Hunter Class Guide — Class Guides · WoW Forever
A ranged fighter in leather, and later mail, who fights at a distance with a bow, gun or crossbow, tames beasts as pets and controls enemies with traps and stings.
- Roles
- Damage
- Specializations
- 3
- Popular builds
- 5
- Version
- WoW Forever
How the hunter plays
Hunters in WoW Forever keep Classic's ranged play with new choices: Aimed Shot is trained at level 20, Summon Hawk sends hawks to dive-bomb your target, Marksmanship can fight without a pet through Lone Wolf, and Survival can fight in melee with a second weapon through Predator's Edge.
Auto Shot, Arcane Shot, Multi-Shot and stings remain, and traps, Feign Death and Scatter Shot still give hunters the best kiting of any physical class.
Mana is still a constraint; Rapid Recuperation and Resourcefulness give Marksmanship and Survival new ways to keep it flowing.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Three distinct styles: pet, lone ranged, or melee.
- Strong control: traps, Scatter Shot and Concussive Shot.
- Feign Death drops threat.
- Fast, safe leveling.
Weaknesses
- Mana runs out in long fights.
- Ammunition and pet upkeep.
- Each style needs its own gear focus.
Specializations
The specs compared
Each spec rated from 1 to 5 at what it does in WoW Forever. Single and several targets mean damage for damage specs, healing for healers and threat for tanks; a spec's own guide names its ratings for its role.
| Rating |  Beast Mastery |  Marksmanship |  Survival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single target | |||
| Several targets | |||
| Survivability | |||
| Utility | |||
| Solo and leveling | |||
| Ease of play |
- Beast Mastery
Damage · 2 builds
Pet-focused damage: a stronger, faster pet and Bestial Wrath. The easiest hunter to level and solo with.
Top talent:
Beast Mastery guide
Bestial Wrath - Marksmanship
Damage · 1 build
Ranged damage from shots: Aimed Shot, more crit and more range.
Top talent:
Marksmanship guide
Sniper Shot - Survival
Damage · 2 builds
Agility, traps and survivability, with tools that keep enemies at range and talents that help in melee.
Top talent:
Survival guide
Lacerating Strikes
Gear
- Leather until level 40, then mail.
- Agility above all; Marksmanship's Careful Aim also turns Intellect into attack power.
- A ranged weapon with high damage; Survival's melee build also wants two melee weapons.
Each spec guide ranks its stats and says what to look for on its gear.
What WoW Forever changed
Against Classic Era, the hunter in WoW Forever has these changes. New spells: 4. Changed spells: 21. Spells no longer trained: 1. Talents that Classic Era doesn't have: 18. Each spec guide lists its own. The spell list shows every change.
Hunter class quests
The quests that unlock class abilities, by the level each route starts at.
- 10Taming The BeastNew in WoW Forever