Building a Hunter From Lore: Wilderness Stalker

The Wilderness Stalker is master of the wilds, and the horde's answer to the ranger's of Quel'thalas (though they are now members of the horde too) and the Sentinels of Darnassus. Orcs and Trolls are the the prime examples, but Tauren and Mok'Nathal are also Wilderness Stalkers.

The Wilderness Stalker Specializes in using the terrain to his advantage. The Wilderness Stalker is going to focus mostly in survival with a few points in BM, bu

t there's a good bit of flexibility in it.

Something like this:

The first problem is one that is reoccurring when it comes to translating lore to game, in that according to the lore Wilderness Stalkers prefer Thrown Weapons. This in part is due to the consumable nature of ammo, with cataclysm and ammo becoming a regular durable item there's a chance of letting hunter's use thrown weapons (but we'll save that for another post) so for the sake of looks carry a thrown weapon and set it to the action bar for quick equips, but otherwise a bow is going to be the best choice. Like most other hunter builds Improved Tracking is a must have not only as a damage boost but also from a lore perspective as nearly every hunter in lore is a skilled tracker. In order to capture the essence of the Wilderness Stalker's use of terrain the build focuses on traps as the primary form of damag

e, and good use of CC. Explosive Shot,Lock 'n' Load, and Explosive Trap are left out for lore reasons but feel free to drop a points in if you're looking fore better damage output. Talents are going to focus around being tactful and using the environment like Master Tactician and Hunter Vs. Wild. Over on the BM side Pathfinding is a good lore talent for most hunter spec, and the added survivability from Endurance Training and Thick Hide is always a plus. This leave a few points left over, which i tossed into Focused Aim but you can toss pretty much anywhere.

Aspect of the Beast is gonna be your primary aspect, Aspect of the Wild is also a great choice lorewise, but still very situational. This spec want's you to CC and move, swapping points from BM to MM to grab Aimed Shot isn't a bad idea. Use Freezing Arrow and Wyvern Sting to move check enemies and make sure to drop snakes. Pets with control abilities are great for this spec.Birds of Prey and Spiders for Cunning, Tallstriders and Hyenas for Ferocity, and Crabs for Tenacity. Cat's Prowl make them a solid choice as well.

For glyphs Glyph of Freezing Trap and Glyph of Immolation Trap will give you some extra bang out of your traps, while Glyph of the Beast is a straight power increase. Minors are standard, though you could swap Glyph of Revive Pet for Glyph of Scare Beast.

Professions dual gatherer Herbalism and Skinning is a great choice on the lore point, Leatherworking or Alchemy combos are also solid since they imply using things from nature, plus the three secondaries.