WoW SoD Phase 2: All Hunter Runes & Locations So Far

The next chapter of Season of Discovery is upon us, and with many players brimming with excitement to see what the Blizzard devs have in store for us, everyone is waiting to discover the many new secrets hidden throughout Azeroth.

With Phase 2 of SoD launching come a lot more runes to find and enhance your character whilst defeating new enemies or completing difficult quests. In this guide, we will take a look at all of the runes that are available for Hunters to use. 

WoW SoD Phase 2 Hunter Runes and Locations

Melee Specialist Rune (Belt)

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.

Melee Specialist Rune Location

• You will need to travel to Deadwind Pass and speak with the Dalaran Agent at Ariden's Camp /way 52 35 to get Ariden's Sigil. 
• You will need to equip Ariden's Sigil and defeat seven Dark Rider Elites by using the trinket to reveal them. If you see the Dark Presence buff then that means you are near a Dark Rider. (Another player can also equip and use Ariden's Sigil so you can do this with a group).
• Deadwind Pass: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 43 29 and drops Curious Dalaran Relic.
• Duskwood: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 23 47 and drops Glittering Dalaran Relic.
• Swamp of Sorrows: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 69 28.
• Arathi Highlands: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 34 35.
• Badlands: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 58 54.
• The Barrens: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 52 36.
• Desolace: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 65 25.
• It is unknown which Dark Rider drops each of the remaining Relics, but the Relics are as follows:  Odd Dalaran Relic, Whirring Dalaran Relic, Heavy Dalaran Relic, Slippery Dalaran Relic, Creepy Dalaran Relic.
• Once you have obtained all of the runes, you will have to return to the Dalaran Agent and return all of the Dalaran Relics to obtain the rune as a reward.

Trap Launcher Rune (Boots)

Your Traps can now be placed at any location within 40 yards, and can be placed while you are in combat. Additionally, your Fire-based and Frost-based traps now have separate shared cooldowns.

Trap Launcher Rune Location

• You will need to head to Desolace to get the Highway Robbery quest, northwest of the Kodo Graveyard, /way 47 54. 
• Then go to /way 63 39, near Kormek's Hut to turn in the quest to Bibbly F'utzbuckle so you can pick up the On the Lam quest.
• Then travel to the Booty Bay inn and speak with Tokal and pick up Cherry for Your Thoughts?. Buy her Cherry Grog so you can get the No Honor Among Thieves quest.
• Head to Arathi Highlands and interact with a Rowboat under the bridge around /way 53 91 to be teleported to the eastern shore.
• Speak with Illari Duskfeather and defeat her to loot the dropped bag and obtain Illari's Key (Night Elves have a peaceful option that gives you the key straight away)
• Open the nearby chest and loot the rune.

Steady Shot

 (Belt)

A steady shot that causes 60% ranged weapon damage.

Steady Shot Rune Location

• You will need to fish in the Witherbark Village lake (Arathi Highlands) /way 66 60.5 and kill Needletooth to get Rune of Steady Shot.

Invigoration (Boots)

When your pet scores a critical hit with a special ability, you instantly regenerate 5% of your maximum mana.

Invigoration Rune Location

• You will need to find Amaryllis Webb located in Swamp of Sorrows on the road between Deadwind Pass and the Blasted Lands. 

• You will have to buy a Entomology Starter Kit from her to be able to go bug hunting.
• The first mob you need to find is located in Stranglethorn Vale at the logging camp outside Zul'Gurub on a tree stump at /way 45.0, 19.0. 
• The second mob is in Arathi Highlands in the stable at Northfold Manor at /way 31.0, 28.0. 
• The final mob is in Desolace next to the Kodo Graveyard at /way 51.0, 59.0. 
• Once you have gathered all three, return to Amaryllis Webb to get the rune.

Dual Wield Specialization (Boots)

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.

Dual Wield Specialization Rune Location

• You will need to head to Stranglethorn Vale at /way 31.8,9 15.7 and you will get the Danger! debuff.
• You will then have to use Flare to detect the source of danger. This will spawn the Bloodscalp Guerrilla you need to kill to get the rune. 

Expose Weakness Rune (Belt)

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

Expose Weakness Rune Location

• Kill Dustbelcher Ogre in Badlands 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 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, /way 22 67. Find a large bird's nest. Use the critter as bait to lure down Gharrik, a level 40 bird. Kill Gharrik and loot the Crimson Trophy Quill.
• Return the quill to Hemet Nesingwary and get the Rune.

And these are all of the available Hunter Runes you can get in WoW SoD Phase 2. Hunters have received a lot of powerful runes to make them more viable both for melee and ranged DPS specs.