Ultimate Guide to WoW Classic Hunter Pets

Apr 27, 2025

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.