[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":248},["ShallowReactive",2],{"class-retail-en-hunter":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"classId":17,"date":238,"description":239,"extension":240,"meta":241,"navigation":242,"path":243,"seo":244,"stem":245,"summary":246,"updated":238,"__hash__":247},"classes_en\u002Fclasses\u002Fhunter.md","Hunter in WoW Midnight – Playstyle, Specs and Who It Suits",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":224},"minimark",[9,14,18,27,57,61,80,84,89,92,112,116,119,137,141,144,169,173,178,191,196,204,208,211],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"playstyle","Playstyle",[15,16],"class-art",{"name":17},"hunter",[19,20,21,22,26],"p",{},"The Hunter fights with a bow, gun or spear and often has an animal companion at its side. Its resource is ",[23,24,25],"strong",{},"Focus",", which refills on its own over time. 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The best known come from House ",[23,65,66],{},"Windrunner",": ",[23,69,70],{},"Sylvanas"," was Ranger-General of Quel'Thalas before she became the Banshee Queen, and her sister ",[23,73,74],{},"Alleria"," is one of the Alliance's finest archers. On the Horde side, the half-ogre ",[23,77,78],{},"Rexxar"," and his bear Misha are the very picture of a beastmaster. Almost every race can be a hunter, and you tame companions all over the world.",[10,81,83],{"id":82},"specializations","Specializations",[85,86,88],"h3",{"id":87},"beast-mastery","Beast Mastery",[19,90,91],{},"Beast Mastery is the pet specialization above all. Your pet deals a big part of your damage, and you can use almost every ability on the move. The fantasy is clear: you and your pack against everyone else. Almost every community list names Beast Mastery as the top pick for beginners.",[19,93,94,97,98,40,105],{},[23,95,96],{},"Signature abilities:"," ",[31,99,102],{"href":100,"rel":101,"target":36},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=19574",[35],[23,103,104],{},"Bestial Wrath",[31,106,109],{"href":107,"rel":108,"target":36},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=217200",[35],[23,110,111],{},"Barbed Shot",[85,113,115],{"id":114},"marksmanship","Marksmanship",[19,117,118],{},"Marksmanship is the sharpshooter with bow or gun who fires heavy shots from long range. Some shots take a moment, so positioning matters. 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A little unusual, but with a personality of its own.",[19,145,146,97,148,40,155,40,162],{},[23,147,96],{},[31,149,152],{"href":150,"rel":151,"target":36},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=186270",[35],[23,153,154],{},"Raptor Strike",[31,156,159],{"href":157,"rel":158,"target":36},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=259495",[35],[23,160,161],{},"Wildfire Bomb",[31,163,166],{"href":164,"rel":165,"target":36},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=190925",[35],[23,167,168],{},"Harpoon",[10,170,172],{"id":171},"who-is-the-hunter-for","Who is the Hunter for?",[19,174,175],{},[23,176,177],{},"A good fit if you …",[179,180,181,185,188],"ul",{},[182,183,184],"li",{},"are new to WoW and want a class that works right away,",[182,186,187],{},"enjoy having a pet and collecting animals,",[182,189,190],{},"play a lot of solo content, since your pet can hold enemies.",[19,192,193],{},[23,194,195],{},"Not ideal if you …",[179,197,198,201],{},[182,199,200],{},"want to tank or heal, because the Hunter is a pure damage class,",[182,202,203],{},"are looking for a demanding rotation.",[10,205,207],{"id":206},"strengths-and-weaknesses","Strengths and weaknesses",[19,209,210],{},"Few classes are as accessible as the Hunter, and taming pets is a collection game of its own. 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