Hunter's Pets and Leveling XP Management Mini Guide

To add some updated information for those who are playing TBC, the amount of experience required to level your pet is significantly lower than 25% (or 5 bars) of your character's current level, AND that it is possible to have a 19 Hunter with Runic Darkblade + 1 Level 19 Pet of your choosing.

The Runic Darkblade Quest Chain gives 15600xp quests alone, if you pre explore the zones in Hillsbrad before you hit level 19 and you make sure your character is dead while you kill the mobs required to complete the quests, you will gain no added experience from doing the questline.

15600 experience put me JUST over 16 bars, and from that point, it took me just under 3 bars of experience to get my pet to 19. I would recommend when your pet is getting close to leveling to 19 that you kill level 14 mobs so you gain as little experience needed as possible to have your pet hit 19.

Rest assured my fellow Hunters, you can have your cake and eat it too!

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runic 19 hunter.PNG
Exp After Pet and Runic.PNG
 
Sorry for necro.
Is this still relevant in current TBC? (The rake specifically?)
Currently making a 19 alliance hunter on TBC classic. (Pyrewood A EU).
 
To add some updated information for those who are playing TBC, the amount of experience required to level your pet is significantly lower than 25% (or 5 bars) of your character's current level, AND that it is possible to have a 19 Hunter with Runic Darkblade + 1 Level 19 Pet of your choosing.

The Runic Darkblade Quest Chain gives 15600xp quests alone, if you pre explore the zones in Hillsbrad before you hit level 19 and you make sure your character is dead while you kill the mobs required to complete the quests, you will gain no added experience from doing the questline.

15600 experience put me JUST over 16 bars, and from that point, it took me just under 3 bars of experience to get my pet to 19. I would recommend when your pet is getting close to leveling to 19 that you kill level 14 mobs so you gain as little experience needed as possible to have your pet hit 19.

Rest assured my fellow Hunters, you can have your cake and eat it too!

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Hello is this still the same for 2022, I am making a twink atm and just want to do things as best as i can, do i have to worry about lvling the pets as much in tbc or still follow this guide exactly?
 
You realize the Night Reaver has an extra +1-5 Shadow damage on it though right? That's not shown on 70 upgrades or wowhead. Also the proc is for twice as much (or more) and goes off constantly.

Finally, it's an axe so orcs benefit from their racial which gives expertise, possibly the best stat in the game for 19 melee battles and most horde 19 hunters are orcs.
 
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