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Friender: Waking the Sleeping Robot Wolf in Gnomeregan

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In the Engineering Labs of Gnomeregan, a mechanical wolf named Friender sleeps in the middle of the room. Light up every bulb on the three panels on the walls and he wakes and starts running laps, ready to be tamed. His name comes from the robot dog of the 1973 anime Neo-Human Casshern.

Friender awake in the Engineering Labs.
Friender awake in the Engineering Labs.
  • TypeHunter pet
  • ExpansionLegion
Added: patch 7.0.3 (Legion) · Type: hunter pet, mechanical · Needs: Mecha-Bond Imprint Matrix · Solo: yes

Before you go

Hunters need to know how to tame mechanicals: use the Mecha-Bond Imprint Matrix, made by Legion engineers or bought on the Auction House. Gnome and goblin hunters can tame mechanicals without it.

How to wake him

  1. Enter Gnomeregan in Dun Morogh. Horde can use the Gnomeregan teleporter at Grom'gol Base Camp.
  2. Go to the Engineering Labs, the eight-sided room at the end of the Tinkers' Court corridor. Friender sleeps in the middle.
  3. Solve the three panels on the west, north and south walls, with rows of 6, 7 and 8 lights. Clicking a light switches it and both of its neighbours. Turn all of them on.
  4. Friender wakes and runs laps around the room. Tame him. At low level he hits hard, so use Aspect of the Turtle if needed.
The Engineering Labs on the Gnomeregan map.
The Engineering Labs on the Gnomeregan map.
The six-light panel.
The six-light panel.
Friender asleep.
Friender asleep.
Friender tamed.
Friender tamed.

Checked in October 2026 against warcraft.wiki.gg and Wowhead; a player confirmed the puzzle still works in March 2026.

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