Find a pet worth taming at your level, see what makes it special, and go get it
Tirisfal Glades · 16, 70Lv 12
ColdraspFurious HowlFamily armor +5%Furious Howl 1A spectral blue wolf new in Forever. It comes with Furious Howl and swings at 1.5 seconds, so it is a group pet from level 12.
Taming tipIt wanders the Whispering Forest on the western edge of Tirisfal; sweep between the marked spots.
Dun Morogh · 74, 61Lv 10
Ghostfang
ProwlFamily damage +10%A rare leopard that could not be tamed in Classic. One of the first rare cats an Alliance hunter can reach.
Taming tipLook along the mountain road in eastern Dun Morogh, between Kharanos and the pass toward the Wetlands.
Mulgore · 52, 27Lv 10The RakeProwlFamily damage +10%The rare cat of Mulgore with Faster Attack VI: a 1.2-second swing at level 10, the quickest early pet for Horde hunters.
Taming tipIt sits in the hills north of Bloodhoof Village. Tame it right after you learn Tame Beast at 10.
Teldrassil · 58, 77Lv 9DuskstalkerProwlFamily damage +10%A level 9 night-elf cat with Faster Attack IV (1.4 s). Ready the moment you learn Tame Beast.
Taming tipIt appears in the south of Teldrassil; if it is missing, other hunters may have taken it, so check back later.
Zephras Isle · 56, 38Lv 13
Mystmane
SwipeFamily health +8%A rare bear on Zephras Isle, new in Forever, with Faster Attack II (1.6 s). A sturdy tank with Swipe for Skyborne hunters.
Taming tipIt roams the hills around the marked spot; bears are slow, so it stays close to its path.
Zephras Isle · 50, 53Lv 6
SlydrisTrickster's DanceFamily armor +5%A rare fox and one of the first members of the new fox family. Trickster's Dance gives a burst of dodge and attack speed.
Taming tipIt is level 6, so you can tame it as soon as you reach 10 on Zephras Isle.
Teldrassil · 37, 30Lv 10
Nightscreech
Mine!Family damage +7%A rare bird of prey near the Oracle Glade. Mine! disarms melee attackers, which makes it a strong PvP pick later on.
Taming tipSearch the western coast of Teldrassil around the Oracle Glade.
Wailing Caverns · inside the dungeonLv 20
KreshShell ShieldFamily armor +13%Shell Shield 1The elite turtle inside the Wailing Caverns, the classic way to get an early Shell Shield turtle.
Taming tipIt swims in the caverns' water; bring a group to reach it, then tame it while your party keeps the area clear.
Ashenvale · 21, 37Lv 22Mist HowlerFurious HowlFamily armor +5%Furious Howl 1A misty grey wolf with Faster Attack V (1.3 s) and Furious Howl. Fast, good-looking and useful in groups.
Taming tipIt patrols western Ashenvale between the marked spots.
The Barrens · 62, 33Lv 23Humar the PridelordProwlFamily damage +10%The black lion of the Barrens: a rare elite cat with Faster Attack V (1.3 s) and one of the most recognizable pets in the game.
Taming tipIt patrols northeast of the Crossroads. It is elite, so lay a Freezing Trap before you start Tame Beast.
Badlands · 46, 37Lv 37Broken ToothProwlFamily damage +10%The famous Badlands cat with Faster Attack VII, the fastest passive in the game (a 1.0-second swing).
Taming tipIt patrols the north of the Badlands; many hunters camp it, so be ready to tame the moment it appears.
Winterspring · 50, 10Lv 60Sian-RotamProwlFamily damage +10%The white lion of northern Winterspring, a level 60 beast that only appears after a special summon. A collector's favorite.
Taming tipPlan it for level 60. It appears at Frostsaber Rock in the far north of Winterspring, only after its summon.
Blackrock Spire · inside the dungeonLv 56–57Bloodaxe WorgFurious HowlFamily armor +5%
Bite 8Furious Howl 4Worgs in Upper Blackrock Spire that come with Bite 8 and Furious Howl 4, the top ranks of both.
Taming tipTame one on a raid run through Upper Blackrock Spire, between pulls.
73 rare beasts in all: tick "Rare only" in the finder below to list every one for your level.
Enter your level to see beasts you can tame now (you cannot tame above your own level), closest to your level first. Fast attackers show their passive.
There is no single best pet. Start from what you are doing next and pick the family whose ability serves it.
Bear
BoarCatHold several enemies, open fast, or kill quickly.Cat
RaptorBoth carry the +10% family damage modifier.Wolf
TallstriderParty melee Attack Power or armor reduction on the target.
CrocoliskDismember cuts the healing the target receives.
BatSonic Blast slows spellcasting.Bird of Prey
SpiderDisarm or root the attacker.TurtleFoxAn active damage reduction or a dodge burst.WolfGroup supportDamage0%Armor+5%Health0%Furious HowlMeat67 beastsCatSingle-target damageDamage+10%Armor0%Health−2%ProwlMeat, Fish72 beastsSpiderControl and damageDamage+7%Armor0%Health0%
WebMeat77 beastsBearTanking several enemiesDamage−9%Armor+5%Health+8%SwipeMeat, Fish, Cheese, Bread, Fungus, Fruit40 beastsBoarTank with a gap closerDamage−10%Armor+9%Health+4%ChargeMeat, Fish, Cheese, Bread, Fungus, Fruit32 beastsCrocoliskAnti-healing in PvPDamage0%Armor+10%Health−5%DismemberMeat, Fish24 beasts
Carrion BirdGroup defenseDamage0%Armor+5%Health0%Demoralizing ScreechMeat, Fish32 beasts
CrabDurable tank with a slowDamage−5%Armor+13%Health−4%PinchFish, Bread, Fungus, Fruit22 beasts
GorillaArea damageDamage+2%Armor0%Health+4%ThunderstompFungus, Fruit16 beastsRaptorBleed damageDamage+10%Armor+3%Health−5%Savage RendMeat47 beastsTallstriderArmor reductionDamage0%Armor0%Health+5%
Dust CloudCheese, Fungus, Fruit11 beasts
ScorpidStacking poisonDamage−6%Armor+10%Health0%
Scorpid PoisonMeat31 beastsTurtleMaximum survivalDamage−10%Armor+13%Health0%Shell ShieldFish, Fungus, Fruit, Raw Fish25 beastsBatCaster disruptionDamage+7%Armor0%Health0%
Sonic BlastFungus, Fruit16 beasts
HyenaSlow and bleedDamage0%Armor+5%Health0%Tendon RipMeat, Fruit25 beastsBird of PreyDisarmDamage+7%Armor0%Health0%Mine!Meat10 beasts
Wind SerpentRanged damageDamage+7%Armor0%Health0%
Lightning BreathFish, Cheese, Bread25 beasts
Core HoundIn the clientDamage+1%Armor0%Health+5%
Lava BreathMeatNot yet tameableFoxNewNew: dodge and speedDamage0%Armor+5%Health0%Trickster's DanceMeat4 beastsPets gain stats from their hunter's gear and can no longer receive player buffs that raise their stats. They inherit the higher of your melee or ranged critical strike chance, and benefit from Expertise (class deep dive, September 30; beta notes, October 15).
Every family learns Bite or Claw (sometimes both), Dive or Dash, and one ability no other family has. The family passive also sets its damage, armor and health modifiers, listed on each family page.
Beasts come with an innate faster or slower attack passive, from Faster Attack I (+17%) to VII (+100%) and Slower Attack I to III. Untraining a pet no longer removes it (beta notes, November 2).
You learn Tame Beast at level 10, and it no longer works on beasts above your own level (beta notes, September 24). Plan rare pets for the level you will be when you arrive.
Pet happiness and loyalty are still part of the game: feed your pet food from its diet to keep it happy and fighting at full strength.
Blizzard plans to raise the durability of hunter pets as tanks so that they hold up roughly as in Classic Era (class tuning notes for November 10).
| Passive | Speed | Swing | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faster Attack VII | +100% | 1.0 s | Broken Tooth |
| Faster Attack VI | +67% | 1.2 s | The Rake |
| Faster Attack V | +54% | 1.3 s | Mist Howler |
| Faster Attack IV | +43% | 1.4 s | Duskstalker |
| Faster Attack III | +33% | 1.5 s | Coldrasp |
| Faster Attack II | +25% | 1.6 s | Mystmane |
| Faster Attack I | +17% | 1.7 s | Mangy Wolf |
| Slower Attack I | −17% | 2.4 s | Ursius |
| Slower Attack II | −20% | 2.5 s | Black Bear |
| Slower Attack III | −26% | 2.7 s | Razzashi Broodwidow |
Feed Pet does not come from the hunter trainer. At level 10 your starting-area hunter trainer gives three Taming the Beast quests: tame each beast with the Taming Rod and fight beside it briefly. The last one leads to Training the Beast, and turning that in teaches Feed Pet, Revive Pet and Beast Training. Many new hunters skip it and wonder why their spellbook has no Feed Pet.
| Race | Taming the Beast | Beasts to tame | Training the Beast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Josephine Carson Elwynn Forest 41.2, 66.2 | Rockhide Boar, Gray Forest Wolf, Young Forest Bear | Isaac Chan Elwynn Forest 41.8, 66.4 |
| Dwarf | Grif Wildheart Dun Morogh 45.8, 53.0 | Large Crag Boar, Snow Leopard, Ice Claw Bear | Belia Thundergranite Ironforge 70.9, 85.8 |
| Night Elf | Dazalar Teldrassil 56.7, 59.5 | Webwood Lurker, Nightsaber Stalker, Strigid Screecher | Jocaste Darnassus 40.4, 8.6 |
| Orc and Troll | Thotar Durotar 51.9, 43.5 | Dire Mottled Boar, Surf Crawler, Armored Scorpid | Ormak Grimshot Orgrimmar 66.1, 18.5 |
| Tauren | Yaw Sharpmane Mulgore 46.9, 59.7 | Adult Plainstrider, Prairie Stalker, Swoop | Holt Thunderhorn Thunder Bluff 57.3, 89.8 |
| Skyborne (both factions) | Quel'ana Quickgale Zephras Isle 59.6, 72.6 | Windsong Crawler, Ornery Galestrider, Vuldren Alpha | Quel'dora Quickgale Zephras Isle 59.9, 72.9 |
Each family eats only some food types. Pick your pet's family to see what it eats and a vendor food for every level range:
| Pet level | Meat | Fish | Bread | Cheese | Fruit | Fungus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 | Tough Jerky | Slitherskin Mackerel | Tough Hunk of Bread | Darnassian Bleu | Shiny Red Apple | Forest Mushroom Cap |
| 11–20 | Haunch of Meat | Longjaw Mud Snapper | Freshly Baked Bread | Dalaran Sharp | Tel'Abim Banana | Red-speckled Mushroom |
| 21–30 | Mutton Chop | Bristle Whisker Catfish | Moist Cornbread | Dwarven Mild | Snapvine Watermelon | Spongy Morel |
| 31–40 | Wild Hog Shank | Rockscale Cod | Mulgore Spice Bread | Stormwind Brie | Goldenbark Apple | Delicious Cave Mold |
| 41–50 | Cured Ham Steak | Striped Yellowtail | Soft Banana Bread | Fine Aged Cheddar | Moon Harvest Pumpkin | Raw Black Truffle |
| 51–60 | Roasted Quail | Spinefin Halibut | Homemade Cherry Pie | Alterac Swiss | Deep Fried Plantains | Dried King Bolete |
Out of combat, cast Feed Pet and click a food in your bags. Your pet eats for a short while, and its happiness rises. The game client says it plainly: food close to your pet's level has a better result, so restock as your pet levels. A one-button macro saves the clicks:
#showtooltip Feed Pet
/cast Feed Pet
/use Roasted Quail| State | Icon | Pet damage |
|---|---|---|
| Happy | Green | 125% |
| Content | Yellow | 100% |
| Unhappy | Red | 75% |
Happiness drains over time, and Dismiss Pet lowers it too. A happy pet also gains loyalty, and loyalty earns the training points you spend in Beast Training. Leave a pet unhappy for too long and it can run away.
Feed Pet only raises happiness; it does not heal. Mend Pet, learned from your hunter trainer at level 12, is the heal: a channel that restores health every second and can be used in combat. Feed between pulls, mend during them.
Unique family abilities, the shared attacks every family picks from, and what a pet trainer teaches. Levels are when each rank becomes available to your pet.
| Ability | Families | Ranks | Rank levels | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charge | Boar | 6 | 1 / 12 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 60 | 25 sec |
| Demoralizing Screech | Carrion Bird | 4 | 8 / 24 / 48 / 56 | 10 sec |
| Dismember | Crocolisk | 5 | 12 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 60 | 15 sec |
| Dust Cloud | Tallstrider | 5 | 12 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 60 | — |
| Furious Howl | Wolf | 4 | 10 / 24 / 40 / 56 | 30 sec |
| Lava Breath | Core Hound | 2 | 48 / 48 | — |
| Lightning Breath | Wind Serpent | 6 | 1 / 12 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 60 | — |
| Mine! | Bird of Prey | 5 | 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 | 90 sec |
| Pinch | Crab | 5 | 12 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 60 | 30 sec |
| Prowl | Cat | 3 | 30 / 40 / 50 | 10 sec |
| Savage Rend | Raptor | 5 | 12 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 60 | 60 sec |
| Scorpid Poison | Scorpid | 4 | 8 / 24 / 40 / 56 | 4 sec |
| Shell Shield | Turtle | 1 | 20 | 180 sec |
| Sonic Blast | Bat | 5 | 12 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 60 | 60 sec |
| Swipe | Bear | 5 | 12 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 60 | 5 sec |
| Tendon Rip | Hyena | 5 | 12 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 60 | 30 sec |
| Thunderstomp | Gorilla | 4 | 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 | 60 sec |
| Trickster's Dance | Fox | 1 | 20 | 180 sec |
| Web | Spider | 5 | 12 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 60 | 40 sec |
| Ability | Families | Ranks | Rank levels | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Bat, Bear, Boar, Carrion Bird, Cat, Core Hound, Crocolisk, Fox, Gorilla, Hyena, Raptor, Spider, Tallstrider, Turtle, Wind Serpent, Wolf | 8 | 1 / 8 / 16 / 24 / 32 / 40 / 48 / 56 | 10 sec |
 Claw | Bear, Bird of Prey, Carrion Bird, Cat, Crab, Raptor, Scorpid | 8 | 1 / 8 / 16 / 24 / 32 / 40 / 48 / 56 | — |
 Dash | Bear, Boar, Cat, Crab, Crocolisk, Fox, Gorilla, Hyena, Raptor, Scorpid, Spider, Tallstrider, Turtle, Wolf | 3 | 30 / 40 / 50 | 30 sec |
 Dive | Bat, Bird of Prey, Carrion Bird, Wind Serpent | 3 | 30 / 40 / 50 | 30 sec |
| Ability | Families | Ranks | Rank levels | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arcane Resistance | All families | 4 | 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 | — |
 Cower | All families | 6 | 5 / 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 | 5 sec |
 Fire Resistance | All families | 4 | 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 | — |
 Frost Resistance | All families | 4 | 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 | — |
 Great Stamina | All families | 10 | 1 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30 / 36 / 42 / 48 / 54 / 60 | — |
 Growl | All families | 7 | 1 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 | 5 sec |
 Natural Armor | All families | 10 | 1 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30 / 36 / 42 / 48 / 54 / 60 | — |
 Nature Resistance | All families | 4 | 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 | — |
 Shadow Resistance | All families | 4 | 20 / 30 / 40 / 40 | — |
Pets in WoW Forever do not pick up every ability as they level. You teach each rank yourself with Beast Training, found in the General tab of your spellbook, and an ability comes from one of two places.
Pet trainers in the capitals and many towns sell the abilities every family can use: Arcane Resistance, Cower, Fire Resistance, Frost Resistance, Great Stamina, Growl, Natural Armor, Nature Resistance, Shadow Resistance. Once bought, open Beast Training and teach the rank to your current pet.
Darnassus
Ironforge
Stormwind CityAshenvaleAshenvaleDun Morogh
Felwood
Loch ModanTeldrassil
Orgrimmar
Thunder Bluff
DurotarMulgore
Stranglethorn Vale
Swamp of SorrowsBite, Claw, Dash, Dive, Furious Howl and the other attacks come from beasts in the wild. To learn a higher rank of Claw, for example:
What you learn stays with your hunter for good, so you can teach it to any later pet that can use it.
A pet can keep up to four active abilities at once, so pick the ones that fit how you play.
You can tame 18 families: wolf, cat, spider, bear, boar, crocolisk, carrion bird, crab, gorilla, raptor, tallstrider, scorpid, turtle, bat, hyena, bird of prey, wind serpent, and the new fox family. The client also carries a Core Hound family, but no tameable Core Hound has been found yet.
Cats and raptors have the highest family damage modifier at +10%; bats, birds of prey, wind serpents and spiders have +7%. Bears, boars and turtles trade damage for more armor or health.
Foxes are the new Forever family. Zephras Isle has foxes and the rare fox Slydris, Duskwood has the Gray Fox, and Mount Hyjal and Winterspring have the Rustleaf Fox. The fox ability Trickster's Dance raises dodge chance and attack speed for 12 seconds.
Hunters learn Tame Beast at level 10. In Forever, Tame Beast no longer works on beasts above your own level, so plan rare pets for the level you will be when you get there.
At level 10, finish the three Taming the Beast quests, then Training the Beast; turning it in teaches Feed Pet, Revive Pet and Beast Training. Cast Feed Pet, then click a food from your pet's diet in your bags. Food close to your pet's level works best. A happy (green) pet deals 125% damage; an unhappy (red) one only 75%.
Growl, Great Stamina, Natural Armor and the resistances come from a pet trainer in the capitals and many towns. Bite, Claw, Dash and the other attacks come from taming a beast that already knows that rank and fighting with it until you learn it; then teach your main pet with Beast Training. Teaching costs training points, which pets earn by leveling and as their loyalty grows, so keep your pet fed and happy.