• New line of pet spells called “Smack”. Equivalent to Claw except with different name.
  • Tendom Rip (Rank 1) – 25 focus, Next melee, 20 second cooldown. “Damages an enemy for 3 to 5 and reduces movement speed by 25% for 8 sec.”
  • Spore Cloud (Rank 1) - 50 focus, 10 second cooldown. “Inflicts 2 nature damage to nearby enemies every 2 sec for 6 sec and reduces armor by 15%.
  • Dust Cloud (Rank 1) - 50 focus, 20 second cooldown. “Kick up an obscuring cloud of dust, lowering the chance for enemies to hit by 30%. Effects last 8 sec.”
  • Serenity Dust (Rank 1) - 75 focus, 2 minute cooldown. “Heals the pet for 510 over 15 sec.”
  • Bad Attitude (Rank 1) - 25 focus, 3 minute cooldown. “Snap back for 5 damage at any target that strikes you for the next 2 min.”
  • Nether Shock (Rank 1) - 30 focus, 20 yard range, 6 second cooldown. “Instantly lashes an enemy for 17 to 19 Shadow damage. Also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 1 sec.”
  • Ravage (Rank 1) - 80 focus, 1 minute cooldown. “Violently attack an enemy for 4 to 6, stunning it for 2 sec.”
  • Sonic Blast (Rank 1) - 80 focus, 1 minute cooldown. “Emits a piercing shriek, inflicted 4 to 6 physical damage and stunning the target for 2 sec.”
  • Wing Buffet (Rank 1) - 40 focus, 30 second cooldown. “Blasts the target for 4 to 6 damage and knocking it back.”
  • Snatch (Rank 1) - 40 focus, 1 minute cooldown. “Grab the enemy’s weapon with your talons, disarming them for 10 sec.”
  • Pin (Rank 1) - 80 Focus, channeled, 20 second cooldown. “Pins the target in place, and squeezes for 20 damage over 12 sec.”
Finally, no more seeing Ravagers, Cats, and Raptors EVERYWHERE! With some of these abilities, many hunters will flock to new beast families. Although these leaked notes don’t tell which ability goes to which family, some of the descriptions and names are a bit leading. Here is my view of each of these abilities:
     

  • Smack – Just another focus dump along with Bite and Claw. Most likely a filler ability for families without a lot of abilities.
  • Tendom Rip - Basically a mobile Wing Clip. Very handy if you need to keep the enemy at range. Most likely a Hyena ability
  • Spore Cloud - If this is anything like the pre-nerf scorpion, this probably would be pretty good. I se this more of a PvE support pet. Most likely a Sporebat ability.
  • Dust Cloud - Sounds like a it prevents melee from striking, makes me wonder if it could be used against casters. Anyways, very handy for fast attacking enemies such as rogues. Most likely a Tallstrider ability.
  • Serenity Dust - Mend Pet and Serenity Dust clouds going at once will probably keep a pet up for a very long time. Most likely for a family that hasn’t be introduced yet.
  • Bad Attitude - A little confused on the meaning of this ability. If a pet is attacking something else, how can it attack the enemy that’s attacking you. It sounds like something similar to Thorns.
  • Nether Shock - Probably going to be a PvP healers worse nightmare. In battlegrounds, there have been times when I wanted to silence that healer. Intimidating Shout and Nether Shock will make any healer (or even caster) cry. Most likely a Nether Ray ability.
  • Ravage - Another stun ability. Most likely for a few pet families.
  • Sonic Blast - Another PvP ability. Basically a damage then stun which is always handy against healers and crowd control. Most likely a Bat ability.
  • Wing Buffet - Very deadly in AV. I’d just love to camp the bridge and knock Horde off it. Most likely a Carrion Bird ability.
  • Snatch - Useful against enemies that heavily rely on their weapons for damage. Probably will mess up players with a 2-handed weapon. Most likely an Owl ability.
  • Pin - I can only say, I hope this is for crabs! Stra would loves this! Holds the enemy in place and does damage. It’s not really a pin, sounds more like a hold.
It looks like Blizzard is adding a bit more Crowd Control for pets with a bunch of stuns.  Will the under-used pet families raise above the most common ones today? I doubt it. Ravagers, Raptors, and Cats all have great DPS. With these new abilities, however, we will start to see other pets raise from the shadows. Honestly though, I hope crabs don’t get too huge of a buff. I love Stra and her crabbiness. Her uniqueness will go away if she becomes too overpowered.

 

Any updates on which ability goes to which pet will be annouced here:
  • Smack - 
  • Tendom Rip -
  • Spore Cloud -
  • Dust Cloud - 
  • Serenity Dust - 
  • Bad Attitude - 
  • Nether Shock - 
  • Ravage - 
  • Sonic Blast - 
  • Wing Buffet - 
  • Snatch -
  • Pin -