Every hunter should already know that the max hit rating ever needed is 142 equal to 9% as hunters without hit have a 9% chance to miss. However certain factors can decrease the amount of hit needed, for example having a boomkin (Balance) with Faerie Fire or a Draenei Hunter, Paladin or Warrior's racial of 1% chance to hit for the draenei and those in the draenei's party.

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Hunters
Special attack or ranged auto-attack, base 142 hit rating (9%)
Special attack or ranged auto-attack, with 3/3 Surefooted: 95 hit rating

When raiding remember to take in account:

The presence of a Draenei Hunter, Paladin or Warrior in your party. Their Heroic Presence racial ability gives +1% chance to hit with physical attacks thus enabling you to swap 15.77 points of hit rating for more useful stats.

The presence of a balance druid with 3/3 in Faerie Fire(Balance) in your raid. This ability gives +3% chance to hit with physical attacks thus enabling you to swap 47.31 points of hit rating for more useful stats.

Hunters without surefooted talent from sv tree :

142 hit rating needed


Hunters with sure footed:

95 hit rating needed


Hunters without surefooted talent from sv tree but with a balance druid with 3/3 in Faerie Fire:

95 hit rating needed


Hunters with sure footed and with balance druid with 3/3 in Faerie Fire:

48 hit rating needed


Draenai hunters without surefooted talent from sv tree :

126 hit rating needed


Draenai hunters with sure footed:

79 hit rating needed


Draenai hunters without surefooted talent from sv tree but with a balance druid with 3/3 in Faerie Fire:

79 hit rating


Draenai hunters with sure footed with a balance druid with 3/3 in Faerie Fire:

32 hit rating