Hunter Beast Taming Quest Chain
As a level 10 hunter, you earn one of the best perks of being a hunter – your hunting pet. To earn your pet you have to complete a series of quests. We want to help you complete the quests efficiently and enjoyably.
This is the place for information on:
1- Where to go to start the Beast Taming Quest Chain,
2- Tips for the Beast Taming Quests, and
So, Where Do You Start?
All Hunters must perform the beast taming-training quest chain in the area designated for their race. You cannot accept and perform these quests if you are not in your own race-specific area. (The identity and location of race-specific quest givers is detailed below.)
This is nominally a five-quest chain, however, the only purpose of the first quest is only to send you to the one Hunter Trainer for your race who can give you the beast taming quests.
If you go to any other hunter trainer at level 10 for your usual even-numbered level training, that trainer will offer you quest 1 in the chain as well as your training.
If you go directly to the Hunter Trainer listed below for your race you can skip the first quest and proceed with the rest of the chain.
Where are the Quest Givers?
Alliance
Horde
Blood Elf | Orc & Troll | Tauren
Alliance
Draenei
Huntress Kella Nightbow– Interestingly, the Draenei receive their quests from a Night Elf. You will find Night Elf Huntress Kella Nightbow on the docks west of the Exodar. near Valaar’s Berth. This is on the west coast of Azuremyst Isle south of the Exodar. Azuremyst Isle (24,54)
Dwarf
Grif Wildheart hands out the quests to dwarf hunters. You will find him in in Kharanos, Dun Morogh, directly across from the Kharanos Inn, on the west side of the road up on top of a little hill. Dun Morogh map (45,52)
Night Elf
Night Elf hunters need to see Dazalar <Hunter Trainer> in Dolanaar. You will find him standing just outside the east entrance to the Inn. Dolanaar (56,59)
Horde
Blood Elf
Lieutenant Dawnrunner is your source for quests if you are a Blood Elf. You will find her inside the building at Farstrider Retreat standing next to the fire pit. (60,62)
Orc or Troll
Both Orc and Troll hunters receive their hunter taming quests from <Hunter Trainer> Thotar, in Razor Hill. (52,43) As you enter Razor Hill from the south Thotar is downstairs in the building on your left.
Tauren
Tauren hunters should seek Yaw Sharpmane <Hunter Trainer> for their taming quests. You will find him in Bloodhoof Village. (47,55) He is standing at the entrance to a tent, and Reban Freerunner <Pet Trainer> is standing next to him.
Tips for the Beast Taming Quests:
Locating the Beast | Taming the Beast
Praticing with the Beast | Dismissing the Beast
Taming a More Permanent Pet After Quest #4
Locating the Beast
Use your beast tracking skills to find the beasties you seek. (Hover over the icons that appear at about 10 to 11 o’clock on your mini map in the upper right hand corner of your screen. One of them will say “click to choose tracking type” when you hover over it. Use that and select beast tracking.)
For the location of the beasts you seek for Quests 2 through 4 and the conclusion of Quest 5 select your race below.
Alliance
Horde
Taming the Beast
Placing the taming rod (or taming totem) on your item or action bar is a great idea. This keeps it handy for use when you find the proper beastie to tame.
In order to tame a beast you must target it (with a left click or with the tab key) and then right click the taming rod or totem. The beastie will approach you and you will see little hearts floating above his head. He will attack you. DO NOT ATTACK the beastie. Allow him to hit you and DO NOT MOVE. After several hits the beast will stop attacking and will be your pet. At this point you get credit for the quest, even if your pet runs off before you can return to the quest giver.
If you attempt to tame a beast and see “Invalid Target” when selecting the beast make certain you are targeting the exact beastie you are supposed to tame. For example, make sure it is a nightsaber stalker, not just a nightsaber, or a dire mottled boar, not an elder mottled boar, etc.
If you should accidentally destroy the taming rod/totem abandon the quest, and then go get it again. You will receive a new taming rod or totem.
If the taming rod/totem appears gray and you cannot use it, then you are still using the rod/totem from the last quest. Remove the old rod/totem from your bar and use the new one. See Preparing for the Next Taming Quest for more information.
Practicing with the Beast
This is a good opportunity to try attacking a few mobs using your new pet to see what this is like. After you complete all three beast taming quests you will select a pet to keep for a longer period of time, so you may want to see if one of these three is right for you. You have 15 minutes to practice with each pet you tame during this quest series.
After you complete this quest chain you can also tame other critters you find wandering about. Indeed, you can tame most any beast you can find, assuming your level is high enough, but you can only have one pet at a time with you. Later on you will want to learn all about the stable masters and, essentially, boarding your pet there so that you can have multiple pets. (The stable master is sort of like a bank for pets.)
This is also a good time to find out how your pet reacts when you change his status from Passive to Defensive or Aggressive. There may be times when you want your pet to stay by your side and not attack while you pull mobs, or not pull aggro from a mob, etc.
Note that at this point you do not have any beast training skills such as Feed Pet, Call Pet, etc. You will not be able to feed your beast, so he will be unhappy with you and will ultimately run away if you do not dismiss him.
Dismissing the Beast
Between each taming quest you have to dismiss the beast you just tamed. Don’t do this while you are standing next to it, because it will immediately attack you!
Use your new beast controls to tell the beastie to Stay, run away to a safe distance, use the Dismiss command, and then be ready to fight in case it tracks you down.
The Stay command is on the pet bar; the pet bar appears on the left just above your action bar when you get a pet. To access the Dismiss command right click the portrait of the pet; you will then see Dismiss in the drop down menu.
Preparing for the Next Taming Quest
You will get a new taming rod or taming totem with each quest. Each rod/totem that you receive is for a specific beast. Hover over it and you will see which beast it is intended for. A new rod/totem will appear in your backpack after you accept the next taming quest in the chain.
Before you begin taming a new beast for the next quest in the chain you must replace the old taming rod/totem that you received for the previous beast taming quest. Just place the new rod/totem on your action bar on top of the old one. The old (grayed out) one will come off and you can drop it on the ground.
You will keep the taming rod that you get from the trainer at the beginning of the fifth and final quest in this chain and use it to tame your more permanent pet.
Taming a Pet to Keep
After you complete Quest 4 in the five-part quest chain you still do not have any beast training skills such as Feed Pet, Revive Pet, Call Pet, etc. You will get these when you complete Quest 5. You can go ahead and tame a pet of your choice, but just be aware that you will not be able to feed your beast, and he will be unhappy with you until you can do this.
You should be able to keep him with you for long enough to get to the Hunter Trainer or Pet Trainer indicated for completion of Quest 5. It would be a good idea to have some food on hand to give your beastie as soon as possible after you obtain the Feed Pet ability.
Bring up your character profile and click the tab for your pet. Here you will see your pet’s stats including what he eats and the status of your relationship with him. At first he will be rebellious, but over time he will progress through the stages of unruly, submissive, dependable, faithful, and finally, man’s best friend. His loyalty rating determines how much you have to feed him and how many training points you get for him.
His loyalty rating is based on how happy he is. Monitor the face next to the portrait of your pet: red and frowning is unhappy, a yellow face is content, and the green smiling face is happy. Feed your pet to keep him happy, and try to keep him alive. Your pet does more damage if he is happy and his loyalty rating increases.
You can start off by feeding your pet lower level food, but as he levels up you will have to feed him higher level food for best results. To feed your pet (after you complete the fifth quest so that you have that ability,) right click on the feeding icon (looks like a dog biscuit) and then click on the food you want to give him. Let him finish it (you can see the progress on the smiley face just like a cool down,) and then see if his happiness has increased sufficiently. If you have trouble with this check the pet tab on your character profile to make certain you are feeding him the proper food.
Specific Beasts & their Locations
Alliance
Draenei Beasts:
Huntress Kella Nightbow will send you to find the following beasts:
Quest 2: Taming the Beast
1st beastie- Barbed Crawler – These big crabs are found along the western coast of the isle. Head south-west, into the water or to the Silvermist island to get these guys.
Quest 3: Taming the Beast
2nd beastie- Greater Timberstrider; northern reaches of Azuremyst Isle. Head up the road to the north of the city to find these big birds.
Quest 4: Taming the Beast
3d beastie- Nightstalker; Return to the same area where you found the greater timberstriders, up the road north, just past the city.
Quest 5: Speak to Ganaar, at the Trader’s Tier, in the Exodar. He’ll give you the rest of your skills and a nice crossbow.
Click here for a Map of Azuremyst Isle showing the location of Huntress Kella Nightbow and the Draenei beasts.
Locating the Beast | Taming the Beast
Praticing with the Beast | Dismissing the Beast
Taming a More Permanent Pet After Quest #4
Dwarf Beasts:
Grif Wildheart will send you to find the following beasts:
Quest 2: Taming the Beast
1st beastie- Large Crag Boar in the valley to the south-east of Grif Wildheart; in the area of (47,56) to (49,54); also to the west.
Quest 3: Taming the Beast
2nd beastie- Snow Leopard in the valley to the south-east of Grif Wildheart; especially towards the southern end of the valley in the area of (48,58) to (49,54)
Quest 4: Taming the Beast
3d beastie- Ice Claw Bear; in the valley to the south-east of Grif Wildheart, especially in the north east of the valley; around (49,53)
Quest 5: Speak to Belia Thundergranite <Pet Trainer> in the Hall of Arms, Ironforge to complete this chain. You will find her standing next to a cannon in the Hall of Arms, which is in the southeast corner of Ironforge in the Military Ward. Hall of Arms (70,85) Ironforge. Also available here are Regnus Thundergranite or Olmin Burningbeard, hunter trainers, for the next time you need training in this area.
Click here for a Map of Dun Morogh showing the location of Grif Wildheart and the Dwarf beasts.
Locating the Beast | Taming the Beast
Praticing with the Beast | Dismissing the Beast
Taming a More Permanent Pet After Quest #4
Night Elf Beasts:
Dazalar will send you to find the following beasts:
Quest 2: Taming the Beast
1st beastie- Webwood Lurker– close to Dolanaar, especially east of Dolanaar north of the road. Teldrassil (57,56)
Quest 3: Taming the Beast
2nd beastie- Nightsaber Stalker- south of Dolanaar to the west and to the south of Lake Al’Ameth – Teldrassil (46,74)
Quest 4: Taming the Beast
3d beastie- Strigid Screecher- found west of Dolanaar along the road to Darnassus just west of the blue paved bridge
Quest 5: Speak to Jocaste, Hunter Trainer, in the Cenarion Enclave, in Darnassus (40,9) You will also find the pet trainer on a higher level in the same building.
Click here for a Map of Teldrassil showing the location of Dazalar and the Night Elf beasts.
Locating the Beast | Taming the Beast
Praticing with the Beast | Dismissing the Beast
Taming a More Permanent Pet After Quest #4
Horde
Blood Elf Beasts:
Lieutenant Dawnrunner will send you to find the following beasts:
Quest 2: Taming the Beast
1st beastie- Crazed Dragonhawk – just south of Farstrider Retreat; run out the back door at Farstrider Retreat and look around
Quest 3: Taming the Beast
2nd beastie- Elder Springpaw – just south of Farstrider Retreat; run out the back door at Farstrider Retreat and look around
Quest 4: Taming the Beast
3d beastie- Mistbat – the Ghostlands; follow the road south and cross the bridge into the Ghostlands. Mistbats are flying about the woods on both sides of the road.
Quest 5: Speak to Halthenis the beast trainer of Silvermoon City
Special Note: You can pick up the quest The Fallen Courier just before you cross into the Ghostlands to look for your Mistbat. Collect the 4 Plagued Blood Samples from beasts in the Ghostlands at the same time that you tame a Mistbat. The Mistbat will help you to hunt down the beasts and fulfill this quest. This gives you some good experience in controlling and hunting with a beast and gets you 1000 reputation with Tranquilien, too!
If you do The Fallen Courier don’t worry if your Mistbat flys off and leaves you before you get back to Farstrider Retreat; you still get credit for taming it. Just return to Lieutenant Dawnrunner at Farstrider Retreat and turn in the quest.
Click here for a Map of Eversong Woods and Map of the Ghostlands showing the location of Lt. Dawnrunner and the Blood Elf beasts.
Locating the Beast | Taming the Beast
Praticing with the Beast | Dismissing the Beast
Taming a More Permanent Pet After Quest #4
Orc & Troll Beasts:
Thotar will send you to find the following beasts:
Quest 2: Taming the Beast
1st beastie- Dire Mottled Boar – You can find them quite close to Razor Hill; look to the south on both sides of the road.
Quest 3: Taming the Beast
2nd beastie- Surf Crawler – Search in the waters off the coast, across from Sen’jin Village, on the western shores of the Echo Isles.
Quest 4: Taming the Beast
3d beastie- Armored Scorpid – Look to the west of Razor Hill just south of the road.
Quest 5: Speak to Ormak Grimshot in Orgrimmar, Valley of Honor (67,18)
Click here for a Map of Durotar showing the location of Thotar and the Orc and Troll beasts.
Locating the Beast | Taming the Beast
Praticing with the Beast | Dismissing the Beast
Taming a More Permanent Pet After Quest #4
Tauren Beasts:
Yaw Sharpmane will send you to find the following beasts:
Quest 2: Taming the Beast
1st beastie- Adult Plainstrider- You will find these to the south of Bloodhoof Village. There are other Plainstriders all over Mulgore, so be certain you are looking for the Adult Plainstrider.
Quest 3: Taming the Beast
2nd beastie- Prairie Stalker- You will find these north-west of Bloodhoof Village, north of the lake and west of the road to Thunder Bluff.
Quest 4: Taming the Beast
3d beastie- Swoop- Look for Swoops north of Bloodhoof Village, north of the lake and east of the road to Thunder Bluff.
Quest 5: Speak to Holt Thunderhorn <Hunter Trainer> on the Hunter Rise in Thunder Bluff. (57,88)
Click here for a Map of Mulgore showing the location of Yaw Sharpmane and the Tauren beasts.
Locating the Beast | Taming the Beast
Praticing with the Beast | Dismissing the Beast
Taming a More Permanent Pet After Quest #4
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