In this World of Warcraft Hunter Guide I will give you an overview of the class as well as some tips of how to use the hunter most effectively.

1.) Understanding the Hunter

The first thing that you must understand is that a Hunter is a soloist. They can and do function well in groups but they excel at solo game play. You also need to understand that even though Hunters wear chain armor and have a Survival skill tree they are not tanks. You were given a ranged weapon and a pet for a reason, so use them. Simply put a Hunter without a pet and in melee range cannot generate the damage output that they can with their pet and ranged weapon. We are a ranged DPS class. If you want to melee DPS then start a DPS warrior or paladin.

2.) What Race works best for Hunter’s?

Hunters can be played successfully by a wide rang of classes. The best of the bunch are the Night Elf and Dwarf for Alliance, and the Tauren, Orc, Troll, or Blood Elf for Horde. Each race has its own set of perks, but all can make good Hunters.

The first thing that you need to do is pick your faction. Will you be Alliance or Horde? Once you have done that then take a look at each race and learn what their in game perks are and then make your decision. Honestly in the end game race really has no bearing on how good of a Hunter you might be. That is determined by knowledge of your class, knowledge of the game, and knowledge of the zone you are in.

3.) Leveling Up your Hunter

Leveling as a Hunter in WoW is probably easier overall than any other class. Use you pet to its full potential and let it die for you if need to. Keep in mind that you can always heal your pet and even resurrect it if need be. If things get too serious, leave your pet fighting and run in the other direction.

Make the most of your broad range of abilities. Hunters are equipped with a wide range of abilities including being able to resurrect and heal pets, engage numerous targets and use traps. If you take the time to learn what you’re capable of you will do much better in the long run.

4.) Selecting a Pet

Hunters have the ability to tame animals. When you come to choosing a pet, keep in mind that like you, they too have skill trees. When they level they get points that can be used to up their abilities. Take note of what type of food your pet eats and make sure you have plenty on hand. You can check this by rolling the cursor over the happiness symbol in the animal’s character sheet.

You should always monitor your pet’s happiness closely. Keep it green all the time to ensure your pet is at its best potential. When the symbol changes to yellow, feed your pet.

5.) Talents

Hunters have 3 talent trees.

Beast Mastery - The talents in this tree are focused on you and your pet. The skills in this tree make you and your pet stronger, tougher, and harder to kill.

Marksmanship - This tree concentrates on ranged DPS output. By concentrating in this tree you will significantly increase your DPS output.

Survival - This tree helps most with crowd control and melee damage.

Make sure you choose a tree that’s going to be most effective for you and your style of play. Solo players will get most benefit from Beast Mastery, those who like playing PvP might find Marksmanship most useful. Survival is the least useful in my opinion. It may work well for up close combat but if this is your playing style then another class will probably be best.

Hunters are probably the most all round character to have. They can dominate solo play and are very good gatherers, especially when equipped well. Hunters with good specs will work well in any situation.

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