Alliance Hunter Twink Guide (Level 19)

Hunter Twink Guide

Patch Version: 2.4.1

Hunter's make great twink's in the 10-19 PvP bracket. They are versitile and fun to play, and are one of the most powerful class's at this level.

The definition of a twink is a character that obtains the best gear, and is at the top of a PvP bracket. They are usually level 19 or 29, but can be higher. In this guide I will be discussing the Hunter in the 10-19 PvP bracket.

Version History
v1.3 - Updated for Patch 2.4.1 changes, added Jewelcrafting section and Strategy
v1.2 - Updated for Patch 2.3.0 changes
V1.1 - Added Engineering Guide, Pets and Talents
V1.0 - Started Guide

Armor, Weapons and Enchants

This is the Armor, Weapons and Enchants you will be trying to obtain:

Head: Lucky Fishing Hat (100hp or 8 agility)
-Fishing Contest
43 Armor
+15 Stamina
Fishing +5
Cost: N/A

Neck: Sentinel's Medallion
-PvP Reward
+6 Agility
+2 Stamina
Cost: 76 Honor, 20 WSG Honor Marks

Shoulders: Serpent's Shoulders
-Wailing Caverns
59 Armor
+9 Agility
Cost: N/A

Back: Sentry Cloak (3 agility)
-AH
21 Armor
+4 Agility
+5 Stamina
Cost: 40g

Chest: Tunic of Westfall (+100 hp)
-Deadmines Quest
98 Armor
+11 Agility
+5 Stamina
Cost: N/A

Wrists: Forest Leather Bracers (9 stamina)
-AH
37 Armor
+5 Agility
Cost: 5g

Gloves: Scouting Gloves of the Monkey (15 agility)
-AH
51 Armor
+4 Agility
+4 Stamina
Cost: 20g

Waist: Deviate Scale Belt
-AH
51 Armor
+5 Agility
+6 Stamina
+3 Spirit
Cost: 20g

Legs: Scouting Trousers of the Monkey (Nethercleft Leg Armor)
-AH
73 Armor
+5 Agility
+5 Stamina
Cost: 25g

Feet: Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin Boots (Minor Speed +6 agility)
-Fishing Contest
36 Armor
+12 Stamina
Cost: N/A

Ring: Seal of Wrynn
-Stockades Quest
+3 Strength
+3 Agility
+4 Stamina
+4 Intellect
+3 Spirit
Cost: N/A

Ring: Protector's Band
-PvP Reward
+4 Strength
+4 Agility
+2 Stamina
Cost: 95 Honor, 20 WSG Marks

Trinket: Insignia of the Alliance
-PvP Reward
Use: Dispels all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character.
Cost: 4000 Honor

Trinket: Arena Grand Master
-Booty Bay Arena Quest
Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 12.
Use: Absorbs 750 to 1250 damage. Lasts 20 sec.

Melee: Lorekeeper's Staff (25 agility)
-PvP Reward
(19.7 DPS)
+8 Stamina
+4 Intellect
Equip: Restores 3 mana per 5 seconds.
Cost: 630 Honor + 40 WSG Marks

Ranged: Venomstrike (3 damage scope)
-Wailing Caverns
(15.8 DPS)
Equip: Chance to strike your ranged target with a Venom Shot for 31 to 45 Nature damage.
Cost: N/A

Profession's

The two profession's you should take are Jewelcrafting and Engineering.

Engineering
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(1 - 30) Rough Blasting Powder (30x Rough Stone)
(30 - 50) Handful of Copper Bolts (20x Copper Bar)
(50 - 51) Arclight Spanner (6x Copper Bar)
(51 - 65) Copper Tube (28x Copper Bar, 14x Weak Flux)
(65 - 75) Rough Boomstick (10x Copper Bar, 10x Handful of Copper Bolts, 10x Wooden Stock)
(75 - 90) Coarse Blasting Powder (15x Coarse Stone)
(90 - 95) Copper Modulator (10x Handful of Copper Bolts, 5x Copper Bar, 10x Linen Cloth)
(95 - 105) Silver Contact (5) (10x Silver Bar)
(105 - 115) Bronze Tube (20x Bronze Bar, 10x Weak Flux)
(115 - 120) Target Dummy (5x Copper Modulator, 10x Handful of Copper Bolts, 5x Bronze Bar, 5x Wool Cloth)
(120 - 125) Small Bronze Bomb (20x Coarse Blasting Powder, 10x Bronze Bar, 5x Silver Contact, 5x Wool Cloth)
(125 - 140) Heavy Blasting Powder (15x Heavy Stone)
(140 - 145) Whirring Bronze Gizmo (10x Bronze Bar, 5x Wool Cloth)
(145 - 150) Bronze Framework (10x Bronze Bar, 5x Medium Leather, 5x Wool Cloth)

Jewelcrafting
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Coming Soon

Race's

Dwarf
Stoneform - Immunity to bleed, poison and disease and +10% Armor for 8 seconds
Gun Specialization - +5 Gun Skill
Frost Resistance - +5 Frost Resistance
Find Treasure - Chests marked on mini-map

Night Elf:
Wisp Spirit - 50% Ghost Movement Speed Increase
Shawdowmeld - Stealth without movement
Quickness - +1% Dodge Rating
Nature Resistance - +10 Nature Resistance

Draenei
Gemcutting - +5 Jewelcrafting
Gift of Naaru - Heal of Time, 50 + 15/Level over 15 seconds
Heroic Presence - Chance of hit +1% for party
Shawdow Resistance - +10 Shadow Resistance

The race's are all pretty even when choosing for a twink, but in my opinion the dwarf would be a slightly better Hunter. Immunity to poison/bleed/disease will help. Having said that, Shadowmeld is a powerful PvP skill, especially when defending the flag. A heal over time isn't that useful against burst damage.

Talents

This are some good talents that you should consider:
Lethal Shots - +5% to range critical
Humanoid Slaying - +3% damage and critical to humanoids
Hawk Eye - +6 yards to range weapons
Improved Aspect of the Hawk - 10% chance of increasing range attack speed by 15% for 12 seconds

Lethal Shots is a must. Mix and match, and decide what's right for you. I personally use Improved Aspect of the Hawk and Lethal Shots.

Pets

Due to the change in Patch 2.0.1, making all pets attack speed 2.0, boars are now the best pet to have. The skills boars can learn at level 19 are Bite, Charge and Gore. You will be able to learn Bite rank 3, Charge rank 2 and Gore rank 3. Charge is a unique skill only obtainable by boars, stunning the enemy for one second. In PvP, 1 second feels like a long time. If you train a Great Goretusk in Redridge Mountains, you get Charge rank 2 and Gore rank 3 right of the bat. You should also learn resistances to what you think is the most common forms of magic (frost, fire and shadow most likely). With any remaining training points, pick up natural armor/greater stamina.

Strategy

In most 1v1 cases you should be able to win. If you have the element of suprise, use Arcane Shot, Serpant Sting and send your boar to charge. If not, just charge ASAP. Then, Raptor Strike, apply Wing Clip and run back to shooting range. Arcane Shot whenever you can an reapply Serpant Sting if it runs out. After one or two shots run back in for another Raptor Strike/Wing Clip combo. If they try to run, Concussive Shot then use Multi Shot/Arcane Shot to finish them off.

More to be added soon