Pet Attack Formulas

🐺 Pet Attack Formulas

Reference information for Hunter pet damage formulas in WoW Classic.

For happiness, loyalty, focus, Training Points, and general pet mechanics, see Pet Fundamentals.

For pet families and abilities, see Pet Families and Abilities.

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📐 Variables

Variable	Description
PetBaseDPS	Pet base DPS before Attack Power
AP	Pet Attack Power
HappinessMod	Pet happiness modifier
FamilyMod	Pet family damage modifier
UnleashedFury	Unleashed Fury talent modifier
BestialWrath	Bestial Wrath damage modifier
OrcCommandMod	Orc Command pet damage modifier
BeastMasterMod	Beastmaster set damage modifier
AQGearMod	AQ set pet damage modifier
PetSwingSpeed	Pet attack speed
RankDmg	Base damage of the pet ability
ClawAvgDmg	Average base damage of the current Claw rank
BiteAvgDmg	Average base damage of the current Bite rank
BreathAvgDmg	Average base damage of the current Lightning Breath rank
PoisonDmg	Base damage of Scorpid Poison

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😊 Happiness Modifier

Happiness	Modifier
Unhappy	75%
Content	100%
Happy	125%

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🐾 Auto Attack

Pet auto attacks use:

((PetBaseDPS + AP / 14) × HappinessMod × FamilyMod × UnleashedFury × BestialWrath × OrcCommandMod × BeastMasterMod × AQGearMod) × PetSwingSpeed

Pet Attack Power contributes:

AP / 14 = Pet DPS from Attack Power

That DPS is then converted into damage per swing using:

Pet DPS × PetSwingSpeed

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🐾 Claw

Claw uses:

ClawAvgDmg × HappinessMod × FamilyMod × UnleashedFury × BestialWrath × OrcCommandMod

Claw is a yellow attack and has no normal ability cooldown.

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🦷 Bite

Bite uses:

BiteAvgDmg × HappinessMod × FamilyMod × UnleashedFury × BestialWrath × OrcCommandMod

Bite is a yellow attack with a:

10 second cooldown

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⚡ Lightning Breath

Lightning Breath uses:

BreathAvgDmg × HappinessMod × UnleashedFury × BestialWrath × OrcCommandMod

Unlike normal physical pet attacks, Lightning Breath does not use the pet Family damage modifier in this formula.

Lightning Breath deals Nature damage.

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🦂 Scorpid Poison

Scorpid Poison uses:

PoisonDmg × HappinessMod × UnleashedFury × BestialWrath × OrcCommandMod

Like Lightning Breath, Scorpid Poison does not use the pet Family damage modifier in this formula.

Rank 4 Base Damage

Stacks	Total Damage	Damage per Tick
1	40	8
2	80	16
3	120	24
4	160	32
5	200	40

Scorpid Poison Rank 4:

• Cooldown: 4 seconds
• Maximum Stacks: 5
• Ticks per Duration: 5
• Ticks between each new stack: 2
• Time to 5 Stacks: 20 seconds

Buildup

At one new cast every 4 seconds:

0 sec → 1 Stack

4 sec → 2 Stacks

8 sec → 3 Stacks

12 sec → 4 Stacks

16 sec → 5 Stacks

The spreadsheet calculation lists approximately:

160 buildup damage

before reaching full 5-stack damage.

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📋 Formula Summary

Attack	Formula
Auto Attack	(PetBaseDPS + AP / 14) × HappinessMod × FamilyMod × UnleashedFury × BestialWrath × OrcCommandMod × BeastMasterMod × AQGearMod × PetSwingSpeed
Claw	ClawAvgDmg × HappinessMod × FamilyMod × UnleashedFury × BestialWrath × OrcCommandMod
Bite	BiteAvgDmg × HappinessMod × FamilyMod × UnleashedFury × BestialWrath × OrcCommandMod
Lightning Breath	BreathAvgDmg × HappinessMod × UnleashedFury × BestialWrath × OrcCommandMod
Scorpid Poison	PoisonDmg × HappinessMod × UnleashedFury × BestialWrath × OrcCommandMod

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📋 Quick Reference

Mechanic	Behavior
Pet AP Conversion	14 AP = 1 pet DPS
Auto Attack	Uses AP, Family modifier, and swing speed
Claw	Physical yellow attack
Bite	Physical yellow attack
Lightning Breath	Nature damage; no Family modifier
Scorpid Poison	Nature DoT; no Family modifier
Happy Pet	125% damage
Content Pet	100% damage
Unhappy Pet	75% damage
Scorpid Poison Max Stacks	5
Scorpid Poison Rank 4	200 base damage at 5 stacks