Hunter

Overview

A ranged damage dealer with the longest reach in the game, a pet that can tank while you quest, and traps you can now drop in combat.

Hunters attack from range and keep a pet on the enemy, but their ranged attacks don't work within 8 yards (the dead zone). In WoW Forever, traps work in combat, pets scale with your gear, every pet family has a unique ability, and Survival can play as a melee spec. Hunters still can't stun or interrupt.

Specs

• Beast MasteryRanged DPS

  Pet-focused damage. Summon Hawk at 16 points adds extra attackers, and Focused Fire boosts you and your pet together.

  Beast Mastery build and talents →
• MarksmanshipRanged DPS

  Precision shooting. Lone Wolf rewards playing without a pet, Trueshot Aura is now raid-wide, and Sniper Shot caps the tree.

  Full build coming after launch
• SurvivalDPS (traps and melee)

  Traps and melee. Counterattack, Strider Kick and Lacerating Strikes support a melee-focused Hunter.

  Full build coming after launch

What changed from Classic

• Changed
  Aimed Shot for every Hunter (level 20)

  No longer a talent. Arcane Shot no longer shares its cooldown, but Multi-Shot now does.

• Changed
  Traps work in combat

  Traps can be placed in combat at your own position. Since November 2 all traps share one 30-second cooldown, and Fire traps scale with Attack Power.

• Changed
  Pets scale with your gear

  Pet stats follow yours, pets no longer take player stat buffs, and pets inherit your higher crit chance.

• New
  A unique ability for every pet family

  Each family has one signature skill, such as the Wolf's party Attack Power howl or the Turtle's shield. Foxes are a new pet family.

• Changed
  Auto Shot needs you to stand still

  Since the October 16 beta build, Auto Shot and wands fire only after you stand still for half a second.

• New
  Lone Wolf (Marksmanship, 11 points)

  20% more damage with all attacks while you have no active pet.

• New
  Sniper Shot (Marksmanship, 31 points)

  A 4-second cast shot stronger than Aimed Shot, with 45-yard range, that extends the range of your next 3 shots.

• Changed
  Trueshot Aura is raid-wide (21 points)

  Now the 21-point Marksmanship talent, with extra ranks, and it reaches the whole raid.

• New
  Summon Hawk (Beast Mastery, 16 points)

  Deals instant damage and summons a hawk to attack your target for 18 seconds; up to two at once. Since November 10 it costs 11% of base mana and the hawk deals about 80% more melee damage.

• New
  Melee Survival

  Strider Kick (21 points) and Lacerating Strikes (31 points) build a melee Hunter, with Predator's Edge supporting dual-wielding.

• Changed
  Scorpid Sting

  Now lowers the target's hit chance by 2% instead of reducing Strength and Agility.

• Removed
  Wyvern Sting and slaying talents

  Wyvern Sting, Killer Instinct and Improved Feign Death are folded into Resourcefulness. Monster Slaying and Humanoid Slaying become Improved Tracking.

Abilities