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Broken Tooth lives! Hunter pets can have different attack speeds once again

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Before you read any more, let me TLDR this first: There is no appreciable damage difference between pet attack speeds because damage is normalized. For the most part, it simply adds flavor to different pets. First, a little history. Back in Vanilla WoW, several pets had different attack speeds (you can see the original list Continue Reading ››
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Hunters get 10 more stable slots in Battle for Azeroth

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You can now tame a total of 65 pets with the addition of a 6th page of stable slots! No, it's still probably not enough for some of you (an extra 100 might not be enough). But it's 10 more, so that's 10 new pets you can tame in 8.0 without worrying about having to … Continue Reading ››
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Guide to Hunter Pets in Battle for Azeroth

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Hunter pets are being streamlined in Battle for Azeroth. You can no longer freely choose the specialization for each of your pets because each family has a set specialization. Pets from all three specializations -- Ferocity, Tenacity, and Cunning -- will all deal the same DPS and have the same amount of baseline health and … Continue Reading ››
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BfA Alpha: Survival is starting to feel more like Beast Mastery than Beast Mastery

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After playing all 3 specs on the Battle for Azeroth alpha, I've come to the conclusion that Survival feels like what Beast Mastery should feel like. I'm not talking about melee combat. I'm talking about the pet and the hunter being an actual duo, playing off each other and reliant on each other. Beast Mastery Hunters … Continue Reading ››
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Beast Mastery pet dual wielding to return in Battle for Azeroth

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If you were worried about losing Hati, worry no more. In today's alpha build a new talent has appeared called Animal Companion:

"Your Call Pet additionally summons the first pet from your stable. This pet will obey your Kill Command, but cannot use pet family abilities."

It replaces Way of the Cobra. It doesn't … Continue Reading ››
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Patch 7.3 for Hunters: New pets, Netherlight Crucible, and more

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Patch 7.3 is almost here so it's time to take a look at what's going on for Hunters. The answer is... not much. We've got some pretty cool new pets available to tame on Argus, but still no new stable slots to make room for them. I don't know about you, but I'm at the … Continue Reading ››
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Patch 7.2 Pet Bonanza: Gon, Lost Spectral Gryphon, Fenryr, and invading other class halls

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Wow, what a week it's been for Hunter pets! We've got a new solo challenge to tame Fenryr, two new spirit beasts, and there was also some shenanigans going on with Hunters invading the Shaman and Druid class halls to tame unique pets not available anywhere else. I guess I'll start with the first thing that … Continue Reading ››
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Patch 7.2 Hunter Pet Preview: Feathermanes and Falcosaurs

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Patch 7.2 is adding some new Hunter pets to tame including a whole new family. Falcosaurs are being added to the Raptor family. Gryphons, hippogryphs, wyvern, owlcats, and wolfhawks are being added to the new Feathermane family. I know what you're thinking: How am I supposed to tame new pets when my stable is already full? … Continue Reading ››
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How to tame Lightning Paw

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There's a new spirit beast to tame in patch 7.1.5! Lightning Paw is the first spirit beast fox and he has a unique lightning effect not seen on any other beasts. It's hard to see this in screenshots, so check out the short video clip embedded below. Somehow, we all missed him on the … Continue Reading ››
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New Hunter pet family teased at BlizzCon (Gryphons and winged beasts)

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Right after BlizzCon, Jeremy "Muffinus" Feasel tweeted that there were hints "somewhere on the internet" about a new Hunter pet family revealed at BlizzCon. Many Hunters, including myself, looked for this hint but couldn't find anything. I was pretty sure I had watched all of the BlizzCon interviews and read most of the articles, but I was wrong. … Continue Reading ››