World of Warcraft Hunter Guide
This World of Warcraft Hunter Guide will give you an overview of the Hunter class, what its capabilities are, what drawbacks you should expect, and how to function in the class.
1.) Understanding the Hunter
Hunter’s can excel in both groups and solo game play in WoW. One thing you should remember when using the Hunter, is that even though they are decked out with heavy chain armor and have a Survival skill tree, they are not indestructible. They have long range weapons and a pet for a reason so use them. Without your pet you won’t generate anywhere near as much damage so make sure you use this to your advantage.
2.) What Race works best for Hunter’s?
If you’re on the Alliance side I recommend using Night Elves or Dwarves as Hunters. For Horde, Orc’s Troll’s, Tauren, and Blood Elves work well. Each race has its own unique set of strengths and each has the potential to be a great Hunter.
First you’ll need to choose your faction, either Alliance or Horde. I then suggest you spend some time looking at the different races and finding out what their perks are before making your decision. Regardless of what race you choose however, in the end game it will come down to the knowledge you have of your class and the game in general.
3.) Leveling Up your Hunter
Leveling as a Hunter is in my opinion the easiest of all classes. Make good use of your pet and let it take the damage for you - don’t wrap it in cotton wool, you can always heal it and resurrect it later. It’s better to let your pet take a fall than you. If things get dire, throw your pet at the enemy and run away.
Use your abilities wisely. You are equipped with traps for crowd control and DPS, the ability to heal and resurrect your pet, engage single and multiple targets, and much more. Take the time to learn about each one of them.
4.) Choosing a Pet
As a Hunter you have the ability to tame animals. When choosing your pet you should be aware that they have skill trees just like you do. When they level they acquire points that you can spend to enhance their abilities. You should also pay special attention to what type of food your pet eats and make sure that you have an ample supply on hand. This can be discovered by looking at the pet’s character sheet. Mouse over the happiness symbol and it will tell you exactly what it eats.
By keeping you pets happiness symbol green you ensure that it’s at its fighting best. When it changes to yellow it’s time to feed it.
5.) Talents
All Hunters have 3 talent trees.
Beast Mastery - The talents here are aimed at making your pet tougher, stronger, and more difficult to kill.
Marksmanship - This tree will help with DPS output. If you choose to work on this tree your DPS output will improve markedly.
Survival - This tree helps most with crowd control and melee damage.
Choose a tree that fits the style of play that you want to use. If you are primarily going to be a solo player then Beast Mastery is a good choice. Should you prefer PvP combat then you might consider Marksmanship. Survival is probably the least important tree. It focuses on melee abilities and if you are getting up close and personal with the mobs you should be playing another class.
The Hunter is a great all around class but they are in my humble opinion the masters of solo play. They make excellent characters to use as gatherers but if equipped, specced, and played well they can function quite well in any situation.