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Hunter

Hunters know the uncharted places of the world. Gifted with a deep empathy for all life, they have an uncanny knack for befriending wild animals and taming them as pets. In addition, hunters can use their finely honed senses to become master trackers. Wherever hunters go, they fight back the ravages of sickness, exploitation, and industrialization.

Specializations

Is Hunter for me?

For players who enjoy the bond with an animal companion, ranged weapons, and the feeling of being at home far from town.

  • You want a companion who travels with you everywhere
  • You prefer fighting at range and keeping trouble at arm's length
  • You like exploring, tracking and being self-sufficient

Worth knowingYour pet is a second thing to look after. Feeding, training and keeping it alive are part of the class.

Roles
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Talent trees
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Beast Mastery

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16 beta talents

Marksmanship

0 points

14 beta talents

Survival

0 points

16 beta talents

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RACES & RACIALS

Who can be a Hunter?

8 races, and what each one brings before you spend a single talent point.

Human

4 racials
  • Perception

    Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.

  • Sword Specialization

    Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 2% while you have a sword or two-handed sword equipped.

  • The Human Spirit

    Spirit increased by 5%.

  • Will to Survive

    Instantly removes all Stun effects.

Orc

4 racials
  • Blood Fury

    Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.

  • Hardiness

    Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.

  • Axe Specialization

    Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1% while you have an axe or a two-handed axe equipped.

  • Shatter Curse

    Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 15% for 8 sec.

Dwarf

4 racials
  • Find Treasure

    Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap. Lasts 0 sec.

  • Stoneform

    Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.

  • Mace Specialization

    Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped.

  • Big Game Hunter

    Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.

Night Elf

5 racials
  • Shadowmeld

    Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Using this ability in combat discourages enemies from attacking you, but increases the cooldown to 2 min.

  • Quickness

    Dodge chance increased by 1% and movement speed increased by 2%. Night Elf Rogues and Druids are harder to detect in Stealth as if they were 1 level higher.

  • Wisp Spirit

    Transform into a wisp upon death, increasing movement speed by 75%.

  • Quickness Passive

    Description not resolved in this build's data.

  • Elune's Light

    Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.

Tauren

4 racials
  • War Stomp

    Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.

  • Endurance

    Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.

  • Cultivation

    Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once.

  • Plainsrunning

    Gain 1% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 30% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect.

Troll

4 racials
  • Berserking

    Description not resolved in this build's data.

  • Regeneration

    Health regeneration rate increased by 10%. In addition, 10% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.

  • Beast Slaying

    Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.

  • Rapid Regeneration

    Description not resolved in this build's data.

High Order Skyborne

5 racials
  • Read Ley Line

    Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%. Lasts 15 sec if no ley line is nearby, and 900 sec if one is found.

  • Walk on Air

    Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.

  • Elemental Insight

    Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.

  • Wind Blessed

    Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

  • Skysight

    Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 10%. Lasts 30 sec if no elemental convergence is nearby, and 900 sec if one is found.

Windshaper Skyborne

5 racials
  • Read Ley Line

    Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%. Lasts 15 sec if no ley line is nearby, and 900 sec if one is found.

  • Walk on Air

    Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.

  • Elemental Insight

    Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.

  • Wind Blessed

    Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

  • Skysight

    Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 10%. Lasts 30 sec if no elemental convergence is nearby, and 900 sec if one is found.

Racial abilities and the races that may take each class come from the installed Forever beta client, read from its CharBaseInfo table and the racial skill lines. Descriptions are parser output at level 60, not in-game verified. Unlike the talent trees above, these tables are the ones the client actually uses.

ABILITIES & SPELLBOOK

Hunter abilities

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About the content and artwork

Class icons and talent backgrounds come from the supplied beta client snapshot, build 1.60.1.69913, confirmed by the owner as the installed Forever beta. Talent trees and draft builds are public; ability candidates remain under admin review. Specialization role labels follow the 14 September 2026 Classic research snapshot.

Classic class illustration sources (© Blizzard Entertainment, cutouts by teebling / Barrens Chat). Additional icon sources. Extracted client icons, assembled talent backgrounds and provenance. Owner-supplied decorative border. No illustration is presented as a gameplay screenshot.