Level 60 hunter twinking guide

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

This guide was written for a level 60 Hunter, if you're 61-64, 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 60 this provides 129 attack power, assuming its used every cooldown it's equivalent to 16 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.


 * 14 Crit Rating = 1% Crit Chance.
 * 33 Agility = 1% Crit Chance.
 * 7.8 Hit Rating = 1% Hit Chance.
 * PvE Hit Cap - 7.5%
 * PvP Hit Cap - 3-5% (see below)
 * 7.8 Expertise Rating = 1% Expertise.
 * PvE Expertise Cap - 7.5%
 * PvP Expertise Cap - 3%

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 64.

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

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

 * Brood of Nozdormu honoured.
 * Lower City honoured. (If you have enchanting)

Lower City is the most difficult reputation to get, it's only possible by doing runs through Sethekk Halls or Auchenai Crypts as all quests with them require a minimum level of 62.

Assuming you kill everything that moves you should will get honored by clearing Sethekk Halls on the 8th run, less if you have access to the guild battle standards.

Professions
Below are the benefits from all professions available to a level 60.


 * Enchanting:
 * Enchant Ring - Stats +3 Stats (can be applied to both rings). Requires Honored with Lower City


 * Engineering:
 * Foreman's Reinforced Helmet Requires 375 engineering to create.

Gear
The top items are the best in slot. Since the classic versions of Zul'Gurub and Onyxia have been removed I am not including any loot that drops there. Naxxramas gear from the BMAH is listed below.

Prior to patch 4.0.3a this guide listed items from Zul'Gurub, due to the instances removal they are no longer on this list, however they are still Best in Slot, if you have them do not replace it with the current listings.


 * Head
 * Striker's Diadem Tier 2.5. Drops from Emperor Vek'lor and requires Brood of Nozdormu friendly reputation.
 * Dragonstalker's Helm (tier 2) Tier 2. Drops from Nefarian in Blackwing Lair.


 * Neck
 * Prestor's Talisman of Connivery Drops from Nefarian in Blackwing Lair.
 * Barbed Choker Drops from Fankriss the Unyielding in AQ40.


 * Shoulder
 * Striker's Pauldrons Tier 2.5. Drops from Viscidus and Princess Huhuran and requires Brood of Nozdormu neutral reputation.
 * Dragonstalker's Spaulders Tier 2. Drops from Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair.


 * Cloak
 * Cloak of the Fallen God Quest reward from The Savior of Kalimdor. Starts from Eye of C'Thun.
 * Cloak of Firemaw Drops from Firemaw in Blackwing Lair.


 * Chest
 * Striker's Hauberk Tier 2.5. Drops from C'thun and requires Brood of Nozdormu honoured reputation.
 * Dragonstalker's Breastplate Tier 2. Drops from Nefarian in Blackwing Lair.


 * Wrists
 * Dragonstalker's Bracers Tier 2. Drops from Razorgore in Blackwing Lair.


 * Gloves
 * Dragonstalker's Gauntlets Tier 2. Drops from any of the three drakes in Blackwing Lair. Firemaw, Ebonroc or Flamegor.
 * Vek'lor's Gloves of Devastation Drops from Twin Emperors in AQ40.


 * Belt
 * Dragonstalker's Belt Tier 2. Drops from Vaelastrasz in Blackwing Lair.
 * Therazane's Link Drops from Nefarian in Blackwing Lair.


 * Legs
 * Striker's Leggings Tier 2.5. Drops from Ouro and requires Brood of Nozdormu friendly reputation.
 * Dragonstalker's Legguards Tier 2. Drops from Ragnaros in Molten Core.


 * Boots
 * Striker's Footguards Tier 2.5. Drops from Viscidus and Princess Huhuran and requires Brood of Nozdormu neutral reputation.
 * Dragonstalker's Greaves Tier 2. This is from Bloodlord in Blackwing Lair.


 * Rings
 * Ring of the Godslayer Drops from C'thun in AQ40.
 * Master Dragonslayer's Ring This is from a quest reward involving Blackwing Lair. Starts from Head of Nefarian.
 * Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight (Conqueror, Exalted). Reputation reward from Brood of Nozdormu. You can get it at neutral then its upgraded as you progress.


 * Trinkets
 * Drake Fang Talisman Drops from Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair.
 * Strength of the High Chief Quest reward from Words of the High Chief.
 * Jom Gabbar Drops from Ouro in AQ40.


 * Weapon
 * Larvae of the Great Worm Drops from Ouro in AQ40.
 * Blessed Qiraji Musket Drops from any boss in AQ40 except The Prophet Skeram and C'thun and is a reward from Imperial Qiraji Armaments.

PvP gear
This set is no where near Best in Slot. Use it while you work on your BiS set.
 * Field Marshal's Chain Helm 125 Honour.
 * Field Marshal's Chain Breastplate 125 Honour.
 * Marshal's Chain Legguards 125 Honour.
 * Field Marshal's Chain Spaulders 70 Honour.
 * Marshal's Chain Boots 70 Honour.
 * Marshal's Chain Grips 70 Honour.
 * Insignia of the Alliance / Insignia of the Horde Quest reward from Hellfire Fortifications or bought from the PvP Vendor in Stormwind City/Orgrimmar for 55 honour.

Black Market Auction House Gear
In Mists of Pandaria the Black Market Auction House was introduced, bringing back the Tier 3 sets. The 6 and 8 set bonuses have not been updated for focus and as such are pretty much useless, but the stats on the items, for most slots, are far superior than tier 2.5. Also take into account that you will not be able to enchant the shoulders if you didn't keep any extras from ZG and the helm cannot be enchanted at all.
 * Cryptstalker Headpiece
 * Cryptstalker Spaulders
 * Cryptstalker Tunic
 * Cryptstalker Handguards
 * Cryptstalker Girdle
 * Cryptstalker Legguards
 * Cryptstalker Boots
 * Cryptstalker Wristguards

Burning Crusade Gear
Due to the gem slots on this gear, these items are stronger then classic gear stat wise, however take into consideration what other stats or set bonuses you would lose. The is a must have. Some of these items are leather which will cause you to lose the Mail Specialization (hunter) bonus.
 * Head
 * Foreman's Reinforced Helmet - Created with 370 Engineering.
 * Scout's Hood - Quest reward from Saving the Sporeloks.


 * Legs
 * Scale Leggings of the Skirmisher - Drops Watchkeeper Gargolmar in Hellfire Ramparts.


 * Chest
 * Bonechewer Berserker's Vest - Quest reward from Zeth'Gor Must Burn!.


 * Belt
 * Shifting Sash of Midnight - Found within the Reinforced Fel Iron Chest in Hellfire Ramparts, which spawns after Nazan and Vazruden have both been defeated.


 * Gloves
 * Bloodstained Ravager Gauntlets - Drops from Omor the Unscarred in Hellfire Ramparts.


 * Trinkets
 * Bladefist's Breadth - Quest reward from Overlord (quest) / Cruel's Intentions. Assuming this trinket is used every cooldown this provides the equivalent of 33.3 passive attack power.

Gems
For all slots regardless of socket color you should be using Delicate Cardinal Ruby.

Since 5.4 these gems will scale down to +8 while out in the world and to +10 while in battlegrounds.

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 60 while in the world. Later expansion enchants will scale lower than most earlier expansion enchants.

Enchants aren't listed in any order. 1 Agility = 2 Attack Power.
 * Shoulder
 * Heavy Knothide Armor Kit Crafted with Leatherworking.


 * Cloak
 * Enchant Cloak - Greater Agility +9 Agility.
 * Enchant Cloak - Major Agility +8 Agility.


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


 * Wrists
 * Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault +19 Attack Power.


 * Gloves
 * Enchant Gloves - Major Agility +8 Agility.
 * Enchant Gloves - Crusher +16 Attack Power.


 * Legs
 * Nethercleft Leg Armor +15 Stamina, +8 Agility. Crafted with Leatherworking.
 * Nethercobra Leg Armor +19 Attack Power, +4 Critical Strike Rating. Crafted with Leatherworking.


 * Rings
 * Enchant Ring - Stats +3 Stats. (Requires Enchanting - 375)


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


 * Ranged
 * Stabilized Eternium Scope +28 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 3 stable slots, select three abilities you want and swap between them as needed.

At this level it's not possible to tame exotic creatures, as such they haven't been included.


 * Disarm: Clench, Snatch


 * Snare: Web, Lock Jaw, Pin


 * Stun: Bad Manner, Sting, Petrifying Gaze, Sonic Blast


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


 * Slow: Ankle Crack, Time Warp (pet)

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

 * Ravager Dog - 40 Attack Power and 20 Spirit
 * Warp Burger - 20 Agility and 20 Spirit
 * Free Action Potion

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