Below are a variety of viable hunter builds, mainly to give
WoW hunters who aren't sure what talent build is right for them an idea
on where to put their talent points. Since everyone has their own
playstyle and most talents are fairly balanced now, there are really no
100% perfect builds but some are slightly better than others depending
on what you're trying to accomplish.
Best Solo and Leveling Hunter Builds
When it comes to leveling and questing, you will be playing solo a
lot of the time. For this I recommend the beastmaster tree. Your pet
can be a great tank, add a good amount of damage, are very
gear-independent and make grinding very mana-efficient, decreasing
downtime in between fights considerably. On top of that, they are fun
and obedient companions to have with you on your journeys, and
improving them by talents will let you kill enemies while leveling
faster than any other build!
 PvE Solo and Leveling Hunter Build (1-60) - 43/5/3
Mainly improving your pet, this will make leveling and questing solo
a lot faster. If you're wondering what pet to get, it doesn't really
matter since they are all similar, but some are slightly better than
others. Just make sure you take pets you like, since you'll be spending
a lot of time with them! Boars/bears are good to start off with since
they are quite tough and eat pretty much everything (except gnomes).
The boar charge ability is quite nice too. Later on, once you get the
Frenzy talent, you might want to get a high damage pet with a fast
attack speed, ideally a cat, for even faster leveling.
Since this is also a leveling build i will give some advice on in
what order you might want to spend your talent points while you are
leveling:
Lvl 10-14: BM: Endurance Training 5/5
Lvl 15-17: BM: Thick Hide 3/3
Lvl 18-19: BM: Improved Revive Pet 2/2
Lvl 20: BM: Bestial Swiftness 1/1
Lvl 21-25: BM: Unleashed Fury 5/5
Lvl 26: BM: Improved Mend Pet 1/2
Lvl 27-29: BM: Ferocity 3/5
Lvl 30: BM: Intimidation 1/1
Lvl 31-32: BM: Ferocity 5/5
Lvl 33-34: BM: Bestial Discipline 2/2
Lvl 35-37: BM: Frenzy 3/5
Lvl 38-39: BM: Cat Handler 2/2
Lvl 40: BM: Bestial Wrath 1/1
Lvl 41-43: BM: Catlike Reflexes 3/3
Lvl 44: BM: Frenzy 4/5
Lvl 46-49: BM: Serpent's Swiftness 5/5
Lvl 50: BM: The Beast Within 1/1
Lvl 51: BM: Frenzy 5/5
Lvl 52-56: MM: Lethal Shots 5/5
Lvl 57-59: Surv: Hawk Eye 3/3
Lvl 60: BM: Improved Mend Pet 2/2
PvE Solo / Leveling Hunter Build (60-70) - 48/13/0
Lvl 61-62: MM: Go for the Throat 2/2
Lvl 63: MM: Aimed Shot 1/1
Lvl 64-66: BM: Catlike Reflexes 3/3
Lvl 67-69: BM: Ferocious Inspiration 3/3
Lvl 70: BM: Improved Revive Pet 1/2
A good build although there are, of course, many other options to
take.
Clarification on some choices: I find Spirit Bond a nice HP regen
for the player (while solo) so even if you occasionally take a hit you
won't need to worry about your HP, as it will regenerate even in
combat. Aimed Shot won't be needed much at all, but it can be a great
opening shot (for example after you trapped someone that tried to gank
you or in Instances combined with the Misdirection ability).
Hawk eye
is always nice to have, but it does not contribute as well to solo or
instance play as Ferocious Inspiration, although you could take the 1
point from Improved Revive Pet and put it in Hawk Eye (or Improved Mend
Pet) instead if your pet hardly ever dies. For more of the best hunter builds including raiding and PvP builds: Best Hunter Builds
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