WotLK: Hunter Pet Skills
Important!
This information applies only to the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, which is currently in beta testing.
Please see the WotLK FAQ for more information.
Pet skills are changing in WotLK -- a lot! This page is an overview of the new pet family skills. You can Browse WotLK Pet Skills to learn more about each skill (including rank info). You may also want to check out the WotLK Pet Skills FAQ for more info on pet skill changes.
Family Skills
Cunning Pets
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Emits a piercing shriek, inflicting [rank] Nature damage and stunning the target for 2 sec.
[current skill: Screech]
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20 yd range |
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1 min cooldown |
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The bird of prey grabs the enemy's weapon with its talons, causing [rank] damage and disarming them for 6 sec.
[current skill: Screech]
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40 Focus |
Melee Range |
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1 min cooldown |
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Your pet simultaneously breathes frost and lightning at an enemy target, inflicting Frost and Nature damage and slowing the target.
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25 Focus |
30 yd range |
| Instant |
10 sec cooldown |
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Targets in a cone in front of the caster take [rank] Fire damage over 2 sec.
[current skill: Fire Breath]
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20 Focus |
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10 sec cooldown |
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Instantly lashes an enemy for [rank] Shadow damage. Also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 2 sec.
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20 yd range |
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1 min cooldown |
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Violently attacks an enemy for [rank], stunning it for 2 sec.
[current skill: Gore]
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Melee Range |
| Instant |
1 min cooldown |
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Spits poison at an enemy, dealing [rank] Nature damage over 8 sec.
[current skill: Poison Spit]
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25 Focus |
30 yd range |
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10 sec cooldown |
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Sprays toxic webs at the target, preventing movement for 4 sec and causing Nature damage over time.
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20 yd range |
| Instant |
2 min cooldown |
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Encases the target in sticky webs, preventing movement for 4 sec.
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20 yd range |
| Instant |
2 min cooldown |
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Dusts nearby enemies with spores causing [rank] Nature damage every 3 sec for 9 sec and reducing armor by [rank].
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25 Focus |
Melee Range |
| Instant |
10 sec cooldown |
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Breathes lightning, instantly dealing [rank] Nature damage to a single target.
[current skill: Lightning Breath]
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25 Focus |
20 yd range |
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10 sec cooldown |
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Ferocity Pets
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Blasts a single enemy for [rank] damage and lowers the melee attack power of all enemies in melee range by [rank]. Effect lasts 4 sec.
[current skill: Screech]
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20 Focus |
Melee Range |
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10 sec cooldown |
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Puts your pet in stealth mode, but slows its movement speed by [rank]%. The first attack from stealth receives a [rank]% bonus to damage. Lasts until cancelled.
[current skill: Prowl]
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10 sec cooldown |
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Your pet breathes a double gout of molten lava at the target for [rank] Fire damage and reduces the target's casting speed by 50% for 10 sec.
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25 Focus |
30 yd range |
| Instant |
10 sec cooldown |
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Your devilsaur ferociously bites the enemy, causing [rank] damage, and boosts its own damage by 3% for 12 seconds. This effect stacks 3 times.
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25 Focus |
Melee Range |
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10 sec cooldown |
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Tears at an enemy's legs for [rank] and reducing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec.
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25 Focus |
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20 sec cooldown |
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The moth's wings produce a cloud of dust that increases its attack power by 10% and heals it for [rank] over 15 sec.
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2 min cooldown |
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Slashes the enemy with the raptor's talons for [rank] damage, and causes the target to bleed for [rank] damage every 3 sec for 15 sec. Successful critical strikes with this ability temporarily boost the raptor's attack power.
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25 Focus |
Melee Range |
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1 min cooldown |
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Your tallstrider kicks up an obscuring cloud of dust, causing all enemies within 10 yards to miss their next attack. Lasts for 8 sec.
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20 Focus |
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| Instant |
40 sec cooldown |
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Your wasps stings for [rank] Nature damage, and decreases the armor of the target by [rank] for 20 sec. While affected, the target cannot stealth or turn invisible.
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25 Focus |
Melee Range |
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6 sec cooldown |
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Increases attack power by [scaled amount] for Party members within 40 yards of the wolf. Lasts 10 sec.
[current skill: Furious Howl]
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20 Focus |
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| Instant |
10 sec cooldown |
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Tenacity Pets
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Swipe 3 nearby enemies, inflicting [rank] damage.
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25 Focus |
Melee Range |
| Instant |
10 sec cooldown |
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Your boar gores the enemy for [rank]. Causes double damage if used within 6 seconds of a Charge.
[current skill: Gore and Charge]
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25 Focus |
Melee Range |
| Instant |
10 sec cooldown |
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Pins the target in place, and squeezes for [rank] damage over 4 sec.
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Melee Range |
| Channeled |
1 min cooldown |
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Snap back for [rank] damage at any target that strikes you for the next 45 sec.
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Melee Range |
| Instant |
3 min cooldown |
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Shakes the ground with thundering force, doing [rank] Nature damage to all enemies within 8 yards. This ability causes a moderate amount of additional threat.
[current skill: Thunderstomp]
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Melee Range |
| Instant |
1 min cooldown |
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Your rhino slams nearby enemies within 10 yards, causing [rank] damage and knocking them back 15 yards.
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Melee Range |
| Instant |
1 min cooldown |
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Stings an enemy for [rank] Nature damage over 10 sec. Effect can stack up to 5 times on a single target.
[current skill: Scorpid Poison]
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25 Focus |
Melee Range |
| Instant |
4 sec cooldown |
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The turtle partially withdraws into its shell, reducing damage taken by 50% for 12 sec.
[current skill: Shell Shield]
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3 min cooldown |
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Teleports to an enemy up to 30 yards away and gives the pet a 50% chance to avoid the next melee attack. Lasts 4 sec.
[current skill: Warp]
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30 yd range |
| Instant |
15 sec cooldown |
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Your worm spits acid at an enemy, causing [rank] Nature damage and reducing its armor for 30 sec.
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20 Focus |
30 yd range |
| Instant |
20 sec cooldown |
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