Hunter
Marksmanship
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Hunter
Races
In The Burning Crusade, the Hunter is available to seven races: the Dwarf, the Night Elf and the Draenei for the Alliance, and the Orc, the Troll, the Tauren and the Blood Elf 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 critical strike chance with guns.: increases critical strike chance with guns by 1%.
- 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.
Draenei
The Draenei strengthens its group and can heal itself.
- Gift of the NaaruDraenei · Active racial1.5 sec cast · 3 min cooldown · Duration 15 secHeals the target over a few seconds.: heals the target over 15 seconds.
- Heroic PresenceDraenei · Passive racialIncreases chance to hit for you and your party.: increases chance to hit by 1% for you and your party.
- GemcuttingDraenei · Passive racialIncreases Jewelcrafting skill.: increases Jewelcrafting skill by 5.
- Shadow ResistanceDraenei, Undead · Passive racialIncreases Shadow resistance.: increases Shadow resistance by 10.
Horde
Orc
The Orc strengthens its pet and resists stuns better.
- Blood FuryOrc · Active racial2 min cooldown · Duration 15 secIncreases attack power, or spell power depending on the class, for a few seconds, but reduces healing received.: increases attack power for 15 seconds, but reduces healing received by 50%.
- HardinessOrc · Passive racialIncreases the chance to resist stuns.: increases the chance to resist stuns by 15%.
- Axe SpecializationOrc · Passive racialIncreases expertise with one- and two-handed axes.: increases expertise 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 critical strike chance with throwing weapons.: increases critical strike chance with throwing weapons by 1%.
- Bow SpecializationTroll · Passive racialIncreases critical strike chance with bows.: increases critical strike chance with bows by 1%.
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.
Blood Elf
The Blood Elf has an area silence.
- Arcane TorrentBlood Elf · Active racial2 min cooldown · Duration 2 secSilences nearby enemies and restores mana, or Energy for Rogues, for each Mana Tap charge.: silences enemies within 8 yards for 2 seconds and restores mana based on your Mana Tap charges.
- Mana TapBlood Elf · Active racial30 sec cooldown · Duration 10 minDrains mana from the target and charges you with Arcane energy.: drains mana from the target and charges you with Arcane energy for 10 minutes.
- Arcane AffinityBlood Elf · Passive racialIncreases Enchanting skill.: increases Enchanting skill by 10.
- Magic ResistanceBlood Elf · Passive racialIncreases all resistances.: increases all resistances by 5.
Which race for which specialization?
Beast Mastery
The Orc benefits from CommandOrc · Passive racialIncreases the damage dealt by the pet., which increases the pet's damage, and from Blood FuryOrc · Active racial2 min cooldown · Duration 15 secIncreases attack power, or spell power depending on the class, for a few seconds, but reduces healing received.. 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 Draenei brings Heroic PresenceDraenei · Passive racialIncreases chance to hit for you and your party. to its whole group. The Dwarf benefits from Gun SpecializationDwarf · Passive racialIncreases critical strike chance with guns. with a gun, and the Troll from Bow SpecializationTroll · Passive racialIncreases critical strike chance with bows. with a bow.
Survival
The Orc and the Troll remain good choices for damage. In PvP, the Orc resists stuns better thanks to HardinessOrc · Passive racialIncreases the chance to resist stuns., and the Dwarf gets rid of bleeds, poisons and diseases 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?
No race is mandatory to play a Hunter. The choice depends first on your faction, then on your specialization.
