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Last Updated: 11/11/08 (9138)
The Hunter class, and especially their pets, and seeing some huge mechanic changes in Wrath of the Lich King. Below is an overview of these changes, including interface upgrades and the brand new Pet system. See the other tabs for more detailed information.
Here is a few of the major class mechanic changes that will help boost Hunter survivability and group utility.
For detailed info on Pet System changes, see the Pet tab...
There are now two more slots available in the Stables! The first new slot costs 50g, the second costs 150g.
Here is a quick summary of some of the major points of the new system. More detailed changes can be found on the Pet and Pet Talents tabs:
A variety of new Pets have been added, including the new Moth and Wasp pet families! A variety of new Pets from the current families are available in Northrend as well, including new Wolves, Birds, Bears, and Warp Stalkers.
Exotic pets are a new form of pet available only to Hunters who take the 51-Point Talent in the Beast Mastery tree: Beast Mastery. These pets have special and unique abilities unavailable to the regular pet families.
The current Exotic Pet families are Devilsaurs, Chimeras, Silithids, Worms, Rhinos, Core Hounds, and Spirit Beasts. Each has a special ability for its family.
Notes on listed Abilities/Talents: Abilities and Talent description may not match WoWHead tooltips. All information listed here is based on the very latest updates to Blizzard's official talent calculators and patch notes, which are more up-to-date than the in-game builds from which WoWHead draws its data. We are not responsible for discrepancies in WoWHead's database.
| Ability | Rank | Level | School | Description | |
| Aspect of the Dragonhawk | Rank 01 | 74 | Beast Mastery | The hunter takes on the aspects of a dragonhawk, increasing ranged attack power by 230 and chance to dodge by 18%. Only one Aspect can be active at a time. (2 Ranks, Instant, 1 sec Cooldown) |
| Master's Call | Rank 01 | 75 | Beast Mastery | Your pet attempts to remove all stun and movement impairing effects on the target, and cause them to be immune to all effects for 4 sec. Cannot be used while stunned. (1 Rank, 7% of Base mana, Instant, 1 min Cooldown, 25 yd range) |
| Kill Shot | Rank 01 | 75 | Marksmanship | You attempt to finish the wounded target off, firing a long range attack dealing 200% weapon damage plus [RAP * 0.40 + 650]. Kill Shot can only be used on enemies that have 20% or less health. (Rank 3) (7% of Base Mana, Instant, 35 sec Cooldown, 5-45 yd Range) |
| Camouflage | Rank 01 | 80 | Survival | You camouflage, causing you and your Pet to blend into your surroundings. After 3 sec., you will enter a stealthed state. While stealthed, you and your pet's movement speed is reduced by 30%, but the damage done by your next attack is increased by 50%. You can lay traps while under the effect, but any damage done by you or your pet will cancel the effect. Cannot be cast while in combat. (16% of Base Mana, Instant, 5 min cooldown) |
| Freezing Arrow | Rank 01 | 80 | Survival | Fire a freezing arrow that places a Freezing Trap at the target location, freezing the first enemy that approaches, preventing all action for up to 20 sec. Any damage caused will break the ice. Trap will exist for 1 min. Only one trap can be active at a time. (3% of base mana, 40 yd range, Instant cast, 30 sec cooldown) |
| Talent | Tier | Tree | Description | |
| Aspect Mastery | 3 (10 Pt Req) | Beast Mastery | Aspect of the Viper - Reduces the damage penalty by 10%. Aspect of the Monkey - Reduces the damage done to you while active by 5%. Aspect of the Hawk - Increases the attack power bonus by 30%. Aspect of the Dragonhawk - Combines the bonuses from Aspect of the Monkey and Hawk. (1 Rank) |
| Invigeration | 08 (35 Pt Req) | Beast Mastery | When your pet scores a critical hit with a special ability, you have a 50%/100% chance to restore 1% of your mana. (2 Ranks) |
| Longevity | 09 (40 Pt Req) | Beast Mastery | Reduces the cooldown of your Bestial Wrath, Intimidation and Pet Special Abilities by 10/20/30% (3 Ranks) |
| Cobra Strikes | 09 (40 Pt Req) | Beast Mastery | You have a 20/40/60% chance when you critically hit with arcane shot, steady shot, or Kill Shot to cause your pet's next 2 special attacks to critically hit. (3 Ranks) |
| Kindred Spirits | 10 (45 Pt Req) | Beast Mastery | Increases your pets damage by 4/8/12/16/20% and you and your pets movement speed is increased by 2/4/6/8/10% while your pet is active. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects. (5 Ranks) |
| Beast Mastery | 11 (50 Pt Req) | Beast Mastery | You master the art of Beast training, teaching you the ability to tame Exotic pets and increasing your total amount of Pet Skill Points by 4. (1 Rank) |
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| Focused Aim | 01 (00 Pt Req) | Marksmanship | Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Steady Shot by 23/46/70%, and increases your chance to hit by 1/2/3%. (3 Ranks)) |
| Piercing Shots | 07 (30 Pt Req) | Marksmanship | Your Steady Shot and Aimed Shot abilities ignore 2/4/6% of your target's armor. (3 Ranks)) |
| Rapid Recuperation | 08 (35 Pt Req) | Marksmanship | Reduces the mana and focus cost of all shots and abilities by you and your pet by 30/60%
while under the effect of Rapid Fire, and you gain 1/2% of your mana every 2 sec for 6 sec when you gain Rapid Killing. |
| Wild Quiver | 09 (40 Pt Req) | Marksmanship | You have a 4/7/10% chance to shoot an additional shot when doing damage with your auto shot, dealing 50% Nature damage. Wild Quiver consumes no ammo (3 Ranks)) |
| Improved Steady Shot | 09 (40 Pt Req) | Marksmanship | Your Steady Shot hits have a 5/10/15% chance to increase the damage done by your next Aimed Shot, Arcane Shot or Chimera Shot by 15%, and reduce the mana cost of your next Aimed Shot, Arcane Shot or Chimera Shot by 20%. (3 Ranks)) |
| Marked for Death | 10 (45 Pt Req) | Marksmanship | Increases your damage done by your shots and the damage done by your pet's special abilities by 1/2/3/4/5% on marked targets, and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Aimed Shot, Steady Shot, Kill Shot or Chimera Shot by 2/4/6/8/10%. (3 Ranks)) |
| Chimera Shot | 11 (50 Pt Req) | Marksmanship | You deal 125% weapon damage, refreshing the current sting on your target and triggering an effect :
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| Improved Tracking | 01 (00 Pt Req) | Survival | Increases all non-periodic damage done to targets that are being tracked by 1/2/3/4/5%. (5 Ranks) |
| Lock and Load | 04 (15 Pt Req) | Survival | You have a 100% chance when you trap a target and a 2/4/6% chance when you deal periodic damage with your Serpent Sting to cause your next 2 Arcane Shot or Explosive Shot spells to trigger no cooldown, cost no mana and consume no ammo. (3 Ranks) |
| T.N.T. | 04 (15 Pt Req) | Survival | Your Immolation Trap, Explosive Trap and Explosive Shot have a 5/10/15% to stun targets for 3 sec when they land, and increases the chance your Explosive Shot will critically hit by 3/6/9%. (3 Ranks) |
| Hunter vs. Wild | 05 (20 Pt Req) | Survival | Increases you and your pet's attack power and ranged attack power equal to 10/20/30% of your total Stamina. (3 Ranks) |
| Noxious Stings | 08 (35 Pt Req) | Survival | If Wyvern Sting is dispelled, the dispeller is also afflicted by Wyvern Sting lasting 16/25/50% of the duration remaining, and increases all damage done by you on targets afflicted by your Serpent Sting by 1/2/3%. (3 Ranks) |
| Point of No Escape | 09 (40 Pt Req) | Survival | Increases the critical strike chance of all attacks on targets affected by your Frost Trap, Freezing Trap and Freezing Arrow by 3/6%. (2 Ranks) |
| Sniper Training | 09 (40 Pt Req) | Survival | Increases the damage done by your steady shot, aimed shot, and explosive shots by 2/4/6% if you are 30 yards or further from your target and increases the critical strike chance of your kill shot ability by 5/10/15%. (3 Ranks) |
| Hunting Party | 10 (45 Pt Req) | Survival | Your Arcane Shot, Explosive Shot and Steady Shot critical strikes have a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to grant up to 10 party or raid members mana regeneration equal to 0.25% of the maximum mana per second for 15 seconds. (5 Ranks) |
| Explosive Shot | 11 (50 Pt Req) | Survival | Rank 4: You fire an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing [RAP * 0.08 + 238]-[RAP * 0.08 + 286] Fire damage. The charge will blast the target every second for an additional 2 sec. Each charge also deals [(RAP * 0.08 + 238) / 4]-[(RAP * 0.08 + 286) / 4] Fire damage to all nearby enemies within 5 yards of the target. (1 Talented Rank/4 trained Ranks) (Rank 4: 7% of base mana, Instant, 6 sec Cooldown, 3-35 yd Range) |
Notes on listed Abilities/Talents: Abilities and Talent description may not match WoWHead tooltips. All information listed here is based on the very latest updates to Blizzard's official talent calculators and patch notes, which are more up-to-date than the in-game builds from which WoWHead draws its data. We are not responsible for discrepancies in WoWHead's database.
| Ability | Rank | Level | School | Description | |
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| Aspect of the Dragonhawk | Rank 01 | 74 | Beast Mastery | The hunter takes on the aspects of a dragonhawk, increasing ranged attack power by 230 and chance to dodge by 18%. Only one Aspect can be active at a time. (Instant, 1 sec Cooldown) |
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| Aspect of the Dragonhawk | Rank 02 | 80 | Beast Mastery | The hunter takes on the aspects of a dragonhawk, increasing ranged attack power by 300 and chance to dodge by 18%. Only one Aspect can be active at a time. (Instant, 1 sec Cooldown) |
| Aspect of the Hawk | Rank 09 | 74 | Beast Mastery | The hunter takes on the aspects of a hawk, increasing ranged attack power by 230. Only one Aspect can be active at a time. (Instant, 1 sec Cooldown) |
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| Aspect of the Hawk | Rank 10 | 80 | Beast Mastery | The hunter takes on the aspects of a hawk, increasing ranged attack power by 300. Only one Aspect can be active at a time. (Instant, 1 sec Cooldown) |
| Aspect of the Wild | Rank 04 | 76 | Beast Mastery | The hunter and group members within 30 yards take on the aspect of the wild, increasing Nature resistance by 130. Only one Aspect can be active at a time. (Instant, 1 sec Cooldown) |
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| Master's Call | Rank 01 | 75 | Beast Mastery | Your pet attempts to remove all stun and movement impairing effects on the target, and cause them to be immune to all effects for 4 sec. Cannot be used while stunned. (1 Rank, 7% of Base mana, Instant, 1 min Cooldown, 25 yd range) |
| Mend Pet | Rank 09 | 74 | Beast Mastery | Heals your pet for 4250 health over 15 sec. (9% of Base Mana, Instant, 45 yd range) |
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| Mend Pet | Rank 10 | 80 | Beast Mastery | Heals your pet for 5250 health over 15 sec. (9% of Base Mana, Instant, 45 yd range) |
| Aimed Shot | Rank 08 | 75 | Marksmanship | An aimed shot that increases ranged damage by 345 and reduces healing done to that target by 50%. Lasts 10 sec. (8% of base mana, Instant, 10 sec Cooldown, 5-35 yd Range) |
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| Aimed Shot | Rank 09 | 80 | Marksmanship | An aimed shot that increases ranged damage by 408 and reduces healing done to that target by 50%. Lasts 10 sec. (8% of base mana, Instant, 10 sec Cooldown, 5-35 yd Range) |
| Arcane Shot | Rank 10 | 73 | Marksmanship | An instant shot that causes [RAP * 0.15 + 402] Arcane damage. (7% of Base Mana, Instant, 6 sec Cooldown, 5-35 yd Range) |
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| Arcane Shot | Rank 11 | 79 | Marksmanship | An instant shot that causes [RAP * 0.15 + 492] Arcane damage. (7% of Base Mana, Instant, 6 sec Cooldown, 5-35 yd Range) |
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| Chimera Shot | Rank 01 | 60 | Marksmanship | You deal 125% weapon damage, consuming the current Sting on your target and triggering an effect:
(Talent: Tier 11) (375 Mana, Instant, 6 sec Cooldown, 5-35 yd Range) |
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| Kill Shot | Rank 01 | 71 | Marksmanship | You attempt to finish the wounded target off, firing a long range attack dealing 200% weapon damage plus [RAP * 0.40 + 410]. Kill Shot can only be used on enemies that have 20% or less health. (7% of Base Mana, Instant, 35 sec Cooldown, 5-45 yd Range) |
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| Kill Shot | Rank 02 | 75 | Marksmanship | You attempt to finish the wounded target off, firing a long range attack dealing 200% weapon damage plus [RAP * 0.40 + 500]. Kill Shot can only be used on enemies that have 20% or less health. (7% of Base Mana, Instant, 35 sec Cooldown, 5-45 yd Range) |
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| Kill Shot | Rank 03 | 80 | Marksmanship | You attempt to finish the wounded target off, firing a long range attack dealing 200% weapon damage plus [RAP * 0.40 + 650]. Kill Shot can only be used on enemies that have 20% or less health. (7% of Base Mana, Instant, 35 sec Cooldown, 5-45 yd Range) |
| Multi-Shot | Rank 07 | 74 | Marksmanship | Fires several missiles, hitting 3 targets for an additional 333 damage. (13% of Base Mana, Instant, 10 sec Cooldown, 5-35 yd Range) |
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| Multi-Shot | Rank 08 | 80 | Marksmanship | Fires several missiles, hitting 3 targets for an additional 408 damage. (13% of Base Mana, Instant, 10 sec Cooldown, 5-35 yd Range) |
| Serpent Sting | Rank 11 | 73 | Marksmanship | Stings the target, causing [RAP * 0.1 + 990] Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target. (550 Mana, Instant, 5-35 yd Range) |
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| Serpent Sting | Rank 12 | 79 | Marksmanship | Stings the target, causing [RAP * 0.1 + 1210] Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target. (680 Mana, Instant, 5-35 yd Range) |
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| Steady Shot | Rank 02 | 71 | Marksmanship | A steady shot that causes base weapon damage plus [RAP * 0.2 + 220]. Causes an additional 175 against Dazed targets. (220 Mana, 1 sec Cast, 5-35 yd Range) |
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| Steady Shot | Rank 03 | 77 | Marksmanship | A steady shot that causes base weapon damage plus [RAP * 0.2 + 280]. Causes an additional 175 against Dazed targets. (280 Mana, 1 sec Cast, 5-35 yd Range) |
| Trueshot Aura | Rank 05 | 75 | Marksmanship | Increases the attack power of party members within 45 yards by 190. Lasts until cancelled. (Instant) |
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| Trueshot Aura | Rank 06 | 80 | Marksmanship | Increases the attack power of party members within 45 yards by 225. Lasts until cancelled. (Instant) |
| Viper Sting | Rank 05 | 76 | Marksmanship | Stings the target, draining 3092 mana over 8 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target. (610 Mana, Instant, 15 sec Cooldown, 5-35 yd Range) |
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| Camouflage | Rank 01 | 80 | Survival | You camouflage, cuasing you and your Pet to blend into your surroundings. After 3 sec., you will enter a stealthed state. While stealthed, you and your pet's movement speed is reduced by 30%, but the damage done by your next attack is increased by 50%. You can lay traps while under the effect, but any damage done by you or your pet will cancel the effect. Cannot be cast while in combat. (16% of Base Mana, Instant, 5 Min Cooldown) |
| Counterattack | Rank 05 | 72 | Survival | A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals [AP * 0.2 + 288] damage and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried. (215 Mana, Instant, 5 sec Cooldown, 5 yd Range) |
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| Counterattack | Rank 06 | 78 | Survival | A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals [AP * 0.2 + 342] damage and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried. (265 Mana, Instant, 5 sec Cooldown, 5 yd Range) |
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| Explosive Shot | Rank 01 | 60 | Survival | You fire an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing [RAP * 0.08 + 89]-[RAP * 0.08 + 107] Fire damage. The charge will blast the target every second for an additional 2 sec. Each charge also deals [(RAP * 0.08 + 89) / 4]-[(RAP * 0.08 + 107) / 4] Fire damage to all nearby enemies within 5 yards of the target. (Talent: Tier 11) (7% of Base Mana, Instant, 6 sec Cooldown, 5-35 yd Range) |
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| Explosive Shot | Rank 02 | 70 | Survival | You fire an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing [RAP * 0.08 + 136]-[RAP * 0.08 + 164] Fire damage. The charge will blast the target every second for an additional 2 sec. Each charge also deals [(RAP * 0.08 + 136) / 4]-[(RAP * 0.08 + 164) / 4] Fire damage to all nearby enemies within 5 yards of the target. (Talent: Tier 11) (7% of Base Mana, Instant, 6 sec Cooldown, 5-35 yd Range) |
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| Explosive Shot | Rank 03 | 75 | Survival | You fire an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing [RAP * 0.08 + 201]-[RAP * 0.08 + 241] Fire damage. The charge will blast the target every second for an additional 2 sec. Each charge also deals [(RAP * 0.08 + 201) / 4]-[(RAP * 0.08 + 241) / 4] Fire damage to all nearby enemies within 5 yards of the target.. (Talent: Tier 11) (7% of Base Mana, Instant, 6 sec Cooldown, 5-35 yd Range) |
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| Explosive Shot | Rank 04 | 80 | Survival | You fire an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing [RAP * 0.08 + 238]-[RAP * 0.08 + 286] Fire damage. The charge will blast the target every second for an additional 2 sec. Each charge also deals [(RAP * 0.08 + 238) / 4]-[(RAP * 0.08 + 286) / 4] Fire damage to all nearby enemies within 5 yards of the target. (Talent: Tier 11) (7% of Base Mana, Instant, 6 sec Cooldown, 5-35 yd Range) |
| Explosive Trap | Rank 05 | 71 | Survival | Place a fire trap that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing [RAP * 0.1 + 434] to [RAP * 0.1 + 556] Fire damage and burning all enemies for 740 additional Fire damage over 20 sec to all within 10 yards. Trap will exist for 1 min. Only one trap can be active at a time. (1350 Mana, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown) |
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| Explosive Trap | Rank 06 | 77 | Survival | Place a fire trap that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing [RAP * 0.1 + 523] to [RAP * 0.1 + 671] Fire damage and burning all enemies for 900 additional Fire damage over 20 sec to all within 10 yards. Trap will exist for 1 min. Only one trap can be active at a time. (1700 Mana, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown) |
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| Freezing Arrow | Rank 01 | 80 | Survival | Fire a freezing arrow that places a Freezing Trap at the target location, freezing the first enemy that approaches, preventing all action for up to 20 sec. Any damage caused will break the ice. Trap will exist for 1 min. Only one trap can be active at a time. (3% of base mana, 40 yd range, Instant cast, 30 sec cooldown) |
| Immolation Trap | Rank 07 | 72 | Survival | Place a fire trap that will burn the first enemy to approach for [RAP * 0.1 + 1540] Fire damage over 15 sec. Trap will exist for 1 min. Only one trap can be active at a time. (605 Mana, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown) |
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| Immolation Trap | Rank 08 | 78 | Survival | Place a fire trap that will burn the first enemy to approach for [RAP * 0.1 + 1885] Fire damage over 15 sec. Trap will exist for 1 min. Only one trap can be active at a time. (750 Mana, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown) |
| Mongoose Bite | Rank 06 | 80 | Survival | Attack the enemy for [AP * 0.2 + 280] damage. (195 Mana, Instant, 5 sec Cooldown, 5 yd Range) |
| Raptor Strike | Rank 10 | 71 | Survival | A strong attack that increases melee damage by 275. (240 Mana, Next melee attack, 6 sec Cooldown, 5 yd Range) |
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| Raptor Strike | Rank 11 | 77 | Survival | A strong attack that increases melee damage by 335. (300 Mana, Next melee attack, 6 sec Cooldown, 5 yd Range) |
| Wyvern Sting | Rank 05 | 75 | Survival | A stinging shot that puts the target to sleep for 12 sec. Any damage will cancel the effect. When the target wakes up, the Sting causes 2082 Nature damage over 6 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on the target at a time. (515 Mana, Instant, 2 min Cooldown, 4-41 yd Range) |
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| Wyvern Sting | Rank 06 | 80 | Survival | A stinging shot that puts the target to sleep for 12 sec. Any damage will cancel the effect. When the target wakes up, the Sting causes 2460 Nature damage over 6 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on the target at a time. (610 Mana, Instant, 2 min Cooldown, 4-41 yd Range) |
Ghostcrawler has confirmed that Hunters will be gaining additional stable capacity and integration with the new vanity pets/mount UI will be considered after testing of the new UI.
As of Live Beta Build 8634, several new pets are available for taming, including one new pet family and a variety of additions to existing families.
The new pet family added is Moths, a variety of which are already in-game. One example is the Royal Blue Flutterer found on Bloodmyst Isle.
There have also been a number of assitions to existing pet classes, such as new forms of Wolves, Carrion Birds, and Birds of Prey.
More information coming soon. For now, check out Petopia's WotLK Pets Section and WotLK Pet FAQ.
Exotic pets are a new form of pet available only to Hunters who take the 51-Point Talent in the Beast Mastery tree: Beast Mastery. These pets have special and unique abilities unavailable to the regular pet families. The specifics of this system will be revealed in an upcoming patch.
In Build 8681, Devilsaurs and Chimera have been added as Exotic Pets. In Build 8778, Silithids and Worms became available as tamable Exotic Pets. In Build 8820, Rhino's became available as an Exotic Pet family, but their own pet family ability has not yet been implemented.
Exotic Pet List:
From Wryxian on the WoW-Europe Forums (7/23/08):
The developers are currently working on the exotic pet talent. Exotic pets are exactly that, exotic and not the average run of the mill pet. But whether this name will stick or not, is uncertain at this point. But these will be a range of new pets with unique abilities, that only those with the talent will be able to tame and train. Where do you get them, well, we've not got news on that right now -- perhaps somewhere, exotic! ;-)
These pets are different from normal pets, but they're not necessarily more "uber" than others. However they will have access to unique abilities not available to the normal pets that every Hunter can train. A Hunter with this talent will get extra power, but from the talent's associated additional pet talent points and not necessarily from the exotic pet.
Beta Build 8634 unveiled a full-scale revamp of the Hunter Pet system. Here is an outline of some of the major changes.
More details on new Pet Abilities and Talents can be found on the Pet and Pet Talents tabs.
Notes on listed Abilities/Talents: Abilities and Talent description may not match WoWHead tooltips. All information listed here is based on the very latest updates to Blizzard's official talent calculators and patch notes, which are more up-to-date than the in-game builds from which WoWHead draws its data. We are not responsible for discrepancies in WoWHead's database.
All Pets will have one base damage ability with no cooldown (Focus Dump Ability). Bite has been altered and Smack has been added to behave exactly like Claw Currently does on Live. Your Family Just determines what the name and Icon of the ability will be.
| Ability | Families | |
| Claw | Bears, Birds of Prey (Owls), Cats, Crabs, Raptors, Scorpids, Tallstriders |
| Bite | Bats, Boars, Carrion Birds, Crocolisks, Dragonhawks, Hyenas Nether Rays Ravagers, Serpents, Spiders, Turtles Warp Stalkers, Wind Serpents, Wolves |
| Smack | Gorillas, Moths, Spore Bats |
All Pet families will get one unique ability available only to that family. Here is a List of all the new ones, followed by the old ones.
| Ability | Pet Family | Description | |
| Bad Attitude | Crocolisks | Snap back for 129 to 183 damage at any target that strikes you for the next 45 sec. Rank 6 (25 Focus, 3 min Cooldown) |
| Dust Cloud | Tallstriders | Your tallstrider kicks up an obscuring cloud of dust, causing all enemies within 10 yards to miss their next attack. Lasts for 8 sec. (50 Focus, 20 sec Cooldown) |
| Tendon Rip | Hyenas | Tears at an enemy's legs for 49 to 69 and reducing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec. (20 Focus, Next melee attack, 20 sec Cooldown) |
| Nether Shock | Nether Rays | Instantly lashes an enemy for 49 to 69 Shadow damage. Also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 2 sec. Rank 6 (30 Focus, 1 Minute Cooldown, 20 yd Range) |
| Pin | Crabs | Pins the target in place, and squeezes for 108 damage over 4 sec. Rank 6 (80 Focus, 1 Minute Cooldown.) |
| Rake | Cats | Rake the target for 24 to 34 bleed damage and an additional 21 to 27 damage over 9 sec. Rank 6 (20 Focus, 10 sec Cooldown) |
| Ravage | Ravagers | Violently attacks an enemy for 106 to 150, stunning it for 2 sec. Rank 6 (80 Focus, 1 min Cooldown) |
| Savage Rend | Raptors | Slashes the enemy with the raptor's talons for 49 to 69 damage, and causes the target to bleed for 20 damage every 3 sec for 15 sec. Successful critical strikes with this ability temporarily boost the raptor's attack power. Rank 6 (20 Focus, 1 Minute Cooldown.) |
| Serenity Dust | Moths | The moth's wings produce a cloud of dust that increases its attack power by 10% and heals it for 970 over 15 sec. Rank 8 (75 Focus, 2 min Cooldown) |
| Snatch | Birds of Prey | The bird of prey grabs the enemy's weapon with its talons, causing 49 to 69 damage and disarming them for 6 sec. (20 Focus, 1 min Cooldown) |
| Sonic Blast | Bats | Emits a piercing shriek, inflicting 49 to 69 Nature damage and stunning the target for 2 sec. Rank 6(80 Focus, 10 Second Cooldown.) |
| Spore Cloud | Spore Bats | Dusts nearby enemies with spores causing 20 Nature damage every 3 sec for 9 sec and reducing armor by 700. (20 Focus, 10 sec Cooldown.) |
| Sting | Wasps | Your wasp stings for 64 to 86 Nature damage, and decreases the armor of the target by 1260 for 20 sec. While affected, the target cannot stealth or turn invisible. (20 Focus, Instant, 6 sec Cooldown.) |
| Swipe | Bears | Swipe 3 nearby enemies, inflicting 90 to 126 damage. Rank 6 (20 Focus, 10 sec Cooldown.) |
| Web | Spiders | Encases the target in sticky webs, preventing movement for 4 sec. 1 Rank (80 Focus, 2 Minute Cooldown.) |
| Ability | Pet Family | Description | |
| Stampede | Rhinos | Your rhino slams nearby enemies within 10 yards, causing 182 to 246 damage and knocking them back 15 yards. 6 Ranks (Instant, 1 Min Cooldown.) |
| Acid Spit | Worms | Your worm spits acid at an enemy, causing 124 to 176 Nature damage and reducing its armor by 785 per Acid Spit for 30 sec. Can be applied up to 5 times. 6 Ranks (20 Focus, 20 Second Cooldown.) |
| Venom Web Spray | Silithid | Sprays toxic webs at the target, preventing movement for 4 sec and causing Nature damage over time. 6 Ranks (80 Focus, 2 Minute Cooldown.) |
| Froststorm Breath | Chimeras | Your pet simultaneously breathes frost and lightning at an enemy target, inflicting 128 to 172 Frost and Nature damage and slowing the target for 5 sec. 6 Ranks (20 Focus, 10 Second Cooldown, 30 yd Range.) |
| Monsterous Bite | Devilsaurs | Your devilsaur ferociously bites the enemy, causing 46 to 68 damage, and boosts its own damage by 3% for 12 seconds. This effect stacks 3 times. (20 Focus, 10 Second Cooldown.) |
| Lava Breath | Core Hounds | Your pet breathes a double gout of molten lava at the target for 128 to 172 Fire damage and reduces the target's casting speed by 50% for 10 sec. (20 Focus, Instant, 10 Second Cooldown, 30 yd Range.) |
| Ability | Pet Family | Description | |
| Demoralizing Screech | Carrion Bird | Blasts a single enemy for 46 to 68 damage and lowers the melee attack power of all enemies in melee range by 410. Effect lasts10 sec. (20 Focus, 10 Second Cooldown) |
| Fire Breath | Dragonhawk | Breathes Fire on the target for 43 to 57 damage plus 44 damage over 2 sec. (50 Focus, 10 Second Cooldown, 20 yd Range) |
| Furious Howl | Wolves | Increases melee and ranged attack power by (amount dependent on level) for party and raid members within 45 yards of the wolf. Lasts 10 sec.. (60 Focus, 10 Second Cooldown) |
| Gore | Boars | Your boar gores the enemy for 122 to 164. Causes double damage if used within 6 sec of a Charge. (20 Focus, 10 Second Cooldown) |
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| Lightning Breath | Wind Serpent | Breathes lightning, instantly dealing 137 to 207 Nature damage to a single target. (20 Focus, Instant) |
| Poison Spit | Serpents | Spits poison at an enemy, dealing 104 Nature damage over 8 sec and reduces the target's casting speed by 50% for 8 sec. (20 Focus, 10 Second Cooldown) |
| Scorpid Poison | Scorpids | Stings an enemy for 18 to 40 Nature damage over 10 sec. Effect can stack up to 5 times on a single target. (20 Focus, 4 Second Cooldown) |
| Shell Shield | Turtles | The turtle partially withdraws into its shell, reducing damage taken by 50% for 12 sec. (10 Focus, 3 Minute Cooldown) |
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| Smack | Gorillas, Moths, Spore bats | Smack the enemy, causing 120 to 170 damage. (25 Focus, Instant) (Claw/Bite Equivalent) |
| Thunderstomp | Gorilla | Shakes the ground with thundering force, doing 236 to 334 Nature damage to all enemies within 8 yards. This ability causes a moderate amount of additional threat. (20 Focus, 1 Minute Cooldown) |
| Warp | Warp Stalker | Teleports to an enemy up to 30 yards away and gives the pet a 50% chance to avoid the next 3 melee attacks. Lasts 4 sec. (25 Focus, 15 Second Cooldown) |
Pets will be getting their own Talent trees that will replace the old skill Point system. Pets get their first talent point at level 20, and earn 1 talent point every 4 levels after that. Pet families will be divided into 3 categories (Tank, DPS, Utility) which will determine what talent tree your pet has access to.
| Name of Tree | Type of Talents | Pet Families |
| Cunning | Utility | Bats, Dragonhawks, Nether Rays, Birds of Prey, Ravagers, Serpents, Spiders, Spore Bats, Wind Serpents |
| Ferocity | DPS | Carrion Birds, Cats, Hyenas, Moths, Raptors, Tallstriders, Wolves |
| Tenacity | Tank | Bears, Boars, Crabs, Crocolisks, Gorillas, Scorpids, Turtles, Warp Stalkers |
| Talent | Tier | Tree | Description | |
| Great Stamina | 1 (0 Pt Req) | All Pets | Increases your pet's total Stamina by 4/8/12%. (3 Ranks) |
| Cobra Reflexes | 1 (0 Pt Req) | All Pets | Increases your pet's attack speed by 15/30%. Your pet will hit faster but each hit will do less damage. (2 Ranks) |
| Natural Armor | 1 (0 Pt Req) | All Pets | Increases your pet's Armor by 5/10%. (2 Ranks) |
| Dash | 1 (0 Pt Req) | All Pets | Increases your pet's movement speed by 80% for 15 sec. (20 Focus, 30 Second Cooldown) |
| Spiked Collar | 2 (3 Pt Req) | All Pets | Your pet does an additional 3/6/9% damage with all attacks. (3 Ranks) |
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| Boar's Speed | 2 (3 Pt Req) | All Pets | Increases your pet's movement speed by 30%. (1 Rank) |
| Mobility | 2 (3 Pt Req) | Cunning | Reduces the cooldown on Dash/Dive by 15/30 Seconds. (2 Ranks) |
| Improved Cower | 2 (3 Pt Req) | Ferocity | Your pet's Cower also decreases damage taken by 10/20% for the next 10 sec. (2 Ranks) |
| Loyalty | 2 (3 Pt Req) | Ferocity | Your pet's attacks have a 10/20% chance to increase its happiness by 10% and heal 5% of its total health. (2 Ranks) |
| Blood of the Rhino | 2 (3 Pt Req) | Tenacity | Increases your pet's total Stamina by 1/2% and increases all healing effects on your pet by 20/40%. (2 Ranks) |
| Pet Barding | 2 (3 Pt Req) | Tenacity | Increases your pet's armor by 5/10% and chance to Dodge by 1/2%. (2 Ranks) |
| Avoidance | 3 (6 Pt Req) | All Pets | Reduces the damage your pet takes from area of effect attacks by an additional 25/50/75%. (3 Ranks) |
| Lionhearted | 3 (6 Pt Req) | All Pets | Reduces the duration of all Stun and Fear effects used against your pet by 15/30%. (2 Ranks) |
| Carrion Feeder | 3 (6 Pt Req) | Cunning | Your pet can generate health and happiness by eating a corpse. Will not work on the remains of elemental or mechanical creatures. (No Focus, 2 Minute Cooldown) |
| Charge | 3 (6 Pt Req) | Ferocity | Your pet charges an enemy, immobilizing the target for 1 sec, and adds 25% melee attack power to the pet's next attack. (35 Focus, 25 Second Cooldown) |
| Improved Growl | 3 (6 Pt Req) | Tenacity | Your pet's Growl generates 10/20% additional threat. (2 Ranks) |
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| Intervene | 3 (6 Pt Req) | Tenacity | Your pet runs at high speed towards a group member, intercepting the next melee or ranged attack made against them. (40 Focus, 30 Second Cooldown) |
| Great Resistance | 4 (9 Pt Req) | All Pets | Your pet takes 3/6/9% less damage from Arcane, Fire, Frost, Nature and Shadow magic. (3 Ranks) |
| Owl's Focus | 4 (9 Pt Req) | Cunning | Your pet has a 5/10% chance after using an ability that the next ability will cost no Focus if used within 8 sec. (2 Ranks) |
| Cornered | 4 (9 Pt Req) | Cunning | When at less than 35% health, your pet does 25/50% more damage and is 25/50% less likely to be critically hit. (2 Ranks) |
| Feeding Frenzy | 4 (9 Pt Req) | Cunning | Your pet does 6/12% additional damage to targets with less than 35% health. (2 Ranks) |
| Spider's Bite | 4 (9 Pt Req) | Ferocity | Increases the critical strike chance of your pet by 3/6/9%. (3 Ranks) |
| Heart of the Phoenix | 4 (9 Pt Req) | Ferocity | When your pet dies, it will miraculously return to life with full health. (1 Rank, 10 Minute Cooldown) |
| Grace of the Mantis | 4 (9 Pt Req) | Tenacity | Reduces the chance your pet will be critically hit by melee attacks by 2/4%. (2 Ranks) |
| Wolverine Bite | 5 (12 Pt Req) | Cunning | A fierce attack causing 5 damage that your pet can use after its target dodges. Cannot be dodged, blocked or parried. Requires 3 Points in Great Resistance. (20 Focus, 20 Second Cooldown) |
| Roar of Recovery | 5 (12 Pt Req) | Cunning | Your pet's inspiring roar restores 30% of your total mana over 8 sec. Requires 2 Points in Owl's Focus. (30 Focus, 6 Minute Cooldown) |
| Bullheaded | 5 (12 Pt Req) | Cunning | Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your pet. (3 Minute Cooldown) |
| Rabid | 5 (12 Pt Req) | Ferocity | Your pet goes into a killing frenzy, increasing attack power by 5%. Successful attacks have a 50% chance to increase attack power by an additional 5%. This effect will stack up to 5 times. Lasts 20 sec. (60 Focus, 10 Second Cooldown) |
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| Lick Your Wounds | 5 (12 Pt Req) | Ferocity | Your pet heals itself for 25% of its total health over 5 sec while channeling. (Channeled, 3 Minute Cooldown) |
| Call of the Wild | 5 (12 Pt Req) | Ferocity | Your pet roars, increasing the melee and ranged attack power of all party members within 20 yards by 5%. Lasts 20 sec. (100 Focus, 5 Minute Cooldown) |
| Last Stand | 5 (12 Pt Req) | Tenacity | Your pet temporarily gains 30% of its maximum health for 20 sec. After the effect expires, the health is lost. (No Focus, 6 Minute Cooldown) |
| Taunt | 5 (12 Pt Req) | Tenacity | Your pet taunts the target to attack it for 3 sec. (No Focus, 3 Minute Cooldown) |
| Roar of Sacrifice | 5 (12 Pt Req) | Tenacity | Your pet absorbs damage from a party or raid member, transfering 30% damage taken to the pet. Lasts 12 sec. (30 sec Cooldown) |
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One of the first phases of the upcoming Beta test should include a few big changes to the way pet skills and leveling is handled. These changes are meant to fix some of the larger concerns about Hunter Pets:
Source: Alpha forums post.
(From WoWInsider's coverage)
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Hunters are the survival experts of Azeroth. Using their knowledge of animals, as well as their own talents with guns and bows, a Hunter is able to stalk the world in search of his prey. Hunters themselves are skilled in the ways of the chase and use various abilities to give themselves an animal-like edge over their prey.
No-body knows when the first Hunters appeared, seeing as man and beast have always seemed to have some sort of connection since the beginning of recorded time. Hunters rely on the use of nature, much as Druids and Shaman do; but rather than summon natures forces to do their bidding, Hunters use the aspects of different animals to help them.
Aspects that Hunters can all on are numerous. They are able to call upon the Monkey, which gives the Hunter in question the ability to dodge easier than usual. They are also able to use the Hawk, which increases their sight so that the Hunter can hit his target easier. The Hunter can also call upon the Aspect of the Cheetah, which allows them to run like the cat from which they draw their power.
Hunters have also are the beings who keep the balance of the world. They are the ones who understand that taking life is just as important as seeing to it that life is given. Hunters also make life-long commitments and pacts with various animals. Once a pact is made, the Hunter will travel with his companion until the end of their lives.
Hunter’s choose a way of life that is difficult for many. They choose to hunt the world’s animals and keep the balance of nature rather than studying books of magic or wielding shields and swords to defend the kingdoms of the world.
With the addition of Northrend, Hunters must now call upon all the powers they have ever learned. The land itself comes to fight against the mortal heroes, and Hunter is eagerly waiting to answer its call….
