An Overview of Hunter Class Changes in the War Within Pre-Patch

Last updated on Jul 23, 2024 at 15:07 by Stan 2 comments

The following page covers the Hunter Warrior changes in World of Warcraft.

1.

Hunter Class Guides for the War Within Pre-Patch

If you are looking for Hunter class guides, please visit one of the guides linked below.

2.

General Hunter Class Changes in the War Within Pre-Patch

  • Sentinel's Protection Icon Sentinel's Protection now grants 3% Leech (was 5%).
  • Predator's Thirst Icon Predator's Thirst now grants 4% Leech (was 10%).
  • Hunter's Avoidance Icon Hunter's Avoidance now grants 5% Avoidance (was 6%).
  • All talent trees have had many talents move locations or have had their pathing updated.
  • New Talent: Padded Armor Icon Padded ArmorSurvival of the Fittest Icon Survival of the Fittest gains an additional charge.
  • New Talent: Kodo Tranquilizer Icon Kodo TranquilizerTranquilizing Shot Icon Tranquilizing Shot removes up to 1 additional Magic effect from its target.
  • New Talent: Devilsaur Tranquilizer Icon Devilsaur Tranquilizer — If Tranquilizing Shot removes only an Enrage effect, its cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds.
  • New Talent: Scout's Instincts Icon Scout's Instincts — You cannot be slowed below 80% of your normal movement speed while Aspect of the Cheetah Icon Aspect of the Cheetah is active.
  • New Talent: Scrappy Icon Scrappy — Casting Aimed Shot Icon Aimed Shot reduces the cooldown of Intimidation Icon Intimidation and Binding Shot Icon Binding Shot by 0.5 seconds.
  • New Talent: Kindling Flare Icon Kindling Flare — Stealthed enemies revealed by Flare Icon Flare remain revealed for 3 seconds after exiting the flare.
  • New Talent: Unnatural Causes Icon Unnatural Causes — Your damage over time effects deal 10% increased damage. This effect is increased by 50% on targets below 20% health.
  • New Talent: Moment of Opportunity Icon Moment of Opportunity — When a trap triggers, you gain Aspect of the Cheetah Icon Aspect of the Cheetah for 3 seconds. Can only occur every 1 minute.
  • New Talent: No Hard Feelings Icon No Hard Feelings — When Misdirection Icon Misdirection targets your pet, it reduces the damage they take by 50% for 5 seconds.
  • New Talent: Territorial Instincts Icon Territorial Instincts — Casting Intimidation without an active pet summons one from your stable. Intimidation's cooldown is reduced by 5 sec.
  • New Talent: Tar-Coated Bindings Icon Tar-Coated BindingsBinding Shot Icon Binding Shot's root duration is increased by 1 second.
  • New Talent: Serrated Tips Icon Serrated Tips — You gain 5% more critical strike from critical strike sources.
  • New Talent: Moment of Opportunity Icon Moment of Opportunity — When a trap triggers, you gain Aspect of the Cheetah for 3 seconds. This effect has a 60 second cooldown.
  • New Talent: Ghillie Suit Icon Ghillie Suit — You take 20% reduced damage while in Camouflage Icon Camouflage. This bonus persists 3 seconds after leaving Camouflage.
  • New Talent: Specialized Arsenal Icon Specialized ArsenalKill Command Icon Kill Command, Aimed Shot Icon Aimed Shot, and Wildfire Bomb Icon Wildfire Bomb damage increased by 10%.
  • New Talent: Blackrock Munitions Icon Blackrock Munitions — The damage of Explosive Shot Icon Explosive Shot is increased by 8%.
  • New Talent: Implosive Trap Icon Implosive Trap — Hurls a fire trap to the target location that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing Fire damage and knocking all enemies up. Limit 1. Choice node with High Explosive Trap Icon High Explosive Trap.
  • Lone Survivor Icon Lone Survivor now also reduces Counter Shot Icon Counter Shot and Muzzle Icon Muzzle's cooldown by 2 seconds.
  • Survival of the Fittest Icon Survival of the Fittest now reduces all damage you and your pet take by 30% (was 20%).
  • Improved Tranquilizing Shot Icon Improved Tranquilizing Shot now also grants 10 focus when you interrupt an effect with Counter Shot or Muzzle.
  • Quick Load Icon Quick Load now resets the cooldown of Scatter Shot Icon Scatter Shot and Bursting Shot Icon Bursting Shot.
  • Steel Trap Icon Steel Trap damage reduced by 80%.
  • Born To Be Wild Icon Born To Be Wild now reduces Aspect of the Cheetah Icon Aspect of the Cheetah, Survival of the Fittest Icon Survival of the Fittest, and Aspect of the Turtle Icon Aspect of the Turtle by 30 seconds (was 7/15%).
  • Steady Shot Icon Steady Shot cast time reduced to 1.65 seconds (was 1.75 seconds).
  • Explosive Shot Icon Explosive Shot now explodes early when applied to a target that already is affected by Explosive Shot.
  • Explosive Shot Icon Explosive Shot projectile and explosion visual effects have been updated.
  • Barrage Icon Barrage, Kill Command Icon Kill Command, Improved Kill Command Icon Improved Kill Command, Killer Instinct Icon Killer Instinct, and Alpha Predator Icon Alpha Predator have moved to the Beast Mastery talent tree.
  • Barrage, Master Marksman Icon Master Marksman, and Hydra's Bite Icon Hydra's Bite have moved to the Marksmanship talent tree.
  • Kill Command and Alpha Predator have moved to the Survival talent tree.
  • Bursting Shot Icon Bursting Shot is now a choice node with Scatter Shot (was in Marksmanship tree).
  • The following talents are now 1 point:
    • Improved Traps Icon Improved Traps
    • Pathfinding Icon Pathfinding
    • Trailblazer Icon Trailblazer
    • Wilderness Medicine Icon Wilderness Medicine
    • Natural Mending Icon Natural Mending
    • Rejuvenating Wind Icon Rejuvenating Wind
  • The following talents have been removed:
    • Sentinel Owl Icon Sentinel Owl
    • Sentinel's Perception Icon Sentinel's Perception
    • Sentinel's Protection Icon Sentinel's Protection
    • Serpent Sting Icon Serpent Sting
    • Poison Injection Icon Poison Injection
    • Stampede Icon Stampede
    • Beast Master Icon Beast Master
    • Arctic Bola Icon Arctic Bola
    • Nature's Endurance Icon Nature's Endurance
    • Serrated Shots Icon Serrated Shots
    • Steel Trap Icon Steel Trap
    • Death Chakram Icon Death Chakram
3.

Beast Mastery Hunter Changes in the War Within Pre-Patch

  • New Talent: Laceration Icon Laceration — Whenever your pets critically strike, they cause their target to bleed for 15% of the damage dealt.
  • New Talent: Go for the Throat Icon Go for the ThroatKill Command Icon Kill Command deals increased critical strike damage equal to 100% of your critical strike chance.
  • New Talent: Venom's Bite Icon Venom's BiteKill Shot Icon Kill Shot applies Serpent Sting Icon Serpent Sting for 12 seconds.
  • New Talent: Venomous Bite Icon Venomous BiteBloodshed Icon Bloodshed damage bonus increased by an additional 15% and makes Kill Command deal 20% increased damage to the target.
  • New Talent: Shower of Blood Icon Shower of Blood — Bloodshed now hits two additional targets near the primary target.
  • New Talent: Basilisk Collar Icon Basilisk Collar — Each damage over time effect on your target increases the damage they receive from your pet's attacks by 5%/10%.
  • New Talent: Huntmaster's Call Icon Huntmaster's Call — Every 3 casts of Dire Beast Icon Dire Beast sounds the Horn of Valor, summoning either Hati or Fenryr to battle. Hati increases the damage of all your pets by 8%. Fenryr pounces your primary target, inflicting a heavy bleed that deals damage over 8 seconds and grants you 10% Haste.
  • New Talent: Explosive Venom Icon Explosive Venom — Every 5 casts of Cobra Shot Icon Cobra Shot or Multi-Shot Icon Multi-Shot makes your next Multi-Shot or Explosive Shot apply Serpent's Sting to up to 5 targets.
  • Bloodshed Icon Bloodshed has been updated —Command your pet to tear into your target, causing your target to bleed for high damage over 18 seconds and take 15% increased damage from your pet.
  • A Murder of Crows Icon A Murder of Crows is now passive and has been updated —Every 5 casts of Kill Command summons a Murder of Crows. Murder of Crows no longer resets its cooldown if the affected target dies.
  • Barrage, Kill Command, Improved Kill Command, Killer Instinct, and Alpha Predator are now Beast Mastery talents (was Class).
  • Killer Instinct Icon Killer Instinct now deals 25/50% increased damage against enemies below 35% health.
  • Barrage Icon Barrage now also grants Beast Cleave.
  • Bestial Wrath Icon Bestial Wrath initial damage increased by 280%.
  • Kill Command Icon Kill Command damage increased by 8%.
  • Dire Beast Icon Dire Beast damage increased by 10% and now grants 20 Focus.
  • War Orders Icon War Orders now properly grants a 50% chance to reset the cooldown of Kill Command.
  • Improved Kill Command Icon Improved Kill Command has a new icon.
  • Many 2-point talents are now 1 point.
  • The following talents have been removed:
    • One with the Pack Icon One with the Pack
    • Sharp Barbs Icon Sharp Barbs
    • Wailing Arrow Icon Wailing Arrow
    • Cobra Sting Icon Cobra Sting
4.

Marksmanship Hunter Changes in the War Within Pre-Patch

  • New Talent: Rapid Fire Barrage Icon Rapid Fire Barrage — Your Barrage Icon Barrage now instead shoots Rapid Fires at up to five nearby enemies at 30% effectiveness but has its cooldown increased to 60 seconds.
  • New Talent: Small Game Hunter Icon Small Game Hunter — The damage of Multi-Shot Icon Multi-Shot is increased by 75% and the damage of Explosive Shot Icon Explosive Shot is increased by 25%.
  • New Talent: Penetrating Shots Icon Penetrating Shots — Gain critical strike damage equal to 40% of your critical strike chance.
  • New Talent: Kill Zone Icon Kill Zone — Your spells and attacks deal 8% more damage and ignore line of sight against any target in your Volley Icon Volley.
  • Eagletalon's True Focus Icon Eagletalon's True Focus has been redesigned —Trueshot Icon Trueshot lasts an additional 3 seconds. During Trueshot, Aimed Shot's Focus cost is reduced by 50% and Arcane Shot Icon Arcane Shot and Multi-Shot casts an additional time at 30% effectiveness.
  • Hydra's Bite Icon Hydra's Bite has been redesigned —When Aimed Shot strikes an enemy affected with your Serpent Sting Icon Serpent Sting, it spreads Serpent Sting to up to 2 nearby enemies. Serpent Sting's damage over time is increased by 20%.
  • Killer Accuracy Icon Killer Accuracy has been updated —Kill Shot Icon Kill Shot's critical strike chance and critical strike damage are increased by 20%.
  • Razor Fragments Icon Razor Fragments has been updated —Kill Shot damage increase to 75% (was 50%). Moved to Gate 3.
  • Legacy of the Windrunners Icon Legacy of the Windrunners has been redesigned —Each time Rapid Fire Icon Rapid Fire deals damage, there is a 5% chance to coalesce a Wind Arrow at your target.
  • Wind Arrow Icon Wind Arrow damage increased by 300%. Wind Arrows are longer affected by Aimed Shot Icon Aimed Shot modifiers. No longer grants Focus or Aimed Shot charges after firing 24 Wind Arrows.
  • Wailing Arrow Icon Wailing Arrow has been redesigned and is now passive —Now replaces your Aimed Shot with a Wailing Arrow after generating 20 Wind Arrows.
  • Wailing Arrow only silences the primary target and it now benefits from bonuses to Aimed Shot such as Trick Shots Icon Trick Shots.
  • Readiness Icon Readiness now causes Trueshot to immediately grant you Wailing Arrow and you generate 2 additional Wind Arrows while in Trueshot. Wailing Arrow resets the cooldown of Rapid Fire and generates 2 charges of Aimed Shot.
  • Barrage, Master Marksman, and Hydra's Bite are now Marksmanship talents (was Class).
  • Lone Wolf Icon Lone Wolf reduced to 5% increased damage when you do not have an active pet (was 10%).
  • Rapid Fire Icon Rapid Fire damage increased by 2%.
  • Arcane Shot Icon Arcane Shot damage increased by 13%.
  • Aimed Shot Icon Aimed Shot damage increased by 10%.
  • Trick Shots Icon Trick Shots ricochet damage reduced to 65% (was 70%).
  • Precise Shots Icon Precise Shots now always grants 2 stacks and reduces the Focus cost of your next Multi-Shot or Arcane Shot by 50%.
  • Multi-Shot Icon Multi-Shot Focus cost increased to 30 (was 20).
  • Many 2-point talents are now 1 point.
  • Bursting Shot has moved to the Class tree.
5.

Survival Hunter Changes in the War Within Pre-Patch

  • New Talent: Sulfur-Lined Pockets Icon Sulfur-Lined Pockets — Every third Quick Shot Icon Quick Shot is replaced with an Explosive Shot Icon Explosive Shot at 100% effectiveness.
  • New Talent: Grenade Juggler Icon Grenade JugglerWildfire Bomb Icon Wildfire Bomb deals 5% increased damage and has a 25% chance to also cast an Explosive Shot at your target at 100% effectiveness. Explosive Shot reduces the cooldown of Wildfire Bomb by 2 seconds.
  • New Talent: Exposed Flank Icon Exposed FlankFlanking Strike Icon Flanking Strike exposes a weakness in your enemy's defenses, causing it to strike 2 additional targets at 100% effectiveness and causing Kill Command to hit 2 additional nearby enemies for 10 seconds.
  • New Talent: Contagious Reagents Icon Contagious Reagents — Reapplying Serpent Sting Icon Serpent Sting spreads it to up to 2 nearby enemies.
  • New Talent: Outland Venom Icon Outland Venom — Each damage over time effect you have on a target increases the critical strike damage they receive from you by 2%.
  • New Talent: Merciless Blows Icon Merciless Blows — Casting Butchery Icon Butchery makes your next Raptor Strike Icon Raptor Strike or Mongoose Bite Icon Mongoose Bite to hit up to three nearby targets.
  • New Talent: Sic 'Em Icon Sic 'Em — Kill Command has a 15% chance to reset the cooldown of Kill Shot Icon Kill Shot, make it usable on targets regardless of Health, and strike up to 2 additional targets. This chance is doubled during Coordinated Assault Icon Coordinated Assault.
  • New Talent: Symbiotic Adrenaline Icon Symbiotic Adrenaline — The cooldown of Coordinated Assault is reduced by 60 seconds and Coordinated Assault now grants 3 stacks of Tip of the Spear Icon Tip of the Spear.
  • New Talent: Relentless Primal Ferocity Icon Relentless Primal Ferocity — While Coordinated Assault is active, Kill Command generates 2 stacks of Tip of the Spear, you gain 10% Haste, and Tip of the Spear's damage bonus is increased by 50%.
  • Mastery: Mastery: Spirit Bond Icon Mastery: Spirit Bond has been redesigned —You and your pet deal increased damage and take 3% reduced damage, increased by 100% when within 25 yards of each other.
  • Tip of the Spear Icon Tip of the Spear has been redesigned —Kill Command increases the damage of your next non-pet spell by 15%, stacking up to 3 times.
  • You now consume one stack of Tip of the Spear at a time and multiple stacks of Tip of the Spear no longer increase its damage bonus.
  • Flanker's Advantage Icon Flanker's Advantage has been redesigned —Kill Command has a 10% increased chance to immediately reset its cooldown. Tip of the Spear's damage bonus is increased by up to 30%, based on your critical strike chance.
  • Spearhead Icon Spearhead has been redesigned —Your pet charges your enemy target, applying a heavy bleed that increases your chance to critically strike them by 30% for 10 seconds. Spearhead visuals and sound effects updated.
  • Deadly Duo Icon Deadly Duo has been redesigned —The cooldown of Spearhead is reduced by 30 seconds and increases your critical strike damage against the target by 30% for 10 seconds.
  • Viper's Venom Icon Viper's Venom has been redesigned —Raptor Strike Icon Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite Icon Mongoose Bite apply Serpent's Sting.
  • Aspect of the Eagle Icon Aspect of the Eagle has been redesigned —Increases the range of your Raptor Strike and Mastery: Spirit Bond to 40 yards for 15 seconds.
  • Bombardier Icon Bombardier has been redesigned —Casting Coordinated Assault grants 2 charges of Wildfire Bomb. When Coordinated Assault ends, your next 2 Explosive Shots are free and have no cooldown.
  • Ruthless Marauder Icon Ruthless Marauder has been redesigned —Wildfire Bomb cooldown reduction effect is now 1 second by default and no longer is increased by the second talent point.
  • Coordinated Assault Icon Coordinated Assault has been redesigned —You and your pet charge your enemy, striking them for combined Physical damage. You and your pet’s bond is then strengthened for 20 seconds, causing you and your pet to deal 20% increased damage. While Coordinated Assault is active, Kill Command’s chance to reset its cooldown is increased by 15%.
  • Wildfire Infusion Icon Wildfire Infusion has been redesigned —Mongoose Bite Icon Mongoose Bite and Raptor Strike have a 10% chance to reset Kill Command's cooldown. Kill Command reduces the cooldown of Wildfire Bomb by 0.5 seconds.
  • Quick Shot Icon Quick Shot has been updated —Now has a 30% chance to fire an Arcane Shot Icon Arcane Shot when you cast Kill Command (was when Kill Command reset).
  • Bloody Claws Icon Bloody Claws has been updated —Now also causes Kill Command to extend the duration of Mongoose Fury Icon Mongoose Fury by 1.5 seconds.
  • Kill Command and Alpha Predator Icon Alpha Predator are now Survival talents (was Class).
  • Harpoon Icon Harpoon is now learned at level 14 (was a talent).
  • Aspect of the Eagle is now learned at level 23 (was a talent).
  • Coordinated Assault Icon Coordinated Assault initial damage increased by 60%.
  • Butchery Icon Butchery damage increased by 100%.
  • Lunge Icon Lunge no longer increases attack range by 3 yards.
  • Wildfire Bomb Icon Wildfire Bomb now costs 10 Focus and its damage over time effect is now a rolling periodic.
  • Explosives Expert Icon Explosives Expert now reduces Wildfire Bomb cooldown by 1/2 seconds (was 2/4 seconds).
  • Explosive Shot Icon Explosive Shot now benefits from and consumes Tip of the Spear.
  • Flanking Strike Icon Flanking Strike damage increased by 40%, generates 15 Focus and generates 2 stacks of Tip of the Spear.
  • Bombardier Icon Bombardier now uses an activation overlay.
  • Many 2-point talents are now 1 point.
  • The following talents have been removed:
    • Carve Icon Carve
    • Coordinated Kill Icon Coordinated Kill
    • Birds of Prey Icon Birds of Prey
    • Intense Focus Icon Intense Focus
    • Sharp Edges Icon Sharp Edges
6.

Hunter PvP Changes in the War Within Pre-Patch

  • Mending Bandage Icon Mending Bandage (PvP Talent) now heals for 18% of maximum health over its duration (was 30%).
  • Tranquilizing Darts Icon Tranquilizing Darts (PvP Talent) has been removed.
7.

More War Within Pre-Patch Class Changes

You can find other War Within Pre-Patch class changes linked below.

8.

Changelog

  • 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for the War Within pre-patch.
  • 06 May 2024: Updated for Patch 10.2.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2024: Stealth hotfixes.
  • 19 Mar. 2024: Updated for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 13 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 24 Oct. 2023: Page added.
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