Hunter Pets Guide - WoW Classic

Introduction

• Guide intended for Phase 6 Season of Mastery.
• Details best Hunter Pets for PvE and PvP.
• Covers pet happiness, loyalty, and training.

Hunter Pets Overview

• Taming pets is crucial for Hunters.
• Different pet families provide varying abilities.
• Pets require feeding to maintain happiness and avoid abandonment.
• Pets can take damage and need health management.

Taming Hunter Pets

• Only Beast family is tamable in Classic WoW.
• Pets can be tamed from level 10.
• Tame pets at or below your character level.
• Use abilities like Concussive Shot, Wyvern Sting, Aspect of the Monkey, and Freezing Trap to aid in taming.
• Keep stable slots free for taming and releasing pets.

Pet Happiness and Loyalty

• Happiness affects pet damage: Happy (125%), Content (100%), Unhappy (75%).
• Pets gain training points based on loyalty and level.
• Loyalty ranks: Rebellious, Unruly, Submissive, Dependable, Faithful, Best Friend.

Pet Food

• Pets eat six types of food: meat, bread, fish, fruit, fungus, cheese.
• Each pet family has specific food preferences.
• Boars can eat all food types.

Pet Training

• Learn skills by taming creatures with desired abilities.
• Use training points to teach skills to active pets.
• Pet skills include Bite, Charge, Claw, Cower, Dash, Dive, Furious Howl, Lightning Breath, Prowl, Scorpid Poison, Screech, Shell Shield, Thunderstomp.

Spending Training Points

• Training points depend on pet loyalty and level.
• Maximum of four active abilities per pet.
• Growl can be trained for free.
• Important to plan ability path in advance.

Pet Categories

• Defense Pets: High health or armor, slower attack speed. Examples: Boars, Bears.
• Offense Pets: Higher damage, faster attack speed. Examples: Cats, Raptors.
• General Pets: Balanced attributes. Examples: Wolves, Gorillas.

Pet Stat Modifiers

• Pets have different stat modifiers for health, armor, and damage.
• Example: Cats have high damage, lower health.

Pet Attack Speeds

• Attack speed affects spell pushback and threat generation.
• Fast-attack pets generate more threat.

Recommended Endgame Pets

• Wolves: Important for raids due to Furious Howl.
• Cats: High offensive capability, great for PvP.
• Wind Serpents: Useful in endgame, Lightning Breath ignores armor.
• Boars: Good for PvP due to Charge ability.

Best Hunter Pets

• Wolves from LBRS: Best PvE pet due to Furious Howl.
• Broken Tooth: Fastest attack speed, useful in PvP.
• Son of Hakkar: Unique Lightning Breath ability, worthwhile to tame.