Hunter Talent Reference
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Plan your Hunter talent build ↗WoW Forever Hunter talents: rank reference
Browse recorded ranks for WoW Forever Hunter talents below. Each row after the first requires five more points in earlier rows of the same tree; listed prerequisites require maximum rank. “Unverified” lists missing ranks, and source estimates are labeled. Classic text is an older reference; identical wording is shown once. Moved positions use (row, column).
Beast Mastery
Deadly Aspects5 ranks
Rank 1: While Aspect of the Hawk is active, all normal ranged attacks have a 2% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 2% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: While Aspect of the Hawk is active, all normal ranged attacks have a 1% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.
Endurance Training5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 3%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases the Health of your pets by 3%.
Focused Fire2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases all damage you deal by 1% while your pet is active.
Unverified ranks: 2.
New in Forever.
Improved Aspect of the Monkey3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 2%. Additionally, your pet gains 50% of the effect of your Aspect of the Monkey ability.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 1%.
Pathfinding2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 3%.
Rank 2: Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 6%.
Classic reference: Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 3%.
Moved: Beast Mastery (3, 1) → Beast Mastery (2, 3).
Improved Revive Pet2 ranks
Rank 1: Revive Pet's casting time is reduced by 3 sec, mana cost is reduced by 20%, and increases the health your pet returns with by an additional 15%.
Rank 2: Revive Pet's casting time is reduced by 6 sec, mana cost is reduced by 40%, and increases the health your pet returns with by an additional 30%.
Unchanged from Classic.
Bestial Swiftness1 rank
Rank 1: Increases the movement speed of your pets by 30%.
Classic reference: Increases the outdoor movement speed of your pets by 30%.
Unleashed Fury5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 3%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases the damage done by your pets by 4%.
Improved Mend Pet2 ranks
Rank 1: Gives your Mend Pet spell a 15% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic, or Poison effect from your pet each time it heals and reduces the Mana cost by 10%.
Unverified ranks: 2.
Classic reference: Gives the Mend Pet spell a 15% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic or Poison effect from the pet each tick.
Ferocity5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 2%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases the critical strike chance of your pets by 3%.
Summon Hawk1 rank
80 Mana | 35 yd range | Instant | 6 sec cooldown
Rank 1: Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing 53 Physical damage and continuing its assault for 18 sec. Only 2 hawks can be active at once. Summon Hawk shares its cooldown with Arcane Shot.
New in Forever.
Spirit Bond2 ranks
Rank 1: While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 1% of total health every 10 sec.
Rank 2: While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 2% of total health every 10 sec.
Unchanged from Classic.
Intimidation1 rank
Requires Bestial Swiftness at maximum rank.
84 Mana | 100 yd range | Instant | 1 min cooldown
Rank 1: Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.
Classic reference: Command your pet to intimidate the target on the next successful melee attack, causing a high amount of threat and stunning the target for 3 sec.
Bestial Discipline2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 10% and allows 25% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Unverified ranks: 2.
Classic reference: Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 10%.
Frenzy5 ranks
Requires Ferocity at maximum rank.
Rank 1: Gives your pet a 20% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.
Rank 2: Gives your pet a 40% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.
Rank 3: Gives your pet a 60% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.
Rank 4: Gives your pet a 80% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.
Rank 5: Gives your pet a 100% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.
Unchanged from Classic.
Bestial Wrath1 rank
Requires Intimidation at maximum rank.
125 Mana | 100 yd range | Instant | 2 min cooldown
Rank 1: Send your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 18 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pity or remorse or fear and it cannot be stopped unless killed.
Classic reference: Send your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 18 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pity or remorse or fear and it cannot be stopped unless killed.
Marksmanship
Hawk Eye3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 2 yards.
Rank 2: Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 4 yards.
Rank 3: Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 6 yards.
Classic reference: Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 2 yards.
Moved: Marksmanship (3, 4) → Marksmanship (1, 1).
Improved Concussive Shot5 ranks
Rank 1: Gives your Concussive Shot a 4% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Rank 2: Gives your Concussive Shot a 8% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Rank 3: Gives your Concussive Shot a 12% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Rank 4: Gives your Concussive Shot a 16% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Rank 5: Gives your Concussive Shot a 20% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Unchanged from Classic.
Lethal Attacks5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 1%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases your critical strike chance with ranged weapons by 1%.
Moved: Marksmanship (2, 3) → Marksmanship (1, 3).
Improved Stings3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Increases the damage done by your Serpent Sting by 2%.
Moved: Marksmanship (4, 2) → Marksmanship (2, 1).
Efficiency5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 3%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots [S03 - Tuning and Overrides Passive - Hunter: Strikes] and Stings by 2%.
The source includes S03 overrides. The original Classic wording is unverified.
Moved: Marksmanship (1, 3) → Marksmanship (2, 2).
Careful Aim5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your Attack Power by 20% of your Intellect.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
New in Forever.
Rapid Killing2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 1 min. In addition, when you kill a non-trivial enemy or it dies while afflicted by your Serpent Sting, you gain Rapid Killing, increasing the damage of your next Shot ability within 20 sec by 10%.
Unverified ranks: 2.
New in Forever.
Improved Arcane Shot5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.3 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.2 sec.
Lone Wolf1 rank
Rank 1: You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.
New in Forever.
Trueshot Aura1 rank
180 Mana | Instant
Rank 1: Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yards by 30. Lasts 30 min.
Classic reference: Increases the [S03 - Tuning and Overrides Passive - Hunter: ranged]attack power of party members within 45 yards by 50 [S03 - Tuning and Overrides Passive - Hunter: and the Hunter's ranged attack power by an additional 100]. Lasts 30 min.
The source includes S03 overrides. The original Classic wording is unverified.
Moved: Marksmanship (7, 2) → Marksmanship (4, 2).
Mortal Shots5 ranks
Requires Careful Aim at maximum rank.
Rank 1: Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases your ranged weapon [S03 - Tuning and Overrides Passive - Hunter: and melee ability]critical strike damage bonus by 6%.
The source includes S03 overrides. The original Classic wording is unverified.
Rapid Recuperation2 ranks
Requires Rapid Killing at maximum rank.
Rank 1: Hitting a target with your Serpent Sting ability grants you 25% and consuming Rapid Killing grants you 50% of your Mana regeneration while casting for the next 15 sec.
Rank 2: Hitting a target with your Serpent Sting ability grants you 50% and consuming Rapid Killing grants you 100% of your Mana regeneration while casting for the next 15 sec.
New in Forever.
Barrage3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 3%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot and Volley spells by 5%.
Scatter Shot1 rank
84 Mana | 15 yd range | Instant | 30 sec cooldown
Rank 1: A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.
Classic reference: A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.
Ranged Weapon Specialization5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 1%.
Rank 2: Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 2%.
Rank 3: Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 3%.
Rank 4: Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 4%.
Rank 5: Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 5%.
Unchanged from Classic.
Sniper Shot1 rank
Requires Trueshot Aura at maximum rank.
365 Mana | 8-35 yd range | 4 sec cast | 15 sec cooldown
Rank 1: A steady snipe that increases ranged damage by 160.
Classic reference: An aimed shot that increases ranged damage by 70.
Moved: Marksmanship (3, 1) → Marksmanship (7, 2).
Survival
Improved Tracking5 ranks
Rank 1: While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 1%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
New in Forever.
Deflection5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your Parry chance by 2%.
Rank 5: Increases your Parry chance by 10%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4.
Classic reference: Increases your Parry chance by 1%.
Entrapment5 ranks
Rank 1: When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 1 sec.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Gives your Immolation Trap, Frost Trap, and Explosive Trap a 5% chance to entrap the target, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.
Savage Strikes2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 2%.
Unverified ranks: 2.
Classic reference: Increases the critical strike chance of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 10%.
Survivalist5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your total Health by 2%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases total health by 2%.
Moved: Survival (3, 2) → Survival (2, 3).
Improved Wing Clip3 ranks
Rank 1: Gives your Wing Clip ability a 7% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Gives your Wing Clip ability a 4% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
Clever Traps2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.
Rank 2: Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 30% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 30%.
Unchanged from Classic.
Surefooted3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your hit chance by 1% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 10%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Increases hit chance by 1% and increases the chance movement impairing effects will be resisted by an additional 5%.
Moved: Survival (4, 2) → Survival (3, 2).
Deterrence1 rank
Instant | 5 min cooldown
Rank 1: When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.
Unchanged from Classic.
Survival Tactics2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 5%.
Unverified ranks: 2.
New in Forever.
Predator's Edge5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your melee critical strike damage by 6% and your offhand weapon damage by 10%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
New in Forever.
Counterattack1 rank
Requires Deterrence at maximum rank.
30 Mana | Melee Range | Instant | 5 sec cooldown
Rank 1: A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 13 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.
Classic reference: A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 40 damage and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.
Moved: Survival (5, 3) → Survival (4, 3).
Resourcefulness2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 30%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 30% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.
Unverified ranks: 2.
New in Forever.
Expose Prey2 ranks
Rank 1: Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 5% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 5 sec.
Unverified ranks: 2.
New in Forever.
Survivalist's Discipline2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 20%.
Unverified ranks: 2.
New in Forever.
Strider Kick1 rank
61 Mana | Melee Range | Instant | 8 sec cooldown
Rank 1: A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage.
New in Forever.
Lightning Reflexes5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your Agility by 2%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases your Agility by 3%.
Lacerating Strikes1 rank
Requires Expose Prey at maximum rank.
Rank 1: Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage over 21 sec equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite.
New in Forever.