Interesting Hunter weapon statistics
The analysis of the data I collected from the World of Warcraft Armory continues.
Here are some interesting Hunter weapon statistics:
- Valanos’ Longbow is the most popular Hunter ranged weapon with 31.6% of Hunters using it.
- 40.7% of Hunters using a two-handed weapon use the Sonic Spear. This makes the Sonic Spear the most popular two-handed melee weapon for Hunters by a large margin.
- Only 18.7% of Hunters dual-wield.
- Stellaris is the most popular main-hand weapon for dual-wielding Hunters. 15.6% of dual-wielding Hunters use it as their main-hand weapon, 10% use it as their off-hand weapon, and 4.7% equip one in each hand.
- The Ceremonial Warmaul Blood-blade is the most popular off-hand weapon for dual-wielding Hunters. 10.4% of dual-wielding Hunters use it as their off-hand weapon, and 4.7% use it as their main-hand weapon.
As a dual-wielding Hunter, I’m not sure what to make of the fact that only 18.7% of my brethren are doing the same thing.
Read on for the details…
Here are the most popular ranged weapons for level 70 Hunters. Obviously these aren’t the best ranged weapons, just the most popular. Weapons that are relatively easy to obtain are more likely to rank highly than rare world drops. The percentage represents the percentage of Hunters in my sample that have this weapon equipped.
| Hunter Ranged Weapons | ||
|---|---|---|
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Valanos’ Longbow | 31.6% |  |
Steelhawk Crossbow | 11.5% |
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Melmorta’s Twilight Longbow | 7.2% |
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Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix | 6.3% |
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Hemet’s Elekk Gun | 4.3% |
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Telescopic Sharprifle | 4.2% |
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Emberhawk Crossbow | 4.1% |
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Lohn’goron, Bow of the Torn-heart | 3.5% |
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Skyfire Hawk-Bow | 3.3% |
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Wolfslayer Sniper Rifle | 3.2% |
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Recoilless Rocket Ripper X-54 | 2.5% |
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Gladiator’s Heavy Crossbow | 2.1% |
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Wrathfire Hand-Cannon | 2.1% |
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Don Santos’ Famous Hunting Rifle | 2.0% |
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Consortium Blaster | 1.8% |
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Marksman’s Bow | 1.6% |
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Ornate Khorium Rifle | 1.5% |
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Wrathtide Longbow | 1.0% |
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Other | 6.2% |
Here are the most popular two-handed weapons for level 70 Hunters. Again, these aren’t necessarily the best two-handed weapons, just the most popular. The percentage represents the percentage of non-dual-wielding Hunters in my sample that have this weapon equipped.
| Two-Handed Hunter Melee Weapons | ||
|---|---|---|
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Sonic Spear | 40.7% |
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Crystalforged War Axe | 16.5% |
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Terokk’s Quill | 15.4% |
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Blackened Spear | 5.6% |
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Hellforged Halberd | 3.2% |
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Honed Voidaxe | 2.9% |
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Legacy | 2.1% |
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Survivalist’s Pike | 1.4% |
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Jeweled Halberd | 1.3% |
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Lunar Crescent | 1.1% |
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Other | 9.8% |
Lastly, here are the most popular main-hand and off-hand weapons for level 70 dual-wielding Hunters. The percentage represents the percentage of dual-wielding Hunters in my sample that have this weapon equipped.
| Main-Hand Hunter Melee Weapons | Off-Hand Hunter Melee Weapons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Stellaris | 15.6% |  |
Ceremonial Warmaul Blood-blade | 10.4% |
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Claw of the Netherwing Flight | 5.2% | |
Stellaris | 10.0% |
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Resonating Axe | 5.2% |  |
Crystalline Kopesh | 6.2% |
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Ceremonial Warmaul Blood-blade | 4.7% | |
Claw of the Netherwing Flight | 5.2% |
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Edge of the Cosmos | 3.3% |  |
Guile of Khoraazi | 5.2% |
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Vindicator’s Brand | 2.8% |  |
Stormreaver Warblades | 4.3% |
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Emerald Ripper | 2.8% |  |
Twin-Bladed Ripper | 3.3% |
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Latro’s Shifting Sword | 2.8% |  |
Void-Talon | 3.3% |
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Amani Venom-Axe | 2.8% |  |
Borak’s Reminder | 2.4% |
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Ced’s Carver | 2.4% |  |
Mag’hari Fury Brand | 2.4% |
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Other | 52.4% |
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Other | 47.3% |
