Hunters in the World of Warcraft are considered deadly marksmen. They are capable of bringing enemies down even from a distance using their bows or rifles. They are also considered as skilled survivalists. They can be able to track enemies down and even lay traps in order to damage and capture their foes. The great thing about being a hunter is that they possess such primal connection the beasts of Azeroth. They can then tame them, train and can act as their loyal guardians. Thus it is of no wonder that hunter leveling guides are selling like pancakes.

Hunters are vicious damagers. They have great ability that they can pull extremely well. They can hit monsters hard enough even if they are far away. Hunters are a great use to kill monsters quickly. If you have a pet, it can also deal and add more damage. Their trapping ability is just perfect to contain crowds. Much more the combination of their range, deadly damage and trap capabilities make hunters a good group puller.

Perhaps one key strength of a hunter is its taming ability to the point it can control different beasts. Much more hunters possess excellent long range damage. They are also good at stopping enemies from fleeing. Another excellent hunter capability is they can pull monsters during your raids. They also have great crowd control because of their trap capability. Then can also slow and even freeze your enemies.

The disadvantage of being a hunter on the other hand is that it possesses few melee abilities. They might not be good at close range combats. Much more they have what we call to as dead zone. It is in here where neither ranged nor melee attacks can be used. One great disadvantage is that they have no self heal ability or even to other party members.

Being a hunter there are things you must duly keep in mind. A hunter cares about his agility, stamina, intelligence, spirit and strength. However, you must pick agility first to help you with your ranged attack power. You might also need some engineering help with regards to your bows and guns. After all they can create scopes that can be attached to your weapons thus increasing your damage. In the game, make sure you have one trusted engineer by your side. Make sure to use the best ammo possible. Still you can buy it from engineers. Since hunters are good at ranged combat, you must make sure to attack via a long distance. Bear in mind that your ranged damage is way better than your melee ones. If you have a pet, you can also make use of its taunt ability.

These are just a few of the things any aspiring hunter players must take into consideration. Do take note you are playing one skilled class thus you must maximize its potential. If you want to learn more better make use of some hunter leveling guides.

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I have a high level hunter myself and I must say this new version of the guide was really good. It is almost entirely up-to-date with Wrath of the Lich King, and I found myself agreeing with most tips, which is important because the last thing you want when learning a new class is backwards advice that sets you on the wrong path.

Most everything you’d expect is explained in the guide, from choosing a race, to choosing equipment, talents and learning how to play solo, groups and PvP, as well as vital info on pets and hunter quests.The author has done a good job of covering the new pet changes introduced in patch 3.0, and there’s a discussion on almost every tameable pet with pros and cons for various purposes. The same goes for pet talents.

There’s a separate leveling guide for horde and alliance from 1-80, which is a good reference if you find yourself getting lost. This is more of a general path, though, and not very detailed.

Something I found quite useful was the equipment guide which lists many items for levels 20-80, some of which are crafted, quest rewards, random world drops and instance drops. Something for everyone, in other words. It’s always fun to go hunting for new equipment.

As for the talents, the heart of a class, they are each described individually and rated for their usefulness in solo, groups, raids and PvP. There are also many good talent builds to choose from, like a leveling build, raid and PvP build and more. All the talents and builds are also up to date and include glyph recommendations that go well with each one.

The addons section is fine, the macros section is okay. The chapter on making gold, while good for a leveling hunter, is a bit minimalistic but does cover all levels.

A word about updates: they are included in the price, and this guide has been updated 9 times since I got the first version mid-2005. That’s some great service right there. However, since this guide is better suited for a leveling hunter, as opposed to an experienced level 80, don’t worry if a new patch comes along and tweaks the hunter somewhat… You’ll still be able to use virtually all tips in the guide, because new patches usually only change the end-game stuff.

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