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Furious Howl
Classic
Classic attack power bonus.
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Attack Power bonus reduced by 40%.
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Hunter
Every Hunter change in WoW Forever set against Classic, by specialization.
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TrollSSkyborne (Alliance)NEWSSkyborne (Horde)NEWBest race for a Hunter →
HumanNEWDwarfNight ElfOrcTaurenTrollSSkyborne (Alliance)NEWSSkyborne (Horde)NEWBest race for a Hunter →Official article summaries: World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid · WoW: Forever Hotfixes - November 9, 2026
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See all 65 changes for this class ↓Tame BeastClassic: You cannot tame beasts above your level.Forever: No longer works on beasts higher than the hunter's level (fixes beta behaviour).Lone WolfClassic: Not in Classic.Forever: No longer causes -4% damage while your pet is active.Strider KickClassic: Not in Classic.Forever: Increases movement speed by 30% for 3 seconds.
Aggressive ModeBrought back and found under the pet tab in your spell book.
Aimed ShotBonus damage on all ranks increased by ~110%.Aimed Shot (baseline)Now granted as a baseline ability to all Hunters at level 20.
Arcane ShotBase damage on all ranks increased by ~30% and Attack Power coefficient raised from 0.1 to 0.15.Arcane Shot (cooldown)No longer shares a cooldown with Aimed Shot.Arrows (bow drawn)Arrows are now visible when a character has their bow drawn back.
Aspect of the BeastNow also grants melee Attack Power.
Aspect of the HawkRanged Attack Power bonus increased on all ranks. New values: 20, 35, 50, 70, 90, 110 for ranks 1-6.
Auto ShotNow requires you to stand still for 0.5 seconds before shooting, matching early versions of World of Warcraft.
DisengageThreat reduction effect doubled.
Dismember (Crocolisk)Healing reduction reduced to 25% (was 50%), duration reduced to 6 seconds (was 10 seconds), and cooldown…
Explosive TrapFixed an issue with the wording of the Explosive Trap debuff.Fire traps (Attack Power)The Hunter’s Fire traps now correctly scale with Attack Power.Furious HowlAttack Power bonus reduced by 40%.
Hunter's MarkCan no longer be applied to a target multiple times by using different ranks of the spell. Fixed an issue…Hunters (aggro from targeting)Fixed: Hunters no longer sometimes aggro enemies from very far away by targeting them.
Mine! (Bird of Prey)Duration reduced to 3 seconds (was 4 seconds) and cooldown increased to 90 seconds (was 60 seconds).
Multi-Shot (cooldown)Now shares a cooldown with Aimed Shot.Pet healthFixed: Hunter pets no longer gain health repeatedly when at low health.Pets (Attack Speed passives)Hunter pets should no longer lose their innate Attack Speed passives when untraining them.Pets (Expertise)Pets now correctly benefit from Expertise.
Scorpid StingNow reduces the target's chance to hit by 2% instead of reducing the target's Strength and Agility.
Serpent StingAttack Power coefficient per tick increased to 5% from 3%. Base damage on all ranks increased ~20%.
Sonic BlastNew ability now available to Bat pets. Cast speed reduction reduced to 30% (was 60%), duration reduced to 20…
Tame BeastNo longer works on beasts higher than the hunter's level (fixes beta behaviour).Traps (active limit)The Hunter can now correctly have 1 active Fire Trap and 1 active Ice Trap at the same time (was 1 Trap among…Traps (cooldown)All types of Hunter traps now have the same shared 30 second cooldown, instead of separate cooldowns for…Vulgara the Insatiable and the Shrieklings of Zephras (pet family)Fixed: they now belong to the correct Hunter pet families.
Bestial DisciplineNow also grants the Hunter Mana regeneration from Spirit while casting spells (or spending Mana).Deadly Aspects (formerly Improved Aspect of the Hawk)Formerly Improved Aspect of the Hawk. The talent now also gives melee attacks a chance to grant increased…
Endurance TrainingThe old Thick Hide talent is merged into this one, so it now grants your pet Health and Armor.
FerocityCritical strike bonuses to pets decreased, but it now also benefits Hawk summons.
Focused FireNew talent: increases all damage you and your pet deal while your pet is active.
Improved Eyes of the BeastRemoved from the Beast Mastery tree: Improved Eyes of the Beast is now a baseline ability.
Improved Mend PetNow also decreases the Mana cost of Mend Pet.
IntimidationNow requires Bestial Swiftness as a prerequisite and also grants your pet 100% increased critical strike…
PathfindingMoved from row 2 to row 3 in the talent tree.
Summon HawkNew 16-point gold medal talent. Deals instant damage and summons a Hawk to attack the Hunter's current target…
Unleashed FuryBenefit to pet damage decreased slightly, but it now also benefits the new Hawk summons. It now correctly…BarrageDamage increase raised to 5/10/15% from 3/7/10%, and it also applies to Aimed Shot, as well as Multi-Shot and…
Careful AimNew talent: increases melee and ranged Attack Power by 20/40/60/80/100% of the Hunter's Intellect.
EfficiencyMoved from row 1 down to row 2. Grants a larger Mana discount that now applies to Stings and melee abilities…
Hawk EyeMoved from row 3 up to row 1 in the talent tree.Improved Arcane ShotNow reduces the cooldown of Arcane Shot by up to an extra 0.5 seconds.
Improved Concussive ShotFixed: now has the correct chance to activate.Improved Stings (formerly Improved Serpent Sting)Formerly Improved Serpent Sting. Moved from row 4 up to row 2, gives a larger increase to Serpent Sting…
Lethal Attacks (formerly Lethal Shots)Formerly Lethal Shots. Moved from row 2 up to row 1 and now grants increased critical strike chance to all…
Lone WolfNo longer causes -4% damage while your pet is active.
Mortal ShotsNow requires Careful Aim as a prerequisite.
Rapid KillingNew talent: reduces the cooldown of Rapid Fire and grants Rapid Killing when you kill an enemy or it dies…
Rapid RecuperationNew talent with Rapid Killing as a prerequisite: grants Mana regeneration from Spirit while casting after…
Sniper ShotBonus damage on all ranks increased by 100%. 31-point talent. It now has a 45-yard range and increases the…
Trueshot AuraMoved from row 7 up to row 4 and is now the 21-point gold medal talent. New lower-level ranks added. Ranged…
CounterattackMoved from row 5 up to row 4 and is now the 16-point gold medal talent.
EntrapmentSlight redesign: it now always triggers when the Hunter's trap triggers, and extra talent points increase the…
Improved TrackingNew talent that combines Monster Slaying and Humanoid Slaying: the Hunter deals increased damage to any…
Improved Wing ClipNow only takes 3 talent points to reach the maximum 20% chance.
Lacerating StrikesCan now land critical hits. This effect will always overwrite an existing one from the same Hunter, even if…
Lightning ReflexesAgility bonus increased to 3/6/9/12/15% from 2/4/6/8/10%.
ResourcefulnessNew talent: reduces the Mana cost of all Traps and melee abilities and gives your critical strikes a chance…
Savage StrikesRedesigned: now increases all melee damage by 2/4% instead of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 10/20%.
Strider KickIncreases movement speed by 30% for 3 seconds.
SurefootedMoved from row 4 up to row 3. Its hit chance now applies to all attacks and it reduces the duration of…
Survival Tactics (formerly Trap Mastery)Formerly Trap Mastery. Now also increases the chance for Feign Death to hit, in addition to Traps.
SurvivalistMoved from row 3 up to row 2 in the talent tree.
Aimed ShotBonus damage on all ranks increased by ~110%.Aimed Shot (baseline)Now granted as a baseline ability to all Hunters at level 20.Arcane ShotBase damage on all ranks increased by ~30% and Attack Power coefficient raised from 0.1 to 0.15.Arcane Shot (cooldown)No longer shares a cooldown with Aimed Shot.Arrows (bow drawn)Arrows are now visible when a character has their bow drawn back.Aspect of the BeastNow also grants melee Attack Power.Aspect of the HawkRanged Attack Power bonus increased on all ranks. New values: 20, 35, 50, 70, 90, 110 for ranks 1-6.Auto ShotNow requires you to stand still for 0.5 seconds before shooting, matching early versions of World of Warcraft.DisengageThreat reduction effect doubled.Dismember (Crocolisk)Healing reduction reduced to 25% (was 50%), duration reduced to 6 seconds (was 10 seconds), and cooldown…Explosive TrapFixed an issue with the wording of the Explosive Trap debuff.Fire traps (Attack Power)The Hunter’s Fire traps now correctly scale with Attack Power.Furious HowlAttack Power bonus reduced by 40%.Hunter's MarkCan no longer be applied to a target multiple times by using different ranks of the spell. Fixed an issue…Hunters (aggro from targeting)Fixed: Hunters no longer sometimes aggro enemies from very far away by targeting them.Mine! (Bird of Prey)Duration reduced to 3 seconds (was 4 seconds) and cooldown increased to 90 seconds (was 60 seconds).Multi-Shot (cooldown)Now shares a cooldown with Aimed Shot.Pet healthFixed: Hunter pets no longer gain health repeatedly when at low health.Pets (Attack Speed passives)Hunter pets should no longer lose their innate Attack Speed passives when untraining them.Pets (Expertise)Pets now correctly benefit from Expertise.Scorpid StingNow reduces the target's chance to hit by 2% instead of reducing the target's Strength and Agility.Serpent StingAttack Power coefficient per tick increased to 5% from 3%. Base damage on all ranks increased ~20%.Sonic BlastNew ability now available to Bat pets. Cast speed reduction reduced to 30% (was 60%), duration reduced to 20…Tame BeastNo longer works on beasts higher than the hunter's level (fixes beta behaviour).Traps (active limit)The Hunter can now correctly have 1 active Fire Trap and 1 active Ice Trap at the same time (was 1 Trap among…Traps (cooldown)All types of Hunter traps now have the same shared 30 second cooldown, instead of separate cooldowns for…Vulgara the Insatiable and the Shrieklings of Zephras (pet family)Fixed: they now belong to the correct Hunter pet families.Bestial DisciplineNow also grants the Hunter Mana regeneration from Spirit while casting spells (or spending Mana).Deadly Aspects (formerly Improved Aspect of the Hawk)Formerly Improved Aspect of the Hawk. The talent now also gives melee attacks a chance to grant increased…Endurance TrainingThe old Thick Hide talent is merged into this one, so it now grants your pet Health and Armor.FerocityCritical strike bonuses to pets decreased, but it now also benefits Hawk summons.Focused FireNew talent: increases all damage you and your pet deal while your pet is active.Improved Eyes of the BeastRemoved from the Beast Mastery tree: Improved Eyes of the Beast is now a baseline ability.Improved Mend PetNow also decreases the Mana cost of Mend Pet.IntimidationNow requires Bestial Swiftness as a prerequisite and also grants your pet 100% increased critical strike…PathfindingMoved from row 2 to row 3 in the talent tree.Summon HawkNew 16-point gold medal talent. Deals instant damage and summons a Hawk to attack the Hunter's current target…Unleashed FuryBenefit to pet damage decreased slightly, but it now also benefits the new Hawk summons. It now correctly…BarrageDamage increase raised to 5/10/15% from 3/7/10%, and it also applies to Aimed Shot, as well as Multi-Shot and…Careful AimNew talent: increases melee and ranged Attack Power by 20/40/60/80/100% of the Hunter's Intellect.EfficiencyMoved from row 1 down to row 2. Grants a larger Mana discount that now applies to Stings and melee abilities…Hawk EyeMoved from row 3 up to row 1 in the talent tree.Improved Arcane ShotNow reduces the cooldown of Arcane Shot by up to an extra 0.5 seconds.Improved Concussive ShotFixed: now has the correct chance to activate.Improved Stings (formerly Improved Serpent Sting)Formerly Improved Serpent Sting. Moved from row 4 up to row 2, gives a larger increase to Serpent Sting…Lethal Attacks (formerly Lethal Shots)Formerly Lethal Shots. Moved from row 2 up to row 1 and now grants increased critical strike chance to all…Lone WolfNo longer causes -4% damage while your pet is active.Mortal ShotsNow requires Careful Aim as a prerequisite.Rapid KillingNew talent: reduces the cooldown of Rapid Fire and grants Rapid Killing when you kill an enemy or it dies…Rapid RecuperationNew talent with Rapid Killing as a prerequisite: grants Mana regeneration from Spirit while casting after…Sniper ShotBonus damage on all ranks increased by 100%. 31-point talent. It now has a 45-yard range and increases the…Trueshot AuraMoved from row 7 up to row 4 and is now the 21-point gold medal talent. New lower-level ranks added. Ranged…CounterattackMoved from row 5 up to row 4 and is now the 16-point gold medal talent.EntrapmentSlight redesign: it now always triggers when the Hunter's trap triggers, and extra talent points increase the…Improved TrackingNew talent that combines Monster Slaying and Humanoid Slaying: the Hunter deals increased damage to any…Improved Wing ClipNow only takes 3 talent points to reach the maximum 20% chance.Lacerating StrikesCan now land critical hits. This effect will always overwrite an existing one from the same Hunter, even if…Lightning ReflexesAgility bonus increased to 3/6/9/12/15% from 2/4/6/8/10%.ResourcefulnessNew talent: reduces the Mana cost of all Traps and melee abilities and gives your critical strikes a chance…Savage StrikesRedesigned: now increases all melee damage by 2/4% instead of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 10/20%.Strider KickIncreases movement speed by 30% for 3 seconds.SurefootedMoved from row 4 up to row 3. Its hit chance now applies to all attacks and it reduces the duration of…Survival Tactics (formerly Trap Mastery)Formerly Trap Mastery. Now also increases the chance for Feign Death to hit, in addition to Traps.SurvivalistMoved from row 3 up to row 2 in the talent tree.Nothing matches these filters.