1–9Start
Start zone: note the teachers, no pet yet
You can't tame before the level-10 quest. Level normally and notice where the rank-1 teachers live, because you'll come back for some.
World of Warcraft: Forever · class guide
Hunter: Pets
How pets work in Forever, every family, who teaches each ability, and a taming route from 10 to 60 for your faction.
How this works
The beta stops at 30; everything above it is Classic data, so check it when the cap rises.
Your faction
How pets work in Forever
Taming
- You learn
Tame Beast from the level-10 Hunter quest in your start zone. - You can only tame a beast at or below your own level. "Up to two levels above you" no longer applies.
- The pet keeps the beast's level and earns XP until it catches up with you. Tame a teacher at or near your level, or it can't use the rank you want from it yet.
- Each family has a diet. Boars and bears eat almost anything; cats, wolves and raptors eat only meat or fish.
Learning abilities
- Tame a beast that knows the ability, fight with it until you get the "You have learned" message, then teach it to your main pet through
Beast Training. - Learning is for good. Every current and future pet of a family that can use the ability gets it.
- A rank costs training points (TP), and the pet must have reached the rank's pet level. TP grows with pet level and loyalty.
- Growl ranks cost 0 TP. Buy them from a pet trainer at pet levels 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 (trainers are listed below).
- Skip Cower. It drops the pet's threat, which works against a pet tanking for a healer, and every rank costs 8–18 TP.
Stats and speed
- Pets inherit your stats. A pet gets 2 Health per point of your Stamina, 30% of your armour, 10% of your attack power, all of your crit chance, and your hit chance.
- The inherited stats only refresh after a relog or a trip through the stable.
- Attack speed comes with the beast. It ranges from 1.0 to 2.7 sec, and damage isn't normalised, so a faster beast does more damage. In beta tests a level-20 cat did 26.8 DPS at 2.0 sec and 38 at 1.2 sec.
- Player buffs that raise stats (Mark of the Wild, scrolls) don't land on a Hunter pet. Other players' heals do.
Stable and care
- The stable holds one pet out and two stabled. The first slot costs 1 s and the second about 5 g, so buy it early. Blizzard says more slots are coming.
- Stable the main pet before you tame anything. Taming needs an empty slot, and abandoning by mistake loses the pet for good.
- Relog bug (open): a pet can lose its unique abilities after a relog, dismissal or flight path. Don't log out or fly with a half-learned teacher out.
- Happiness still sets damage at 75%, 100% or 125%. It decays much more slowly than in Classic. Pets despawn beyond about 100 yards.
Pet trainers
- Stormwind: Alma Deering (Old Town), Karrina Mekenda (Dwarven District)
- Ironforge: Belia Thundergranite (Hall of Arms)
- Darnassus: Silvaria (Cenarion Enclave)
- Loch Modan: Claude Erksine (Farstrider Lodge)
- Ashenvale: Bolyun (Bolyun's Camp)
- None in Goldshire, Kharanos or Dolanaar. Classic roster; Forever unconfirmed.
Pet trainers
- Razor Hill: Harruk
- Orgrimmar: Drukma (Hunter's Hall)
- Bloodhoof Village: Reban Freerunner
- Thunder Bluff: Hesuwa Thunderhorn (Hunter Rise)
- Stranglethorn: Zudd (Grom'gol Base Camp)
- Swamp of Sorrows: Grokor (Stonard)
- None in the Crossroads or the Sepulcher. Classic roster; Forever unconfirmed.
Signature abilities
- Every family gets Bite or Claw, Dash or Dive, and one signature ability (the families table below).
- The nine new signatures have no known teacher yet: Sonic Blast, Swipe, Mine!, Pinch, Dismember, Tendon Rip, Savage Rend, Web and Dust Cloud. They are listed at 0 TP. Either they come with the tame or the data hasn't caught up.
- Dash and Dive arrive at pet level 30. Prowl and Thunderstomp also start at 30.
- Known bugs: the Skyborne Fox can't be trained and loses its abilities on relog.
The swap, every time
Stable the main pet → tame the teacher → fight until "You have learned" → abandon the teacher → take the main pet out → Beast Training. Never fly or log out with a half-learned teacher out (relog bug).
Taming route, 1–60 Alliance
Zones follow the Alliance levelling route. Stable masters are at each town's inn or nearby.
10Lv 10
Taming the Beast, then your first real pet
The class quest has you tame three beasts in turn. Keep the last one only until you have tamed the pet you actually want.
- Human
- Quest from Josephine Carson, Elwynn. Elwynn has no cats: take a Prowler (wolf, 9–10, 1.5 sec, Bite 2) as the main pet, or Mother Fang (rare spider, 10) for the look.
- Dwarf
- Quest from Grif Wildheart, Kharanos. Take Ghostfang (new rare cat, 10, player report) if it is up, else a Juvenile Snow Leopard (cat, 5–6, 1.5 sec). Timber (rare wolf, 10) teaches Bite 2.
- Night Elf
- Quest from Dazalar, Dolanaar. Take Duskstalker (rare cat, 9, 1.4 sec) or an Elder Nightsaber (8–9, 1.4 sec).
- Skyborne (High Order)
- Quest from Quel'ana Quickgale, Valanaar. The Vuldren Alpha Fox is a temporary quest pet and doesn't stay. For a Fox, tame a wild Vuldren on the isle afterwards; it can't be trained yet and loses abilities on relog, so it's a stable-slot look, not the main pet.
- Stable at
- Erma (~43,66) in Goldshire; Shelby Stoneflint in Kharanos; Seriadne in Dolanaar. Zephras Isle's stable is unconfirmed
10–12Rank 2
Rank 2s before you leave the start zone
These are cheap and close. Stable the main pet at the inn first, tame the teacher, fight until it learns, abandon it, and take the main pet back out.
- Tame
- Buy
- The second stable slot (about 5 g) as soon as you can afford it.
12–16Cat
Darkshore: the first fast cat
Darkshore's Moonstalkers swing at 1.3 sec, the best speed the Alliance can reach before 20.
- Go to
- Darkshore (from Darnassus, or the boat from Menethil)
- Stable first
- Jaelysia in Auberdine
- Tame
- Moonstalker Runt (cat, 10–11, 1.3 sec) as the new main pet. It comes with Cower 1, so untrain or turn it off.
- Furious Howl 1 later in Westfall: Coyote Packleader (11–12), unconfirmed: a Prairie Wolf Alpha, listed with the same rank, had none in the beta
- Charge 2 in Westfall: Young Goretusk (12–13), for a Boar only
- Then
- Teach Claw 2 and Bite 2 to the cat. Cats do learn Bite 2; Bite 3 on a cat is untested.
16–20Rank 3
Loch Modan: rank 3s
- Stable first
- Lina Hearthstove in Thelsamar
- Tame
- Upgrade
- Moonstalker Sire (Darkshore, 17–18, 1.3 sec) keeps the same speed at a higher level.
20–25Rank 4
Shell Shield and the Wetlands
Shell Shield is only worth chasing if you'll play a Turtle.
- Go to
- Wailing Caverns (the Barrens) or Blackfathom Deeps (Ashenvale), with a group
- Tame
- Shell Shield 1 and Bite 3: Kresh (elite turtle, Wailing Caverns, 20), or an Aku'mai Fisher (Blackfathom Deeps, 23–24). Outside a dungeon, the first is a Snapjaw (Hillsbrad, 30–31)
- Lightning Breath 2: Deviate Coiler (Wailing Caverns, 15–16)
- Leech Widow (rare spider, Wetlands, 24) teaches Bite 4
- Stable first
- Bethaine Flinthammer in Menethil Harbor; Maluressian (~36,50) in Astranaar
24–28Rank 4
Rank 4s: Duskwood, Redridge and Ashenvale
- Tame
- Stable first
- Steven Black in Darkshire; Penny in Lakeshire; Maluressian (~36,50) in Astranaar
- Upgrade
- Starving Mountain Lion (Hillsbrad, 23–24) or Feral Mountain Lion (27–28): both cats at 1.2 sec. Stable in Wesley in Southshore.
30–35Lv 30
Pet level 30: Dash, Dive, Prowl and Thunderstomp
Every family's movement ability, and the Cat and Gorilla signatures, open at pet level 30. The teachers start at 31–33.
- Tame
- Stable first
- Wesley in Southshore; the stable master in Booty Bay; Bethaine Flinthammer in Menethil Harbor
34–40Rank 5
Desolace and the Badlands: Claw 5 and the fastest cat
- Tame
- Claw 5: Scorpashi Lasher (Desolace, 34–35)
- Broken Tooth (rare cat, Badlands, 37, 1.0 sec): the fastest pet outside a raid. Make it your main.
- Bite 6 (pet level 40): Barnabus (named wolf, Badlands, 38) or Ripscale (rare crocolisk, Dustwallow, 39)
- Stable first
- the stable master in Nijel's Point; the stable master in Theramore Isle; Lina Hearthstove in Thelsamar. The Badlands have no Alliance town.
40–46Rank 6
Rank 6s and the second Dash
- Tame
- Dash 2 and Claw 6: King Bangalash (elite cat, Stranglethorn, 43) or Bhag'thera (40, Dash 2)
- Prowl 2: Ridge Stalker Patriarch (Badlands, 40–41)
- Furious Howl 3: Longtooth Runner (Feralas, 40–41), which also teaches Dash 2
- Vale Screecher (Feralas, 41–43) teaches Dive 2 and Lightning Breath 4 in one tame
- Thunderstomp 2: Elder Mistvale Gorilla (Stranglethorn, 40–41)
- Scorpid Poison 3: Scorpid Hunter (Tanaris, 40–41)
- Stable first
- the stable master in Feathermoon Stronghold; the stable master in Gadgetzan; the stable master in Booty Bay
48–53Rank 7
Rank 7s
- Tame
- Bite 7: Rekk'tilac (rare spider, Searing Gorge, 48)
- Claw 7: Ironfur Patriarch (Feralas, 48–49)
- Lightning Breath 5: Arash-ethis (rare wind serpent, Feralas, 49)
- Grunter (rare boar, Blasted Lands, 50): Charge 5 and Dash 3 in one tame
- Prowl 3: Jaguero Stalker (Stranglethorn, 50)
- Dive 3: Ironbeak Hunter (Felwood, 50–51)
- Thunderstomp 3: Un'Goro Thunderer (52–53)
- Stable first
- Ulbrek Firehand, Hall of Arms in Ironforge; Steven Black in Darkshire; the stable master in Gadgetzan; the stable master in Feathermoon Stronghold
55–60Rank 8
Rank 8s and an endgame pet
- Tame
- Endgame pet
- Broken Tooth (1.0 sec) is still the damage pick. A Zul'Gurub bat (1.0 sec) matches it inside the raid. Rak'Shiri (Winterspring, 57) and Sian-Rotam (60) are the looks.
- Stable first
- the stable master in Everlook; the stable master in Cenarion Hold; Ulbrek Firehand, Hall of Arms in Ironforge
Taming route, 1–60 Horde
Zones follow the Horde levelling route. Stable masters are at each town's inn or nearby.
1–9Start
10Lv 10
Taming the Beast, then your first real pet
The class quest has you tame three beasts in turn. Keep the last one only until you have the pet you want.
- Orc or Troll
- Quest from Thotar, Razor Hill. Keep Shal'ma (new rare cat, Durotar, 5–10, 1.3 sec) or a Durotar Tiger (cat, 7–8, 1.3 sec) for now, or a Boar if you want a tank.
- Tauren
- Quest from Yaw Sharpmane, Bloodhoof Village. Tame The Rake (rare cat, 10, 1.2 sec) on the north plains of Mulgore.
- Skyborne (Windshaper)
- Quest from Quel'ana Quickgale, Valanaar. The Vuldren Alpha Fox is a temporary quest pet. For a Fox, tame a wild Vuldren afterwards (untrainable, loses abilities on relog; a look only).
- Stable at
- Shoja'my (~52,42) in Razor Hill; Seikwa in Bloodhoof Village. Zephras Isle's stable is unconfirmed
10–12Rank 2
The Rake and the rank 2s
From Durotar, run to Mulgore for The Rake and pick up two rank 2s on the way.
- Stable first
- Shoja'my (~52,42) in Razor Hill; Seikwa in Bloodhoof Village
- Tame
- The Rake (rare cat, Mulgore, 10, 1.2 sec): the best early damage pet. Make it the main pet.
- Prairie Wolf Alpha (Mulgore, 9–10): Bite 2 only. It is listed with Furious Howl 1 too, but a level-10 one tamed in the beta had none. For Furious Howl, try a Worg (Silverpine, 10–11) or the rare Mist Howler (Ashenvale, 22); both unconfirmed
- Death Flayer (rare scorpid, Durotar, 11): Claw 2 and Scorpid Poison 1. A Venomtail Scorpid or Encrusted Surf Crawler (9–10) also teaches Claw 2.
- Buy
- The second stable slot (about 5 g) as soon as you can afford it.
12–20Rank 3
The Barrens: keep The Rake out
Nothing faster than The Rake is reachable before 20. Learn Claw 3 when it comes.
- Stable first
- Sikwa in The Crossroads; Kelsuwa in Camp Taurajo
- Tame
- Bite 3: Bloodsnout Worg (Silverpine, 16–17), for a wolf, boar or cat (cats learn Bite 2; rank 3 on a cat untested)
- Lightning Breath 2: Thunderhawk Hatchling (Barrens, 18–20)
- Shell Shield 1 and Bite 3: Kresh (elite turtle, Wailing Caverns, 20)
- Charge 2
- No Horde-side teacher (Westfall and Loch Modan only). Skip it: Charge 3 needs no rank 2.
19–24Rank 3
Ashenvale and Hillsbrad: rank 3s and the wolves
- Stable first
- Qeeju (~73,61) in Splintertree Post; Theodore Mont Claire in Tarren Mill
- Tame
24–28Rank 4
Rank 4s
- Stable first
- Qeeju (~73,61) in Splintertree Post; Theodore Mont Claire in Tarren Mill; the stable master in Freewind Post
- Tame
- Claw 4: Elder Ashenvale Bear (Ashenvale, 25–26)
- Furious Howl 2 and Bite 4: Ghostpaw Alpha (Ashenvale, 27–28)
- Charge 3: Agam'ar (Razorfen Kraul, 24–25), a natural stop on the dungeon run
- Lightning Breath 3: Washte Pawne (rare wind serpent, Barrens, 25)
- Upgrade: Starving Mountain Lion (Hillsbrad, 23–24) or Feral Mountain Lion (27–28), both 1.2 sec
30–35Lv 30
Pet level 30: Dash, Dive, Prowl and Thunderstomp
Every family's movement ability, and the Cat and Gorilla signatures, open at pet level 30.
- Tame
- Dash 1: Stranglethorn Tiger (Stranglethorn, 32–33)
- Prowl 1: Mountain Lion (Alterac, 32–33)
- Dive 1: Young Mesa Buzzard (Arathi, 31–32)
- Thunderstomp 1: Mistvale Gorilla (Stranglethorn, 32–33)
- Bite 5: Sparkleshell Snapper (Thousand Needles, 34–35) or Plains Creeper (Arathi, 32–33)
- Scorpid Poison 2: Scorpid Reaver (Thousand Needles, 31–32)
- Stable first
- the stable master in Grom'gol Base Camp; Theodore Mont Claire in Tarren Mill; the stable master in Freewind Post
34–40Rank 5
Desolace and the Badlands: Claw 5 and the fastest cat
- Tame
- Claw 5: Scorpashi Lasher (Desolace, 34–35) or Vile Sting (rare scorpid, Thousand Needles, 35, also Scorpid Poison 2)
- Broken Tooth (rare cat, Badlands, 37, 1.0 sec): the fastest pet outside a raid. Make it your main.
- Bite 6 (pet level 40): Barnabus (named wolf, Badlands, 38) or Ripscale (rare crocolisk, Dustwallow, 39)
- Stable first
- the stable master in Shadowprey Village; the stable master in Kargath; the stable master in Brackenwall Village
40–46Rank 6
Rank 6s and the second Dash
- Tame
- Dash 2 and Claw 6: King Bangalash (elite cat, Stranglethorn, 43) or Bhag'thera (40, Dash 2)
- Prowl 2: Ridge Stalker Patriarch (Badlands, 40–41)
- Furious Howl 3: Longtooth Runner (Feralas, 40–41), which also teaches Dash 2
- Vale Screecher (Feralas, 41–43) teaches Dive 2 and Lightning Breath 4 in one tame
- Thunderstomp 2: Elder Mistvale Gorilla (Stranglethorn, 40–41)
- Scorpid Poison 3: Scorpid Hunter (Tanaris, 40–41)
- Stable first
- the stable master in Camp Mojache; the stable master in Gadgetzan; the stable master in Stonard
48–53Rank 7
Rank 7s
- Tame
- Bite 7: Rekk'tilac (rare spider, Searing Gorge, 48)
- Claw 7: Ironfur Patriarch (Feralas, 48–49)
- Lightning Breath 5: Arash-ethis (rare wind serpent, Feralas, 49)
- Grunter (rare boar, Blasted Lands, 50): Charge 5 and Dash 3 in one tame
- Prowl 3: Jaguero Stalker (Stranglethorn, 50)
- Dive 3: Ironbeak Hunter (Felwood, 50–51)
- Thunderstomp 3: Un'Goro Thunderer (52–53)
- Stable first
- the stable master in Kargath; the stable master in Stonard; the stable master in Gadgetzan; the stable master in Camp Mojache
55–60Rank 8
Rank 8s and an endgame pet
- Tame
- Endgame pet
- Broken Tooth (1.0 sec) is still the damage pick. A Zul'Gurub bat (1.0 sec) matches it inside the raid. Rak'Shiri (Winterspring, 57) and Sian-Rotam (60) are the looks.
- Stable first
- the stable master in Everlook; the stable master in Cenarion Hold; Ulbrek Firehand, Hall of Arms in Ironforge
Who teaches each ability
The first teacher is the lowest-level one in your faction's or contested zones; dungeon beasts come last. Rows above your level are dimmed. Coordinates and spawn details for rares are under Rare pets. Cower is left in for completeness: skip it.
| Ability | Rank | Pet level | TP | Best teacher (level, zone) | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | 1 | 1 | 1 | Forest Spider (5–6, Elwynn Forest) | Githyiss the Vile (5, Teldrassil); Snow Tracker Wolf (6–7, Dun Morogh) |
| Bite | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ragged Scavenger (2–3, Tirisfal Glades) | Night Web Spider (3–4, Tirisfal Glades); Night Web Matriarch (5, Tirisfal Glades) |
| Bite | 2 | 8 | 4 | Starving Winter Wolf (8–9, Dun Morogh) | Webwood Silkspinner (8–9, Teldrassil); Prowler (9–10, Elwynn Forest) |
| Bite | 2 | 8 | 4 | Prairie Wolf Alpha (9–10, Mulgore) | Vicious Night Web Spider (9–10, Tirisfal Glades); Worg (10–11, Silverpine Forest) |
| Bite | 3 | 16 | 7 | Wood Lurker (17–18, Loch Modan) | Deepmoss Creeper (16–17, Stonetalon Mountains); Shanda the Spinner (19, Loch Modan) |
| Bite | 3 | 16 | 7 | Bloodsnout Worg (16–17, Silverpine Forest) | Deepmoss Creeper (16–17, Stonetalon Mountains); Ghostpaw Runner (19–20, Ashenvale) |
| Bite | 4 | 24 | 10 | Black Ravager (24–25, Duskwood) | Leech Widow (24, Wetlands); Giant Wetlands Crocolisk (25–26, Wetlands) |
| Bite | 4 | 24 | 10 | Giant Moss Creeper (24–25, Hillsbrad Foothills) | Elder Moss Creeper (26–27, Hillsbrad Foothills); Ghostpaw Alpha (27–28, Ashenvale) |
| Bite | 5 | 32 | 13 | Plains Creeper (32–33, Arathi Highlands) | Darkfang Spider (35–36, Dustwallow Marsh); Crag Coyote (35–36, Badlands) |
| Bite | 5 | 32 | 13 | Plains Creeper (32–33, Arathi Highlands) | Sparkleshell Snapper (34–35, Thousand Needles); Darkfang Spider (35–36, Dustwallow Marsh) |
| Bite | 6 | 40 | 17 | Barnabus (38, Badlands) | Ripscale (39, Dustwallow Marsh); Drywallow Daggermaw (40–41, Dustwallow Marsh) |
| Bite | 7 | 48 | 21 | Rekk'tilac (48, Searing Gorge) | Saltwater Snapjaw (49–50, The Hinterlands); Sewer Beast (50, Stormwind City) |
| Bite | 8 | 56 | 25 | Bloodaxe Worg (56–57, Blackrock Spire (dungeon)) | — |
| Claw | 1 | 1 | 1 | Strigid Owl (5–6, Teldrassil) | Ice Claw Bear (7–8, Dun Morogh) |
| Claw | 1 | 1 | 1 | Scorpid Worker (3, Durotar) | Sarkoth (4, Durotar); Pygmy Surf Crawler (5–6, Durotar) |
| Claw | 2 | 8 | 4 | Strigid Hunter (8–9, Teldrassil) | Young Forest Bear (8–9, Elwynn Forest); Mangeclaw (11, Dun Morogh) |
| Claw | 2 | 8 | 4 | Encrusted Surf Crawler (9–10, Durotar) | Venomtail Scorpid (9–10, Durotar); Death Flayer (11, Durotar) |
| Claw | 3 | 16 | 7 | Black Bear Patriarch (16–17, Loch Modan) | Shore Crawler (17–18, Westfall); Den Mother (18–19, Darkshore) |
| Claw | 3 | 16 | 7 | Clattering Crawler (19–20, Ashenvale) | Gray Bear (21–22, Hillsbrad Foothills); Ashenvale Bear (21–22, Ashenvale) |
| Claw | 4 | 24 | 10 | Elder Ashenvale Bear (25–26, Ashenvale) | Scorpashi Snapper (30–31, Desolace); Barbed Crustacean (25–26, Blackfathom Deeps (dungeon)) |
| Claw | 4 | 24 | 10 | Elder Ashenvale Bear (25–26, Ashenvale) | Scorpid Reaver (31–32, Thousand Needles); Scorpashi Snapper (30–31, Desolace) |
| Claw | 5 | 32 | 13 | Scorpashi Lasher (34–35, Desolace) | Drywallow Snapper (37–38, Dustwallow Marsh); Venomlash Scorpid (39–40, Uldaman (dungeon)) |
| Claw | 5 | 32 | 13 | Vile Sting (35, Thousand Needles) | Scorpashi Lasher (34–35, Desolace); Drywallow Snapper (37–38, Dustwallow Marsh) |
| Claw | 6 | 40 | 17 | Silt Crawler (40–41, Swamp of Sorrows) | Scorpid Hunter (40–41, Tanaris); Ironfur Bear (41–42, Feralas) |
| Claw | 7 | 48 | 21 | Ironfur Patriarch (48–49, Feralas) | Angerclaw Mauler (49–50, Felwood); Mongress (50, Felwood) |
| Claw | 8 | 56 | 25 | Elder Shardtooth (57–58, Winterspring) | Winterspring Screecher (57–59, Winterspring) |
| Charge | 1 | 1 | 5 | Young Thistle Boar (1–2, Teldrassil) | Thistle Boar (2–3, Teldrassil); Small Crag Boar (3, Dun Morogh) |
| Charge | 1 | 1 | 5 | Mottled Boar (1–2, Durotar) | Battleboar (3–4, Mulgore); Bristleback Battleboar (4–5, Mulgore) |
| Charge | 2 | 12 | 9 | Young Goretusk (12–13, Westfall) | Goretusk (14–15, Westfall); Mangy Mountain Boar (14–15, Loch Modan) |
| Charge | 2 | 12 | 9 | None on the Horde side (Westfall and Loch Modan only) | Skip it: Charge 3 needs no rank 2 |
| Charge | 3 | 24 | 13 | Bellygrub (24, Redridge Mountains) | Agam'ar (24–25, Razorfen Kraul (dungeon)); Raging Agam'ar (25–26, Razorfen Kraul (dungeon)) |
| Charge | 3 | 24 | 13 | Agam'ar (24–25, Razorfen Kraul (dungeon)) | Raging Agam'ar (25–26, Razorfen Kraul (dungeon)); Rotting Agam'ar (28, Razorfen Kraul (dungeon)) |
| Charge | 5 | 48 | 21 | Ashmane Boar (48–49, Blasted Lands) | Grunter (50, Blasted Lands) |
| Charge | 6 | 60 | 25 | Plagued Swine (60, Eastern Plaguelands) | — |
| Furious Howl | 1 | 10 | 10 | Coyote Packleader (11–12, Westfall)? | Mist Howler (22, Ashenvale)? Unconfirmed: the Prairie Wolf Alpha, listed with it, had none in the beta |
| Furious Howl | 1 | 10 | 10 | Worg (10–11, Silverpine Forest)? | Mist Howler (22, Ashenvale)? Unconfirmed: the Prairie Wolf Alpha, listed with it, had none in the beta |
| Furious Howl | 2 | 24 | 15 | Black Ravager Mastiff (25–26, Duskwood) | Ghostpaw Alpha (27–28, Ashenvale); Elder Crag Coyote (39–40, Badlands) |
| Furious Howl | 2 | 24 | 15 | Ghostpaw Alpha (27–28, Ashenvale) | Elder Crag Coyote (39–40, Badlands); Longtooth Howler (43–44, Feralas) |
| Furious Howl | 3 | 40 | 20 | Longtooth Runner (40–41, Feralas) | Snarler (42, Feralas); Silvermane Wolf (43–44, The Hinterlands) |
| Furious Howl | 4 | 56 | 25 | Bloodaxe Worg (56–57, Blackrock Spire (dungeon)) | — |
| Lightning Breath | 2 | 12 | 5 | Deviate Coiler (15–16, Wailing Caverns (dungeon)) | Deviate Stinglash (16–17, Wailing Caverns (dungeon)); Deviate Dreadfang (20–21, Wailing Caverns (dungeon)) |
| Lightning Breath | 2 | 12 | 5 | Thunderhawk Hatchling (18–20, The Barrens) | Thunderhawk Cloudscraper (20–22, The Barrens); Greater Thunderhawk (23–24, The Barrens) |
| Lightning Breath | 3 | 24 | 10 | Washte Pawne (25, The Barrens, Horde territory) | Cloud Serpent (25–26, Thousand Needles, Horde territory); Venomous Cloud Serpent (26–28, Thousand Needles, Horde territory) |
| Lightning Breath | 3 | 24 | 10 | Washte Pawne (25, The Barrens) | Cloud Serpent (25–26, Thousand Needles); Venomous Cloud Serpent (26–28, Thousand Needles) |
| Lightning Breath | 4 | 36 | 15 | Vale Screecher (41–43, Feralas) | Rogue Vale Screecher (44–46, Feralas) |
| Lightning Breath | 5 | 48 | 20 | Arash-ethis (49, Feralas) | Hakkari Sapper (49–50, The Temple of Atal'Hakkar (dungeon)); Hakkari Frostwing (49–50, The Temple of Atal'Hakkar (dungeon)) |
| Lightning Breath | 6 | 60 | 25 | Son of Hakkar (60, Zul'Gurub (raid)) | — |
| Scorpid Poison | 1 | 8 | 10 | Venomtail Scorpid (9–10, Durotar, Horde territory) | Corrupted Scorpid (10–11, Durotar, Horde territory); Death Flayer (11, Durotar, Horde territory) |
| Scorpid Poison | 1 | 8 | 10 | Venomtail Scorpid (9–10, Durotar) | Corrupted Scorpid (10–11, Durotar); Death Flayer (11, Durotar) |
| Scorpid Poison | 2 | 24 | 15 | Scorpashi Snapper (30–31, Desolace) | Scorpashi Venomlash (38–39, Desolace); Cleft Scorpid (35–36, Uldaman (dungeon)) |
| Scorpid Poison | 2 | 24 | 15 | Scorpid Reaver (31–32, Thousand Needles) | Scorpashi Snapper (30–31, Desolace); Scorpid Terror (33–34, Thousand Needles) |
| Scorpid Poison | 3 | 40 | 20 | Scorpid Hunter (40–41, Tanaris) | Scorpid Tail Lasher (43–44, Tanaris); Scorpid Dunestalker (46–47, Tanaris) |
| Scorpid Poison | 4 | 56 | 25 | Firetail Scorpid (56–57, Burning Steppes) | Krellack (56, Silithus); Stonelash Pincer (56–57, Silithus) |
| Shell Shield | 1 | 20 | 15 | Kresh (20, Wailing Caverns (dungeon); elite) | Aku'mai Fisher (23–24, Blackfathom Deeps (dungeon)); Snapjaw (30–31, Hillsbrad Foothills, open world) |
| Thunderstomp | 1 | 30 | 15 | Mistvale Gorilla (32–33, Stranglethorn Vale) | Jungle Thunderer (37–38, Stranglethorn Vale) |
| Thunderstomp | 2 | 40 | 20 | Elder Mistvale Gorilla (40–41, Stranglethorn Vale) | Groddoc Thunderer (49–50, Feralas) |
| Thunderstomp | 3 | 50 | 25 | Un'Goro Thunderer (52–53, Un'Goro Crater) | U'cha (55, Un'Goro Crater) |
| Prowl | 1 | 30 | 15 | Mountain Lion (32–33, Alterac Mountains) | Ridge Stalker (36–37, Badlands); Shadowmaw Panther (37–38, Stranglethorn Vale) |
| Prowl | 2 | 40 | 20 | Ridge Stalker Patriarch (40–41, Badlands) | Elder Shadowmaw Panther (42–43, Stranglethorn Vale) |
| Prowl | 3 | 50 | 25 | Jaguero Stalker (50, Stranglethorn Vale) | Frostsaber Stalker (59–60, Winterspring) |
| Dash | 1 | 30 | 15 | Stranglethorn Tiger (32–33, Stranglethorn Vale) | Kurzen War Tiger (32–33, Stranglethorn Vale); Bonepaw Hyena (33–35, Desolace) |
| Dash | 2 | 40 | 20 | Bhag'thera (40, Stranglethorn Vale) | Longtooth Runner (40–41, Feralas); Ridge Stalker Patriarch (40–41, Badlands) |
| Dash | 3 | 50 | 25 | Grunter (50, Blasted Lands) | Vilebranch Raiding Wolf (50–51, The Hinterlands); Ravage (51, Blasted Lands) |
| Dive | 1 | 30 | 15 | Young Mesa Buzzard (31–32, Arathi Highlands) | Mesa Buzzard (34–35, Arathi Highlands); Wayward Buzzard (35–37, Badlands) |
| Dive | 2 | 40 | 20 | Vale Screecher (41–43, Feralas) | Roc (42–43, Tanaris); Fire Roc (43–45, Tanaris) |
| Dive | 3 | 50 | 25 | Ironbeak Hunter (50–51, Felwood) | Carrion Vulture (50–52, Western Plaguelands); Spiteflayer (52, Blasted Lands) |
| Cower | 1 | 5 | 8 | Juvenile Snow Leopard (5–6, Dun Morogh) | Nightsaber (5–6, Teldrassil); Moonstalker Runt (10–11, Darkshore) |
| Cower | 1 | 5 | 8 | Greater Duskbat (6–7, Tirisfal Glades) | Flatland Cougar (7–8, Mulgore); Durotar Tiger (7–8, Durotar) |
| Cower | 2 | 15 | 10 | Giant Foreststrider (17–19, Darkshore) | Moonstalker Sire (17–18, Darkshore); Twilight Runner (23–24, Stonetalon Mountains) |
| Cower | 2 | 15 | 10 | Savannah Patriarch (15–16, The Barrens) | Ornery Plainstrider (16–17, The Barrens); Twilight Runner (23–24, Stonetalon Mountains) |
| Cower | 3 | 25 | 12 | Feral Mountain Lion (27–28, Hillsbrad Foothills) | Young Stranglethorn Tiger (30–31, Stranglethorn Vale); Young Panther (30–31, Stranglethorn Vale) |
| Cower | 3 | 25 | 12 | Crag Stalker (25–26, Thousand Needles) | Feral Mountain Lion (27–28, Hillsbrad Foothills); Young Stranglethorn Tiger (30–31, Stranglethorn Vale) |
| Cower | 4 | 35 | 14 | Ridge Stalker (36–37, Badlands) | Ridge Huntress (38–39, Badlands); Shrike Bat (38–39, Uldaman (dungeon)) |
| Cower | 5 | 45 | 16 | Jaguero Stalker (50, Stranglethorn Vale) | Plaguebat (53–55, Eastern Plaguelands); Noxious Plaguebat (54–56, Eastern Plaguelands) |
| Cower | 6 | 55 | 18 | Frostsaber Cub (55–56, Winterspring) | Monstrous Plaguebat (56–58, Eastern Plaguelands) |
The families
Signature numbers and modifiers are in the vault's pet-families note. Speed is the base 2.0 sec unless a beast brings a faster swing.
| Family | Diet | Learns | Signature | Fast examples | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bat | Fruit, fungus | Bite, Dive | Sonic Blast: Nature damage, and spells cast 30% slower for 20 sec, 60 sec cooldown | ZG bats 1.0 sec | Anti-caster |
| Bear | Everything | Bite, Claw, Dash | Swipe: hits 3 nearby enemies | 2.0 (some 2.5) | Levelling tank |
| Bird of Prey | Meat | Claw, Dive | Mine!: damage and a 3 sec disarm, 90 sec cooldown | 2.0 | Disarm utility |
| Boar | Everything | Bite, Dash | Charge: 1 sec root and bonus attack power | 2.0 | Durable levelling pet |
| Carrion Bird | Meat, fish | Bite, Claw, Dive | Demoralizing Screech: enemies lose attack power | Spiteflayer 1.2 | Group damage cut |
| Cat | Meat, fish | Bite, Claw, Dash | Prowl: stealth; first attack +20% (pet level 30) | Many 1.2–1.4; Broken Tooth 1.0 | Top damage |
| Crab | Fish, bread, fungus, fruit | Claw, Dash | Pinch: damage and a 50% slow | 2.0 | Sturdy, slows |
| Crocolisk | Meat, fish | Bite, Dash | Dismember: target takes 25% less healing for 6 sec, 15 sec cooldown | 2.0 | Anti-heal |
| Fox (new) | Meat | Bite, Dash | Trickster's Dance: +50% dodge, 30% faster attacks for 12 sec | 2.0 | Zephras Isle only; bugged |
| Gorilla | Fruit, fungus | Bite, Dash | Thunderstomp: AoE Nature damage (pet level 30) | 2.0 | AoE threat |
| Hyena | Meat, fruit | Bite, Dash | Tendon Rip: bleed and a 50% slow | Ravage 1.3 | Kiting |
| Raptor | Meat | Bite, Claw, Dash | Savage Rend: heavy bleed | 2.0 | Damage |
| Scorpid | Meat | Claw, Dash | Scorpid Poison: Nature damage over time, stacks 5 | Death Flayer 1.6 | Sturdy |
| Spider | Meat | Bite, Dash | Web: root plus Nature damage | 2.0 | Root for kiting |
| Tallstrider | Cheese, fungus, fruit | Bite, Dash | Dust Cloud: armour cut for 30 sec | 2.0 | Group armour debuff |
| Turtle | Fish, fungus, fruit | Bite, Dash | Shell Shield: −50% damage taken for 12 sec (pet level 20) | 2.0 | Tankiest |
| Wind Serpent | Fish, cheese, bread | Bite, Dive | Lightning Breath: 20-yard Nature damage | 2.0 | Ranged damage |
| Wolf | Meat | Bite, Dash | Furious Howl: party melee attack power | Many 1.2–1.5 | Group buff, solo |