BETA TALENT DATA Snapshot · November 3, 2026

WoW Forever Hunter Abilities

Active talent abilities from the November 3 beta snapshot.

Summon Hawk

Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing 34 Physical damage and continuing its assault for 18 sec. Only 2 hawks can be active at once. Summon Hawk shares its cooldown with Arcane Shot.

80 Mana | 35 yd range | 6 sec cooldown

Beast Mastery · Row 4. All ranks and prerequisites

Intimidation

Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.

8% of base mana | 100 yd range | Instant | 1 min cooldown

Beast Mastery · Row 5 · Requires Bestial Swiftness. All ranks and prerequisites

Bestial Wrath

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.

12% of base mana | 100 yd range | Instant | 2 min cooldown

Beast Mastery · Row 7 · Requires Intimidation. All ranks and prerequisites

Trueshot Aura

Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party or raid members within 45 yds by 20.

180 Mana | Instant

Marksmanship · Row 4. All ranks and prerequisites

Scatter Shot

A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.

8% of base mana | 15 yd range | 30 sec cooldown Requires Ranged Weapon

Marksmanship · Row 5. All ranks and prerequisites

Sniper Shot

A long-range shot that deals ranged damage plus 320 and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards for 10 sec.

365 Mana | 45 yd range | 4 sec cast | 15 sec cooldown Requires Ranged Weapon

Marksmanship · Row 7 · Requires Trueshot Aura. All ranks and prerequisites

Deterrence

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

Instant | 5 min cooldown

Survival · Row 3. All ranks and prerequisites

Counterattack

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 26 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

30 Mana | Melee range | Instant | 5 sec cooldown Requires Melee Weapon

Survival · Row 4 · Requires Deterrence. All ranks and prerequisites

Strider Kick

A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.

5.81% of base mana | Melee range | Instant | 8 sec cooldown

Survival · Row 5. All ranks and prerequisites

Hunter calculator · All class abilities · PvP planning

Sources and version

Announced systems: Blizzard’s Forever Deep Dive. Base data and racials: Talents Forever, November 2 export under CC BY 4.0. Talent trees additionally incorporate the official launch notes, cross-checked with ForeverChanges on November 3. See coverage and remaining numeric uncertainties.

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