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Hunter pets Families, abilities and where to tame in WoW Forever

Forever keeps Classic’s pets and changes a lot of what they do: a new family, the Fox, a renamed one, and a new ability for 9 families. Every pet is set to the same speed and gets its own back through a passive, so the beast you tame still decides how fast your pet swings.

Guide updated September 24, 2026. Sources

Families18 families

Pick a family to see what it is good at, what it eats and every ability it can learn. Damage, armor and health are measured against a beast of no family at the same level; abilities are shown at the rank a pet can have at level 30.

Cat

Damage
+10%
Armor
0%
Health
-2%
Diet
Meat, Fish
Fastest
1.0 sec, Broken Toothlevel 37
See the 61 beasts to tame

ProwlRank 1

Puts your pet in stealth mode, but slows its movement speed by 50%. The first attack from stealth receives a 20% bonus to damage. Lasts until cancelled.

40 Focus, 10 sec cooldown

BiteRank 4

Bite the enemy, causing 31 to 37 damage.

35 Focus, 10 sec cooldown

ClawRank 4

Claw the enemy, causing 16 to 22 damage.

25 Focus

DashRank 1

Increases movement speed by 40% for 15 sec.

20 Focus, 30 sec cooldown

Every rank, and the beasts that teach it
RankPet levelTooltipTaught by
Bite
11Bite the enemy, causing 7 to 9 damage.Ragged Scavenger 2–3, Tirisfal GladesNight Web Spider 3–4, Tirisfal Gladesand 10 more
28Bite the enemy, causing 16 to 18 damage.Starving Winter Wolf 8–9, Dun MoroghWebwood Silkspinner 8–9, Teldrassiland 14 more
316Bite the enemy, causing 24 to 28 damage.Bloodsnout Worg 16–17, Silverpine ForestDeepmoss Creeper 16–17, Stonetalon Mountainsand 12 more
424Bite the enemy, causing 31 to 37 damage.Black Ravager 24–25, DuskwoodGiant Moss Creeper 24–25, Hillsbrad Foothillsand 9 more
532Bite the enemy, causing 40 to 48 damage.Plains Creeper 32–33, Arathi HighlandsSparkleshell Snapper 34–35, Thousand Needlesand 5 more
640Bite the enemy, causing 49 to 59 damage.Barnabus 38, BadlandsRipscale 39, Dustwallow Marshand 11 more
748Bite the enemy, causing 66 to 80 damage.Giant Surf Glider 48–50, TanarisRekk'tilac 48, Searing Gorgeand 6 more
856Bite the enemy, causing 81 to 99 damage.
Claw
11Claw the enemy, causing 4 to 6 damage.Scorpid Worker 3, DurotarSarkoth 4, Durotarand 4 more
28Claw the enemy, causing 8 to 12 damage.Strigid Hunter 8–9, TeldrassilYoung Forest Bear 8–9, Elwynn Forestand 8 more
316Claw the enemy, causing 12 to 16 damage.Black Bear Patriarch 16–17, Loch ModanShore Crawler 17–18, Westfalland 5 more
424Claw the enemy, causing 16 to 22 damage.Elder Ashenvale Bear 25–26, AshenvaleScorpashi Snapper 30–31, Desolaceand 1 more
532Claw the enemy, causing 21 to 29 damage.Scorpashi Lasher 34–35, DesolaceVile Sting 35, Thousand Needles
640Claw the enemy, causing 26 to 36 damage.Scorpid Hunter 40–41, TanarisSilt Crawler 40–41, Swamp of Sorrowsand 4 more
748Claw the enemy, causing 35 to 49 damage.Ironfur Patriarch 48–49, FeralasAngerclaw Mauler 49–50, Felwoodand 6 more
856Claw the enemy, causing 43 to 59 damage.Elder Shardtooth 57–58, WinterspringWinterspring Screecher 57–59, Winterspring
Dash
130Increases movement speed by 40% for 15 sec.Kurzen War Tiger 32–33, Stranglethorn ValeBonepaw Hyena 33–35, Desolaceand 8 more
240Increases movement speed by 60% for 15 sec.Bhag'thera 40, Stranglethorn ValeLongtooth Runner 40–41, Feralasand 10 more
350Increases movement speed by 80% for 15 sec.Grunter 50, Blasted LandsVilebranch Raiding Wolf 50–51, The Hinterlandsand 5 more
Prowl
130Puts your pet in stealth mode, but slows its movement speed by 50%. The first attack from stealth receives a 20% bonus to damage. Lasts until cancelled.Mountain Lion 32–33, Alterac MountainsRidge Stalker 36–37, Badlandsand 1 more
240Puts your pet in stealth mode, but slows its movement speed by 45%. The first attack from stealth receives a 35% bonus to damage. Lasts until cancelled.Ridge Stalker Patriarch 40–41, BadlandsElder Shadowmaw Panther 42–43, Stranglethorn Vale
350Puts your pet in stealth mode, but slows its movement speed by 40%. The first attack from stealth receives a 50% bonus to damage. Lasts until cancelled.Jaguero Stalker 50, Stranglethorn ValeFrostsaber Stalker 59–60, Winterspring
Compare the 18 families
FamilyDamageArmorHealthDietIts own abilities
Cat+10%0%-2%Meat, Fish
Prowl
Raptor+10%+3%-5%Meat
Savage Rend
Bat+7%0%0%Fungus, Fruit
DiveSonic Blast
Bird of Prey+7%0%0%Meat
DiveMine!
Spider+7%0%0%Meat
Web
Wind Serpent+7%0%0%Fish, Cheese, Bread
DiveLightning Breath
Gorilla+2%0%+4%Fungus, Fruit
Thunderstomp
Tallstrider0%0%+5%Cheese, Fungus, Fruit
Dust Cloud
Carrion Bird0%+5%0%Meat, Fish
DiveDemoralizing Screech
Fox0%+5%0%Meat
Trickster's Dance
Hyena0%+5%0%Meat, Fruit
Tendon Rip
Wolf0%+5%0%Meat
Furious Howl
Crocolisk0%+10%-5%Meat, Fish
Dismember
Crab-5%+13%-4%Fish, Bread, Fungus, Fruit
Pinch
Scorpid-6%+10%0%Meat
Scorpid Poison
Bear-9%+5%+8%Meat, Fish, Cheese, Bread, Fungus, Fruit
Swipe
Boar-10%+9%+4%Meat, Fish, Cheese, Bread, Fungus, Fruit
Charge
Turtle-10%+13%0%Fish, Fungus, Fruit, Raw Fish
Shell Shield

Beasts to tame501 beasts

Classic’s beasts at the places, levels and speeds of Classic’s database, and the ones Forever adds. Swing is the time between two attacks, faster in green, slower in orange. Teaches is what you learn by taming the beast, as Classic’s client lists it.

501 beasts

BeastTeachesWhere
1–2DuskbatBat2.0Tirisfal Glades
1Juvenile VuldrenNew in ForeverFox2.0Zephras Isle
1–2Mottled BoarBoar2.0Charge 1Durotar
1–2PlainstriderTallstrider2.0Mulgore
1Ragged Young WolfWolf2.0Dun Morogh
1Young NightsaberCat2.0Teldrassil
1Young ScavengerWolf2.0Tirisfal Glades
1–2Young Thistle BoarBoar2.0Charge 1Teldrassil
1Young WolfWolf2.0Elwynn Forest
2Mangy NightsaberCat2.0Teldrassil
2–3Ragged ScavengerWolf2.0Bite 1Tirisfal Glades
2Ragged Timber WolfWolf2.0Dun Morogh
2–3Thistle BoarBoar2.0Charge 1Teldrassil
2Timber WolfWolf2.0Elwynn Forest
2–3Young Night Web SpiderSpider2.0Tirisfal Glades
3–4BattleboarBoar2.0Charge 1Mulgore
3–4Mangy DuskbatBat2.0Tirisfal Glades
3Mountain CougarCat2.0Mulgore
3–4Night Web SpiderSpider2.0Bite 1Tirisfal Glades
3Scorpid WorkerScorpid2.0Claw 1Durotar
3Small Crag BoarBoar2.0Charge 1Dun Morogh
3–4Webwood SpiderSpider2.0Teldrassil
4–5Bristleback BattleboarBoar2.0Charge 1Mulgore
4SarkothScorpid2.0Claw 1Durotar
5–6Clattering ScorpidScorpid2.0Durotar
5–6Crag BoarBoar2.0Charge 1Dun Morogh
5–6Forest SpiderSpider2.0Bite 1Elwynn Forest
5Githyiss the VileSpider2.0Bite 1Teldrassil
5–6Juvenile Snow LeopardCat2.0Cower 1Dun Morogh
5–6Mangy WolfWolf1.7Elwynn Forest
5Night Web MatriarchSpider2.0Bite 1Tirisfal Glades
5–6NightsaberCat1.4Cower 1Teldrassil
5–6Prairie WolfWolf1.5Bite 1Mulgore
5–6Pygmy Surf CrawlerCrab2.0Claw 1Durotar
5–6Stonetusk BoarBoar2.0Charge 1Elwynn Forest
5–6Strigid OwlBird of Prey2.0Claw 1Teldrassil
5–6Webwood LurkerSpider2.0Teldrassil
5–7Wiry SwoopCarrion Bird2.0Mulgore
5–6Young Black BearBear2.0Dun Morogh
6–7Adult PlainstriderTallstrider2.0Mulgore

What changed for pets

Read from the game client and set against Classic’s. Each ability is shown at the rank a pet can have at level 30.

A new family: the Fox

It eats meat. Besides Bite and Dash it has an ability of its own:

Trickster's DanceRank 1

Increases your pet's chance to Dodge by 50% and decreases the time between your pet's attacks by 30% for 12 sec.

10 Focus, 3 min cooldown

Owl is now Bird of Prey

Same beasts, a new name, and an ability to go with it.

New family abilities

Bat

Sonic BlastRank 2

Emits a piercing shriek, inflicting 33 to 39 Nature damage and increasing the casting time of all spells by 30% for 20 sec.

80 Focus, 1 min cooldown

Bear

SwipeRank 2

Swipe 3 nearby enemies, inflicting 8 to 10 damage.

20 Focus, 5 sec cooldown

Bird of PreyOwl in Classic

Mine!Rank 3

Grabs an enemy's weapon with its talons, causing 20 to 24 damage and disarming them for 3 sec.

20 Focus, 90 sec cooldown

Crab

PinchRank 2

Pinches an enemy's legs for 32 to 36 damage and reduces movement speed by 50% for 9 sec.

50 Focus, 30 sec cooldown

Crocolisk

DismemberRank 2

Viciously bites enemy appendages for 18 to 20 damage and reduces the effectiveness of any healing by 25% for 6 sec.

35 Focus, 15 sec cooldown

Hyena

Tendon RipRank 2

Tears at an enemy's legs for 21 damage over 9 sec and reduces movement speed by 50% for 9 sec.

25 Focus, 30 sec cooldown

Raptor

Savage RendRank 2

Slash an enemy with razor talons, causing the target to Bleed for 54 damage over 18 sec.

50 Focus, 1 min cooldown

Spider

WebRank 2

Entangles an enemy in a corrosive web, immobilizing them and dealing 20 Nature damage over 4 sec.

20 Focus, 40 sec cooldown

Tallstrider

Dust CloudRank 2

Your tallstrider kicks up an abrasive cloud of dust, reducing the target's Armor by 175 for 30 sec.

10 Focus

Dash for 8 more families
BearCrabCrocoliskGorillaRaptorScorpidSpiderTurtleClassic already gave it to boar, cat, hyena, tallstrider, wolf. Its first rank is learned at level 30.

Abilities Forever changed

Same abilities as in Classic, with other numbers. Each is shown at one rank, Classic above, Forever below; open the family for every rank.

Boar

ChargeRank 1

Classic
Charges an enemy, immobilizes it for 1 sec, and adds 60 melee attack power to the boar's next attack.
Forever
Charges an enemy, immobilizes it for 1 sec, and adds 66 melee attack power to the boar's next attack.
Carrion Bird

Demoralizing ScreechRank 1Screech in Classic

Classic
Blasts a single enemy for 7 to 9 damage and lowers the melee attack power of all enemies in melee range by 25. Effect lasts 4 sec.
Forever
Blasts a single enemy for 7 to 9 damage and lowers the melee attack power of all enemies in melee range by 63 for 30 sec.
Gorilla

ThunderstompRank 1

Classic
Shakes the ground with thundering force, doing 70 to 80 Nature damage to all enemies within 8 yards.
Forever
Shakes the ground with thundering force, doing 53 to 61 Nature damage to all enemies within 8 yards.

New Rank 4 at level 60: Shakes the ground with thundering force, doing 122 to 142 Nature damage to all enemies within 8 yds.

Scorpid

Scorpid PoisonRank 1

Classic
Inflicts 10 Nature damage over 10 sec. Effect can stack up to 5 times on a single target.
Forever
Inflicts 5 Nature damage over 10 sec. Effect can stack up to 5 times on a single target.
Turtle

Shell ShieldRank 1

Classic
Reduces all damage your pet takes by 50%, but increases the time between your pet's attacks by 43%. Lasts 12 sec.
Forever
Reduces all damage your pet takes by 50% and increases the time between your pet's attacks by 60%, but deals more damage with each attack. Lasts 12 sec.
Wind Serpent

Lightning BreathRank 1

Classic
Breathes lightning, instantly dealing 11 to 14 Nature damage to a single target.
Forever
Breathes lightning, instantly dealing 8 to 10 Nature damage to a single target.
Wolf

Furious HowlRank 1

Classic
Party members within 15 yards receive an extra 9 to 11 damage to their next Physical attack. Lasts 10 sec.
Forever
The wolf howls, increasing the melee attack power of all party or raid members within 15 yards by 13. Lasts 1 min.

What changed for every pet

Found by players and gathered on the Forever Hunter wiki. The client does not show these, so they may still change.

Stats from the hunter
Your pet gains 2 health for each point of your Stamina, 30% of your armor, 10% of your highest attack power and all of your critical strike chance, racial bonuses included.
Focus
It comes back without pause, 10 a second, about twice as fast as in Classic.
Happiness
It drops much more slowly than in Classic.
Buffs
Your pet no longer takes buffs from other players, even those it took in Classic.
Distance
Your pet is dismissed when it is about 100 yards from you.

New tames in Forever

Beasts Forever adds that players have tamed or seen, with what they reported and where it was reported.

  • Juvenile Vuldren

    Fox, level 1, Zephras Isle, 2.0 sec swing

    Reported on September 22, Beastmaster.io, Fox

  • Vuldren

    Fox, level 6, Zephras Isle, 2.0 sec swing

    Reported on September 22, Beastmaster.io, Fox

  • Vuldren Alpha

    Fox, level 10, Zephras Isle, 2.0 sec swing

    A paler coat than the other Vuldren.

    Reported on September 22, Beastmaster.io, Fox

  • ColdraspRare

    Wolf, level 12, Tirisfal Glades, 1.5 sec swing

    The blue ghost wolf model, in the Whispering Forest near 19.7, 65.6. Comes with Furious Howl rank 1; respawns in hours. Tameable from level 10.

    Reported on September 18, Petopia forum, New Pets in Forever

  • GhostfangRare

    Cat, level 10, Dun Morogh

    A blue cat near the Wetlands tunnel, seen at 74, 64, 80, 46 and 82, 55; respawns in about 30 minutes; no abilities.

    Reported on September 19, Petopia forum, New Pets in Forever

  • NightscreechRare

    Bird of Prey, Teldrassil

    The Hellhoot model, across the road from the leatherworking trainer; respawns in one to two hours.

    Reported on September 19, Petopia forum, New Pets in Forever

  • Jai'vhanel

    Bird of Prey, level 12, Darkshore

    A black owl that respawns about every two minutes.

    Reported on September 18, Petopia forum, questions for beta players

  • MystmaneRare

    Bear, Zephras Isle, 1.6 sec swing

    In Shadowgale Forest; comes with Savage Rend.

    Reported on September 20, Petopia forum, New Pets in Forever

  • Broodling

    Spider, level 14, Ruins of Lordaeron, 2.0 sec swing

    This spider attacks every 1.5 seconds in the wild, but every 2.0 seconds once tamed. A reader tamed several from the first packs of the Ruins of Lordaeron.

    Reported on September 30 by a reader of this site

  • Moss Stalker

    Spider, level 12, Silverpine Forest

    The only beast known to teach Web.

    Reported on September 22, Petopia forum, Web

  • Ornery Galestrider

    Tallstrider, level 8, Zephras Isle, 1.3 sec swing

    The blue and white Galestrider of level 5 or 6 attacks at 2.0.

    Reported on September 20, WoW4Ever News, Onery Galestrider

  • Vulgara the InsatiableElite

    Wolf, Zephras Isle

    A slyvern that counts as a wolf, the target of a level 9 wanted quest.

    Reported on September 22, Petopia forum, New Pets in Forever

  • Shriekling Matriarch

    Bird of Prey, Zephras Isle

    A bird of prey since a November 7 hotfix, no longer a raptor.

    Reported on November 7 by a reader of this site

Also in Forever’s data, not reported yet Vuldren Stalker (Fox), Fernfeather (Tallstrider, Zephras Isle, rare), Prideclaw (Cat, Zephras Isle), Windsong Crawler (Crab, Zephras Isle), Shadowgale Shrieker (Bird of Prey, Zephras Isle), Shal'ma (Cat, Durotar, rare), Matriarch Bristlefur (Bear, Elwynn Forest, rare), Elmpaw (Bear, Elwynn Forest, elite), Ukorsbane (Spider, Durotar, elite), Chakuyak (Wolf, Mulgore), Bloodtalon Matriarch (Raptor, Durotar), Young Paletusk (Boar, Riverglades), Roosting Duskbat (Bat, Riverglades), Roving Tallstrider (Tallstrider, Riverglades), Old Ironfang (Wolf, rare), Old Rusthowl (Wolf, rare), Ghostmaw (Crocolisk, elite), Krek the Noxious (Turtle, elite), Ombassa (Cat, elite), Ta'shkal (Cat), Methuselah Crab (Crab), Moonstrider (Tallstrider), Giant Moonstrider (Tallstrider), Bloodshrike (Carrion Bird).

Attack speed

In Forever every pet swings every 2.0 seconds, and a passive the beast brings with it changes that: Faster Attack I to VII, or Slower Attack II and III. Their percentages land exactly on the speeds the same beasts had in Classic, and players find their tames at those speeds, so Classic’s number is the one to go by. Players also find that a pet’s hits are not made bigger to make up for a slow swing, so for now a fast pet simply deals more damage. Nobody knows yet whether that is intended.

11.0Faster Attack VII61.2Faster Attack VI201.3Faster Attack V101.4Faster Attack IV181.5Faster Attack III41.6Faster Attack II41.7Faster Attack I12.5Slower Attack II2.7Slower Attack III2.0most beasts

Under the scale, how many beasts swing at that speed. Show the fast beasts

If you make your pet unlearn all its skills at a pet trainer, it loses its speed passive too: a player saw a Starving and a Feral Mountain Lion go from 1.2 to 2.0 seconds. Every speed passive counts as one of the pet’s skills, so do not reset a fast pet.

How training works

Training still works as in Classic. To teach your pet an ability:

  1. Tame a beast that knows it. The Teaches column of the list above says which beast knows which rank.
  2. Fight with it until you learn the ability. The message is a line of yellow text with no rank in it, easy to miss.
  3. Take your own pet back and teach it with Beast Training. Each ability costs training points. Pet trainers sell the general abilities, such as Growl and the resistances, for training points too.
What Classic’s pet trainers ask, rank by rank

These are Classic’s prices. Forever’s trainers may ask something else.

RankPet levelPrice in Classic
Fire Resistance
1200 gold, 4 silver, 40 copper
2300 gold, 14 silver, 40 copper
3400 gold, 32 silver, 40 copper
4500 gold, 64 silver, 80 copper
Frost Resistance
1200 gold, 4 silver, 40 copper
2300 gold, 14 silver, 40 copper
3400 gold, 32 silver, 40 copper
4500 gold, 64 silver, 80 copper
Arcane Resistance
1200 gold, 4 silver, 40 copper
2300 gold, 14 silver, 40 copper
3400 gold, 32 silver, 40 copper
4500 gold, 64 silver, 80 copper
Nature Resistance
1200 gold, 4 silver, 40 copper
2300 gold, 14 silver, 40 copper
3400 gold, 32 silver, 40 copper
4500 gold, 64 silver, 80 copper
Shadow Resistance
1200 gold, 4 silver, 40 copper
2300 gold, 14 silver, 40 copper
3400 gold, 32 silver, 40 copper
4400 gold, 64 silver, 80 copper
Great Stamina
110 gold, 0 silver, 10 copper
2120 gold, 1 silver, 20 copper
3180 gold, 4 silver, 0 copper
4240 gold, 12 silver, 60 copper
5300 gold, 14 silver, 40 copper
6360 gold, 25 silver, 20 copper
7420 gold, 43 silver, 20 copper
8480 gold, 57 silver, 60 copper
9540 gold, 75 silver, 60 copper
10600 gold, 90 silver, 0 copper
Natural Armor
110 gold, 0 silver, 10 copper
2120 gold, 1 silver, 20 copper
3180 gold, 4 silver, 0 copper
4240 gold, 12 silver, 60 copper
5300 gold, 14 silver, 40 copper
6360 gold, 25 silver, 20 copper
7420 gold, 43 silver, 20 copper
8480 gold, 57 silver, 60 copper
9540 gold, 75 silver, 60 copper
10600 gold, 90 silver, 0 copper
Growl
3200 gold, 4 silver, 40 copper
4300 gold, 14 silver, 40 copper
5400 gold, 32 silver, 40 copper
6500 gold, 64 silver, 80 copper
7600 gold, 90 silver, 0 copper

Loyalty gates training: your pet has to gain a loyalty level before it can be taught, and players find loyalty rises very slowly.

You can tame a beast of your level or lower, since the September 24 update. Beast Lore, which shows what a beast knows before you tame it, is learned at level 24.

Pets that come from the Skyborne area (the Vuldren foxes, the cranes) have been reported losing their abilities after being dismissed or after a relog. That is a bug, not a rule.

Sources

Families, diets, abilities, ranks, levels, tooltips and the attack speed passives come from the Forever client, build 1.60.1.70888, compared with Classic Era’s, build 1.15.9.69722.

A family’s damage, armor and health are the values of its Tamed Pet Passive in the client.

Where a Classic beast is, its level and its speed are Classic’s. Forever’s new beasts are as listed on September 23, with what players posted, each named with its report.

What a beast teaches comes from Classic Era’s client (CreatureSpellData). Forever may have changed it for some beasts.

What changed for every pet, and how damage goes with attack speed, come from players, gathered on the Forever Hunter wiki.

How training works comes from beta players on the Petopia forum and the official forums, 18 to 22 September 2026.

Tamed something this page does not list, or found another speed? Tell us the beast, its level, where it was and what its tooltip says.