Lone Wolf

Lone Wolf
	Lone Wolf; Row 3 Marksmanship hunter talent; Passive; Increases your damage by 10% when you do not have an active pet.;
Properties
Class	Hunter
School	Physical
Talents
Talent required	[Crack Shot] or [Improved Steady Shot] or [Precise Shots]

For the Season of Discovery rune, see [Lone Wolf]. For the druid quest, see [45] Lone Wolf.

Lone Wolf is a row 3 Marksmanship hunter talent. When the hunter doesn't have a pet summoned, this talent increases damage dealt and changes [Command Pet] into [Fortitude of the Bear].

Lone Wolf's damage bonus takes 20 seconds after the pet is dismissed to reach full effectiveness.

Notes and trivia

Lone Wolf was mentioned in the April Fools' Day Legion alpha patch note preview: "Marksmanship Hunters must once again choose the Lone Wolf talent to play without a pet. However, to select this talent, you will first have to watch as your beloved companion sadly sulks away, occasionally glancing back at you to see if you've changed your mind, while listening to "In the Arms of an Angel" at maximum volume. You monster."
Between patch 6.0.2 and patch 7.0.3, Lone Wolf allowed the hunter to apply one of several raid buffs, corresponding with the buffs available to different pet families at the time:
- Lone Wolf: Ferocity of the Raptor increased critical strike chance by 5%.
- Lone Wolf: Fortitude of the Bear increased stamina by 10%.
- Lone Wolf: Grace of the Cat increased mastery by 550.
- Lone Wolf: Haste of the Hyena increased haste by 5%.
- Lone Wolf: Power of the Primates increased strength, agility, and intellect by 5%.
- Lone Wolf: Wisdom of the Serpent increased spell power by 10%.

Patch changes

Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 3 talent (was a level 24 ability). Now changes [Command Pet] into [Fortitude of the Bear] when active (was [Survival of the Fittest]).
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 24 (was 10).
Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Now ramps up to maximum effect 20 seconds after dismissing your pet (was 50 seconds).
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now a level 10 ability (was a level 15 talent). Redesigned.
Previous effect: Increases your damage by 18%, but you can no longer use Call Pet.
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now a level 15 Marksmanship talent (was a level 100 Marksmanship and Survival talent). Redesigned.
Previous effect: While you don't have a pet active, your damage dealt with Auto Shot, <Steady Shot, Aimed Shot, Chimaera Shot, and Kill Shot/Arcane Shot, Cobra Shot, Black Arrow, and Explosive Shot> is increased by 30% and you are able to provide one of several beneficial effects to your party and raid.
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Added.