Hunter Leveling Guide 1–60
Beast Mastery makes the pet tank everything. Bestial Wrath and Frenzy mean the pet holds aggro and you shoot in peace. Everything below is read from the Forever beta client data, so spell levels and talent text match what the trainer actually sells.
What is different for Hunters in Forever
Aimed Shot
Trainable now, not a talent, and quicker: 2 sec cast (Classic 3), 6 sec cooldown shared with Multi-Shot. Level 20, ranks to 60. A reader caught the cast time on Xaryu's stream.
Call Owl
Call Pet is named after your pet. The demo Hunter's read Call Owl.
Aspect of the Beast
Changed: rank 1 makes you untrackable and adds 50 melee attack power (Classic: untrackable only). Spotted by a reader on Xaryu's stream.
Your first talent points (levels 10–29)
The opening of the Beast Mastery starter build. The full build page continues to 60 and explains every talent.
| Level | Talent | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Deadly Aspects | 1 |
| 11 | Deadly Aspects | 2 |
| 12 | Deadly Aspects | 3 |
| 13 | Deadly Aspects | 4 |
| 14 | Deadly Aspects | 5 |
| 15 | Focused Fire | 1 |
| 16 | Focused Fire | 2 |
| 17 | Endurance Training | 1 |
| 18 | Endurance Training | 2 |
| 19 | Endurance Training | 3 |
| 20 | Unleashed Fury | 1 |
| 21 | Unleashed Fury | 2 |
| 22 | Unleashed Fury | 3 |
| 23 | Unleashed Fury | 4 |
| 24 | Unleashed Fury | 5 |
| 25 | Bestial Swiftness | 1 |
| 26 | Ferocity | 1 |
| 27 | Ferocity | 2 |
| 28 | Ferocity | 3 |
| 29 | Ferocity | 4 |
Spells and abilities to train, by level
First rank of each spell at the level the trainer offers it (higher ranks follow every few levels). Train the damage, heal and utility spells on the way; you can skip ranks of buffs you rarely use to save gold.
Levels 1–9
1 Auto Shot — Automatically shoots the target until cancelled
1 Bite — Bite the enemy, causing 7 to 9 damage
1 Charge — Charges an enemy, immobilizes it for 1 sec, and adds 66 melee attack power to the boar's next attack
1 Claw — Claw the enemy, causing 4 to 6 damage
1 Growl — Taunt the target, increasing the likelihood the creature will focus attacks on you
1 Lightning Breath — Breathes lightning, instantly dealing 8 to 10 Nature damage to a single target
1 Raptor Strike — A strong attack that deals melee weapon damage plus 5
1 Track Beasts — Shows the location of all nearby beasts on the minimap. Only one form of tracking can be active at a time
4 Aspect of the Monkey — The hunter takes on the aspects of a monkey, increasing chance to dodge by 8%. Only one Aspect can be active a
4 Serpent Sting — Stings the target, causing 10 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one ta
5 Cower — Cower, causing no damage but lowering your threat, making the enemy less likely to attack you
6 Arcane Shot — An instant shot that causes 20 Arcane damage
6 Hunter's Mark — Places the Hunter's Mark on the target, increasing the Ranged Attack Power of all attackers against that targe
8 Concussive Shot — Dazes the target, slowing movement speed by 50% for 4 sec
8 Demoralizing Screech — Blasts a single enemy for 7 to 9 damage and lowers the melee attack power of all enemies in melee range by 63
8 Scorpid Poison — Inflicts 5 Nature damage over 10 sec. Effect can stack up to 5 times on a single target
Levels 10–19
10 Aspect of the Hawk — The hunter takes on the aspects of a hawk, increasing Ranged Attack Power by 20. Only one Aspect can be active
10 Call Pet — Summons your pet to you
10 Dismiss Pet — Dismiss your pet. Dismissing your pet will reduce its happiness by 50
10 Feed Pet — Feed your pet the selected item. Feeding your pet increases happiness. Using food close to the pet's level wil
10 Furious Howl — The wolf howls, increasing the melee attack power of all party or raid members within 15 yards by 13. Lasts 1
10 Great Stamina — Stamina increased by 3
10 Mine! — Grabs an enemy's weapon with its talons, causing 10 to 12 damage and disarming them for 3 sec
10 Natural Armor — Armor increased by 50
10 Revive Pet — Revive your pet, returning it to life with 15% of its health
10 Tame Beast — Begins taming a beast to be your companion. Your armor is reduced by 100% while you focus on taming the beast
10 Track Humanoids — Shows the location of all nearby humanoids on the minimap. Only one form of tracking can be active at a time
12 Dismember — Viciously bites enemy appendages for 11 to 13 damage and reduces the effectiveness of any healing by 25% for 6
12 Distracting Shot — Distract the target, causing threat
12 Dust Cloud — Your tallstrider kicks up an abrasive cloud of dust, reducing the target's Armor by 65 for 30 sec
12 Mend Pet — Heals your pet 20 health every second while you focus. Lasts 5 sec
12 Pinch — Pinches an enemy's legs for 19 to 21 damage and reduces movement speed by 50% for 9 sec
12 Savage Rend — Slash an enemy with razor talons, causing the target to Bleed for 30 damage over 18 sec
12 Sonic Blast — Emits a piercing shriek, inflicting 15 to 17 Nature damage and increasing the casting time of all spells by 30
12 Swipe — Swipe 3 nearby enemies, inflicting 4 damage
12 Tendon Rip — Tears at an enemy's legs for 12 damage over 9 sec and reduces movement speed by 50% for 9 sec
12 Web — Entangles an enemy in a corrosive web, immobilizing them and dealing 12 Nature damage over 4 sec
12 Wing Clip — Inflicts 5 damage and reduces the enemy target's movement speed by 50% for 10 sec
14 Eagle Eye — Zooms in the hunter's vision. Only usable outdoors. Lasts 1 min
14 Eyes of the Beast — Take direct control of your pet and see through its eyes for 2 min
14 Scare Beast — Scares a beast, causing it to run in fear for up to 10 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only one b
16 Immolation Trap — Place a Fire trap that will burn the first enemy to approach for 105 Fire damage over 15 sec. Trap will exist
16 Mongoose Bite — Counterattack the enemy for melee weapon damage plus 15. Can only be performed after you dodge
18 Multi-Shot — Fires several missiles, hitting 3 targets. Multi-Shot shares its cooldown with Aimed Shot
18 Track Undead — Shows the location of all nearby undead on the minimap. Only one form of tracking can be active at a time
Levels 20–29
20 Aimed Shot — An aimed shot that increases ranged damage by 20. Aimed Shot shares its cooldown with Multi-Shot
20 Arcane Resistance — Increases Arcane resistance by 30
20 Aspect of the Cheetah — The hunter takes on the aspects of a cheetah, increasing movement speed by 30%. If the hunter takes damage, he
20 Deterrence — When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec
20 Disengage — Attempts to disengage from the target by reducing threat. Disables auto-attack
20 Fire Resistance — Increases Fire resistance by 30
20 Freezing Trap — Place a Frost trap that freezes the first enemy that approaches, preventing all action for up to 10 sec. Any d
20 Frost Resistance — Increases Frost resistance by 30
20 Nature Resistance — Increases Nature resistance by 30
20 Shadow Resistance — Increases Shadow resistance by 30
20 Shell Shield — Reduces all damage your pet takes by 50% and increases the time between your pet's attacks by 60%, but deals m
20 Trickster's Dance — Increases your pet's chance to Dodge by 50% and decreases the time between your pet's attacks by 30% for 12 se
22 Scorpid Sting — Stings the target, reducing the target's chance to hit with attacks by 2% for 20 sec. Only one Sting per Hunte
24 Beast Lore — Gather information about the target beast. The tooltip will display damage, health, armor, any special resista
24 Track Hidden — Increases stealth detection and shows hidden units within detection range on the minimap. Only one form of tra
25 Counterattack — A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 13
25 Summon Hawk — Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing 32 plus 5% of your Ranged Attack Power Physical damag
25 Trueshot Aura — Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party or raid members within 45 yds by 30
26 Rapid Fire — Increases ranged and melee attack speed by 40% for 15 sec
26 Track Elementals — Shows the location of all nearby elementals on the minimap. Only one form of tracking can be active at a time
28 Frost Trap — Place a Frost trap that creates an ice slick around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches it. All
Levels 30–39
30 Aspect of the Beast — The hunter takes on the aspects of a beast, becoming untrackable and increasing Melee Attack Power by 50. Only
30 Dash — Increases movement speed by 40% for 15 sec
30 Dive — Increases movement speed by 40% for 15 sec
30 Feign Death — Feign death which may trick enemies into ignoring you. Lasts 6 min. If not cancelled, after 6 min you will act
30 Intimidation — Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased c
30 Lacerate — Wounds the target causing them to bleed for 147 damage over 21 sec
30 Prowl — Puts your pet in stealth mode, but slows its movement speed by 50%. The first attack from stealth receives a 2
30 Scatter Shot — A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will re
30 Strider Kick — A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec
30 Thunderstomp — Shakes the ground with thundering force, doing 53 to 61 Nature damage to all enemies within 8 yards
32 Enchanted Flare — Exposes all hidden and invisible enemies within 10 yards of the targeted area, and staves off magical darkness
32 Flare — Exposes all hidden and invisible enemies within 10 yards of the targeted area for 30 sec
32 Track Demons — Shows the location of all nearby demons on the minimap. Only one form of tracking can be active at a time
34 Explosive Trap — Place a Fire trap that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing 104 to 134 Fire damage and 150 additional Fi
36 Viper Sting — Stings the target, draining 616 mana over 8 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target
Levels 40–49
40 Aspect of the Pack — The hunter and group members within 30 yards take on the aspects of a pack of cheetahs, increasing movement sp
40 Bestial Wrath — Send your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 18 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pit
40 Sniper Shot — A long-range shot that deals ranged damage plus 160 and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards f
40 Track Giants — Shows the location of all nearby giants on the minimap. Only one form of tracking can be active at a time
40 Volley — Continuously fires a volley of ammo at the target area, causing 70 Arcane damage to enemy targets within 8 yar
46 Aspect of the Wild — The hunter and all party and raid members within 30 yards take on the aspect of the wild, increasing Nature re
Levels 50–60
50 Track Dragonkin — Shows the location of all nearby dragonkin on the minimap. Only one form of tracking can be active at a time
60 Tranquilizing Shot — Attempts to remove 1 Frenzy effect from an enemy creature
Zone order
Quest-hub detail for 1–30: Alliance route · Horde route. Classic Azeroth zone brackets. WoW Forever keeps the 1–60 world; any zone changes the beta adds are logged on the news desk as they appear.
Alliance
| 1–10 | Elwynn Forest (Human) · Dun Morogh (Dwarf, Gnome) · Teldrassil (Night Elf) |
| 10–20 | Westfall · Loch Modan · Darkshore |
| 18–25 | Redridge Mountains · Duskwood · Wetlands · Ashenvale |
| 25–35 | Hillsbrad Foothills · Stonetalon · Thousand Needles · Desolace |
| 30–40 | Arathi Highlands · Stranglethorn Vale · Dustwallow Marsh · Badlands |
| 40–50 | Tanaris · Feralas · The Hinterlands · Swamp of Sorrows |
| 45–55 | Searing Gorge · Un'Goro Crater · Felwood · Azshara · Blasted Lands |
| 53–60 | Burning Steppes · Western and Eastern Plaguelands · Winterspring · Silithus |
Horde
| 1–10 | Durotar (Orc, Troll) · Mulgore (Tauren) · Tirisfal Glades (Undead) |
| 10–20 | The Barrens · Silverpine Forest |
| 18–25 | Stonetalon Mountains · Ashenvale · Hillsbrad Foothills |
| 25–35 | Thousand Needles · Desolace · Arathi Highlands · Stranglethorn Vale |
| 30–40 | Dustwallow Marsh · Badlands · Swamp of Sorrows |
| 40–50 | Tanaris · Feralas · The Hinterlands |
| 45–55 | Searing Gorge · Un'Goro Crater · Felwood · Azshara · Blasted Lands |
| 53–60 | Burning Steppes · Western and Eastern Plaguelands · Winterspring · Silithus |
Races that can be a Hunter
Orc · Tauren · Troll · Skyborne (Windshaper) · Human · Dwarf · Night Elf · Skyborne (High Order). The race page compares every racial and the level-60 base stats.
Leveling tips that still matter
- Rested XP: log out in an inn or a capital city. Rested XP doubles kill experience and piles up while you are offline.
- Train First Aid early and keep bandages on you. It is cheaper than potions and most classes can bandage between every pull.
- Level your weapon skills on the first mobs that use a new weapon type, or you will miss constantly at 40 with a fresh weapon.
- Pick two professions early: the <a href="wow-forever-professions.html">professions page</a> says which pair fits your class and where the first nodes are. Buy the level 40 mount the day you can. Riding is the biggest leveling speed-up in the game.
- Quest in bunches: pick up every quest in a hub, do them in one loop, hand in together. Running back and forth is where hours go.
- Check the WoW Forever News desk before a long session. Beta builds change spell numbers and quest rewards and the desk logs every build.
Other classes
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Spell learn levels come from the beta client spellbook reads; a few spells show the level of the first rank seen rather than rank 1. Data from talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), read from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70425. Updated 2026-10-24. World of Warcraft is a trademark of Blizzard Entertainment; this is a fan site.