Sunday, February 20, 2011

World Of Warcraft's Best Hunter Leveling Spec

By Wayne Allen


Hunters, as any decent WoW player will tell you, are one of the the easier classes to level in the game. Their pets can be built into tanking machines, handling elites on their own while you sit behind the action doing loads of damage. But use the best hunter leveling spec, and you'll level faster than anyone else.

Of course, the key to doing that is to specialize your hunter properly. Any of the three spec trees will benefit your leveling but Beast Mastery is by far and away the best as it gives you the most talents for transforming your pet into a proper tank. If you are good enough, you can build your pet up so strongly that your Hunter will not even need any armor at all!

Here is one of the most highly recommended builds - Zygon's build - for leveling a hunter quickly, in order from your first talent point:

Start with the Beast Mastery Tree and put your first five points in Improved Aspect of the Hawk followed by:

2 points in Focused Fire

followed by 1 point into - Endurance Training (1/5)

then 2pts in Focused Fire

5 points in Unleashed Fury

5 points in Ferocity

4pts in Unleashed Fury

2 points - Improved Mend Pet

5pts in Ferocity

1pt in Intimidation

2 points - Bestial Discipline

1 point - Animal Handler (1/2)

5 points - Frenzy

3pts in Ferocious Inspiration

1pt in Bestial Wrath

5 points - Serpent's Swiftness

3 points - Longevity

1 point - The Beast Within

1 point in Beast Mastery

5 points - Kindred Spirits

1pt in Beast Mastery

Move to the Marksmanship Tree and put

3 points in Careful Aim

3pts in Careful Aim

5pts in Mortal Shots

1 point - Go for the Throat (1/2)

Choose Bestial Wrath, Hunter is Mark, Freezing Trap for your glyphs.

5pts in Improved Tracking

For your minor glyphs, pick Feign Death, Mend Pet and Revive Pet.

The advantages to this build is how your pet is transformed into a monster, capable of tanking multiple monsters on its own. This build also gives the pet the capacity to hold aggro extremely well, allowing the hunter to deal damage without being harassed by mobs. This build only works when you're leveling up though. If you're after a build that's more focused on player vs player combat, then you might want to give this a go:

BEAST MASTERY TREE

1 point in Endurance Training (1/5)

2 points in Focused Fire

2 points in Improved Revive Pet

1pt in Aspect Mastery

4 points (of 5) in Unleashed Fury (4/5)

5 points - Ferocity

1pt in Intimidation

1 point in Intimidation

1 point - Improved Mend Pet (1/2)

5 points - Frenzy

1pt in Bestial Wrath

3 points in Ferocious Inspiration

1 point in Bestial Wrath

5 points in Serpent's Swiftness

1pt in The Beast Within

1 point in The Beast Within

1 point - Longevity

5pts in Kindred Spirits

1pt in Beast Mastery

MARKSMANSHIP TREE

5pts in Lethal Shots

3 points in Careful Aim

3pts in Careful Aim

1 point in Go for the Throat (1/2)

5 points - Mortal Shots

For your glyphs, choose Aspect of the Viper, Serpent String and Hunter's Mark.

Pick Mend Pet, Feign Death and Revive Pet as your minor glyphs.

Both builds start off putting talent points into Aspect of the Hawk. While it does not benefit your pet in any way, the increased attack speed it gives your hunter is essential for doing decent damage.

Naturally, the all-important Beast Mastery is included at the end. There is also the critical bonus for your pet with Ferocity and the must-have talent Unleashed Fury which makes your pet hit harder.

While they differ, there is one critical point with both builds - you must micromanage your pet properly! The key is making sure your pet takes all the aggro, otherwise your Hunter will get mauled in a matter of seconds. Using your pet as a main tank is an absolute requirement, because most of your talents will be spent on improving your pet's capabilities. If you don't do that, you are going to have a difficult time. Play it properly, however, and you will level faster than anyone else in the game.




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