Pandaren Hunter with Wolf Pet
This page covers the various Hunter abilities and Glyphs as they will be in Mists of Pandaria, it does not cover builds. Yet. As this is written it’s still two months to the M of P launch and things might change. For now, check stuff out and think about what you will want for your Hunter, since the Cataclysm system will be scrapped.
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The New Talent Page
Any spec of Hunter can choose any one talent from each row. You will have six talents at level 90. You do not have to spend points in any given talent (or any ability,) you just pick ’em and use ’em. Obviously this means that any flavor of Hunter can have Silencing Shot.
The Hunter Talents in Mists of Pandaria
Details on the new Hunter Talents
Again, you can pick one from any one row, regardless of your spec.
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Level
15
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Posthaste – Your Disengage breaks free from movement impairing effects and increases your movement rate. |
Narrow Escape – When you Disengage you leave webs, snagging all targets for a few seconds. |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Chimera – Reduces cooldowns of Disengage and Deterrence. |
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30
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Silencing Shot – Silences and interrupts. |
Wyvern Sting – Puts the target to sleep for awhile. |
Binding Shot – Enemies are tethered to your arrow and stunned if they move away. |
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45
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Exhilaration – Heal yourself and your pet. |
Aspect of the Iron Hawk – Increase ranged attack power and reduce incoming damage. |
Spirit Bond – You and your pet regenerate. |
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60
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Fervor – Restore focus |
Dire Beast – Summons a mighty beast to attack your target. |
Thrill of the Hunt – Chance for next Arcane/Multi-shots to be free. |
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75
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A Murder of Crows – A flock of crows will attack your target. |
Blink Strike – Pet shadowsteps to target and does damage. |
Lynx Rush – Your pet charges from target to target, attacking each. |
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90
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Glaive Toss – Throw glaives to slow target and increase their damage taken. |
Powershot – A mighty shot that knocks back opponents. |
Barrage – A spray of shots that damages the target and enemies between you and the target. |
Old Talents
The Dead Talents
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These Old Talents have become…
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| These talents are gone, though some of the functionality may have been rolled into other abilities or glyphs or talents.Sic em!, Bestial Discipline, Efficiency, Hunter vs. Wild, Improved Kill Command, One with Nature, Pathing, Rapid Killing, Improved Mend Pet, Improved Steady Shot, Suvival Tactics, Point of No Escape, Counterattack, Ferocious Inspiration, Hunting Party, Killing Streak, Longevity, Noxious Stings, Resistance is Futile, Resourcefulness, Sniper Training, T.N.T., Termination, Toxicology. |
- Beast Mastery – BM Ability exotic beasts
- Black Arrow – Survival abilty
- Bombardment – MM ability
- Careful Aim – MM ability
- Careful Aim – MM ability
- Chimera Shot – MM ability
- Cobra Strikes – BM ability
- Concussive Barrage – MM ability
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Chimera – tier 1 talent
- Entrapment – Survival ability
- Fervor – tier 4 talent
- Focus Fire – BM ability
- Frenzy – BM ability
- Go for the Throat – BM
- Improved Serpent Sting – Survival ability
- Invigoration – BM ability
- Kindred Spirits – BM ability
- Lock and Load – Survival ability
- Marked for Death – now a glyph
- Master Marksman – MM ability
- Mirrored Blades – now a glyph
- Pathfinding – now a Glyph
- Piercing Shots – MM ability
- Posthaste – tier 1 talent
- Rapid Recuperation – MM ability
- Readiness – now a general ability
- Serpent Spread – Survival ability
- Silencing Shot – tier 2 talent
- Spirit Bond – tier 3 talent
- The Beast Within – BM ability
- Thrill of the Hunt – tier 4 talent
- Trap Mastery – Survival ability
- Trueshot Aura – general ability
- Wyvern Sting – tier 2 talent
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The Hunter Abilities
Previously all specs of any class shared a pool of common abilities and the talents made the difference. In Mists of Pandaria there is a smaller pool of abilities, the talents (which can be accessed by any spec,) and then a set of abilities unique to each spec.
All of the abilties are acquired from your trainer as you level. As with talents you will not have to spend any points in any of these abilities.
Abilities common to all Hunters
These are the abilities that all Hunters will eventually receive on their path to level 90. Naturally you’ll pick these up from your trainer as you level. If you want to level as fast as possible, then go here.
M of P Abilities
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dead or changed abilities
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1
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Fetch – new , pet loots for you. |
raptor strike is gone |
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1
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Arcane Shot |
parry is gone |
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1
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Auto Shot |
aimed shot is now a Marks ability |
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1
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Call Pet 1 |
kill command is a BM ability |
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1
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Revive Pet |
wing clip is gone |
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1
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Symbiosis, New, see video |
mail specializatiuon is gone |
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3
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Steady Shot |
Aspect of the Wild is gone |
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4
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Track Beasts |
Cobra Shot is a Survival ability |
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4
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Track Demons, was level 36 |
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4
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Track Dragonkin, was level 52 |
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4
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Track Elementals, was level 34 |
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4
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Track Giants, was level 46 |
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4
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Track Hidden, was level 26 |
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4
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Track Humanoids, was level 12 |
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4
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Track Undead, was level 18 |
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4
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Tracking |
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8
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Concussive Shot |
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10
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Beast Lore |
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10
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Control Pet |
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10
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Dismiss Pet |
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10
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Feed Pet |
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10
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Serpent Sting |
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10
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Tame Beast |
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12
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Aspect of the Hawk |
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14
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Disengage |
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14
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Hunters’s Mark |
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15
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Scatter Shot |
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16
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Aspect of the Cheetah |
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16
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Eagle Eye |
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16
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Mend Pet |
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18
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Call Pet 2 |
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24
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Multi-Shot |
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28
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Freezing Trap |
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30
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Aspect of the Beast, new |
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32
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Feign Death |
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35
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Kill Shot |
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35
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Tranquilizing Shot |
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36
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Scare Beast |
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38
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Explosive Trap |
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38
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Flare |
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39
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Trueshot Aura |
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40
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Widow Venom |
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42
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Call Pet 3 |
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46
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Ice Trap |
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48
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Trap Launcher |
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52
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Distracting Shot |
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54
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Rapid Fire |
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56
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Aspect of the Pack |
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60
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Readiness |
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62
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Call Pet 4 |
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66
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Snake Trap |
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74
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Master’s Call |
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76
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Misdirection |
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78
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Deterrence |
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82
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Call Pet 5 |
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83
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Aspect of the Fox |
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85
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Camouflage |
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87
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Stampede, new |
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Abilities by Spec
Most, not all, of these abilities have been tweaked from their Cataclysm versions. A couple are new, some were talents. Hover over the links for descriptions. Remember that you can still use the Dual Build ability (learned from your trainer.) As with the regular abilities you will learn these from your trainer as you level.
Hunter Glyphs in M of P
These are all the Hunter Glyphs in Mists of Pandaria. You will notice, right off, that Prime Glyphs are gone. You’re left with Major and Minor, three of each. They’re gained, 1 of each, at levels 25, 50, and 75.
If you hover over each link you will also notice that all glyphs are level 25, which means you can buy them all at that time and swap them as necessary. (And they’re likely to be pricey at launch, go here if you need more gold to buy them.) As before, you will need some stuff from your Inscription Supplies dealer to do that:
- Under level 80: Vanishing Powder
- Level 81 to 85: Dust of Disappearance
- Level 86+: Tome of the Clear Mind
Other Hunter Changes in Mists of Pandaria
The third weapon slot is gone, but you can still equip ranged and melee weapons, just not at the same time. You can have your two swords or you bow/gun, but not both. Make a macro to swap weapons or use the equipment manager if you really want to use melee weapons. Or go fishing.
Note in the “dead abilities” section that some of your melee strikes are gone.
Hunters can fire ranged weapons in melee range, Pandaren hunters have a point blank stun which will be rather nice for getting out of tight spots.
Pet talents are gone, rather they will have abilities appropriate to type and spec.
It’s possible for your ranged attacks to be dodged, so the Expertise stat might become valuable, up to the dodge cap. It’s exact value will probably depend on the exact situation, gear level, PvE Vs. PvP, etc., just as it does in Cataclysm.
As WoW says…
There are some changes coming with 
. The Cataclysm talent system has been completely scrapped in favor of a newer, simpler one. Many of the old talents are dead and gone, as are some of the abilities. Others have changed a bit or become the new talents or abilities.
