What changed for the Hunter in WoW WotLK — WoW WotLK

Aspect Mastery · Beast Mastery

Aspect of the Viper - Reduces the damage penalty by 10%. Aspect of the Monkey - Reduces the damage done to you while active by 5%. Aspect of the Hawk - Increases the attack power bonus by 30%. Aspect of the Dragonhawk - Combines the bonuses from Aspect of the Monkey and Hawk.

Invigoration · Beast Mastery

When your pet scores a critical hit with a special ability, you have a 100% chance to instantly regenerate 1% mana.

Longevity · Beast Mastery

Reduces the cooldown of your Bestial Wrath, Intimidation and Pet Special Abilities by 30%.

Cobra Strikes · Beast Mastery

You have a 60% chance when you critically hit with Arcane Shot, Steady Shot or Kill Shot to cause your pet's next 2 special attacks to critically hit.

Kindred Spirits · Beast Mastery

Increases your pet's damage by 20% and you and your pet's movement speed by 10% while your pet is active. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.

Beast Mastery · Beast Mastery

You master the art of Beast training, teaching you the ability to tame Exotic pets and increasing your total amount of Pet Skill Points by 4.

Focused Aim · Marksmanship

Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Steady Shot by 70%, and increases your chance to hit by 3%.

Piercing Shots · Marksmanship

Your critical Aimed, Steady and Chimera Shots cause the target to bleed for 30% of the damage dealt over 8 sec.

Rapid Recuperation · Marksmanship

You gain 4% of your mana every 3 sec while under the effect of Rapid Fire, and you gain 2% of your mana every 2 sec for 6 sec when you gain Rapid Killing.

Wild Quiver · Marksmanship

You have a 12% chance to shoot an additional shot when doing damage with your auto shot, dealing 80% weapon nature damage. Wild Quiver consumes no ammo.

Improved Steady Shot · Marksmanship

Your Steady Shot hits have a 15% chance to increase the damage done by your next Aimed Shot, Arcane Shot or Chimera Shot by 15%, and reduce the mana cost of your next Aimed Shot, Arcane Shot or Chimera Shot by 20%.

Marked for Death · Marksmanship

Increases your damage done by your shots and the damage done by your pet's special abilities by 5% on marked targets, and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Aimed Shot, Arcane Shot, Steady Shot, Kill Shot and Chimera Shot by 10%.

Chimera Shot · Marksmanship

You deal 125% weapon damage, refreshing the current Sting on your target and triggering an effect: Serpent Sting - Instantly deals 40% of the damage done by your Serpent Sting. Viper Sting - Instantly restores mana to you equal to 60% of the total amount drained by your Viper Sting. Scorpid Sting - Attempts to Disarm the target for 10 sec. This effect cannot occur more than once per 1 minute.

Improved Tracking · Survival

While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids and Undead, all damage done to those types by the Hunter is increased by 5%.

Survival Tactics · Survival

Reduces the chance your Feign Death ability and all trap spells will be resisted by 4%, and reduces the cooldown of your Disengage ability by 4 sec.

T.N.T. · Survival

Increases the damage done by your Explosive Shot, Explosive Trap, Black Arrow and Immolation Trap by 6%.

Lock and Load · Survival

You have a 100% chance when you trap a target with Freezing Trap, Freezing Arrow or Frost Trap and a 6% chance when you deal periodic damage with your Immolation Trap, Explosive Trap or Black Arrow to cause your next 2 Arcane Shot or Explosive Shot spells to trigger no cooldown, cost no mana and consume no ammo. This effect has a 22 sec cooldown.

Hunter vs. Wild · Survival

Increases you and your pet's attack power and ranged attack power equal to 30% of your total Stamina.

Noxious Stings · Survival

If Wyvern Sting is dispelled, the dispeller is also afflicted by Wyvern Sting lasting 50% of the duration remaining, and increases all damage done by you on targets afflicted by your Serpent Sting by 3%.

Point of No Escape · Survival

Increases the critical strike chance of all of your attacks on targets affected by your Frost Trap, Freezing Trap and Freezing Arrow by 6%.

Black Arrow · Survival

Fires a Black Arrow at the target, increasing all damage done by you to the target by 6% and dealing 785 plus 10% of your Ranged Attack Power Shadow damage over 15 sec. Black Arrow shares a cooldown with Trap spells.

Sniper Training · Survival

Increases the critical strike chance of your Kill Shot ability by 15%, and while standing still for 6 sec, you gain Sniper Training increasing the damage done by your Steady Shot, Aimed Shot, Black Arrow and Explosive Shot by 6% for 15 sec.

Hunting Party · Survival

Increases your total Agility by an additional 3%, and your Arcane Shot, Explosive Shot and Steady Shot critical strikes have a 100% chance to grant up to 10 party or raid members mana regeneration equal to 1% of the maximum mana per 5 sec. Lasts for 15 sec.

Explosive Shot · Survival

You fire an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing 144 plus 14% of your Ranged Attack Power-172 plus 14% of your Ranged Attack Power Fire damage. The charge will blast the target every second for an additional 2 sec.

Improved Aspect of the Hawk · Beast Mastery

In WoW TBC

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.

Now

While Aspect of the Hawk or Dragonhawk 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 TBC

Increases the Health of your pet by 10% and your total health by 5%.

Now

Increases the health of your pet by 10% and your total health by 5%.

Focused Fire · Beast Mastery

In WoW TBC

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%.

Now

All damage caused by you is increased by 2% while your pet is active and the critical strike chance of your pet's special abilities is increased by 20% while Kill Command is active.

Improved Aspect of the Monkey · Beast Mastery

In WoW TBC

Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 6%.

Now

Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey and Aspect of the Dragonhawk by 6%.

Pathfinding · Beast Mastery

In WoW TBC

Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 8%.

Now

Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 8%, and increases your speed while mounted by 10%. The mounted movement speed increase does not stack with other effects.

Unleashed Fury · Beast Mastery

In WoW TBC

Increases the damage done by your pets by 20%.

Now

Increases the damage done by your pets by 15%.

Spirit Bond · Beast Mastery

In WoW TBC

While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 2% of total health every 10 sec.

Now

While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 2% of total health every 10 sec., and increases healing done to you and your pet by 10%.

Intimidation · Beast Mastery

In WoW TBC

Command your pet to intimidate the target on the next successful melee attack, causing a high amount of threat and stunning the target for 3 sec.

Now

Command your pet to intimidate the target, causing a high amount of threat and stunning the target for 3 sec. Lasts 15 sec.

Animal Handler · Beast Mastery

In WoW TBC

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.

Now

Increases your pet's attack power by 10%, and increases the duration of your Master's Call effect by 6 sec.

Ferocious Inspiration · Beast Mastery

In WoW TBC

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

Now

All party and raid members have all damage increased by 3% within 100 yards of your pet. In addition, increases the damage dealt by Arcane Shot and Steady Shot by 9%.

Bestial Wrath · Beast Mastery

In WoW TBC

Send your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 18 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pity or remorse or fear and it cannot be stopped unless killed.

Now

Send your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 10 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pity or remorse or fear and it cannot be stopped unless killed.

Catlike Reflexes · Beast Mastery

In WoW TBC

Increases your chance to dodge by 3% and your pet's chance to dodge by an additional 9%.

Now

Increases your chance to dodge by 3% and your pet's chance to dodge by an additional 9%. In addition, reduces the cooldown of your Kill Command ability by 30 sec.

The Beast Within · Beast Mastery

In WoW TBC

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.

Now

Increases all damage you deal by 10% and while 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 50% for 10 sec. While enraged, you do not feel pity or remorse or fear and you cannot be stopped unless killed.

Improved Concussive Shot · Marksmanship

Ranks: 5 → 2

In WoW TBC

Gives your Concussive Shot a 20% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

Now

Increases the duration of your Concussive Shot's daze effect by 2 sec.

Careful Aim · Marksmanship

Tier 7 → 2

In WoW TBC

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

Now

Increases your ranged attack power by an amount equal to 100% of your total Intellect.

Improved Hunter's Mark · Marksmanship

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW TBC

Causes 100% of your Hunter's Mark ability's base attack power to apply to melee attack power as well.

Now

Increases the bonus attack power granted by your Hunter's Mark ability by 30%, and reduces the mana cost of your Hunter's Mark ability by 100%.

Mortal Shots · Marksmanship

Tier 4 → 2

In WoW TBC

Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 30%.

Now

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your ranged abilities by 30%.

Improved Arcane Shot · Marksmanship

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW TBC

Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 1 sec.

Now

Increases the damage done by your Arcane Shot by 15%.

Aimed Shot · Marksmanship

In WoW TBC

An aimed shot that increases ranged damage by 70 and reduces healing done to that target by 50%. Lasts 10 sec.

Now

An aimed shot that increases ranged damage by 5 and reduces healing done to that target by 50%. Lasts 10 sec.

Rapid Killing · Marksmanship

In WoW TBC

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.

Now

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 Chimera Shot causes 20% additional damage. Lasts 20 sec.

Improved Stings · Marksmanship

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW TBC

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%.

Now

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 Sting damage over time effects will be dispelled by 30%.

Efficiency · Marksmanship

Tier 2 → 4

In WoW TBC

Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots and Stings by 10%.

Now

Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots and Stings by 15%.

Concussive Barrage · Marksmanship

Ranks: 3 → 2

In WoW TBC

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

Now

Your successful Chimera Shot and Multi-Shot attacks have a 100% chance to Daze the target for 4 sec.

Readiness · Marksmanship

Tier 9 → 5 · Moved from Survival

In WoW TBC

When activated, this ability immediately finishes the cooldown on your other Hunter abilities.

Now

When activated, this ability immediately finishes the cooldown on your other Hunter abilities except Bestial Wrath.

Barrage · Marksmanship

In WoW TBC

Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot and Volley spells by 12%.

Now

Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley spells by 12%.

Combat Experience · Marksmanship

In WoW TBC

Increases your total Agility by 2% and your total Intellect by 6%.

Now

Increases your total Agility and Intellect by 4%.

Ranged Weapon Specialization · Marksmanship

Ranks: 5 → 3

Trueshot Aura · Marksmanship

In WoW TBC

Increases the attack power of party members within 45 yards by 50. Lasts until cancelled.

Now

Increases the attack power of party and raid members within 100 yards by 10%. Lasts until cancelled.

Improved Barrage · Marksmanship

In WoW TBC

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.

Now

Increases the critical strike chance of your Multi-Shot and Aimed Shot abilities by 12% and reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while channeling Volley by 100%.

Master Marksman · Marksmanship

In WoW TBC

Increases your ranged attack power by 10%.

Now

Increases your critical strike chance by 5%, and reduces the Mana cost of your Steady Shot, Aimed Shot, and Chimera Shot by 25%.

Silencing Shot · Marksmanship

In WoW TBC

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

Now

A shot that deals 50% weapon damage and Silences the target for 3 sec. Non-player victim spellcasting is also interrupted for 3 sec.

Savage Strikes · Survival

In WoW TBC

Increases the critical strike chance of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 20%.

Now

Increases the critical strike chance of Raptor Strike, Mongoose Bite and Counterattack by 20%.

Surefooted · Survival

Tier 4 → 2

In WoW TBC

Increases hit chance by 3% and increases the chance movement impairing effects will be resisted by an additional 15%.

Now

Reduces the duration of movement impairing effects by 30%.

Entrapment · Survival

In WoW TBC

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.

Now

When your Frost Trap or Snake Trap are triggered you entrap all afflicted targets, preventing them from moving for 4 sec.

Trap Mastery · Survival

Ranks: 2 → 3 · Tier 4 → 2

In WoW TBC

Decreases the chance enemies will resist trap effects by 10%.

Now

Frost Trap and Freezing Trap - Increases the duration by 30%. Immolation Trap, Explosive Trap and Black Arrow - Increases the periodic damage done by 30%. Snake Trap - Increases the number of snakes summoned by 6.

Survival Instincts · Survival

Tier 5 → 2

In WoW TBC

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

Now

Reduces all damage taken by 4% and increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Shot, Steady Shot, and Explosive Shot by 4%.

Survivalist · Survival

In WoW TBC

Increases total health by 10%.

Now

Increases your Stamina by 10%.

Scatter Shot · Survival

Tier 5 → 3 · Moved from Marksmanship

Deflection · Survival

Ranks: 5 → 3 · Tier 2 → 3

In WoW TBC

Increases your Parry chance by 5%.

Now

Increases your chance to parry by 3%, and reduces the duration of all Disarm effects used against you by 50%. This does not stack with other Disarm duration reducing effects.

Counterattack · Survival

In WoW TBC

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 40 damage and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Now

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 48 plus 20% of your Attack Power damage and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Resourcefulness · Survival

In WoW TBC

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

Now

Reduces the mana cost of all traps, melee abilities and Black Arrow by 60% and reduces the cooldown of all traps and Black Arrow by 6 sec.

Expose Weakness · Survival

In WoW TBC

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.

Now

Your ranged criticals have a 100% chance to grant you Expose Weakness. Expose Weakness increases your attack power by 25% of your Agility for 7 sec.

Wyvern Sting · Survival

In WoW TBC

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.

Now

A stinging shot that puts the target to sleep for 30 sec. Any damage will cancel the effect. When the target wakes up, the Sting causes 300 Nature damage over 6 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on the target at a time.

Master Tactician · Survival

In WoW TBC

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

Now

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

Bestial Swiftness · Beast Mastery

Increases the outdoor movement speed of your pets by 30%.

Monster Slaying · Survival

Increases all damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by 3% and increases critical damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by an additional 3%.

Humanoid Slaying · Survival

Increases all damage caused against Humanoid targets by 3% and increases critical damage caused against Humanoid targets by an additional 3%.

Improved Wing Clip · Survival

Gives your Wing Clip ability a 20% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.

Clever Traps · Survival

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%.

Deterrence · Survival

When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.

Improved Feign Death · Survival

Reduces the chance your Feign Death ability will be resisted by 4%.