To become a hunter you either have to be a Dwarf, Tauren, Blood Elf, or Night Elf. Agility, intellect, Sprit and Stamina are the primary attributes of the hunter. One handed axes or daggers, guns or bows or the common weapon skills. The advanced weapon skill includes crossbows, spears and staves. It also includes fist weapons, one and two-handed swords and two-handed axes.

The hunter is a combat class and has armor made of cloth or leather, the hunters spells are used to enhance their natural abilities. Hunters have a buff spell called Aspects that they use on themselves to enhance their abilities. The hunter has spells that enhance their pets ability but also have control spells they can use on other beast to manage them.

A hunters pet plays a big role in their class and becomes a valuable companion. It is important to keep them happy so they won’t run away or turn on you. The hunter’s pet icon will tell you how happy the pet is rated. They will lose happiness when in battles but feeding the beasts on a regular schedule will replenish their happiness. The hunter can tame several pets, but can only have one with them at a time. The ones that are not with him are kept in stables which are found in most major cities. The hunter can change its companion when traveling through different worlds.

Spells and abilities

A spell that allows the hunter to shoot its bow or gun automatically until turned off is called an Auto Shot. The hunter is the only class that has this ability the rest have to fire each shot manually.

The spell Serpent Sting adds a component to the ranged attack that continues to inflict damage over time. The Revive Pets spell will restore your pet back to life with minimal health.

An attack that can damage its target and significantly slow it down is a Wing Clip spell. Aspect of the Pack is a spell that while active will make the hunter and its party move faster.

The hunter has two traps that can only be set out of combat and can only be used one at a time; they are The Freezing Trap and the Immolation trap. Both these traps only last for one minute. The freezing trap will freeze the first enemy it comes in contact with, if the target gets damaged the spell ends ahead of time. The Immolation trap is set on the ground and will burn the enemy to damage them over time.

Strengths:

•    Can tame and control various beasts
•    Can travel very fast using Aspect of Cheetah and share it with Aspect of the Pack
•    Has special abilities vs. beasts
•    Can use various beast special abilities
•    Good at chasing monsters or players that run away

Weaknesses:

•    Can initially only wear leather armor, making it less able to absorb damage than the Paladin and Warrior
•    Can’t wear plate armor
•    The Hunter has very few melee abilities, and is more effective at ranged combat

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