TheWoWDBWoW Class
Hunter
Master marksmen and beast tamers who fight beside their loyal companions.
Hunter at a glance
- Armor
- Resource
- Focus
- Introduced in
- Classic
- Specializations
- 3
- Roles
- DPS
Specializations
Beast MasteryDPSBeast Mastery talent treeBeast Mastery spells: Exotic Beasts, Mastery: Master of Beasts, Eyes of the Beast, Single-Button Assistant.
MarksmanshipDPSMarksmanship talent treeMarksmanship spells: Mastery: Sniper Training, Multi-Shot, Harrier's Cry, Eagle Eye, Manhunter, Spotter's Mark, Single-Button Assistant.
SurvivalDPSSurvival talent treeSurvival spells: Mastery: Spirit Bond, Harpoon, Aspect of the Eagle, Eyes of the Beast, Single-Button Assistant, Hatchet Toss.
Hunter spellbook
Abilities the Hunter skill line teaches, A to Z.
Ancient Zandalari Knowledge
Arcane Shot
Aspect of the Chameleon
Aspect of the Cheetah
Aspect of the Turtle
Beast Lore
Bestial Wrath
Binding Shot
Call Pet 1- Call Pet 2
- Call Pet 3
- Call Pet 4
- Call Pet 5
Chakrams
Command Pet
Control Pet
Critical Strikes
Death Chakram
Disengage
Dismiss Pet
Exhilaration
Feed Pet
Feign Death
Fetch
Hunter appearance sets
Galactic Gladiator's Chain ArmorMidnight
Galactic Gladiator's Chain ArmorMidnight
Galactic Gladiator's Chain ArmorMidnight
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Galactic Gladiator's Chain ArmorMidnightPrimal Sentry's CamouflageMidnight232 more Hunter appearance sets
Pieces of Galactic Gladiator's Chain Armor.
Galactic Gladiator's Chain GauntletsLadder snapshot and gold angle
Hunters kite with a pet holding threat, letting them solo elites and old raids for transmog and mounts with little downtime.
Recent Hunter hotfixes
- October 27, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Marksmanship
Developers’ notes: These changes are intended to boost the area damage effectiveness of Marksmanship Hunters.
- October 27, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Marksmanship
Trick Shots now increases the ricochet damage of Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire by 85% (was 75%).
- October 27, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Marksmanship
Explosive Shot damage increased by 10%.
- October 27, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Marksmanship
Volley damage increased by 10%.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Marksmanship
Kill Shot damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Marksmanship
Deathblow’s chance to be activated by Aimed Shot increased to 25% in PvP combat.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Marksmanship
Dark Ranger: Black Arrow damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
- October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter
Hunting Pack (PvP Talent) radius increased to 40 yards (was 30 yards).
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.
Every Hunter hotfix, by date: Hunter hotfixes.
