WoW Classic Hunter Guide: Weapon Skills, Abilities, Trainers, & Gear

WoW Classic Hunter Guide
  • Author: Luxrah
  • Date: November 21, 2024
  • Updated: December 18, 2024
  • Expansion: WoW Classic

The Hunter in WoW Classic is known for its independence, and is often a top pick for solo content due to its combination of damage output, mobility, control, and survivability. They are the only ranged physical damage dealers in the game, and most raid groups will want at least one or two for the unique utility they bring in the form of Tranquilizing Shot and Distracting Shot.

The core feature of the Hunter class is the beast pets they can tame to fight alongside them. These pets bring a variety of abilities of their own which vary according to their type, and most Hunters keep a few different types of pets stabled for when they are needed. Hunters can also use their pets to distract mobs, which can allow them to very efficiently farm gathering nodes, chests, and other resources, or simply to escape unscathed while their pet takes the hits instead.

Roles and Specializations

The three talent trees for Hunters are Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, and Survival.

  • Beast Mastery
    • Offers talents for maximizing pet utility and damage.
    • Weaker damage in group content, but strong for solo content.
  • Marksmanship
    • Buffs the Hunter’s ranged damage output.
    • Considered the optimal choice for raids, offering the highest potential DPS.
  • Survival
    • Contains talents for improving traps, melee abilities, and utility.
    • Strong for solo play and PvP, but not optimal for raids.

View the complete Hunter talent tree in our Hunter Talent Calculator.

Class Feature: Pets

Hunters are able to use Tame Beast on almost any Beast type creature in the world, recruiting them as a pet to fight permanently alongside the Hunter. Different types of Beasts offer different abilities and buffs to the Hunter and their allies. Most pet types are optimized for offense, defense, or a balance of the two.

Pets can be stored and accessed at Stable Masters, who can usually be found in any major quest hub or city. They need to be fed regularly in order to maintain their happiness. A pet’s happiness affects its damage output. Each pet type has a specific diet of foods it can be fed.

Pets also need to be trained, and you will find Pet Trainers anywhere you find a Hunter Trainer. Pets have their own experience bar and level up by fighting alongside the Hunter. Leveling increases their stats and unlocks new skills to be trained.

Be sure to check out our Hunter Pets Guide for all kinds of useful info about Hunter pets!

Class Feature: Quivers and Ammo

One other small but significant feature that is somewhat unique to Hunters is their need to carry around a lot of ammo for their ranged weapons. Bows and Crossbows require arrows while Guns require bullets. A Hunter who has run out of ammo is not a very effective one! To carry around all their ammo, Hunters must use at least one bag slot for a Quiver or Ammo Pouch, which means that Hunters usually have less inventory space available than other classes.

Resources

Hunters use Mana as their main ability resource.

Races

Hunters have a few Race options for each faction.

Racial Abilities

Starting Stats

Wow Alliance Crest Alliance

Stat
achievement character dwarf maleachievement character dwarf female Dwarf
achievement character nightelf maleachievement character nightelf female Night Elf
Stamina
24
20
Strength
22
17
Agility
19
28
Intellect
19
20
Spirit
20
21

Horde

Stat
icon - orc maleicon - orc female Orc
achievement character tauren maleachievement character tauren female Tauren
achievement character troll maleachievement character troll female Troll
Stamina
23
23
22
Strength
23
25
21
Agility
20
18
25
Intellect
17
15
16
Spirit
24
23
22

Weapon Skills and Armor Proficiencies

Hunters can equip Cloth or Leather armor from level 1, and can learn to use Mail at level 40 from their class trainer.

Below is a table of weapon types that Hunters can use and where the initial skill can be trained. They can use every type of weapon except Maces and Thrown weapons.

Weapon Type
Where to Learn
Wow Alliance Crest Ilyenia Moonfire in Darnassus
Hanashi in Orgrimmar
Sayoc in Orgrimmar
Wow Alliance Crest Bixi Wobblebonk in Ironforge
Wow Alliance Crest Woo Ping in Stormwind
Archibald in Undercity
Wow Alliance Crest Ilyenia Moonfire in Darnassus
Wow Alliance Crest Bixi Wobblebonk in Ironforge
Wow Alliance Crest Woo Ping in Stormwind
Sayoc in Orgrimmar
Archibald in Undercity
Wow Alliance Crest Ilyenia Moonfire in Darnassus
Wow Alliance Crest Buliwyf Stonehand in Ironforge
Sayoc in Orgrimmar
Wow Alliance Crest Buliwyf Stonehand in Ironforge
Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff
Wow Alliance Crest Buliwyf Stonehand in Ironforge
Hanashi in Orgrimmar
Sayoc in Orgrimmar
Wow Alliance Crest Woo Ping in Stormwind
Archibald in Undercity
Polearms
(Requires level 20)
Wow Alliance Crest Woo Ping in Stormwind
Archibald in Undercity
Wow Alliance Crest Ilyenia Moonfire in Darnassus
Wow Alliance Crest Woo Ping in Stormwind
Hanashi in Orgrimmar
Sayoc in Orgrimmar
Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff
Wow Alliance Crest Buliwyf Stonehand in Ironforge
Hanashi in Orgrimmar
Sayoc in Orgrimmar
Wow Alliance Crest Woo Ping in Stormwind
Archibald in Undercity

Notable Abilities

Hunters have a lot of useful abilities that will make them a welcome addition to any group.

Utility

Movement

Dispels

Crowd Control

Threat

Buffs

Debuffs

Hunter Trainer Locations

Hunter class trainers can be found in starting zones and in a few other locations depending upon your faction.

Trainer
Faction
Location
Coordinates
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Ashenvale – Silverwind Refuge
50.0, 67.8
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Ashenvale – Bolyun’s Camp
18.0, 59.8
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Darnassus – Cenarion Enclave
42.2, 7.6
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Darnassus – Cenarion Enclave
39.6, 5.8
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Darnassus – Cenarion Enclave
40.2, 9.8
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Dun Morogh – Coldridge Valley
29.0, 67.6
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Dun Morogh – Kharanos
45.8, 53.0
Horde
Durotar – Valley of Trials
42.8, 69.2
Horde
Durotar – Razor Hill
51.8, 43.6
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Felwood – Talonbranch Glade
61.8, 23.6
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Ironforge – Hall of Arms
71.6, 88.8
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Ironforge – Hall of Arms
70.6, 83.8
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Ironforge – Hall of Arms
69.8, 83.6
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Loch Modan – The Farstrider Lodge
82.4, 62.4
Horde
Mulgore – Red Cloud Mesa
44.2, 75.8
Horde
Mulgore – Bloodhoof Village
51.8, 43.6
Horde
Mulgore – Bloodhoof Village
47.8, 55.6
Horde
Orgrimmar – Valley of Honor
66.2, 18.6
Horde
Orgrimmar – Valley of Honor
67.8, 18.4
Horde
Orgrimmar – Valley of Honor
67.0, 20.0
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Stormwind – Dwarven District
61.8, 15.6
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Stormwind – Dwarven District
62.4, 14.6
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Stormwind – Dwarven District
62.0, 15.0
Horde
Stranglethorn Vale – Grom’gol Base Camp
31.2, 28.6
Horde
Swamp of Sorrows – Stonard
47.2, 53.2
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Teldrassil – Shadowglen
58.5, 40.4
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Teldrassil – Dolanaar
56.6, 59.6
Horde
Thunder Bluff – Hunter’s Rise
57.6, 88.6
Horde
Thunder Bluff – Hunter’s Rise
58.2, 87.8
Horde
Thunder Bluff – Hunter’s Rise
58.8, 86.6
*These trainers only teach abilities up to level 6

Hunter Pet Trainer Locations

Trainer
Faction
Location
Coordinates
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Ashenvale – Bolyun’s Camp
18.0, 60.0
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Ashenvale – Silverwind Refuge
49.8, 67.0
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Darnassus – Cenarion Enclave
42.2, 8.8
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Dun Morogh – Kharanos
46.6, 53.8
Horde
Durotar – Razor Hill
52.0, 43.6
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Felwood – Talonbranch Glade
62.2, 24.2
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Ironforge – Hall of Arms
70.8, 85.6
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Loch Modan – The Farstrider Lodge
82.2, 62.8
Horde
Mulgore – Bloodhoof Village
47.6, 55.6
Horde
Orgrimmar – Valley of Honor
66.6, 14.8
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Stormwind – Dwarven District
61.6, 15.8
Horde
Stranglethorn Vale – Grom’gol Base Camp
31.2, 28.8
Horde
Swamp of Sorrows – Stonard
47.2, 53.0
Wow Alliance Crest Alliance
Teldrassil – Dolanaar
56.8, 59.6
Horde
Thunder Bluff – Hunter’s Rise
54.6, 83.0

Gear Sets

Here are all of the equipment sets for Hunters in Classic WoW, including dungeon sets, raid tier sets, and PvP sets.

Notable Items

Skill Books

Below are all of the skill books that are available for Hunters in WoW Classic. These books teach new abilities or ability ranks that cannot be learned from trainers. The books are not Soulbound and can therefore be traded or purchased from the Auction House.

Book
Teaches
Source
Patch
Lucifron in Molten Cire
1.1
1.9
Multi-Shot (rank 5)
1.9
Serpent Sting (rank 9)
1.9

 

About the Author

Luxrah

I've been playing World of Warcraft on and off since vanilla, usually as a healer or caster and often as a guild leader. I play both retail and classic. I also love RPGs, sandboxes, and sims.
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