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If you are playing a hunter, you are in luck - hunters are one of the easiest classes to level up in the game. If you use the best hunter leveling spec, you can turn your pet into a war machine that can handle elites on its own.

If you are playing a hunter, you are in luck - hunters are one of the easiest classes to level up in the game. If you use the best hunter leveling spec, you can turn your pet into a war machine that can handle elites on its own.

Any of the hunter specialization trees work for leveling, but for this build you will want to use Beast Mastery. It is the fastest tree for leveling and gives you the best talents for equipping your pet as a tank, taking the heat off your hunter.

Here is one of the most highly recommended builds - Zygon's build - for leveling a hunter quickly, in order from your first talent point:

Starting with the Beast Mastery Tree:

Put 5pts in Improved Aspect of the Hawk

followed by 1pt in Endurance Training

then 2 points - Focused Fire

5 points in Unleashed Fury

1pt in Aspect Mastery

4pts in Unleashed Fury

2pts in Improved Mend Pet

1 point in Improved Mend Pet (1/2)

1pt in Intimidation

2 points - Bestial Discipline

1 point - Animal Handler (1/2)

2 points in Catlike Reflexes (2/3)

5 points in Serpent is Swiftness

1pt in Bestial Wrath

5pts in Serpent is Swiftness

3pts in Longevity

1pt in The Beast Within

2pts in Cobra Strikes

5pts in Kindred Spirits

5 points in Lethal Shots

Move to the Marksmanship Tree and put

5pts in Lethal Shots

3 points - Careful Aim

5 points in Mortal Shots

1 point in Aimed Shot

SURVIVAL TREE

5 points - Improved Tracking

Use Serpent String, Aspect of the Viper, Hunter's Mark for your major glyphs, and choose feign death, revive pet, mend pet for your minor glyphs.

As for your major glyphs, you will want Serpent String, Aspect of the Viper, Hunter's Mark.

5 points in Improved Aspect of the Hawk

Begin with the Beast Mastery tree and put five talent points in Improved Aspect of the Hawk. After that put

2pts in Focused Fire

then 3 points - Endurance Training (3/5)

1pt in Aspect Mastery

5 points - Unleashed Fury

5 points - Ferocity

5 points in Ferocity

2 points - Bestial Discipline

2 points in Bestial Discipline

1 point in Animal Handler (1/2)

1 point - Bestial Wrath

3 points in Ferocious Inspiration

2 points - Catlike Reflexes (2/3)

5pts in Serpent's Swiftness

3 points in Longevity

3pts in Cobra Strikes

2 points (of 3) in Cobra Strikes

5 points - Kindred Spirits

1 point in Beast Mastery

Change to the Marksmanship Tree again, and put

5pts in Lethal Shots

3 points in Careful Aim

3 points - Careful Aim

3pts in Improved Hunter's Mark

5 points - Mortal Shots

1pt in Aimed Shot

Glyphs: Freezing Trap, Bestial Wrath, Hunter's Mark.

Both builds start off putting talent points into Aspect of the Hawk. While it does not benefit your pet in any way, the increased attack speed it gives your hunter is essential for doing decent damage.

Both build orders have a similar focus, although the second is more PvP orientated. They both start with Aspect of the Hawk, increasing your Hunter's attack speed. You can not explore the Beast Mastery tree without including the all-important Beast Mastery talent. Unleashed Fury, which adds a passive damage increase to your pet, is another essential talent as well. There's also Ferocity, which improves your pet's critical chance and is a must-have if you want to do any lasting damage to the more powerful mobs.

While they differ, there is one critical point with both builds - you must micromanage your pet properly! The key is making sure your pet takes all the aggro, otherwise your Hunter will get mauled in a matter of seconds. Using your pet as a main tank is an absolute requirement, because most of your talents will be spent on improving your pet's capabilities. If you don't do that, you are going to have a difficult time. Play it properly, however, and you will level faster than anyone else in the game.