Good! I am Iborian, Hunter of the Medivh (Tyrande) Blade brotherhood.
We will soon have the pre-Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 with us, which will bring big changes to the way that the special abilities of the Hunters work. Now, in addition to the typical PvP abilities (stuns, roots, disarm) we will also see that many pets (but not all) give some of the raid benefits that some classes normally brought.
Now, when you enter the band, your choice may not be as simple as choosing the one that does more dps if not, you may decide to bring the pet that brings the best benefit for your band if they don't have it. This is especially useful for guilds playing 10-person content.
We are going to see a list of the abilities and benefits that each type of pet grants in Cataclysm and then, I am going to group them to highlight those that, in addition to a special ability, have a raid benefit.
Ferocity
- Wolves - Furious howl: A raid buff of 5% permanent crit (skill with a duration of 1 minute and a cooldown of 35 seconds on beasts)
- Demosaurus (exotic)
- Terrifying roar: A 5% permanent crit buff to raid (skill with a duration of 1 minute and a cooldown of 35 seconds on beasts)
- Monstrous bite: Reduces the effectiveness of healing received by 25% (8 second skill with 5.5 cooldown on beasts)
- Kidnappers - Wild tear: Permanently reduces target's armor by 20% (4% dose, up to 5)
- Cats
- Recovery roar: Permanently increases raid strength and agility by 1395 points
- Watch: Stealth for the pet
- Hyenas - Tendon tear: Target takes 30% extra damage from bleeds permanently
- Stilt walkers - Dust Cloud: Reduces melee and ranged attack speed by 20% for 8 seconds every 28 seconds (on beasts) to all enemies within 8 meters.
- Wasps - Bite: Stuns the target for 2 seconds (every 40 seconds)
- Raptor - Demoralizing screech: Reduces the attack power of all enemies within range of mele 639 points
- Moths - Serenity powder: Interrupt spell casting and prevent that school from being cast for 4 seconds (every minute)
- Spirit beasts
- Relieve spirit: Heal a target with heal over time.
- Roar of courage: Increased strength and agility.
- Spirit path: Stealth for the pet
- Core Hound (exotic)
- Lava breath: Reduces the casting speed of all enemies within 6 meters by 25% permanently
- Ancestral Hysteria: Bloodlust / Heroism style skill in case there is no Shaman or Mage in the raid.
- Dogs
- Lockjaw: Leaves the target in place for 4 seconds.
- Zorros
- Auger: Attack speed reduced by 20% for 30 seconds
Cunning
- Spiders - They continue with their Telaraña: 5 seconds without being able to move for 40 seconds
- Devastator - Devastate: Target takes an extra 5% permanent physical damage (25 second skill with 12 second cooldown)
- Winged Serpent - Lightning breath: Target takes 8% bonus magic damage permanently
- Snakes - Poison phlegm: Permanently reduces target's armor by 20%
- Raptor - Grab: Disarm target from ranged weapon and right hand weapon for 10 seconds every minute
- Chimera (exotic) - Froststorm Breath: Frontal Cone Attack Damage with Geoarcan Damage (Hallucinate)
- Bats - Sonic blast: Stuns the target for 2 seconds
- Esporiélagos - Spore cloud: Reduces the casting speed of all enemies within 6 meters by 25% permanently
- Nether Stripes - Abyssal shock: Interrupt spell casting and prevent that school from being cast for 2 seconds (every 30 seconds)
- Dragonhawk - Fire breath: Target takes 8% bonus magic damage permanently
- Silitides (exotic)
- Poisonous Cobweb Sprayer: Pin the target in place for 5 seconds
- Qiraji Fortitude: Increases the stamina of the raid by 1485 points
- Jumpsuits
- Bad manners: 4 second blindness.
Tenacity
- Wild pig - Goring: Target takes 30% extra damage from bleeds permanently
- Scorpios - Squeeze: Disarm the target from ranged weapon and right hand weapon 10 seconds every minute
- Crocolisks - Bad milk: Reduces the target's movement speed by 50% for 6 seconds (7 seconds on beasts)
- Turtles - Shell shield: Reduces damage taken by pet by 50% for 12 seconds every minute
- Rhinoceros (exotic)
- Gorillas - Spanking: Interrupt spell casting and prevent that school from being cast for 2 seconds (every 30 seconds)
- Worms (exotic)
- Acid phlegm: The target takes an additional 4% permanent physical damage (25 seconds of skill with a cd of 12)
- Buried attack: The worm buries itself and sticks from the ground
- Crabs - Pushpin: Pin the target in place for 4 seconds
- Bears - Demoralizing roar: Reduces the physical damage inflicted by enemies at the skill's range by 10% (I do not put range because according to the text they are 0 meters, or they have been confused and they are 10m or it is melee)
- Void walkers - Distortion: Reduces enemy movement speed by 50% for 6 seconds (every 15 seconds)
- Shale Spiders (exotic)
- Shroud of the Shale Spider: Increases stats by 5% (such as Blessing of Kings or Mark of the Wild)
Hunter Pet Raid Perks by Pet Type
We are now removing skills that are not associated with raid perks from the list. So we are going to organize them for the benefit of the band. It may help you determine which pets you want to rest in your augmented stable in Cataclysm for your raid.
As you will see, many of them are for exotic pets.
Hunter's Pet Band Perks [Ferocity]
- 5% Critical: Wolf and Demosaur (exotic)
- 12% armor reduction - Raptor
- 30% Bleed Damage - Hyena
- Agility and Strength: Spirit Beast (exotic) and Cat
- Increased Haste: Core Hound (exotic)
- Reduced Casting Speed: Core Can
- 10% Melee Attack Speed Reduction: Fox and Strider
Hunter's Pet Band Perks [Cunning]
- 4% Physical Damage Taken - Ravager
- 8% Spell Damage Taken: Dragonhawk and Winged Serpent
- 12% armor reduction - Snake
- Throwing Speed Reduction: Sporielago
- Health: Silithids (exotic)
Hunter's Pet Band Perks [Tenacity]
- 4% Physical Damage Taken: Worm (exotic)
- 5% stats: Shale Spiders (exotic)
- 12% Physical Damage - Bear
- 30% Bleed Damage: Rhino (exotic) I am
Quick list
Now you will tell me, very well Iborian, what pets do I have to have now? Here is a small list of the 12 pets that I recommend to have in the stable to cover our backs. This list is designed so that, as much as possible, it does not harm your DPS and avoiding exotic pets whenever possible so that we do not have to use Beastmaster.
- Shale Spider (exotic) - 5% attribute increase
- Core Hound (exotic) - Casting Haste and Movement Speed Reduction
- Devastator - Increased physical damage taken by the target
- Dragonhawk or Winged Serpent - Increased magic damage taken
- Cat - Strength and Agility
- Sporielago - Reduced casting speed
- Hyena - Bleeding Damage
- Silithid (exotic) - Health
- Wolf - Critical
- Bear - Reduced physical damage dealt
- Raptor - Armor Reduction
- Strider or Fox - Attack speed reduced