Shadowlands Hunter Leveling Guide & Best Leveling Spec 1-60

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Important Changes to Leveling a Hunter in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

There is a new tab on your spellbook between General and your talent specialization, simply titled "Hunter". These are abilities that are now shared by all Hunters, regardless of what specialization they are in.

New Hunters will not begin in a default spec (Beast Mastery). Until they are allowed to choose a spec at level 10, their abilities are drawn from the general Hunter abilities available to all specializations.

Experienced Hunters will notice some talents have been reworked or rearranged, and may require re-acquiring some talents.

AoE (Area of Effect) caps are being introduced in the Shadowlands pre-patch, which places a limit on how many targets the ability can hit at once. This affects a couple of Hunter abilities.
Raubtierhiebe (Beast Mastery) - capped to 5 targets

Mehrfachschuss (Beast Mastery, Marksmanship) - capped to 5 targets

Sperrfeuer (Beast Mastery, Marksmanship) - capped to 8 targets

Explosivschuss (Marksmanship) - capped to 6 targets

Zerlegen/Schlachten (Survival) - capped to 5 targets

Any AOE Abilities not listed above remain the same as they were cap-wise before the Shadowlands pre-patch.

Mal des JägersBest Hunter Leveling Spec in ShadowlandsEinsamer WolfChoosing a Hunter Specialization

Beast Mastery: Use Kobraschuss and Stachelpfeil to generate Focus, and spend focus on Tötungsbefehl and Arkaner Schuss. At higher levels, you can use Mehrfachschuss to trigger Raubtierhiebe and deal significant AOE damage to targets, and send yourself and your pet on a rampage with Zorn des Wildtiers.

Marksmanship: Use Zuverlässiger Schuss to generate Focus and spend Focus on Gezielter Schuss and Arkaner Schuss. At higher levels, you can dismiss your pet to gain more damage via Einsamer Wolf, deal bursts of damage with a barrage of shots via Schnellfeuer or use Volltreffer to further increase your Rapid Fire and Aimed Shot damage.

Survival: Use Tötungsbefehl to generate Focus and spend Focus on Raptorstoß and Schlangengift. At higher levels, you can bombard enemies with Lauffeuerbombe or use your pet to attack enemies with complete synergy via Koordinierter Angriff.

Choosing a Race for Your Hunter in Shadowlands

Default Races are races that are immediately available to be played when you start your WoW account.

Allied Races are races that are locked behind certain requirements that need to be met before you can create characters belonging to that race.

Alliance

Default Races:
Mensch

Lichtgeschmiedeter Draenei

Dunkeleisenzwerg

Kul Tiraner

Mechagnom

Horde

Defaults Races:
Orc

Best Hunter Leveling Talents in ShadowlandsSuggested Beast Mastery Hunter Leveling Talents in ShadowlandsZorn des Wildtiers

Level 15 Talents:
Alphatier is a strong, low cooldown skill that grants you a little bit more of a burst when leveling, and our recommended talent pick for this row.

Raubtierinstinkt is not that bad of a talent option, but with how fast normal mobs die during leveling, you may not see a whole lot of damage increases from Tötungsbefehl.

Tierbegleiter is a fun talent option if you like more beasts, but it won't add as much to your damage as the other talents from this row.

Level 25 Talents:

Blutgeruch is the best talent pick for leveling, as it rewards you for using Zorn des Wildtiers often by granting it a bit more of burst via granting you two free charges of Stachelpfeil. As Bestial Wrath has a very low cooldown as it is and using Barbed Shot reduces that cooldown even further, it is a very strong talent.

Eins mit dem Rudel is not that bad of a talent pick, but as Wilder Ruf relies on critical strikes to even proc, it is not that reliable for leveling due to you not being able to stack a lot of Critical Strike rating.

Schimärenschuss is an interesting talent if you plan on doing a lot of dungeons, but rather weak on a solo leveling build.

Level 30 Talents:

Bahnbrecher is a very simple and strong talent that gives you benefits almost immediately while questing.

Natürliche Heilung is not a bad talent choice if you feel like you need to use Freudentaumel often, but quickly becomes useless the better you become at managing your pet.

Camouflage is a niche talent that has its uses but the cooldown is rather long for this talent to be a reliable one. This becomes worse as Camouflage's cooldown only starts after you leave stealth.

Level 35 Talents:

Die Vögel is a strong execute-style talent that has its cooldown reset every time a mob dies while afflicted by it, so it is a reliable tool to deal more damage while leveling.

Speiende Kobra isn't that great of a talent, as if you plan your Focus usage properly during Zorn des Wildtiers, you won't be casting enough Kobraschusss to benefit from this talent.

Jagdfieber can be an interesting talent choice if you manage to keep it fully stacked at all times, but you will likely have a hard time to do so during leveling, as your low innate Critical Strike chance means you will not proc Wilder Ruf very often.

Level 40 Talents:

Impromptu is a very strong talent that grants a lot of added benefits to Rückzug.

Wildheit im Blut is not that strong of a talent, as you will not be using either Aspekt der Schildkröte or Aspekt des Geparden often enough to justify the cooldown reduction.

Bindender Schuss can be a great talent for dungeon leveling, but you will need some great pet management to trigger Binding Shot while leveling solo.

Level 45 Talents:

Stampfen is a very simple yet effective talent, granting you free damage from your pet each time you use Stachelpfeil. It is especially strong against multiple mobs.

Sperrfeuer is not a bad talent, but it's incredibly large area of effect means you are at risk of pulling mobs by accident, becoming a more prevalent issue in dungeons.

Stampede is a fun talent to use, but its long cooldown and low duration means it won't deal as much damage as the other talents in this row.

Level 50 Talents:

Aspekt des Wildtiers directly increases your pet's damage dealt and the effectiveness of their pet family skills. It is a very passive talent but considering your pet is a significant portion of your damage, this talent is very strong.

Abgerichtete Kobra is a very strong burst talent that can be taken without too much issue if you feel like you need the added burst, but Aspect of the Beast will grant you more damage whenever you are not using Zorn des Wildtiers.

Blutvergießen can be a good talent if you are doing dungeons often, but in solo leveling, where your pet is tanking damage for you, the increased damage taken may prove troublesome.

Suggested Marksmanship Hunter Leveling Talents in Shadowlands

Level 15 Talents:
Meister der Treffsicherheit is a great talent choice that adds even more oomph to your Critical Strikes.

Schlangengift is not that great as a leveling talent, as mobs will often die far before the periodic effect has had any chance of dealing any significant amount of damage.

Die Vögel can be an interesting execute talent for Marksmanship, but suffers from similar issues as Serpent Sting - Although the cooldown does reset if enemies die with it, mobs will often die before Murder of Crows has had a chance to deal significant damage.

Level 25 Talents:

Explosivschuss is a great talent that grants you some burst and AOE damage fairly early on for a Marksmanship Hunter.

Sorgfältiges Zielen is an interesting talent that will increase the initial burst potential of Gezielter Schuss, but will likely only trigger once per mob.

Sperrfeuer is not a bad talent, but it's incredibly large area of effect means you are at risk of pulling mobs by accident, becoming a more prevalent issue in dungeons.

Level 30 Talents:

Bahnbrecher is a very simple and strong talent that gives you benefits almost immediately while questing.

Natürliche Heilung is not a bad talent choice if you feel like you need to use Freudentaumel often, but quickly becomes useless the better you become at managing your pet.

Camouflage is a niche talent that has its uses but the cooldown is rather long for this talent to be a reliable one. This becomes worse as Camouflage's cooldown only starts after you leave stealth.

Level 35 Talents:

Schimärenschuss is a very strong talent that replaces Arkaner Schuss with an immediate cleave ability. Stronger than the Beast Mastery version since it can be spammed rather than used on a cooldown.

Beständiger Fokus is not that great of a talent to use, as using Zuverlässiger Schuss twice in a row runs you at risk of overcapping your Focus, and the Haste increase will not be as powerful than an Arkaner Schuss or Gezielter Schuss.

Optimierung is not a bad talent choice, but Chimaera Shot will provide you with more damage in the long run.

Level 40 Talents:

Impromptu is a very strong talent that grants a lot of added benefits to Rückzug.

Wildheit im Blut is not that strong of a talent, as you will not be using either Aspekt der Schildkröte or Aspekt des Geparden often enough to justify the cooldown reduction.

Bindende Fesseln is a incredibly weak talent for leveling, as with proper slowing and Rückzug usage, mobs should not get to you before the effect from Binding Shackles is over.

Level 45 Talents:

Doppelpack is the strongest talent in this row by far, at it instantly increases your burst potential with both Gezielter Schuss and Schnellfeuer.

Tödliche Schüsse is not that great of a talent, as the cooldown of Schnellfeuer is already very low at 20 seconds, and the chance isn't reliable enough to make this talent worth picking.

Zielwasser can be an interesting talent choice if you're constantly engaging with multiple mobs, but it will take some finesse to properly use this talent, as you usually won't need more than one Tödlicher Schuss to finish off a mob.

Level 50 Talents:

Salve is an incredibly strong AOE talent option, allowing you to deal much more damage thanks to the permanent Gekonnte Schüsse effect without needing to rely on using Mehrfachschuss.

Schießbefehl is not a bad talent pick if you feel like you need the burst damage increase from Volltreffer more often, but won't offer as much of a benefit if you aren't using Trueshot often.

Sichern und Laden is a very strong talent when it procs, but the proc rate for this talent is fairly low and not reliable.

Suggested Survival Hunter Leveling Talents in ShadowlandsLauffeuerbombe

Level 15 Talents:
Die Regeln des Gefechts is the strongest pick in this row by far, as it greatly increases your killing speed by both granting a damage component and constant cooldown resets for Harpune.

Viperngift is not that terrible of a talent choice, but a good portion of the damage increase is likely to be wasted at all times, as Schlangengift takes 12 seconds to deal its full damage.

Alpharaubtier is a simple talent that can be a nice pick if you need more damage, but you will likely benefit more from the increased engage speed from Terms of Engagement.

Level 25 Talents:

Guerillataktiken is a very simple talent that greatly improves the potential of your Lauffeuerbombe by granting an extra charge and double damage on the instant portion of the ability.

Hydrabiss is a weak talent choice, once again, because of the periodic damage portion of Schlangengift taking some time to deal its full damage. Not a terrible pick for AOE, though.

Schlachten is also not a terrible AOE pick, as it deals more damage than the ability it replaces, Zerlegen.

Level 30 Talents:

Bahnbrecher is a very simple and strong talent that gives you benefits almost immediately while questing.

Natürliche Heilung is not a bad talent choice if you feel like you need to use Freudentaumel often, but quickly becomes useless the better you become at managing your pet.

Camouflage is a niche talent that has its uses but the cooldown is rather long for this talent to be a reliable one. This becomes worse as Camouflage's cooldown only starts after you leave stealth.

Level 35 Talents:

Die Vögel is a strong execute-style talent that has its cooldown reset every time a mob dies while afflicted by it, so it is a reliable tool to deal more damage while leveling.

Blutsucher is a rather weak talent choice, as unless you manage to proc a lot of extra Tötungsbefehls and use them quickly on multiple different mobs, you will not get a lot of benefit from this talent.

Stahlfalle is a rather weak talent due to the periodic damage effect taking so long to deal its full damage, but the added immobilization effect can be good for leveling.

Level 40 Talents:

Impromptu is a very strong talent that grants a lot of added benefits to Rückzug.

Wildheit im Blut is not that strong of a talent, as you will not be using either Aspekt der Schildkröte or Aspekt des Geparden often enough to justify the cooldown reduction.

Bindender Schuss can be a great talent for dungeon leveling, but you will need some great pet management to trigger Binding Shot while leveling solo.

Level 45 Talents:

Flankenangriff is a strong talent that grants you and your pet a quick engage ability that generates extra Focus over time.

Speerspitze is not that great of a talent choice, as you will rarely be able to stack it to the maximum amount due to the nature of Survival's version of Tötungsbefehl.

Mungobiss can be an interesting talent choice, but a bit harder to use than Raptorstoß, as you cannot use Mongoose Bite multiple times in a row to stack its damage increasing effect.

Level 50 Talents:

Lauffeuerinfusion is a very strong talent that adds random effects to your Lauffeuerbombe. All effects are strong and will likely not require any extra upkeep to take full advantage of them!

Raubvögel can be strong if you use Koordinierter Angriff often, but Wildfire Infusion will grant more benefits when not using Coordinated Assault.

Chakrams is not a bad talent, but the pathing from Chakrams makes this talent a bit difficult to use.

Best Hunter Leveling Rotation in ShadowlandsTötungsbefehlArkaner SchussStachelpfeilKobraschussElite Mobs:Tier heilenZorn des WildtiersAspekt der WildnisEinschüchterungErschütternder SchussTeerfalleTotstellenLots of small mobs:RaubtierhiebeMehrfachschussDungeons:EinschüchterungGegenschussTeerfalleIrreführungGezielter SchussArkaner SchussZuverlässiger SchussElite Mobs:Einsamer WolfTier heilenVolltrefferSchnellfeuerErschütternder SchussTeerfalleTotstellenLots of small mobs:SchnellfeuerMehrfachschussTeerfalleRückzugDungeons:GegenschussTeerfalleIrreführungRaptorstoßSchlangengiftLauffeuerbombeFlanker's Advantage Elite Mobs:Tier heilenKoordinierter AngriffAspekt des AdlersEinschüchterungZurechtstutzenTeerfalleTotstellenLots of small mobs:LauffeuerbombeZerlegenDungeons:EinschüchterungMaulkorbTeerfalleIrreführungHunter Dungeon Leveling in ShadowlandsThis may be nerfed prior to release, so do not count on this technique being available unless it is still in place when the pre-patch goes live.

Because all three Hunters specializations are DPS specializations, be mindful that you will not be able to get into dungeons super fast. You will want to quest while waiting for dungeon queues to maximize your leveling time.

In a dungeon, be careful to not pull threat over the tank or pull more mobs than them.

Best Weapons and Gear For Leveling a Hunter in WoW Shadowlands Hunter Heirlooms in Shadowlands

2 Pieces: Rested experience consumed is reduced by 30%.

3 Pieces: Increases your out-of-combat regeneration in the outdoors, normal dungeons and battlegrounds.

5 Pieces: Gaining a level triggers Burst of Knowledge, dealing 6546 Holy damage to nearby enemies and granting you 40% $pri for 2 min. Defeating enemies extends this effect, up to an additional 2 min.

6 Pieces: Rested experience consumed is reduced by 30%.

Helm: Mystische Helmkappe der Elemente or Stumpfer Helm des tobenden Berserkers

Necklace: Ewiger Wille des Märtyrers or Ausbildungsamulett der Man'ari

Shoulder: Champion Herods Schulter or Mystische Schulterstücke der Elemente

Cloak: Geerbtes Cape des Schwarzen Barons or Klingenbesetzter Umhang des Steingardisten/Gesäumter gilnearischer Umhang

Chest: Todesbotenbrustplatte des Champions or Mystische Weste der Elemente

Legs: Mystischer Kilt der Elemente or Stumpfe Beinlinge der Zerstörung

Rings: Admiral Taylors Treuering and Schreckenspiratenring

Trinkets: Schnelle Hand der Gerechtigkeit and Berührung der Leere

Weapon: Verzauberter antiker Knochenbogen (Beast Mastery/Marksmanship) or Adlerkrallenspeer (Survival)

Chopper mit ChauffeurErbstückhorterRelics of the Past

Relikt der Vergangenheit I: Set the Item Level to 23 and the Required Level to 15.

Relikt der Vergangenheit II: Set the Item Level to 33 and the Required Level to 25.

Relikt der Vergangenheit III: Set the Item Level to 43 and the Required Level to 35.

Relikt der Vergangenheit IV: Set the Item Level to 56 and the Required Level to 45.

Relikt der Vergangenheit V: Set the Item Level to 100 and the Required Level to 50.

Stat Weights while Leveling in ShadowlandsBest Hunter Leveling Professions in ShadowlandsKürschnereiLederverarbeitungLevel 60 Legendary ArmorKräuterkundeAlchemieBergbauKräuterkundeVerzauberkunstBest Hunter Questing Path in Shadowlands

Levels 1-10: Your race's Starting Area or Exile's Reach

Levels 10-50: Battle for Azeroth zones or other expansion zones via Chromie Time

Levels 50-60: Shadowlands Storyline or Threads of Fate

Threads of Fate LevelingShadowlands Hunter Leveling Gameplay MechanicsUsing Focus on your HunterFokus

Hunter Resources
Health Bar in Green and Focus in Orange, with the Pet Bar below, in the same color coding.

Hunter PetsHunter Pet AbilitiesUrtümliche WutHunter Pet SpecializationsShadowlands Hunter Pet Guide

Ferocity (PvE DPS) - Driven by a frenzied persistence to pursue prey, these beasts stop at nothing to achieve victory. Abilities gained: Urtümliche Wut and Durst des Raubtiers.

Abilities gained: Überleben des Stärkeren and Ausdauertraining.

Abilities gained: Ruf des Meisters and Wegfindung.

Exotic Hunter PetsExotenzähmerBest Hunter Pets to use for LevelingTenacityFerocityShadowlands Hunter Pet GuideHunter UtilityEiskältefalleTotstellenAspekt der SchildkröteAspekt des GepardenFreudentaumelTeerfalleRückzugVerbesserte HarpuneGegenschussMaulkorbShadowlands Hunter Class AbilitiesStarting Abilities: Exile's ReachZuverlässiger Schuss

At level 2, you will learn Arkaner Schuss, a shot that uses Focus to deal Arcane damage to an enemy.

At level 3, you will learn Zurechtstutzen, a close-range attack that reduces movement speed.

At level 4, you will learn Rückzug, an ability that makes you jump backward, allowing you to quickly gain distance from a target.

At level 5, you will learn Aspekt des Geparden, an ability that increases your movement speed for a few seconds. You will also learn the following pet abilities:

Wildtier zähmen, an ability that allows you to take a beast and make it your pet.

Begleiter 1 rufen, an ability that allows you to summon your pet to you.

Tier heilen, a spell that allows you to heal your pet over time.

Tier füttern, a spell that allows you to feed your pet and instantly heal it out of combat.

Begleiter freigeben, an ability that temporarily sends your pet away. You can summon it back with your Call Pet spells.

Wildtierkunde, an ability that allows you to gather information on a selected beast, such as diet, available specializations, and whether or not you can tame it.

Tier wiederbeleben, an ability that allows you to resurrect your pet, should it die in combat.

TotstellenMal des JägersAspekt der SchildkröteFreudentaumelIf you created an Allied Race Hunter, i.e. Void Elf, Lightforged Draenei, Dark Iron Dwarf, Kul Tiran, Mechagnome, Nightborne, Highmountain Tauren, Mag'har Orc, Zandalari Troll or Vulpera, you will start as a level 10 Hunter with all the above abilities learned. You can choose a specialization immediately after logging on your Allied Race character for the first time.General Hunter Class Abilities

(level 10, Pet): Summons your second pet to you.

Eiskältefalle (level 10): Hurls a frost trap to the target location that incapacitates the first enemy that approaches for 1 min. Damage will break the effect. Limit 1. Trap will exist for 1 min.

Begleiter 3 rufen (level 17, Pet): Summons your third pet to you.

Leuchtfeuer (level 19): Exposes all hidden and invisible enemies within the targeted area for 20 sec.

Teerfalle (level 21): Hurls a tar trap to the target location that creates a 8 yd radius pool of tar around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches. All enemies have 50% reduced movement speed while in the area of effect. Trap will exist for 1 min.

Begleiter kommandieren (level 22, Pet): Commands your pet to perform its unique ability. This ability will transform based on the specialization of your active pet.
Ferocity: Urtümliche Wut

Tenacity: Überleben des Stärkeren

Cunning: Ruf des Meisters

IrreführungAugen des WildtiersEinlullender SchussWildtier ängstigenBegleiter 4 rufenAdleraugeVerbesserter FreudentaumelAspekt des GepardenBegleiter 5 rufenMedizin der WildnisUnterbrechende GeschosseVerbesserte FallenBeast Mastery Hunter Class Abilities

Tötungsbefehl (level 10): Give the command to kill, causing your pet to savagely deal moderate Physical damage to the enemy.

Meisterschaft: Herr der Tiere (level 10, Mastery): Increases the damage done by your pets by 15.0%.

Rudeltaktiken (level 11, Passive): Passive Focus generation increased by 100%.

Stachelpfeil (level 12): Fire a shot that tears through your enemy, causing them to bleed for light damage over 8 sec. Sends your pet into a frenzy, increasing attack speed by 30% for 8 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Generates 20 Focus over 8 sec.

Erschütternder Schuss (level 13): Dazes the target, slowing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec. Cobra Shot and Steady Shot will increase the duration of Concussive Shot on the target by 3.0 sec.

(level 13, Passive): Concussive Shot will replace Wing Clip.

Kobraschuss (level 14): A quick shot causing moderate Physical damage. Reduces the cooldown of Kill Command by 1 sec.

Gegenschuss (level 18): Interrupts spellcasting, preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 3 sec.

Zorn des Wildtiers (level 20): Sends you and your pet into a rage, increasing all damage you both deal by 25% for 15 sec.

Mehrfachschuss (level 23): Fires several missiles, hitting up to 5 targets within 8 yards of your current target for light Physical damage.

Wilder Ruf (level 24, Passive): Your auto shot critical strikes have a 20% chance to reset the cooldown of Barbed Shot.

Seelenverwandtschaft (level 28, Passive): Increases your maximum Focus and your pet's maximum Focus by 20.

Raubtierhiebe (level 32, Passive): After you Multi-Shot, your pet's melee attacks also strike up to 5 other nearby enemy targets for 75% as much for the next 4 sec.

Einschüchterung (level 33): Commands your pet to intimidate the target, stunning it for 5 sec.

Die innere Bestie (level 34, Rank 2): Bestial Wrath's remaining cooldown is reduced by 12 sec each time you use Barbed Shot.

Aspekt der Wildnis (level 38): Grants you and your pet 5 Focus per sec and 10% increased critical strike chance for 20 sec.

Exotenzähmer (level 39, Passive): You master the art of beast training, teaching you the ability to tame Exotic pets.

Tödlicher Schuss (level 42): You attempt to finish off a wounded target, dealing heavy Physical damage. Only usable on enemies with less than 20% health.

Kobraschuss (level 49, Rank 2): Cobra Shot deals 100% increased damage.

Todesstoß (level 58, Rank 2): Kill Shot's critical damage is increased by 25%.

Marksmanship Hunter Class Abilities

Gezielter Schuss (level 10): A powerful aimed shot that deals heavy Physical damage.

Meisterschaft: Heckenschützentraining (level 10, Mastery): Range of all your ranged abilities is increased by 5.0% and damage of all abilities increased by 11.0%.

Verbesserter zuverlässiger Schuss (level 11, Rank 2): Steady Shot now generates 10 Focus.

Stoßfeuer (level 12): Fires an explosion of bolts at all enemies in front of you, knocking them back, snaring them by 50% for 6 sec, and dealing light Physical damage.

Erschütternder Schuss (level 13): Dazes the target, slowing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec. Cobra Shot and Steady Shot will increase the duration of Concussive Shot on the target by 3.0 sec.

(level 13, Passive): Concussive Shot will replace Wing Clip.

Meisterschütze (level 14, Rank 2): Arcane Shot Focus cost reduced by 10.

Gegenschuss (level 18): Interrupts spellcasting, preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 3 sec.

Schnellfeuer (level 20): Shoot a stream of 7 shots at your target over 2 sec, dealing heavy Physical damage. Usable while moving.

Mehrfachschuss (level 23): Fires several missiles, hitting your current target and up to 5 enemies within 10 yards for moderate Physical damage.

Einsamer Wolf (level 24, Passive): Increases your damage by 10% when you do not have an active pet.

Verbessertes Schnellfeuer (level 28, Rank 2): Each shot of Rapid Fire now generates 1 Focus.

Gekonnte Schüsse (level 32, Passive): When Multi-Shot hits 3 or more targets, your next Aimed Shot or Rapid Fire will ricochet and hit up to 5 additional targets for 50% of normal damage.

Bindender Schuss (level 33): Fires a magical projectile, tethering the enemy and any other enemies within 5 yards for 10 sec, rooting them in place for 8 sec if they move more than 5 yards from the arrow.

Volltreffer (level 34): Reduces the cooldown of your Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire by 60%, and causes Aimed Shot to cast 50% faster for 15 sec.

Präzise Schüsse (level 38, Passive): Aimed Shot causes your next 1-2 Arcane Shots or Multi-Shots to deal 75% more damage.

Tödlicher Schuss (level 42): You attempt to finish off a wounded target, dealing heavy Physical damage. Only usable on enemies with less than 20% health.

Zielübungen (level 49, Passive): Arcane Shot and Multi-Shot damage increased by 25%.

Todesstoß (level 58, Rank 2): Kill Shot's critical damage is increased by 25%.

Survival Hunter Class Abilities

Raptorstoß (level 10): A vicious slash dealing moderate Physical damage.

Meisterschaft: Geistbande (level 10, Mastery): You and your pet's Focus spending abilities deal 13.0% increased damage. While your pet is active, you both regenerate 1.0% of maximum health every 5 sec.

Tötungsbefehl (level 11): Give the command to kill, causing your pet to savagely deal moderate Physical damage to the enemy. Generates 15 Focus.

Schlangengift (level 12): Fire a poison-tipped arrow at an enemy, dealing light Nature damage instantly and additional moderate damage over 12 sec.

(level 13, Rank 2): Wing Clip Focus cost is reduced by 10.

Harpune (level 14): Hurls a harpoon at an enemy, rooting them in place for 3 sec and pulling you to them.

Maulkorb (level 18): Interrupts spellcasting, preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 3 sec.

Lauffeuerbombe (level 20): Hurl a bomb at the target, exploding for light Fire damage in a cone and coating enemies in wildfire, scorching them for moderate Fire damage over 6 sec.

Zerlegen (level 23): A sweeping attack that strikes up to 5 enemies in front of you for light Physical damage.

Aspekt des Adlers (level 24): Increases the range of your Raptor Strike to 40 yds for 15 sec.

Flanker's Advantage (level 28, Rank 2): Kill Command has a 25% chance to immediately reset its cooldown. Coordinated Assault increases this chance by another 25%.

Rasende Schläge (level 32, Rank 2): Carve reduces the remaining cooldown on Wildfire Bomb by 1 sec for each target hit, up to 5.

Einschüchterung (level 33): Commands your pet to intimidate the target, stunning it for 5 sec.

Koordinierter Angriff (level 34): You and your pet attack as one, increasing all damage you both deal by 20% for 20 sec. While Coordinated Assault is active, Kill Command's chance to reset is increased by 25%

Verbesserte Harpune (level 38, Rank 2): The cooldown of Harpoon is reduced by 10 sec.

Tödlicher Schuss (level 42): You attempt to finish off a wounded target, dealing heavy Physical damage. Only usable on enemies with less than 20% health.

Verbesserte Lauffeuerbombe (level 49, Rank 2): Wildfire Bomb deals 25% additional damage.

Todesstoß (level 58, Rank 2): Kill Shot's critical damage is increased by 25%.

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Kommentare

Kommentar von Djahn

You've got an Arcane Shot linked where Steady Shot should be where you're talking about building focus. And Steady Shot CAN be cast while moving.

Kommentar von altopelirrojo

Nice guide. I wish I had these when I leveled my first toons. But a correction: Steady Shot has a cast time but does not require the hunter to stand still. Also as a new player guide, I might throw in a caution to be careful using Disengage so you don't jump back into additional enemies.

Kommentar von altopelirrojo

I would probably clarify the bit about being a sole archer in a 1-20 guide. This is not optimal unless you are level 100 and can take the Lone Wolf talent.

Kommentar von 1014576

It's a big waste of time providing leveling guides and role breakdowns for the hunter. Legion is looming, and very soon everything that the hunter was is going away. Any new player thinking to start the hunter pre-legion to familiarize him or herself will only be all the more confused once Legion goes live. If I were you I'd just put an "under construction" sign over the hunter guide telling new players to check back on August 30th.

Kommentar von FluffyBunnie

A message to all hunters out there who are new or think they are the best:
Please refrain from letting your pet taunt because this makes many tanks angry.(##RESPBREAK##)8##DELIM##Intervencion##DELIM##

Kommentar von norem

Chimera Shot is a BM talent, not a MM shot since legion.

Kommentar von Keldesh

A useful Macro section in the guide may be helpful. Like just simple ones like:

To toggle pet taunt when in group or not.
/petautocastoff Growl
/petautocaston Growl

or

FD with pet and a mod to wake pet.
#showtooltip
/cast Feign Death
/cast Play Dead
/cast Wake Up

Kommentar von Shadow12000

Needs an update, Beast Mastery's Starting Abilities says Exotic Beasts is level 10, but it's now level 65.

Kommentar von Shadow12000

"Recommended Ferocity pets are the Scalehide, Bear and Cat pet families" Bears are Tenacity.

Also, exotic pet families do have a slight advantage over non-exotic pets because they have an extra ability, though some of these abilities are more useful than others. 2 exotic pet families in particular are the Water Striders and Pterrordaxes (-daxi?), as they give you water walking and slow fall respectively with no cooldown, which is useful if you don't have a water strider mount or can't quite get the timing on using Disengage right (or you want to gently float down from the top of a Zanadalari pyramid).

(Not sure if it's better to edit a couple month old comment or add a new one, so sorry if this isn't proper etiquette)

Kommentar von Noobaliscious

I’m a returning casual player. I’ve been away for over 2 years and starting fresh. Under the Utility section, a brief mention was given to Fetch. But it’s source was not expounded on at all. I know it used to be a Glyph. So far, I haven’t seen Glyphs referenced since my return. Are they no longer in game? How does a hunter now acquire Fetch?

Kommentar von Kaleneastwald

A note on survival: it outdps both bm and mm in dungeon trash until you get beast cleave or trick shots. As for open world leveling, survival gets really good when you get crows. The kill time between bm and survival per single hostile npc is minimal. I'd wholeheartedly advice survival for a leveling spec, especially after lvl 60

Kommentar von Ascom

There is an error on the page of the survival hunter specific abilities. Carve is given at level 23, not at level 29

Kommentar von LittleLlama

Quick tip: Never use arcane shot as beast mastery. Cobra shot is a direct upgrade.

Kommentar von monstrono

blizz should really just have hunters have two branches to be honest, survival just never gets any love - yes it is important to play what you find fun and not what "meta" guys dictate but can someone share a survival hunter story that actually ends with survival being fun? it gets no love from the game.

Kommentar von Lostartes

Who ever made this guide needs to get their eyes checked. A lot of the info (looking at BM) is incorrect. Saying use Cobra Shot to make focus when it USES focus instead? Use Arcane Shot as a filler? I think people should go looking at other guides besides this one cause this one will just cause problems, more so for new players who are just getting into the game.

Kommentar von Scaryfox

I wanted to appreciate this guide. Here's the thing: I've been playing BM for years, and it was fun. That was until I made my current hunter when I noticed that my Dragonhawk was a little better than a vanity pet until level 10. Yes, it was just floating behind me. I later had no quick defense when I was swarmed when I joined the Night Fae, and since it happened a lot, I went Survival.

Back to leveling, let's not call the Legion artifacts powerful. Don't get me wrong. I'm sure they were forces to be reckoned with at one time. However, they've been through stat squishes so, the hardest hitter is Talonstrike, and even then that should be a place holder weapon.

That said, I have to refute some comments on the Survival talents. For instance, you recommend Terms of Engagement. Now I'm not doubting it has any benefit; I would think that unless the enemy's at death door or you can oneshot things, you might not see a lot of CDs. Not to mention, the only assured way to generate focus is with a pet so, I would think that would be more important.

On another note, it comes off as stupid to downplay Natural Mending. Sure, I doubted it to the point I tried out the other two. That was until I realized that if an enemy has an ability with a gray bar, it will focus on you. Also, Exhilaration is the ONLY healing move hunters have so unless you're going to be an Alchemist or Tailor, maybe you should worry about that. Not to mention, Trailblazer goes away the moment you start fighting.

I would argue something similar with Born To Be Wild. That includes Aspect of the Eagle, which increases the range of Raptor Strike to 40 yards for a few seconds. This may not be seem significant. It sure didn't to me until I realized that there were going to be fights where melee wasn't a good idea.

On another note, I agree with Mongoose Bite and Tip of the Spear. The former wasn't as strong as I hoping, and focus is used too fast to not priotize regeneration.

TL;DR: I would think a guide is supposed to help out people especially new players. However, I find that most of the comments about the talents are incorrect. Of course, there are other things that other commenters have pointed out. Those are just what stuck out to me because those convinced that whoever wrote this doesn't even like the class. (Well, and that I read other class guides that were much more helpful.)

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