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Talent · Hunter · Survival changed

Improved Tracking

Improved Tracking (Monster Slaying in Classic Era) was changed in WoW Forever: 5 ranks (Classic had 3), rank 1 reworked: "While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 1%." Hunter Survival talent, 5 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 5 ranks in WoW Forever (Classic Era had 3), one per point you can spend. Pick a rank to see the ability it grants at that many points, Classic Era vs WoW Forever.

1 point spent changed

Improved Tracking rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Improved Tracking
Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Increases all damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by 1% and increases critical damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by an additional 1%.

WoW Forever
Improved Tracking
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 1%.

of 5
2 points spent changed

Improved Tracking rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Improved Tracking
Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Increases all damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by 2% and increases critical damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by an additional 2%.

WoW Forever
Improved Tracking
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 2%.

of 5
3 points spent changed

Improved Tracking rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Improved Tracking
Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Increases all damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by 3% and increases critical damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by an additional 3%.

WoW Forever
Improved Tracking
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 3%.

of 5
4 points spent · not in Classic Era added

Improved Tracking rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era

Classic Era has no rank 4: this talent had 3 ranks.

WoW Forever
Improved Tracking
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 4%.

of 5
5 points spent · not in Classic Era added

Improved Tracking rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era

Classic Era has no rank 5: this talent had 3 ranks.

WoW Forever
Improved Tracking
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 5%.

of 5

Improved Tracking changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
column 0 1
name Monster Slaying Improved Tracking
rankTexts [ "Increases all damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by 1% and increases critical damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by an additional 1%.", "Increases all damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by 2% and increases critical damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by an additional 2%.", "Increases all damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by 3% and increases critical damage caused against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin targets by an additional 3%." ] [ "While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 1%.", "While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 2%.", "While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 3%.", "While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 4%.", "While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 5%." ]
rankValues [ [ 1, 1 ], [ 2, 2 ], [ 3, 3 ] ] [ [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ], [ 4 ], [ 5 ] ]

Questions about Improved Tracking

Was Improved Tracking nerfed in WoW Forever?

Improved Tracking is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: 5 ranks (Classic had 3), rank 1 reworked: "While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 1%.", renamed from Monster Slaying.

What changed for Improved Tracking in WoW Forever?

5 ranks (Classic had 3), rank 1 reworked: "While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 1%.", renamed from Monster Slaying. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value