What changed for the Hunter in WoW TBC — WoW TBC
The Hunter's spells and talents in WoW TBC, compared with WoW Classic: what's new, what changed and what's gone.
Spells
New (8)
Changed (31)
Aspect of the Hawk
Revive Pet
Tame Beast
Mend Pet
Intimidation
Bestial Wrath
Aspect of the Wild
Serpent Sting
Arcane Shot
Hunter's Mark
Concussive Shot
Distracting Shot
Multi-Shot
Aimed Shot
Scorpid Sting
Scatter Shot
Flare
Viper Sting
Trueshot Aura
Volley
Tranquilizing Shot
Raptor Strike
Wing Clip
Immolation Trap
Mongoose Bite
Disengage
Freezing Trap
Frost Trap
Counterattack
Explosive Trap
Wyvern Sting
Talents
New (21)

Focused Fire · Beast Mastery
All damage caused by you is increased by 2% while your pet is active and the critical strike chance of your Kill Command ability is increased by 20%.

Animal Handler · Beast Mastery
Increases your speed while mounted by 8% and your pet's chance to hit by 4%. The mounted movement speed increase does not stack with other effects.

Ferocious Inspiration · Beast Mastery
When your pet scores a critical hit, all party members have all damage increased by 3% for 10 sec.

Catlike Reflexes · Beast Mastery
Increases your chance to dodge by 3% and your pet's chance to dodge by an additional 9%.

Serpent's Swiftness · Beast Mastery
Increases ranged combat attack speed by 20% and your pet's melee attack speed by 20%.

The Beast Within · Beast Mastery
When your pet is under the effects of Bestial Wrath, you also go into a rage causing 10% additional damage and reducing mana costs of all spells by 20% for 18 sec. While enraged, you do not feel pity or remorse or fear and you cannot be stopped unless killed.

Go for the Throat · Marksmanship
Your ranged critical hits cause your pet to generate 50 Focus.

Rapid Killing · Marksmanship
Reduces the cooldown of your Rapid Fire ability by 2 min. In addition, after killing an opponent that yields experience or honor, your next Aimed Shot, Arcane Shot or Auto Shot causes 20% additional damage. Lasts 20 sec.

Improved Stings · Marksmanship
Increases the damage done by your Serpent Sting and Wyvern Sting by 30% and the mana drained by your Viper Sting by 30%. In addition, reduces the chance your Stings will be dispelled by 30%.

Concussive Barrage · Marksmanship
Your successful Auto Shot attacks have a 6% chance to Daze the target for 4 sec.

Combat Experience · Marksmanship
Increases your total Agility by 2% and your total Intellect by 6%.

Careful Aim · Marksmanship
Increases your ranged attack power by an amount equal to 45% of your total Intellect.

Improved Barrage · Marksmanship
Increases the critical strike chance of your Multi-Shot ability by 12% and gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Volley.

Master Marksman · Marksmanship
Increases your ranged attack power by 10%.

Silencing Shot · Marksmanship
A shot that deals 50% weapon damage and Silences the target for 3 sec.

Survival Instincts · Survival
Reduces all damage taken by 4% and increases attack power by 4%.

Resourcefulness · Survival
Reduces the mana cost of all traps and melee abilities by 60% and reduces the cooldown of all traps by 6 sec.

Thrill of the Hunt · Survival
Gives you a 100% chance to regain 40% of the mana cost of any shot when it critically hits.

Expose Weakness · Survival
Your ranged criticals have a 100% chance to apply an Expose Weakness effect to the target. Expose Weakness increases the attack power of all attackers against that target by 25% of your Agility for 7 sec.

Master Tactician · Survival
Your successful ranged attacks have a 6% chance to increase your critical strike chance with all attacks by 10% for 8 sec.

Readiness · Survival
When activated, this ability immediately finishes the cooldown on your other Hunter abilities.
Changed (21)

Improved Aspect of the Hawk · Beast Mastery
- In WoW Classic
- While Aspect of the Hawk is active, all normal ranged attacks have a 5% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.
- Now
- While Aspect of the Hawk is active, all normal ranged attacks have a 10% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 15% for 12 sec.

Endurance Training · Beast Mastery
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the Health of your pets by 15%.
- Now
- Increases the Health of your pet by 10% and your total health by 5%.

Improved Aspect of the Monkey · Beast Mastery
Ranks: 5 → 3
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 5%.
- Now
- Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 6%.

Thick Hide · Beast Mastery
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the Armor rating of your pets by 30%.
- Now
- Increases the armor rating of your pets by 20% and your armor contribution from items by 10%.

Pathfinding · Beast Mastery
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 6%.
- Now
- Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 8%.

Improved Mend Pet · Beast Mastery
- In WoW Classic
- Gives the Mend Pet spell a 50% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic or Poison effect from the pet each tick.
- Now
- Reduces the mana cost of your Mend Pet spell by 20% and gives the Mend Pet spell a 50% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic or Poison effect from the pet each tick.

Ferocity · Beast Mastery
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the critical strike chance of your pets by 15%.
- Now
- Increases the critical strike chance of your pet by 10%.

Bestial Discipline · Beast Mastery
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 20%.
- Now
- Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 100%.

Lethal Shots · Marksmanship
Tier 2 → 1

Improved Hunter's Mark · Marksmanship
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the Ranged Attack Power bonus of your Hunter's Mark spell by 15%.
- Now
- Causes 100% of your Hunter's Mark ability's base attack power to apply to melee attack power as well.

Efficiency · Marksmanship
Tier 1 → 2

Aimed Shot · Marksmanship
- In WoW Classic
- An aimed shot that increases ranged damage by 70.
- Now
- An aimed shot that increases ranged damage by 70 and reduces healing done to that target by 50%. Lasts 10 sec.

Barrage · Marksmanship
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot and Volley spells by 15%.
- Now
- Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot and Volley spells by 12%.

Trueshot Aura · Marksmanship
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the attack power of party members within 45 yards by 50. Lasts 30 min.
- Now
- Increases the attack power of party members within 45 yards by 50. Lasts until cancelled.

Hawk Eye · Survival
Tier 3 → 1 · Moved from Marksmanship

Savage Strikes · Survival
Tier 2 → 1

Entrapment · Survival
Ranks: 5 → 3
- In WoW Classic
- Gives your Immolation Trap, Frost Trap, and Explosive Trap a 25% chance to entrap the target, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.
- Now
- Gives your Immolation Trap, Frost Trap, Explosive Trap, and Snake Trap a 25% chance to entrap the target, preventing them from moving for 4 sec.

Deflection · Survival
Tier 1 → 2

Improved Wing Clip · Survival
Ranks: 5 → 3

Clever Traps · Survival
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 30% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 30%.
- Now
- Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost Trap effects by 30%, the damage of Immolation and Explosive Trap effects by 30%, and the number of snakes summoned from Snake Traps by 30%.

Wyvern Sting · Survival
- In WoW Classic
- 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.
- Now
- 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 12 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on the target at a time.
Removed (3)

Improved Eyes of the Beast · Beast Mastery
Increases the duration of your Eyes of the Beast by 60 sec.

Improved Serpent Sting · Marksmanship
Increases the damage done by your Serpent Sting by 10%.

Improved Scorpid Sting · Marksmanship
Reduces the Stamina of targets affected by your Scorpid Sting by 30% of the amount of Strength reduced.
