Hunter
Ranged / Melee DPS
Role
Ranged / Melee DPS
Specializations
3
Type
Ranged
PvP Rating7/10
PvE Rating8/10
Overview
Hunters are expert marksmen and beast tamers who fight alongside loyal animal companions. Beast Mastery hunters empower their pets for devastating attacks, Marksmanship hunters deliver precise long-range shots, and Survival hunters wade into melee combat with harpoons and traps.
Specializations
Beast Mastery
Marksmanship
Survival
Strengths
- +Beast Mastery is fully mobile -- no cast times at all
- +Feign Death provides a versatile threat dump and mechanic cheese
- +Pets can tank, provide buffs, and even battle rez with certain families
- +Excellent beginner-friendly class with straightforward rotations
- +Strong sustained damage in both single-target and AoE scenarios
Weaknesses
- -Pure DPS class with no tank or healer option
- -Pet management can be frustrating in tight spaces (pathing issues)
- -Marksmanship requires standing still for Aimed Shot, reducing mobility
- -Limited raid utility beyond Misdirection and Bloodlust pets
- -Survival melee spec competes with stronger melee classes for spots
Tips & Tricks
- 1Beast Mastery can DPS while moving with every ability being instant-cast -- ideal for mechanics-heavy fights.
- 2Use Feign Death to drop threat, clear debuffs, and avoid wipe mechanics.
- 3Misdirection transfers your threat to the tank -- use it on every pull.
- 4Freezing Trap is a powerful crowd control that lasts 60 seconds on non-boss enemies.
- 5Survival Hunter plays as melee but retains access to traps and ranged utility.