Pet abilities (Classic)

Pet abilities and talents in the various Classic expansion versions.
==Abilities==
=== Classic===
Prior to , the abilities known by any pet were determined by the specific pet tamed by the hunter. Additionally, training points could be spent on additional abilities and ranks. Available active abilities varied between pet families, while passive abilities were available to all pets.
Active Abilities
Ability 	Level	Pet families 	TP Cost
Bite 	1 	Bat, Bear, Boar, Carrion Bird, Cat, Crocolisk, Gorilla, Hyena, Raptor, Spider, Tallstrider, Turtle, Wind Serpent, Wolf	1 TP
Charge (boar pet ability)	1 	Boar 	5 TP
Claw (pet ability) 	1 	Bear, Carrion Bird, Cat, Crab, Owl, Raptor, Scorpid 	1 TP
Growl (pet ability) 	1 	All 	0 TP
Lightning Breath 	1 	Wind Serpent 	1 TP
Cower (pet ability) 	5 	All 	8 TP
Scorpid Poison 	8 	Scorpid 	10 TP
Furious Howl 	10 	Wolf 	10 TP
Screech (pet ability) 	10 	Bat, Carrion Bird, Owl 	10 TP
Shell Shield 	20 	Turtle 	15 TP
Dash (pet ability) 	30 	Boar, Cat, Hyena, Tallstrider, Wolf 	15 TP
Dive 	30 	Bat, Carrion Bird, Owl 	15 TP
Prowl (pet ability) 	30 	Cat 	15 TP
Thunderstomp (Classic) 	30 	Gorilla 	15 TP
Passive Abilities
Ability 	Level	TP Cost
Natural Armor 	1 	1 TP
Great Stamina 	1 	5 TP
Arcane Resistance (pet ability)	20 	5 TP
Fire Resistance (pet ability) 	20 	5 TP
Frost Resistance (pet ability) 	20 	5 TP
Nature Resistance (pet ability)	20 	5 TP
Shadow Resistance (pet ability)	20 	5 TP
=== Burning Crusade Classic===
Active Abilities
Ability 	Level	Pet families 	TP Cost
Bite 	1 	Bat, Bear, Boar, Carrion Bird, Cat, Crocolisk, Dragonhawk, Gorilla, Hyena, Nether Ray, Raptor, Ravager, Serpent, Spider, Tallstrider, Turtle, Warp Stalker, Wind Serpent, Wolf	1 TP
Charge (boar pet ability)	1 	Boar 	5 TP
Claw (pet ability) 	1 	Bear, Carrion Bird, Cat, Crab, Owl, Raptor, Scorpid, Warp Stalker 	1 TP
Fire Breath 	1 	Dragonhawk 	5 TP
Gore (BC Classic) 	1 	Boar, Ravager 	1 TP
Growl (pet ability) 	1 	All 	0 TP
Lightning Breath 	1 	Wind Serpent 	1 TP
Cower (pet ability) 	5 	All 	8 TP
Scorpid Poison 	8 	Scorpid 	10 TP
Furious Howl 	10 	Wolf 	10 TP
Screech (pet ability) 	10 	Bat, Carrion Bird, Owl 	10 TP
Poison Spit (pet ability)	15 	Serpent 	5 TP
Shell Shield 	20 	Turtle 	15 TP
Dash (pet ability) 	30 	Boar, Cat, Hyena, Nether Ray, Ravager, Tallstrider, Wolf 	15 TP
Dive 	30 	Bat, Carrion Bird, Dragonhawk, Owl 	15 TP
Prowl (pet ability) 	30 	Cat 	15 TP
Thunderstomp (Classic) 	30 	Gorilla 	15 TP
Warp 	60 	Warp Stalker 	1 TP
Passive Abilities
Ability 	Level	TP Cost
Natural Armor 	1 	1 TP
Great Stamina 	1 	5 TP
Arcane Resistance (pet ability)	20 	5 TP
Fire Resistance (pet ability) 	20 	5 TP
Frost Resistance (pet ability) 	20 	5 TP
Nature Resistance (pet ability)	20 	5 TP
Shadow Resistance (pet ability)	20 	5 TP
Avoidance (hunter pet ability) 	30 	15 TP
Cobra Reflexes 	30 	15 TP
=== Wrath of the Lich King Classic===
Training points were removed in , and were largely replaced with pet talents. Abilities were no longer determined by the specific mob the hunter tamed; instead, abilities were determined by their pet family. Each family had a few abilities shared with other families, and one ability unique to that family.
Shared abilities
Ability 	Level	Pet families
Bite 	1 	Bat, Boar, Carrion Bird, Chimaera, Core Hound, Crocolisk, Devilsaur, Dragonhawk, Hyena, Nether Ray, Ravager, Serpent, Spider, Turtle, Warp Stalker, Wind Serpent, Wolf, Worm
Claw (pet ability) 	1 	Bear, Bird of Prey, Cat, Crab, Raptor, Scorpid, Silithid, Spirit Beast, Tallstrider
Growl (pet ability)	1 	All
Smack 	1 	Gorilla, Moth, Rhino, Sporebat, Wasp
Cower (pet ability)	20 	All
Avoidance (passive)	60 	All
Family abilities
Ability 	Level	Pet family
Acid Spit 	1 	Worm
Bad Attitude 	1 	Crocolisk
Demoralizing Screech 	1 	Carrion Bird
Dust Cloud 	6 	Tallstrider
Fire Breath 	1 	Dragonhawk
Froststorm Breath 	1 	Chimaera
Furious Howl 	1 	Wolf
Gore (BC Classic) 	1 	Boar
Lava Breath 	1 	Core Hound
Lightning Breath 	1 	Wind Serpent
Monstrous Bite 	1 	Devilsaur
Nether Shock 	1 	Nether Ray
Pin 	1 	Crab
Poison Spit (pet ability)	1 	Serpent
Prowl (pet ability) 	1 	Cat, Spirit Beast
Pummel (pet ability) 	1 	Gorilla
Rake (pet ability) 	1 	Cat
Ravage (pet ability) 	1 	Ravager
Savage Rend 	1 	Raptor
Scorpid Poison 	1 	Scorpid
Serenity Dust 	1 	Moth
Shell Shield 	1 	Turtle
Snatch 	1 	Bird of Prey
Sonic Blast 	1 	Bat
Spirit Strike 	1 	Spirit Beast
Spore Cloud 	1 	Sporebat
Stampede (pet ability) 	1 	Rhino
Sting 	1 	Wasp
Swipe (pet ability) 	1 	Bear
Tendon Rip 	1 	Hyena
Venom Web Spray 	1 	Silithid
Warp 	60 	Warp Stalker
Web 	1 	Spider
==Talents==
Starting in , each family belonged to one of three types and, prior to , had access to that type's talent tree. Some talented abilities were only available to certain pet families.
=== Wrath of the Lich King Classic===
 Ferocity
Tier	Talent 	Ranks	Requirement
1 	Cobra Reflexes 	2 	
1 	Dash (pet ability) 	1 	(Cat, Core Hound, Devilsaur, Hyena, Raptor, Spirit Beast, Tallstrider, Wolf)
1 	Dive 	1 	(Carrion Bird, Moth, Wasp)
1 	Great Stamina 	3 	
1 	Natural Armor 	2 	
2 	Improved Cower 	2 	
2 	Bloodthirsty 	2 	
2 	Spiked Collar (pet talent) 	3 	
2 	Boar's Speed 	1 	
3 	Culling the Herd 	3 	
3 	Lionhearted 	2 	
3 	Charge (pet ability) 	1 	(Cat, Core Hound, Devilsaur, Hyena, Raptor, Spirit Beast, Tallstrider, Wolf)
3 	Swoop (pet ability) 	1 	(Carrion Bird, Moth, Wasp)
4 	Heart of the Phoenix (pet ability)	1 	Bloodthirsty
4 	Spider's Bite 	3 	
4 	Great Resistance 	3 	
5 	Rabid 	1 	
5 	Lick Your Wounds 	1 	Heart of the Phoenix
5 	Call of the Wild (pet ability) 	1 	Spider's Bite
6 	Shark Attack 	2 	
6 	Wild Hunt (pet talent) 	2 	Call of the Wild
 Tenacity
Tier	Talent 	Ranks	Requirement
1 	Cobra Reflexes 	2 	
1 	Charge (pet ability) 	1 	
1 	Great Stamina 	3 	
1 	Natural Armor 	2 	
2 	Spiked Collar (pet talent) 	3 	
2 	Boar's Speed 	1 	
2 	Blood of the Rhino (Wrath Classic)	2 	Great Stamina
2 	Pet Barding 	2 	Natural Armor
3 	Culling the Herd 	3 	
3 	Guard Dog 	2 	
3 	Lionhearted 	2 	
3 	Thunderstomp (pet ability) 	1 	
4 	Grace of the Mantis 	2 	
4 	Great Resistance 	3 	
5 	Last Stand (pet ability) 	2 	
5 	Taunt (pet ability) 	1 	Guard Dog
5 	Roar of Sacrifice (pet ability) 	1 	Grace of the Mantis
5 	Intervene (pet ability) 	1 	
6 	Silverback 	2 	
6 	Wild Hunt (pet talent) 	2 	Roar of Sacrifice
 Cunning
Tier	Talent 	Ranks	Requirement
1 	Cobra Reflexes 	2 	
1 	Dash (pet ability) 	1 	(Ravager, Serpent, Silithid, Spider)
1 	Dive 	1 	(Bat, Bird of Prey, Chimaera, Dragonhawk, Nether Ray, Sporebat, Wind Serpent)
1 	Great Stamina 	3 	
1 	Natural Armor 	2 	
2 	Boar's Speed 	1 	
2 	Mobility 	2 	Dash/Dive
2 	Owl's Focus 	2 	
2 	Spiked Collar (pet talent) 	3 	
3 	Culling the Herd 	3 	
3 	Lionhearted 	2 	
3 	Carrion Feeder 	1 	
4 	Great Resistance 	3 	
4 	Cornered 	2 	
4 	Feeding Frenzy (pet talent) 	2 	Spiked Collar
5 	Wolverine Bite 	1 	
5 	Roar of Recovery 	1 	
5 	Bullheaded 	1 	Cornered
5 	Grace of the Mantis 	2 	
6 	Wild Hunt (pet talent) 	2 	Wolverine Bite
6 	Roar of Sacrifice (pet ability)	1 	Grace of the Mantis