Seguris wrote:
Ice Block on Viper Sting and hope that the hunter will change targets so you can get an opener.
Lolz!! Joke I hope. Why would you iceblock a viper sting? Sure you lose some mana, but it shouldnt take you a full mana bar to kill a hunter. You want to iceblock his beastial wrath (big red kitty) if he's bm. If he is MM or survival, iceblock if he's got you snared/trapped/slept, and you see him pop rapid fire. Pets have no resilience, so if you can burst it down fast, do that. Hunters loses alot of dps and that less pushback on you if pet is killed. Sheep the hunter and kill the pet first.
Otherwise, try to stay in melee range and use your quick cast. His melee abilities won't hurt as much as him pumping you full of arrows. Slow him if you are arcane, and try to get shatters if you are frost. As fire use your instants and scorches. If you get a hot streak proc, it should be GG at that point.
Hunter pvp has been severely nerfed since the patch. Mages use to be dogmeat before 3.0 for hunters, now it takes alot more effort on the hunters' part to win.