Superior 29 Hunter Gearing Guide

[NickeQuick]

29 Hunter

GEAR



I'm not listing BoAs, but I do encourage you to use them.

All gear is alphabetized and considered twinkable.



~Head Slot

Catseye Ultra Goggles

Enduring Cap

Infiltrator Cap of the Falcon/Monkey 8/8

Pathfinder Hat of the Falcon/Monkey 9/9

Robust Helm of the Falcon/Monkey 8/8

Scaled Leather Headband of the Falcon/Monkey 8/8



~Neck Slot

Scouts Medallion / Sentinels Medallion

Amulet of Truesight

Tundra Necklace of the Falcon 5/4



~Shoulder Slot

Berylline Pads

Cloaked Shoulderpads of the Bandit 5/5/10

Cutthroats Mantle of the Falcon/Monkey 7/7

Mantle of Thieves

Watchman Pauldrons



~Back Slot

Archers Cloak of the Falcon 5/5

Parachute Cloak BC

Tigerstrike Mantle



~Chest Slot

Raptor Hunter Tunic BC



~Wrist Slot

Arcane Runed Bracers Alliance only BC

Archers Bracers of the Falcon/Monkey 5/5

Barbaric Bracers

Emissary Cuffs of the Falcon/Monkey 6/5

Gallan Cuffs Horde only BC



~Hands Slot

Headhunters Mitts of the Falcon 7/7

Razzerics Racing Grips BC

Toughened Leather Gloves



~Waist Slot

Defilers Chain Girdle / Highlanders Padded Girdle

Defilers Padded Girdle / Highlanders Mail Girdle

Girdle of the Blindwatcher



~Legs Slot

Barbaric Leggings

Panther Hunter Leggings

Triprunner Dungarees



~Feet Slot

Defilers Chain Greaves / Highlanders Padded Greaves

Harbinger Boots

Headhunters Slippers of the Falcon 7/7



~Finger Slot

Charged Gear of the Falcon/Monkey 7/6

Deadmans Hand

Legionnaires Band / Protectors Band

Plains Ring

Seal of Wrynn Alliance only



~Trinket Slot

Arena Grand Master

Defilers Talisman / Talisman of Arathor

Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector

Gnomish Shrink Ray

Insignia of the Horde / Insignia of the Alliance

Minor Recombobulator



~1Hand Weapon Slot

Bleeding Crescent Horde only BC

Crescent of Forlorn Spirits Alliance only BC

Outlaw Sabre Horde only

Scouts Blade / Sentinels Blade

The Butcher



~2Hand Weapon Slot

Archeus Alliance only BC



~Ranged Weapon Slot

Ironweaver

Master Hunters Bow

Master Hunters Rifle



TALENTS



Talents in the Marksmanship and Survival trees are rated with letters from A to F with A being the most useful.



~Marksmanship

First Tier: Improved Concussive Shot: A Focused Aim: C Lethal Shots: A

Second Tier: Careful Aim: A Improved Hunters Mark: D Mortal Shots: A

Third Tier: Go for the Throat: B Improved Arcane Shot: B Aimed Shot: A Rapid Killing: D

Fourth Tier: Improved Stings: C Efficiency: D



~Survival

First Tier: Improved Tracking: B Hawk Eye: A Savage Strikes: F

Second Tier: Surefooted: C Entrapment: A Trap Mastery: A Survival Instincts: B

Third Tier: Survivalist: B Scatter Shot: A Deflection: B Survival Tactics: D

Fourth Tier: T.N.T.: F Lock and Load: A



PETS



Enraged Ravager

Talent tree: Cunning, 5% damage. Pet racial: Ravage

Ghostpaw Alpha

Talent tree: Ferocity, 10% damage. Pet racial: Furious Howl

Kraul Bat

Talent tree: Cunning, 5% damage. Pet Racial: Sonic Blast

Needles Cougar

Talent tree: Ferocity, 10% damage. Pet Racial: Prowl and Rake

Pesterhide Snarler

Talent tree: Ferocity, 10% damage. Pet Racial: Tendon Rip

Wildthorn Lurker

Talent tree: Cunning, 5% damage. Pet Racial: Venom Web Spray



RACE



Each racial that is worth use by the hunter class is given a grade; each grade is factored into the overall grade for each race.



~Dwarf 5 points

Stoneform: C Gun Specialization: B



~Night Elf 4 points

Shadowmeld: A



~Draenei 5 points

Gift of the Naaru: B Heroic Presence: C



~Orc 10 points

Blood Fury: B Hardiness: B Command: A

Blood Fury: Increases attack power by (Level*4)+2 per character level. 29*4+2*29=174



~Tauren 6 points

War Stomp: A Endurance: C



~Troll 9 points

Berserking: C Regeneration: D Bow Specialization: B Da Voodoo Shuffle: B



~Blood Elf 3 points

Arcane Torrent: B



GLYPHS



Major Glyphs (1)

Glyph of Disengage Disengage

Glyph of Freezing Trap Freezing Trap

Glyph of Frost Trap Frost Trap



Minor Glyphs (1)

Glyph of Scare Beast Scare Beast



STRATEGY FOR YOUR ANTI CLASS



Between rogues and warriors I would say warriors cause more trouble for hunters from the fact that rogues abilities are easier to counter for hunters and warriors hit harder. I know that other hunters may say that they have a harder time killing rogues, but in WSG and AB it is quite simple.



~Avoid Hammy

Almost all of the warriors damage will come from melee of course. To keep you in range they have to keep hamstring on you continuously to be able to kill you. There are many ways to avoid hamstring even becoming an issue for you at all. Because warriors have to be out of combat at level 29 to use charge this will be essential for you use in your favor. One of my favorite ways to achieve this is to send your pet to attack him while you stay out of his charge range with aspect of the cheetah.



~Fighting Hammy

Of course when a warrior does happen to land a hamstring on you there are still ways to fight back. Using insignia right away would not be suggested unless everything else is on cooldown because a warrior can simply reapply hamstring on you. Creating space between you and the warrior is absolutely needed to survive. Land wing clip on the warrior then disengage away from him, when you land activate aspect of the cheetah, after wing clip runs out concussive shot and commence kiting. If disengage is on cooldown freezing trap is now a more desirable option as blizzard has fixed the hunter pets from breaking the trap.



CONSUMABLES



It is always good to have some extra help whether it saves your life or helps you take others. Always room for goofy transformations as well.



Anti-Venom

Barbecued Buzzard Wing

Bloodbelly Fish

Ethereal Oil

Free Action Potion

Goblin Sapper Charge

Greater Healing Potion

Heavy Runecloth Bandage

Holy Spring Water

Jungle Remedy

Lesser Invisibility Potion

Potion of Curing

Pygmy Oil

Rumsey Rum Black Label

Savory Deviate Delight

Strong Anti-Venom

Swiftness Potion

The Big One

 

[NickeQuick]

Reserved space gtfo.

 

[Druiddroid]

looks pretty good, you could put in more alliance stuff like Crescent of Forlorn Spirits (35+) and i would definately add in pets and glyph choices. also, i believe that 'of the eagle' pieces are viable for a hunter, especially with the Careful Aim talent

 

[Kthnx]

of the monkey is my favorite but a pretty good guide

 

[shanker]

i have seen some killer hunters with duel "Zealot Blades" 15 agi on one and 22 int on the other

 

[Bansil]

bleeding crescent is not viable. zealot will be the better MH or butcher will have 31 instead of 30 possible stats.

CofS is best in slot for an ally OH and you won't switch it out. MH will be butcher/zealot not wsg dagger.



leg slot will be changed with 3.1 ...triprunner/panther hunter

 

[Druiddroid]

you don't always want damage on your weapons. the main thing is stats. spirit isn't a very good hunter stat.

 

[Bansil]

wsg dagger 10stats

butcher 9stats + significant higher topend.

zealot 5stats + highest topend. 5int instead of 4stam 5agi (butcher)



butcher/22int is the best starting MH if not starting with zealot/22int switching to butcher/15agi while keeping CofS/30int.

horde may start with bleeding crescent30int, but it is superior to start with butcher/22int. trading 8int into 4stam 5agi higher topend for a starting weapon is a good choice. there is almost no class that won't hit you once, so the 4stam5agi are not wasted.

 

[Druiddroid]

horde may start with bleeding crescent30int, but it is superior to start with butcher/22int. trading 8int into 4stam 5agi higher topend for a starting weapon is a good choice. there is almost no class that won't hit you once, so the 4stam5agi are not wasted.

use bleeding crescent with 30 int, then once you use up 120 mana (8 int's worth) you switch to butcher/22 int. then, after you use up the 22 int (330 mana) from butcher's, you can switch to another weapon if you want to.

 

[Bansil]

since the int->AP changes there is enough mana to play with. 4stam5agi is superior to 8int. in case you will autohit or instahit once the higher topend also benefits you.



besides this a weapon change is not always worth the gcd use...espacially not to gain 120mana an a setup without mana issues. as i stated there is no class that won't hit you atleast once so the 4stam and 5agi is worth the itemization. the 29 hunter has access to the aspect of the viper...no need to stack too much int.

 

[rishi]

The best legs after the removal of BC Leg Patches is now [Triprunner Dungarees].



Petrolspill: 14 Agi, 6 Stam

Triprunner: 18 Agi, 6 Stam, 3 Str



Also, for the talent build that you gave, I would take the point out of [Go for the Throat] and put it in [Focused Aim]. That extra 1% hit gets you almost up to the hit cap when you combine it with +15 Hit on Gloves.

 

[rishi]

Hey man what are you on... Draenei racials are not C and D quality...



First of all, Naruu will heal for 500-700 or so, which is amazing. I dont know how you call that sub par quality. Secondly, a free 1% hit? How could you pass that up? With that extra 1% hit, you can take Truesight Amulet (11 Hit) instead of the 15 Hit glove enchant and pick up the 26 AP glove enchant instead...



Both of these racials greatly help in AB and WSG... a good TARGETABLE heal for improved FCing and sustained DPS from the extra Hit. All good BG Hunters roll Draenei. Nelf is for an Arena Hunter and Dwarfs just suck (now that Stoneform got the massive nerf).

 

[NickeQuick]

If it was really a question rather than an insult I'm on smackers. Thizz or fall down a flight of stairs you beezey.



Draenei should get 0 points total because they look like a bizarre cross breeding between a mentally imbalanced blue mermaid/squid and a goat that doesn't produce milk.



I would take 15 agility over 26 AP any day because crit+ap > ap



Stoneform is a huge help against both of the huntards biggest enemies. This of course is rogues crippling poison and warriors rend hunger for blood. It no longer gives 8 second immunity, but does still remove the desired effect.

 

[Druiddroid]

while a draenai may look weird (to each their own), GotN deserves better than a "C" IMO



not to stray away from the fact this guide is excellent