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Hunter PvE guide

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Other classes: Warrior, Paladin, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock, Druid

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 Hunter PvE guide

Beast Mastery puts much of its damage through the pet. At 20 the dungeon build fills Deadly Aspects for an Auto Shot haste proc under Aspect of the Hawk, takes Focused Fire for 2% more damage from you and your pet, and opens Unleashed Fury, which adds 3% pet damage per rank. In a group you shoot from range, keep the pet on the tank's target and handle crowd control with Freezing Trap.

Your job in a group

Ranged damage from you and your pet. Turn off your pet's Growl autocast so it doesn't take threat from the tank, and send it in only once the tank has the mob. You're also a crowd controller: set Freezing Trap before the pull for the tank to bring a mob onto. Hunter's Mark raises the Ranged Attack Power of every attacker on the marked target, and you can pull from long range with a shot when the tank asks. Hunters have no interrupt at 20. Furious Howl, if your pet knows it, adds damage to the next Physical attack of party members within 15 yards (Blizzard's patch notes cut its bonus in Forever).

Opener

Hunter's Mark: Before the pull, on the mob the group kills first; every ranged attacker on it gains Ranged Attack Power.
Growl: Turn off its autocast in groups so your pet doesn't pull threat from the tank.
Aspect of the Hawk: Keep it on while you shoot; Deadly Aspects only procs while it's up.
Auto Shot: Once the tank has the mob, send the pet in and start shooting.
Serpent Sting: On mobs that will live through most of its 15 sec; skip it on trash that dies fast.
Arcane Shot: On cooldown while your mana holds.

Cooldowns

Freezing Trap: Set it before the pull for the mob you've been asked to control; it holds for up to 10 sec and any damage breaks it.
Multi-Shot: On packs of two or three; hold it while a mob is frozen nearby.
Immolation Trap: Where the tank will hold the pack: the first mob in burns for 15 sec.
Mend Pet: Heal the pet early on big pulls; it heals over 5 sec.
Distracting Shot: If a mob runs at your healer, it turns the mob onto you so the tank can pick it up.

Stats

Agility, Hit, Ranged Attack Power, Critical Strike, Intellect, Stamina. Agility is your main shooting stat. Hit keeps Auto Shot and your shots landing, and Ranged Attack Power and Critical Strike add damage. Intellect matters more than it looks at 20, because mana is what stops you shooting on long pulls. Stamina comes last in a group, where the tank takes the hits.

Tips

Your pet does a large share of your damage. Keep it fed with Feed Pet, and pick its skills for groups: Dust Cloud (a tallstrider skill) lowers the target's Armor for every physical attacker, while Swipe hits 3 nearby enemies and will break a Freezing Trap.
Mana is the real limit at 20: Serpent Sting and Arcane Shot cost 50 mana each at their level 18 and 20 ranks, so skip the sting on trash that dies fast and drink before big pulls.
Focused Fire adds 2% to all damage you and your pet deal, but only while the pet is out. If your pet dies, revive it between pulls rather than mid-fight: Revive Pet is a long cast, and none of the dungeon builds take Improved Revive Pet.
Blizzard's patch notes say Tame Beast no longer works on beasts above your level, so your dungeon pet has to come from beasts at or below your level.
Multi-Shot shares its cooldown with Aimed Shot, which every Hunter learns from the trainer at 20. On packs, spend the cooldown on Multi-Shot; just never next to a frozen mob.
Blizzard's 1 October notes brought back your pet's Aggressive Mode, found under the pet tab in your spellbook, and fixed tameable beasts whose pet ability ranks were too high for that creature.

Marksmanship Hunter PvE guide

Marksmanship is the pure shooter. Lethal Attacks adds crit, and the dungeon build takes Careful Aim, which turns your Intellect into Attack Power and opens Mortal Shots at 25. In a group you shoot from range, keep Freezing Trap ready for crowd control and lean on Auto Shot when your mana runs low. Aimed Shot is a trainer ability at 20, not a talent; it shares its cooldown with Multi-Shot and adds only 20 damage at rank 1, so it's a single-target filler.

Your job in a group

Ranged damage and crowd control. You shoot from range, and Hunter's Mark raises the Ranged Attack Power of every attacker on the marked target. Freezing Trap is your crowd control: set it before the pull for the tank to bring a mob onto, and keep area damage away from it. You can pull from long range when the tank asks, turn your pet's Growl off so it doesn't take threat, and use Concussive Shot to slow a mob heading for the healer or running for help. Hunters have no interrupt at 20.

Opener

Hunter's Mark: Before the pull, on the first kill target.
Growl: Turn off its autocast so your pet leaves threat to the tank.
Aspect of the Hawk: Keep it on for its Ranged Attack Power.
Auto Shot: Once the tank has the mob; keep it running all fight.
Serpent Sting: On anything that will live through most of its 15 sec; if the mob dies with it on, Rapid Killing boosts your next Shot.
Arcane Shot: On cooldown while your mana allows.

Cooldowns

Freezing Trap: Set it before the pull; it holds a mob for up to 10 sec unless something damages it.
Multi-Shot: On two or three mobs; never next to a frozen one.
Immolation Trap: Set it where the tank will hold the pack, for 15 sec of Fire damage on the first mob in.
Concussive Shot: Slow a mob running for help or heading for your healer: 50% slower for 4 sec.
Distracting Shot: Turns a loose mob off your healer and onto you so the tank can pick it up.

Stats

Agility, Hit, Critical Strike, Ranged Attack Power, Intellect, Stamina. Agility is your main shooting stat. Hit keeps your shots landing, and Critical Strike works with Lethal Attacks now and with Mortal Shots from 25. Intellect keeps you shooting on long pulls, and with Careful Aim at 5/5 every point of it also adds a point of Attack Power, so it's worth more for Marksmanship than for the other specs. Your ranged weapon's damage per second counts as well, so weigh it alongside these stats.

Tips

Efficiency cuts the mana cost of every Shot, Sting and melee ability by 15% at 5/5. The leveling and PvP builds take it at 20; the dungeon build takes Careful Aim first and adds 3 points of Efficiency by 30. When mana runs low anyway, stop Arcane Shot and let Auto Shot carry you, since it costs nothing.
Improved Concussive Shot gives Concussive Shot a 4% stun chance per rank (20% at 5/5), but the builds spend tier 1 on Lethal Attacks' crit, which helps every fight.
Keep Serpent Sting on pack mobs: Rapid Killing's bonus triggers when a mob dies with your sting on it, even if someone else lands the killing blow.
Multi-Shot shares its cooldown with Aimed Shot in Forever: Multi-Shot on packs, Aimed Shot on a single target you can stand still for.
Hunter's Mark lasts 2 min and has a long range, so mark the next pull's kill target while the group is still drinking.
Lone Wolf (tier 3) gives 20% more damage with no pet out. The builds keep the pet, but it's worth testing for dungeons if your pet's share of your damage is small.

Survival Hunter PvE guide

Survival turns into a melee spec at 30, the current beta cap, when Aspect of the Beast and Lacerate arrive from the trainer and Strider Kick, a tier 5 talent, comes within reach. At 20 its melee kit is thin, so in a dungeon you fight from range like the other specs: Improved Tracking adds 5% damage against the creature type you track, and Clever Traps makes your Freezing Trap last longer.

Your job in a group

At 20, ranged damage and crowd control: shoot from behind the tank, set your tracking to the dungeon's main creature type for Improved Tracking, and lay Freezing Trap for the mob the group wants controlled (Clever Traps holds it longer). From 30 you fight in melee from behind the target. Turn off your pet's Growl so it leaves threat to the tank. Hunters have no interrupt at 20, and Disengage lowers your threat if a mob turns on you in melee.

Opener

Track Humanoids: Or Track Beasts or Track Undead, whichever matches the dungeon's main enemies; Improved Tracking adds damage against the tracked type.
Hunter's Mark: Before the pull, on the first kill target.
Growl: Turn off its autocast so the pet leaves threat to the tank.
Aspect of the Hawk: Keep it on while you shoot.
Auto Shot: Once the tank has the mob.
Serpent Sting: On mobs that will live through most of its 15 sec.
Arcane Shot: On cooldown while your mana holds.

Cooldowns

Freezing Trap: Set it before the pull for the mob you're asked to control: up to 10 sec, longer with Clever Traps, and any damage breaks it.
Immolation Trap: Where the tank will hold the pack; Clever Traps adds to its damage.
Multi-Shot: On packs, but never next to your frozen mob.
Raptor Strike: If a mob reaches you: Savage Strikes makes it crit more often, then let the tank take the mob back.
Disengage: Lowers your threat on a mob in melee range; it turns off your auto-attack, so restart Auto Shot afterwards.

Stats

Agility, Hit, Critical Strike, Attack Power, Ranged Attack Power, Stamina. Agility helps both your shooting at 20 and your melee from 30, so it's the stat to chase. Hit and Critical Strike come next; Savage Strikes adds a little melee crit and Predator's Edge makes melee crits hit harder from 30. Attack Power drives the melee you'll do from 30 and Ranged Attack Power the shooting you do now. Stamina helps against the area damage you take in melee.

Tips

Set tracking before every pull: Improved Tracking at 5/5 adds 5% damage against the tracked creature type, ranged and melee alike.
Keep Multi-Shot and Serpent Sting off the mob in your Freezing Trap; any damage breaks it.
Mongoose Bite only works after you dodge, and behind a tank you're rarely attacked, so don't plan around it in groups.
Disengage turns off your auto-attack, so press Auto Shot again after using it.
This dungeon build is for Survival players who'd rather not respec before 30, and every point carries over into the level 30 Survival dungeon build.

Checked against WoW Forever beta build 1.60.1.70658.

Tips & tricks: what ForeverDB learned

Beast Mastery

Updated 31 October 2026 for build 1.60.1.70707 · From the DPS simulator, the game client

Learning from players: DPS. Collecting comparable fights before publishing observed cast patterns.

Observed cast patterns, not a proven optimal rotation. Gear, buffs, healing assignments and incoming damage can explain performance differences. HPS is effective healing; overhealing does not increase it. HPS counts effective healing, APS counts recorded shield absorption, and EHPS is their combined rate. Shield application sizes and overhealing do not increase EHPS. Healing assignments and incoming damage still limit healer comparisons. Build groups use the version reported by the log; some logs omit the hotfix build number.

Simulator: Use Rapid Fire when your mana drops under 95%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 30-39. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Best consumable at levels 30-39: Elixir of Agility (+2.8% DPS in the simulator); then Tender Wolf Steak (+2.8%). (levels 30–39)
Simulator: The party buff that helps you most at levels 30-39 is Blessing of Kings from a Paladin: +4.5% DPS in the simulator. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 25.3% less damage at levels 30-39. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Where your damage comes from at levels 30-39: auto attacks 51%, Pet: Melee 20%, Multi-Shot 12% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Multi-Shot is worth 6.9% of your DPS at levels 30-39: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Mana runs short at levels 30-39: in the simulator's 60 s fight you spend 23.5 s unable to cast. Drink between pulls and start full. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Stat values at level 30 (simulator, 1 ranged attack power = 1): Intellect 2.42, Agility 2.31, hit rating 1.17. (level 30)
Speculation: The class guide's rotation card uses Arcane Shot here and the simulator disagrees: check it in game before trusting either: Leave Arcane Shot out of single-target fights at levels 20-29: the simulator's 60 s fight did 1.1% more damage without it. The class guide disagrees, so treat this as a lead to test. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Best consumable at levels 20-29: Tender Wolf Steak (+4.3% DPS in the simulator); then Elixir of Agility (+2.3%). (levels 20–29)
Simulator: The party buff that helps you most at levels 20-29 is Blessing of Kings from a Paladin: +3.8% DPS in the simulator. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 23.4% less damage at levels 20-29. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Where your damage comes from at levels 20-29: auto attacks 52%, Pet: Melee 18%, Multi-Shot 14% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Multi-Shot is worth 7.9% of your DPS at levels 20-29: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Mana runs short at levels 20-29: in the simulator's 60 s fight you spend 24.9 s unable to cast. Drink between pulls and start full. (levels 20–29)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Rapid Fire when your mana drops under 95%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 40-49. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at levels 40-49: Elixir of Agility (+2% DPS in the simulator); then Tender Wolf Steak (+2%). (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: The party buff that helps you most at levels 40-49 is Blessing of Kings from a Paladin: +4.5% DPS in the simulator. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 25% less damage at levels 40-49. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at levels 40-49: auto attacks 46%, Pet: Melee 19%, Multi-Shot 12% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Multi-Shot is worth 9.3% of your DPS at levels 40-49: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Mana runs short at levels 40-49: in the simulator's 60 s fight you spend 14 s unable to cast. Drink between pulls and start full. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Rapid Fire when your mana drops under 95%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 50-59. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at levels 50-59: Elixir of Agility (+1.5% DPS in the simulator); then Tender Wolf Steak (+1.5%). (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: The party buff that helps you most at levels 50-59 is Blessing of Kings from a Paladin: +4.9% DPS in the simulator. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 24% less damage at levels 50-59. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at levels 50-59: auto attacks 46%, Pet: Melee 18%, Arcane Shot 11% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Multi-Shot is worth 4.2% of your DPS at levels 50-59: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Serpent Sting is worth 4% of your DPS at levels 50-59: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. It kept it on the target 74% of the time. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Mana runs short at levels 50-59: in the simulator's 60 s fight you spend 20.9 s unable to cast. Drink between pulls and start full. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Rapid Fire when your mana drops under 95%: that is where the simulator uses it at level 60. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: The party buff that helps you most at level 60 is Arcane Intellect from a Mage: +5.5% DPS in the simulator. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 15% less damage at level 60. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at level 60: auto attacks 57%, Multi-Shot 11%, Pet: Melee 11% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Multi-Shot is worth 4.5% of your DPS at level 60: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Mana runs short at level 60: in the simulator's 60 s fight you spend 25.5 s unable to cast. Drink between pulls and start full. (level 60)

How to play it at levels 30–39: priority, procs and cooldowns

What to press, in order. Cast the first one that is ready and whose condition holds.

Serpent Sting: When it's missing from the target: Keep it on the target: up 80% of the sim's fight; worth 2.1% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)
Multi-Shot: Whenever it's ready: Cast it when it's ready (6 s cooldown); worth 6.9% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client)
Arcane Shot: Fill the gaps with it: Your filler: cast it when nothing above is ready; the sim gains little from it (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)

React to:

Under 95% mana: Rapid Fire: The sim uses Rapid Fire when your mana is under 95% (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)

Keep up:

Serpent Sting on the target, at least 75% of the time (Simulator, Forever client)

Before the pull:

pet (Simulator)
Blessing of Kings (Simulator, Forever client)
Blessing of Might (Simulator, Forever client)
Mark of the Wild (Simulator, Forever client)
Arcane Intellect (Simulator, Forever client)
Elixir of Agility (Simulator, Forever client)
Tender Wolf Steak (Simulator, Forever client)
Battle Shout (Simulator, Forever client)
Scroll of Agility II (Simulator, Forever client)

Latest changes:

31 October 2026: client build 1.60.1.70658 -> 1.60.1.70707 (new client build 1.60.1.70707)
29 October 2026: tip wording or values (the simulator or the site's data changed)
29 October 2026: tip wording or values (DPS/HPS observation limits and bounded addon learning data)

Marksmanship

Updated 31 October 2026 for build 1.60.1.70707 · From the DPS simulator, the game client

Learning from players: DPS. Collecting comparable fights before publishing observed cast patterns.

Simulator: Use Rapid Fire when your mana drops under 95%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 30-39. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Best consumable at levels 30-39: Elixir of Agility (+2.8% DPS in the simulator); then Tender Wolf Steak (+2.8%). (levels 30–39)
Simulator: The party buff that helps you most at levels 30-39 is Blessing of Kings from a Paladin: +5.4% DPS in the simulator. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 19.7% less damage at levels 30-39. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Where your damage comes from at levels 30-39: auto attacks 51%, Pet: Melee 16%, Aimed Shot 15% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Aimed Shot is worth 7.6% of your DPS at levels 30-39: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Mana runs short at levels 30-39: in the simulator's 60 s fight you spend 23.3 s unable to cast. Drink between pulls and start full. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Stat values at level 30 (simulator, 1 ranged attack power = 1): Intellect 4.26, Agility 2.43, hit rating 1.15. (level 30)
Simulator: Best consumable at levels 20-29: Tender Wolf Steak (+3.8% DPS in the simulator); then Elixir of Agility (+2%). (levels 20–29)
Simulator: The party buff that helps you most at levels 20-29 is Blessing of Kings from a Paladin: +5.4% DPS in the simulator. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 21.3% less damage at levels 20-29. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Where your damage comes from at levels 20-29: auto attacks 50%, Pet: Melee 17%, Aimed Shot 14% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Aimed Shot is worth 7.6% of your DPS at levels 20-29: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Mana runs short at levels 20-29: in the simulator's 60 s fight you spend 23.6 s unable to cast. Drink between pulls and start full. (levels 20–29)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Rapid Fire when your mana drops under 95%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 40-49. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at levels 40-49: Elixir of Agility (+2.1% DPS in the simulator); then Tender Wolf Steak (+2.1%). (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: The party buff that helps you most at levels 40-49 is Blessing of Kings from a Paladin: +5.1% DPS in the simulator. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 19% less damage at levels 40-49. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at levels 40-49: auto attacks 46%, Aimed Shot 18%, Pet: Melee 15% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Aimed Shot is worth 10.7% of your DPS at levels 40-49: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Mana runs short at levels 40-49: in the simulator's 60 s fight you spend 18.1 s unable to cast. Drink between pulls and start full. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Rapid Fire when your mana drops under 95%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 50-59. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at levels 50-59: Elixir of Agility (+1.6% DPS in the simulator); then Tender Wolf Steak (+1.6%). (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: The party buff that helps you most at levels 50-59 is Blessing of Kings from a Paladin: +5.2% DPS in the simulator. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 18.1% less damage at levels 50-59. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at levels 50-59: auto attacks 43%, Aimed Shot 17%, Pet: Melee 14% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Aimed Shot is worth 8% of your DPS at levels 50-59: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Serpent Sting is worth 3.8% of your DPS at levels 50-59: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. It kept it on the target 74% of the time. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Mana runs short at levels 50-59: in the simulator's 60 s fight you spend 19.5 s unable to cast. Drink between pulls and start full. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Rapid Fire when your mana drops under 95%: that is where the simulator uses it at level 60. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at level 60: Elixir of Agility (+1% DPS in the simulator); then Tender Wolf Steak (+1%). (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: The party buff that helps you most at level 60 is Arcane Intellect from a Mage: +6.3% DPS in the simulator. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 10.6% less damage at level 60. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at level 60: auto attacks 58%, Aimed Shot 15%, Arcane Shot 11% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Aimed Shot is worth 3.8% of your DPS at level 60: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Mana runs short at level 60: in the simulator's 60 s fight you spend 30.5 s unable to cast. Drink between pulls and start full. (level 60)

How to play it at levels 30–39: priority, procs and cooldowns

What to press, in order. Cast the first one that is ready and whose condition holds.

Serpent Sting: When it's missing from the target: Keep it on the target: up 84% of the sim's fight; worth 2.4% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)
Aimed Shot: Whenever it's ready: Cast it when it's ready (6 s cooldown); worth 7.6% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)
Arcane Shot: Fill the gaps with it: Your filler: cast it when nothing above is ready; the sim gains little from it (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)

React to:

Under 95% mana: Rapid Fire: The sim uses Rapid Fire when your mana is under 95% (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)

Keep up:

Serpent Sting on the target, at least 80% of the time (Simulator, Forever client)

Before the pull:

pet (Simulator)
Blessing of Kings (Simulator, Forever client)
Arcane Intellect (Simulator, Forever client)
Mark of the Wild (Simulator, Forever client)
Blessing of Might (Simulator, Forever client)
Elixir of Agility (Simulator, Forever client)
Tender Wolf Steak (Simulator, Forever client)
Battle Shout (Simulator, Forever client)
Scroll of Agility II (Simulator, Forever client)

Latest changes:

31 October 2026: client build 1.60.1.70658 -> 1.60.1.70707 (new client build 1.60.1.70707)
29 October 2026: tip wording or values (the simulator or the site's data changed)
29 October 2026: tip wording or values (DPS/HPS observation limits and bounded addon learning data)

Survival

Updated 31 October 2026 for build 1.60.1.70707 · From the DPS simulator, the game client

Learning from players: DPS. Collecting comparable fights before publishing observed cast patterns.

Simulator: When Mongoose procs, cast Mongoose Bite within 5 sec before it fades. The simulator sees it proc 1.477 times in a 60 s fight. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Best consumable at levels 30-39: Elixir of Agility (+1.9% DPS in the simulator); then Tender Wolf Steak (+1.9%). (levels 30–39)
Simulator: The party buff that helps you most at levels 30-39 is Blessing of Kings from a Paladin: +4% DPS in the simulator. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 20.6% less damage at levels 30-39. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Where your damage comes from at levels 30-39: Raptor Strike 39%, Strider Kick 18%, Pet: Melee 17% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Strider Kick is worth 13.9% of your DPS at levels 30-39: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Raptor Strike is worth 6.7% of your DPS at levels 30-39: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Mana runs short at levels 30-39: in the simulator's 60 s fight you spend 14.5 s unable to cast. Drink between pulls and start full. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Stat values at level 30 (simulator, 1 attack power = 1): Agility 1.35, Strength 1, haste rating 0.6. (level 30)
Simulator: When Mongoose procs, cast Mongoose Bite within 5 sec before it fades. The simulator sees it proc 0.843 times in a 60 s fight. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Best consumable at levels 20-29: Tender Wolf Steak (+2.4% DPS in the simulator); then Elixir of Agility (+1.3%). (levels 20–29)
Simulator: The party buff that helps you most at levels 20-29 is Blessing of Kings from a Paladin: +3.2% DPS in the simulator. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 26.7% less damage at levels 20-29. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: At levels 20-29, your damage comes mainly from Raptor Strike (53%), Pet: Melee (22%) and auto attacks (11%). This is from the simulator using the recommended build and best gear in a 60 s single-target fight. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Raptor Strike is worth 10.9% of your DPS at levels 20-29. The simulator did that much less damage in a fight without it. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Serpent Sting is worth 4.3% of your DPS at levels 20-29: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. It kept it on the target 82% of the time. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: At levels 20-29 your mana runs short. The simulator shows you spending 16.4 s unable to cast in a 60 s fight, so drink between pulls and start full. (levels 20–29)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Mongoose: Cast Mongoose Bite within 5 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 1.533 times a 60 s fight. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at levels 40-49: Elixir of Agility (+1.6% DPS in the simulator); then Tender Wolf Steak (+1.6%). (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: The party buff that helps you most at levels 40-49 is Blessing of Might from a Paladin: +4.7% DPS in the simulator. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 22% less damage at levels 40-49. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at levels 40-49: Raptor Strike 42%, Pet: Melee 18%, Strider Kick 17% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Strider Kick is worth 13.3% of your DPS at levels 40-49: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Raptor Strike is worth 9.6% of your DPS at levels 40-49: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Mana runs short at levels 40-49: in the simulator's 60 s fight you spend 8.9 s unable to cast. Drink between pulls and start full. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Mongoose: Cast Mongoose Bite within 5 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 1.507 times a 60 s fight. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at levels 50-59: Elixir of Agility (+1.2% DPS in the simulator); then Tender Wolf Steak (+1.2%). (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: The party buff that helps you most at levels 50-59 is Blessing of Might from a Paladin: +4.5% DPS in the simulator. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 19.2% less damage at levels 50-59. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at levels 50-59: Raptor Strike 48%, Strider Kick 17%, Pet: Melee 15% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Strider Kick is worth 15.6% of your DPS at levels 50-59: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Raptor Strike is worth 13.5% of your DPS at levels 50-59: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Mongoose: Cast Mongoose Bite within 5 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 1.393 times a 60 s fight. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: The party buff that helps you most at level 60 is Battle Shout from a Warrior: +4.2% DPS in the simulator. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Keep your pet out: without it the simulator's fight does 10.8% less damage at level 60. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at level 60: Raptor Strike 52%, Strider Kick 21%, Serpent Sting 10% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Strider Kick is worth 20.7% of your DPS at level 60: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Raptor Strike is worth 11.8% of your DPS at level 60: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (level 60)

How to play it at levels 30–39: priority, procs and cooldowns

What to press, in order. Cast the first one that is ready and whose condition holds.

Mongoose Bite: When it procs: Only while Mongoose is up; worth 2.5% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)
Strider Kick: Whenever it's ready: Cast it when it's ready (8 s cooldown); worth 13.9% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)
Raptor Strike: Whenever it's ready: Cast it when it's ready (6 s cooldown); worth 6.7% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)
Serpent Sting: When it's missing from the target: Keep it on the target: up 74% of the sim's fight; worth 2.2% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)

React to:

When Mongoose procs: Mongoose Bite within 5 sec: Mongoose makes Mongoose Bite better: use it before it fades (Simulator)

Keep up:

Serpent Sting on the target, at least 70% of the time (Simulator, Forever client)

Before the pull:

pet (Simulator)
Blessing of Kings (Simulator, Forever client)
Mark of the Wild (Simulator, Forever client)
Blessing of Might (Simulator, Forever client)
Arcane Intellect (Simulator, Forever client)
Battle Shout (Simulator, Forever client)
Elixir of Agility (Simulator, Forever client)
Tender Wolf Steak (Simulator, Forever client)
Scroll of Agility II (Simulator, Forever client)

Latest changes:

31 October 2026: client build 1.60.1.70658 -> 1.60.1.70707 (new client build 1.60.1.70707)
29 October 2026: tip wording or values (the simulator or the site's data changed)
29 October 2026: tip wording or values (DPS/HPS observation limits and bounded addon learning data)

Every spec's latest changes. Re-studied every week and after each new game build.

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

Hunter abilities

Harass
Melee Specialization
Readiness
Auto Shot (level 1)
Bite (level 1)
Charge (level 1)
Claw (level 1)
Cobra Reflexes (level 1)
Dismember (level 1)
Dust Cloud (level 1)
Growl (level 1)
Lightning Breath (level 1)
Mine! (level 1)
Pinch (level 1)
Raptor Strike (level 1)
Savage Rend (level 1)
Swipe (level 1)
Tendon Rip (level 1)
Track Beasts (level 1)
Web (level 1)
Aspect of the Monkey (level 4)
Serpent Sting (level 4)
Cower (level 5)
Arcane Shot (level 6)
Hunter's Mark (level 6)
Concussive Shot (level 8)
Demoralizing Screech (level 8)
Scorpid Poison (level 8)
Aspect of the Hawk (level 10)
Beast Training (level 10, from the Classic class quest Training the Beast)
Call Pet (level 10, from the Classic class quest Taming the Beast)
Dismiss Pet (level 10, from the Classic class quest Taming the Beast)
Feed Pet (level 10, from the Classic class quest Training the Beast)
Furious Howl (level 10)
Great Stamina (level 10)
Natural Armor (level 10)
Revive Pet (level 10, from the Classic class quest Training the Beast)
Tame Beast (level 10, from the Classic class quest Taming the Beast)
Track Humanoids (level 10)
Distracting Shot (level 12)
Mend Pet (level 12)
Wing Clip (level 12)
Eagle Eye (level 14)
Eyes of the Beast (level 14)
Scare Beast (level 14)
Immolation Trap (level 16)
Mongoose Bite (level 16)
Multi-Shot (level 18)
Track Undead (level 18)
Aimed Shot (level 20)
Arcane Resistance (level 20)
Aspect of the Cheetah (level 20)
Disengage (level 20)
Fire Resistance (level 20)
Freezing Trap (level 20)
Frost Resistance (level 20)
Nature Resistance (level 20)
Shadow Resistance (level 20)
Shell Shield (level 20)
Trickster's Dance (level 20)
Scorpid Sting (level 22)
Beast Lore (level 24)
Track Hidden (level 24)
Rapid Fire (level 26)
Track Elementals (level 26)
Frost Trap (level 28)
Aspect of the Beast (level 30)
Dash (level 30)
Dive (level 30)
Feign Death (level 30)
Lacerate (level 30)
Prowl (level 30)
Thunderstomp (level 30)
Flare (level 32)
Track Demons (level 32)
Explosive Trap (level 34)
Viper Sting (level 36)
Aspect of the Pack (level 40)
Track Giants (level 40)
Volley (level 40)
Aspect of the Wild (level 46)
Black Arrow (level 50)
Track Dragonkin (level 50)
Tranquilizing Shot (level 60)

No longer trainer abilities in the live client

Explosive Trap Effect