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

Bats

Sonic Blast

Emits a piercing shriek, inflicting [rank] Nature damage and stunning the target for 2 sec.

[current skill: Screech]

  20 yd range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Birds of Prey

Snatch

The bird of prey grabs the enemy's weapon with its talons, causing [rank] damage and disarming them for 6 sec.

[current skill: Screech]

40 Focus Melee Range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Chimaeras

Froststorm Breath

Your pet simultaneously breathes frost and lightning at an enemy target, inflicting Frost and Nature damage and slowing the target.

25 Focus 30 yd range
Instant 10 sec cooldown
Dragonhawks

Fire Breath

Targets in a cone in front of the caster take [rank] Fire damage over 2 sec.

[current skill: Fire Breath]

20 Focus  
Instant 10 sec cooldown
Nether Rays

Nether Shock

Instantly lashes an enemy for [rank] Shadow damage. Also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 2 sec.

  20 yd range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Ravagers

Ravage

Violently attacks an enemy for [rank], stunning it for 2 sec.

[current skill: Gore]

  Melee Range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Serpents

Poison Spit

Spits poison at an enemy, dealing [rank] Nature damage over 8 sec.

[current skill: Poison Spit]

25 Focus 30 yd range
Instant 10 sec cooldown
Silithids

Venom Web Spray

Sprays toxic webs at the target, preventing movement for 4 sec and causing Nature damage over time.

  20 yd range
Instant 2 min cooldown
Spiders

Web

Encases the target in sticky webs, preventing movement for 4 sec.

  20 yd range
Instant 2 min cooldown
Sporebats

Spore Cloud

Dusts nearby enemies with spores causing [rank] Nature damage every 3 sec for 9 sec and reducing armor by [rank].

25 Focus Melee Range
Instant 10 sec cooldown
Wind Serpents

Lightning Breath

Breathes lightning, instantly dealing [rank] Nature damage to a single target.

[current skill: Lightning Breath]

25 Focus 20 yd range
Instant 10 sec cooldown

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Ferocity Pets

Carrion Birds

Demoralizing Screech

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]

20 Focus Melee Range
Instant 10 sec cooldown
Cats

Prowl

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]

   
Instant 10 sec cooldown
Core Hounds

Lava Breath

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.

25 Focus 30 yd range
Instant 10 sec cooldown
Devilsaurs

Monstrous Bite

Your devilsaur ferociously bites the enemy, causing [rank] damage, and boosts its own damage by 3% for 12 seconds. This effect stacks 3 times.

25 Focus Melee Range
Instant 10 sec cooldown
Hyenas

Tendon Rip

Tears at an enemy's legs for [rank] and reducing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec.

25 Focus  
Next melee 20 sec cooldown
Moths

Serenity Dust

The moth's wings produce a cloud of dust that increases its attack power by 10% and heals it for [rank] over 15 sec.

   
Instant 2 min cooldown
Raptors

Savage Rend

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.

25 Focus Melee Range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Tallstriders

Dust Cloud

Your tallstrider kicks up an obscuring cloud of dust, causing all enemies within 10 yards to miss their next attack. Lasts for 8 sec.

20 Focus  
Instant 40 sec cooldown
Wasps

Sting

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.

25 Focus Melee Range
Instant 6 sec cooldown
Wolves

Furious Howl

Increases attack power by [scaled amount] for Party members within 40 yards of the wolf. Lasts 10 sec.

[current skill: Furious Howl]

20 Focus  
Instant 10 sec cooldown

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Tenacity Pets

Bears

Swipe

Swipe 3 nearby enemies, inflicting [rank] damage.

25 Focus Melee Range
Instant 10 sec cooldown
Boars

Gore

Your boar gores the enemy for [rank]. Causes double damage if used within 6 seconds of a Charge.

[current skill: Gore and Charge]

25 Focus Melee Range
Instant 10 sec cooldown
Crabs

Pin

Pins the target in place, and squeezes for [rank] damage over 4 sec.

  Melee Range
Channeled 1 min cooldown
Crocolisks

Bad Attitude

Snap back for [rank] damage at any target that strikes you for the next 45 sec.

  Melee Range
Instant 3 min cooldown
Gorillas

Thunderstomp

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]

  Melee Range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Rhinos

Stampede

Your rhino slams nearby enemies within 10 yards, causing [rank] damage and knocking them back 15 yards.

  Melee Range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Scorpids

Scorpid Poison

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]

25 Focus Melee Range
Instant 4 sec cooldown
Turtles

Shell Shield

The turtle partially withdraws into its shell, reducing damage taken by 50% for 12 sec.

[current skill: Shell Shield]

   
Instant 3 min cooldown
Warp Stalkers

Warp

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]

  30 yd range
Instant 15 sec cooldown
Worms

Acid Spit

Your worm spits acid at an enemy, causing [rank] Nature damage and reducing its armor for 30 sec.

20 Focus 30 yd range
Instant 20 sec cooldown

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