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Hunter Abilities

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Hunters are ranged physical damage dealers with pets, traps and stings. Forever adds Summon Hawk (a Beast Mastery talent: a hawk dive-bomb sharing Arcane Shot's cooldown), melee attack power on Aspect of the Beast, the Marksmanship capstone Sniper Shot and a real melee Survival toolkit with Strider Kick, Lacerate and a weapon-based Counterattack. Aimed Shot is a trainer ability at level 20 and shares its cooldown with Multi-Shot.

Beast Mastery (Ranged DPS)

Beast Mastery pushes damage through the pet and Forever's hawks. Unleashed Fury and Ferocity buff your pet and the hawks from Summon Hawk, a tier 4 Beast Mastery talent that shares Arcane Shot's cooldown, and the new Focused Fire adds 2% to everything you and your pet deal. Deadly Aspects gives Aspect of the Hawk a ranged haste proc, and Bestial Wrath is the burst window.

Marksmanship (Ranged DPS)

Marksmanship is the classic Auto Shot weaving spec. In Forever, Aimed Shot is a trainer ability that shares its 6 sec cooldown with Multi-Shot, Careful Aim turns Intellect into Attack Power and opens Mortal Shots, and Trueshot Aura is a tier 4 talent from level 25. Rapid Killing and Rapid Recuperation turn kills and Serpent Sting into damage and mana, and Sniper Shot, a 4 sec cast with a 15 sec cooldown, is the level 40 capstone.

Survival (Melee DPS)

Forever turns Survival into a viable melee hunter: Savage Strikes and Predator's Edge add melee crit and crit damage, Deflection adds up to 5% parry and Counterattack fires after parries. Strider Kick (a tier 5 talent) and Lacerate add a melee rotation, Aspect of the Beast gives melee attack power, and Expose Prey and Lacerating Strikes turn Mongoose Bite into a regular attack. You still Auto Shot and trap between melee bursts.

Best in slot gear at any level: Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival

Hunter abilities

No longer trainer abilities in the live client

Common questions

What ranged weapons can a Hunter use, and where do I get a bow?

Hunters do most of their damage with a ranged weapon, and in Forever that's a bow, a crossbow or a gun. All three go in the ranged slot and fire the same way, so take whichever has the best stats you can get for your level.

To find one, the fastest way is the items search: filter to Bow (or Gun or Crossbow), set your level, and sort by what you can equip. Good ones come from quest rewards, dungeon drops and the auction house, and the bow and gun vendors in the main cities stock basic ones.

Bows and crossbows need arrows and guns need bullets, so keep a stack of the right ammo in your bags.

Sources: Hunter in WoW Forever · Items search · checked on build 1.60.1.70862

Where do I find Raging Agam'ar, and can Hunters tame it?

Speculation: The mob's tame level and drop rates come from Classic data and aren't confirmed in the Forever client yet.

Raging Agam'ar is a boar you meet inside Razorfen Kraul, the level 24 dungeon down in the southern Barrens. There are several of them on the way through.

Hunters can tame it. Boars are a sturdy pet family, handy for soaking hits while you shoot, and the ones here sit around level 25 to 26.

Killing them gives boar meat for cooking, mainly Boar Intestines and Boar Ribs. Both drops turn up in Forever.

Sources: Razorfen Kraul · Boar Intestines · Boar Ribs · checked on build 1.60.1.70862

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