is a great pet but atm you can still get from Darkmoon Island in more than the B/B. The main diffence is the 2nd and 3rd tier of abilitys. Both have darkness and nocturnal strike but the others might be good if facing pets in which them aren't good against. Against a water pet though you can get a better still.

Comment by CookieOfPower

I have seen a few posts around the internet saying that you can't get S/S breeds of this pet from trainers; Is this still true? Most of those posts were made in early 2013 during patch 5.2. It is patch 5.4.8.18291 now and I was wondering if S/S breeds have been made available again from the pet trainers as Worgen.

Comment by 1193335

I got three ravens on the ah, leveled one for myself and leveled the other two to sell. I just tried caging the two and I can't. How do they get on the ah if you can't cage them?

Comment by H2OLimbo

so the pet is only available thru ah and trade right?

Comment by caroleen

Don't know if this is another recent change, but my Worgen DK just checked in with SW Pet Trainer Audrey Burnhep and she does NOT offer a Gilnean Raven. Guess Blizz figures you gotta earn it by going through the endless Worgen startup.

Comment by wuvius

For those that have pre-ordered the WoD expansion collector's edition. The Dread Hatchling pet has the Call Darkness + Nocturnal strike combo as well

Comment by annhala

I mistakenly put my S/S Gilnean Raven on the auction house. Someone realized my mistake before I did and quickly snatched it up for a cool 2,250 gold.

So disappointed in myself...

Don't be dumb like me. Be sure to check your pet's stats before selling or trading them.

Comment by xiShadowWolfx

This pet used to fly along side your mount when you took off, but now it only seems to do so rarely when taking off/landing frequently.

Comment by shmoo87

What I did was, create a worgen, and then get 3 guildies to summon me to the battle pet trainer in Stormwind.

Bought the pet, deleted my char. Couldn't be easier.

Comment by siggboy

If you roll a Worgen Death Knight in order to buy this pet, here are a few hints:

1. You have to go through the entire DK quest chain (that ends in Stormwind); don't try to take shortcuts, it will only slow you down. Take all quests that are offered to you and complete them. You have to murder yourself through the entire quest chain...

2. Remember that Worgens have natural riding capability, and since you start with your riding skill trained (as a DK), you can use it right away. This will make the first few quests until you acquire your DK mount a bit easier.

3. If you have DPS plate heirlooms, you can use them, but you get nice blue gear really fast during the quest chain, so it doesn't matter much. Don't go out of your way acquiring heirloom gear just for this endeavour.

4. If you have to "kill X of a kind" for a quest, it's advised to pull multiple mobs, apply your diseases to one of them, and then use Blood Boil (which spreads the diseases to the entire pack). Finish off with Death Strike.

5. At some point in the quest chain you have to "interrogate" Scarlet Crusaders by hitting them with quest supplied weapons. This is RNG based and might take a while. Don't forget to get the accompanying quest that asks you to kill a lot of Scarlet Crusaders while you do it.

6. Don't rush through the quest chain if you've never played a Death Knight. It's actually a quite entertaining story. Especially the end.

7. I guess you don't have to do the final quest in the chain (hand the letter to King Wrynn). You are phased in SW and people throw rotten tomatoes at you, but if you go, e.g. to Ironforge or Dun Morough, the folks there don't seem to have received the Death Knight Memo as it seems, and everybody will do business as usual with you. So you can train your Raven there. Or just hand in the letter and get it over with...

Comment by SurvivalHunter

a little FYI: "NOTE: Once this pet is learned, it cannot be learned again from the trainer even if the pet is caged and sold." I'm not sure if that's per character or per account.

Comment by AgentKazy

I just landed a S/S raven for 5k on the AH. Is it me or was this really really cheap and the other person didn't know what he was selling?

Comment by mysticmamma

so if you already have a worgen, you can train this pet from stormwind as well. Just go the trainer and she sells it to you.

Comment by wynaught

The new raven model is amazing... Now, if only it flew with you!

Comment by SpakyTwo

Just confirmed in 7.1.5 that an exalted with Gilneas human cannot buy this pet from Will Larsons in Lor'danel.
However, I was able to acquire it with a worgen.

Comment by Freeze

Fastest way to obtain this (except buying it from AH or get it from friend), is create lvl 100 worgen class trial. Run through tutorial, then you will be put into scenario, cancel that through eye on your minimap and you will be ported to stormwind. Hop on your mount and get your raven. :D Sry for my english.

Comment by mezili

As of 25/08/2017, only B/B is still being sold at the vendor in Stormwind. I've tried at least five times today (before I read that only one breed was available) to buy at the vendor, and I only got B/B.

If you're looking to pick this up, don't mind a B/B, and don't want to buy it off of the AH - make an alt, if you have an alli with gold use them to send 5s 79c to the new toon, follow this guide (which can be done faster with chauffeur and sea turtle), go to the mailbox in Sentinel Hill (near the inn at 53, 54) to collect your silver, fly to Stormwind, ride to the pet trainer, and buy. It should take under 10 minutes.

Comment by g30rd13

Took me 5 minutes to get this

Step 1: Create a lvl 00 class trial Worgan Warrior
Step 2: Complete the 5 minutes of training it ask you to do.
Step 3: Take the gryphon it will land you at Stormwind.
Step 4: Go to the pet vendor Audrey Burnhep Co ords 69.4, 24,4
Step 5: get the pet to train ..learn it ...log out and delete the class trial.

Comment by Diboah

Today I was able to capture this Gilnean Raven (B/B) while I was battling Blighted Squirrel and Infested Bear Cub in Silverpine Forest and Hillsbrad Foothills. It was one of the pets in a battle. I am not sure how often they appear in a battle, but I didn't have use a worgen character to buy it.

Comment by Shoddythetroll

Gilnean Raven, along with Crow will have stat changes in BfA by trading increased speed for reduced power. Notably, at max level B/B breed will have 244 power and 309 speed instead of 275 for both, and S/S will have 228 power and 358 speed instead of 260 and 325.

Source (beta post will be removed sometime near BfA launch)

Comment by Cerylai

Made a Worgen class trial character, used my hearthstone, was able to purchase the pet seconds after making the character.

Comment by hostageyo

Fastest way to obtain this pet, is to create a class trial Worgen Mage. Teleport to Darnassus, exit Darn into Teldrassil (via the portal on the left as you exit Temple of the Moon,) fly over to Darkshore and buy the pet from Will Larson. You can only purchase 1 pet per character, just delete that class trial and repeat until you're happy

Comment by Quebecfirst

you need to talk to Zidormi to see what Darkshore was before then you will be able to find Will Larson who sells this pet.

Please note you have to be Alliance!

Comment by genegerbread

It seems Blizzard removed the Worgen Mage class trial trick. When you teleport to Darkshore, Zidormi no longer provides you with the option of going back in time. She just offers the Sylvanas cinematic.

Comment by hawkengrey

Sadly, this pet does not fly along with you when you're in the air, as many other pets do. I was looking forward to flying around in my druid flight form with this little beauty, but does't work :(

Comment by Aleinus

Don't forget that you can kill two birds with one stone. Make a trial Worgen Druid and do first quests in Legion to access the Order Hall, then upgrade it to Evergreen and eventually get Broot (it may take some days).

Comment by Nokiraton

How to get in Dragonflight (as Zidormi will no longer let you visit Old Darkshore)

1. Create a Worgen Class Trial character
2. Go see Audrey Burnhep in Stormwind at location /way #84 69.4 24.4 Audrey Burnhep
3. Choose "Interested in catching some rare pets?"
4. Select Gilnean Raven and click Train.
5. Profit.

Comment by Shylahh

Zidormi DOES take you back to older Darkshore, I don't know what was going on when everyone was saying it doesn't. Will Larson is at 50.1, 20.2 in Lor'Danel. EASY PEASY on your Worgen! My Worgen is level 60.

Comment by globalmenace

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As of TWW 11.0.2, here is a step-by-step guide on how to get a Gilnean Raven with a one-use trial char in less than 5 minutes:

If you already have three Gilnean Raven in your Pet Journal, log in to any toon and cage (remove) at least one. Log out.
Create a Worgen trial char.
Open the main menu, go to Addons, and select the trial char from the dropdown menu. Disable all addons for this char. We do this because we don’t want any addons to create a new profile for this one-time toon.
Enter the world. You will be placed in the Stormwind Trade District.
Ride to the Dwarven District (northeastern part of the city) until you reach the plaza with the auction house and bank.
Exit the city through the rear portal, just behind the Hero’s Call Board.
Ride down the right stairs and continue along the wall. After about 150 meters you will come to Audrey Burnhep, the pet trainer, standing in front of a large tree.
Talk to her and choose the option “Interested in catching some rare pets?”.
Select the Gilnean Raven and click the Train button. This will add a green B/B raven to your Pet Journal.
Done. Log out and delete the char.
Rinse and repeat, until you have enough Gilnean Raven (the pet is tradable).

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Gilnean Raven

This NPC can be found in Darkshore .

Vendor: Will Larsons
Zone: Darkshore

Quoth the raven: the last word you said. It gets old.

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