By GamGemLast updated 22 Oct 2026
WoW Forever hunter pets
Which family to tame and what each one does — read from the sources, never ranked.
Eighteen families, including the new Fox. Abilities come from Blizzard’s Hunter deep dive; taming, training and loyalty show the Classic baseline, labelled.
Checked 22 Oct 2026BETABeta and Classic baseline lines are labelled where shown
What do you want from your pet?
Food you carry
18 of 18 families fit. Diets are the Warcraft Wiki’s current-client lists, not confirmed for Forever.
BatSonic Blast
BearSwipe- RENAMED
Bird of PreyMine! 
BoarCharge
Carrion BirdDemoralizing Screech
CatProwl
CrabPinch
CrocoliskDismember- NEW
FoxTrickster’s Dance 
GorillaThunderstomp
HyenaTendon Rip
RaptorSavage Rend
ScorpidPoison
SpiderWeb
TallstriderDust Cloud
TurtleShell Shield
Wind SerpentLightning Breath
WolfFurious Howl
Families and abilities
18 families| Family | Signature ability (Blizzard) | Classic baseline skills | Diet (wiki, current client) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bat | Sonic Blast: Damage and spellcasting slow on target. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) · Screech (level 8, 10 TP) · Dive (level 30, 15 TP) | Fruit, Fungus, Meat |
| Bear | Swipe: Damaging attack that hits 3 targets. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) · Claw (level 1, 1 TP) | Bread, Cheese, Fish, Fruit, Fungus, Meat |
| Bird of Prey · was Owl | Mine!: Damage and disarm target. | Claw (level 1, 1 TP) · Screech (level 8, 10 TP) · Dive (level 30, 15 TP) | Fish, Meat |
| Boar | Charge: Charge to and immobilize target and gain Attack Power on next pet attack. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) · Charge (level 1, 5 TP) · Dash (level 30, 15 TP) | Bread, Cheese, Fish, Fruit, Fungus, Meat |
| Carrion Bird | Demoralizing Screech: Damage nearby enemies and reduce their melee Attack Power. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) · Claw (level 1, 1 TP) · Screech (level 8, 10 TP) · Dive (level 30, 15 TP) | Fish, Meat |
| Cat | Prowl: Stealth and increase damage of next attack from Stealth. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) · Claw (level 1, 1 TP) · Prowl (level 30, 15 TP) · Dash (level 30, 15 TP) | Fish, Meat |
| Crab | Pinch: Damage and slows the target’s movement. | Claw (level 1, 1 TP) | Bread, Fish, Fruit, Fungus |
| Crocolisk | Dismember: Damage and reduces the target’s healing received by 50%. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) | Fish, Meat |
| Fox · new | Trickster’s Dance: Increases a pet’s dodge chance and attack speed for 12 seconds. | Not in the Classic Era: no baseline | Fish, Fruit, Meat |
| Gorilla | Thunderstomp: Damages enemies in an area. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) · Thunderstomp (level 30, 15 TP) | Bread, Fruit, Fungus |
| Hyena | Tendon Rip: Movement slow and Bleed over time on target. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) · Dash (level 30, 15 TP) | Meat |
| Raptor | Savage Rend: Bleed over time on target. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) · Claw (level 1, 1 TP) | Meat |
| Scorpid | Poison: Stacking damage over time on target. | Claw (level 1, 1 TP) · Scorpid Poison (level 8, 10 TP) | Meat |
| Spider | Web: Immobilize target and damage over time. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) | Meat |
| Tallstrider | Dust Cloud: Reduces target’s armor. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) · Dash (level 30, 15 TP) | Bread, Cheese, Fruit, Fungus |
| Turtle | Shell Shield: Reduces damage taken and attack speed for 12 sec. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) · Shell Shield (level 20, 15 TP) | Bread, Fish, Fruit, Fungus |
| Wind Serpent | Lightning Breath: 20-yard range damaging attack. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) · Lightning Breath (level 1, 1 TP) | Bread, Cheese, Fish |
| Wolf | Furious Howl: Increase party members’ melee Attack Power. | Bite (level 1, 1 TP) · Furious Howl (level 10, 10 TP) · Dash (level 30, 15 TP) | Meat |
Abilities: Blizzard Hunter and Druid deep dive. Classic skills and diets: Warcraft Wiki (warcraft.wiki.gg), CC BY-SA 4.0. Forever may differ from both; TP is training points.
What changed for hunter pets
6 lines- Gear scaling. Pets get increased stats from their Hunter’s gear and can no longer receive player buffs that increase their stats.
- Foxes. A new family with Trickster’s Dance: dodge chance and attack speed for 12 seconds.
- Bird of Prey. Owls are now called Birds of Prey and use Mine!.
- One ability per family. Each family has one ability unique to it, and every family learns Bite or Claw and Dive or Dash.
- Pet as tank. Hunters have one combat role, damage, but can use the pet as a tank in solo and small group play.
- No pet at all. Lone Wolf is a new 11-point talent: 20% more damage while the Hunter has no active pet.
Source: Hunter and Druid deep dive (Blizzard), checked 22 Oct 2026.
How taming works
- Tame only beasts up to your level. Tame Beast no longer works on beasts higher than the Hunter’s level (24 September beta build). Beta source
- Tame Beast spell. Level 10, a 20-second channel at 30 yards that costs 60% of base mana; your armor is reduced by 100% while you tame. Classic baseline, Forever not confirmed source
- A new pet starts unhappy. Once tamed, the beast is very unhappy and disloyal; the spell text tells you to feed it at once. Classic baseline, Forever not confirmed source
- Interruptions fail the taming. Losing the beast’s attention fails the taming; stuns, knock downs and silences count. Classic baseline, Forever not confirmed source
- Beast Lore shows the diet. Learned at level 24; shows damage, health, armor, special resistances and diet. Classic baseline, Forever not confirmed source
Classic lines are Warcraft Wiki text (CC BY-SA 4.0); they describe the original game.
Training, loyalty and happiness
- Training points. Pets earn training points by leveling and growing more loyal, and spend them on abilities; Growl costs none. Classic baseline, Forever not confirmed source
- Untraining. Pet trainers in major cities can untrain a pet; the cost rises from 10 silver to a 10 gold cap. Classic baseline, Forever not confirmed source
- Where ranks come from. Ranks come from pet trainers or from tamed beasts that already know them; the pet learns the ability by using it in battle. Classic baseline, Forever not confirmed source
- Abilities are by family in Forever. Every family can learn Bite or Claw, sometimes both, and Dive or Dash, and has one unique ability. Forever training-point costs are not published. Blizzard source
- Six loyalty ranks. Rebellious, Unruly, Submissive, Dependable, Faithful, Best Friend; loyalty follows happiness and a new pet starts at the lowest rank. Classic baseline, Forever not confirmed source
- Loyalty is in the beta. A 24 September fix concerned pet happiness not decreasing once a pet was at max loyalty, so both systems are present in Forever’s beta. Beta source
- Happiness changes damage. Happy pets do 125% of normal damage, Content 100%, Unhappy 75%. Classic baseline, Forever not confirmed source
- How much one feeding gives. 80, 170 or 350 happiness by food quality, spread over 20 seconds; combat interrupts it. Classic baseline, Forever not confirmed source
- Six food types. Bread, cheese, fish, fruit, fungus and meat; food close to the pet’s level works better, and pets that eat bread can eat mage-conjured food. Classic baseline, Forever not confirmed source
Classic lines are Warcraft Wiki text (CC BY-SA 4.0); they describe the original game.
Beast Mastery pet talents
7 lines- Endurance Training. Thick Hide was merged into it, so it grants the pet Health and Armor.
- Focused Fire. New: increases all damage the Hunter and pet deal while the pet is active.
- Aspect of the Monkey. Twice the Dodge for the Hunter, and the pet gains half the benefit.
- Intimidation. Now needs Bestial Swiftness and gives the pet 100% increased critical strike chance on its next attack.
- Improved Mend Pet. Also lowers the Mana cost of Mend Pet.
- Summon Hawk. New 16-point talent: instant damage and a Hawk attacks your target for 18 sec, up to 2 Hawks, cooldown shared with Arcane Shot.
- Unleashed Fury and Ferocity. Pet damage and critical bonuses are reduced slightly and now also benefit Hawk summons.
Source: Hunter and Druid deep dive (Blizzard), checked 22 Oct 2026.
Beta changes to hunter pets
7 lines- Beta: Bat Sonic Blast. Sonic Blast is now properly available to Bat pets.build 24 Sept 2026
- Beta: Furious Howl. The Attack Power bonus was reduced by 40%.build 24 Sept 2026
- Beta: Aggressive Mode. Brought back under the pet tab of the spell book; pet ability ranks too high for a beast’s level were fixed.build 1 Oct 2026
- Beta: Pet health. Fixed pets gaining health repeatedly when at low health; Unleashed Fury now raises the pet’s damage.build 8 Oct 2026
- Beta: Critical strike and Expertise. Pets inherit the higher of the player’s melee or ranged crit chance and benefit from Expertise.build 15 Oct 2026
- Beta: Dismember. Crocolisk Dismember cooldown increased to 90 seconds (was 60).build 15 Oct 2026
- Beta: Hawk and Mend Pet. Summon Hawk now sticks the Hawk to its target; Improved Mend Pet lowers instead of raising the Mana cost.build 15 Oct 2026
Source: Beta Development Notes (Blizzard forums), checked 22 Oct 2026.
Not confirmed yet
no source states these- Per-family damage, health, armor or attack-speed numbers: no cited source states them for Forever.
- Forever’s per-family diet list: the diets shown are the Warcraft Wiki’s current-client lists, which differ from Classic Era for some families.
- Forever’s training-point costs and ability levels: the Classic baseline is shown and labelled.
- Whether Fox has a Classic-style skill list, and where Foxes can be tamed.
- How many stable slots Forever gives a Hunter.
Evidence and sources
- Hunter and Druid deep dive (Blizzard news) — Eighteen families, each one’s unique ability, Foxes, gear scaling, Beast Mastery pet talents. Official post, checked 22 Oct 2026.
- Beta Development Notes (Blizzard forums) — Tame Beast level rule, loyalty and happiness, pet fixes from the 24 Sep to 15 Oct builds. Official forum, checked 22 Oct 2026.
- Warcraft Wiki: Pet abilities (Classic) — Classic skills, levels and training-point costs per family; CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiki, checked 22 Oct 2026.
- Warcraft Wiki: Pet family — Seventeen Classic families, diet categories and later diet changes; CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiki, checked 22 Oct 2026.
- Warcraft Wiki: Tame Beast, Beast Lore, Feed Pet — Classic taming, lore and feeding rules; CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiki, checked 22 Oct 2026.
- Warcraft Wiki: Loyalty, Happiness, Training point — Classic loyalty ranks, happiness damage and training points; CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiki, checked 22 Oct 2026.
Wiki text adapted from the Warcraft Wiki (warcraft.wiki.gg), CC BY-SA 4.0. We never rank pets.