Hunters, as any decent WoW player will tell you, are one of the the easier classes to level in the game. Their pets can be built into tanking machines, handling elites on their own while you sit behind the action doing loads of damage. But use the best hunter leveling spec, and you’ll level faster than anyone else.
Of course, the key to doing that is to specialize your hunter properly. Any of the three spec trees will benefit your leveling but Beast Mastery is by far and away the best as it gives you the most talents for transforming your pet into a proper tank. If you are good enough, you can build your pet up so strongly that your Hunter will not even need any armor at all!
Prepared to level up faster than every other class? Then here is one of the most popular Hunter builds in the game from the legendary Zygon guide.
Starting with the Beast Mastery Tree:
Start with 5 points into – Improved Aspect of the Hawk
3 points in Endurance Training (3/5)
then 2 points – Focused Fire
2 points – Improved Revive Pet
5 points in Ferocity
4pts in Unleashed Fury
2 points in Bestial Discipline
5pts in Ferocity
5 points in Frenzy
2 points – Bestial Discipline
1 point in Animal Handler
5 points – Frenzy
5 points in Serpent is Swiftness
1 point in The Beast Within
3 points in Cobra Strikes
1 point in Longevity
1pt in The Beast Within
2pts in Cobra Strikes
Then change to the Marksmanship Tree, and put
5 points in Lethal Shots
MARKSMANSHIP TREE
5 points – Lethal Shots
3 points in Improved Hunter’s Mark
5 points in Mortal Shots
1 point in Aimed Shot
Finish off with the Survival Tree and put
5 points – Improved Tracking
That is a great build that gives you a bit of strength in PvP as well. If you are after a quicker leveling build, however, then you might want to try Zygon’s build, which is considered the fastest leveling build in the game.
The advantages to this build is how your pet is transformed into a monster, capable of tanking multiple monsters on its own. This build also gives the pet the capacity to hold aggro extremely well, allowing the hunter to deal damage without being harassed by mobs. This build only works when you’re leveling up though. If you’re after a build that’s more focused on player vs player combat, then you might want to give this a go:
Zygon’s build focuses solely on leveling up as fast as possible. With the added bonus to critical chance, damage and holding aggro, it is perfect for working through the levels. It does not, however, work particularly well if you want to take part in a lot of PvPing. If that is more your style, then here is another build that works quite well.
Start with 5 points into – Improved Aspect of the Hawk
2 points in Focused Fire
then 3 points – Endurance Training (3/5)
1 point – Aspect Mastery
5pts in Unleashed Fury
5 points – Ferocity
1pt in Intimidation
2pts in Bestial Discipline
2 points in Bestial Discipline
5pts in Frenzy
1 point – Bestial Wrath
1pt in Animal Handler
2pts in Catlike Reflexes
5 points – Serpent’s Swiftness
1pt in The Beast Within
1 point in The Beast Within
1pt in Longevity
5 points – Kindred Spirits
1 point in Beast Mastery
MARKSMANSHIP TREE
5 points – Lethal Shots
3 points in Careful Aim
5 points in Mortal Shots
1 point in Go for the Throat (1/2)
Finally, change to the Survival Tree and put your last 5 points in Improved Tracking.
For your glyphs, choose Aspect of the Viper, Serpent String and Hunter’s Mark.
Pick Freezing Trap, Bestial Wrath, Hunter’s Mark as your major glyphs.
Do not forget you will want Revive Pet, Mend Pet, Feign Death as your minor glyphs.
Both build orders have a similar focus, although the second is more PvP orientated. They both start with Aspect of the Hawk, increasing your Hunter’s attack speed. You can not explore the Beast Mastery tree without including the all-important Beast Mastery talent. Unleashed Fury, which adds a passive damage increase to your pet, is another essential talent as well. There’s also Ferocity, which improves your pet’s critical chance and is a must-have if you want to do any lasting damage to the more powerful mobs.
With both builds, you need to make sure you don’t take aggro off your pet. The key is keeping your hunter away from mobs so he can deal damage safely. Let your pet take all of the damage from mobs and make sure you don’t attract any to your hunter. Do that properly and you will be leveling up faster than you could imagine.
With the best hunter leveling spec in the game you will level faster than anyone else. Learn more about the best hunter leveling spec in the game by going to the World of Warcraft Quest Help Blog.
