To achieve this DPS Hunters use a series of shots which cost mana

The Hunter will be expected Eve isk to know how and when use their pets against the various mobs that will be encountered.

There is always an argument between the two, but spirit is rather good. While leveling, you'll probably just need to focus on Intellect until Outlands where you can start stacking up on mana regen gear.

This a basic guide of Survival Hunters here. Survival Hunters, like their Beast master and Marksmen brothers, are firmly entrenched in ranged DPS and as such will be expected to provide their group with high end DPS.

To achieve this DPS Hunters use a series of shots which cost mana, have various cool downs, and various affects. While pushing out the most DPS possible Hunters are also expected to watch their aggro as pulling off the tank could mean game over for the entire raid.

To help them on the way Blizzard has provided Hunters with Feign Death which causes the Hunter to appear dead and allows the Hunter to drop all aggro, and Misdirection which should not only be used at the beginning of boss fights to help the tank gain aggro, but will also help divert aggro from the Hunter back onto the appropriate target.