The Ironsong Tribe - Hunter

Survival Hunter for new Expansion

Mon, 10 Aug 2015 07:55:29 -0700

"Survival Hunters will be a melee class with pet going forward."

I will be coming back specifically for this.....

I was heartbroken when they changed Survival away from Melee abilities.

Survival for LIFE!

4.2 Hunter Pets (Pet Spoilers!)

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:17:16 -0700

Finally, some new and creative requirements for taming pets. This is real Hunter training....I miss the Demons.

New Hunter Pets on WoW insider

4.06 Hunter

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:03:31 -0800

-Aimed Shot weapon damage has been increased to 200%, up from 150%
-Arcane Shot damage has been increased by 15%.
-Hunters can now use Auto Shot while moving
-Kill Command's damage has been increased by 20%.
-Kill Shot's attack power scaling has been increased by 50%

-Black Arrow damage has been reduced by 15%.
-Explosive Shot damage has been reduced by 15%.
-Into the Wilderness (passive) has been reduced to a 10% Agility increase, down from 15%.

Great easy add-on for heroic/raid pet choice

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:55:04 -0800

http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addo ... klist.aspx

(Raptor, Cat, Wolf, Wind Serpent, and "hunter's style choice" is the common "generic" configuration for heroics/10 mans)

Pre-Raid gearing up for Hunters

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:01:30 -0800

http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/02/scatt ... #continued

http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/09/scatt ... #continued

...and my compiled version:

Head
Snarling Helm ** 346 Reputation Dragonmaw - Revered (Horde)
Windhome Helm ** 346 Reputation Wildhammer - Revered (Alliance)
Willow Mask ** 346 Justice Points 2,200 Justice Points
Wildhammer Riding Helm 333 Drop Grim Batol - Umbriss
Worgen Hunter's Helm 346 Drop H Shadowfang Keep - Godfrey

Neck
Brazen Elementium Medallion ** 346 Crafted Jewelcrafting
Entwined Elementium Choker ** 346 Crafted Jewelcrafting
Amulet of Dull Dreaming ** 346 Justice Points 1,250 Justice Points
Acorn of the Daughter Tree 346 Reputation Guardians of Hyjal - Revered
Pendant of Victorious Fury 333 Quest Battle of Life and Death
Pendant of the Lightless Grotto 346 Drop H Stonecore - Ozruk

Shoulders
Wrap of the Valley Glades ** 346 Justice Points 1,650 Justice Points
Spaulders of the Savage Beast 333 Reputation Earthen Ring - Honored
Bloodpetal Mantle 333 Drop Halls of Origination - Ammunae
Bloodpetal Mantle 346 Drop H Halls of Origination - Ammunae

Back
Softwind Cape ** 346 Reputation The Earthen Ring - Revered
Cloak of Beasts 333 Crafted Leatherworking
Kaleki Cloak 333 Drop Lost City of the Tol'vir - Husam
Cloak of Thredd 346 Drop H Deadmines - Gearbreaker
Twitching Shadows 346 Drop H Blackrock Caverns - Obsidus

Chest
Vest of the True Companion ** 346 Justice Points 2,200 Justice Points
Razorshell Chest 333 Crafted Leatherworking
Wentletrap Vest 346 Drop unknown heroic
Dragonkiller Tunic 359 Crafted Leatherworking

Wrist
Eradicator's Bracers 333 Quest Closing a Dark Chapter
Bloodied Dragonscale Bracers 333 Crafted Leatherworking
Bracers of Some Consequence 346 Drop H Deadmines - VanCleef
Elementium Scale Bracers 346 Drop H Stonecore - Ozruk

Hands
Gloves of the Passing Night ** 346 Justice Points 1,650 Justice Points
Coulton's Crushers 333 Quest Skullcrusher the Mountain
Treasure Hunter's Gloves 333 Quest Doing it the Hard Way
Xariona's Spectral Claws 346 Drop unknown heroic
Wrasse Handwraps 346 Drop H Throne of Tides - Naz'jar

Waist
Belt of the Dim Forest ** 346 Justice Points 1,650 Justice Points
Belt of the Stargazer 333 Reputation Ramkahen - Honored
Nightscale Girdle 318 Quest Blackout
Corded Viper Belt 359 Crafted Leatherworking
Legs
Hillside Striders ** 346 Justice Points 2,200 Justice Points
Balkar's Waders 333 Drop Lost City of the Tol'vir - Barim
Aerial Assault Legguards 333 Quest Krazz Works! (Horde)
Gryphon-Grip Leggings 333 Quest Doing it Like a Dunwald (Alliance)
Balkar's Waders 346 Drop H Lost City of the Tol'vir - Barim

Feet
Treads of the Neferset 333 Quest The Source of Their Power
Red Scale Boots 333 Drop Grim Batol - Drahga
Treads of Malorne 359 Rep Guardians of Hyjal - Exalted
Red Scale Boots 346 Drop H Grim Batol - Drahga
Boots of Crumbling Ruin 346 Drop H Halls of Origination - Anraphet

Ring
Elementium Destroyer's Ring ** 346 Crafted Jewelcrafting
Band of Blades ** 346 Crafted Jewelcrafting
Terrath's Signet of Balance ** 346 Reputation Therazane - Revered
Ring of Dun Algaz 333 Drop Grim Batol - Throngus
Ring of Blinding Stars 333 Drop Halls of Origination - Isiset
Mirage Ring 333 Drop Lost City of the Tol'vir - zone
Signet of the Elder Council 359 Rep Earthen Ring - Exalted
Ring of Dun Algaz 346 Drop H Grim Batol - Throngus
Skullcracker Ring 346 Drop H Blackrock Caverns - Rom'ogg
Nautilus Ring 346 Drop H Throne of Tides - Ozumat

Trinket
Tia's Grace 333 Drop Lost City of the Tol'vir - Siamat
Skardyn's Grace 333 Drop Grim Batol - Umbriss
Key to the Endless Chamber 316 Drop Stonecore - Corborus
Tia's Grace 346 Drop H Lost City of the Tol'vir - Siamat
Grace of the Herald 346 Drop H Blackrock Caverns - Corla
Key to the Endless Chamber 346 Drop H Stonecore - Corborus

2H Weapon
Seliza's Spear 333 Drop Lost City of the Tol'vir - Husam
Staff of Draconic Pacification 333 Quest Narkrall, The Drake-Tamer (Alliance)
Torth-Slayer's Staff 333 Quest Fury Unbound (Horde)
Darkling Staff 316 Drop Stonecore - Azil
Rockslicer 346 Drop H Deadmines - Ripsnarl
Berto's Staff 346 Drop unknown heroic
Seliza's Spear 346 Drop H Lost City of the Tol'vir - Husam/Barim

Ranged Weapon
Kickback 5000 ** 346 Crafted Engineering (gun)
Overpowered Chicken Splitter ** 346 Crafted Engineering (bow)
Finely-Tuned Throat Needler 333 Crafted Engineering (crossbow)
Volatile Thunderstick 333 Crafted Engineering (gun)
Amber Messenger (bow) 346 Drop H Blackrock Caverns - Obsidus
Lightningflash (gun) 346 Drop H Vortex Pinnacle - Asaad

New pets and taming strategies

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:45:13 -0800

Also, for Cataclysm - specifically on beasts put in game for hunters to tame.

http://www.wowhead.com/item=68055#comments

Wacky ways to tame "hardcore" versions of normal mobs, and how to get 5 awesome skins that normally aren't pet-applicable.

http://forums.wow-petopia.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7082

Best. Pet. Ever.

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:18:59 -0800

http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/22/catac ... /#comments

Chromaggus tameable in Cataclysm.

*squee!*

Hunters - 4.03a Dropping This Week

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:54:30 -0800

The Shattering, AKA patch 4.0.3a, is likely to hit this week, tomorrow specifically for US servers. Here's a bit of info from MMO champion regarding what to expect:

What's in Patch 4.0.3a

What is in:

New race-class combinations (excluding worgen/goblin) (Undead Hunter!)

New tamable hunter pets (Monkey, fox, dog, and beetle, as well as new skins for existing pet classes.)

â¢All special attacks based on weapon damage (except Scattershot) are now normalized.
â¢Scare Beast is now available at level 36, up from level 14, and has had its training cost updated.
â¢Deterrence is now available at level 78, up from level 36, and has had its training cost updated.
â¢Disengage is now available at level 14, down from level 78, and has had its training cost updated.

To make sure Hunters Saw...

Hunter Threat

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:47:59 -0700

http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/01/scatt ... #continued

4.01 / Cata talents Hunter Guides

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:43:41 -0700

Overall:

http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com/cataclysm/

New Pets / Raid buffs:

http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com/201 ... aid-buffs/

BM:
http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com/201 ... nd-glyphs/

Survival:
http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com/201 ... nd-glyphs/

Changes to Extreme Soloing

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:38:48 -0700

One of my favorite hobbies, soloing level 60 raids and such.
(Hopefully I can move to BC raids after Cata drops!)

Anyway, for those that follow the extreme soloing thing, here is an interesting article that was posted today on wowinsider.

http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/04/scatt ... extreme-s/

Cataclysm Pet Previews!

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:46:17 -0700

For the hunters - raid leaders - and all classes with buffs/debuffs.
The awesome new hunter pets.

http://www.wow.com/2010/09/13/scattered ... #continued

Yes, we can do all sorts of great raid-useful things, like fuzzy swiss army knives!

(It seems I should now go get a corehound and raidable BM spec.)

- Phoro.

A nice wow.com hunter basics article.

Mon, 17 May 2010 16:00:17 -0700

http://www.wow.com/2010/05/17/scattered ... ble-hunter

Cataclysm Hunter Previews!

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:15:12 -0700

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/threa ... 6675&sid=1

With the upcoming World of Warcraft: Cataclysm many game elements will be changing, and each class will be receiving a number of tweaks. Here, we will explore the changes that are being made to the gun-wielding, pet-training hunter. The information youâre about to read is certainly not complete, and is only meant to act as a preview of some of the exciting new things to come. Without further ado, letâs take a look at the new hunter abilities!

New Hunter Abilities

Cobra Shot (level 81): A new shot that deals Nature damage instead of Physical damage. This ability will share a cooldown with Steady Shot. This will give hunters an alternative to Steady Shot on heavily-armored targets, and we will have talent incentives in the Beast Mastery tree to make this a signature shot.

Trap Launcher (level 83): When used, the next trap can be shot to a location within 40 yards. This provides the current Freezing Arrow treatment to all traps and, as a result, we will be removing the current ability Freezing Arrow. 1-minute cooldown. No global cooldown.

Camouflage (level 85): The hunter enters an obscured state that prevents him or her from taking ranged damage. The character would still be subject to melee or area-of-effect attacks, and dealing or taking damage will break the Camouflage effect. The hunter can move and set traps when under Camouflage, and will receive a damage bonus when attacking while under Camouflage (which will then break the effect).

Resource Mechanic Change

Here we come to the meat of the upcoming hunter changes.

Hunters will no longer use mana; instead the class will use Focus. Focus generates much like Energy, by building up. It will not be affected by Intellect at all. Haste will improve its generation. Hunters will generate roughly 6 Focus per second, slightly less than rogues' Energy generation rate of around 10 Energy per second. Below, we have listed some examples of how we intend Focus costs to operate:

Steady Shot/Cobra Shot: No cost. Generates 9 Focus per shot (or 12 per second instead of 6).

Arcane Shot/Chimera Shot /Explosive Shot: 45 Focus.

Aimed Shot/Multi-Shot: 60 Focus.

Concussive Shot/Tranquilizing Shot: 35 Focus.

Rapid Fire/Masterâs Call/Disengage: 30 Focus.

Changes to Abilities and Mechanics

In addition to the resource change and new abilities listed above, we intend to make adjustments to some of the other abilities and mechanics you already know well. This list and the summary of talent changes below it are by no means comprehensive, but they should give you a good sense of what weâre going for with each spec.

A major change coming for the hunter is the removal of ammunition. Guns, bows, and crossbows will now do damage without consuming ammunition at all. There will be no more ammo slot on the hunterâs character display. Any ammunition that a hunter has at the time of the change will become gray sellable items. Existing quivers will be converted into large bags -- though each hunter can only have one and non-hunters will not benefit from this change -- and we will not be making any additional quivers.

Pet management will also change. Hunters will now have two types of attainable pets: active pets and stored pets. Hunters will be able to have up to three active pets (perhaps five for Beast Mastery specialized players) and will have the ability to switch among these pets any time they are out of combat, without going to town. They will also be able to have a large number of pets in storage at the stables. In order to swap a pet from active to passive, a hunter will still need to visit their local Stable Master. However, this should afford ample storage for the many Spirit Beasts wandering the lands of Azeroth.

Additionally, hunters will now start with a race-appropriate pet at level 1 and will be able to tame a different pet at level 10. We are also changing many pet family abilities to provide important buffs and debuffs. The intention is to allow the hunter to be able to swap pets and fill a position if a certain role is missing from the group. The goal is to have all pets provide a damage increase that is very similar and no greater than any other pet. Some examples of the changes we are making to the pet families are listed below:

Wind Serpents: Will provide a debuff that increases the amount of spell damage taken by an enemy (similar to a weaker version of the warlock ability Curse of Elements).

Ravagers: Will provide a debuff that will increase an enemy's Physical damage vulnerability (similar to a weaker version of the warrior ability Rampage).

Hyenas: Will provide bleed damage (similar to a weaker version of the druid ability Mangle).

Stings and other periodic effects will now benefit from haste and critical strike ratings. Hasted damage-over-time abilities do not lose duration, but instead add additional damage ticks.

Viper Sting will now restore 9 Focus every 3 seconds.

We are reinforcing hunters as a ranged class. To this end, the class will now start with ranged abilities at level 1, and we will be removing some melee abilities, such as Mongoose Bite.

New Talents and Talent Changes

Beast Mastery hunters will have a new talent called Careful Aim, which increases the damage of the next Steady Shot or Cobra Shot, but also increases the cast time of these abilities. The intention is to make the combination of spells into a decent damage opener, especially in conjunction with the new ability Camouflage.

Beast Mastery hunters will also have talents that make Cobra Shot superior to Steady Shot, such as Longevity reducing the cast time of Cobra Shot to 1.5 seconds.

Rapid Recuperation will cause Rapid Fire to give 20/40/60 Focus immediately and will cause Rapid Killing to generate 3 Focus per second.

Efficiency will reduce the Focus cost of Chimera Shot, Aimed Shot, and Arcane Shot.

Thrill of the Hunt grants Focus when you land a critical strike.

Hunter vs. Wild increases the hunterâs Focus generation when his or her pet is snared, stunned, or rooted.

Mastery Passive Talent Tree Bonuses

Beast Mastery
Ranged Damage
Haste
Pet Damage

Marksmanship
Ranged Damage
Armor Penetration
Double Shot

Survival
Ranged Damage
Ranged Critical Damage
Elemental Damage

Pet Damage: Many of the passive benefits to pet damage will no longer be available in the Beast Mastery talent tree. However, these will be provided through the new Mastery mechanic.

Double Shot: The hunter will have a chance to launch a free attack off of the global cooldown for 50% damage.

Elemental Damage: Hunter abilities such as traps, Black Arrow, and Explosive Shot will do elemental damage of the following types: Arcane, Fire, Frost, Nature, and Shadow.

We hope you enjoyed this preview, and ask that you provide your initial thoughts and feedback on what was presented here. Please keep in mind that what youâve just reviewed is a work in progress and as we move closer to the Cataclysm beta, youâll see these planned changes as well as others continue to develop in response to feedback and testing.

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(Phoronid Note: Gonna be like learning a whole new class!)

Hunter offer

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:59:58 -0700

Just wanted to make the offer to any hunter, main or alt, if you would like me to take some time and assess your gear, talents, or anything else that can help you and your DPS, please ask.

I think the guide I wrote here, the many external hunter-centric links, and the easy gear idea forum topics should help - but sometimes folks need a personal touch.

Drop me a line here or online and I will do what I can.

- Phoronid.