How many talent points does a Classic Hunter have?

A level 60 Hunter in Classic WoW has 51 talent points: the first at level 10 and one more each level after that.

What are the Hunter talent trees in Classic WoW?

The Hunter has three trees: Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival. The deepest talent of each is Bestial Wrath (Beast Mastery), Trueshot Aura (Marksmanship) and Wyvern Sting (Survival), and each needs 30 points spent in its tree first.

Can a Hunter take two 31-point talents?

No. Reaching a 31-point talent uses 31 of your 51 points, which leaves 20 for the other two trees. That is why most Vanilla builds are one deep tree plus a few useful talents from a second tree.

How do I share my Vanilla Hunter build?

Click "Copy build link" above the trees. The link stores every point you spent, so it opens the same build for anyone. Your last Hunter build is also kept in your browser.

Classic Hunter Talent Calculator – Beast Mastery, Marksmanship & Survival

Vanilla Hunter talent trees

In Classic WoW a Hunter has 51 talent points at level 60, spread over three trees: Beast Mastery (16 talents), Marksmanship (14 talents), Survival (16 talents). The deepest talent in each tree needs 30 points in that tree, so a build can reach only one of Bestial Wrath, Trueshot Aura, Wyvern Sting.

The tables list every Hunter talent with its tier, number of ranks and what each rank does. Values separated by a slash are rank 1 / rank 2 / and so on.

Beast Mastery · 16 talents, 48 points to learn them all

Tier	Talent	Ranks	Effect
1 (0 pts)	Improved Aspect of the Hawk	5	Gives your ranged attacks while Aspect of the Hawk is active a chance to increase ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.
1 (0 pts)	Endurance Training	5	Increases your pet's health by 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15% and your total health by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%.
2 (5 pts)	Improved Eyes of the Beast	2	Increases the duration of Eyes of the Beast by 30 / 60 sec.
2 (5 pts)	Improved Aspect of the Monkey	5	Increases the dodge bonus of Aspect of the Monkey by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%.
2 (5 pts)	Thick Hide	3	Increases your pet's armor by 10 / 20 / 30%.
2 (5 pts)	Improved Revive Pet	2	Reduces the casting time of Revive Pet by 3 / 6 sec and its mana cost by 20 / 40%.
3 (10 pts)	Pathfinding	2	Increases the speed bonus of Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 3 / 6%.
3 (10 pts)	Bestial Swiftness	1	Increases your pet's outdoor movement speed by 30%.
3 (10 pts)	Unleashed Fury	5	Increases the damage done by your pet by 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20%.
4 (15 pts)	Improved Mend Pet	2	Gives Mend Pet a 15 / 50% chance to cleanse one Curse, Disease, Magic or Poison effect from your pet.
4 (15 pts)	Ferocity	5	Increases your pet's critical strike chance by 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15%.
5 (20 pts)	Spirit Bond	2	While your pet is active, you and your pet regenerate 1 / 2% of total health every 10 sec.
5 (20 pts)	Intimidation	1	Commands your pet to intimidate the target, stunning it for 3 sec.
5 (20 pts)	Bestial Discipline	2	Increases your pet's focus regeneration by 10 / 20%.
6 (25 pts)	Frenzy	5	Gives your pet a 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100% chance to gain 30% attack speed for 8 sec after a critical strike. Requires Ferocity.
7 (30 pts)	Bestial Wrath	1	Sends your pet into a rage, increasing its damage by 50% and making it immune to crowd control for 18 sec. Requires Intimidation.

Marksmanship · 14 talents, 52 points to learn them all

Tier	Talent	Ranks	Effect
1 (0 pts)	Improved Concussive Shot	5	Gives your Concussive Shot a 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
1 (0 pts)	Efficiency	5	Reduces the mana cost of your shots and stings by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%.
2 (5 pts)	Improved Hunter's Mark	5	Increases the ranged attack power bonus of Hunter's Mark by 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15%.
2 (5 pts)	Lethal Shots	5	Increases your critical strike chance with ranged weapons by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%.
3 (10 pts)	Aimed Shot	1	An aimed shot that increases ranged damage.
3 (10 pts)	Improved Arcane Shot	5	Reduces the cooldown of Arcane Shot by 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.6 / 0.8 / 1 sec.
3 (10 pts)	Hawk Eye	3	Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 2 / 4 / 6 yards.
4 (15 pts)	Improved Serpent Sting	5	Increases the damage of Serpent Sting by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%.
4 (15 pts)	Mortal Shots	5	Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your ranged weapons by 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30%. Requires Lethal Shots.
5 (20 pts)	Scatter Shot	1	A short-range shot that disorients the target for 4 sec.
5 (20 pts)	Barrage	3	Increases the damage of Multi-Shot and Volley by 5 / 10 / 15%.
5 (20 pts)	Improved Scorpid Sting	3	Reduces the Stamina of targets affected by your Scorpid Sting by 10 / 20 / 30% of the amount of Strength reduced.
6 (25 pts)	Ranged Weapon Specialization	5	Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%.
7 (30 pts)	Trueshot Aura	1	Increases the attack power of party members within 45 yards. Requires Barrage.

Survival · 16 talents, 48 points to learn them all

Tier	Talent	Ranks	Effect
1 (0 pts)	Monster Slaying	3	Increases damage against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin by 1 / 2 / 3% and the critical damage bonus against them by 1 / 2 / 3%.
1 (0 pts)	Humanoid Slaying	3	Increases damage against Humanoids by 1 / 2 / 3% and the critical damage bonus against them by 1 / 2 / 3%.
1 (0 pts)	Deflection	5	Increases your parry chance by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%.
2 (5 pts)	Entrapment	5	Gives your Immolation, Frost and Explosive Traps a 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25% chance to entrap the target for 5 sec.
2 (5 pts)	Savage Strikes	2	Increases the critical strike chance of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 10 / 20%.
2 (5 pts)	Improved Wing Clip	5	Gives Wing Clip a 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
3 (10 pts)	Clever Traps	2	Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost Trap effects by 15 / 30% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive Traps by 15 / 30%.
3 (10 pts)	Survivalist	5	Increases your total health by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%.
3 (10 pts)	Deterrence	1	Increases your dodge and parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.
4 (15 pts)	Trap Mastery	2	Decreases the chance enemies resist your traps by 5 / 10%.
4 (15 pts)	Surefooted	3	Increases your hit chance by 1 / 2 / 3% and your resistance to movement impairing effects by 5 / 10 / 15%.
4 (15 pts)	Improved Feign Death	2	Reduces the chance your Feign Death will be resisted by 2 / 4%.
5 (20 pts)	Killer Instinct	3	Increases your critical strike chance by 1 / 2 / 3%.
5 (20 pts)	Counterattack	1	A strike that becomes active after parrying, dealing damage and immobilizing the target for 5 sec. Requires Deterrence.
6 (25 pts)	Lightning Reflexes	5	Increases your Agility by 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15%.
7 (30 pts)	Wyvern Sting	1	A sting that puts the target to sleep for 12 sec, then deals Nature damage over time. Requires Killer Instinct.

Planning a Vanilla Hunter build

Many builds put 31 points or more into one tree to reach its deepest talent, then spend the remaining 20 points on the strongest talents near the top of a second tree. Points in the first few tiers are cheap and often give flat bonuses, so "dipping" into another tree is usually better than spreading points evenly.

If you are levelling, check the required level in the summary bar: it tells you the level at which the build is complete (your number of points plus 9). Use Copy build link to save the build, and plan a second one for another role.

Other Vanilla classes

Hunter in other versions: TBC Hunter talents · Wrath Hunter talents