Hunter

Talent trees

The three trees hold 50 talents; 14 are new and 28 changed compared with Classic Era. The first talent point comes at level 10, 51 in total by level 60. The complete tree with every rank is in the talent calculator.

• Beast Mastery16 talents · 2 new · 11 changed
• Marksmanship16 talents · 6 new · 8 changed
• Survival18 talents · 6 new · 9 changed

Tier ratings

As of November 1, 2026. The tiers consolidate several tier lists and a level-60 simulation; details, sources and reasoning on the rankings page.

Beta/PTR state before the 4 November 2026 launch. The sources rely on the level-30 beta, talent analysis and simulations – there are no raid logs yet. Ratings will change after launch.

Playable races

8 races can play Hunter: 4 on the Alliance, 4 on the Horde.

• ●HumanNew combination
• ●Dwarf
• ●Night Elf
• ●High Order SkyborneNew combination
• ●Orc
• ●Tauren
• ●Troll
• ●Windshaper SkyborneNew combination

New in Forever

• New ability: Lacerate (level 30)
• New ability: Summon Hawk (level 36)
• New ability: Sniper Shot (level 48)
• Now trainable: Thunderstomp (level 50)
• Reworked talent trees: 14 new and 28 changed talents compared with Classic Era
• New race options: Human, High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne

New and now trainable abilities

4 abilities are new at the class trainer or trainable without a talent for the first time. Numbers are for the lowest rank.

• LacerateLevel 30NewWounds the target causing them to bleed for 147 damage over 21 sec.
• Summon HawkLevel 36NewCommand a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing [47 + (Ranged Attack Power * (0.05))] Physical damage and continuing its assault for 18 sec. Only 2 hawks can be active at once. Summon Hawk shares its cooldown with Arcane Shot.
• Sniper ShotLevel 48NewA long-range shot that deals ranged damage plus 225 and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards for 10 sec.
• ThunderstompLevel 50Now trainable

Raid buffs and debuffs

What Hunter contributes in dungeons and raids. Whether your roster covers everything is checked by the raid setup planner.

• Trueshot AuraAura+50 ranged attack power (rank 5), 45 yards
• Aspect of the WildAura+60 Nature resistance, 30 yards
• Furious Howl (wolf pet)Buff+84 melee attack power for 1 min, 15 yards, 30 sec cooldown
• Hunter's MarkDebuff+143 ranged attack power for all attackers against the target, 2 min
• Tranquilizing ShotUtilityRemoves a Frenzy effect from an enemy, 20 sec cooldown

Legacy challenges

With Hunter you can complete these challenges of the Legacy system (1 point each): Hunter: level 25, Hunter: level 45, Hunter: level 60. More in the Legacy guide.

Further reading

• Open class guideClass guide: specs, changes, tier lists and builds with sources
• Open talent calculatorTalent calculator: plan the tree and share it as a link
• Open rankingsRankings: ratings in PvE, PvP and dungeons
• Raid buffs and debuffsRaid setup planner: check the buffs and debuffs of your roster
• InstancesRaid planner: find a group for dungeons and raids