Counterattack: Maylay Huntars

A controversial topic to say the least. Is it viable for Hunters to run in and hit mobs for legitimate amounts of damage? No, simply. It is not. However, this doesn’t mean melee is useless as a hunter. In fact, it is especially useful in most situations.

a) Maylay Huntars is the greatest arena team of all time. (Maybe.)

Seriously, now.

b) Wing Clip. Not necessarily a crowd control, (Although I have used it as such, with Improved Wing Clip.) Wing Clip can help your group survive by using it to keep mobs off of your healer. For example, if for some reason, the healer of my group draws aggro, I’ll run over and hit it with a wing clip. This doesn’t mean you need to stand there and clip it over and over. Just hit it once so the healer can get away, then drop back to range, and start building that aggro to peel it off.

c) PvP (Specifically Warsong Gulch and Eye of the Storm) Too many times, I see Hunters standing back chasing the Horde (Or Alliance, whatever floats your boat.) at maximum range, throwing arcane shots and the occasional concussive shot. Or I’ll see a hunter drop a frost trap to slow them down, then drop back to shoot. Here’s how I use Wing Clip to help my flag carriers:

1) Frost Trap in front of the Chasers. This slows them down to give your flag carrier enough space to get any movement debuffs off.

2) Get in the middle of the Chasers’ group. Pop Cheetah if you have to catch up, get in the middle of them.

3) Pop on Aspect of the Monkey. If I’m fully specced for PvP, I actually tend to go for Improved Aspect of the Monkey for this reason. Pop Deterrance if you have it, and dodge for your life.

4) Mash Tab and whatever your Wing Clip Hotkey is. Try to get it so you throw one wing clip every time you switch targets.

5) Once enough of your targets are slowed, get a bit ahead of them and drop another frost trap. Hopefully, after all this, you can have the entire group of Chasers slowed to at least 60% before they get you down. Your Flag carrier only has to worry about Warriors and Druids charging them now, but hopefully they have a good healer and stunner next to them to keep them up.