Level 70 hunter twinking guide

This guide has been updated for Warlords of Draenor over at Wowhead.

This guide was written for a level 70 Hunter, if you're 71-74, the enchant values and stat conversion values will be off. Written by Kiingzy-Frostmourne(US)

Choosing your race
Racials: The most important thing to consider when creating a twink is the racials, below is a list of the relevant ones for PvP.
 * Human: Every Man for Himself - Allows for double DPS trinkets.
 * Dwarf: Stoneform.
 * Worgen: Darkflight.
 * Night Elf: Shadowmeld.
 * Draenei: Gift of the Naaru.
 * [[Image:Both 64.png|16px]] Pandaren: Epicurean and Quaking Palm.
 * Orc: Blood Fury - At level 70 this provides 238 attack power, assuming its used every cooldown it's equivalent to 29 passive attack power.
 * Goblin: Rocket Jump - Forward jump, can be used as a double disengage.
 * Forsaken: Will of the Forsaken - Weaker version of the humans racial.
 * Blood Elf: Arcane Torrent - Has its moments but the general idea as a hunter is to stay out of melee range.

Base Stats: Each race has different base stats, the amount it varies by is between 2-10 depending on race. The races listed below are the highest for both factions. If more than one from a faction is listed, they are equal. The full list can be found here.
 * Players choosing Agility will want to go with a Night Elf, Troll, Blood Elf or Goblin.
 * Players choosing Stamina will want to go with a Dwarf, Tauren, Orc or Forsaken.

Stat Conversion
'''Agility is the most important stat. 1 agility will give hunters more DPS than 1 of any other stat (except, of course, for ranged weapon dps).'''


 * 1 Agility = 2 Attack Power.
 * 14 Attack Power = 1 DPS. (For weapon damage based shots)
 * 1 Stamina = 10 Health.


 * 22.08 Crit Rating = 1% Crit Chance.
 * 40 Agility = 1% Crit Chance.
 * 15.7 Haste Rating = 1% Haste
 * 12.60 Hit Rating = 1% Hit Chance.
 * PvE Hit Cap - 7.5%
 * PvP Hit Cap - 3%
 * 12.60 Expertise Rating = 1% Expertise.
 * PvE Expertise Cap - 7.5%
 * PvP Expertise Cap - 3-5% (see below)

PvP Hit & Expertise
The PvP Hit cap will vary depending on your faction: Expertise:
 * Both factions require 3% hit to never miss against targets your own level.
 * The expertise cap is different depending on faction, 3% is required to prevent most players from dodging shots if you're Alliance, for Horde 5% is needed to achieve the same result, this is due to the Night Elf racial Quickness. Even while at this cap feral druids, rogues and other hunters will still dodge shots due to the dodge gained from agility.

For every level above your own an additional 1% of both stats is required. The highest level in this bracket is 74.

Talents & Glyphs
Since talents and glyphs have become situational. Pick what best suits your playstyle. Below is an outline of the talents.

Talents:
 * Tier 1: Not much to say, pick what suits you the most.
 * Tier 2: Binding Shot and Intimidation are the obvious choices here, comes down to personal preference.
 * Tier 3: Spirit Bond offers the most overall healing, while Exhilaration offers the best burst heal. Aspect of the Ironhawk is a flat damage decrease that works well with the base 40% resil.
 * Tier 4: Thrill of the Hunt is strong with its high proc rate, Fervor is also quite strong with a 30 second cooldown. At this level Dire Beast is not worth it compared to the other two.

Glyphs:
 * They're all situational, choose whichever you prefer and swap them out as needed.

Reputations
To get the best in slot enchants you'll need the following reputations.
 * The Scryers or The Aldor exalted.

To get the best in slot gear you'll need the follow reputation.
 * Scale of the Sands exalted.

Professions
World of Warcraft has many professions and all of them have a decent bonus. There are two categories: Gathering and Production.

Gathering
Below are the benefits from the three gathering professions.

Production
For the values when used on a level 70 please see the Enchants section of this guide.


 * Jewelcrafting - Minimum skill level: 370
 * Jeweler's Gems - Delicate Dragon's Eye. (3 gems max)
 * Jeweler's Gems - Precise Dragon's Eye. (3 gems max)
 * The best in slot neck piece is only available to Jewelcrafters.


 * Leatherworking - Minimum skill level: 395
 * Legs - Primal Leg Reinforcements.
 * Bracers - Fur Lining - Agility.
 * The best in slot chest is only available to Leatherworkers.


 * Inscription - Minimum skill level: 400
 * Shoulders - Master's Inscription of the Axe.


 * Enchanting - Minimum skill level: 400
 * Rings - Enchant Ring - Assault. (Can be used on both rings)


 * Tailoring - Minimum skill level: 400
 * Cloak - Swordguard Embroidery.


 * Alchemy - Minimum skill level: 400
 * Flasks - Alchemist's Flask. +16 Agility. (+32 in Battlegrounds/Arena)
 * Mixology - Doubles the effects and duration of elixirs, doubles the duration of flasks.


 * Blacksmithing - Minimum skill level: 400
 * Socket Bracer - 1 Extra Bracer Socket
 * Socket Gloves - 1 Extra Glove Socket


 * Engineering - Minimum skill level: 400-450
 * Gloves - Hand-Mounted Pyro Rocket
 * Gloves - Tazik Shocker
 * Belt - Nitro Boosts

PvE Gear
The top items are the Best in Slot. (BiS).
 * Head
 * Coif of Alleria Tier 6.5. Drops from Kil'Jaeden in Sunwell Plateau.
 * Gronnstalker's Helmet Tier 6. Drops from Archimonde in Mount Hyjal.


 * Neck
 * Hard Khorium Choker Crafted with Jewelcrafting. (Requires Jewelcrafting - 365)
 * Necklace of the Deep Crafted with Jewelcrafting.
 * Clutch of Demise Drops from Brutallus in Sunwell Plateau.


 * Shoulder
 * Gronnstalker's Spaulders Tier 6. Drops from Mother Shahraz in Black Temple.
 * Mantle of the Golden Forest Tier 6.5. Drops from the Eredar Twins in Sunwell Plateau.
 * Cloak
 * Cloak of Unforgivable Sin Drops from Kil'Jaeden in Sunwell Plateau.


 * Chest
 * Embrace of the Phoenix Crafted with Leatherworking. (Requires Leatherworking - 365)
 * Vicious Hawkstrider Hauberk Tier 6.5. Drops from Entropius in Sunwell Plateau.
 * Gronnstalker's Chestguard Tier 6. Drops from Illidan in Black Temple.


 * Wrists
 * Gronnstalker's Bracers Tier 6. Drops from Kalecgos in Sunwell Plateau.


 * Gloves
 * Thalassian Ranger Gauntlets Tier 6.5 Drops from Kil'Jaeden in Sunwell Plateau.
 * Gronnstalker's Gloves Tier 6. Drops from Azgalor in Mount Hyjal.


 * Belt
 * Gronnstalker's Belt Tier 6. Drops from Brutallus and Eredar Twins in Sunwell Plateau.


 * Legs
 * Starstalker Legguards Tier 6.5. Drops from Sathrovarr in Sunwell Plateau.
 * Gronnstalker's Leggings Tier 6. Drops from the Illidari Council in Black Temple.


 * Boots
 * Gronnstalker's Boots Tier 6 Drops from Felmyst and Eredar Twins in Sunwell Plateau.


 * Rings
 * Band of the Eternal Champion Reputation reward from Scale of the Sands. You can get it at neutral then its upgraded as you progress.
 * Band of Ruinous Delight Drops from Eredar Twins in Sunwell Plateau.
 * Hard Khorium Band Crafted from Jewelcrafting. Recipe is a zone drop from trash in Sunwell Plateau. (The ring itself is BoE)
 * Angelista's Revenge Sold by Anwehu in Shattrath or Smith Hauthaa on the Isle of Quel'Danas for 312 Justice Points.


 * Trinket
 * Madness of the Betrayer Drops from the Illidari Council in Black Temple.
 * Blackened Naaru Sliver Drops from Entropius in Sunwell Plateau


 * Weapon
 * Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury Drops from Kil'Jaeden in Sunwell Plateau.
 * Golden Bow of Quel'Thalas Drops from Eredar Twins in Sunwell Plateau.
 * Black Bow of the Betrayer Drops from Illidan in Black Temple

PvP Gear
This is the Season 4 PvP set. For most classes since the introduction of base resil this gear doesn't compare to the above PvE gear, only use this while you gear up in raids. Not including the ranged weapon or the heirloom trinket, the entire set will cost you 1500 Honor Points.


 * On-Set Armor
 * Head - Brutal Gladiator's Chain Helm 175 Honor Points.
 * Shoulders - Brutal Gladiator's Chain Spaulders 140 Honor Points.
 * Chest - Brutal Gladiator's Chain Armor 175 Honor Points.
 * Gloves - Brutal Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets 140 Honor Points.
 * Legs - Brutal Gladiator's Chain Leggings 175 Honor Points.


 * Weapons
 * Bow - Brutal Gladiator's Longbow 350 Honor Points.
 * Crossbow - Brutal Gladiator's Heavy Crossbow 350 Honor Points.
 * Gun - Brutal Gladiator's Rifle 350 Honor Points.


 * Off-Set Armor
 * Neck - Guardian's Pendant of Triumph 90 Honor.
 * Cloak - The Gladiator's Resolution 90 Honor.
 * Wrists - Guardian's Chain Bracers 90 Honor.
 * Belt - Guardian's Chain Girdle 140 Honor.
 * Boots - Guardian's Chain Sabatons 140 Honor.
 * Ring - Sin'dorei Band of Triumph Drops from the Eredar Twins in Sunwell Plateau.
 * Ring - Guardian's Band of Triumph 90 Honor.
 * Trinket - Medallion of the Alliance (rare) 55 Honor or Inherited Insignia of the Alliance 2725 Honor.

Thori'dal vs Golden Bow
Despite the Golden Bow having lower DPS than Thori'dal, it's actually slightly better for burst DPS with shots based off weapon damage.

The formula for ranged weapon normalization is: Base Damage + ( 2.8 * Attack Power / 14 )

For this example we'll use a hunter with 3000 attack power casting Chimera Shot (at time of writing dealt 398% Weapon Damage + 3081)

Golden Bow of Quel'Thalas Max = (( 769 + ( 2.8 × 3000 ÷ 14 )) * 3.98 ) + 3081 = 8530 Min = (( 414 + ( 2.8 × 3000 ÷ 14 )) * 3.98 ) + 3081 = 7117

Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury Max = (( 757 + ( 2.8 × 3000 ÷ 14 )) * 3.98 ) + 3081 = 8482 Min = (( 407 + ( 2.8 × 3000 ÷ 14 )) * 3.98 ) + 3081 = 7089

Gems
Since 5.4 gems now scale with character level. Tooltips are stats while in a BG, to the right are stats when in arena / world.

Meta: Red: Red: Jewelers Gems | Requires 360-370 Jewelcrafting.
 * Relentless Earthstorm Diamond +12 Agility, +3% Increased Crit Damage.
 * Relentless Earthsiege Diamond +11 Agility, +3% Increased Crit Damage.
 * Delicate Cardinal Ruby +10 Agility.
 * Delicate Dragon's Eye +17 Agility.
 * Precise Dragon's Eye +34 Expertise.
 * Crimson Sun +12 Agility.

== Do not gem for socket bonuses ==

Enchants
Since 5.4 enchants now scale with level so the tooltips are values while in battlegrounds, to the right of each enchant is the value when used on a level 70 while in the world and in arenas. Later expansion enchants will scale lower than most earlier expansion enchants.

Enchants aren't listed in any order. 1 Agility = 2 Attack Power.
 * Shoulder
 * Master's Inscription of the Axe +60 Attack power, +8 Critical Strike. (Requires Inscription - 400)
 * Greater Inscription of Vengeance +30 Attack Power, +10 Critical Strike. (Requires Aldor exalted)


 * Cloak
 * Swordguard Embroidery +200 Attack Power for 15 seconds chance on hit proc. (Requires Tailoring - 400)
 * Enchant Cloak - Greater Agility +12 Agility.
 * Enchant Cloak - Major Agility +11 Agility.


 * Chest
 * Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats +10 Stats.


 * Wrists
 * Fur Lining - Agility +57 Agility. (Requires Leatherworking - 400)
 * Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault +25 Attack Power.


 * Gloves
 * Enchant Gloves - Major Agility +20 Agility.
 * Enchant Gloves - Crusher +22 Attack Power.


 * Belt
 * Eternal Belt Buckle +1 Gem socket.


 * Legs
 * Primal Leg Reinforcements +18 Agility, +11 Critical Strike Rating. (Requires Leatherworking - 400)
 * Nerubian Leg Armor +28 Attack Power, +8 Critical Strike Rating. Crafted with Leatherworking.


 * Boots
 * Enchant Boots - Superior Agility +16 Agility.


 * Ring
 * Enchant Ring - Assault +16 Attack Power. (Requires Enchanting - 400)


 * Weapon
 * Titanium Weapon Chain
 * Heartseeker Scope +40 Critical Strike Rating.

Pets
For PvP train your pet in the Cunning specialization, this is for the Roar of Sacrifice ability.

The individual pet families also have their own special abilities which include a snare, slow, silence, stun and disarm. The duration, cooldown and range of these spells are different for each. At this level you'll be given 4 stable slots, select four abilities you want and swap between them as needed.

Pets with green backgrounds are exotic, meaning you'll need to be Beastmastery to use them.


 * Disarm: Clench, Snatch


 * Snare: Web, Lock Jaw, Pin, Venom Web Spray


 * Stun: Bad Manner, Sting, Petrifying Gaze, Sonic Blast, Web Wrap (pet)


 * Silence: Nether Shock, Serenity Dust, Pummel (pet)


 * Slow: Ankle Crack, Time Warp (pet), Frost Breath

Pet Spell Macros
To save having to constantly swap out spells on your action bar, this macro will change depending on the pet you're currently using:

/cast [pet:Type/Name] ; [pet:Type2/Name2] ; etc

As an example, this will cast Clench with a scorpion out and Web with a spider out. #showtooltip /cast [pet:scorpid] Clench; [pet:spider] Web There's no limit beyond the macro character limit, you can also use your pets name instead of its unit type.

To get a pets unit type, while you have it out, copy the below into chat and it'll be displayed in the default chat frame. /run print(UnitCreatureFamily("pet")) For Roar of Sacrifice use: #showtooltip /cast [@player] Roar of Sacrifice[/color]

Consumables

 * Flask of Relentless Assault - 120 Attack Power.
 * Blackened Dragonfin - 40 Agility, 40 Stamina.
 * Hearty Rhino - 40 Critical Strike Rating, 40 Stamina.
 * Snapper Extreme - 40 Hit Rating, 40 Stamina.
 * Free Action Potion

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