Hunter Pets in WoW Forever

New in WoW Forever

• Pets scale with the Hunter's gear. official
• New pet family: Fox. official
• New talent Lone Wolf: more damage while you have no active pet. official
• New abilities for 10 families, for example Sonic Blast (Bat), Mine! (Bird of Prey), Web (Spider). per the beta data

Source for the announcements: the official Hunter and Druid class deep dive from Sep 30, 2026.

Overview: all pet families

Family	Diet	Special abilities	Our take
Bat	Fungus, Fruit	Sonic Blast	PvP
Bear	Meat, Fish, Cheese, Bread, Fungus, Fruit	Swipe	Leveling
Bird of Prey	Meat	Mine!	PvP
Boar	Meat, Fish, Cheese, Bread, Fungus, Fruit	Charge	Leveling PvP
Carrion Bird	Meat, Fish	Demoralizing Screech	Leveling
Cat	Meat, Fish	Prowl	Leveling PvP Raid
Core Hound	Meat	Lava Breath	PvP
Crab	Fish, Bread, Fungus, Fruit	Pinch	PvP
Crocolisk	Meat, Fish	Dismember	PvP
Fox	Meat	Trickster's Dance	Leveling
Gorilla	Fungus, Fruit	Thunderstomp	Leveling
Hyena	Meat, Fruit	Tendon Rip	PvP
Raptor	Meat	Savage Rend	Leveling Raid
Scorpid	Meat	Scorpid Poison	PvP
Spider	Meat	Web	PvP
Tallstrider	Cheese, Fungus, Fruit	Dust Cloud	Raid
Turtle	Fish, Fungus, Fruit, Raw Fish	Shell Shield	Leveling
Wind Serpent	Fish, Cheese, Bread	Lightning Breath	Leveling PvP
Wolf	Meat	Furious Howl	Leveling Raid

Basic abilities shared by several families

• Bite 8 ranks, levels: 1, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56
  Bite the enemy, causing 90 damage.
  Families: Bat, Bear, Boar, Carrion Bird, Cat, Core Hound, Crocolisk, Fox, Gorilla, Hyena, Raptor, Spider, Tallstrider, Turtle, Wind Serpent, Wolf
• Dash 3 ranks, levels: 30, 40, 50
  Increases movement speed by 80% for 15 sec.
  Families: Bear, Boar, Cat, Crab, Crocolisk, Fox, Gorilla, Hyena, Raptor, Scorpid, Spider, Tallstrider, Turtle, Wolf
• Claw 8 ranks, levels: 1, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56
  Claw the enemy, causing 51 damage.
  Families: Bear, Bird of Prey, Carrion Bird, Cat, Crab, Raptor, Scorpid
• Dive 3 ranks, levels: 30, 40, 50
  Increases movement speed by 80% for 15 sec.
  Families: Bat, Bird of Prey, Carrion Bird, Wind Serpent

General skills for all pets

Every pet can learn these skills, regardless of its family.

• Great Stamina 10 ranks, levels: 1, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60
  Stamina increased by 40.
• Natural Armor 10 ranks, levels: 1, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60
  Armor increased by 1000.
• Growl 7 ranks, levels: 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
  Taunt the target, increasing the likelihood the creature will focus attacks on you.
• Cower 6 ranks, levels: 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55
  Cower, causing no damage but lowering your threat, making the enemy less likely to attack you.
• Fire Resistance 4 ranks, levels: 20, 30, 40, 50
  Increases Fire resistance by 120.
• Frost Resistance 4 ranks, levels: 20, 30, 40, 50
  Increases Frost resistance by 120.
• Arcane Resistance 4 ranks, levels: 20, 30, 40, 50
  Increases Arcane resistance by 120.
• Nature Resistance 4 ranks, levels: 20, 30, 40, 50
  Increases Nature resistance by 120.
• Shadow Resistance 4 ranks, levels: 20, 30, 40, 40
  Increases Shadow resistance by 120.

Hunter abilities for your pet

• Tame Beast level 10+
  Begins taming a beast to be your companion. Your armor is reduced by 100% while you focus on taming the beast for 20 sec. If you lose the beast's attention for any reason, the taming process will fail. Once tamed, the beast will be very unhappy and disloyal. Try feeding the pet immediately to make it happy.
• Call Pet level 10+
  Summons your pet to you.
• Dismiss Pet level 10+
  Dismiss your pet. Dismissing your pet will reduce its happiness by 50.
• Feed Pet level 10+
  Feed your pet the selected item. Feeding your pet increases happiness. Using food close to the pet's level will have a better result.
• Revive Pet level 10+
  Revive your pet, returning it to life with 15% of its health.
• Mend Pet level 12+
  Heals your pet 20 health every second while you focus. Lasts 5 sec.
• Beast Lore level 24+
  Gather information about the target beast. The tooltip will display damage, health, armor, any special resistances, and diet.
• Beast Training level 10+
  Lets you train your pet with various abilities that you have learned how to teach.
• Eyes of the Beast level 14+
  Take direct control of your pet and see through its eyes for 2 min.
• Scare Beast level 14+
  Scares a beast, causing it to run in fear for up to 10 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only one beast can be feared at a time.

With Beast Training, you teach your pet abilities you've learned yourself. The ability ranks above show the level at which each one becomes available.

Which pet for which job?

• Leveling: Bear, Boar, Carrion Bird, Cat, Fox, Gorilla, Raptor, Turtle, Wind Serpent, Wolf
• PvP: Bat, Bird of Prey, Boar, Cat, Crab, Crocolisk, Hyena, Scorpid, Spider, Wind Serpent
• Raid: Cat, Raptor, Tallstrider, Wolf

Our take is based on the abilities in the beta data and on experience from WoW Classic. Things may still change before launch. Since pets in WoW Forever scale with your gear, the family ability is what matters most when choosing.

Where can I find tameable beasts?

Locations will be added after launch from addon data. Our addons anonymously record which beasts appear where while you play. Upload your file: Contribute data.

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