Hunter in WoW Forever

Overview

Damage · Mana

Hunters know the uncharted places of the world. Gifted with a deep empathy for all life, they have an uncanny knack for befriending wild animals and taming them as pets. In addition, hunters can use their finely honed senses to become master trackers. Wherever hunters go, they fight back the ravages of sickness, exploitation, and industrialization.

Beta build 1.60.1.69913, compared against Classic Era 1.15.9.69722. Read from the client on September 22, 2026.

Playable races

HumanOrcDwarfNight ElfTaurenTrollHigh Order SkyborneWindshaper Skyborne

Every race and its racial abilities

Talent trees

• Beast Mastery

  16 talents — 2 new, 10 changed

• Marksmanship

  16 talents — 7 new, 5 changed

• Survival

  18 talents — 6 new, 10 changed

What changed from Classic Era

Every Hunter talent and ability the beta altered or added, with the Classic Era wording beside it. Numbers that moved are marked inside the sentence.

Talents

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  Focused Fire

  Beast Mastery, tier 2 · 2 ranksNew

  Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 1% while your pet is active.

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  Summon Hawk

  Beast Mastery, tier 4 · 1 rankNew

  Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing ${$s1+($rap*($s4/100))} 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.

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  Improved Stings

  Marksmanship, tier 2 · 3 ranksNew

  Increased 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.

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  Careful Aim

  Marksmanship, tier 2 · 5 ranksNew

  Increases your Attack Power by 20% of your Intellect.

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  Rapid Killing

  Marksmanship, tier 3 · 2 ranksNew

  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%.

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  Lone Wolf

  Marksmanship, tier 3 · 1 rankNew

  You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.

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  Trueshot Aura

  Marksmanship, tier 4 · 1 rankNew

  Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yards by 30. Lasts 30 min.

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  Rapid Recuperation

  Marksmanship, tier 5 · 2 ranksNew

  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.

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  Sniper Shot

  Marksmanship, tier 7 · 1 rankNew

  A steady snipe that increases ranged damage by 160.

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  Predator's Edge

  Survival, tier 4 · 5 ranksNew

  Increases your melee critical strike damage by 6% and your offhand weapon damage by 10%.

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  Resourcefulness

  Survival, tier 5 · 2 ranksNew

  Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 30%. In addition, your critical strikes have a $m3% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.

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  Expose Prey

  Survival, tier 5 · 2 ranksNew

  Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 5% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 5 sec.

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  Survivalist's Discipline

  Survival, tier 5 · 2 ranksNew

  Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 20%.

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  Strider Kick

  Survival, tier 5 · 1 rankNew

  A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage.

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  Lacerating Strikes

  Survival, tier 7 · 1 rankNew

  Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage over 21 sec equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite.

Abilities

• Summon Hawk

  Beast Mastery · rank 2 at level 36New

  Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing ${$s1+($rap*($s4/100))} 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.

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Top of the ability ladder

The last ranks this class trains, highest level first.

• Arcane Shot

  Rank 8 at level 60

• Aspect of the Hawk

  Rank 7 at level 60

• Distracting Shot

  Rank 6 at level 60

• Freezing Trap

  Rank 3 at level 60

• Mend Pet

  Rank 7 at level 60

• Serpent Sting

  Rank 9 at level 60

• Summon Hawk

  Rank 4 at level 60

• Tranquilizing Shot

  Rank 1 at level 60

Every Hunter ability, rank by rank

Known from the start

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  Auto Shot

  Automatically shoots the target until cancelled.

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  Raptor Strike

  A strong attack that deals melee weapon damage plus 5.