WoW Hunter Guide

The hunter is best known for his ability to shoot enemies from long range and destroy them before they even get close enough to fight back. Most people like hunters because of their ultimate dps and their ability to train pets. Depending on the tree, the pet can be the main point of dps for a good hunter. Hunters have amazing long range abilities with guns, crossbows, or regular bow and arrows. If an enemy should happen to get close to the hunter, they are provided with a long range of traps to immobilize the attacker and begin shooting once again. This WoW Hunter guide will try to give you an overall look at the hunter class to help you decide if it is right for you and also give you some tips to help you be a good hunter.

Although dps is a highly valued benefit of a hunter, the ability to train a pet is probably more alluring to players especially myself. While leveling, a hunter can mainly sit back, let the pet tank the mob, and shoot the mob easily and quickly. The hunter is not given a pet until level 10, but from this level begins an easy upward spiral to level 80. Pets can be most of the beasts found in the World of Warcraft including elite beasts with special abilities. Cats, wolves, and boars are probably the most popular pets, but a hunter can train a variety of other pets and special creatures found in the expansion packs.

WoW Hunter Guide – Abilities

Marksmanship is the talent tree for hunters who prefer a variety of deadly ranged attacks. Marksmanship provides higher dps from a range which is why hunters who mainly raid use this tree. It can be used for PVP, but it’s mostly if the hunter gains the advantage over the opponent by ambushing.

Beast mastery is one of the most popular trees to use especially for PVP. It gives the hunter a great dps challenger in its pet’s enhancement. Beast mastery pets are brutal especially if they ambush a player without them seeing the hunter. Occasionally pets may even become invincible for a few seconds that can be the death of any opposing player.

The Survival tree is not as useful during leveling, but it can be a great tree after completing the leveling grind to 80 and entering arenas or battlegrounds. For instance, wing clip can be used to slow down players. Traps can keep crowd control when dealing with more than one opponent. It is a tree that will greatly increase your chance of survival especially against more than one player that might ambush you.

WoW Hunter Build

The WoW Hunter build below is the build recommended for solo leveling.

Beast Mastery

Level 10: Endurance Training (1/5)
Level 11: Endurance Training (2/5)
Level 12: Endurance Training (3/5)
Level 13: Endurance Training (4/5)
Level 14: Endurance Training (5/5)
Level 15: Focused Fire (1/1)
Level 16: Focused Fire (1/2)
Level 17: Thick Hide (1/3)
Level 18: Thick Hide (2/3)
Level 19: Thick Hide (3/3)
Level 20: Improved Revive Pet (1/1)
Level 21: Aspect Mastery (1/1)
Level 22: Unleashed Fury (1/5)
Level 23: Unleashed Fury (2/5)
Level 24: Unleashed Fury (3/5)
Level 25: Unleashed Fury (4/5)
Level 26: Unleashed Fury (5/5)
Level 27: Improved Mend Pet (1/2)
Level 28: Ferocity (1/5)
Level 29: Ferocity (2/5)
Level 30: Ferocity (3/5)
Level 31: Ferocity (4/5)
Level 32: Ferocity (5/5)
Level 33: Intimidation (1/1)
Level 34: Bestial Discipline (1/2)
Level 35: Bestial Discipline (2/2)
Level 36: Frenzy (1/5)
Level 37: Frenzy (2/5)
Level 38: Frenzy (3/5)
Level 39: Frenzy (4/5)
Level 40: Frenzy (5/5)
Level 41: Ferocious Inspiration (1/3)
Level 42: Ferocious Inspiration (2/3)
Level 43: Ferocious Inspiration (3/3)
Level 44: Bestial Wrath (1/1)
Level 45: Serpent's Swiftness (1/5)
Level 46: Serpent's Swiftness (2/5)
Level 47: Serpent's Swiftness (3/5)
Level 48: Serpent's Swiftness (4/5)
Level 49: Serpent's Swiftness (5/5)
Level 50: Longevity (1/5)
Level 51: The Beast Within (1/1)
Level 52: Cobra Strikes (1/3)
Level 53: Cobra Strikes (2/3)
Level 54: Cobra Strikes (3/3)
Level 55: Kindred Spirits (1/5)
Level 56: Kindred Spirits (2/5)
Level 57: Kindred Spirits (3/5)
Level 58: Kindred Spirits (4/5)
Level 59: Kindred Spirits (5/5)
Level 60: Beast Mastery (1/1)

Marksmanship

Level 61: Lethal Shots (1/5)
Level 62: Lethal Shots (2/5)
Level 63: Lethal Shots (3/5)
Level 64: Lethal Shots (4/5)
Level 65: Lethal Shots (5/5)
Level 66: Mortal Shots (1/5)
Level 67:: Mortal Shots (2/5)
Level 68:: Mortal Shots 3/5)
Level 69:: Mortal Shots (4/5)
Level 70:: Mortal Shots (5/5)
Level 71:: Go for the Throat (1/2)
Level 72:: Go for the Throat (2/2)
Level 73:: Improved Arcane Shot (1/3)
Level 74:: Improved Arcane Shot (2/3)
Level 75:: Improved Arcane Shot (3/3)
Level 76:: Efficiency (1/5)
Level 77:: Efficiency (2/5)
Level 78:: Efficiency (3/5)
Level 79:: Efficiency (4/5)
Level 80:: Efficiency (5/5)

I have personally used the WoW Hunter build above for solo leveling a Hunter of mine and I have found it to be the best Hunter build. Your pet is very important when solo leveling which is why the build above focuses a lot on beast mastery. With this WoW Hunter build your pet will tank while you sit back and unleash your arrows.

WoW Hunter Guide – Professions

A hunter has a lot of solo power, but to give him just a little bit more buff abilities some hunters choose to go with alchemy as a main profession. With alchemy, the best profession is definitely herbalism since alchemy mainly uses the herbs gathered from the other profession. With alchemy and herbalism, the hunter can buff up during leveling and that makes leveling easier and faster. Health pots can save a hunter from otherwise imminent death in case of those emergency situations.

Another classic profession for a hunter is leatherworking. Hunters wear leather up until level 40 when they can begin to use mail. Leatherworking can be used to make the hunter green armor that will ultimately make it easier to level. Leatherworking also incorporates some mail armor that can be crafted at levels about 40. If you decide to go with leatherworking, skinning is obviously the best secondary profession since provides you with the materials you will need. Even if you decide to drop the leatherworking later, skinning makes a great gathering profession to make extra gold. If your main interest is making gold I suggest you check out this gold guide.

The hunter is a great class to pick and is the one I personally spend most of my time playing. If you learn how to use your pet and avoid damage you can be a great force to be recon with. I hope my WoW Hunter guide and WoW hunter build has helped you. You also might want to check out my WoW Pet Guide. Good luck.

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