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Hunter talents

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Beast Mastery — 0 spent

Marksmanship — 0 spent

Survival — 0 spent

New in WoW Forever

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The Hunter's three talent trees in WoW Forever — Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, and Survival — as the game client draws them, every talent rank by rank. Choose a level, spend your points and share the plan as a link.

Hunter BiS lists, level 30

Hunter tier sets

Hunter: what changes from Classic

Read from both game clients, WoW Forever (build 1.60.1.70245) against Classic Era (build 1.15.9.70003): 14 new talents, 29 changed, 9 Classic talents gone.

New in WoW Forever

Beast Mastery

Marksmanship

  • Improved Stings

    Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 20%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 6 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 45 sec.

  • Careful Aim

    Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.

  • Rapid Killing

    Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 2 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 20%.

  • Lone Wolf

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

  • Rapid Recuperation

    Hitting a target with your Serpent Sting ability grants you 50% and consuming Rapid Killing grants you 100% of your Mana regeneration while casting for the next 15 sec.

  • Sniper Shot

    A long-range shot that deals ranged damage plus 160 and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards for 10 sec.

Survival

  • Predator's Edge

    Increases your melee critical strike damage by 30% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 50%.

  • Resourcefulness

    Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 60%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 100% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.

  • Expose Prey

    Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 10% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 5 sec.

  • Survivalist's Discipline

    Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 40%.

  • Strider Kick

    A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.

  • Lacerating Strikes

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

Changed since Classic

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Beast Mastery

  • Deadly Aspects

    New values

    While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 10% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 10% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.

    In Classic: While Aspect of the Hawk is active, all normal ranged attacks have a 5% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.

  • Endurance Training

    Description changed

    Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 15%.

    In Classic: Increases the Health of your pets by 15%.

  • Improved Aspect of the Monkey

    5 → 3 ranksNew values

    Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 6%. Additionally, your pet gains 50% of the effect of your Aspect of the Monkey ability.

    In Classic: Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 5%.

  • Pathfinding

    New place in the tree

    Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 6%.

  • Bestial Swiftness

    Description changed

    Increases the movement speed of your pets by 30%.

    In Classic: Increases the outdoor movement speed of your pets by 30%.

  • Unleashed Fury

    New values

    Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 15%.

    In Classic: Increases the damage done by your pets by 20%.

  • Improved Mend Pet

    New place in the treeNew values

    Gives your Mend Pet spell a 50% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic, or Poison effect from your pet each time it heals and reduces the Mana cost by 20%.

    In Classic: Gives the Mend Pet spell a 50% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic or Poison effect from the pet each tick.

  • Ferocity

    New values

    Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 10%.

    In Classic: Increases the critical strike chance of your pets by 15%.

  • Spirit Bond

    New values

    While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 1% of total health every 5 sec.

    In Classic: While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 2% of total health every 10 sec.

  • Intimidation

    New values

    Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.

    In Classic: Command your pet to intimidate the target on the next successful melee attack, causing a high amount of threat and stunning the target for 3 sec.

  • Bestial Discipline

    New values

    Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 20% and allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

    In Classic: Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 20%.

Marksmanship

  • Hawk Eye

    New place in the tree

    Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 6 yards.

  • Lethal Attacks

    New place in the treeDescription changed

    Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%.

    In Classic: Increases your critical strike chance with ranged weapons by 5%.

  • Efficiency

    New place in the treeNew values

    Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 15%.

    In Classic: Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots and Stings by 10%.

  • Improved Arcane Shot

    New values

    Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 1.5 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.

    In Classic: Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 1 sec.

  • Trueshot Aura

    New place in the treeNew values

    Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yds by 30.

    In Classic: Increases the attack power of party members within 45 yards by 50. Lasts 30 min.

  • Improved Serpent Sting

    New place in the tree

    Increases the damage done by your Serpent Sting by 10%.

  • Barrage

    New place in the treeNew values

    Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 10%.

    In Classic: Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot and Volley spells by 15%.

  • Scatter Shot

    New place in the tree

    A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.

Survival

  • Improved Tracking

    New place in the tree3 → 5 ranksNew values

    While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 5%.

    In Classic: Increases all damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by 3% and increases critical damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by an additional 3%.

  • Entrapment

    New values

    When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.

    In Classic: Gives your Immolation Trap, Frost Trap, and Explosive Trap a 25% chance to entrap the target, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.

  • Savage Strikes

    New values

    Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 4%.

    In Classic: Increases the critical strike chance of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 20%.

  • Survivalist

    New place in the tree

    Increases your total Health by 10%.

  • Improved Wing Clip

    New place in the tree5 → 3 ranks

    Gives your Wing Clip ability a 20% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.

    In Classic: Gives your Wing Clip ability a 20% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.

  • Surefooted

    New place in the treeNew values

    Increases your hit chance by 3% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 30%.

    In Classic: Increases hit chance by 3% and increases the chance movement impairing effects will be resisted by an additional 15%.

  • Survival Tactics

    Description changed

    Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 10%.

    In Classic: Decreases the chance enemies will resist trap effects by 10%.

  • Counterattack

    New place in the treeNew values

    A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 26 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

    In Classic: A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 40 damage and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

  • Lightning Reflexes

    New values

    Increases your Agility by 10%.

    In Classic: Increases your Agility by 15%.

  • Lightning Reflexes

    New place in the tree

    Increases your Agility by 15%.

Classic talents gone

  • Improved Eyes of the Beast

    Beast Mastery

    Increases the duration of your Eyes of the Beast by 60 sec.

  • Thick Hide

    Beast Mastery

    Increases the Armor rating of your pets by 30%.

  • Improved Hunter's Mark

    Marksmanship

    Increases the Ranged Attack Power bonus of your Hunter's Mark spell by 15%.

  • Aimed Shot

    Marksmanship

    An aimed shot that increases ranged damage by 70.

    Now a class spell, learnt at level 20

  • Improved Scorpid Sting

    Marksmanship

    Reduces the Stamina of targets affected by your Scorpid Sting by 30% of the amount of Strength reduced.

  • Humanoid Slaying

    Survival

    Increases all damage caused against Humanoid targets by 3% and increases critical damage caused against Humanoid targets by an additional 3%.

  • Improved Feign Death

    Survival

    Reduces the chance your Feign Death ability will be resisted by 4%.

  • Killer Instinct

    Survival

    Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 3%.

  • Wyvern Sting

    Survival

    A stinging shot that puts the target to sleep for 12 sec. Any damage will cancel the effect. When the target wakes up, the Sting causes 300 Nature damage over 6 sec. Only usable out of combat. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on the target at a time.

Class spells: Hunter Talent changes for all 9 classes

Every talent, at full rank

Beast Mastery

Deadly Aspects 5 ranksChanged
While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 10% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 10% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.
Endurance Training 5 ranksChanged
Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 15%.
Focused Fire 2 ranksNew
Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 2% while your pet is active.
Improved Aspect of the Monkey 3 ranksChanged
Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 6%. Additionally, your pet gains 50% of the effect of your Aspect of the Monkey ability.
Pathfinding 2 ranksChanged
Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 6%.
Improved Revive Pet 2 ranks
Revive Pet's casting time is reduced by 6 sec, mana cost is reduced by 40%, and increases the health your pet returns with by an additional 30%.
Bestial Swiftness 1 rankChanged
Increases the movement speed of your pets by 30%.
Unleashed Fury 5 ranksChanged
Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 15%.
Improved Mend Pet 2 ranksChanged
Gives your Mend Pet spell a 50% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic, or Poison effect from your pet each time it heals and reduces the Mana cost by 20%.
Ferocity 5 ranksChanged
Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 10%.
Summon Hawk 1 rankNew
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Spirit Bond 2 ranksChanged
While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 1% of total health every 5 sec.
Intimidation 1 rankChanged
Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.
Bestial Discipline 2 ranksChanged
Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 20% and allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Frenzy 5 ranks
Gives your pet a 100% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.
Bestial Wrath 1 rank
Send your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 18 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pity or remorse or fear and it cannot be stopped unless killed.

Marksmanship

Hawk Eye 3 ranksChanged
Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 6 yards.
Improved Concussive Shot 5 ranks
Gives your Concussive Shot a 20% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Lethal Attacks 5 ranksChanged
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%.
Improved Stings 3 ranksNew
Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 20%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 6 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 45 sec.
Efficiency 5 ranksChanged
Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 15%.
Careful Aim 5 ranksNew
Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.
Rapid Killing 2 ranksNew
Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 2 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 20%.
Improved Arcane Shot 5 ranksChanged
Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 1.5 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.
Lone Wolf 1 rankNew
You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.
Trueshot Aura 1 rankChanged
Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yds by 30.
Mortal Shots 5 ranks
Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%.
Improved Serpent Sting 5 ranksChanged
Increases the damage done by your Serpent Sting by 10%.
Rapid Recuperation 2 ranksNew
Hitting a target with your Serpent Sting ability grants you 50% and consuming Rapid Killing grants you 100% of your Mana regeneration while casting for the next 15 sec.
Barrage 3 ranksChanged
Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 10%.
Scatter Shot 1 rankChanged
A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.
Ranged Weapon Specialization 5 ranks
Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 5%.
Sniper Shot 1 rankNew
A long-range shot that deals ranged damage plus 160 and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards for 10 sec.

Survival

Improved Tracking 5 ranksChanged
While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 5%.
Deflection 5 ranks
Increases your Parry chance by 5%.
Entrapment 5 ranksChanged
When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.
Savage Strikes 2 ranksChanged
Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 4%.
Survivalist 5 ranksChanged
Increases your total Health by 10%.
Improved Wing Clip 3 ranksChanged
Gives your Wing Clip ability a 20% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
Clever Traps 2 ranks
Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 30% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 30%.
Surefooted 3 ranksChanged
Increases your hit chance by 3% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 30%.
Deterrence 1 rank
When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.
Survival Tactics 2 ranksChanged
Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 10%.
Predator's Edge 5 ranksNew
Increases your melee critical strike damage by 30% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 50%.
Counterattack 1 rankChanged
A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 26 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.
Resourcefulness 2 ranksNew
Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 60%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 100% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.
Expose Prey 2 ranksNew
Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 10% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 5 sec.
Survivalist's Discipline 2 ranksNew
Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 40%.
Strider Kick 1 rankNew
A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.
Lightning Reflexes 5 ranksChanged
Increases your Agility by 10%.
Lacerating Strikes 1 rankNew
Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite over 21 sec
Lightning Reflexes 5 ranksChanged
Increases your Agility by 15%.

From the WoW Forever client, build 1.60.1.70245.

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