- Author: Luxrah
- Date: November 21, 2024
- Updated: November 21, 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.
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
Alliance
Dwarf
Night Elf
Starting Stats
Alliance
Stat | Dwarf | Night Elf |
---|---|---|
Stamina | 24 | 20 |
Strength | 22 | 17 |
Agility | 19 | 28 |
Intellect | 19 | 20 |
Spirit | 20 | 21 |
Horde
Stat | Orc | Tauren | 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 |
---|---|
Ilyenia Moonfire in Darnassus Bixi Wobblebonk in Ironforge Woo Ping in Stormwind Sayoc in Orgrimmar Archibald in Undercity | |
Polearms (Requires level 20) | |
Ilyenia Moonfire in Darnassus Woo Ping in Stormwind Hanashi in Orgrimmar Sayoc in Orgrimmar Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff | |
Notable Abilities
Hunters have a lot of useful abilities that will make them a welcome addition to any group.
Utility
- Beast Lore
- Eagle Eye
- Flare
- Track Beasts
- Track Demons
- Track Dragonkin
- Track Elementals
- Track Giants
- Track Humanoids
- Track Undead
- Track Hidden
Movement
Dispels
Crowd Control
- Concussive Shot
- Counterattack (Survival talent)
- Freezing Trap
- Frost Trap
- Scare Beast
- Wing Clip
- Wyvern Sting (Survival talent)
Threat
- Disengage
- Distracting Shot
- Feign Death
- Intimidation (Beast Mastery talent)
Buffs
- Aspect of the Pack
- Aspect of the Wild
- Trueshot Aura (Marksmanship talent)
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Ashenvale – Silverwind Refuge | 50.0, 67.8 | |
Alliance | Ashenvale – Bolyun’s Camp | 18.0, 59.8 | |
Alliance | Darnassus – Cenarion Enclave | 42.2, 7.6 | |
Alliance | Darnassus – Cenarion Enclave | 39.6, 5.8 | |
Alliance | Darnassus – Cenarion Enclave | 40.2, 9.8 | |
Alliance | Dun Morogh – Coldridge Valley | 29.0, 67.6 | |
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 | |
Alliance | Felwood – Talonbranch Glade | 61.8, 23.6 | |
Alliance | Ironforge – Hall of Arms | 71.6, 88.8 | |
Alliance | Ironforge – Hall of Arms | 70.6, 83.8 | |
Alliance | Ironforge – Hall of Arms | 69.8, 83.6 | |
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 | |
Alliance | Stormwind – Dwarven District | 61.8, 15.6 | |
Alliance | Stormwind – Dwarven District | 62.4, 14.6 | |
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 | |
Alliance | Teldrassil – Shadowglen | 58.5, 40.4 | |
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 |
Hunter Pet Trainer Locations
Trainer | Faction | Location | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Ashenvale – Bolyun’s Camp | 18.0, 60.0 | |
Alliance | Ashenvale – Silverwind Refuge | 49.8, 67.0 | |
Alliance | Darnassus – Cenarion Enclave | 42.2, 8.8 | |
Alliance | Dun Morogh – Kharanos | 46.6, 53.8 | |
Horde | Durotar – Razor Hill | 52.0, 43.6 | |
Alliance | Felwood – Talonbranch Glade | 62.2, 24.2 | |
Alliance | Ironforge – Hall of Arms | 70.8, 85.6 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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.
- Beaststalker Armor (Dungeon Set 1 or Tier 0)
- Beastmaster Armor (Dungeon Set 2 or Tier 0.5)
- Giantstalker Armor (Tier 1 – Molten Core)
- Predator’s Armor (Tier 1.5 – Zul’Gurub)
- Dragonstalker Armor (Tier 2 – Blackwing Lair)
- Trappings of the Unseen Path (Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj)
- Striker’s Garb (Tier 2.5 – Temple of Ahn’Qiraj)
- Cryptstalker Armor (Tier 3 – Naxxramas)
- The Highlander’s Determination/ The Defiler’s Determination (Arathi Basin)
- Lieutenant Commander’s Pursuit/ Champion’s Pursuit (Rare PvP)
- Field Marshal’s Pursuit/ Warlord’s Pursuit (Epic PvP)
Notable Items
- Rhok’delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepers: This epic bow is the reward for a challenging quest that begins with a drop in the Molten Core raid. (Rhok’delar Guide)
- Lok’delar, Stave of the Ancient Keepers: The melee counterpart of Rhok’delar, which is earned through the same quest.
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 | ||
Aspect of the Hawk (rank 7) | Bosses in Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj | 1.9 | |
Multi-Shot (rank 5) | Bosses in Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj | 1.9 | |
Serpent Sting (rank 9) | Bosses in Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj | 1.9 |
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