WoW Forever Broken Tooth Location and Taming Guide
Broken Tooth is the most famous rare pet in the game: a level 37 cat in the Badlands that attacks every 1.0 seconds, faster than any other pet a Hunter can tame. It was so strong in PvP that Blizzard later normalized pet attack speeds because of it. In WoW Forever it keeps its 1.0 speed.
It is also the hardest of the classic rares to get. In Classic it came back every six to eight hours, and since the launch nobody has timed it in Forever. Below you will find its spawn points with a map, the camp spot that watches all of them, what we know about the respawn, the tame step by step and whether the speed still matters in Forever.
Broken Tooth looks like an ordinary mountain lion with darker shoulders.
Broken Tooth at a Glance
| Detail | Broken Tooth |
|---|---|
| Level | 37, rare |
| Pet family | Cat |
| Zone | Badlands, between Angor Fortress and the hills south of Uldaman |
| Coordinates | 44.5, 36.5 (Angor Fortress); 53, 13 (north hills); 61.5, 30.5 (east clearing) |
| Camp spot | 50, 24, between the three spawn areas |
| Hunter level to tame | 37 or higher |
| Attack speed after the tame | 1.0 |
| Diet | Meat and fish, like every cat |
| Respawn | Not timed in Forever yet; 6 to 8 hours in Classic |
| Faction | Hostile to both, tameable by Horde and Alliance Hunters |
Where Broken Tooth Spawns in the Badlands
Broken Tooth appears in one of three areas in the north of the Badlands and wanders around it:
- Angor Fortress, around 44.5, 36.5: south of the fortress near the rock pillar. Watch for the Dark Iron patrol from Angor.
- The north hills, around 53, 13: on the hill south of Uldaman.
- The east clearing, around 61.5, 30.5: the open ground next to the big rock, not far from the Horde graveyard.
The three Broken Tooth spawn areas and the camp spot at 50, 24 in the Badlands.
The best place to wait is 50, 24, on the rocks between the three areas. From there Eagle Eye reaches every spawn, so you can check all three without moving. Wowhead also shows a few sightings far to the south and west. Those are players kiting it away, not real spawns.
The Badlands is full of ordinary mountain lions, and Broken Tooth looks like one of them with darker shoulders. Trust the name, not the model.
How to Get to the Badlands
Horde players fly to Kargath in the west of the zone and ride east. Alliance players fly to Thelsamar in Loch Modan and ride south through the pass into the Badlands. The Badlands is a contested zone, so on a PvP ruleset expect company from the other faction.
Broken Tooth Respawn Time
Nobody has published a respawn timer for Broken Tooth in Forever, and it was not in the beta. In Classic it came back every 6 to 8 hours: players timed it at 6 hours 10 minutes, 6 hours 45 minutes, 7 hours 15 minutes, 7 hours 49 minutes and 8 hours. Some saw it much sooner, probably after a layer change.
Plan for a long wait and use the time. Level a gathering profession on the nearby nodes, kill the coyotes for Soft Bushy Tails to sell, or let an addon watch for you.
What Level Do You Need to Tame Broken Tooth
You need to be level 37. Broken Tooth is level 37, and a Hunter cannot tame a beast above their own level. Take it at 38 or 39 if you can: it hits fast, and your armor is gone during the 20-second channel.
How to Tame Broken Tooth Step by Step
Before It Spawns
- Stable your main pet. A trick from Classic is to tame a Ridge Stalker on the way: it can stealth, so you pass the condors and lions more easily, and you abandon it when Broken Tooth appears.
- Make the macro below. Use the full name, because some Hunters call their own pets "BrokenTooth".
/target Broken Tooth
- Set up a rare alert. RareScanner or unitscan (type
/unitscan Broken Tooth) beep the moment it is in range. - Bring meat to feed it at once. A Classic Hunter lost his Broken Tooth about 20 minutes after the tame because it was unhappy.
The Tame
- Tag it with one shot. Other players kill it on sight, and a Rogue once killed it as a Hunter began the tame.
- From maximum range, drop a Freezing Trap at your feet and slow it with Concussive Shot. Freezing Trap lasts long enough that you can step back, wait for the cooldown and drop a second one.
- Start Tame Beast right away. At 1.0 it hits you often, so the trap does most of the work.
- Feed it the moment the tame ends.
Mistakes That Ruin the Tame
- Coming below 37. The tame simply fails.
- Waiting in the open. On a PvP ruleset Rogues camp the spawn just to kill Hunters and the cat. Wait on the rocks and only come down when it is up.
- Fighting near Angor Fortress. The Dark Iron patrol can walk into your tame.
Is Broken Tooth Worth Taming in Forever
For PvP, probably yes. A pet that hits every second keeps pushing back an enemy caster's spells, and nothing else attacks that fast. Players who love the classic Hunter story also want it for its own sake.
For damage, it is less clear than in Classic. Some players found at launch that pets of one family deal about the same damage per second whatever their speed, and one test gave Broken Tooth less than 1% more damage than an ordinary cat. If that holds, a fast pet hits more often for less each time. Treat the damage gain as small until there is more data, and tame it for the speed itself.
If the wait is too long, the cats in Swamp of Sorrows and Stranglethorn Vale are solid fighting pets, and The Rake gives you a 1.2 cat at level 10. All pets are compared in the WoW Forever Hunter Pets guide.
More WoW Forever Hunter Guides
Broken Tooth is the last stop for most rare hunters. Our guides cover The Rake in Mulgore, Ghostfang in Dun Morogh, Mystmane on Zephras Isle and the spirit wolf Coldrasp in Tirisfal, and the Hunter Leveling guide takes you from 1 to 60.
Broken Tooth FAQ
These are the questions players ask most often about Broken Tooth.
Where is Broken Tooth in WoW Forever?
In the north of the Badlands. It spawns near Angor Fortress (44.5, 36.5), on the hills south of Uldaman (53, 13) or in the east clearing (61.5, 30.5). Wait at 50, 24 and check all three with Eagle Eye.
Does Broken Tooth still have 1.0 attack speed in WoW Forever?
Yes. Beta testers confirmed that it keeps its 1.0 attack speed after the tame.
What is Broken Tooth's respawn time?
It has not been timed in Forever yet. In Classic it came back every 6 to 8 hours.
What level do I need to tame Broken Tooth?
Level 37, the same as Broken Tooth.
Is Broken Tooth's skin unique?
No. It looks like a mountain lion with darker shoulders, the same model many lions in the Badlands and Hillsbrad use.
Is Broken Tooth worth it for leveling?
It is a good cat, but the long camp costs more leveling time than the extra speed gives back. Most Hunters tame it for PvP.
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