Hunter pet learning routes from 10 to 60: Alliance and Horde

Prowlers are Wolves and record Bite 2; Young Forest Bears record Claw 2. Learn the basic attack you use. Dun Morogh starters use their local alternative rather than making an additional Elwynn trip.

Starving Winter Wolves are the nearby alternative for the Dwarf/Gnome corridor. Do not additionally travel to Elwynn once this rank has been learned locally.

Mangeclaw is a local Claw source on the Dun Morogh path. Only for Claw users; camping rare Bjarn is not part of this route.

Wood Lurker supplies Bite 3 and Black Bear Patriarch supplies Claw 3. The route waits until 18 so every recorded Wood Lurkerfits Hunterlevel; your targetpetneeds only 16 for either rank.

Giant Moss Creeper combines Bite 4 and, for Spiders, Web 2. One tame can cover both learning goals; other families ignore Web.

Only if Duskwood is already on your route: Black Ravager Mastiff records Bite 4 and Furious Howl 2. Do not hunt Bite 4 again after Hillsbrad. This is not a required Horde detour into an Alliance questing zone.

Plains Creeper supplies Bite 5; Young Mesa Buzzard is for flying families eligible for Dive 1. This does not make Dive 1 available to Bats: current rank 1 training links exclude that family.

Mountain Lions in Alterac Mountains are a local Cat option. Prowl is not a mandatory detour for every Hunter; if you later acquire a higher usable rank directly, the early trip can be skipped.

Crag Coyote combines Dash 1 and Bite 5. Use this stop while questing in Badlands. If Bite 5 was already learned in Arathi, only Dash remains a learning goal.

Deathstrike Tarantula supplies Bite 6; Silt Crawler supplies Claw 6. Choose the basic attack your plan uses; taming another source for a second basic attack is not useful for every family.

Ridge Stalker Patriarch combines Dash 2 and Prowl 2. Plan it if already returning to Badlands, rather than doubling back solely for this upgrade.

Silvermane Wolves record Furious Howl 3 locally. For a Wolf, this can replace a special Feralas journey; other families skip the stop.

Use ordinary Saltwater Snapjaws rather than waiting for rare Ironback. A rare spawn is therefore not required by the core route. Visit the coast when your questing path already passes it.

Jaguero Stalkers matter only for Cats. The island is not a sensible required detour from Hinterlands; use it if you are still questing in the south.

The Vilebranch Raiding Wolf is elite. Consider it only when already group-questing at Jintha’Alor with suitable support and able to separate the wolf safely. One source pet can bundle two ranks; without a suitable party, keep the ordinary sources in the core route.

When questing in the Plaguelands, learn Dive 3 from a Carrion Vulture. This avoids a separate Feralas journey for movement on a Bat, Bird of Prey or Wind Serpent. Carrion Birds can also pick up Screech 3.

Blackrock Worg records Dash 3; Deathlash Scorpid records Claw 7 and optional Scorpid Poison 3. These ordinary outdoor sources avoid an early Kalimdor trip solely for those ranks.

Elder Shardtooth records Claw 8. From Eastern Kingdoms this is an optional continent journey, not part of an allegedly detour-free mandatory line. Claw 7 remains the local reference option until then.

Bloodaxe Worg combines Bite 8, Dash 3 and Furious Howl 4. Check instance access, your group and actual target level first. The route waits until 60 so the full recorded 56–60 range would meet Hunter level; lower specimens may fit earlier. This is not a required raid or a guarantee of access.

Strigid Hunter supplies Claw 2; Webwood Silkspinner supplies Bite 2. Choose the basic attack your current family uses instead of planning an early continent change.

Den Mother is an early Claw 3 option. If the cave detour does not fit, learn Claw 3 later from Clattering Crawler in Ashenvale. Birds of Prey can inspect the recorded Jai’vhanel reference if its location aligns with their local questing.

Ghostpaw Runner supplies Bite 3; Clattering Crawler supplies Claw 3. Skip Claw 3 if it was already learned in Darkshore. The temporary source beast need not replace your main pet.

Elder Ashenvale Bear records Claw 4. A Bite-only pet does not need this stop.

Ghostpaw Alpha combines the basic attack with Wolf utility, saving a Wolf a separate learning trip for Howl.

Sandstrider records Dash 1; use Scorpashi Snapper only if you missed Claw 4 in Ashenvale. Tallstriders can also acquire Dust Cloud 2, Scorpids Poison 2.

Scorpashi Lashers replace the lower Claw source. If you already have a serviceable basic attack and are leaving Desolace, do not backtrack solely for this intermediate rank.

Sparkleshell Snappers record Bite 5 in Thousand Needles. Plan it when already visiting the Shimmering Flats; a Desolace-only route can postpone this intermediate rank until the next local improvement.

Dread Flyers are a compatible Carrion Bird source. Dive 1 requires target-pet level 30, but all recorded local source specimens meet Hunter eligibility only from 37. Bats skip rank 1.

Longtooth Runners provide three important ranks in one source. Learn only what your main pet can use; the source Wolf need not become your permanent companion.

Ironfur Bears complement the Feralas circuit for Claw users, avoiding a Tanaris journey solely for Claw 6.

Vale Screechers combine Dive 2 and Lightning Breath 4. For Bats this is the first recommended Dive rank here; for other eligible families it can replace rank 1.

Felpaw Ravager supplies Bite 7; Ironbeak Hunter supplies Claw 7 and Dive 3. Two compatible sources in one questing zone replace several cross-continent trips.

Elder Shardtooth is an ordinary outdoor source. If Winterspring Screechers fit your quest path better, wait until 59 and combine Claw 8 with Dive 3 there. Only one of these sources is needed.

Choose Winterspring Screecher only if Claw 8 is still missing or you need to catch up Dive 3. Do not tame another source after Elder Shardtooth if both goals are already done.

Frostsaber Stalkers combine both ranks. The conservative route waits until 60 for the full recorded 59–60 beast range. Learn only if needed; do not add another Dash 3 source if already known.

Bloodaxe Worg combines Bite 8, Dash 3 and Furious Howl 4. Check instance access, your group and actual target level first. The route waits until 60 so the full recorded 56–60 range would meet Hunter level; lower specimens may fit earlier. This is not a required raid or a guarantee of access.

Venomtail Scorpid supplies Claw 2 and, for Scorpids, Poison 1. Boars can acquire Charge 1 from Mottled Boar. Bite users have the nearby Crocolisk alternative from level 11; do not travel to Mulgore solely for Bite 2.

Prairie Wolf Alpha supplies Bite 2. Carrion Birds can acquire Demoralizing Screech 1 from Taloned Swoop. This is the Mulgore starting alternative, not an additional required visit after Durotar.

Dreadmaw Crocolisks are recorded with Bite 1. The plan waits until level 11 for the full beast-level range 9–11; level 9 or 10 specimens may already fit Hunter level 10. Skip this stop if your first pet has already taught you Bite 1.

Use Oasis Snapjaw for Bite 2 only if the rank is still missing. Raptor, Hyena, Wind Serpent and Tallstrider players choose a suitable family source in the same zone. Do not complete every optional stop.

Ghostpaw Runner supplies Bite 3; Clattering Crawler supplies Claw 3. Skip Claw 3 if it was already learned in Darkshore. The temporary source beast need not replace your main pet.

Elder Ashenvale Bear records Claw 4. A Bite-only pet does not need this stop.

Ghostpaw Alpha combines the basic attack with Wolf utility, saving a Wolf a separate learning trip for Howl.

Sandstrider records Dash 1; use Scorpashi Snapper only if you missed Claw 4 in Ashenvale. Tallstriders can also acquire Dust Cloud 2, Scorpids Poison 2.

Scorpashi Lashers replace the lower Claw source. If you already have a serviceable basic attack and are leaving Desolace, do not backtrack solely for this intermediate rank.

Sparkleshell Snappers record Bite 5 in Thousand Needles. Plan it when already visiting the Shimmering Flats; a Desolace-only route can postpone this intermediate rank until the next local improvement.

Dread Flyers are a compatible Carrion Bird source. Dive 1 requires target-pet level 30, but all recorded local source specimens meet Hunter eligibility only from 37. Bats skip rank 1.

Longtooth Runners provide three important ranks in one source. Learn only what your main pet can use; the source Wolf need not become your permanent companion.

Ironfur Bears complement the Feralas circuit for Claw users, avoiding a Tanaris journey solely for Claw 6.

Vale Screechers combine Dive 2 and Lightning Breath 4. For Bats this is the first recommended Dive rank here; for other eligible families it can replace rank 1.

Felpaw Ravager supplies Bite 7; Ironbeak Hunter supplies Claw 7 and Dive 3. Two compatible sources in one questing zone replace several cross-continent trips.

Elder Shardtooth is an ordinary outdoor source. If Winterspring Screechers fit your quest path better, wait until 59 and combine Claw 8 with Dive 3 there. Only one of these sources is needed.

Choose Winterspring Screecher only if Claw 8 is still missing or you need to catch up Dive 3. Do not tame another source after Elder Shardtooth if both goals are already done.

Frostsaber Stalkers combine both ranks. The conservative route waits until 60 for the full recorded 59–60 beast range. Learn only if needed; do not add another Dash 3 source if already known.

Bloodaxe Worg combines Bite 8, Dash 3 and Furious Howl 4. Check instance access, your group and actual target level first. The route waits until 60 so the full recorded 56–60 range would meet Hunter level; lower specimens may fit earlier. This is not a required raid or a guarantee of access.

Unlock taming and Beast Training, and check Growl at the pet trainer. Ragged Scavenger is a local Bite 1 source if that rank is missing. From level 11 the Silverpine stop can combine Bite 2 and Furious Howl 1.

Worg records both ranks. Tirisfalstarters can first acquire Bite 1 from Ragged Scavenger at 10; a continent journey solely for an earlier intermediate rank is not planned.

Bloodsnout Worg supplies Bite 3. If you play a Spider, Bear or Bat, inspect its local rank-1 family source during the same visit. Do not collect every beast.

Giant Moss Creeper combines Bite 4 and, for Spiders, Web 2. One tame can cover both learning goals; other families ignore Web.

Only if Duskwood is already on your route: Black Ravager Mastiff records Bite 4 and Furious Howl 2. Do not hunt Bite 4 again after Hillsbrad. This is not a required Horde detour into an Alliance questing zone.

Plains Creeper supplies Bite 5; Young Mesa Buzzard is for flying families eligible for Dive 1. This does not make Dive 1 available to Bats: current rank 1 training links exclude that family.

Mountain Lions in Alterac Mountains are a local Cat option. Prowl is not a mandatory detour for every Hunter; if you later acquire a higher usable rank directly, the early trip can be skipped.

Crag Coyote combines Dash 1 and Bite 5. Use this stop while questing in Badlands. If Bite 5 was already learned in Arathi, only Dash remains a learning goal.

Deathstrike Tarantula supplies Bite 6; Silt Crawler supplies Claw 6. Choose the basic attack your plan uses; taming another source for a second basic attack is not useful for every family.

Ridge Stalker Patriarch combines Dash 2 and Prowl 2. Plan it if already returning to Badlands, rather than doubling back solely for this upgrade.

Silvermane Wolves record Furious Howl 3 locally. For a Wolf, this can replace a special Feralas journey; other families skip the stop.

Use ordinary Saltwater Snapjaws rather than waiting for rare Ironback. A rare spawn is therefore not required by the core route. Visit the coast when your questing path already passes it.

Jaguero Stalkers matter only for Cats. The island is not a sensible required detour from Hinterlands; use it if you are still questing in the south.

The Vilebranch Raiding Wolf is elite. Consider it only when already group-questing at Jintha’Alor with suitable support and able to separate the wolf safely. One source pet can bundle two ranks; without a suitable party, keep the ordinary sources in the core route.

When questing in the Plaguelands, learn Dive 3 from a Carrion Vulture. This avoids a separate Feralas journey for movement on a Bat, Bird of Prey or Wind Serpent. Carrion Birds can also pick up Screech 3.

Blackrock Worg records Dash 3; Deathlash Scorpid records Claw 7 and optional Scorpid Poison 3. These ordinary outdoor sources avoid an early Kalimdor trip solely for those ranks.

Elder Shardtooth records Claw 8. From Eastern Kingdoms this is an optional continent journey, not part of an allegedly detour-free mandatory line. Claw 7 remains the local reference option until then.

Bloodaxe Worg combines Bite 8, Dash 3 and Furious Howl 4. Check instance access, your group and actual target level first. The route waits until 60 so the full recorded 56–60 range would meet Hunter level; lower specimens may fit earlier. This is not a required raid or a guarantee of access.