Pet abilities

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For warlock minion abilities, see Minion abilities.

A hunter pet can have different abilities, depending on its pet family. Each pet family, or beast type, has one single special skill and belongs to one of the three pet classes Cunning/Ferocity/Tenacity, each of which gives access to a certain pet talent tree. In the pet talent tree the hunter can assign talent points for skills. Some are active combat abilities, used to improve combat effectiveness, or passive abilities.

A hunter can specialize his or her pets, to a large degree, by the choice of pet family, pet class, and talent build, for example to make a pet a more effective tank or a damage-dealer.

Damaging pet abilities scale with the pet's melee attack power or bonus spell damage. Physical abilities generally gain bonus damage equal to 7% of the pet's melee attack power, while spell abilities generally gain bonus damage equal to 1/3 of the pet's bonus spell damage. See the attack power coefficient article for further details.

Pet Skill Calculators

Just like the many Talent Build Calculators out there for classes, there are a few Hunter Pet Skill Calculators to help you plan how to spend your pets training points and minimize leftover unusable points.

These calculators are all third-party, not Blizzard's, and therefore can fall out of date with content patches. Current as of October 22, 2008:

http://www.wowhead.com/?petcalc

Summary of abilities

General abilities

Universal abilities

Icon	Ability	Rank levels	Focus	Range	Description
	Cower	5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55	0	5 yards	Cower, causing no damage but lowering your threat, making the enemy less likely to attack you.
	Growl	1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80	15	Melee	Your pet growls at the target, generating threat and increasing the likelihood the target will attack it.

Other general non-talent abilities

Thees abilities are also known as focus dumps because they are often used to expend excess focus while more efficient or useful abilities are on cooldown. Each pet has one.

Ability	Used by	Rank levels	Focus	Range	Description
Bite	Bat, Boar, Carrion Bird, Chimaera, Core Hound, Crocolisk, Devilsaur, Dragonhawk, Hyena, Nether Ray, Ravager, Serpent, Spider, Turtle, Warp Stalker, Wind Serpent, Wolf, Worm	1, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80	25	5 yards	Bite the enemy, causing 4-6 / 8-12 / 12-16 / 16-22 / 21-29 / 26-36 / 35-49 / 43-59 / 54-76 / 91-129 / 118-168 damage.
Claw	Bear, Bird of Prey, Cat, Crab, Raptor, Scorpid, Silithid, Spirit Beast, Tallstrider	1, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80	25	5 yards	Claw the enemy, causing 4-6 / 8-12 / 12-16 / 16-22 / 21-29 / 26-36 / 35-49 / 43-59 / 54-76 / 91-129 / 118-168 damage.
Smack	Gorilla, Moth, Rhino, Sporebat, Wasp	1, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80	25	5 yards	Bite the enemy, causing 4-6 / 8-12 / 12-16 / 16-22 / 21-29 / 26-36 / 35-49 / 43-59 / 54-76 / 91-129 / 118-168 damage.

General talent abilities

All general active talent abilities are tier 1

Ability	Used by	Focus	Range	Description
Charge	Bear, Boar, Cat, Core Hound, Crab, Crocolisk, Devilsaur, Gorilla, Hyena, Raptor, Rhino, Scorpid, Spirit Beast, Tallstrider, Turtle, Warp Stalker, Wolf, Worm	20	8-25 yards	Your pet charges an enemy, immobilizing the target for 1 sec, and increasing the pet's melee attack power by 25% for its next attack.
Dash	Cat, Core Hound, Devilsaur, Hyena, Raptor, Ravager, Serpent, Silithid, Spider, Spirit Beast, Tallstrider, Warp Stalker, Wolf	30	n/a	Increases your pet's movement speed by 80% for 16 sec.
Dive	Bat, Bird of Prey, Carrion Bird, Chimaera, Dragonhawk, Moth, Nether Ray, Sporebat, Wasp, Wind Serpent	30	n/a	Increases your pet's movement speed by 80% for 16 sec.

Cunning abilities

Cunning talent abilities

Ability	Tier	Additional pre-requisites	Range	Description
Bullheaded	5	Cornered 2	n/a	Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your pet.
Carrion Feeder	3	n/a	5 yards	Your pet can generate health and happiness by eating a corpse. Will not work on the remains of elemental or mechanical creatures.
Roar of Recovery	5	Owl's Focus 2	40 yards	Your pet's inspiring roar restores 30% of your total mana over 9 sec.
Wolverine Bite	5	Great Resistance 3	5 yards	A fierce attack causing 5 damage, modified by pet level, that your pet can use after its target dodges. Cannot be dodged, blocked or parried.

Pet-specific cunning abilities

Ability	Used by	Rank Levels	Focus	Range	Description
Fire Breath	Dragonhawk	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	20	20 yards	Breathes Fire on the target for 3-5 / 6-8 / 8-10 / 13-17 / 20-26 / 43-57 damage plus 2 / 6 / 8 / 14 / 22 / 44 damage over 2 sec.
Froststorm Breath	Chimera	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	25	30 yards	Your pet simultaneously breathes frost and lightning at an enemy target, inflicting 4 to 6 / 9 to 11 / 12 to 16 / 20 to 26 / 30 to 40 / 64 to 86 Frost and Nature damage and slowing the target for 5 sec.
Lightning Breath	Wind Serpent	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	20	20 yards	Breathes lightning, instantly dealing 6 to 8 / 12 to 14 / 16 to 20 / 26 to 34 / 40 to 52 / 80 to 120 Nature damage to a single target.
Nether Shock	Nether ray	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	0	20 yards	Instantly lashes an enemy for 4-6 / 9-11 / 12-16 / 20-26 / 30-41 / 64-86 Shadow damage. Also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 2 sec.
Poison Spit	Serpent	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	20	30 yards	Spits poison at an enemy, dealing 4 / 12 / 16 / 32 / 48 / 104 Nature damage over 8 sec and reduces the target's casting speed by 50% for 8 sec.
Ravage	Ravager	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	80	5 yards	Violently attacks an enemy for 4 to 6 / 12 to 16 / 21 to 29 / 35 to 49 / 54 to 76 / 81 to 115, stunning it for 2 sec.
Snatch	Bird of prey	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	40	5 yards	The bird of prey grabs the enemy's weapon with its talons, causing 7-9 / 12-16 / 17-23 / 27-37 / 42-58 / 89-125 damage and disarming them for 6 sec.
Spore Cloud	Sporebat	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	25	?	Dusts nearby enemies with spores causing 1-3 / 2-4 / 4-6 / 7-9 / 11-13 / 22-28 Nature damage every 3 sec for 9 sec and reducing armor by 90 / 130 / 200 / 360 / 520 / 700.
Sonic Blast	Bat	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	0	20 yards	Emits a piercing shriek, inflicting 4-6 / 9-11 / 12-16 / 19-27 / 29-41 / 62-88 Nature damage and stunning the target for 2 sec.
Venom Web Spray	Silithid	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	0	20 yards	Sprays toxic webs at the target, preventing movement for 4 sec and causing Nature damage over time (1 / 7-9 / 13-17 / 21-29 / 33-45 / 46-68 per second).
Web	Spider	1	0	20 yards	Encases the target in sticky webs, preventing movement for 4 sec.

Ferocity abilities

Ferocity talent abilities

Icon	Ability	Tier	Additional pre-requisites	Focus	Range	Description
	Call of the Wild	5	Cornered 2	0	n/a	Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your pet.
	Lick Your Wounds	5	Heart of the Phoenix 1	0	n/a	Channeled. Your pet heals itself for 100% of its total health over 5 sec while channeling.

Pet-specific ferocity abilities

Ability	Used by	Rank Levels	Focus	Range	Description
Demoralizing Screech	Carrion Bird	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	20	5 yards	Blasts a single enemy for 7-9 / 12-16 / 17-23 / 27-37 / 42-58 / 85-129 damage and lowers the melee attack power of all enemies in melee range by 25 / 45 / 70 / 100 / 210 / 410. Effect lasts 10 sec.
Dust Cloud	Tallstrider	1	20	10 yards	Your tallstrider kicks up and obscuring cloud of dust, causing all enemies within 10 yards to miss their next attack. Lasts for 8 sec.
Furious Howl	Wolf	1	20	45 yards	Increases melee and ranged attack power by X of the pet and its master. Lasts 10 sec.
Lava Breath	Core Hound	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	25	30 yards	Your pet breathes a double gout of molten lava at the target for 4 to 6 / 9 to 11 / 12 to 16 / 20 to 26 / 30 to 40 / 64 to 86 Fire damage and reduces the target's casting speed by 50% for 10 sec.
Monstrous Bite	Devilsaur	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	25	5 yards	Your devilsaur ferociously bites the enemy, causing 7-9 / 12-16 / 17-23 / 28-36 / 43-57 / 91-123 damage, and boosts its own damage by 3% for 12 seconds. This effect stacks 3 times.
Prowl	Cat, Spirit Beast	1, 30, 50	0	n/a	Puts your pet in stealth mode, but slows its movement speed by 50% / 45% / 40%. The first attack from stealth receives a 20% / 35% / 50% bonus to damage. Lasts until cancelled.
Savage Rend	Raptor	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	25	5 yards	Slashes the enemy with the raptor's talons for 5 / 8-10 / 11-15 / 18-24 / 28-38 / 59-83 damage, and causes the target to bleed for 1 / 2-4 / 3-5 / 6-8 / 10-12 / 21-27 damage every 5 sec for 15 sec. Successful critical strikes with this ability temporarily boost the raptor's attack power.
Serenity Dust	Moth	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	0	n/a	The moth's wings produce a cloud of dust that increases its attack power by 10% and heals it for 40-50 / 150-200 / 210-280 / 340-460 / 555-745 / 825-1115 over 15 sec.
Spirit Strike	Spirit beast	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	20	30 yards	Burns the enemy for 3 / 6-8 / 8-10 / 13-17 / 20-26 / 43-57 Arcane damage and then an additional 3 / 6-8 / 8-10 / 13-17 / 20-26 / 43-57 after 10 sec.
Sting	Wasp	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	25	5 yards	Your wasp stings for 2-4 / 7-9 / 13-17 / 22-28 / 47-63 / 64-86 Nature damage, and decreases the armor of the target by 175 / 285 / 395 / 505 / 610 / 1260 for 20 sec. While affected, the target cannot stealth or turn invisible.
Tendon Rip	Hyena	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	25	5	Tears an enemy's legs for 2-4 / 7-9 / 13-17 / 21-29 / 33-45 / 49-69 and reducing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec.

Tenacity abilities

Tenacity talent abilities

Ability	Tier	Additional pre-requisites	Focus	Range	Description
Intervene	3	Cornered 2	20	8-25 yards	Your pet runs at high speed towards a group member, intercepting the next melee or ranged attack made against them.
Last Stand	4	Avoidance 3	0	n/a	Your pet temporarily gains 30% of its maximum health for 20 sec. After the effect expires, the health is lost.
Roar of Sacrifice	5	Grace of the Mantis 2	0	40 yards	Protects a friendly target from critical strikes, making attacks againsta that target unable to be critical strikes, but 20% of all damage taken by that target is also taken by the pet. lasts 12 seconds.
Taunt	5	Guard Dog 2	0	5 yards	Your pet taunts the target to attack it for 3 sec.

Pet-specific tenacity abilities

Ability	Used by	Rank Levels	Focus	Range	Description
Acid Spit	Worm	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	20	30 yards	Your worm spits acid at an enemy, causing 4-6 / 9-11 / 12-16 / 19-27 / 29-41 / 62-88 Nature damage and reducing its armor by 10 / 120 / 250 / 360 / 520 / 785 per Acid Spit for 30 sec. Can be applied up to 5 times.
Gore	Boar	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	20	Melee	Your boar gores the enemy for 9-11 / 17-21 / 23-29 / 37-49 / 57-75 / 122-164. Causes double damage if used within 6 sec of a Charge.
Pin	Crab	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	0	5 yards	Pins the target in place, and sqeezes for 4-12 / 16-24 / 20-28 / 36-44 / 56-72 / 112-144 damage over 4 sec.
Scorpid Poison	Scorpid	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	20	Melee	Stings an enemy for 5 / 10 / 10 / 25 / 35 / 100 Nature damage over 10 sec.
Shell Shield	Turtle	1	0	n/a	The turtle partially withdraws into its shell, reducing damage taken by 50% for 12 sec.
Stampede	Rhino	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	0	10 yards	Your rhino slams nearby enemies within 10 yards, causing 7-9 / 12-16 / 17-23 / 28-36 / 43-5 / 91-123 damage and knocking them back 15 yards.
Swipe	Bear	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	25	5 yards	Swipes 3 nearby foes, inflicting 4-6 / 9-11 / 11-15 / 19-25 / 28-38 / 60-84 damage.
Thunderstomp	Gorilla	1, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80	20	Melee	Shakes the ground with thundering force, doing 13 to 17 / 36 to 46 / 62 to 88 / 104 to 146 / 227 to 323 / 236 to 334
Warp	Warp stalker	1	0	30 yards	Teleports to an enemy up to 30 yards away and gives the pet a 50% chance to avoid the next 3 melee attacks. Lasts 4 sec.

Past changes

Originally, there were 6 basic pet abilities: Bite, Claw, Cower, Growl, Dash and Dive.

v1.8.0 added eight more
v1.9.0 added 3 more.
v2.1.0 added 2 more.
v3.0.2 removed all previous skill and replaced it with a pet talent system.