Hunters in WoW Classic

WoW SoD Hunter Runes

Runes are items that you can find in the world in the Season of Discovery of WoW Classic. Runes can be assigned to equipment slots and give your character powerful passive effects. This WoW SoD Hunter Runes guide explains which Hunter runes are available in SoD, and how you can get them. Included are detailed descriptions of the Hunter rune locations.

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📅 Last updated on January 22, 2025.

How to Get All Hunter Runes in SoD

The following runes are available for the Hunter Hunter in SoD. Click on a rune to go directly to the location description.

Update: Since December 2024, all SoD runes and skill books can be purchased from Rune Brokers at level 1. The runes no longer have to be found or unlocked by completing quests (although this is still possible). You’ll find Rune Brokers e.g. at the following locations:

Horde Horde Rune Brokers

  • Rune Broker at 49.6 46.2 in Orgrimmar.
  • Rune Broker at 22.8 13.8 in Thunder Bluff.
  • Rune Broker at 79.4 19.8 in Undercity.

Alliance Alliance Rune Brokers

  • Rune Broker at 28.6 39.0 in Darnassus.
  • Rune Broker at 53.8 13.6 in Ironforge.
  • Rune Broker at 57.6 26.8 in Stormwind.

All SoD Hunter runes are available in our WoW SoD Talent Calculator. This allows you to plan your Hunter build including runes for the Season of Discovery.

How to Get Chimera Shot in SoD

You get the Chimera Shot Chimera Shot rune (Hands) at level 2 in your starting zone in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  • Orc Orc:
    1. Get the level 2 quest QuestHunt for the Rune from Jen'shan in Durotar (42.8 69.2).
    2. Kill Scorpid Worker in the Valley of Trials until you get Rune of the Chimera Rune of the Chimera.
  • Troll Troll:
    1. Get the level 2 quest QuestRugged Terrain from Jen'shan in Durotar (42.8 69.2).
    2. Kill Scorpid Worker in the Valley of Trials until you get Rune of the Chimera Rune of the Chimera.
  • Tauren Tauren:
    1. Get the level 2 quest QuestA Hunter's Strength from Lanka Farshot in Mulgore (44.2 75.8).
    2. Kill Bristleback Battleboar in Brambleblade Ravine until you get Rune of the Chimera Rune of the Chimera.
  • Night Elf Night Elf:
    1. Get the level 2 quest QuestA Hunter's Strength from Ayanna Everstride in Teldrassil (58.6 40.6).
    2. Kill Githyiss the Vile at (56.8 26.6) to get Rune of the Chimera Rune of the Chimera.
  • Dwarf Dwarf:
    1. Get the level 2 quest QuestTrek Through the Caves from Thorgas Grimson (29 68).
    2. Go to the Frostmane troll cave at (26.6 79.5).
    3. Find the Frostmane Loot Cache in the cave at (30.8 80.1). It contains Rune of the Chimera Rune of the Chimera.

How to Get Explosive Shot in SoD

You get the Explosive Shot Explosive Shot rune (Hands) in the starting zones in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  • Alliance Dun Morogh:
    • Drops from Edan the Howler around 41 47.
    • Drops from Timber at the lake next to Brewnall Village.
    • Drops from Mangeclaw in the east of Dun Morogh around 79 37.
    • Drops from Vagash around 62 47.
    • Drops from Old Icebeard southwest of Kharanos around 38 53.
    • Drops from Fyodi north of Brewnall Village around 30 41.
    • Drops from Bjarn west of Gol’Bolar Quarry.
  • Alliance Teldrassil:
    • Drops from Rageclaw (45.6 58.4).
  • Horde Mulgore:
    • Drops from Arra'chea in northeast Mulgore.
    • Drops from The Rake in the north of Mulgore.
    • Drops from Mazzranache north of the lake.
    • Drops from Ghost Howl in the north and northwest of Mulgore.
  • Horde Durotar:
    • Drops from Sarkoth around 40.6 67.6.

How to Get Master Marksman in SoD

You get the Master Marksman Master Marksman rune (Chest) in the starting zones in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  • Alliance Dun Morogh:
    1. Find the Rustling Bush at 28.8 49.6.
    2. Cast Hunter's Mark Hunter's Mark on the bush and kill the Razormane Poacher that spawns. You’ll receive Rune of Marksmanship Rune of Marksmanship.
  • Alliance Teldrassil:
    1. Find the Rustling Bush at 46.7 46.3.
    2. Cast Hunter's Mark Hunter's Mark on the bush and kill the Fallenroot Poacher that spawns. You’ll receive Rune of Marksmanship Rune of Marksmanship.
  • Horde Mulgore:
    1. Find the Rustling Bush at 59.0 54.6.
    2. Cast Hunter's Mark Hunter's Mark on the bush and kill the Venture Co. Poacher that spawns. You’ll receive Rune of Marksmanship Rune of Marksmanship.
  • Horde Durotar:
    1. Find the Rustling Bush at 40.6 52.0 west of Razorhill.
    2. Cast Hunter's Mark Hunter's Mark on the bush and kill the Razormane Poacher that spawns. You’ll receive Rune of Marksmanship Rune of Marksmanship.

How to Get Flanking Strike in SoD

You get the Flanking Strike Flanking Strike rune (Legs) in the starting zones in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  • Alliance Dun Morogh:
    1. Kill boars in Dun Morogh to receive Dun Morogh Pig Meat Dun Morogh Pig Meat.
    2. Use Dun Morogh Pig Meat Dun Morogh Pig Meat to summon Jorul in the Iceflow Lake cave at 37.8 42.6.
    3. Kill Jorul to get Rune of Flanking Rune of Flanking.
  • Alliance Teldrassil:
    1. Kill Strigid Owl in the southeast of Teldrassil to receive Teldrassil Bird Meat Teldrassil Bird Meat.
    2. Use Teldrassil Bird Meat Teldrassil Bird Meat to summon Mowgh at 48 31.
    3. Kill Mowgh to get Rune of Flanking Rune of Flanking.
  • Horde Mulgore:
    1. Kill Plainstriders and Swoops in Mulgore to receive Mulgore Bird Meat Mulgore Bird Meat.
    2. Use Mulgore Bird Meat Mulgore Bird Meat to summon Mokwa at 36 57.
    3. Kill Mokwa to get Rune of Flanking Rune of Flanking.
  • Horde Durotar:
    1. Kill Dire Mottled Boar all around the zone to receive Durotar Pig Meat Durotar Pig Meat.
    2. Use Durotar Pig Meat Durotar Pig Meat to summon Raluk at 68.7 71.4.
    3. Kill Raluk to get Rune of Flanking Rune of Flanking.

How to Get Carve in SoD

You get the Carve Carve rune (Hands) with level 10+ in the starting zones in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  • Alliance Dun Morogh:
    1. Kill Rockjaw mobs at Gol’Bolar Quarry until you get Rabbit Musk Rabbit Musk.
    2. Use Rabbit Musk Rabbit Musk, then cast Tame Beast Tame Beast on a Rabbit.
    3. Speak to Toby at Amberstill Ranch (63.6 50.2).
  • Alliance Teldrassil:
    1. Kill Gnarlpine mobs e.g. in the south around 41 78 until you get Deer Musk Deer Musk
    2. Use Deer Musk Deer Musk, then cast Tame Beast Tame Beast on a Deer.
    3. Speak to Relaeron next to the Hunter trainer in Darnassus (39.2 9.0).
  • Horde Mulgore:
    1. Kill Palemane mobs south and west of the lake until you get Prairie Dog Musk Prairie Dog Musk.
    2. Use Prairie Dog Musk Prairie Dog Musk, then cast Tame Beast Tame Beast on a Prairie Dog.
    3. Speak to Takoda Sunmane in Bloodhoof (46.2 60.2).
  • Horde Durotar:
    1. Kill Razormane mobs west of Razor Hill until you get Adder Pheromone Adder Pheromone.
    2. Use Adder Pheromone Adder Pheromone, then cast Tame Beast Tame Beast on an Adder.
    3. Speak to Razzil in Razor Hill (52.2 44.0).

How to Get Beast Mastery Get in SoD

You get the Beast Mastery Beast Mastery rune (Chest) in the level 10+ quest zones in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  • Alliance Westfall:
    1. Kill Goretusk enemies until you get Goretusk Haunch Goretusk Haunch.
    2. Use Goretusk Haunch Goretusk Haunch as bait at 35.0 38.5 to summon Silverspur.
    3. Kill Silverspur to get Rune of Beast Mastery Rune of Beast Mastery.
  • Alliance Darkshore:
    1. Get Crab Treats Crab Treats by fishing or killing Blackwood mobs west of Auberdine or in the very south.
    2. Feed Crab Treats Crab Treats to Young Reef Crawler at the coast around 37 55 and 40 31 to get Rune of Beast Mastery Rune of Beast Mastery.
  • Alliance Loch Modan:
    • In a cabinet inside the building behind Daryl the Youngling (83.4 65.2).
  • Horde Silverpine Forest:
    1. Kill Ferocious Grizzled Bear or Giant Grizzled Bear until Grizzled Protector is summoned.
    2. Kill Grizzled Protector to get Rune of Beast Mastery Rune of Beast Mastery.
  • Horde The Barrens:
    • Drop a trap on the path of Patrolling Cheetah around (44 55) to remove its speed buff and kill it.

How to Get Sniper Training in SoD

You get the Sniper Training Sniper Training rune (Legs) in the level 10+ quest zones in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  • Alliance Westfall:
    • Drops from Level 17 Elite Defias Scout in Westfall (52 53).
  • Alliance Darkshore:
    1. Pick up Gnarled Harpoon Gnarled Harpoon (44 20) from Beached Sea Turtle. Via our feedback button: “The harpoons to kill Paxnozz also spawn in the water around where he patrols”.
    2. Take Gnarled Harpoon Gnarled Harpoon to (50 14) and kill Paxnozz.
  • Alliance Loch Modan:
    • Drops from Elite Crocolisk Kackle around (54 54) in Loch Modan.
  • Horde The Barrens:
    1. Talk to Kilxx at the docks in Ratchet (63 38).
    2. Buy 1x Fishing Harpoon Fishing Harpoon.
    3. Find the shark Bruuz in the bay of Ratchet.
    4. Use Fishing Harpoon Fishing Harpoon and kill the shark.

How to Get Cobra Strikes in SoD

You get the Cobra Strikes Cobra Strikes rune (Chest) in the level 20+ quest zone in Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Purchase Freshwater Snapper Bait Freshwater Snapper Bait from Zixil who is traveling on the main road in the Hillsbrad Foothills.
  2. Go to the lake south of Tarren Mill in Hillsbrad Foothills.
  3. Use Freshwater Snapper Bait Freshwater Snapper Bait on a small boat at the lake to spawn the Level 25 Elite turtle Koartul. The turtle drops Cobra Strikes Cobra Strikes.

How to Get Kill Shot in SoD

You get the Kill Shot Kill Shot rune (Legs) through drops in Ashenvale and Wailing Caverns in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Get the quest QuestWild Wyvern Wrangling from Jixo Madrocket in Stonetalon Mountains (61 62).
  2. Go to Ashenvale and kill Furbolgs, until they drop Wild Magic Essence Wild Magic Essence.
  3. Combine Wild Magic Essence Wild Magic Essence with Greater Magic Wand Greater Magic Wand to get Gnarled Wand of Wild Magic Gnarled Wand of Wild Magic. Greater Magic Wand Greater Magic Wand is crafted by Enchanters.
  4. Defeat Mutanus the Devourer in the Wailing Caverns to get Hypnotic Crystal Hypnotic Crystal.
  5. Go back to Jixo Madrocket and turn in the quest. You’ll receive the follow-up quest QuestWrangling a Wild Wyvern.
  6. Complete the quest by watching Jixo Madrocket and you’ll get the rune.

Note: Kill Shot Kill Shot replaces the Kill Command rune in SoD Phase 4. Up until phase 3, Kill Command was available in the way described above. In P4, it will be removed.

How to Get Cobra Slayer in SoD

You get the Cobra Slayer Cobra Slayer rune (Hands) from a level 25 Elite mob in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  • Go to the Thelgen Rock Cave in the Wetlands at (42 64) and kill the elite owl Carrodin.

Note: Cobra Slayer Cobra Slayer replaces the Heart of the Lion rune in SoD Phase 4. Heart of the Lion is now learned as a baseline ability from a skill book.

How to Get Lone Wolf in SoD

You get the Lone Wolf Lone Wolf rune (Chest) by buying it in Ratchet in the Season of Discovery as follows:

Update: Since the hotfix on April 16, 2024, you can buy Rune of Lone Wolf Rune of Lone Wolf directly from Grizzby in Ratchet for 3g. It is no longer necessary to deliver the items listed below.

The following steps are no longer necessary to get the rune:

  1. Go to Ratchet in the Barrens and talk to Grizzby in the Inn (62 39). For his quests, you have to collect the following materials:
    • 24x Fish Oil Fish Oil:
      • Drops from Murlocs and Naga e.g. in Hillsbrad Foothills.
    • 20x Dark Iron Ordinance Dark Iron Ordinance:
      • Drops from Level 27 – 31 Elite Dark Iron Dwarves in Wetlands.
    • 16x Shredder Turbocharger Shredder Turbocharger:
      • To get Shredder Turbocharger Shredder Turbocharger, use Shredder Autosalvage Unit Shredder Autosalvage Unit on Venture Co. Light Shredder in Stonetalon Mountains around Windshear Crag (not a guaranteed drop).
      • Shredder Autosalvage Unit Shredder Autosalvage Unit is crafted by Engineering. The recipe is a drop from Sneed in Deadmines.
  2. Turn in the items and accept the quest Alliance QuestLet Me Make You An Offer or Horde QuestLet Me Make You An Offer from Grizzby.
  3. Hand in the quest to the following NPCs in your faction’s capital:
    • Alliance Master Wood in Old Town in Stormwind City (79.2 47.6).
    • Horde Zel'mak in The Valley of Honor in Orgrimmar (80.2 29.6)
  4. Accept the quest AllianceQuestYou've Got Yourself A Deal from Master Wood or HordeQuestYou've Got Yourself A Deal from Zel'mak which leads you back to Grizzby in Ratchet.
  5. Hand in the quest to Grizzby. He will now sell you Rune of Lone Wolf Rune of Lone Wolf for 3 gold.

If you can’t see the quest, your character level is too low. The quest should be available at level 20.

How to Get Serpent Spread in SoD

You get the Serpent Spread Serpent Spread rune (Legs) by turning in Waylaid Supplies and Supply Shipments for reputation in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  • Alliance Alliance:
    • Can be purchased from the Azeroth Commerce Authority faction once Friendly has been achieved.
  • Horde Horde:
    • Can be purchased from the Durotar Supply and Logistics faction once Friendly has been achieved.

Find out how to get Waylaid Supplies in our WoW SoD Waylaid Supplies Farm Guide including farming routes.

How to Get Steady Shot in SoD

You get the Steady Shot Steady Shot rune (Waist) in Arathi Highlands in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  • Kill Needletooth in the lake at Witherbark Village in the southeast of Arathi Highlands (~68 66).

How to Get Dual Wield Specialization in SoD

You get the Dual Wield Specialization Dual Wield Specialization rune (Feet) in Stranglethorn Vale in the Season of Discovery as follows:

Prerequisite: Flare Flare is needed to get this rune. It doesn’t have to be you, just some player there.

  1. Around 31.89 15.7 in Stranglethorn Vale you’ll get the debuff Danger! Danger!.
  2. Use Flare Flare to detect the source of the danger. This will cause Bloodscalp Guerrilla to spawn.
  3. Kill Bloodscalp Guerrilla to get Rune of the Scrapper and learn the rune from it.

How to Get Wyvern Strike in SoD

You get the Wyvern Strike Wyvern Strike rune (Feet) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Go to Amaryllis Webb in Swamp of Sorrows at 25.0 54.2.
  2. Buy Entomology Starter Kit Entomology Starter Kit which contains Bug Catching Net Bug Catching Net and Field Guide Field Guide.
  3. Catch three bugs in any order which can be found at the following locations:
    • Arbor Tarantula in Stranglethorn Vale:
      • At the Venture Co. Base Camp at Lake Nazferiti. It can spawn on several of the tree stumps in the camp (e.g. at 43.8 18.6, 44.2 22.0, and 45.6 23.0).
    • Hay Weevil in Arathi Highlands in or near any of the stables and barns at the following farms:
      • Northfold Manor in the northwest (known spawn locations at 31.0 26.2, 30.8 28.6, and 32.2 31.0).
      • Dabyrie’s Farmstead northeast of Refuge Point (known spawn locations at 54.0 38.6 and 57.0 39.8).
      • Go’Shek Farm northwest of Witherbark Village (known spawn locations at 59.6 57.0, 61.2 55.6, and 62.6 56.0).
    • Flesh Picker in Desolace:
      • Several spawn locations at the Kodo Graveyard (~ 51 59)
  4. Return to Amaryllis Webb, turn in the bugs, and you’ll get the rune.
    Important: Before handing in the bugs, make sure to have a bag slot available. Otherwise, you won’t get the rune and have to do the bug search all over again.

Note: Wyvern Strike Wyvern Strike replaces the Invigoration rune in SoD Phase 4. Up until phase 3, Invigoration was available in the way described above. In P4, it will be removed.

How to Get Expose Weakness in SoD

You get the Expose Weakness Expose Weakness rune (Waist) in the Badlands and Stranglethorn Vale in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Kill humanoid mobs in Badlands (e.g. Dustbelcher Ogre and Dustbelcher Brute around 29.6 56.6 and 61.4 68.8) until you get Primitive Drawing Primitive Drawing. It starts the quest QuestTerror of the Desert Skies.
  2. Turn in QuestTerror of the Desert Skies at Hemet Nesingwary in Stranglethorn Vale (35.6 10.8). You will get the quest QuestTerror of the Desert Skies and Empty Bait Cage Empty Bait Cage.
  3. Use Empty Bait Cage Empty Bait Cage to capture any critter.
  4. Go to 22.4 66.7 in Badlands where you will find a nest.
  5. Click the nest. This will cause the level 40 mob Gharrik to spawn.
  6. Kill Gharrik to get Crimson Trophy Quill Crimson Trophy Quill.
  7. Return to Hemet Nesingwary, turn in the Quill, and you’ll get Rune of Expose Weakness Rune of Expose Weakness.

How to Get Trap Launcher in SoD

You get the Trap Launcher Trap Launcher rune (Feet) at level 30 in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Find the Extinguished Campfire at the Kodo Graveyard in Desolace at 47.5 54.6. You’ll get the quest QuestHighway Robbery (requires level 30).
  2. Go to Bibbly F'utzbuckle northeast of the Kodo Graveyard at 62.2 38.8 and turn in the quest. You’ll get the quest QuestOn the Lam.
  3. Go to Booty Bay in Stranglethorn Vale. Turn in the quest at Tokal in the Booty Bay Inn (27.0 77.2). You’ll get the quest QuestCherry for Your Thoughts?.
  4. Buy Cherry Grog Cherry Grog from Nixxrax Fillamug.
  5. Turn in the quest at Tokal. You’ll get the quest QuestNo Honor Among Thieves.
  6. Use the rowboat found at 53 91 on the Arathi Highlands map. It will teleport you to the eastern shore.
  7. Talk to Illari Duskfeather at the docks (93.8 71.4 on the Arathi Highlands map).
  8. Fight Illari Duskfeather and loot her bag to get Illari's Key Illari's Key. Note: Night Elves Night Elves have the option to talk to her peacefully without a fight.
    Tip: If someone has just fought her, you can loot the key from her bag as well. Then wait for her to respawn, talk to her and you can continue to the next
  9. Open the chest near Illari Duskfeather at the docks to turn in the quest. You’ll get Jewel-Encrusted Box Jewel-Encrusted Box which contains the rune.

Note: This questline only needs to be completed once per account starting in SoD Phase 5. You can then buy item Emblem of Dishonor Emblem of Dishonor from Pix Xizzix at 28.4 75.8 in Booty Bay and mail it to an alt char. The emblem can be redeemed at a Rune Broker in any of the major cities to unlock the corresponding rune of the class.

How to Get Melee Specialist in SoD

You get the Melee Specialist Melee Specialist rune (Waist) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Talk to Dalaran Agent in Ariden’s Camp in eastern Deadwind Pass (52.0 34.6). You’ll get Ariden's Sigil Ariden's Sigil.
  2. Equip Ariden's Sigil Ariden's Sigil (or be with a player who has equipped it).
  3. Kill all 7 Dark Rider found around the following locations and obtain their relics. You will get the Dark Presence Dark Presence buff when you’re in the right spot. Then use Ariden's Sigil Ariden's Sigil to reveal the Dark Rider.
    • Deadwind Pass ~ 44 29 (drops Curious Dalaran Relic Curious Dalaran Relic)
    • Duskwood ~ 23 46 (drops Glittering Dalaran Relic Glittering Dalaran Relic)
    • Swamp of Sorrows ~ 70 29 (drops Odd Dalaran Relic Odd Dalaran Relic)
    • Arathi Highlands ~ 62 42 (drops Whirring Dalaran Relic Whirring Dalaran Relic)
    • The Barrens ~ 52 36 (drops Heavy Dalaran Relic Heavy Dalaran Relic)
    • Desolace ~ 66 23 (drops Creepy Dalaran Relic Creepy Dalaran Relic)
    • Badlands ~ 57 55 (drops Slippery Dalaran Relic Slippery Dalaran Relic)
  4. Return to Dalaran Agent and turn in the 7 relics. As a reward, you’ll get the rune.

Note: This questline only needs to be completed once per account starting in SoD Phase 5. You can then buy item Emblem of the Violet Eye Emblem of the Violet Eye from Pix Xizzix at 28.4 75.8 in Booty Bay and mail it to an alt char. The emblem can be redeemed at a Rune Broker in any of the major cities to unlock the corresponding rune of the class.

How to Get T.N.T. in SoD

You get the T.N.T. T.N.T. rune (Wrists) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  • Buy Rune of Detonation Rune of Detonation for 1g 60s from one of the following Emerald Wardens Quartermasters:
    • Quartermaster Alandra south of Seradane in The Hinterlands (61.2 34.6).
    • Quartermaster Falinar at The Twilight Grove in Duskwood (45.6 51.2).
    • Quartermaster Kyleen northeast of Satyrnaar in Ashenvale (89.6 40.6).
    • Quartermaster Valdane north of The Twin Colossals in Feralas (48.1 12.7).

Note: Until Phase 4, it was necessary to reach Friendly with the Emerald Wardens faction to buy the rune. In P4, this requirement was removed.

How to Get Raptor Fury in SoD

You get the Raptor Fury Raptor Fury rune (Wrists) in Tanaris the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Find the level 43 elite Zopilote that is pathing around south and southwest of Gadgetzan in Tanaris, e.g. around 43.0 32.6.
  2. Kill Zopilote to get Rune of the Raptor Rune of the Raptor.

How to Get Catlike Reflexes in SoD

You get the Catlike Reflexes Catlike Reflexes rune (Head) in Feralas the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Buy Soft Banana Bread Soft Banana Bread or Tel'Abim Banana Tel'Abim Banana from a food vendor or innkeeper. In Feralas e.g. the following NPCs sell one of the items:
    • Loorana in Camp Mojache (75.4 43.8).
    • Innkeeper Greul in Camp Mojache (74.8 45.0).
    • Mardrack Greenwell in Feathermoon Stronghold (31.0 43.2).
  2. Go to the yeti cave in Feralas at 53 55.
  3. Find Groddoc Infant at 53 60 on the upper level in the back of the cave.
    Note: You can do this as a group, but every player needs to have the food item.
  4. Feed Soft Banana Bread Soft Banana Bread or Tel'Abim Banana Tel'Abim Banana to Groddoc Infant.
  5. Within 10 minutes, escort Groddoc Infant to Groddoc Matriarch at 59.1 58.2 on a little hill. You’ll get Rune of the Jungle Cat Rune of the Jungle Cat.
    Note: When you’re in a group the players who didn’t feed the baby in the cave can now feed them and will also get the rune.

How to Get Focus Fire in SoD

You get the Focus Fire Focus Fire rune (Wrists) in Searing Gorge the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Go to the bridge at 53 57 in Searing Gorge. By the bridge, you’ll find a long branch sticking out into the canyon.
  2. Walk to the Stormcrow Nest at the end of the branch.
  3. Pick up the Stormcrow Egg Stormcrow Egg and go off the branch. Enraged Stormcrow will spawn (can take up to 20 seconds).
  4. Kill Enraged Stormcrow to get Rune of Focused Fire Rune of Focused Fire.

How to Get Rapid Killing in SoD

You get the Rapid Killing Rapid Killing rune (Head) at level 45 in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Go to the cave at 21 35 west of Thorium Point in Searing Gorge.
  2. Inside the cave, find Weathered Etching at 14.5 36.5. Click on it to start the quest QuestThe Burning Beast (requires level 45).
  3. Go to 50.6 14.2 in Blasted Lands and turn in the quest at Bloodmage Lynnore. You’ll get the follow-up quest QuestChains That Bind.
  4. Kill Shadowsworn mobs on the western or eastern edges of the zone until you get 5x Infernal Chain Link Infernal Chain Link.
  5. Return to Bloodmage Lynnore and turn in the quest. You’ll get the follow-up quest QuestBrought to Heel.
  6. Kill Calefactus the Unleashed with the help of Infernal Lasso Infernal Lasso (provided).
    • Calefactus the Unleashed can be found northwest of the Dark Portal and has several spawn points, e.g. around 47.0 47.8 or 46.8 34.6 (you can use Track Beasts Track Beasts).
  7. Loot Fel Lifeblood Fel Lifeblood from Calefactus the Unleashed.
  8. Return to Bloodmage Lynnore and turn in the quest. You’ll get Rune of the Ravenous Rune of the Ravenous and Infernal Lasso Infernal Lasso.

Note: With Infernal Lasso Infernal Lasso you can tame a Core Hound and get your own Core Hound pet.

How to Get Lock and Load in SoD

You get the Lock and Load Lock and Load rune (Head) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

Note: This quest chain is the same for all classes.

  1. Accept the quest QuestThe Wild Gods from Shadowtooth Emissary in the Emerald Sanctuary in Felwood (51.6 82.0). Note: The quest requires level 40 and is not sharable.
  2. [Only needs to be completed by one player in the group] Kill elites in Jintha’alor in The Hinterlands until you get Wildwhisper Draught Wildwhisper Draught.
  3. Kill the final boss in Razorfen Downs and clear the area.
  4. Use Wildwhisper Draught Wildwhisper Draught on the small ledge. This will cause the Spirit of Agamaggan to spawn.
  5. Turn in the quest at the Spirit of Agamaggan. You will get Agamaggan's Roar Agamaggan's Roar and the follow-up quest QuestThe Wild Gods.
  6. Collect 3 Wild Offering Wild Offering in Zul’Farrak, Maraudon, or Blackrock Depths. You can go to the same dungeon multiple times (e.g. 3x Zul’Farrak). Everyone in the group can loot the items regardless of whether having the quest or not. However, to get the rune, you will need to accept the quest sooner or later.
    • Zul’Farrak:
      1. Kill 2-3 bosses (may depend on the boss combination) to spawn a spider ghost.
        • The chat emote “You feel a shadowed presence” indicates that you did it correctly.
        • The spider patrols around and south of Gahz'rilla.
      2. Use Agamaggan's Roar Agamaggan's Roar near the spider ghost. This will cause the level 52 elite Delirious Ancient to spawn.
      3. Kill the mob and loot Wild Offering Wild Offering.
    • Maraudon:
      1. Kill Princess Theradras to spawn a raptor ghost in the water on the upper level.
        The chat emote “You feel a shadowed presence” indicates that you did it correctly.
      2. Use Agamaggan's Roar Agamaggan's Roar near the raptor ghost. This will cause the level 52 elite Delirious Ancient to spawn.
      3. Kill the mob and loot Wild Offering Wild Offering.
    • Blackrock Depths:
      1. Kill Houndmaster Grebmar, High Interrogator Gerstahn, and the Ring of Law to spawn a basilisk ghost on the Dark Iron Highway leading to Bael’gar.
        Note: The chat emote “You feel a shadowed presence” indicates that you did it correctly.
      2. Use Agamaggan's Roar Agamaggan's Roar near the basilik ghost. This will cause the level 52 elite Delirious Ancient to spawn.
      3. Kill the mob and loot Wild Offering Wild Offering.
  7. Return to Shadowtooth Emissary in Felwood and turn in the quest. You’ll receive Hyjal's Wisdom Hyjal's Wisdom from which you can learn the rune.

Once you get the rune, Shadowtooth Emissary sells the following items for Wild Offering Wild Offering:

  • Shadowtooth Bag Shadowtooth Bag – 10 Wild Offering Wild Offering
  • Band of the Wilds Band of the Wilds – 12 Wild Offering Wild Offering
  • Breadth of the Beast Breadth of the Beast – 12 Wild Offering Wild Offering
  • Cord of the Untamed Cord of the Untamed – 15 Wild Offering Wild Offering
  • Crown of the Dreamweaver Crown of the Dreamweaver – 15 Wild Offering Wild Offering
  • Defender of the Wilds Defender of the Wilds – 12 Wild Offering Wild Offering
  • Godslayer's Greaves Godslayer's Greaves – 15 Wild Offering Wild Offering

Note: This questline only needs to be completed once per account starting in SoD Phase 5. You can then buy item Emblem of the Wild Gods Emblem of the Wild Gods from Pix Xizzix at 28.4 75.8 in Booty Bay and mail it to an alt char. The emblem can be redeemed at a Rune Broker in any of the major cities to unlock the corresponding rune of the class.

How to Get Hit and Run in SoD

You get the Hit and Run Hit and Run rune (Back) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  • Get Rune of the Guerrilla Rune of the Guerrilla which drops from the following mobs:
    • Escaped Core Hound in Burning Steppes. Confirmed spawn locations are at 24.8 55.6, 31.8 53.0, 39.8 59.4, 61.4 51.0, 88.6 54.8, 83.8 60.0, and 84.8 68.0.
    • Calefactus the Unleashed in Blasted Lands patrolling in the west between Deadmaul Hold and The Dark Portal.

How to Get Improved Volley in SoD

You get the Improved Volley Improved Volley rune (Back) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Kill mobs in Silithus until you get Busted Gizmo Busted Gizmo. Confirmed mobs that drop it are e.g. Stonelash Pincer, Twilight Avenger, Rock Stalker, Tortured Druid, and Dust Stormer.
  2. Bring Busted Gizmo Busted Gizmo to Edwi Copperbolt at 41.2 88.8 in the Bronzebeard Encampment in the south of Silithus. You’ll get Desert Sonar Desert Sonar.
  3. Go to the area north of Bronzebeard Encampment marked on the map below.
  4. Run around in the area until you see a rumbling rocks animation. Confirmed locations are e.g. at 33 66, 41 66, 41.5 67.5, and 37 61.
  5. Use Desert Sonar Desert Sonar. This will cause a level 60 Elite Sandworm to spawn.
  6. Kill Sandworm to get Rune of Shelling Rune of Shelling from which you can learn the rune.
Sandworm location for Improved Volley rune in SoD
Sandworm location for Improved Volley rune in SoD.

How to Get Resourcefulness in SoD

You get the Resourcefulness Resourcefulness rune (Back) in Eastern Plaguelands in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Kill Plagued Swine in Eastern Plaguelands west of Plaguewood around 17 31 until you get Tainted Boar Meat Tainted Boar Meat.
  2. Kill slimes (e.g. Living Decay or Rotting Sludge) northwest of Corrin’s Crossing around 55 67 until you get Bubbling Green Ichor Bubbling Green Ichor.
  3. Combine Tainted Boar Meat Tainted Boar Meat and Bubbling Green Ichor Bubbling Green Ichor to get Rancid Hunk of Flesh Rancid Hunk of Flesh.
  4. Feed Rancid Hunk of Flesh Rancid Hunk of Flesh to a Carrion Grub which can be found all over the southern part of Eastern Plaguelands. It will puke a skeleton.
  5. Loot the skeleton to get Rune of the Resourceful Rune of the Resourceful and learn the rune from it.

How to Get Arcane Specialization

You get the Arcane Specialization Arcane Specialization rune (Finger) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Go into the tower in Hearthglen in Western Plaguelands around 46 13.
  2. Find the book at 47.3 13.6 near a Scarlet Priest.
  3. Open the book to get Rune of Arcane Specialization Rune of Arcane Specialization and learn Arcane Specialization Arcane Specialization from it.

How to Get Fire Specialization in SoD

You get the Fire Specialization Fire Specialization rune (Finger) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Go to Overseer Maltorius in Searing Gorge at 41.8 35.4.
  2. Find the book Elements for Dummies Volume II: Fire near Overseer Maltorius at 40.6 35.5.
  3. Open the book to get Rune of Fire Specialization Rune of Fire Specialization and learn Fire Specialization Fire Specialization from it.

How to Get Frost Specialization in SoD

You get the Frost Specialization Frost Specialization rune (Finger) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Go to the Owlbear Camp at 59 60 in Winterspring.
  2. Find the book.
  3. Open the book to get Rune of Frost Specialization Rune of Frost Specialization and learn Frost Specialization Frost Specialization from it.

How to Get Axe Specialization in SoD

You get the Axe Specialization Axe Specialization rune (Finger) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Go to Blackrock Stronghold at 39.9 34.1 in Burning Steppes.
  2. Find the book The Rites of Mak’Gora.
  3. Open the book to get Rune of Axe Specialization Rune of Axe Specialization and learn Axe Specialization Axe Specialization from it.

How to Get Dagger Specialization in SoD

You get the Dagger Specialization Dagger Specialization rune (Finger) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Go to 20 85 in Silithus, northwest of Ahn’Qiraj.
  2. Find the book in a tent.
  3. Open the book to get Rune of Dagger Specialization Rune of Dagger Specialization and learn Dagger Specialization Dagger Specialization from it.

How to Get Fist Weapon Specialization in SoD

You get the Fist Weapon Specialization Fist Weapon Specialization rune (Finger) in Silithus in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Find the book at 38.2 45.4 in Silithus, surrounded by twilight.
  2. Open the book to get Rune of Fist Weapon Specialization Rune of Fist Weapon Specialization and learn Fist Weapon Specialization Fist Weapon Specialization from it.

How to Get Nature Specialization

You get the Nature Specialization Nature Specialization rune (Finger) in Felwood the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Go to 62.7 7.49 in the Felpaw Village in the north of Felwood.
  2. Find the book The Fury of Stormrage.
  3. Open the book to get Rune of Nature Specialization Rune of Nature Specialization and learn Nature Specialization Nature Specialization from it.

How to Get Pole Weapon Specialization in SoD

You get the Pole Weapon Specialization Pole Weapon Specialization rune (Finger) in Azshara the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Go inside the Temple of Arkkoran in Azshara (78 38).
  2. Find the book on the Moonwell.
  3. Open the book to get Rune of Pole Weapon Specialization Rune of Pole Weapon Specialization and learn Pole Weapon Specialization Pole Weapon Specialization from it.

How to Get Ranged Weapon Specialization in SoD

You get the Ranged Weapon Specialization Ranged Weapon Specialization rune (Finger) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Go to Marris Stead in Eastern Plaguelands at 26 74.
  2. Find the book.
  3. Open the book to get Rune of Ranged Weapon Specialization Rune of Ranged Weapon Specialization and learn Ranged Weapon Specialization Ranged Weapon Specialization from it.

How to Get Sword Specialization in SoD

You get the Sword Specialization Sword Specialization rune (Finger) in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Find the book underneath Karazhan in the Master’s Cellar (cave segment) behind two pillars.
  2. Open the book to get Rune of Sword Specialization Rune of Sword Specialization and learn Sword Specialization Sword Specialization from it.

How to Get Meditation Specialization in SoD

You get the Meditation Specialization Meditation Specialization rune (Finger) in Thousand Needles in the Season of Discovery as follows:

  1. Find the book at 80 77 in Shimmering Flats in Thousand Needles.
  2. Open the book to get Rune of Meditation Specialization Rune of Meditation Specialization and learn Meditation Specialization Meditation Specialization from it.

Hunter Skill Books in SoD

Since July 10, 2024, the following Hunter Hunter skill books can be purchased from new vendors in Stormwind and Orgrimmar.

The vendors that sell the skill books are located at the following locations:

Skill books don’t take a rune slot.

List of All Hunter Runes in WoW SoD

In the following table you will find all runes available to the Hunter Hunter class in SoD:

RuneEffectSlot
Beast Mastery
Beast Mastery
Phase 1
Your pet's damage and health are increased by 15%, and its Focus regeneration by 50%. In addition, your pet's Growl now also Taunts the target to attack it for 3 sec.Chest
Cobra Strikes
Cobra Strikes
Phase 1
Your critical hits with Shot and Strike abilities and with Mongoose Bite cause your pet's next 2 special attacks to critically hit.Chest
Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf
Phase 1
You deal 30% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.Chest
Master Marksman
Master Marksman
Phase 1
Increases your critical strike chance by 5%, and reduces the Mana cost of all your Shot abilities by 25%.Chest
Carve
Carve
Phase 1
A sweeping attack that strikes all enemies in front of you with your melee weapons for 65% weapon damage. Your primary target takes 50% increased damage.Hands
Chimera Shot
Chimera Shot
Phase 1
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 sec. This effect cannot occur more than once per 1 minute.
Hands
Cobra Slayer
Cobra Slayer
Phase 4
Mongoose Bite now has a 10% chance to activate on each of your melee attacks, a 100% chance when an enemy dodges. This chance accumulates, with the chance rising by 10% from each subsequent attack if it does not reset. Mongoose Bite also deals additional damage equal to 45% of your Attack Power.Hands
Explosive Shot
Explosive Shot
Phase 1
You fire an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing 99-139 Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yards. The charge will deal damage again every second for an additional 2 sec.Hands
Flanking Strike
Flanking Strike
Phase 1
You and your pet deal simultaneous instant 100% melee damage. Afterward, you deal 8% increased damage for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Your pet's Basic attacks have a 50% chance to reset the cooldown on Flanking Strike.Legs
Kill Shot
Kill Shot
Phase 4
You attempt to finish off a wounded target, firing a ranged attack dealing 100% weapon damage plus 719. Kill Shot has no minimum range. Kill Shot's cooldown is reset if used on an enemy that has 20% or less health.Legs
Serpent Spread
Serpent Spread
Phase 1
Targets hit by your Multi-Shot are also afflicted by your Serpent Sting for 12 sec.Legs
Sniper Training
Sniper Training
Phase 1
Your Shot abilities gain 2% increased critical strike chance while you have not moved for the last 2 sec, stacking every sec up to 5 times. At 2 or more stacks, your Aimed Shot becomes instant. While moving, you will lose 1 stack per sec.Legs
Expose Weakness
Expose Weakness
Phase 2
Your melee and ranged criticals increase your attack power by 40% of your current Agility for 7 sec.Waist
Melee Specialist
Melee Specialist
Phase 2
Your Raptor Strike is now instant, and Mongoose Bite and Raptor Strike have a 30% chance on each attack to reset the cooldowns of Mongoose Bite and Raptor Strike.Waist
Steady Shot
Steady Shot
Phase 2
A steady shot that causes 100% ranged weapon damage.Waist
Dual Wield Specialization
Dual Wield Specialization
Phase 2
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
Trap Launcher
Trap Launcher
Phase 2
Your Freezing, Immolation, and Explosive Traps can now be placed at any location within 35 yards. Additionally, your Fire-based and Frost-based traps now have separate shared cooldowns.Feet
Wyvern Strike
Wyvern Strike
Phase 4
Replaces your Wyvern Sting ability with Wyvern Strike, a vicious strike that deals 140% weapon damage and causes the target to Bleed for damage over time.

Wyvern Strike requires you to have the Wyvern Sting talent, and replaces the Wyvern Sting abilities found in the Survival spellbook.
Feet
Catlike Reflexes
Catlike Reflexes
Phase 3
Increases your chance to dodge by 20% and your pet's chance to dodge by 9%. In addition, reduces the cooldown of your Flanking Strike ability by 50%.Head
Lock and Load
Lock and Load
Phase 3
Each time you place a trap, your next Shot (except Scatter Shot) ability within 20 sec costs no mana and does not incur a cooldown.Head
Rapid Killing
Rapid Killing
Phase 3
Reduces the cooldown on Rapid Fire by 80%, Rapid Fire now also grants 40% increased melee attack speed, and your next Shot ability within 20 sec after killing a target worth experience or honor deals 20% increased damage.Head
Focus Fire
Focus Fire
Phase 3
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. 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.
Wrist
Raptor Fury
Raptor Fury
Phase 3
Raptor Strike increases damage done by Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 15% for 30 sec, stacking up to 5 times. Subsequent doses do not extend the duration of this effect.Wrist
T.N.T.
T.N.T.
Phase 3
Increases the damage done by Explosive Shot and all your damaging traps by 10%. Additionally, the initial damage of Explosive Trap and the total periodic damage of your Immolation Trap are increased by 25% of your melee Attack Power.Wrist
Hit and Run
Hit and Run
Phase 4
You gain 30% movement speed for 15 sec after using Raptor Strike.

Your pet's damaging abilities send the target into a Rabid Frenzy, increasing their melee attack power by 91 but reducing armor by 640 for 2 min. Rabid enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.
Back
Improved Volley
Improved Volley
Phase 4
Reduces the mana cost of your Volley by 50%, reduces its cooldown by 100%, increases its damage by 100%, and it no longer suffers pushback from damaging attacks. Volley also deals 3% of your ranged Attack Power as additional damage each time it deals damage.Back
Resourcefulness
Resourcefulness
Phase 4
Reduces the mana cost of your Traps by 100% and their cooldowns by 40%.Back
Arcane Specialization
Arcane Specialization
Phase 4
Chance to hit with Arcane spells increased by 6%. Not cumulative with other ring runes.Finger
Fire Specialization
Fire Specialization
Phase 4
Chance to hit with Fire spells increased by 6%. Not cumulative with other ring runes.Finger
Frost Specialization
Frost Specialization
Phase 4
Chance to hit with Frost spells increased by 6%. Not cumulative with other ring runes.Finger
Nature Specialization
Nature Specialization
Phase 4
Chance to hit with Nature spells increased by 6%. Not cumulative with other ring runes.Finger
Meditation Specialization
Meditation Specialization
Phase 5
Restores 5 mana per 5 sec. This effect is not cumulative with other ring runes.Finger
Axe Specialization
Axe Specialization
Phase 4
Skill with Axes and Two-Handed Axes increased by 5. This effect is not cumulative with racial bonuses or other ring runes.Finger
Dagger Specialization
Dagger Specialization
Phase 4
Skill with Daggers increased by 5. This effect is not cumulative with racial bonuses or other ring runes.Finger
Fist Weapon Specialization
Fist Weapon Specialization
Phase 4
Skill with Fist Weapons (Unarmed) increased by 5. This effect is not cumulative with racial bonuses or other ring runes.Finger
Pole Weapon Specialization
Pole Weapon Specialization
Phase 4
Skill with Staves and Polearms increased by 5. This effect is not cumulative with racial bonuses or other ring runes.Finger
Ranged Weapon Specialization
Ranged Weapon Specialization
Phase 4
Skill with Bows, Guns, Crossbows, and Thrown weapons increased by 5. This effect is not cumulative with racial bonuses or other ring runes.Finger
Sword Specialization
Sword Specialization
Phase 4
Skill with Swords and Two-Handed Swords increased by 5. This effect is not cumulative with racial bonuses or other ring runes.Finger

In our overview of WoW SoD runes, you will find a list of all available runes. You can find out which runes to use in our Hunter builds.

Hunter Builds in WoW SoD

In the Season of Discovery, the runes and new game content change the meta and its builds in WoW Classic. Below you will find Hunter Hunter builds designed for the Season of Discovery.

Since Hunters Hunters can only take on the role of a damage dealer, we have summarized all builds in WoW SoD Hunter Specs.