In WoW Classic SoD, Hunter Runes stand as testaments to the unyielding spirit and prowess of the Hunter class. These mystical Rune engravings, embedded in Hunters’ armor, amplify their innate abilities, transforming them into formidable marksmen and masters of the beast. Read about all Hunter Runes and locations in Season of Discovery in this guide. And if you want to learn more about Runes, check out our Season of Discovery Runes guide.
4.9Season of Discovery Phase 6 Hunter Runes
SoD Phase 6 brings Hunter something new instead of a set of runes. This update is about the addition of a Rune Broker. This vendor can be found at the starting zone of your race, and the cost of Runes obtained from the Broker equals 1 Copper.
📌 Note: Buying a Rune from a Broker before you start a related questline or when you are already completing the quest may affect the process of quest completion. Read our SoD Runes Guide to get more details.
Season of Discovery Phase 5 Hunter Runes
In WoW Classic Season of Discovery Phase 5, Hunters receive a Ring Rune for Meditation spec:
Season of Discovery Phase 4 Hunter Runes
The latest update in WoW Classic SoD introduces a new suite of Hunter Runes, each designed to offer unique strategic advantages to the Hunter class:
Furthermore, several Runes will be substituted with entirely new ones. These Runes will fill the same slot, be obtained in the same way, and automatically update in the player’s inventory if previously known:
| New Hunter Rune | Replaces |
|---|---|
| Cobra Slayer | Heart of the Lion |
| Kill Shot | Kill Command |
| Wyvern Strike | Invigoration |
Important Note: Heart of the Lion is now learned through a Skill Book instead of as a Rune.
Season of Discovery Phase 3 Hunter Runes
WoW Season of Discovery Phase 3 unveiled a powerful collection of 6 new Hunter Runes for Bracer and Helm slots, significantly boosting Hunter capabilities:
Season of Discovery Phase 2 Hunter Runes
World of Warcraft Phase 2 expanded the Hunter’s toolkit, adding new Runes for Belt and Boots slots to improve Hunter gameplay:
Season of Discovery Phase 1 Hunter Runes
WoW SoD Phase 1 introduced the foundational Hunter Runes that set the stage for gameplay enhancements:
- Chimera Shot
- Explosive Shot
- Master Marksman
- Flanking Strike
- Carve
- Beast Mastery
- Serpent Spread
- Lone Wolf
- Kill Command
- Sniper Training
- Heart of the Lion
- Cobra Strikes
Hunter Ring Runes
Hunters have a Ring Rune which can increase their success in the fight. You can equip the Hunter’s Rune of Meditation Specialization, which improves mana regeneration. This Rune helps Hunters stay effective over extended periods without running out of resources, that’s why it’s worth looking for.
Rune of Meditation Specialization Location
Hunters can find the Rune of Meditation by heading to the Shimmering Flats in Thousand Needles at /way 80, 77. Inside a small goblin house, you’ll find the black tome containing the rune. Simply click on the book to acquire it.
Hunter Cloak Runes
Hunter Cloak Runes grant a variety of enhancements that bolster a Hunter’s defensive and offensive capabilities. These Runes are meticulously designed to provide Hunters with unique benefits that improve their survivability and efficiency in battle.
Improved Volley Rune
Improved Volley significantly enhances the Volley attack by halving its mana cost and completely removing its cooldown. Additionally, it ensures Volley is uninterrupted by damage. Each instance of damage dealt by Volley includes extra damage proportional to your ranged Attack Power.
Improved Volley Rune Location
To locate the Rune of Shelling, which is required to learn Improved Volley, follow these steps:
- Begin by traveling to Silithus.
- Defeat any mobs in the area until you loot a Busted Gizmo. The highest drop rate is currently from Twilight Avengers.
- Take the Busted Gizmo to Edwi Copperbolt, a gnome located at Bronzebeard’s Encampment in the southeast part of Silithus (41.2, 88.8).
- Edwi will exchange the Busted Gizmo for a Desert Sonar.
- Explore Silithus around the coordinates 36, 71.
- Look for moving ground and use the Desert Sonar to summon a Sandworm.
- Defeat the Sandworm to obtain the Rune of Shelling.
Resourcefulness Rune
Resourcefulness completely eliminates the mana cost associated with setting Traps down their cooldown periods by 40%, making them more efficient and readily available for frequent use.
Resourcefulness Rune Location
Here are the steps to find the Rune of the Resourceful, which you need to learn Resourcefulness:
- Head to northwest Eastern Plaguelands near Terrordale and kill Plagued Swine until you obtain Tainted Boar Meat.
- Next, go to Corrin’s Crossing and kill slimes until you collect Bubbling Green Ichor.
- Combine the Tainted Boar Meat with the Bubbling Green Ichor to create a Rancid Hunk of Flesh.
- Find a Carrion Grub and feed it the Rancid Hunk of Flesh. The Carrion Grub will regurgitate a skeleton.
- Finally, loot the skeleton to get the Rune of the Resourceful.
Hit and Run Rune
Hit and Run boosts your mobility, granting a 15% increase in movement speed for 4 seconds each time you execute a Raptor Strike, enhancing your capability to maneuver in combat situations.
Hit and Run Rune Location
The Rune of the Guerrilla, the item necessary to learn Hit and Run, can be found as a drop from specific creatures:
Best Source: Escaped Core Hound
- Location: Burning Steppes, just northeast of the Alliance flight point.
- Note: This source is considered the best due to its higher drop rate and shorter spawn timer.
Rare Drop Rate: Calefactus the Unleashed
- Description: A two-headed green Core Hound that wanders in the Blasted Lands.
- Note: This source is less reliable because of its rare drop rate and longer spawn timer. Click on the NPC link to view its pathing map.
Focusing on the Escaped Core Hound in the Burning Steppes is your best bet for obtaining the Rune of the Guerrilla efficiently.
Hunter Bracer Runes
Hunter Bracer Runes focus on augmenting the Hunter’s attack speed, damage output, and overall battle prowess. These Runes are essential for Hunters seeking to maximize their combat effectiveness, providing significant boosts to both ranged and melee abilities.
Focus Fire Rune
Focus Fire Bracer‘s main feature is to improve your battle skills. This ability, when you use it, removes the Frenzy from your pet causing your ranged attack speed to rise by 3% while your pet receives 4 Focus for each Frenzy removed. These effects last 20 seconds. By attacking your pet, the Frenzy is generated, which increases the melee attack speed of 6% for 10 seconds, but it can only be stacked 5 times.
Focus Fire Rune Location
Head to coordinates (55, 51) in Searing Gorge and find a long branch overhanging a cavern. Approach the Stormcrow Nest at the end and loot the Stormcrow Egg. This will enrage a Stormcrow, defeat it to claim the Rune of Focused Fire.
Raptor Fury Rune
Raptor Fury adds 15% to the damage of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite for 15 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Nevertheless, the subsequent doses are not responsible for the same elongation of this effect, hence, you have to act immediately and directly.
Raptor Fury Rune Location
Obtain Rune of the Raptor by defeating Zopilote, an elite with level 43, in Tanaris at coordinates (43, 33).
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T.N.T. Rune
T.N.T. increases the damage done by Explosive Shot and all your damaging traps by 10%, ensuring devastation upon your enemies with each detonation.
T.N.T. Rune Location
Once you’ve reached Friendly reputation with Emerald Wardens, visit an Emerald Warden Quartermaster and purchase the Rune of Detonation for 1 gold and 60 silver.
Hunter Helm Runes
Hunter Helm Runes are integral to enhancing the Hunter’s strategic capabilities, particularly in trap deployment and critical strikes. These Runes provide pivotal advantages in combat scenarios, ensuring Hunters can adapt and dominate various battlefields.
Lock and Load Rune
Lock and Load boosts your trapping abilities. When your trap is triggered, the next Shot ability within 20 seconds will cost no mana and not trigger the cooldown. This means that you will be able to employ the Shot abilities very quickly and effectively, which will give you an upper hand in the combat scenarios.
Lock and Load Rune Rune Location
Locate the Shadowtooth Emissary in Felwood (51.5, 82) and accept the solo quest The Wild Gods.
Gather Wildwhisper Draught:
- Travel to Jintha’Alor in the The Hinterlands (group optional).
- Defeat elite trolls in the area until you acquire the Wildwhisper Draught.
Summon the Spirit of Agamaggan:
- Journey to Razorfen Downs.
- Clear the area around Amnennar the Coldbringer.
- Have one player consume the Wildwhisper Draught to summon the Spirit of Agamaggan.
- Interact with the Spirit to receive a new quest and Agamaggan’s Roar.
Collect Wild Offerings (Solo):
Important: You only need to complete this step once per dungeon.
- Choose one of the three dungeons:
| Dungeon | Requirements | Spawned Mob |
|---|---|---|
| Zul’Farrak | Defeat any three bosses. | Ghostly Spider |
| Maraudon | Clear Princess Theradras area. | Ghostly Raptor |
| Blackrock Depths | Defeat High Interrogator Gerstahn, Houndmaster Grebmar, and Ring of Law event. | Ghostly Basilisk |
- Defeat specific bosses or enemies within each dungeon to trigger the appearance of a ghostly mob.
- Use Agamaggan’s Roar near the ghostly mob to summon a level 52 elite Delirious Ancient.
- Defeat the Delirious Ancient to obtain a Wild Offering.
- Repeat this process in the other two dungeons until you have collected all three Wild Offerings.
Return and Claim Your Reward:
- Return to the Shadowtooth Emissary in Felwood and hand in the quest.
- Receive the Rune of Firepower, as your reward for completing the quest.
Catlike Reflexes Rune
Catlike Reflexes enables you to dodge, and gives you the benefit of controlling your pet. This skill will give you 20% chance to dodge and your pet’s chance to dodge will be upgraded by 9%. Moreover, it also removes the cooldown of your Kill Shot and Flanking Strike abilities by 50% which helps to execute swift and precise hits on the opponenets.
Catlike Reflexes Rune Location
Gear Up: Grab some Soft Banana Bread (or Tel’Abim Banana) from a food vendor.
The Rescue:
- Head to the Yeti Cave in Feralas (53, 60).
- Find the Groddoc Infant, a baby monkey deep inside.
- Feed it your banana (Deep Fried Plantains won’t work!).
Time Trial: Within 10 minutes, carefully bring the Groddoc Infant to its mother, the Groddoc Matriarch (59, 58).
Claim your Rune of the Jungle Cat.
Rapid Killing Rune
Rapid Killing reduces the cooldown on Rapid Fire by 2 minutes and enhances your next Shot ability within 20 seconds after killing a target worth experience or honor. This enhancement deals 20% increased damage, allowing you to swiftly eliminate your foes with deadly precision
Rapid Killing Rune Location
- In Searing Gorge travel to the cave west of the flight point (22, 36). Locate the Weathered Etching near the tall pillars (14.5, 36.5). Interact with it to obtain the quest The Burning Beast.
- Speak to Bloodmage Lynnore in Blasted Lands (50.6, 14.2). Complete The Burning Beast and accept Chains That Bind.
- Defeat Shadowsworn mobs (eastern or western walls) for 5 Infernal Chain Links. Turn them in for Brought to Heel.
- Use the Infernal Lasso, provided by Lynnore, to capture Fel Lifeblood from Calefactus the Unleashed. Check the map for spawn points (be prepared for a 5-minute respawn timer).
- Return to Bloodmage Lynnore to claim your Rune of the Ravenous.
Hunter Belt Runes
Hunter Belt Runes are tailored to elevate a Hunter’s melee combat effectiveness and critical strike potential. By embedding these Runes in their Belts, Hunters gain substantial boosts that enhance their damage and agility, critical for close-quarters combat.
Expose Weakness Rune
Expose Weakness is one of the most powerful augments that you can use for your Hunter. When you activate your melee and ranged critical strikes, you will receive a stunning 40% of your Agility as a bonus attack power boost for a duration of 7 seconds.
Expose Weakness Rune Location
- Fight with the dangerous Dustbelcher Ogre and get the drop Primitive Drawing so as to begin the quest Terror of the Desert Skies.
- Go to Stranglethorn Vale and meet Hemet Nesingwary (35.6, 10.8).
- Grab the provided Empty Bait Cage from Hemet Nesingwary and go back into the Badlands. Look for the Large Nest (22, 67) and bait down Gharrik, a powerful bird. Participate in combat, defeat Gharrik, and earn the Crimson Trophy Quill.
- Return the Crimson Trophy Quill to Hemet Nesingwary to get the Rune of Expose Weakness, you’ll need to learn Expose Weakness.
Melee Specialist Rune
Melee Specialist revolutionizes your melee capabilities, enhancing your combat prowess with swift, devastating strikes. Raptor Strike cooldown reduced to a mere 3 seconds and now executes instantly. Mongoose Bite cooldown is eliminated, while Raptor Strike gains a 30% chance to bypass its cooldown on each attack.
Melee Specialist Rune Location
- Find the Dalaran Agent at Ariden’s Camp by using this coordinate (/way #1430 52 35). Obtain Ariden’s Sigil from them.
- Use Ariden’s Sigil to show the existence of the Dark Rider elites in different spots. Kill this enemies and acquire the Dalaran Relics:
| Zone | Coordinates | Relic |
|---|---|---|
| Deadwind Pass | /way #1430 43 29 | Curious Dalaran Relic |
| Duskwood | /way #1431 23 47 | Glittering Dalaran Relic |
| Swamp of Sorrows | /way #1435 69 28 | Odd Dalaran Relic |
| Arathi Highlands | /way #1417 60 40 | Whirring Dalaran Relic |
| Badlands | /way #1418 58 54 | Slippery Dalaran Relic |
| The Barrens | /way #1413 52 36 | Heavy Dalaran Relic |
| Desolace | /way #1443 65 25 | Creepy Dalaran Relic |
- Having gathered all seven Dalaran Relics, you must go back to the Dalaran Agent to hand in your task and get the Rune of Close Combat as a reward, needed to learn Melee Specialist.
Steady Shot Rune
Steady Shot is a crucial tool for any Hunter. Demanding a ranged weapon, this power is a highly accurate Shot that deals 60% of ranged weapon’s damage. Steady Shot is the essence of reliability and efficiency for Hunters who are looking to inflict consistent damage in face-offs with their enemies.
Steady Shot Rune Location
Find Needletooth, the big fish that lives in Witherbark Village lake (66, 60.5). Engage in combat, kill the monster, and get your Rune of Steady Shot, you’ll need to learn Steady Shot.
Hunter Boots Runes
Hunter Boots Runes enhance mobility and dual-wielding proficiency, offering Hunters unprecedented agility and versatility in combat. These Runes are indispensable for Hunters who rely on swift, precise movements and dual-wielded attacks to outmaneuver their foes.
Dual Wield Specialization Rune
Dual Wield Specialization gives off the effectiveness of offhand weapon’s damage by a massive 50% once you put it on your Boots. Additionally, it lets your Raptor Strike hit with both weapons at the same time, when you have it dual-wielded, increasing your offense. Also, Raptor Strike causes 30% damage increase when holding two weapons of the same type.
Dual Wield Specialization Rune Location
- Journey to the coordinates (31.8, 15.7) southwest of the Nesingwary camp in Stranglethorn Vale and get a Danger! buff.
- Activate Flare to unveil the enigmatic Bloodscalp Guerrilla.
- Fight the Bloodscalp Guerrilla and then win to get Rune of the Scrapper, needed to learn Dual Wield Specialization.
Wyvern Strike Rune
Wyvern Strike delivers a powerful weapon strike causing 100% weapon damage and applies a poison, or Sting, to the target. This Sting inflicts additional Nature damage over 6 seconds based on a formula involving the Hunter’s Attack Power. Notably, only one Sting from a Hunter can be active on a target at any given time, ensuring strategic placement is crucial.
Wyvern Strike Rune Location
- Obtain the Entomology Starter Kit from Amaryllis Webb in Swamp of Sorrows (25.0, 54.2).
- Visit the nearby Lake Nazferiti logging camp and kill an Arbor Tarantula to get an Arbor Tarantula Specimen.
- Find out the Northfold Manor and eliminate a Hay Weevil from the barns or stables to have a Hay Weevil Specimen.
- Destination to the Kodo Graveyard and eliminate a Flesh Picker within the bone graveyard to get a Flesh Picker Specimen.
- Return to Amaryllis Webb, showcasing your bug-hunting prowess. Claim the Rune of Invigoration as a testament to your skills. Use it to learn Wyvern Strike.
Trap Launcher Rune
With Trap Launcher, your trapping abilities reach new heights, granting unparalleled flexibility and tactical advantage on the battlefield. Traps can be deployed at any location within a 40-yard radius, even during combat. Fire-based and Frost-based traps now operate on separate shared cooldowns, maximizing your control over the battlefield.
Trap Launcher Rune Location
- Embark on the Highway Robbery quest, located at an Extinguished Campfire northwest of the Kodo Graveyard (47, 54).
- Follow the coordinates (63, 39) which are close to Kormek’s Hut in Desolace. Hand over Highway Robbery to Bibbly F’utzbuckle and pick up the quest On the Lam.
- Go to Booty Bay and visit the inn. Present On the Lam to Tokal and embark on the quest Cherry for Your Thoughts?. Buy Cherry Grog from Nixxrax Fillamug for 3 gold and 40 silver to continue the quest.
- Locate a Rowboat situated under the bridge between Arathi Highlands and Wetlands (53, 91). Interact with the Rowboat to teleport to the eastern shore (93, 71).
- Engage Illari Duskfeather in battle and come out on top to obtain Illari’s Key from Illari’s Loot Cache. Open the Jewel-Encrusted Box with the key you’ve obtained to get Rune of the Trapper, you’ll need to learn Trap Launcher.
Hunter Chest Runes
Hunter Chest Runes provide powerful enhancements to a Hunter’s offensive capabilities and survivability. These Runes significantly boost the Hunter’s damage output and efficiency, transforming them into a relentless force on the battlefield.
Cobra Slayer Rune
Cobra Slayer grants the ability to activate Mongoose Bite whenever an enemy dodges your attack. Additionally, Mongoose Bite now deals extra damage equivalent to 40% of your Attack Power, significantly increasing its impact.
Cobra Slayer Rune Location
Venture into the depths of the Wetlands, a marshy expanse within Azeroth. Seek out the spider cave at coordinates (42.2, 64.1), where Carrodin, a formidable level 25 elite lurks. Defeat this formidable foe to claim the Cobra Slayer Rune.
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Master Marksman Rune
Master Marksman hones the Hunter’s skills with ranged weaponry and conserves their mana. This Rune grants a 5% increase to critical strike chance, allowing Hunters to land devastating blows more frequently. Additionally, the Rune reduces the mana cost of all Shot abilities by 25%, enabling Hunters to sustain their attacks for longer durations.
Master Marksman Rune Location
Here is a complete list of ways how to obtain Master Marksman Rune:
- Dwarf: Seek out a Rustling Bush at coordinates (29, 49) in Dun Morogh. Use Hunter’s Mark on the bush to spawn and defeat the mob that emerges.
- Night Elf: Locate a Rustling Bush in Teldrassil at coordinates (46.6, 46.3). Use Hunter’s Mark on the bush to spawn and defeat the mob that emerges.
- Orc and Troll: Search for a Rustling Bush west of Razor Hill at coordinates (38, 52). Use Hunter’s Mark on the bush to spawn and defeat the mob that emerges.
- Tauren: Seek out a Rustling Bush at coordinates (59.02, 54.38) in Mulgore. Use Hunter’s Mark on the bush to spawn and defeat the mob that emerges.
Lone Wolf Rune
Lone Wolf empowers Hunters who prefer to battle without a pet, amplifying their damage output. This Rune grants a 15% increase to all damage dealt by the Hunter while they do not have an active pet.
Lone Wolf Rune Location
In Ratchet, the bustling port city of the Horde, seek out Grizzby, a seasoned warrior with a penchant for unique treasures. To acquire the Lone Wolf Rune, fulfill the following requirements:
- Shredder Turbochargers: Collect 16 Shredder Turbochargers from Venture Co. Shredders in the Windshear Crag, Stonetalon Mountains.
- Dark Iron Ordinance: Acquire 20 Dark Iron Ordinance by vanquishing Dark Iron Insurgent in North Loch Modan or Dark Iron Rifleman and other Dark Iron dwarves in North Wetlands.
- Fish Oil: Gather 24 Fish Oil from murlocs in Hillsbrad or Wetlands, or acquire them through the Auction House.
Cobra Strikes Rune
Cobra Strikes unleashes a venomous chain reaction upon critical strikes with Shot abilities, empowering the Hunter’s pet. This Rune causes the Hunter’s pet’s next two special attacks to be critically hit whenever the Hunter lands a critical strike with a Shot ability.
Cobra Strikes Rune Location
Purchase Freshwater Snapper Bait from Zixil, the wandering goblin vendor in Hillsbrad Foothills. Utilize the bait on a small fishing boat at the lake, southeast of Tarren Mill, to spawn a level 25 elite enemy.
Hunter Legs Runes
Hunter Legs Runes are crucial for augmenting a Hunter’s ranged attack power and overall mobility. These Runes ensure that Hunters can execute powerful ranged attacks with increased frequency and precision, making them lethal marksmen.
Kill Shot Rune
Kill Shot allows launch a decisive ranged attack that inflicts 100% weapon damage plus a specific bonus damage. This attack has no minimum range and uniquely, if Kill Shot is used on a target with 20% or less health, its cooldown is immediately reset, allowing for repeated usage under the right conditions.
Kill Shot Rune Location
Here are detailed instructions on how to get Kill Shot Rune for all races:
- Journey to Stonetalon Mountains and seek out Jixo Madrocket, located at coordinates (59.20, 62.41). He will present you the quest Wild Wyvern Wrangling.
- To complete the quest, retrieve two items: a Hypnotic Crystal and a Gnarled Wand of Wild Magic.
- The Hypnotic Crystal drops from Mutanus the Devourer, the final boss in the Wailing Caverns Dungeon.
- The Gnarled Wand of Wild Magic is crafted by combining a Greater Magic Wand and a Wild Magic Essence, which can be obtained from Furbolgs in Ashenvale.
- With these two items in hand, return to Jixo Madrocket to receive a follow-up quest, Wrangling a Wild Wyvern.
- Follow Jixo Madrocket and observe him tame a Wyvern.
- Upon completion, you will receive the Rune of Kill Command and the Wyvern Taming Wand.
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Sniper Training Rune
Sniper Training rewards Hunters who remain stationary with enhanced critical strike chance for their Shot abilities.
Sniper Training Rune Location
- Alliance: Defeat the level 17 elite Defias Scout in Westfall.
- Dwarf: Slay the elite crocolisk named Kackle, found at coordinates (54, 54) in Loch Modan.
- Night Elf: Locate a harpoon near one of the beached sea turtle skulls along the shore in Darkshore. Use it against the elite thresher Paxnozz at coordinates (48, 15) and defeat it to loot the Rune.
- Horde: Venture to Ratchet and converse with Kilxx by the docks. Purchase a Fishing Harpoon and head into the bay to find Bruuz circling around a boat at the bottom. Use the harpoon to lower the shark’s health and defeat him to receive the Rune.
Serpent Spread Rune
Serpent Spread amplifies the effectiveness of the Hunter’s Multi-Shot ability by spreading the effects of Serpent Sting to all targets struck. This Rune ensures that all targets hit by Multi-Shot are afflicted by Serpent Sting for 6 seconds, amplifying overall damage output.
Serpent Spread Rune Location
Reach Friendly reputation with either the Durotar Supply and Logistics faction for Horde players or the Azeroth Commerce Authority faction for Alliance players. Once Honored, you can purchase the Serpent Spread Rune for 2 gold.
Flanking Strikes Rune
Flanking Strikes unleashes a coordinated attack between the Hunter and their pet, simultaneously striking the target and enhancing future attacks. This Rune causes the Hunter and their pet to deal simultaneous instant 100% melee damage. Additionally, the Hunter’s Mongoose Bite and Raptor Strike abilities deal 10% increased damage for 10 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. Raptor Strike also gains a 20% chance to reset the cooldown on Flanking Strike, enabling more frequent coordinated attacks.
Flanking Strikes Rune Location
- Dwarf: Acquire from the formidable bear Jorul in Dun Morogh, which can be summoned by depositing Dun Morogh Pig Meat inside a cave located at coordinates (38.5, 43.4).
- Orc and Troll: Obtain from Raluk in Durotar. Summon it at coordinates (68.7, 71.4) by utilizing Durotar Pig Meat found in the vicinity.
- Night Elf: Secure from Mowgh. Summon it at coordinates (48.3, 31.4) by employing Teldrassil Bird Meat located nearby.
- Tauren: Summon Mokwa at coordinates (36, 57) in Mulgore by using Mulgore Bird Meat obtained from nearby Swoops.
Hunter Gloves Runes
Hunter Gloves Runes are designed to empower a Hunter’s pet and enhance their shot abilities. These Runes provide significant boosts to both the Hunter’s and their pet’s combat effectiveness, ensuring they can execute devastating coordinated attacks.
Beast Mastery Rune
Beast Mastery empowers the Hunter’s pet, transforming it into a formidable force on the battlefield. This Rune grants a 30% increase to the pet’s damage and health, as well as an 80% increase to its Focus regeneration. Additionally, the pet’s Growl ability now Taunts the target, forcing it to attack the pet for 3 seconds, effectively controlling the flow of combat.
Beast Mastery Rune Location
- Westfall: Acquire Goretusk Haunch by defeating Goretusk creatures within the area. Utilize this bait at a Coyote Dwelling situated along the coast to summon Silverspur. Subsequently, vanquish Silverspur to obtain the coveted Rune.
- Loch Modan: At coordinates (83, 65), discover the Wanderer’s Hut and locate the cabinet adjacent to Daryl the Youngling. Your target is nestled on top of the cabinet.
- Darkshore: Secure Crab Treats either by looting them from Furbolg adversaries in the region or by fishing them up. Feed the treats to a Young Reef Crawler to claim your well-deserved Rune.
- The Barrens: Just north of Camp Taurajo, there is a Patrolling Cheetah, the area with a formidable speed buff. Counter this advantage by strategically placing a trap in its path. Once the buff is neutralized, dispatch the Cheetah to seize the elusive Rune.
- Silverpine Forest: Hunt down Ferocious Grizzled Bears in Silverpine Forest until the formidable Level 16 elite Grizzled Protector emerges. Defeat the protector to claim the Rune that awaits as your reward.
Chimera Shot Rune
Chimera Shot empowers the Hunter’s Chimera Shot ability, granting it additional effects based on the current Sting applied to the target. This Rune enhances Chimera Shot’s versatility, making it an adaptable tool in the Hunter’s arsenal.
Chimera Shot Rune Location
- Orc: Embark on the quest Hunt for the Rune and defeat Scorpid Workers.
- Troll: Undertake the quest Rugged Terrain and vanquish Scorpid Workers.
- Tauren: Embark on the quest A Hunter’s Strength and defeat Bristleback Battleboars.
- Night Elf: Undertake the quest A Hunter’s Strength and vanquish Githyiss the Vile.
- Dwarf: Embark on the quest Trek Through the Caves and defeat Frostmane Troll.
Explosive Shot Rune
Explosive Shot imbues the Hunter’s Explosive Shot ability with explosive power, causing additional damage over time. This Rune fires an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing initial damage and then blasting the target every second for an additional 2 seconds.
Explosive Shot Rune Location
- Dwarf: Slay Fyodi residing in Dun Morogh.
- Night Elf: Defeat Rageclaw dwelling at the bottom of Ban’ethil Burrow in Teldrassil.
- Orc and Troll: Vanquish Sarkoth located in the Razorfen Downs.
- Tauren: Defeat Arra’chea residing in Mulgore.
Carve Rune
Carve unleashes a sweeping melee attack, enabling Hunters to engage in close-quarters combat with enhanced effectiveness. This Rune triggers a sweeping attack that strikes all enemies in front of the Hunter for 50% weapon damage.
Carve Rune Location
- Dwarf: Employ the essence of Rabbit Musk to subdue and befriend a lively Rabbit. After successfully taming it, seek out Toby at Amberstill Ranch for further guidance.
- Night Elf: Harness the power of Deer Musk to befriend a majestic Deer. Upon successfully taming the creature, converse with the NPC situated next to the Hunter trainer in Darnassus for additional instructions.
- Tauren: Utilize Prairie Dog Musk to tame a charming Prairie Dog. Once you’ve successfully forged a connection, make your way to Takoda Sunmane in Bloodhoof Village and seek guidance.
- Orc and Troll: Employ the potent Adder Pheromone to tame a formidable Adder. After successfully taming the creature, consult with the Razzil Snake Charmer in Razor Hill for further insights.
Knowing each Hunter Rune location and its unique strengths, you can tailor your character to excel in your preferred playstyle. Whether you’re a seasoned marksman, a skilled beast master, or a cunning lone wolf, these Runes offer the tools to transform you into a formidable force in the world of WoW Classic SoD.
