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Beast Mastery Hunter

Damage specialisation · Tier A in PvP, 4.7% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

All PvPSolo2v23v3BlitzRBG

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 45 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility45.5%974 avg
  • Mastery33.3%733 avg
  • Haste14.9%333 avg
  • Critical Strike6.3%155 avg

45

Synced Blitz players

1,848

Average rating sampled

2,272

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Survival Tactics

Survival Tactics

31%

Feign Death reduces damage taken by 90% for 2 sec.

14 players

Chimaeral Sting

Chimaeral Sting

24%

Stings the target, dealing 3,998 Nature damage and initiating a series of venoms. Each lasts 3 sec and applies the next effect after the previous one ends. Scorpid Venom: 90% reduced movement speed. Spider Venom: Silenced. Viper Venom: 20% reduced damage and healing.

11 players

Scatter Shot

Scatter Shot

22%

A short-range shot that deals 117 damage, removes all harmful damage over time effects, and incapacitates the target for 3 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.

10 players

Kindred Beasts

Kindred Beasts

18%

Command Pet's unique ability cooldown reduced by 50%, and gains additional effects.

8 players

The Beast Within

The Beast Within

4%

Bestial Wrath now provides immunity to Fear and Horror effects for you and your pets for 8 sec. Nearby allied pets are also inspired, increasing their attack speed by 10%.

2 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Combat Experience
    Combat Experience100%

    Your Agility is increased by 3%.

  • Hunter's Avoidance
    Hunter's Avoidance100%

    Damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 5%.

  • Improved Aspect of the Turtle
    Improved Aspect of the Turtle100%

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Greatcloak

31% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

29% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Chain Tunic

56% equipped · 263 ilvl

Beast Mastery Hunter enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina69%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei62%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness60%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul53%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery51%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt49%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 45 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

  • Guttural Roar88%

    38 players · Class

  • Pathfinding88%

    38 players · Class

  • Concussive Shot84%

    36 players · Class

  • Dire Beast81%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Dire Command81%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Dire Frenzy81%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Huntmaster's Call81%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Wildspeaker81%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Horsehair Tether77%

    33 players · Class

  • Improved Traps74%

    32 players · Class

  • Killer Instinct74%

    32 players · Specialization

  • Wilderness Medicine65%

    28 players · Class

  • Improved Snaring51%

    22 players · Class

  • Born To Be Wild33%

    14 players · Class

  • Disruptive Rounds28%

    12 players · Class

  • Kodo Tranquilizer28%

    12 players · Class

  • Improved Aspect of the Cheetah26%

    11 players · Class

  • Serrated Tips23%

    10 players · Class

  • Razor Sharp19%

    8 players · Specialization

  • Serpentine Strikes19%

    8 players · Specialization

  • Beast Cleave16%

    7 players · Specialization

  • Kill Cleave16%

    7 players · Specialization

  • Wild Thrash16%

    7 players · Specialization

Near-universal picks (59)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Combat Experience100%

    43 players · Class

  • Hunter's Avoidance100%

    43 players · Class

  • Improved Aspect of the Turtle100%

    43 players · Class

Rarely taken (79)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Emergency Salve14%

    6 players · Class

  • Laceration14%

    6 players · Specialization

  • Aspect of the Beast12%

    5 players · Specialization

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

  • Xxy

    ravencrest · EU2,272

  • Outz

    whisperwind · US2,251

  • Deportall

    twisting-nether · EU2,158

  • Hyacinthiaz

    tichondrius · US2,115

  • Ridbàck

    archimonde · EU2,113

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Hunter specs

  • Marksmanship
  • Survival

The cooldown of Aspect of the Turtle is reduced by 30 sec.

  • Natural Mending
    Natural Mending100%

    Exhilaration's cooldown is reduced by 120 sec.

  • Precision Strikes
    Precision Strikes100%

    Your auto shot damage is increased by 25%.

  • Survival

    • Padded Armor
      Padded Armor100%

      Survival of the Fittest gains an additional charge.

    • Rejuvenating Wind
      Rejuvenating Wind100%

      Exhilaration now also heals you for an additional 12.0% of your maximum health over 8 sec.

    • Survival of the Fittest
      Survival of the Fittest100%

      Reduces all damage you and your pet take by 30% for 8 sec.

    • Lone Survivor
      Lone Survivor98%

      The duration of Survival of the Fittest is increased by 2.0 sec.

    • Touch of Grass
      Touch of Grass98%

      Your maximum health is increased by 20%.

    Control & mobility

    • Posthaste
      Posthaste100%

      Disengage also frees you from all movement impairing effects and increases your movement speed by 50% for 4 sec.

    • Bestial Wrath
      Bestial Wrath95%

      Sends you and your pet into a rage, instantly dealing 20,091 Physical damage to its target, and increasing all damage you both deal by 20% for 15 sec. Removes all crowd control effects from your pet. Activating Bestial Wrath grants 1 charge of Barbed Shot.

    • Counter Shot
      Counter Shot95%

      Interrupts spellcasting, preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec.

    • Intimidation
      Intimidation95%

      Commands your pet to intimidate the target stunning your target for 5 sec and nearby enemies for 1.0 sec.

    • Scout's Instincts
      Scout's Instincts95%

      You cannot be slowed below 80% of your normal movement speed while Aspect of the Cheetah is active.

    Chest

    Skulking Viper's Scuteplate

    27% equipped · 289 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Stompers

    69% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Galerider's Chausses

    7% equipped · 305 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Gauntlets

    42% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Skulking Viper's Hidepiercers

    24% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Skulking Viper's Weeping Fangs

    69% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Headguard

    13% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Leggings

    36% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wargreaves

    29% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Bow

    47% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Bow

    24% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    29% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    44% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    24% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    40% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    22% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    9% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    4% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Jaws of the Skulking Viper

    64% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Epaulets

    7% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    13% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    11% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    16% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    13% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Girdle

    51% equipped · 282 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Clasp

    22% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wristwraps

    44% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Cuffs

    16% equipped · 263 ilvl

  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden13%
  • Beast Mastery Hunter gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control71%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility53%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery20%
    • Prismatic Socket18%
    • Flawless Deadly Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Critical Strike7%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste7%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat4%
    • Flawless Masterful Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Mastery2%
    Natural Mending100%

    43 players · Class

  • Padded Armor100%

    43 players · Class

  • Posthaste100%

    43 players · Class

  • Precision Strikes100%

    43 players · Class

  • Rejuvenating Wind100%

    43 players · Class

  • Specialized Arsenal100%

    43 players · Class

  • Survival of the Fittest100%

    43 players · Class

  • Trigger Finger100%

    43 players · Class

  • Keen Eyesight98%

    42 players · Class

  • Lone Survivor98%

    42 players · Class

  • Touch of Grass98%

    42 players · Class

  • Unnatural Causes98%

    42 players · Class

  • Alpha Predator95%

    41 players · Specialization

  • Misdirection9.3%

    4 players · Class

  • Tar Trap9.3%

    4 players · Class

  • Catlike Reflexes7.0%

    3 players · Class

  • Shell Wall7.0%

    3 players · Class

  • Thrill of the Hunt7.0%

    3 players · Specialization

  • Aimed Shot4.7%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Avian Specialization4.7%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Bleak Arrows4.7%

    2 players · Hero

  • Bleak Powder4.7%

    2 players · Hero