Tier list

Hunter

Rank 3 of 9 · build 2026-10-16

A78%

The fastest leveler by far, but raid spots and duels got harder lately.

Leveling92%
Endgame74%
PvP68%

Mostly agree

Specs

Beast Masteryranged dps
A 76%
Leveling98%
Endgame71%
PvP59%

The fastest solo leveling in the beta

Marksmanshipranged dps
B 66%
Leveling67%
Endgame89%
PvP42%

Raid-wide Trueshot Aura and steady ranged damage

Survivalranged/melee dps
B 67%
Leveling75%
Endgame65%
PvP61%

Dungeon groups and hybrid play

Why it scores this way

  • Beast Mastery kills mobs with almost no downtime, so Hunter tops the leveling score.
  • Trueshot Aura now covers the whole raid, which makes any Hunter worth bringing.
  • Fire traps scale with attack power and work in combat, so Survival adds real damage.
  • Guilds still hesitate to bring more than one melee Survival Hunter.
  • Auto Shot now needs a short stand-still, and pet abilities were nerfed, so duels are harder.

Strong at

  • Fastest solo leveling
  • Raid-wide Trueshot Aura
  • Useful traps in combat

Weak at

  • Must stand still to shoot
  • Pet abilities nerfed
  • Few Survival raid spots

What changed in Forever

BuffTrueshot Aura now buffs the whole raid2026-10-15
NerfAuto Shot needs a short stand-still2026-10-15
BuffFire traps scale with attack power2026-10-15
BuffOne fire and one ice trap can be active2026-10-15
NerfCrocolisk, Bat, and Bird pet abilities nerfed2026-10-15
BuffPets copy more of your crit and expertise2026-10-15
ChangeDisengage threat reduction doubled2026-10-08
BuffSniper Shot range increased2026-10-01
Sources & every model's scores
ModelLevelingEndgamePvP
beam1078
big-pickle978
deepseek-v4.1-flash986
glm-5.3-flash1087
longcat-2.5-preview978
mimo-v2.6-flash1077
nemotron-3-ultra978
inception_mercury-2.5975
nvidia_nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b1089
poolside_laguna-s-2.1985
thinkingmachines_inkling977
xingchen-agi_xing4.0-29b-a4b776
space-bunny985
Each model scored 1–10 from the same fact pack. The page shows the average × 10.

Sources