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September 29, 2024

SoD Phase 5 updated: All Hunter Runes and locations

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Here, you will find detailed information about all Hunter Runes and locations available, with new Rune guide updates for SoD Phase 5.

Runes are a new gameplay mechanic in SoD. It offers additional spells and abilities, allowing you to transform the playstyle of your character’s class. These Runes are scattered throughout the open world, obtainable through various sources. Most Runes are accessible to characters of any race or faction, except those tied to specific quests or faction-friendly mobs.

There are 12 Runes for each class in Phase 1, 6 Runes in Phase 2, 6 to 7 Runes in Phase 3, and 1 to 2 Runes in Phase 5. Previously, we have discussed all SoD Druid Runes and their locations. You can check it out here:

And now, it’s Hunter’s time! Below is the complete list of all Hunter Runes in Season of Discovery, how to get them, their locations, and even coordinates for your convenience.

Special thanks to the WoW community, and especially our readers at WowVendor, for the invaluable contribution in uncovering the Runes and generously sharing the methods of acquiring them with the whole gaming community.

All Hunter Runes in Season of Discovery Phase 1

All SoD Hunter Runes: Chest slot

How to get Beast Mastery Rune in SoD

Beast Mastery Rune: Your pet’s damage and health are increased by 30%, and its Focus regeneration by 80%. In addition, your pet’s Growl now also Taunts the target to attack it for 3 sec.

How to get Beast Mastery:

• Alliance:
  • Locations:
    • Westfall: Head to Westfall and farm Goretusks until one drops an item called Goretusk Haunch. Once you have the item, head to the coast at [35.02, 38.46] and use it to bait Silverspur. Defeat it to loot the Rune.
    • Darkshore: Head to Darkshore and farm Furbolgs until one drops an item called Crab Treats. This item also has a chance to drop when fishing in the waters around Darkshore. Once you have the item, head to the beach and use it on a Young Reef Crawler. The Rune will appear in your bags.
  • Races:
    • Dwarf (Special thanks to our reader on WowVendor, Aden, for confirming the following information):
      • Go to the far Eastern side of Lock Modan.
      • You will find a hunting lodge where you can loot the Rune from an Empty Trophy Cabinet.
• Horde (The Barrens): To get the Beast Mastery Rune via this method, you will need to be at least level 20 and have learned the Freezing Trap ability. Head to The Barrens just north of Camp Taurajo and look for a Patrolling Cheetah. It will have a speed buff that you must remove by dropping a Freezing Trap in its path. You will then be able to defeat it and loot the Rune.
• Horde (Silverspine Forest): head to Silverpine Forest and take down a Ferocious Grizzled Bear in the northern part of the zone [37, 15] until a Grizzled Protector appears. This is a level 16 Elite. Defeat it to loot the Rune.

How to get Master Marksman Rune in SoD

Master Marksman Rune: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%, and reduces the Mana cost of all your Shot abilities by 25%.

How to get Master Marksman:

• Dwarf: Look for a Rustling Bush [29,49] in Dun Morogh. Use Hunter’s Mark on the bush and defeat the mob that spawns.
• Night Elf: There is a Rustling Bush in Teldrassil [46.6, 46.3]. Use Hunter’s Mark on the bush, and it will spawn a mob for you to defeat. This mob drops the Rune.
• Orc/Troll: Look for a Rustling Bush west of Razor Hill [38, 52]. Use Hunter’s Mark on the bush and take down the mob that spawns.
• Tauren: Look for a Rustling Bush at [59.02, 54.38] in Mulgore. Use Hunter’s Mark on the bush and defeat the mob that spawns.

How to get Lone Wolf Rune in SoD

Lone Wolf Rune: You deal 15% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.

How to get Lone Wolf: You can buy this Rune from Grizzby. The NPC is located in Ratchet. In order to purchase this Rune, Grizzby will require you to complete the following pre-quests: 

• Shredder Turbochargers: Bring Grizzby 16 Shredder Turbocharger. These are acquired by using the Shredder Autosalvage Unit on Venture Co. Shredders in the Windshear Crag, Stonetalon Mountains.
• Dark Iron Ordinance: Bring Grizzby 20 Dark Iron Ordinance. These are acquired by slaying Dark Iron Insurgent in North Loch Modan, or Dark Iron Rifleman and other Dark Iron Dwarves in North Wetlands.
• Fish Oil: Bring Grizzby 24 Fish Oil. These are acquired by slaying Murlocs in Hillsbrad or Wetlands. You may also use the Auction House, as these items are fairly common.

How to get Cobra Strikes Rune in SoD

Cobra Strikes Rune: Your critical hits with Shot abilities cause your pet’s next 2 special attacks to hit critically.

How to get Cobra Strikes:

• Purchase Freshwater Snapper Bait from Zixil, the wandering Goblin vendor (this NPC travels between Southshore and Tarren Mill) in Hillsbrad Foothills.
• Use the bait on a small fishing boat at the lake [61,33], southeast of Tarren Mill, to spawn a level 25 elite turtle, which will drop the Rune.

All SoD Hunter Runes: Legs slot

How to get Kill Shot Rune in SoD

Kill Shot: You attempt to finish off a wounded target, firing a ranged attack dealing 100% weapon damage plus 138.435. Kill Shot has no minimum range. Kill Shot’s cooldown is reset if used on an enemy that has 20% or less health.

How to get Kill Shot:

To obtain the Rune, start by finding Jixo Madrocket in Stonetalon Mountains. Jixo will give you a quest called Wild Wyvern Wrangling, which requires you to collect two items: a Hypnotic Crystal and a Gnarled Wand of Wild Magic.

The Hypnotic Crystal drops from Mutanus the Devourer, the final boss in Wailing Caverns. To craft the Gnarled Wand of Wild Magic, you need a Greater Magic Wand and a Wild Magic Essence.

The Greater Magic Wand can be made by an Enchanter or bought from the Auction House. The Wild Magic Essence drops from Foulweald and Thistlefur Furbolgs in Ashenvale. Once you have both items, combine them to create the Gnarled Wand of Wild Magic.

Return to Jixo in Stonetalon with the Hypnotic Crystal and Gnarled Wand of Wild Magic. Jixo will then make a Wyvern Taming Wand and give you another quest called Wrangling a Wild Wyvern. After watching Jixo attempt to tame a wyvern, he’ll give you both the Wyvern Taming Wand and the Rune.

Important tip: If you see Jixo Madrocket in the forest, it means someone just completed the quest. Before starting yours, wait for him to respawn at his house. If you begin while he’s still in the forest, he’ll disappear, and your quest won’t count. If that happens, abandon the quest and try again once he respawns.

You also don’t need to be level 20 to start the quest or get the Hypnotic Crystal from Mutanus the Devourer. But be prepared — the Furbolgs you’ll encounter are level 23-25, so make sure you’re strong enough to fight them.

How to get Serpent Spread Rune in SoD

Serpent Spread Rune: Targets hit by your Multi-Shot are also afflicted by your Serpent Sting for 6 sec.

How to get Serpent Spread:

This Rune is purchasable for 4 gold and 50 silver when you reach Honored with the new Supply Factions, Durotar Supply and Logistics for Horde players and Azeroth Commerce Authority for Alliance players. For more information, check out our article here:

How to get Sniper Training Rune in SoD

Sniper Training Rune: Your Shot abilities gain 10% increased critical strike chance while you have not moved for the last 6 sec.

How to get Sniper Training:

• Alliance (Westfall): Drops from the Level 17 Elite Defias Scout.
• Dwarf: Drops from an elite crocolisk named Kackle around 54,54 in Loch Modan.
• Night Elf: Find a harpoon nearby one of the beached sea turtle skulls along the shore in Darkshore. Use it against the elite thresher Paxnozz around 48, 15 and defeat it to loot the rune.
• Horde: Head to Ratchet and talk to Kilxx by the docks. Purchase a  Fishing Harpoon and head into the bay and find Bruuz circling around a boat at the bottom. Use the harpoon to lower the shark’s health and kill him to receive this Rune.

How to get Flanking Strikes Rune in SoD

Flanking Strikes Rune: You and your pet deal simultaneous instant 100% melee damage. Afterward, your Mongoose Bite and Raptor Strike deal 10% increased damage for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Raptor Strike has a 20% chance to reset the cooldown on Flanking Strike.

How to get Flanking Strikes:

• Dwarf: Farm Boars scattered around Dun Morogh until you loot a Dun Morogh Pig Meat. Take the meat into the cave at [38, 43] and use it in the deepest spot to summon a rare elite bear named Jorul. Defeat him to take the Rune.
• Orc/Troll: Farm the Boars in Durotar until you loot a Durotar Pig Meat. Take the meat into the area at [69, 71] and use it to summon a rare cat named Raluk. Defeat him to take the Rune.
• Night Elf: Farm the Owls in Teldrassil until you loot a Teldrassil Bird Meat. Take the meat into the area at [48, 31] and use it to summon a rare bear named Mowgh. Defeat him to take the Rune.
• Tauren: Farm Swoops and Plainstriders in Mulgore until you loot a Mulgore Bird Meat. Take the meat into the area at [36, 57] and use it to summon a rare cat named Mokwa. Defeat him to take the Rune.

All SoD Hunter Runes: Gloves slot

How to get Cobra Slayer Rune in SoD

Cobra Slayer: 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.

How to get Cobra Slayer:

The Rune drops from Carrodin, a level 25 elite owl in the Wetlands. Though it is an elite, it’s quite easy to defeat solo at level 25. You’ll find Carrodin inside Thelgen Rock Cave, which is full of spiders. The cave entrance is at coordinates [53.0, 64.0].

How to get Chimera Shot Rune in SoD

Chimera Shot Rune: You deal 125% weapon damage, refreshing the current Sting on your target and triggering an effect:

Serpent Sting – Instantly deals 40% 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.

How to get Chimera Shot:

• Dwarf: To obtain the quest to find Chimera Shot, you’ll only have to reach level 2. Your class trainer will offer the quest Trek Through the Caves. This quest will direct you to a cave in Coldridge Valley where you can get the Rune by defeating level 4 Frostmane Troll Whelp.
• Night Elf: To obtain the quest to find Chimera Shot, you’ll only have to reach level 2. Your class trainer will offer the quest A Hunter’s Strength. This quest will direct you to a cave in northern Teldrassil where you can get the Rune by defeating Githyiss the Vile, a level 5 beast.
• Orc/Troll: To obtain the quest to find Chimera Shot, you’ll only have to reach level 2. Your class trainer will offer the quest Hunt for the Rune. This quest will direct you to defeat a level 3 Scorpid Worker nearby until one of them drops the Rune.
• Tauren: To obtain the quest to find Chimera Shot, you’ll only have to reach level 2. Your class trainer will offer the quest A Hunter’s Strength. This quest will direct you to Brambleblade Ravine Cave in southeastern Mulgore where you can get the Rune by defeating Bristleback Battleboar, a level 5 beast.

How to get Explosive Shot Rune in SoD

Explosive Shot Rune: You fire an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing (Ranged attack power * 0.14 + 103 / 100 *)-(Ranged attack power * 0.14 + 155 / 100 *) Fire damage. The charge will blast the target every second for an additional 2 sec. Cooldown shared with Arcane Shot.

How to get Explosive Shot:

• Dwarf: Can drop from Old Icebeard (Level 11 Elite, [38, 54] ) or Edan the Howler (Level 9 Rare, Inside The Grizzled Den at [42, 47]) in central Dun Morogh.
• Night Elf: Can drop from Rageclaw, a level 10 Night Elf in Ban’ethil Hollow, a small cave in Teldrassil [43, 59].
• Orc/Troll: Can drop from Sarkoth, a unique level 4 Scorpid in the southeastern Valley of Trials in Durotar [40, 66].
• Tauren: Can drop from The Rake, a level 10 Rare in northern Mulgore around [52, 16]. It can also drop from Arra’chea, a level 11 beast in the same area.

How to get Carve Rune in SoD

Carve Rune: A sweeping attack that strikes all enemies in front of you for 50% weapon damage.

How to get Carve:

• Dwarf: Head to Gol’Bolar Quarry in Dun Morogh and defeat Rockjaw Trogg until one drops a Rabbit Musk. Find a Rabbit critter and use the Rabbit Musk on it to tame it. You don’t need to dismiss or abandon your current pet for this. Don’t use your Hearthstone while you have the Rabbit or you will lose it. Find Toby at Amberstill Ranch around [64, 50] and speak with him to trade the Rabbit for the Rune.
• Night Elf: Defeat Furbolgs in Teldrassil until one drops a Deer Musk. Find a Deer critter and use the Deer Musk on it to tame it. You don’t need to dismiss or abandon your current pet for this. Don’t use your Hearthstone while you have the deer, or you will lose it. Find Relaeron in the Cenarion Enclave in Darnassus around [40, 9] and speak with him to trade the Deer for the Rune.
• Orc/Troll: Defeat Quillboars in Durotar until one drops an Adder Pheromone. Find an Adder critter and use the Adder Pheromone on it to tame it. You don’t need to dismiss or abandon your current pet for this. Don’t use your Hearthstone while you have the adder, or you will lose it. Find Razzil in Razor Hill around [52, 44] and speak with him to trade the Adder for the Rune.
• Tauren: Defeat gnolls in southern Mulgore until one drops a Prairie Dog Musk. Find a Prairie Dog critter and use the Prairie Dog Musk on it to tame it. You don’t need to dismiss or abandon your current pet for this. Don’t use your Hearthstone while you have the prairie dog, or you will lose it. Find Takoda Sunmane in Bloodhoof Village around [46, 60] and speak with her to trade the Prairie dog for the Rune.

All Hunter Runes in Season of Discovery Phase 2

In Season of Discovery Phase 2, Hunters have six new Runes to explore and master. Below, you’ll find a comprehensive list of all Hunters Runes and their locations. Detailed instructions on acquiring these Runes are also provided for your convenience.

All SoD Hunter Runes: Waist slot

How to get Expose Weakness Rune

Expose Weakness Rune: Your melee and ranged criticals increase your attack power by 40% of your current Agility for 7 sec.

How to get Expose Weakness:

• Defeat Dustbelcher Ogre in Badlands, which can be found around [30, 53] and [61, 66] until you get a Primitive Drawing drop. This gives the quest Terror of the Desert Skies. Turn in Terror of the Desert Skies to Hemet Nesingwary [35, 10] in Stranglethorn Vale.
• Receive a cage from Hemet Nesingwary and use it to capture any critter.
• Return to the Badlands and go to the southwestern part of the zone [22, 67]. Find a large bird’s nest. Use the critter as bait to lure down Gharrik, a level 40 bird. Defeat Gharrik and loot the Crimson Trophy Quill.
• Return the quill to Hemet Nesingwary and get the Rune.

How to get Melee Specialist Rune

Melee Specialist Rune: Raptor Strike cooldown reduced to 3 sec and is now instant, Mongoose Bite cooldown removed, and Raptor Strike has a 30% chance on each attack not to trigger its cooldown.

How to get Melee Specialist:

• Travel to Deadwind Pass and speak with the Dalaran Agent at Ariden’s Camp [52, 35]. They will give you Ariden’s Sigil.
• With Ariden’s Sigil equipped, or while with another player that has Ariden’s Sigil equipped, players must find and defeat seven Dark Rider Elites after using Ariden’s Sigil to Reveal Dark Rider, which will reward them with a different Dalaran Relic. Players will know a Dark Rider is nearby if they obtain the Dark Presence buff.
• Deadwind Pass: the Dark Rider can be found at [43, 29] and drops Curious Dalaran Relic.
• Duskwood: the Dark Rider can be found at [23, 47] and drops Glittering Dalaran Relic.
• Swamp of Sorrows: the Dark Rider can be found at [69, 28] and drops Odd Dalaran Relic.
• Arathi Highlands: the Dark Rider can be found at [60, 40] and drops Whirring Dalaran Relic.
• Badlands: the Dark Rider can be found at [58, 54] and drops Slippery Dalaran Relic.
• The Barrens: the Dark Rider can be found at [52, 36] and drops Heavy Dalaran Relic.
• Desolace: the Dark Rider can be found at [65, 25] and drops Creepy Dalaran Relic.
• Once players have obtained all Dalaran Relics, return to the Dalaran Agent and turn in each of the various reward quests for experience and some silver:
  • Curious Dalaran Relic
  • Curious Dalaran Relic
  • Curious Dalaran Relic
  • Curious Dalaran Relic
  • Curious Dalaran Relic
  • Curious Dalaran Relic
  • Curious Dalaran Relic
• Once all seven Dalaran Relics have been returned, the Dalaran Agent will offer  A Service to Dalaran, which rewards the Supply Bag and contains the Rune inside.

How to get Steady Shot Rune

Steady Shot Rune: A steady shot that causes 60% ranged weapon damage.

How to get Steady Shot: Drops from Needletooth (level 35), a large fish in the pond near Witherbark Village in the southeast corner of Arathi Highlands [68, 66]. Needletooth takes about 60 seconds to respawn.

All SoD Hunter Runes: Feet slot

How to get Dual Wield Specialization Rune

Dual Wield Specialization Rune: Increases the damage done by your offhand weapon by 50%, causes your Raptor Strike to strike with both weapons when you are dual-wielding, and Raptor Strike deals 30% increased damage when you are wielding two weapons of the same type.

How to get Dual Wield Specialization:

• Stranglethorn Vale: Go to coordinates /way 31.8 15.7, southwest of the Nesingwary camp. You’ll get a  Danger! buff.
• Activate Track Hidden and try to find the source of the danger using Flare.
• Once you reveal the source, a Bloodscalp Guerilla, defeat it to receive the Rune.

How to get Wyvern Strike Rune

Wyvern Strike: A vicious strike that deals 140% weapon damage and causes the target to Bleed for (6 / 100 * 8 * Attack power) Physical damage over 8 sec.

How to get Wyvern Strike:

• Swamp of Sorrows: Find Amaryllis Webb at [25, 54]. She sells an Entomology Starter Kit for 50 silver. This contains a net and a guide. The net will be used to catch bugs in the next steps.
• Stranglethorn Vale: Go to the Lake Nazferiti logging camp and catch a bug located on a tree stump around [45, 19] using the net from the kit you received in the previous step.
• Arathi Highlands: Go to the Northfold Manor and catch a bug located around [31, 28].
• Desolace: Go to the the Kodo Graveyard and catch a bug located around [51, 59].
• Swamp of Sorrows: Return with all three bugs to Amaryllis Webb and get the Rune.

How to get Trap Launcher Rune

Trap Launcher Rune: Your Traps can now be placed at any location within 35 yards, and can be placed while you are in combat. Additionally, your Fire-based and Frost-based traps now have separate shared cooldowns.

How to get Trap Launcher:

• Desolace: Accept the Highway Robbery quest in Desolace at an Extinguished Campfire northwest of the Kodo Graveyard [47, 54].
• Desolace: Go to [63, 39] near Kormek’s Hut. Turn it in to Bibbly F’utzbuckle and pick up the quest On the Lam.
• Booty Bay: Go to the inn in Booty Bay. Turn On the Lam in Tokal, and pick up Cherry for Your Thoughts?. Buy her Cherry Grog. She will send you on the next part of your quest, No Honor Among Thieves.
• Arathi Highlands There is Rowboat under the bridge between Arathi Highlands and the Wetlands, around [53, 91] on the Arathi Highlands map. Interact with the boat and you will be teleported to the eastern shore.
• Find Illari Duskfeather and speak with her. For most races, she will give (two equally hostile) dialogue options; upon choosing one, she will fight you. Defeat her, pick up the dropped bag, and loot Illari’s Key. Open Illari’s Loot Cache to obtain the Jewel-Encrusted Box, then open this box to loot the Rune. Night Elves have a peaceful dialogue solution available; if chosen, she will give them the Illari’s Key to Illari’s Loot Cache, allowing them to loot the Jewel-Encrusted Box without combat.

All Hunter Runes in Season of Discovery Phase 3

All SoD Hunter Runes: Head slot

How to get Catlike Reflexes Rune

Catlike Reflexes Rune: Increases your chance to dodge by 20% and your pet’s chance to dodge by 9%. In addition, reduces the cooldown of your Kill Command and Flanking Strike abilities by 50%.

How to get Catlike Reflexes:

1. Head to Feralas and find the Yeti Cave using this macro: /way 53 60
2. There, you will find a Groddoc Infant.
3. Feed it either Soft Banana Bread or a Tel’Abim Banana.
4. Afterward, escort the Groddoc Infant to the Groddoc Matriarch within 10 minutes. After this action, you will get the Rune of the Jungle Cat.

How to get Lock and Load Rune

Lock and Load Rune: Each time one of your traps is triggered, your next Shot ability within 20 sec costs no mana and does not incur a cooldown.

How to get Lock and Load:

1. Head to Felwood and receive a quest called The Wild Gods from a Shadowtooth Emissary.
2. Go to Jinth’Alor, which is in the Hinterlands, and defeat some elite trolls to acquire a Wildwhisper Draught item.
3. Afterward, reach the Razorfen Downs zone and defeat Amnennar the Coldbringer.
4. Use the Wildwhisper Draught item on the ledge so the Spirit of Agamaggan can spawn. Turn in the current quest to him and receive another one called The Wild Gods. Additionally, you will get an Agamaggan’s Roar item.
5. Your next step is to collect 3x Wild Offering in Zul’Farrak, Maraudon, or Blackrock Depths. You can save time and run the same dungeon up to 3 times. 

Zul’Farrak

1. First, find and defeat 2 or 3 bosses to make a Ghostly Spider spawn. If you have done everything alright, you will see the phrase “You feel a shadowed presence” in the chat.
2.  Then, use the Agamaggan’s Roar item close to the Ghostly Spider. This action will spawn a Delirious Ancient.
3.  Defeat the boss and obtain your precious Wild Offering.

Maraudon

1. After entering the dungeon, find and triumph over Princess Theradras. This action will make a Ghostly Raptor spawn in the water on the upper level near the turtles.
2.  Employ the Agamaggan’s Roar item close to the Ghostly Raptor, making another Delirious Ancient pop up.
3.  Defeat the boss and receive the Wild Offering as a reward.

Blackrock Depths

1. Defeat Houndmaster Grebmar, High Interrogator Gerstahn, and the Ring of Law. Afterward, a Ghostly Basilisk spawns on the Dark Iron Highway that leads to Bael’gar. If you see the phrase “You feel a shadowed presence,” you have done everything alright.
2.  Then, use the Agamaggan’s Roar item near the Ghostly Basilisk to summon a Delirious Ancient.
3.  Defeat the boss and get the Wild Offering item.

Once you have completed all the steps, head to the Shadowtooth Emissary in Felwood and receive a Hyjal’s Wisdom item. It lets you learn the Rune of Firepower.

How to get Rapid Killing Rune

Rapid Killing Rune: Reduces the cooldown on Rapid Fire by 2 min, and your next Shot ability within 20 sec after killing a target worth experience or honor deals 20% increased damage.

How to get Rapid Killing:

1. Head to Searing Gorge and find the cave you can locate using this macro: /way 22 36.
2.  Once you have entered the cave, find a Weathered Etching. Click on it and start the quest, The Burning Beast, which will redirect you to the Blasted Lands.
3.  Find Bloodmage Lynnore in the Blasted Lands and turn in the quest. Then, get a new one called Chains That Bind.
4.  Defeat Shadowsworn Cultists or Shadowsworn Dreadweavers to obtain 5x Infernal Chain Link.
5.  When you are done, return to Bloodmage Lynnore and receive another quest called Brought to Heel. 
6.  Triumph over Calefactus the Unleashed using the Infernal Lasso.
7.  Afterward, gather Fel Lifeblood and return to Bloodmage Lynnore to get the Rune of the Ravenous.

All SoD Hunter Runes: Wrists Slot

How to get Focus Fire Rune

Focus Fire Rune: 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.

How to get Focus Fire:

1. Go to Searing Gorge and find a long branch hanging over the cavern. You can locate it using this macro: /way 55 51
2.  Then, walk across the branch to reach the Stormcrow Nest. 
3.  Loot it to get a Stormcrow Egg. This action will make an Enraged Stormcrow spawn.
4.  Defeat the bird and get the Rune of Focused Fire.

How to get Raptor Fury Rune

Raptor Fury Rune: Raptor Strike increases damage done by Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 15% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times. Subsequent doses do not extend the duration of this effect.

How to get Raptor Fury:

1. Go to Tanaris and find an elite bird named Zopilote.
2. Defeat it and receive the Rune of the Raptor.

How to get T.N.T. Rune

T.N.T. Rune: Increases the damage done by Explosive Shot and all your damaging traps by 10%.

How to get T.N.T:

1. First, obtaining the rune requires Friendly reputation with the Emerald Wardens faction. 
2. Once you are Friendly, purchase the Rune of Detonation from one of the following Quartermasters:

• Quartermaster Alandra
• Quartermaster Falinar
• Quartermaster Valdane
• Quartermaster Kyleen

All Hunter Runes in Season of Discovery Phase 4

All SoD Hunter Runes: Cloak slot

How to get Resourcefulness Rune

Resourcefulness: Reduces the mana cost of your Traps by 100% and their cooldowns by 40%.

How to get Resourcefulness:

1. Travel to Eastern Plaguelands and start defeating Plagued Swines at around [17.8, 30.2] until you obtain Tainted Boar Meat.
2. Stay in Eastern Plaguelands and start defeating Slimes such as Living Decay or Rotting Sludge at around [75.0, 60.6] or [54.2, 69.2] until you get Bubbling Green Ichor.
3. Combine the Tainted Boar Meat and Bubbling Green Ichor to craft a Rancid Hunk of Flesh.
4. Feed the Rancid Hunk of Flesh to a Carrion Grub, which can be found throughout the southern part of Eastern Plaguelands. The Grub will vomit a skeleton.
5. Loot the skeleton and get your Rune of the Resourceful.

How to get Hit and Run Rune

Hit and Run: You gain 15% movement speed for 8 sec after using Raptor Strike.

How to get Hit and Run:

• Travel to Burning Steppes and defeat a 60-level Escaped Core Hound. The Hound has the best drop rate so far, though it’s not 100%, so you may need to defeat a few. Currently, it won’t respawn once the Phase 4 event has started, so you have to wait until it concludes. Nonetheless, some players state that the one at [39.8, 59.4] still respawns and drops the Rune of the Guerrilla.
• Head to the Blasted Lands and find Calefactus the Unleashed. Make sure it has a low drop rate and is considered a secondary option for obtaining the Rune. Calefactus has an Undying Fel Fire buff, so you must have the Infernal Lasso trinket to defeat him.

How to get Improved Volley Rune

Improved Volley: Reduces the mana cost of your Volley by 50%, reduces its cooldown 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.

How to get Improved Volley:

1. Travel to Silithus and defeat worms, scorpions, and spiders across the area. These creatures have a chance of dropping a Busted Gizmo. The Gizmo may be hard to find, but you can increase your chances by continuing to beat these mobs.
2. Take the Busted Gizmo to Edwi Copperbolt at the Bronzebeard Encampment in southern Silithus. You will receive the Desert Sonar as a reward.
3. Proceed to one of these spots in Silithus: [37, 61], [41, 66], [38, 59], or [33, 66]. You can try these confirmed coordinates, but you must wander around Silithus until you observe the ground moving.
4. Once you have seen it, standing on this spot will grant you a buff.
5. Use the Desert Sonar to summon a 60-level elite Sandworm.
6. Beat the Worm to get the Rune of Shelling. Defeating it is challenging but manageable for a level 55+ BM Hunter. If the Worm vanishes, use Aspect of the Cheetah and move quickly to avoid being stunned. Let your pet tank the Worm while you stay out of melee range.

All Hunter Runes in Season of Discovery Phase 5

New Hunter Runes

In Season of Discovery Phase 5, the only new ring Rune for Hunters is the Rune of Meditation Specialization. For details on how to get it, check out our dedicated guide:

Also, unlocking specific Runes has become simpler thanks to Pix Xizzix, who now sells special bind-on-account emblems for 5x Tarnished Undermine Real each (this currency has a cap of 150 and can be earned from Onyxia, Azuregos, and Lord Kazzak). To get these emblems, you’ll need to complete shared discoveries like Dark Riders, Wild Gods, Ley Lines, or Illari Duskfeather.

Once you buy an emblem, you can send it to an alt character, who can then trade it at a Rune Broker in their faction’s city for a class-specific Rune. As a Hunter, you can use these emblems to purchase the following Runes from the Rune Brokers:

• Rune of Close Combat: Costs 1x Emblem of the Violet Eye (becomes available once the Dark Riders questline is completed)
• Rune of the Trapper: Costs 1x Emblem of Dishonor (becomes available once the Illari Duskfeather questline is completed)
• Rune of Firepower: Costs 1x Emblem of the Wild Gods (becomes available once the Wild Gods questline is completed)

You can find the Rune Brokers at these locations:

1. Alliance:

• Stormwind: Cut-Throat Alley at [57.5, 26.9]
• Ironforge: The Forlorn Cavern at [53.0, 12.8]

2. Horde:

• Orgrimmar: Cleft of Shadows at [49.5, 46.0]
• Thunder Bluff: The Spirit Rise at [22.8, 13.8]

Other Rune changes

In Season of Discovery Phase 5, the Hunter Runes and Spell Book have been updated, along with new ways to obtain them. We’ve also updated our guide with these changes:

• Heart of the Lion is now called Cobra Slayer, moving to the chest slot to the gloves one. Instead of learning it as a Rune, you now unlock it with a Skill Book.
• Kill Command becomes Kill Shot.
• Invigoration is now permanently replaced by Wyvern Strike.
• Beast Mastery moves from the gloves slot to the chest one

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That concludes the guide to all Hunter Runes in Season of Discovery. If you are interested in more guides on Runes, check out our guide for all SoD Mage Runes below:

Or you can find every single Rune for all nine playable classes in our comprehensive guide on all 5 Phases of Season of Discovery here:

We hope that the guides have been able to aid you on your journey. Happy gaming!

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