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Hunter in WoW Classic

Roles Ranged damageResource Mana (Focus in MoP Classic)Armor MailTalent trees / specs Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, SurvivalPlayable in All versions
RangedRolePetRole

Ranged fighters with a tamed pet – one of the easiest and safest classes to level in WoW Classic.

Updated 1 November 2026Checked for patch Zul'Aman (TBC Anniversary) · 5.5.4 (MoP Classic)5 sources
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Hunters fight from range with bows and guns, together with a tamed pet that holds the enemy's attention. Traps, stings and Feign Death give them plenty of tools.

Talent trees

Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival.

Who it suits

Players who want to level comfortably alone. In Classic Era and Burning Crusade you need to feed your pet and carry ammunition.

Tips

Let the pet tankYour pet takes the hits while you deal damage from range.
Feign DeathFeign Death can drop enemies off you – a life-saver on Hardcore.

Compare every class on the class overview, or see which Classic version to play.

Reference page written by AI (Claude) and checked against the sources above. Games change with every patch – the patch this page was last checked for is shown at the top.