Runes are special items available in the Season of Discovery in WoW Classic. These runes can be equipped to your gear, giving your character powerful passive effects. This WoW SoD Hunter Runes guide covers the new Hunter runes introduced in SoD Phase 3 and the existing Hunter runes.
All Hunter Runes in Season of Discovery Phase 3
The following Hunter Runes are new in WoW SoD Phase 3:
| Rune | Effect | Slot |
|---|---|---|
| s | Increases your chance to dodge by 20% and your pet’s chance to dodge by 9%. In addition, reduces the cooldown of your Kill Command and Flanking Strike abilities by 50%. | Head |
| d | Each time one of your traps is triggered, your next shot ability within 20 seconds costs no mana and does not incur a cooldown. | Head |
| g | Consumes all applications of Frenzy from your pet, increasing your ranged attack speed by 3% and granting 4 Focus to your pet for each application of Frenzy consumed. It lasts 20 sec. Your pet gains Frenzy each time it uses a Basic Attack, increasing its melee attack speed by 6% for 10 sec, stacking up to 5 times. | Head |
| e | Consumes all applications of Frenzy from your pet, increasing your ranged attack speed by 3% and granting 4 Focus to your pet for each application of Frenzy consumed. It lasts 20 seconds. Your pet gains Frenzy each time it uses a Basic Attack, increasing its melee attack speed by 6% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. | Wrists |
| y | Raptor Strike increases damage done by Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 15% for 15 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Subsequent doses do not extend the duration of this effect. | Wrists |
| T. | Increases your chance to dodge by 20% and your pet’s chance to dodge by 9%. In addition, it reduces the cooldown of your Kill Command and Flanking Strike abilities by 50%. | Wrists |
All Hunter Runes in Season of Discovery Phase 2
The following Hunter Runes are new in WoW SoD Phase 2:
| Rune | Effect | Slot |
|---|---|---|
| s | Your melee and ranged critical hits increase your attack power by 40% of your current Agility for 7 seconds. | Waist |
| t | Raptor Strike cooldown reduced to 3 seconds and is now instant, Mongoose Bite cooldown removed, and Raptor Strike has a 30% chance on each attack not to trigger its cooldown. | Waist |
| t | A steady shot that causes 100% ranged weapon damage. | Waist |
| n | Increases the damage done by your offhand weapon by 50% and causes your Raptor Strike to strike with both weapons when you are dual-wielding. | Feet |
| n | When your pet scores a critical hit with a special ability, you instantly regenerate 5% of your maximum mana. | Feet |
| r | Your Traps can now be placed at any location within 35 yards (ca. 32 m), and can be placed while you are in combat. Additionally, your Fire-based and Frost-based traps now have separate shared cooldowns. | Feet |
All Hunter Runes in Season of Discovery Phase 1
The following Hunter Runes are new in WoW SoD Phase 1:
| Rune | Effect | Slot |
|---|---|---|
| e | Your critical hits with Shot abilities cause your pet’s next 2 special attacks to critically hit. | Chest |
| n | Increases your critical strike chance by 5% and reduces the Mana cost of all your Shot abilities by 25%. | Chest |
| f | You deal 30% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet. | Chest |
| n | Your pet’s damage and health increase by 20%, and its Focus regeneration by 50%. In addition, your pet’s Growl now also Taunts the target to attack it for 3 sec. | Chest |
| y | Your pet’s damage and health increase by 20%, and its Focus regeneration by 50%. In addition, your pet’s Growl now also Taunts the target to attack it for 3 seconds. | Hands |
| e | A sweeping attack that strikes all enemies in front of you for 65% weapon damage. | Hands |
| t | You deal 135% weapon damage, refreshing the current Sting on your target and triggering an effect: • Serpent Sting: Instantly deals 48% of the damage done by your Serpent Sting. • Viper Sting: Instantly restores mana to you equal to 60% of the total amount drained by your Viper Sting. • Scorpid Sting: Attempts to Disarm the target for 10 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once per 1 minute. | Hands |
| t | You fire an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing 99-139 Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yards (ca. 7 m). The charge will deal damage again every second for an additional 2 sec. | Hands |
| e | You and your pet deal simultaneous instant 100% melee damage. Afterward, your Mongoose Bite and Raptor Strike deal 10% increased damage for 10 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. Raptor Strike has a 20% chance to reset the cooldown on Flanking Strike. | Legs |
| d | Give the command to kill, increasing your pet’s damage done from Claw and Bite by 60% for 30 seconds. Each Claw or Bite done by the pet reduces the damage bonus by 20%. | Legs |
| d | Targets hit by your Multi-Shot are also afflicted by your Serpent Sting for 12 seconds. | Legs |
| g | Your critical hits with Shot abilities cause your pet’s next 2 special attacks to hit critically. | Legs |
