How to Level Faster on "World of Warcraft" as a Blood Elf Hunter
In Blizzard Entertainment's "World of Warcraft," hunters are masters of the wild, relying on their bows and their pets to carrying them through the most dire of situations. The Beast Master hunter is the epitome of what it means to be a hunter; Beast Masters form a bond with their pets that allow both pet and master to do incredible damage to enemies when working together. Azeroth is a big world, however, and it's easy for a hunter to become lost as they go about seeking their destiny. To truly succeed, a Beast Master needs to have a plan.
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Instructions
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The Quickest Path
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Complete the starting area quests. Questing provides good experience, which will level you quickly. Don't worry about buying armor or weapons at this point. The only gold you should be spending is the gold you spend to learn skills from your trainer.
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Visit a professions trainer as soon as you get to Silvermoon City. If you're not sure where a professions trainer is, talk to a guard and he will direct you to one. Learn the herbalism and mining professions. Both herbalism and mining provide experience each time you pick a herb or mine a node of ore. You do not need any special tools to use herbalism but you do need a mining pick in order to use mining. You can purchase a mining pick from a trades goods or mining supplies vendor. This is also a good time to visit an inn, talk to the innkeeper, and set your home as Silvermoon City.
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Complete the Eversong Woods and Ghostlands quests. You will be about level 20 when you finish. Run to Silvermoon City, talk to the riding trainer, and buy a mount. A mount will allow you to move faster and complete quests more quickly.
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Continue on to the Hillsbrad Foothills until level 25; Arathi Highlands until level 30; the Hinterlands until level 35, and the Western Plaguelands until level 40. All these zones are close together and linked by quests so you won't have to waste your time traveling or waste your money purchasing travel paths. Talk to flight masters you come across to add the flight paths to you map; this will help later on.
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Use your hearthstone to return to Silvermoon City and talk to the riding trainer to upgrade your riding skill. on't worry about purchasing a swift mount; basic mounts automatically upgrade to your current riding level.
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Head back to the Western Plaguelands and continue on to the Eastern Plaguelands until level 45, then run south and complete the Badlands quests until level 48 and the Searing Gorge quests until level 50. Note you will have to pass through Thousand Needles to get to the Badlands, which will require some swimming. After Searing Gorge, continue on to the Burning Steppes until level 52, Swamp of Sorrows until level 54, and the Blasted Lands until level 58.
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Use your hearthstone to return to Silvermoon City. Head to Sunfury Spire and use the portal to transport to Undercity. Exit Undercity through the north gate and travel a short distance to Brill. Catch a Zepplin to Durotar (Orgrimmar). Visit an inn and talk to the innkeeper to set your home to Orgrimmar, then head into the cave along The Drag. You will find a portal back to the Blasted Lands. Return to the Blasted Lands and enter the Dark Portal to the Outlands.
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Complete the Hellfire Peninsula quests until level 60, then visit the flying trainer in Thrallmar to learn flying and buy a flying mount. Fly to Zangarmash and complete quests until level 62. Fly to Shattrath city and complete the introduction quests, then complete the Terrokar Forest quests until level 64. Fly west to Nagrand and complete quests until level 67. Fly east to Shadowmoon Valley and complete quests until level 68.
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Use your hearthstone to return to Orgrimmar. Catch a zepplin to the Borean Tundra. Complete the quests in the Borean Tundra until level 71. Fly east to Dragonblight and complete quests until level 75. Fly back west to Sholazar Basic and complete quests until level 78.
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Use your hearthstone to return to Orgrimmar. Visit the quest board in the Valley of Strength and continue on to either Vashj'ir or Mount Hyjal.
Master of the Beasts
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Tame a pet of each category: Cunning, Ferocity and Tenacity. You can switch out your pets depending on your situational needs. Ferocity and Tenacity are the best pets for solo leveling. You begin the game with a Ferocity pet.
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Visit the hunter trainer each time you are in a city to learn new skills. At lower levels, it doesn't hurt to go a few levels between training as your character will level very rapidly. At higher levels (above 60) you may want to return to Orgrimmar, Shattrath City or Dalaran to train after gaining levels.
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Distribute your talent points as soon as you get them. Fervor, Focus Fire and Bestial Wrath are essential. Otherwise, you want to focus on talents that increase focus, skill cool-downs, and your pet's damage. Don't forget to train your pet's talents as well.
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Keep your pet's Growl skill on when soloing but turn it off if you enter a dungeon. The Growl command allows your pet to draw attention away from you. You can toggle the Growl command by pressing "P" to open the skills window, left-clicking on "Pet," and then right-clicking on the "Growl" icon.
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Assign your most important skills to your action bar. Press "P" to open your skills menu and simply drag the icons to your action bar. At lower levels, you want to use Serpent Sting, Concussive Shot and Arcane Shot. At higher levels, you will want to use Serpent Sting, Cobra Shot, Arcane Shot and a combination of traps, Disengage and Feign Death. Always use your pet's Kill Command as often as possible, along with Focus Fire and Bestial Wrath when they are available.
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Tips & Warnings
Use enchantments on your armor and weapons after level 60. Enchantments will improve your defense, damage and attributes, allowing you to defeat monsters more quickly.
Participate in multiplayer battles (dungeons) or player versus player warfare (PvP) if desired. Dungeons and PvP can both grant good amounts of experience if the instances go well but, on the other hand, can use up a lot of time for very little experience if they go poorly.
Dismiss your pet before jumping off a ledge in a dungeon or entering a vortex or portal. Your pet may not follow you. Summon your pet again once you reach a safe place.
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