Pet Family Abilities

Each hunter pet family has a varied set of abilities which are derived from several sources:

Common abilities - three abilities found in pets of all families.
Core family abilities - each family has one core ability. These are uniquely named, but there are actually only 7 different types.
Spec abilities - each family gains two abilities from the specialization to which it belongs (Cunning, Ferocity, or Tenacity).
Exotic abilities - all families classed as Exotic gain one extra ability, unique to that family.
Bonus abilities - several families have one extra ability.
Tricks - several families can also perform a 'trick' - an action that is purely cosmetic.

Specialization and Core Family Abilities

The following table cross-references spec and core family abilities for each family. Families each have one uniquely-named core ability, belonging to one of 7 ability types (left column). Each family also gains two abilities from the specialization to which it belongs (top row). For more information on specializations, see Pet Family Specializations.

= Exotic Family (Beast Masters only). Exotics have an additional ability, listed in the Exotic Ability Table.

Family Ability Type:	Cunning Pathfinding +8% movement speed Master's Call Stops movement impairing effects, 4 sec	Ferocity Predator's Thirst +10% leech Primal Rage +30% party haste, 40 sec	Tenacity Endurance Training +5% max. health Fortitude of the Bear +20% maximum health, 10 sec
Defense Reduce damage taken by 50% for 12 sec.	Boar Bristle Mechanical Defense Matrix Shale Beast Solid Shell	Core Hound Obsidian Skin Scalehide Scale Shield	Beetle Harden Carapace Carapid Bulwark Turtle Shell Shield
Dodge Increase dodge chance by 30% for 20 sec.	Fox Agile Reflexes Monkey Primal Agility Serpent Serpent's Swiftness	Cat Catlike Reflexes Courser Fleethoof Wind Serpent Winged Agility	Dragonhawk Dragon's Guile Feathermane Feather Flurry Hopper Swarm of Flies
Magic Defense Reduce magic damage taken by 70% for 8 sec.		Lesser Dragonkin Shimmering Scales
Mortal Wounds Grievously wound the target, reducing the effectiveness of any healing received for 10 sec.	Hyena Infected Bite Raptor Savage Rend Rodent Gnaw	Carrion Bird Bloody Screech Devilsaur Monstrous Bite Ravager Ravage Scorpid Deadly Sting Wasp Toxic Sting	Direhorn Gore Hydra Acid Bite Lizard Grievous Bite Riverbeast Gruesome Bite
Pet Cure / Dispel Remove 1 Disease, Magic, and Poison effect from the pet.	Moth Serenity Dust Sporebat Spore Cloud Water Strider Soothing Waters	Bat Sonic Screech Ray Nether Energy	Spirit Beast Spirit Pulse Stag Nature's Grace Waterfowl Oiled Feathers
Slow Reduce movement speed by 50% for 6 sec.	Aqiri Tendon Rip Basilisk Petrifying Gaze Bird of Prey Talon Rend Hound Lock Jaw Warp Stalker Warp Time	Chimaera Frost Breath Crocolisk Ankle Crack Spider Web Spray Tallstrider Dust Cloud Wolf Furious Bite	Blood Beast Blood Bolt Crab Pin Mammoth Trample Worm Acid Spit
Triggered Defense When health falls below 40%, reduce damage taken by 60% for 15 sec. Can only occur once every 120 sec.	Camel Hardy Gruffhorn Gruff Pterrordax Ancient Hide	Clefthoof Thick Hide Gorilla Silverback	Bear Thick Fur Oxen Niuzao's Fortitude Stone Hound Stone Armor
*The Stone Hound family ability - Stone Armor - varies from the other abilities of its type in that it provides only 40% damage reduction, but regenerates 3% of its maximum health every second for 15 seconds.

Exotic Family Abilities

Beast Masters only! Each Exotic family has an additional unique ability.

Exotic Family	Exotic Ability
Aqiri	Dune Strider Increases the Silithid's movement speed by 30%.
Carapid	Calcified Carapace Reduces physical damage taken by (Total health * 0.0015 * 0.7).
Chimaera	Froststorm Breath The Chimera channels a frozen breath attack, causing [(0 + (Ranged attack power) * 0.144) * (1 + Versatility)] Froststorm damage every 2 sec for 8 sec to all enemies within 12 yards.
Clefthoof	Blood of the Rhino The Clefthoof has 10% additional armor and increases the effectiveness of healing received by 20%.
Core Hound	Molten Hide When the core hound takes melee attacks, it infuses its hide with molten lava, causing (8.19% of Attack power) Fire damage to all further melee attackers for 10 sec. Molten Hide can only activate every 60 sec.
Devilsaur	Feast The devilsaur feasts on a nearby Humanoid or Beast corpse within 5 yards, healing it for 20% of its maximum health and restoring 20 focus over 6 sec.
Pterrordax	Updraft Your pet beats its powerful wings, slowing the fall speed of both itself and the hunter for 30 sec.
Shale Beast	Shimmering Shale Reduces magic damage taken by (Total health * 0.0015 * 0.7).
Spirit Beast	Spirit Mend The Spirit Beast heals the current friendly target for [0 + ((Ranged attack power * 0.6) * 3 * 1.0504)] plus an additional [0 + ((Ranged attack power * 0.6) * 2 * 1.0504)] over 10 sec.
Stone Hound	Eternal Guardian When used, your pet will miraculously return to life with full health.
Water Strider	Surface Trot Allows the Hunter and the Water Strider to walk across water. Any damage will cancel the effect.
Worm	Burrow Attack The Worm burrows into the earth and shakes the ground above, dealing [(0 + ((Ranged attack power * 0.60) * 0.096)) * 8 * (1 + Versatility) * 1] Nature damage over 8 sec.

Common Family Abilities

The following abilities are available to all pet families. Note that Claw, Bite and Smack are really just different names for the same ability, and each family is assigned the one that best fits its theme.

Common abilities
Dash Increases your pet's movement speed by 80% for 10 sec.
Growl Your pet growls at the target, generating threat, taunting the target to attack the pet, and increasing threat that your pet generates against the target for 3 sec.
Bite Bite the enemy, causing [(1 * 2 * 1 * 1 * (Ranged attack power * 0.333) * (1 + Versatility))] damage. Deals 100% more damage and costs 100% more Focus when your pet has 50 or more Focus. or Claw Claw the enemy, causing [(1 * 2 * 1 * 1 * (Ranged attack power * 0.333) * (1 + Versatility))] damage. Deals 100% more damage and costs 100% more Focus when your pet has 50 or more Focus. or Smack Smack the enemy, causing [(1 * 2 * 1 * 1 * (Ranged attack power * 0.333) * (1 + Versatility))] damage. Deals 100% more damage and costs 100% more Focus when your pet has 50 or more Focus.

Families With Extra/Bonus Abilities

A very few families get an extra ability, we're not sure why. Perhaps it's historical.

Family	Bonus Ability
Cat	Prowl Puts your pet in stealth mode, but slows its movement speed by 50%. The first attack from stealth receives a 20% bonus to damage. Lasts until cancelled.
Feathermane	Updraft Your pet beats its powerful wings, slowing the fall speed of both itself and the hunter for 30 sec.
Spirit Beast	Spirit Walk Puts your pet in stealth mode, but slows its movement speed by 50%. The first attack from stealth receives a 20% bonus to damage. Lasts until cancelled.

Families That Can Perform Tricks

Clever beasts from a few families can also perform a purely cosmetic trick. In some cases this depends on the NPC model - for example not all Birds of Prey can perform their loop-the-loop trick.

Family	Trick
Bear	Rest You command your pet Bear to take a rest.
Bird of Prey	Trick You command your Bird of Prey to do a trick. Larger birds may not be interested.
Fox	Play Puts your Fox into a playful state.
Rodent	Rest You command your pet Rodent to take a rest.
Waterfowl	Trick You command your Crane to do a trick.