Hunter

  • AllianceHuman, Dwarf, Night Elf, Skyborne
  • HordeOrc, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne
Hunter baseline abilities
LevelSpellDescription
1
Keeps firing your bow, gun, or crossbow at the target until you stop. Your main source of ranged damage, but it doesn't work within 8 yards.
1
Makes your next melee swing hit harder. Use it when an enemy is up close and you can't shoot.
1
Shows nearby beasts on your minimap (only one tracking type can be active). Handy for finding pets to tame or hunting targets.
4
Raises your chance to dodge attacks, and only one Aspect can be active at a time. Switch to it when enemies are hitting you in melee.
4
Poisons the target for Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one of your Stings fits on a target.
6
An instant shot that deals Arcane damage on a short cooldown. A reliable extra hit to use whenever it's ready.
6
Marks a target for 2 min so everyone shooting it deals more ranged damage. It also stays visible to you if it stealths and shows on your minimap.
8
Slows the target's movement by 50% for 4 sec. Use it to keep enemies away from you or stop runners.
8
Passive
Lets you parry melee attacks that hit you from the front.
10
Increases your ranged attack power, so your shots hit harder. Your default Aspect while shooting.
10
Quest: Training the Beast
Opens the pet training window, where you teach your pet abilities you have learned.
10
Quest: Taming the Beast
Summons your tamed pet to your side. Use it after logging in or after dismissing it.
10
Quest: Taming the Beast
Sends your pet away, lowering its happiness. Use it when you want to swap pets or play without one.
10
Quest: Taming the Beast
Feeds your pet to keep it happy, and food close to its level works best. Do it regularly, especially right after taming.
10
Quest: Taming the Beast
Brings your dead pet back to life with a little health. Takes a 10 sec cast and lots of mana.
10
Quest: Taming the Beast
Channel for 20 sec to tame a beast as your pet. Your armor drops while taming, so pick a beast you can survive and feed it right after.
10
Shows nearby humanoids on your minimap, useful for finding quest targets or players.
12
Causes a burst of threat to pull an enemy onto you. Use it to save a friend or pull an enemy off your pet.
12
Channel to heal your pet over 5 sec. Use it between pulls or when your pet is tanking a tough fight.
12
A melee hit that slows the enemy by 50% for 10 sec. Use it to step away and get back to shooting range.
14
Zooms your view far out to scout an area. Outdoors only.
14
Take direct control of your pet for 2 min, seeing through its eyes. Good for scouting.
14
Makes a beast run in fear for up to 10 sec, though damage may break it. Use it to take an extra beast out of a fight.
16
Drops a Fire trap at your feet that burns the first enemy to step on it over 15 sec. Usable in combat, on a 30 sec cooldown.
16
A melee counterattack for weapon damage, only usable right after you dodge. Press it whenever it lights up in melee.
18
Hits up to 3 enemies at once. Great against groups, and it shares its cooldown with Aimed Shot.
18
Shows nearby undead on your minimap.
20
A 2 sec cast shot that hits hard. Open fights with it before the enemy reaches you, and note it shares a cooldown with Multi-Shot.
20
Boosts your run speed by 30% for travel, but you're dazed if anything hits you. Turn it off before fights.
20
Lowers your threat on a melee target so it turns back to your pet or tank. Also stops your auto-attack.
20
Passive
Lets you equip a one-handed weapon in each hand.
20
Drops a Frost trap that freezes the first enemy to step on it for up to 20 sec, and damage breaks it. Your best crowd control.
22
Stings the target so it misses attacks more often for 20 sec. Useful on hard-hitting enemies, and it replaces your other Stings on that target.
24
Shows a beast's health, damage, armor, resistances, and diet. Check before taming.
24
Helps you spot stealthed enemies and shows hidden units on your minimap.
26
Increases your ranged and melee attack speed by 40% for 15 sec. A big damage cooldown (5 min) for tough fights.
26
Shows nearby elementals on your minimap.
28
Drops a Frost trap that creates an ice patch for 30 sec, slowing all enemies in it by 60%. Great for kiting groups.
30
Makes you untrackable and increases your melee attack power. The Aspect for melee-focused hunters.
30
Pretend to die so enemies may stop attacking you, dropping threat or escaping a bad pull. Get up within 6 min or you really die.
32
Reveals stealthed and invisible enemies in an area for 30 sec. Mostly a PvP tool against Rogues.
32
Shows nearby demons on your minimap.
34
Drops a Fire trap that explodes when an enemy comes close, burning everything within 10 yards. Your trap for groups.
36
Drains the target's mana over 8 sec. Use it on healers and casters, mostly in PvP.
40
Gives you and nearby group members 30% run speed, but anyone hit gets dazed. Use it for group travel only.
40
Passive
Lets you equip Mail armor.
40
Shows nearby giants on your minimap.
40
Channel a rain of arrows on an area for 6 sec, hitting every enemy inside. Your main area damage.
46
Gives you and nearby group members Nature resistance. Use it against poison and nature-damage bosses.
50
Shows nearby dragonkin on your minimap.
60
Book drop
Removes 1 Frenzy effect from an enemy creature. Essential for some raid bosses.Unconfirmed: Wowhead lists it as a book drop, but Warcraft Wiki's Forever page leaves it out.