Lethal Shots

Omen is a threat meter. Put simply, all a threat meter does is keep track of who the targeted mob hates the most. And as we all know, whoever the mob hates the most is who he is going to beat on. In a group situation, this should almost always be the tank. While Omen is pretty much a requirement for raiding, it is also an addon that every hunter should consider using for solo work. Why you ask? Because unlike all other classes (except warlocks in some situations), hunters have their own personal tank with them 24/7, affectionately referred to as our pet.

Now as any hunter knows, we are a ranged class. If a mob gets within melee distance of us, our DPS hits the dirt. So to be effective, we must keep the mob away from us. This is where the tank comes in. Before we start pumping the mob full of lead (or arrows), the tank has to be allowed to gain a sufficient amount of aggro so that when we start attacking, we don’t pull the mob onto us. This is where Omen comes in. Omen works by keeping track of what attacks and abilities have been used on the targeted mob and who did each attack or ability. You can then use this information to figure when it is ok to start attacking the target. But you should also remember to keep an eye on Omen during longer fights to make sure that you are not overtaking the tank on the threat list. If your threat amount reaches 130% of the tanks, then the mob will turn and attack you, which is bad. But anyway, that’s enough explanation on the usage of Omen, and back to explaining why Omen is essential to a hunter in solo play.

As I said a little earlier, as a hunter you have a pet, which serves as your own personal tank that you get to haul around with you everywhere. Now your pet loves you and will do anything for you, up to and even including sacrificing themselves so that you may get away alive. Now it’s up to you to let your pet do his job and keep mobs attacking him and not you. This is where Omen comes in. It will allow you to moniter your pet’s aggro so that you don’t pull the mob onto yourself. Some people keep their eyes glued to the Omen window, but i find this to be a bad habit. A player needs to divide their attention between their health, their pet’s health, shot rotation, cooldowns, possible adds, ect. So as you can see, focusing strictly on the threat meter can get you in trouble. Fortunately though, Omen has a handy feature that make it unnecessary to focus on it. When you have reached a pre-set level of aggro in relation to the mob’s current target, which is defaulted to 90%, a text warning will pop up at the top of your screen and an audible warning sounds. You can adjust the level they go off at, or turn them off completely if you like, though i recommend leaving at least the visual warning on.

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