Hunter
Beast Mastery
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Hunter
Races
In Classic Era, the Hunter is available to five races: the Dwarf and the Night Elf for the Alliance, and the Orc, the Troll and the Tauren for the Horde.
Alliance
Dwarf
The Dwarf combines toughness and mastery of guns.
- Find TreasureDwarf · Active racialShows nearby treasure on the minimap.: shows nearby treasure on the minimap.
- StoneformDwarf · Active racial3 min cooldown · Duration 8 secGrants immunity to bleed, poison and disease effects and increases armor for a few seconds.: grants immunity to bleed, poison and disease effects, and increases armor by 10% for 8 seconds.
- Gun SpecializationDwarf · Passive racialIncreases skill with guns.: increases skill with guns by 5.
- Frost ResistanceDwarf · Passive racialIncreases Frost resistance.: increases Frost resistance by 10.
Night Elf
The Night Elf combines stealth and agility.
- ShadowmeldNight Elf · Active racial10 sec cooldownMakes the character stealthed as long as they stay still.: lets you hide while standing still.
- QuicknessNight Elf · Passive racialIncreases the chance to dodge.: increases dodge chance by 1%.
- Nature ResistanceNight Elf, Tauren · Passive racialIncreases Nature resistance.: increases Nature resistance by 10.
- Wisp SpiritNight Elf · Passive racialIncreases movement speed while dead.: increases movement speed by 50% after death.
Horde
Orc
The Orc strengthens its pet and resists stuns better.
- Blood FuryOrc · Active racial2 min cooldown · Duration 15 secIncreases melee attack power for a few seconds, but reduces healing received.: increases base melee attack power by 25% for 15 seconds, but reduces healing received by 50% for 25 seconds.
- HardinessOrc · Passive racialIncreases the chance to resist stuns.: increases the chance to resist stuns by 25%.
- Axe SpecializationOrc · Passive racialIncreases skill with axes.: increases skill with one- and two-handed axes by 5.
- CommandOrc · Passive racialIncreases the damage dealt by the pet.: increases the damage dealt by your pet by 5%.
Troll
The Troll speeds up its attacks and masters bows.
- BerserkingTroll · Active racial3 min cooldown · Duration 10 secIncreases attack and casting speed for a few seconds, more so at low health.: increases attack and casting speed by 10% to 30% for 10 seconds, depending on missing health.
- RegenerationTroll · Passive racialSpeeds up health regeneration, partly even in combat.: increases health regeneration by 10%, and 10% of this regeneration continues during combat.
- Beast SlayingTroll · Passive racialIncreases damage dealt to beasts.: increases damage dealt to beasts by 5%.
- Throwing SpecializationTroll · Passive racialIncreases skill with throwing weapons.: increases skill with throwing weapons by 5.
- Bow SpecializationTroll · Passive racialIncreases skill with bows.: increases skill with bows by 5.
Tauren
The Tauren favors toughness and close-range control.
- War StompTauren · Active racial0.5 sec cast · 2 min cooldown · Duration 2 secStuns nearby enemies.: stuns up to 5 nearby enemies.
- EnduranceTauren · Passive racialIncreases maximum health.: increases maximum health by 5%.
- Nature ResistanceNight Elf, Tauren · Passive racialIncreases Nature resistance.: increases Nature resistance by 10.
- CultivationTauren · Passive racialIncreases Herbalism skill.: increases Herbalism skill by 15.
Which race should you choose for each specialization?
Beast Mastery
The Orc benefits from CommandOrc · Passive racialIncreases the damage dealt by the pet., which increases your pet's damage. The Troll can speed up its attacks with BerserkingTroll · Active racial3 min cooldown · Duration 10 secIncreases attack and casting speed for a few seconds, more so at low health..
Marksmanship
The Dwarf benefits from Gun SpecializationDwarf · Passive racialIncreases skill with guns. with a gun, and the Troll from Bow SpecializationTroll · Passive racialIncreases skill with bows. with a bow. The Troll can also speed up its attacks with BerserkingTroll · Active racial3 min cooldown · Duration 10 secIncreases attack and casting speed for a few seconds, more so at low health..
Survival
The Night Elf benefits from QuicknessNight Elf · Passive racialIncreases the chance to dodge., which increases dodge chance and therefore the opportunities to use Mongoose BiteInstant · 5 sec cooldownCounterattacks the enemy for 115 damage. Can only be used after you dodge.. The Tauren can stun nearby enemies with War StompTauren · Active racial0.5 sec cast · 2 min cooldown · Duration 2 secStuns nearby enemies., and the Dwarf can get rid of bleed, poison and disease effects with StoneformDwarf · Active racial3 min cooldown · Duration 8 secGrants immunity to bleed, poison and disease effects and increases armor for a few seconds..
Which one to choose?
There is no mandatory race for playing a Hunter. The choice depends first on your faction, then on your specialization.
