if any hunter that knows how to play his class, and knows how to mess with his or her stats, would obviously pass this on to a ret pally or a war. all i have to say is -> http://thottbot.com/i34014 to all the hunters, see the armor reduction at the bottom? that makes up for the lack of ap compared to this. you also get higher dps, more stamina, better crit (more resilience) and hell, even hit rating. if you chose not to pass this sword on to a war or pally, then you have no idea how to play your class. (and btw, getting 1000 arena points is quite easy. you dont have to be that great, you can even lose most of the time.) im sure youll get that axe before you even see this sword, if you think this sword would be better for you.