Hunt smarter.
Share less noise.
PSW Hunt for the Rares tracks supported rares, remembers your collection progress and builds community-observed loot data — without automating your gameplay.
If Midnight disappears after updating in CurseForge, right-click PSW Hunt for the Rares in the CurseForge app and select Reinstall. This restores Core and installs the current Midnight expansion automatically without removing your settings or collected data.
What you can expect in-game
HFTR is built around one job: making supported rare hunting easier to understand, easier to follow and more satisfying to complete — while leaving every gameplay decision to you.
HFTR v0.15.2
Current HFTR releases are read from the same server-backed release state used by Companion. Legacy expansion cards, versions and changelogs appear automatically after their CurseForge release is confirmed.
Midnight v0.8.13 is available.
The required current Retail expansion module for Core v0.15.2. Latest CurseForge release: 6 Sep 2026.
The War Within v0.1.5 is available.
A standalone legacy expansion module for supported The War Within rares. Latest CurseForge release: 5 Sep 2026.
Dragonflight v0.1.4 is available.
A standalone legacy expansion module for supported Dragonflight rares. Latest CurseForge release: 5 Sep 2026.
Shadowlands v0.1.3 is available.
A standalone legacy expansion module for supported Shadowlands rares. Latest CurseForge release: 5 Sep 2026.
Battle for Azeroth v0.1.3 is available.
A standalone legacy expansion module for supported Battle for Azeroth rares. Latest CurseForge release: 5 Sep 2026.
Legion v0.1.3 is available.
A standalone legacy expansion module for supported Legion rares. Latest CurseForge release: 5 Sep 2026.
Warlords of Draenor v0.1.3 is available.
A standalone legacy expansion module for supported Warlords of Draenor rares. Latest CurseForge release: 5 Sep 2026.
Mists of Pandaria v0.1.4 is available.
A standalone legacy expansion module for supported Mists of Pandaria rares. Latest CurseForge release: 5 Sep 2026.
Cataclysm v0.1.4 is available.
A standalone legacy expansion module for supported Cataclysm rares. Latest CurseForge release: 5 Sep 2026.
Wrath of the Lich King v0.1.4 is available.
A standalone legacy expansion module for supported Wrath of the Lich King rares. Latest CurseForge release: 5 Sep 2026.
The Burning Crusade v0.1.4 is available.
A standalone legacy expansion module for supported The Burning Crusade rares. Latest CurseForge release: 5 Sep 2026.
Classic v0.1.3 is available.
A standalone legacy expansion module for supported Classic rares. Latest CurseForge release: 5 Sep 2026.
Different rares can behave differently.
Core v0.15.2 supports expansion-specific daily, event, repeatable and once-per-character behavior while preserving full-fidelity tracking for Midnight.
Unknown legacy behavior is researched, not guessed.
Selected uncertain encounters can collect limited technical observations through HFTR Companion so future releases can replace conservative fallback behavior with stronger logic.
Technical encounter evidence only.
Rare Research does not collect BattleTag, Battle.net identity, guild information or chat. Normal verified rares are not included in the research system.
Legacy expansion modules use verified game-state signals where practical and conservative handling for historical mechanics that cannot be reconstructed reliably. Availability, version and release dates below come from the server's confirmed CurseForge release state.
Companion v0.6.13
Secure addon updates and repair, server-driven expansion management, community sync, Rare Research delivery and precise acknowledgement/cleanup reporting.
Today's community stats
Live numbers from the HFTR community database. These will fill up automatically once companion clients begin syncing observations.
Built to remove the guesswork from rare hunting.
Rare hunting in World of Warcraft can mean waiting around, checking chat, wondering whether a rare is dead, protected, about to become attackable, or even part of the same spawn cycle. HFTR was created to bring that information together without taking control away from the player.
Less waiting. Less noise.
PSW Hunt for the Rares gives rare hunters one place for supported rare status, protected timers, kill history, routes, waypoints, collection progress and useful loot information. The goal is simple: spend less time guessing and more time actually hunting.
Observe, remember and synchronize.
HFTR watches game information that World of Warcraft makes available to addons. It can identify supported rares, maintain live status, remember kills, track protected timers and synchronize rare state with other HFTR users. Character and account-wide history stay available between sessions through WoW SavedVariables.
Real observations become useful statistics.
The optional HFTR Companion can upload anonymous loot observations from supported rares and download aggregated community data. Over time this can build observed drop rates, sample counts, rare-specific loot tables, current-expansion gearing information, and legacy mount and toy data.
Smarter, not automatic.
HFTR can automatically update tracker information and synchronize rare status, but it does not play the game for you. Chat sharing, waypoints, routes, countdowns and other player-facing actions require an explicit click or keybind.
Make rare hunting smarter, not automatic.
HFTR is designed to give players better information while keeping every gameplay decision in the player's hands.
What the Companion reads
Loot policy
Found a bug? Check the Issue Tracker first.
See known problems and their current status. If your issue already exists, add your own debug information to the same case instead of creating duplicate noise.