World of Warcraft has been around for 20 years, and the added professions and races around the storyline have also enriched the content of the entire game and established more wonderful legends around the storyline. And WoW Classic 20th Anniversary is a new special version.

World of Warcraft has always been the only choice for many players when choosing between MMOs and RPGs. Different classes have many races to choose from, depending on the character’s talents and equipment.

Hunter has been around since the beginning of the game, is widely loved, and has become one of the most popular professions for DPS classes in the game.

As Hunter is good at ranged or melee DPS, many players will want to choose this profession, but not all races are suitable for it. Some of the races have skills that can make Hunter play a better role.

And because Hunter can use almost any skill, a class like Hunter has many races to choose from when it is created, but different races have different advantages and disadvantages when choosing Hunter.

Here are 12 races that are best suited for Hunter, to help you create a better character before the game starts.

1. Highmountain Tauren

Highmountain Tauren is a group of nomads wearing armor and majestic, who not only have Hunter abilities but also Hunter temperament. Their story and world are very suitable for choosing this class, and players like to start their game journey by getting the classic eagle pet.

As Hunters, they have Bull Rush racial ability to close on enemies, great look and lore. Bull Rush racial ability is one of the skills that can close to the enemy the fastest in WoW Classic. This is undoubtedly a good advantage for Hunter.

In addition, Mountaineering passive ability also helps Hunter to use proficient skills in different fields, increasing its versatility.

2. Forsaken

Also known as Undead, it has been one of the core races since RTS games, and is one of the eight races that have existed since the game first came out. The leader of this race is a Ranger, but it is actually a Hunter in essence, but it is open to Hunters starting from Cataclysm expansion.

It not only has some unique skills, including Will of Forsaken and Cannibalize, which can break mind control effects, giving you more bag space and faster levelling.

Of course, you can also increase your bag space through WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Gold reward after completing the task to help you store more consumables.

In addition, it also has Unending Breath and an increase in resistance to Shadow Damage, which are natural abilities related to their damaged life status. It plays an important role in your game upgrade.

And if you choose this race as a Hunter, Will of Forsaken in this race can be combined with Hunter’s unique skill Feign Death, which will provide you with better battle plans and escape routes when you encounter danger and need to escape urgently.

3. Dark Iron Dwarf

It is a race of Dwarves, and they have the racial traits of Fire Blood. Therefore, its special skill is Fire Blood, which can remove bleeds, poisons, and magical debuffs, allowing you to last longer in battle.

Debuffs are very deadly to any class, and it will make you more vulnerable. But the special skill of this race can increase the main attribute according to your healing debuffs, which is especially important for Hunter because it can increase your combat time.

At this time, if you are a Hunter of Dark Iron Dwarf, you can use Fire Blood before a series of attacks from the enemy, giving you more opportunities to cause damage to the enemy. 

4. Mag’har Orc

The special skills of this race include Ancestral Call, Open Skies, Sympathetic Vigor, Savage Blood. 

It is one of Allied races. These Orcs are not contaminated by demon blood and live in a relatively peaceful Outland. This means that you must complete the corresponding quests to gain their friendship, and this quest journey begins at Orgrimmar Embassy.

Sympathetic Vigor is a passive skill that helps your character pet increase health, which is one of the rare class-specific buffs. Ancestral Call can help you call upon the power of your ancestors.

If you are a Mag’har Orc Hunter, you can also use Open Skies skill to increase your speed and the speed of your mount, while Savage Blood can help you reduce the damage of poison, diseases, or curses.

5. Dwarf

Its skills include Boosted critical hit damage and Stone Flesh, which can help you fight longer.

As we all know, Hunter’s main damage is focused on hitting critical strikes, and being a Dwarf can help you boost critical hit damage. In addition, Dwarf has a lot of lore and history in Azeroth, which makes Dwarf a perfect race for Hunter.

In addition, for Hunter, not being able to leave the battle in time is very deadly. If you are a Dwarf, then fortunately, you can use Stone Flesh to eliminate poison and other negative effects, leave the battle in time, and replenish health.

6. Worgen

Worgen is an interesting race. They look very similar to werewolves that walk upright, and their appearance alone makes them a good choice for Hunters, not to mention the great lore behind them.

Worgen has an excellent hunting perk and ability in the game, which is Darkflight. This racial ability allows you to increase your movement speed by 40% for 10 seconds.

This makes it difficult for prey to escape from you, or for enemies to catch you when you need to retreat from a dangerous battle. In addition to this, its other skill is Leatherworkers, which allows you to deal with a greater chance of critical hits to enemies during combat to help you kill them more easily.

7. Troll

Troll is also a Horde with a long history in Azeroth. An essential skill for Hunters is kiting.

Hunters need to be ready to move quickly during combat, especially in PVP situations. If you are trapped and cannot move quickly at this time, then you are declared dead.

If you are a Hunter of Troll race at this time, then congratulations, you can use Da Voodoo Shuffle skill to help you reduce the damage time that prevents you from moving.

In addition, you can also use Berserking to help you increase your movement speed, giving you a better chance to launch a series of attacks when retreating and leaving, making it easier to kill the enemy.

8. Gnome

Gnome used to appear in the game as Mages and Warlocks, and is a race of Alliance magic users. But now they have grown and can launch DPS as Hunter.

Its Escape Artist skill is one of the best racial gains in wow classic, which allows players to escape tarps and all skill effects that limit movement speed.

Similarly, with its Engineering Specialization skill, Hunter can also get a buff, Expansive Mind helps the character have better attributes, and Nimble Fingers can improve your Haste attribute to achieve the effect of increasing DPS.

9. Orc

Orc is one of the main tribal factions in WoW Classic. Orcs are a race born for fighting and are very suitable for Hunter class.

Its Hardiness skill can reduce the duration of the effect of being stunned in the game, and has a very powerful hunting attribute, which allows you to increase the damage to the enemy as much as possible in battle. Not only that, its Command skill can also increase pet DPS, helping you upgrade your character faster.

10. Night Elves

They call themselves Kaldorei, and may be the only indigenous race in ancient Azeroth besides Trolls. Although they refuse to use Arcane magic, they are notorious Hunters in history.

It has skills such as Shadowmeld and Touch of Elune. Shadowmeld skill is just as its name, which can make the player disappear, and Touch of Elune can provide you with additional acceleration and critical hits, as well as additional resistance to natural damage.

In addition, it has advantages that other elves do not have. That is, in Teldrassil, its own upgrade area, you can find Stygian Owl, which is one of the best Pets in the game and a Pet with speed and damage enhancement effects.

11. Human

For novice players, choosing Human to start the game journey may be the easiest way. Because Human not only have the best land and legendary resources in Azeroth but also have unique skill attributes: Will To Survive and Human Spirit.

Will To Survive allows players to get rid of stun effects and can actively exit the battle without negative effects. And Human Spirit can improve all the secondary attributes of your character. Both skills are the reasons why you can consider Human race as a Hunter.

12. Blood Elf

Blood Elf is also one of the excellent Hunter choices. In terms of Horde, they are one of the best races in this role.

It has the active racial trait Arcane Torrent, which can be used to remove the beneficial effects of enemies within the range, increase Arcane resistance, and can also restore resources according to your class specialization. Help you become a better Hunter and win the battle.

The above is an introduction to the 12 best races that Hunter class can choose. If you have a special liking for Hunter class, then try it out now!