Azeroth is home to a wide variety of beasts. From the new world of Lordaeron to the old world of Kalimdor, all manner of creatures can be found. Some are friendly, some are ferocious - yet they all have one thing in common. Each creature shares a special connection with Hunters. Hunters track, tame, and slay all manner of animals and beasts found in the wild. Whether they rely on bows or firearms, Hunters consider their weapons and pets to be their only true friends.

Class Role
The Hunter is a vicious damage dealer. With their ability to pull extremely well and hit monsters hard from far away, they certainly help take down monsters more quickly. Their pets add to the damage count and can aid somewhat in managing monster aggro. The variety of traps allows the Hunter to control crowds to an extent, as well. The combination of their extreme range, decent damage, and trap capability, Hunters are the perfect pullers for any group.

Strengths Weaknesses

Can tame and control various beasts Can initially only wear leather armor, making it less able to absorb damage than the Paladin and Warrior
Can travel very fast using Aspect of Cheetah and share it with Aspect of the Pack Can't wear plate armor
Has special abilities vs. beasts The Hunter has very few melee abilities, and is more effective at ranged combat
Can use various beast special abilities
Good at chasing monsters or players that run away

Challenges

Keeping enemies at range through the use of abilities or pets
Learning how to tame, train and keep pets effective
Allowable Races: Dwarf, Night Elf, Orc, Tauren, Troll
Standard Bars: Health/Mana

Allowable Equipment: Cloth, Leather, Mail (at level 40, with training)
Allowable Weapons: Axes, Daggers (with training), Guns or Bows, Crossbows (with training), Fist Weapons (with training), Polearms (with training), Staves (with training), Swords (with training), Thrown (with training), Two-Handed Axes (with training), Two-Handed Swords (with training)

Starting Stats

Race Strength Agility Stamina Intellect Spirit Armor Health Mana

Dwarf 22 19 24 19 20 40 86 84
Night Elf 17 28 20 20 21 58 46 85
Orc 23 20 23 17 24 42 76 82
Tauren 25 18 23 15 23 38 80 80
Troll 21 25 22 16 22 52 66 81

Racial Traits
Check out the racial traits before deciding which race you are going to pick.