Class: Hunter

HUNTERS

The hunter class performs pulling, threat redirection, crowd control, and primarily ranged damage. Hunters havepets that add to their DPS and help manage aggro. They can also track, tame and train animals and beasts found in the wild. The well trained pet, on countless occasions, has saved a hunter's life. It has been said by many, and throughout history, that hunters consider their weapons and pets to be their only true friends.

HUNTER ADVANTAGES 

•  Hunters tame the wild beasts of Azeroth,Outland and Northrend, training them to fight at their side. Hunters, along with warlocks (summonable demonic minions),mages (Summon Water Elemental talent), druids (Force of Nature talent), shamans (elemental summoning totems and Spirit Wolf talent), death knights (ghouls) andpriests (Shadowfiend) make up the seven classes that can have combat pets. Hunters, however, are the only ones that can name and feed their pets; warlock pets are automatically given names when they are initially summoned and their damage is unaffected by "happiness".
•  Hunters excel in outdoor survival skills, such as tracking and laying traps.
•  Hunters wear leather and cloth armor until level 40, at which they gain access to equipping mail armor. Most hunters start with an axe or dagger and a gun, crossbow, or bow. With training, they can learn all other weapon skills except wands, maces, and two-handed maces. They are unable to use shields or plate armor.
•  Hunters have many magical abilities that require mana, such as pet healing and special shots, but their mana pools are not as large as those of dedicated spellcasters.
•  Hunters can take on various Animal Aspects that grant special abilities, such as increased dodge rating, improved run speed, or even additional nature resistance.

ARMOUR AND WEAPONS

-Hunters can use Cloth Armor and Leather Armor initially. At level 40 they can train to use Mail Armor. See hunter sets for a list of hunter armor sets.

-Hunters are capable of learning how to use bows, guns, crossbows, thrown weapons, daggers, axes, Fist Weapons, swords, polearms, staves, two-handed axes, and two-handed swords. The only weapons they cannot use are wands and one-handed and two-handed maces.

Note: the inability of hunters to use maces makes the dwarf's Mace Specialization racial trait useless for dwarven hunters.

Upon reaching level 20, hunters can learn the Dual Wield skill. This allows them to wield two one-handed weapons at the same time.

See hunter weapon for an explanation of the value of the various stat bonuses and a list of melee weapons suitable for hunters.

TALENTS

Talents are a way to specialize your character by enhancing your skills and/or learning new skills. Starting at level 10, you will receive a talent point every time you gain a level.

There are three categories for hunter talents:

• Beast Mastery
• Marksmanship
• Survival

For further information see Hunter talents, Hunter talent discussion. Talent calculators can be found at Official Blizzard Talent Calculator or Wowhead Talent Calculator.