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Hunter · Ranged DPS

Hunter raid guide · Classic Era

RaidData-drivenMediumPatch 1.15.9
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This guide is assembled by the site from match data and the game's own information — nobody wrote it by hand. Official and community guides appear alongside it when they exist.

Overview

The Hunter is a Classic Era class that can play ranged DPS. It is B tier on our ladder: 11.7% of the top players, average item level 57.

Strengths

  • Very present at the top: 11.7% of the 298 top players we read play it.
  • Top players stack Spirit (100% of their secondary stats).

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Builds

Hunter · Raid

BalancedRaid
Open build

When to use it

What the 12 top Raid players we read are using. Average item level 66. Talent points 12/14/25.

Raid build

12 top profilesAverage item level 66Beast Mastery 12 · Survival 14 · Marksmanship 25

Talent trees

Beast Mastery

5
5/533%
8.3%8.3%25%25%
8.3%17%42%
17%33%
17%17%25%
25%
17%

Marksmanship

31
33%5/5
2/55/5
1/10/53/3
0/55/5
1/13/30/3
5/5
1/1

Survival

12
33%3/35/5
25%25%42%
42%42%1/1
8.3%3/325%
17%17%
17%
0/1

Gold, what most of the top players take (with its rank); the rest shows the share of players who take it.

Secondary stat split

  1. 1. Spirit 100%

Gear by slot

  • Main hand

    • Zulian Stone Axeilvl 68 · 17%
    • Ashkandi, Greatsword of the Brotherhoodilvl 81 · 17%

    ✦ Agility +15 (25%)

  • Off hand

    • Fang of the Facelessilvl 68 · 17%
    • Dimensional Bladeilvl 59 · 8%
    • Sacrificial Krisilvl 44 · 8%

    ✦ Agility +15 (25%)

  • Ranged / relic

    • Rhok'delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepersilvl 75 · 33%
    • Ashjre'thul, Crossbow of Smitingilvl 77 · 25%
    • Hawkeye Bowilvl 63 · 8%

    ✦ +3% Hit (25%)

  • Trinket

    • Blackhand's Breadthilvl 63 · 42%
    • Argent Dawn Commissionilvl 1 · 17%

  • Head

    • Dragonstalker's Helmilvl 76 · 50%
    • Helm of Narvilvl 59 · 8%
    • Crown of Tyrannyilvl 63 · 8%

    ✦ Ranged Attack Power +24/Stamina +10/Hit +1% (33%)

  • Neck

    • Onyxia Tooth Pendantilvl 74 · 25%
    • The Eye of Hakkarilvl 68 · 17%
    • Swamp Pendantilvl 56 · 8%

  • Shoulders

    • Dragonstalker's Spauldersilvl 76 · 42%
    • Giantstalker's Epauletsilvl 66 · 17%
    • Engraved Pauldronsilvl 58 · 8%

    ✦ +30 Attack Power (25%)

  • Back

    • Cloak of the Shrouded Mistsilvl 74 · 42%
    • Mercurial Cloakilvl 59 · 8%
    • Cape of the Black Baronilvl 63 · 8%

    ✦ Agility +3 (42%)

  • Chest

    • Giantstalker's Breastplateilvl 66 · 25%
    • Legionnaire's Chain Hauberkilvl 68 · 25%
    • Vest of the Den Watcherilvl 58 · 17%

    ✦ All Stats +4 (25%)

  • Wrists

    • Dragonstalker's Bracersilvl 76 · 33%
    • Giantstalker's Bracersilvl 66 · 25%
    • Mercurial Bracersilvl 60 · 8%

    ✦ Stamina +9 (33%)

  • Hands

    • Devilsaur Gauntletsilvl 58 · 17%
    • Giantstalker's Glovesilvl 66 · 17%
    • Dragonstalker's Gauntletsilvl 76 · 17%

    ✦ Agility +15 (42%)

  • Waist

    • Dragonstalker's Beltilvl 76 · 33%
    • Giantstalker's Beltilvl 66 · 25%
    • Masterwork Girdleilvl 62 · 8%

  • Legs

    • Dragonstalker's Legguardsilvl 76 · 33%
    • Legionnaire's Chain Legguardsilvl 68 · 25%
    • Windrunner Legguardsilvl 56 · 8%

    ✦ Ranged Attack Power +24/Stamina +10/Hit +1% (25%)

  • Feet

    • Dragonstalker's Greavesilvl 76 · 42%
    • Giantstalker's Bootsilvl 66 · 17%
    • Ornate Greavesilvl 57 · 8%

    ✦ Minor Speed Increase (25%)

  • Ring

    • Don Julio's Bandilvl 65 · 33%
    • Swamp Ringilvl 57 · 17%
    • Tarnished Elven Ringilvl 61 · 17%

Abilities

  • Bestial WrathSend your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 18 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pity or remorse or fear and it cannot be stopped unless killed.
  • Trueshot AuraIncreases the attack power of party members within 45 yards by 50. Lasts 30 min.
  • Wyvern StingA stinging shot that puts the target to sleep for 12 sec. Any damage will cancel the effect. When the target wakes up, the Sting causes 300 Nature damage over 6 sec. Only usable out of combat. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on the target at a time.

Strategy

1In the raid

In raids, sustained damage over the whole fight matters more than your opening burst.

  • Spread or stack when the fight asks for it and stay in range of your healer.
  • Save your cooldowns and potions for the last phase of the fight.

2Gear of the best-equipped

Secondary stat split of the top players: Spirit 100%.

  • Main hand: Warblade of the Hakkari (25%) · Agility +15
  • Off hand: Fang of the Faceless (16.7%) · Agility +15
  • Ranged / relic: Rhok'delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepers (33.3%) · +3% Hit
  • Trinket: Blackhand's Breadth (41.7%)
  • Head: Dragonstalker's Helm (50%) · Ranged Attack Power +24/Stamina +10/Hit +1%
  • Neck: Onyxia Tooth Pendant (25%)
  • Shoulders: Dragonstalker's Spaulders (41.7%) · +30 Attack Power
  • Back: Cloak of the Shrouded Mists (41.7%) · Agility +3

Tips

  • In raids, sustained damage over the whole fight matters more than your opening burst.
  • Use your crowd control on the packs you are assigned and interrupt the casts in reach.
  • Drink between pulls: starting a pack at half mana ends badly.

Changelog

  1. Guide created for patch 1.15.9.

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