From an early age the call of the wild draws some adventurers from the comfort of their homes into the unforgiving primal world outside. Those who endure become hunters. Masters of their environment, they are able to slip like ghosts through the trees and lay traps in the paths of their enemies.

These expert marksmen drop foes dead in their tracks with flawless shots from a bow or rifle. With the ability to wield two weapons simultaneously, hunters can unleash a flurry of blows against anyone unfortunate enough to stumble into close combat with them.

The art of survival is central to the isolated life of a hunter. Hunters track beasts with ease and enhance their own abilities by attuning themselves to the feral aspects of various creatures. Hunters are known for the lifelong bonds they form with animals of the wild, training great hawks, cats, bears, and many other beasts to fight alongside them.

Hunter Information

Hunters battle their foes at a distance, commanding their pets to attack while they nock their arrows and fire their guns. Though their missile weapons are extremely effective, hunters are at a disadvantage when their foes close in, and often attempt to evade or restrain enemies so that they can continue fighting from a safe distance.

  • Type Ranged Physical Damage Dealer
  • Standard Bars Health, Focus
  • Available Armor Cloth, Leather, Mail
  • Available Weapons Bows, Crossbows, Fist Weapons, Guns, One-Handed Axes, One-Handed Swords, Polearms, Staves, Two-Handed Axes, Two-Handed Swords
Hunter Talents

Hunter talents primarily strengthen their pets; improve the damage, effectiveness, and duration of their traps; and increase the speed and power of their ranged attacks.

Hunter Talent Specialization
Hunter Features
Pets

Hunters tame the beasts of the wild, and those beasts serve in return by assaulting their enemies and shielding them from harm.

Ranged damage

Whether wielding bows, guns, or crossbows, hunters are deadly with ranged weapons. They are capable of dishing out consistently high damage.

Traps

Hunters are consummate survivalists, able to set traps to burn, freeze, and disable potential prey.

Soloing

Thanks to their pets and damage output, hunters are effective at completing quests and leveling quickly, even when they’re alone.

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Faceròll
Sunstrider
Faceròll
14/03/2011
@Tastemyshot: stop spreading false information. people who may want to play the game doesnt need all this whining. hunters are great and they are doing very good atm
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Xaratord
Hakkar
Xaratord
13/03/2011
the best races for hunter are orc(command, more damage of the pet) and trolls(bow specilization)
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Kushìna
Deathwing
Kushìna
16/03/2011
@Xaratord: dwarf got gun specialization :-)
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Rogarth
Burning Steppes
Rogarth
16/03/2011
@Kushìna: True story :)
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Elven
Auchindoun
Elven
13/03/2011
which race is best for a huunter???
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Stonehawk
Frostmane
Stonehawk
13/03/2011
Orc hunters ftw ^^
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Eloca
Agamaggan
Eloca
05/03/2011
yes I like it to
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Msstuitertje
Quel'Thalas
Msstuitertje
04/03/2011
Very nice playing with a night Elf as a Hunter
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Trollzlayer
Twilight's Hammer
Trollzlayer
04/04/2011
@Msstuitertje: Night elvels are great hunters
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hunter is the best ..... who said we cant heal our selfs check (mm), Chimera Shot "An instant shot that causes ranged weapon damage plus RAP*0.732+1620, refreshing the duration of your Serpent Sting and healing you for 5% of your total health" and the best race for Hunter is Troll, there is 2 reasons for that ( throwing weapon and bow specialition"1%crit by bow" , and Breserking)
best thing for last ..... the only char. in wow that can give the missing buff or debuf to raid or group/boss or mobs by pet
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Sliserrer
Spinebreaker
Sliserrer
28/02/2011
Hunters ara the best
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Drsareta
Aggramar
Drsareta
26/02/2011
this class is the best one now on this game.!!
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Erabrololt
Bronzebeard
Erabrololt
26/02/2011
mm
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Bonesnap
Nordrassil
Bonesnap
25/02/2011
I'm gonna make a Belf hunter what should be speked in come on need ideas........ fast!
P.S....... gonna be keveling with an Rtard
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Eraco
Nordrassil
Eraco
23/02/2011
gonna be making a B elf hunter, lvling with a B elf lock of same lvl not wat to be specced in talking fast lvling here
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Sherlocholme
Aggramar
Sherlocholme
22/02/2011
yes it makes sence that nightelves are hunters, but i think nightelves is more like a druids, and worgen are the true hunters^^
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Trollzlayer
Twilight's Hammer
Trollzlayer
04/04/2011
@Sherlocholme: Worgens should be the hunted
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Wilotank
Mazrigos
Wilotank
19/02/2011
the true hunters are night elvs!!!! long live the world tree
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Tojbz
Darksorrow
Tojbz
20/02/2011
@Wilotank:

word! You are so right m8
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Nàtsu
Daggerspine
Nàtsu
26/02/2011
@Tojbz:

no animal lover nigth elf can call himself a hunter
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Worwer
Magtheridon
Worwer
27/02/2011
@Wilotank: yes night elfs must be hunter worgen druid :D. worgen hunters so bad :D wolfs have a pet:)
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Tojbz
Darksorrow
Tojbz
27/02/2011
@Nàtsu:
Excuse me, what was that?
Sure, I like animals, but when it comes to killing, my eyes turns red and I got a lust for blood!
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Slycillia
Chromaggus
Slycillia
23/03/2011
@Wilotank: i would say that NE females are the hunters and males are the druids. If we are looking at it lorewise
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Ephy
Boulderfist
Ephy
11/08/2012
@Tojbz: *choke* Dayum !:[
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Vinicentus
Frostwhisper
Vinicentus
18/02/2011
Hunter is freedom and freedom is a hunter.
and to you horde we will hunting you fore ever.
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Ephy
Boulderfist
Ephy
11/08/2012
@Vinicentus: Racism,Clear!
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Alatreon
Neptulon
Alatreon
17/02/2011
THIS
IS
HUNTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lisboeta
Laughing Skull
Lisboeta
17/02/2011
Guys one thing: how many classes can heal in WOW; how many classe have plate armor...and hunters: can't heal, can't have plate armor and even camouflage everyone discover you if you walk and uyou can't use if in combat or with low health...so...for what camouflage...only for questing...hunters are only prepare for questing and dungeons (if you are a MM). In battle you always need be behind your team, cause you can die easily if attack for a warriors, a rogue or even a death knight or paladin. And pets when you call pet he comes with low level health, so take care you need few seconds until pet have all tthe health...Why that blizzard? We need pets with all the health, not with low health...So hunters very good in damage, but very easy to kill too...the can't health, they don't have plate armor and they can't use camouflge in combat...so we are killers nothing more....long live hunters
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Frchorknabe
Khaz'goroth
Frchorknabe
17/02/2011
@Lisboeta:

You're having the wrong perspective here: how many ranged damage dealers in WoW wear mail? Hunters and Shamans, that's all, the others boost their armor and survivability with effects that we can disspell. How many ranged can be locked out of their spells (both damage and beneficial)? All but hunters.
We can burn through clothies like nobody's business and melee we simply keep at bay - slowing, kiting, stunning, disengaging. There's two classes that I have problems with and those are paladins and deathknights, for all the rest there's arrows :)
And in PvE we're the only ranged class that will never have resource problems, no matter how long the fight.

Yes, hunters are killers and we're friggin' good at it!
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Lisboeta
Laughing Skull
Lisboeta
21/02/2011
@Frchorknabe: Yes you are reazon...but sometimes it's frustrate you try kill a druid, a paldin or even a warrior and he heals all time, even with my best shot: aimed shot...but in a certain way you are reason...and we hunters need to understand that we are damage rangers, nothing more...
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Ephy
Boulderfist
Ephy
11/08/2012
@Lisboeta: Mate,Aimed shot in a bg,well thats weird,unless that gay is afk,y'know why ?..
As a good hunter you dont wunt to stop movin while in combat,so you can always have your Fox aspect on,for your Focus regain ofc,or you can create a macro that switchs between Fox n hawk,like >_> /castsquances Aspect of the Hawk,Aspect of the Fox <_<,Its up to you x) - Off topic,lawl
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Itsmethepala
Emerald Dream
Itsmethepala
16/02/2011
Hunter's Rock but kinda sucks that draenai hunters dont regain focus as fast as dwarf & night elfs and what talent tree is best for lv 26 draenai hunter ?
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Sucellos
Anachronos
Sucellos
16/02/2011
what pet is the best
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Lisboeta
Laughing Skull
Lisboeta
16/02/2011
@Sucellos: Depends what you wanna do...in dungeons i think devilsaurs are the best, in questing maybe a spirit beast or a rhino, in battle i like shale spiders. devilsaur do more damage
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@Sucellos: u can cerry more than one pet .. so use them all!! the healers hate devilsaurs becuse of the ability monstrus bite, tanks (like warriors) hate raptors becuse they decrise there armor! and mages HATE core hound(20% castspeed decrise) in others i prefer a cat for dps and a boar for tanking the elites in quests.
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Nazkfflain
Scarshield Legion
Nazkfflain
08/03/2011
@Sucellos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhvvNGeHHME

here is an answer to that question
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Ycremon
Terokkar
Ycremon
16/02/2011
My previous hunter char. went through several pets until I settled on a hyena. Tough and wicked tank to boot :))))
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Visspgrädde
Haomarush
Visspgrädde
15/02/2011
Play hard, go Hunter ! :D
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Häze
Vek'nilash
Häze
15/02/2011
Horde hunters rules you aliance noob hunter think you are so cool huter is the best class ever and the horde makes it beter who agree
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Hunterrex
Vek'nilash
Hunterrex
15/02/2011
hunter are the best class i don't car if people think rogues or worlocks are the best hunters are lol