Hunter Builds

Rotations & Guide · Builds · Abilities · Talent Calculator · Changes vs Classic

Hunters are ranged physical damage dealers with pets, traps and stings. Forever adds Summon Hawk (a hawk dive-bomb sharing Arcane Shot's cooldown), melee attack power on Aspect of the Beast, Sniper Shot and a real melee Survival toolkit with Strider Kick, Lacerate and a weapon-based Counterattack. Aimed Shot now 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 now buff Summon Hawk too, so the hawk replaces Arcane Shot on the shared cooldown. Deadly Aspects gives Aspect of the Hawk a ranged haste proc. Bestial Wrath is the burst window.

Marksmanship (Ranged DPS)

Marksmanship is the classic Auto Shot weaving spec. In Forever, Aimed Shot shares its 6 sec cooldown with Multi-Shot, and the new Sniper Shot is a long 4 sec cast, 15 sec cooldown big hit. Barrage buffs Aimed Shot, Multi-Shot and Volley, and Trueshot Aura is the level 40 Marksmanship talent.

Survival (Melee DPS)

Forever turns Survival into a viable melee hunter: Lightning Reflexes gives 15% Agility, Deflection 5% parry, Savage Strikes big melee crit and Counterattack fires after parries. Strider Kick and Lacerate add a melee rotation, and Aspect of the Beast gives melee attack power. You still Auto Shot and trap between melee bursts.

Hunter abilities