What changed for the Hunter in WoW Forever

New talents (15)

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  Focused Fire Beast Mastery, row 2, 2 ranks

  Max rank: Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 2% while your pet is active.

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  Summon Hawk Beast Mastery, row 4, 1 rank

  Max rank: Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing 32 plus 5% of your Ranged Attack Power Physical damage and continuing its assault for 18 sec. Only 2 hawks can be active at once. Summon Hawk shares its cooldown with Arcane Shot.

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  Careful Aim Marksmanship, row 2, 5 ranks

  Max rank: Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.

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  Rapid Killing Marksmanship, row 3, 2 ranks

  Max rank: 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%.

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  Lone Wolf Marksmanship, row 3, 1 rank

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

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  Rapid Recuperation Marksmanship, row 5, 2 ranks

  Max rank: 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.

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  Sniper Shot Marksmanship, row 7, 1 rank

  Max rank: 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.

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  Improved Tracking Survival, row 1, 5 ranks

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

  Replaces Monster Slaying and Humanoid Slaying.

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  Survival Tactics Survival, row 4, 2 ranks

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

  Replaces Trap Mastery and Improved Feign Death.

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  Predator's Edge Survival, row 4, 5 ranks

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

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  Resourcefulness Survival, row 5, 2 ranks

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

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  Expose Prey Survival, row 5, 2 ranks

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

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  Survivalist's Discipline Survival, row 5, 2 ranks

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

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  Strider Kick Survival, row 5, 1 rank

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

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  Lacerating Strikes Survival, row 7, 1 rank

  Max rank: 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 talents (24)

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  Deadly Aspects Beast Mastery, row 1

  Called Improved Aspect of the Hawk in Classic.

  Classic Era, rank 1

  While Aspect of the Hawk is active, all normal ranged attacks have a 1% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 2% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 2% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.

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  Endurance Training Beast Mastery, row 1

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases the Health of your pets by 3%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 3%.

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  Improved Aspect of the Monkey Beast Mastery, row 2

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 1%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 2%. Additionally, your pet gains 50% of the effect of your Aspect of the Monkey ability.

  Ranks: 5 in Classic, 3 in Forever.

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  Bestial Swiftness Beast Mastery, row 3

  Classic Era, rank 1

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

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases the movement speed of your pets by 30%.

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  Unleashed Fury Beast Mastery, row 3

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases the damage done by your pets by 4%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 3%.

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  Improved Mend Pet Beast Mastery, row 4

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Gives the Mend Pet spell a 15% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic or Poison effect from the pet each tick.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Gives your Mend Pet spell a 15% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic, or Poison effect from your pet each time it heals and reduces the Mana cost by 10%.

  Position: from Beast Mastery, row 4, column 2 to Beast Mastery, row 4, column 1.

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  Ferocity Beast Mastery, row 4

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases the critical strike chance of your pets by 3%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 2%.

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  Spirit Bond Beast Mastery, row 5

  Rank 1 text is the same as in Classic.

  The data lists it as changed but holds no Classic text beyond rank 1, so the difference is not shown here.

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  Intimidation Beast Mastery, row 5

  Classic Era, rank 1

  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.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  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.

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  Bestial Discipline Beast Mastery, row 5

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 10%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 10% and allows 25% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

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  Lethal Attacks Marksmanship, row 1

  Called Lethal Shots in Classic.

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases your critical strike chance with ranged weapons by 1%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 1%.

  Position: from Marksmanship, row 2, column 3 to Marksmanship, row 1, column 3.

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  Improved Stings Marksmanship, row 2

  Called Improved Serpent Sting in Classic.

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases the damage done by your Serpent Sting by 2%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec.

  Position: from Marksmanship, row 4, column 2 to Marksmanship, row 2, column 1.

  Ranks: 5 in Classic, 3 in Forever.

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  Efficiency Marksmanship, row 2

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots and Stings by 2%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 3%.

  Position: from Marksmanship, row 1, column 3 to Marksmanship, row 2, column 2.

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  Improved Arcane Shot Marksmanship, row 3

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.2 sec.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.3 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.

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  Trueshot Aura Marksmanship, row 4

  Classic Era, rank 1

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

  WoW Forever, rank 1

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

  Position: from Marksmanship, row 7, column 2 to Marksmanship, row 4, column 2.

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  Mortal Shots Marksmanship, row 4

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 6%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.

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  Barrage Marksmanship, row 5

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot and Volley spells by 5%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 3%.

  Position: from Marksmanship, row 5, column 2 to Marksmanship, row 5, column 3.

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  Entrapment Survival, row 2

  Classic Era, rank 1

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

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 1 sec.

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  Savage Strikes Survival, row 2

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases the critical strike chance of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 10%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 2%.

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  Survivalist Survival, row 2

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases total health by 2%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases your total Health by 2%.

  Position: from Survival, row 3, column 2 to Survival, row 2, column 3.

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  Improved Wing Clip Survival, row 2

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Gives your Wing Clip ability a 4% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Gives your Wing Clip ability a 7% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.

  Position: from Survival, row 2, column 3 to Survival, row 2, column 4.

  Ranks: 5 in Classic, 3 in Forever.

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  Surefooted Survival, row 3

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases hit chance by 1% and increases the chance movement impairing effects will be resisted by an additional 5%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases your hit chance by 1% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 10%.

  Position: from Survival, row 4, column 2 to Survival, row 3, column 2.

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  Counterattack Survival, row 4

  Classic Era, rank 1

  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.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 13 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

  Position: from Survival, row 5, column 3 to Survival, row 4, column 3.

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  Lightning Reflexes Survival, row 6

  Classic Era, rank 1

  Increases your Agility by 3%.

  WoW Forever, rank 1

  Increases your Agility by 2%.

Moved talents (3)

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  Pathfinding Beast Mastery, row 2

  Moved from Beast Mastery, row 3, column 1 to Beast Mastery, row 2, column 3.

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  Hawk Eye Marksmanship, row 1

  Moved from Marksmanship, row 3, column 4 to Marksmanship, row 1, column 1.

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  Scatter Shot Marksmanship, row 5

  Moved from Marksmanship, row 5, column 1 to Marksmanship, row 5, column 4.

Taken out of the talent trees (11)

One of them is still in the game: the class trainer teaches it now, so it is no longer a talent pick.

Beast Mastery (2)

• Improved Eyes of the Beast 2 ranks in Classic, row 2

  Increases the duration of your Eyes of the Beast by 30 sec.

• Thick Hide 3 ranks in Classic, row 2

  Increases the Armor rating of your pets by 10%.

Marksmanship (3)

• Improved Hunter's Mark 5 ranks in Classic, row 2

  Increases the Ranged Attack Power bonus of your Hunter's Mark spell by 3%.

• Aimed Shot 1 rank in Classic, row 3

  Now taught by the trainer from level 20: Aimed Shot in the Hunter spellbook

  An aimed shot that increases ranged damage by 70.

• Improved Scorpid Sting 3 ranks in Classic, row 5

  Reduces the Stamina of targets affected by your Scorpid Sting by 10% of the amount of Strength reduced.

Survival (6)

• Monster Slaying 3 ranks in Classic, row 1

  Increases all damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by 1% and increases critical damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by an additional 1%.

• Humanoid Slaying 3 ranks in Classic, row 1

  Increases all damage caused against Humanoid targets by 1% and increases critical damage caused against Humanoid targets by an additional 1%.

• Trap Mastery 2 ranks in Classic, row 4

  Decreases the chance enemies will resist trap effects by 5%.

• Improved Feign Death 2 ranks in Classic, row 4

  Reduces the chance your Feign Death ability will be resisted by 2%.

• Killer Instinct 3 ranks in Classic, row 5

  Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 1%.

• Wyvern Sting 1 rank in Classic, row 7

  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.

Unchanged (8)

• Improved Revive Pet
• Frenzy
• Bestial Wrath
• Improved Concussive Shot
• Ranged Weapon Specialization
• Deflection
• Clever Traps
• Deterrence

Spells and the rest

This page covers talents only. For what happened to the Hunter spells, see the Hunter abilities page. Every talent has its own page in the Hunter talent list, and you can plan a build in the Hunter talent calculator.