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Hunter

Ranged

The long watch, a clean line, a loyal beast.

Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026

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Specs

Three trees. Each page has PvE and PvP: spells, stats, gear and a build for the planner.

Ranged Beast Mastery Your pet does a lot of the work. Bestial Wrath is the cooldown. Ranged Marksmanship Aimed Shot and Auto Shot. The pet is optional. Ranged Survival Traps, kiting, and a melee button when they close.

Leveling

Beast Mastery to the cap. The pet tanks, you shoot, and the early points make the pet tougher and angrier. Marksmanship is the other ranged road.

Beast Mastery guide

The opener

Send the pet, Serpent Sting, then Auto Shot with Arcane Shot and Aimed Shot on cooldown. Stand still for the auto shots to flow.

Leveling build (31 points) The route
  • 01 Tame early and keep the pet within a level or two of you; it cannot be tamed above your level.
  • 02 Ammo and bag space still run out. Buy before a long loop.
  • 03 Survival with two weapons is for people who want to melee. It is a real spec, not a joke.

What Blizzard changed

A ranged fighter with a trusted beast: more flexibility in the shot kit, pets that scale with your gear, and a melee Survival tree that is a real choice.

Every talent
  • Aimed Shot is baseline at 20 and no longer shares a cooldown with Arcane Shot; Multi-Shot does.
  • Traps can be set in combat, and one Fire and one Ice trap can be down at once.
  • Auto Shot needs you still for half a second, and still fires through an Aimed Shot or Sniper Shot cast.
  • Pets scale from your gear and no longer take player buffs. A new Fox family, and every family learns Bite or Claw, Dive or Dash, and one trick of its own.
  • Beast Mastery gains Summon Hawk; Marksmanship gains Lone Wolf and Sniper Shot; Trueshot Aura reaches the raid.
  • Survival is melee: Strider Kick, Lacerating Strikes, Savage Strikes and Predator's Edge. Wyvern Sting is gone.
  • Humans can be hunters now.

From Blizzard Class deep dive: Hunter and Druid ExternalDevelopment notes External

Changes this month

What the game's updates and hotfixes changed for Hunters in the last 30 days.

The latest update

And 29 more on the update pages.

Professions

Hunters wear mail. Blacksmithing makes it and Mining feeds it.

All professions
Blacksmithing157 pieces on the ladder MiningFeeds it Lane opens at 40 Level it

Races and racials

8 races can roll a Hunter. What each one brings to the class.

All racesAll racials

Alliance · 4

Human

Alliance

New pairing
  • Ruthless Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1%.
  • The Human Spirit Spirit increased by 10%.
  • Perception Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.
  • Will to SurviveNew Instantly removes all Stun effects.

Dwarf

Alliance

  • Find Treasure Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap and sometimes increase treasure found. Lasts until cancelled.
  • Stoneform Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
  • Artisan's PrecisionNew Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%.
  • Big Game HunterNew Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.

Night Elf

Alliance

  • Shadowmeld Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Using this ability in combat discourages enemies from attacking you, but increases the cooldown to 2 min.
  • Quickness Dodge chance increased by 1% and movement speed increased by 2%. Night Elf Rogues and Druids are harder to detect in Stealth as if they were 1 level higher.
  • Wisp Spirit Transform into a wisp upon death, increasing movement speed by 75%.
  • Elune's LightNew Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.

High Order Skyborne

Alliance

New pairing
  • Walk on AirNew Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
  • Read LeylineNew Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby leyline, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 50% for 15 sec. If a leyline is nearby, you will become Attuned for the next 1 hr and the effect of this ability will be increased by 100%.
  • Elemental InsightNew Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
  • Wind BlessedNew Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%.

Horde · 4

Orc

Horde

  • Blood Fury Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.
  • Hardiness Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.
  • Command Damage dealt by Hunter and Warlock pets increased by 5%.
  • Shatter CurseNew Instantly removes all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 5% for 8 sec.

Tauren

Horde

  • War Stomp Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
  • Endurance Total Health increased by 5%.
  • Cultivation Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once.
  • PlainsrunningNew Gain 2% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 60% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect.

Troll

Horde

  • Berserking Increases your spellcasting and attack speed by 10% for 15 sec.
  • Regeneration Health regeneration rate increased by 20%. In addition, 20% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.
  • Beast Slaying Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
  • Rapid RegenerationNew Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec. Any movement, action, or damage taken will cancel the effect.

Windshaper Skyborne

Horde

New pairing
  • Walk on AirNew Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
  • SkysightNew Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 15% for 30 sec. If an elemental convergence is nearby, you will become Charged for the next 1 hr and the effect of this ability will be increased by 100%.
  • Elemental InsightNew Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
  • Wind BlessedNew Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%.

Plan

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3 trees · 51 points at 60

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