Which ranks can a TBC Anniversary pet learn?
For an Outland pet, choose its family before selecting the later ability ranks. Your hunter being high enough to tame a beast does not automatically make your permanent pet high enough to learn its rank.
TBC Anniversary has 24 ability families in this list. A wolfhas 12 ranked abilities, including bite throughrank 9, which requires level 64. The family list also includes dragonhawk, ravager, warp stalker, sporebat, nether ray, serpent.
Bite ranks for a wolf
| Rank | Pet level | Training points |
|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rank 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Rank 3 | 16 | 7 |
| Rank 4 | 24 | 10 |
| Rank 5 | 32 | 13 |
| Rank 6 | 40 | 17 |
| Rank 7 | 48 | 21 |
| Rank 8 | 56 | 25 |
| Rank 9 | 64 | 29 |
Do higher ranks cost points again?
For this TBC Anniversary wolf build, count the final rank once.rank 9 of bite costs 29 points in total. Moving from rank 8 at 25 points to rank 9 adds 4 points.The planner replaces an earlier rank when you select a later one. Lowering your pet's level removes selections that it can no longer learn.
How many training points does a TBC Anniversary pet have?
A TBC Anniversary pet's estimated allowance is pet level multiplied by (loyalty minus 1). Across loyalty levels 1 to 6, a level 70 pet has an estimated range of 0 to 350 points.
The higher Outland allowance does not arrive just because your hunter enters Outland. Your pet must gain the levels and loyalty itself. Recreate its existing abilities in the planner before adding a new rank.
Which beast should you tame for a rank?
For TBC Anniversary, Dreadfang Widow is a candidate for bite rank 9. Its estimated level range is 64 to 65, in Terokkar Forest.The rank inspector sorts candidates by their lowest level. These are abilities retained after taming, rather than attacks used only while hostile.
When replacing a Classic rank with a TBC rank, stable the pet you want to keep first. Use the temporary beast's ability until you learn it, then return to your permanent pet. Check the pet trainer for ranks without a teaching beast.
Compare pet training between versions
| Version | Highest bite rank | Pet level |
|---|---|---|
| Classic | Rank 8 | 56 |
| TBC | Rank 9 | 64 |
| Forever | Rank 8 | 56 |
TBC extends this planner to level 70, with 134 ability ranks. Use its extra families and later ranks when planning for Outland.Switch versions below the tool to compare the actual family lists, required levels and rank costs.