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Best race for Hunter in WoW Forever
Humans join Dwarves, Night Elves, Orcs, Taurens, Trolls and both Skyborne as Hunters.
PvE pick
Orc
Command gives your pet 5% damage and Blood Fury adds 10% Attack Power on a 2-minute cooldown, the strongest ranged DPS package in the game.
PvP pick
Night Elf / Undead
Night Elf Shadowmeld and Quickness for repositioning on the Alliance side; the Horde's Orc Hardiness shortens stuns by 20%, which matters more than ever with traps usable in combat.
Leveling pick
Troll
Berserking (10% attack speed for 15 s) and Rapid Regeneration (50% health over 6 s) keep you pulling without sitting to eat.
Alliance
- Ruthless. Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1%.
- The Human Spirit. Spirit increased by 10%.
- Perception. Instant, 3 min cooldown. Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.
- Will to Survive. Instant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes all Stun effects.
Dwarf
Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman
- Find Treasure. Instant. Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap and sometimes increase treasure found. Lasts until canceled.
- Stoneform. Instant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
- Artisan's Precision. Increases hit chance with spells and attacks by 1%.
- Big Game Hunter. Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
Night Elf
Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Druid
- Shadowmeld. Instant, 10 sec cooldown. 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%.
- Elune's Light. Instant, 3 min cooldown. Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.
Skyborne (High Order)
Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Mage, Druid
- Walk on Air. Instant, 1.5 min cooldown. Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
- Read Leyline. 2 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Increases your Health and Mana regeneration by 50% for 15 sec. Used at a Ley Line it also grants Attuned for 1 hour, which raises the bonus to 100%. Attuned persists through death and ends when you enter a raid. Cannot be used while Innervate is active.
- Elemental Insight. Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
- Wind Blessed. Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%.
Horde
Orc
Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Mage, Warlock
- Blood Fury. Instant, 2 min cooldown. Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.
- Hardiness. Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.
- Command. Damage dealt by Hunter and Warlock pets increased by 5%.
- Shatter Curse. Instant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 5% for 8 sec.
Tauren
Warrior, Hunter, Shaman, Druid
- War Stomp. 0.5 sec cast, 1.5 min cooldown. Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
- Endurance. Total Health increased by 5%.
- Cultivation. Instant. Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once. In play it goes on a 15 min cooldown, though its tooltip shows none.
- Plainsrunning. Gain 2% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 60% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect. Does not increase mounted movement speed.
Troll
Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock
- Berserking. Instant, 3 min cooldown. Increases your spellcasting and attack speed by 10% for 15 sec.
- Regeneration. Health regeneration rate increased by 20%. In addition, 20% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.
- Beast Slaying. Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
- Rapid Regeneration. Channeled, 3 min cooldown. Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec. Any movement, action, or damage taken will cancel the effect.
Skyborne (Windshaper)
Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Druid
- Walk on Air. Instant, 1.5 min cooldown. Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
- Skysight. 0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Increases your movement speed by 15% for 15 sec. Used at an elemental convergence it also grants Charged for 1 hour, which raises the bonus to 30%. Charged persists through death and ends when you enter a raid.
- Elemental Insight. Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
- Wind Blessed. Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%.
Questions players ask
What is the best race for a Hunter in WoW Forever?
Orc for the best pet and damage cooldown, Troll for leveling comfort, Night Elf for PvP mobility.
Can Skyborne be Hunters?
Yes. Skyborne (Windshaper) and Skyborne (High Order) can roll Hunter. Skyborne need the Skyborne Heroic Pack or higher.
Racial text from the launch client. The final racial pass (26 October) is reflected in these tooltips where the client carried it; see all races for the announced values.