UPDATE: I’ve been getting reports that the pet growth rate stops at level 60. Fixed the blog post.

You’ve may seen level 70 cats, ravagers, or raptors everywhere. They can get pretty big and with Bestial Wrath, can get huge! However, there haven’t been many sightings of level 70 crabs going around. How big can a level crab get? Not too many people know. Fortunately, I made a chart just to show how big a crab can get from level 10 all the way to level 70, including when it’s in it’s Bestial Wrath state.

Crabs can get pretty huge too. Trust me, I’ve seen Stra so big at times that I’ve been able to hide an army of gnomes in Battlegrounds. Although Stra, or crabs in general, are still not the biggest pet at level 70, it’s something be amazed. Imagine minding your own business and suddenly a big red crab between the size of a dwarf and orc coming at you.

If you are unaware of the size rate for hunter pets, it’s about 1% size increase per level (up to level 60). Whenever you tame a beast within a particular family, it shrinks to a size compared to it’s level. The formula is:

Current Pet Size = (Base Pet Size + (Base Pet Size * Pet Level * .01)

The Base Pet Size is the base of which the pet grows from. Basically, the Base Pet Size is the size of the pet at level 0. We literally can’t see a pet at level 0, hence we can’t visually see a pet in game at it’s Base Pet Size. From that, for every level the pet dings, it will grow at a rate of 1% (or .01 in the formula). However, the growth rate stops once the the pet reaches level 60. The 50% (or .5 in the formula) comes from Bestial Wrath if it’s activated. Although I’m not 100% sure of a pet grows by 50% during this state, the size of Stra compared to the size of the Bestial Wrath crab on the chart are very similar. Since your pet has an increase of 50% on damage, I only guess that it also gains a 50% in size.

Please note that the sizes on the chart are not EXACT compared to the game, but a VERY CLOSELY related. During the leveling process with Stra, she matched the size of the crabs in the chart at each levels very closely. The chart is more of a relative guide. If you wish to actual size the of any pet at level 70, I would recommend taking a look within the game.

Also keep in mind that with the upcoming expansion, WotLK… all pets (yes, including crabs) will be able to gain another 10 levels. Therefore, we can expect to see another 10% increase in pet sizes. I can’t wait!

UPDATE: I’ve been getting reports that the pet growth rate stops at level 60. Fixed the blog post.