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<blockquote>''The wolf snarled and sprang towards them with a great leap. At that moment there was a sharp twang. Legolas had loosed his bow. There was a hideous yell, and the leaping shape thudded to the ground; the Elvish arrow had pierced its throat.'' – J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Fellowship of the Ring".</blockquote>Tracker, pathfinder and master of the bow, the keen-eyed Hunter can fire arrows to devastating effect. Archery is not the only thing in which the Hunter excels, for she can lead her companions through Middle- earth faster than they could travel on their own, and can set traps to ambush enemies. While the Hunter has decent close combat skills, she would rather let her bow do the work.
<blockquote>''The wolf snarled and sprang towards them with a great leap. At that moment there was a sharp twang. Legolas had loosed his bow. There was a hideous yell, and the leaping shape thudded to the ground; the Elvish arrow had pierced its throat.'' – J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Fellowship of the Ring".[[File:Hunter Video.png|right|frameless|600x600px|border]]</blockquote>
== Summary ==
Tracker, pathfinder and master of the bow, the keen-eyed Hunter can fire arrows to devastating effect. Archery is not the only thing in which the Hunter excels, for she can lead her companions through Middle- earth faster than they could travel on their own, and can set traps to ambush enemies. While the Hunter has decent close combat skills, she would rather let her bow do the work.
''Races: Dwarf, Elf, Man, Hobbit''
''[[Race|'''Races''']]: [[Dwarf]], [[Elf]], [[Race of Man|Man]], [[Hobbit]]''
The Hunter will be the class of choice for players who enjoy striking a target at range. Clever by nature, Hunters are known to lure their targets into traps to hinder them, giving them time to use their bows to deadly effect. A Hunter's knowledge of nature also provides skills that help her and her fellows survive in the wild. Their combat style depends on their ability to wound targets while staying out of harm's way.
The Hunter will be the class of choice for players who enjoy striking a target at range. Clever by nature, Hunters are known to lure their targets into traps to hinder them, giving them time to use their bows to deadly effect. A Hunter's knowledge of nature also provides skills that help her and her fellows survive in the wild. Their combat style depends on their ability to wound targets while staying out of harm's way.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Hunter Pros & Cons
|+
! colspan="2" |Hunter Pros and Cons
|-
|-
!Strengths
!(+) Strengths
!Weaknesses
!(-) Weaknesses
|-
|-
|Long-ranged high DPS
| + Long-ranged high DPS
|Trouble dealing with multiple mobs up close
| - Trouble dealing with multiple mobs up close
|-
|-
|Track creatures
| + Track creatures
|Melee is weak compared to ranged
| - Melee is weak compared to ranged
|-
|-
|Great run buff and traveling skills
| + Great run buff and traveling skills
|No healing in combat
| - No healing in combat
|-
|-
|Can set traps for creatures
| + Can set traps for creatures
|
|
|}
|}
== Skills and Combat ==
== Skills & Combat ==
'''Focus'''. Hunters have a Focus meter above their Auto-attack button. Focus is increased by the use of several lower-level ranged skills, including Swift Bow and Barbed Arrow; the "Focus" skill will completely fi ll your Focus meter. As your Focus meter fi lls, you will be able to unlock more devastating skills. Note that moving even slightly will start to empty your Focus meter
'''Focus'''. Hunters have a Focus meter above their Auto-attack button. Focus is increased by the use of several lower-level ranged skills, including Swift Bow and Barbed Arrow; the "Focus" skill will completely fill your Focus meter. As your Focus meter fills, you will be able to unlock more devastating skills. Note that moving even slightly will start to empty your Focus meter.
=== Active Skills ===
=== Active Skills ===
''<sup>See full list: [[Hunter Skills#Active Skills|Hunter Skills]]</sup>''
As if your savage arrow blitz wasn't powerful enough as the Hunter, your traits will increase your efficiency to a superior level. You gain the class traits after you perform your main Hunter skills a set amount of times, or by completing specific class quests. Consider it like training: The more you do it, the faster you get better. You may think that adding a percent here or there to critical chances, evading, or damage won't do much, but it's that little smidgen in a close fight that makes all the difference.
As if your savage arrow blitz wasn't powerful enough as the Hunter, your traits will increase your efficiency to a superior level. You gain the class traits after you perform your main Hunter skills a set amount of times, or by completing specific class quests. Consider it like training: The more you do it, the faster you get better. You may think that adding a percent here or there to critical chances, evading, or damage won't do much, but it's that little smidgen in a close fight that makes all the difference.
== Deeds ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Name
!Level
!Reward
!Task
!Limit per Day
|-
|Sturdy Traps
|1
|Sturdy Traps
|Set traps for your enemies (350)
|
|-
|Rapid Recovery
|1
|Rapid Recovery
|Strike enemies with Swift Stroke (500)
|
|-
|Barbed Fury
|1
|Barbed Fury
|Strike enemies with Barbed Arrow (750)
|
|-
|Swift and True
|1
|Swift and True
|Strike enemies with Swift Bow (1,000)
|
|-
|Strong Draw
|10
|Strong Draw
|Use Penetrating Shot (600)
|
|-
|Heightened Senses
|10
|Heightened Senses
|Use tracking skills (500)
|
|-
|Hail of Arrows
|10
|Hail of Arrows
|Strike enemies with Rain of Arrows (500)
|
|-
|Deep Concentration
|20
|Deep Concentration
|Use Intent Concentration (150)
|
|-
|Deadly Precision
|20
|Deadly Precision
|Land critical hits with your bow skills (500)
|
|-
|True Shot
|20
|True Shot
|Strike enemies with Penetrating Shot (1,000)
|
|-
|Arrow-Storm
|20
|Arrow Storm
|Strike enemies with Rain of Arrows (600)
|
|-
|Graceful Draw
|30
|Graceful Draw
|Strike enemies with your bow skills (6,000)
|
|-
|Stealthy Shot
|30
|Stealthy Shot
|Use Beneath Notice (150)
|
|-
|Swift Recovery
|30
|Swift Recovery
|Use Needful Haste (125)
|
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Legendary Deeds
|-
!Name
!Level
!Reward
!Task
!
|-
|A Shot in the Dark
|42
|Bard's Arrow
|Find missing pages (8)
|
|-
|The Way of the Hunter
|44
|Press Onward
|Find missing pages (8)
|
|-
|The Furthest Charge
|46
|Rain of Thorns
|Find missing pages (8)
|
|}
== Traits ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Name
!Level
!Source
!Description
!Line Bonus
|-
|Barbed Fury
|1
|Strike enemies with Barbed Arrow
|Wounds caused by your Barbed Arrow bleed more profusely.
|Ranged Offense Damage increased 2.0%
|-
|Rapid Recovery
|1
|Strike enemies with Swift Stroke
|All of your melee skills recover more quickly than before. Subtracts 1.2 from Skill Reset Time.
|Ranged Critical Hit Chance Mod increased 1.0%
|-
|Sturdy Traps
|1
|Set traps for your enemies
|It is more difficult for enemies to break free of your traps.
|Ranged Critical Hit Chance Mod 1.0%
|-
|Swift and True
|1
|Strike enemies with Swift Bow
|Your Swift Bow inflicts greater damage to your enemies.
|Ranged Offense Damage increased 2.0%
|-
|Hail of Arrows
|10
|Strike enemies with Rain of Arrows
|You have a greater chance of landing Critical Hits with your Rain of Arrows.
|Ranged Offense Damage increased 2.0%
|-
|Heightened Senses
|10
|Use tracking skills
|Your exceptional senses allow you to track creatures over a greater distance, even if they are using Stealth, and to more easily detect creatures using Stealth.
|Ranged Critical Hit Chance Mod increased 1.0%
|-
|Strong Draw
|10
|Use Penetrating Shot
|Decreases focus cost of Penetrating Shot by 1.
|Power Regeneration in Combat increased by 0.3 per-second
|-
|Arrow Storm
|20
|Strike enemies with Rain of Arrows
|The Focus cost for your Rain of Arrows is reduced by 1.
|Power Regeneration in Combat increased by 0.3 per-second
|-
|Deadly Precision
|20
|Land critical hits with your bow skills
|Adds 1% to Ranged Critical Hit Chance Modifier.
|Barbed Arrow induction time reduced 0.1s; Swift Bow induction time reduced 0.1s
|-
|Deep Concentration
|20
|Use Intent Concentration
|Your Intent Concentration also restores some Power, in addition to its normal effects.
|Power Regeneration in Combat increased by 0.3 per-second
|-
|True Shot
|20
|Strike enemies with Penetrating Shot
|The Hunter's Penetrating Shot pierces more deeply through an enemy's armour, ignoring more of the armour's damage mitigation. Subtracts 8.0% from Target's mitigation to this attack.
|Ranged Offense Damage increased 2.0%
|-
|Graceful Draw
|30
|Strike enemies with your bow skills
|Your Endurance Stance further reduces the Power cost of your ranged skills.
|
|-
|Stealthy Shot
|30
|Use Beneath Notice
|When you use Beneath Notice, you draw even less attention from your enemies.
|
|-
|Swift Recovery
|30
|Use Needful Haste
|Your Needful Haste and Intent Concentration recover more quickly.
|
|-
|Fast Draw
|
|
|You are able to release your Barbed Arrow and Swift Bow more quickly.
|Barbed Arrow induction time reduced 0.1s; Swift Bow induction time reduced 0.1s
|-
|Bard's Arrow (Legendary)
|39/41
|Complete the book A Shot in the Dark
|Ranged weapon +12 damage; Adds 1 Focus; causes Fear
| -
|-
|Press Onward (Legendary)
|39/41
|Complete the book The Way of the Hunter
| +3000 - 3005 Morale; +3000 - 3005 Power
| -
|-
|Rain of Thorns (Legendary)
|39/41
|Complete the Book The Furthest Charge
|Roots for up to 30s (max 5 targets)
| -
|-
|Bow of the Righteous (Legendary)
|45/50
|Complete the level 50 class quests
|Recovers power with each successful ranged attack
|
|}
== Class Quests ==
== Class Quests ==
=== Hunter's path (Level 15) ===
=== [[The Hunter's Path]] (Level 15) ===
=== A Hunter's Charge (Level 30) ===
=== [[A Hunter's Charge]] (Level 30) ===
=== Articles of Discovery & Implements of the Hunter (Level 45) ===
=== [[Articles of Discovery]] & [[Implements of the Hunter]] (Level 45) ===
The wolf snarled and sprang towards them with a great leap. At that moment there was a sharp twang. Legolas had loosed his bow. There was a hideous yell, and the leaping shape thudded to the ground; the Elvish arrow had pierced its throat. – J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Fellowship of the Ring".
Summary
Tracker, pathfinder and master of the bow, the keen-eyed Hunter can fire arrows to devastating effect. Archery is not the only thing in which the Hunter excels, for she can lead her companions through Middle- earth faster than they could travel on their own, and can set traps to ambush enemies. While the Hunter has decent close combat skills, she would rather let her bow do the work.
The Hunter will be the class of choice for players who enjoy striking a target at range. Clever by nature, Hunters are known to lure their targets into traps to hinder them, giving them time to use their bows to deadly effect. A Hunter's knowledge of nature also provides skills that help her and her fellows survive in the wild. Their combat style depends on their ability to wound targets while staying out of harm's way.
Hunter Pros & Cons
(+) Strengths
(-) Weaknesses
+ Long-ranged high DPS
- Trouble dealing with multiple mobs up close
+ Track creatures
- Melee is weak compared to ranged
+ Great run buff and traveling skills
- No healing in combat
+ Can set traps for creatures
Skills & Combat
Focus. Hunters have a Focus meter above their Auto-attack button. Focus is increased by the use of several lower-level ranged skills, including Swift Bow and Barbed Arrow; the "Focus" skill will completely fill your Focus meter. As your Focus meter fills, you will be able to unlock more devastating skills. Note that moving even slightly will start to empty your Focus meter.
As if your savage arrow blitz wasn't powerful enough as the Hunter, your traits will increase your efficiency to a superior level. You gain the class traits after you perform your main Hunter skills a set amount of times, or by completing specific class quests. Consider it like training: The more you do it, the faster you get better. You may think that adding a percent here or there to critical chances, evading, or damage won't do much, but it's that little smidgen in a close fight that makes all the difference.
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