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Beast Mastery (WoW Talent Tree)  

See Hunter Talent Builds

Beast Mastery represents the hunter's focus on his/her connection to nature and the beasts that live within in. Most Beast Mastery abilities and talents are centered around the hunter's pet, and the rest are on the use of aspects.

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Primary uses

Beast Mastery is generally considered the best leveling tree for hunters, who are already arguably the best levelers in the game. Additionally, Beast Mastery is capable of some very good damage output once you get down to Serpent's Swiftness, which makes them very desirable in raids. Although not the best PvP'ers, The Beast Within is certainly useful for keeping the hunter from being crowd controlled.

Tier 1

Tier 2

(5 points must already be spent in the tree)

Tier 3

(10 points required)

Tier 4

(15 points required)

Tier 5

(20 points required)

Tier 6

(25 points required)

  • Animal Handler (2) - Pet's miss rate is reduced by up to 4% and mount speed is slightly increased.
  • Frenzy (5) - Pet attacks 30% faster after scoring a crit. It is common to only spend 4 points in Frenzy since the return on the final point is questionable.

Tier 7

(30 points required)

Tier 8

(35 points required)

Tier 9

(40 points required)

  • The Beast Within (1) - Makes hunter immune to crowd control while Bestial Wrath is active.

Typical Points Spent

A hunter that is still leveling or that primarily solos might choose to assign some of these points differently, but a typical level 70 hunter talent build designed for DPS will include:

Typical 41/20/0 build
  • 5/5 Improved Aspect of the Hawk
  • 2/2 Focused Fire
  • 2/2 Improved Revive Pet
  • 1 loose point (Endurance Training, most likely)
  • 5/5 Unleashed Fury
  • 5/5 Ferocity
  • Intimidation
  • 2/2 Improved Mend Pet
  • 2 loose points (often Bestial Discipline, but Go For the Throat often makes these points wasted)
  • 4/5 Frenzy
  • 2/2 Animal Handler (second point is usually spent after Ferocious Inspiration)
  • Bestial Wrath
  • 3/3 Ferocious Inspiration
  • 5/5 Serpent's Swiftness
  • The Beast Within

This makes 41 points spent. The remaining 20 are usually spent in Marksmanship.

  • 5/5 Lethal Shots
  • 5/5 Efficiency (or maybe Improved Hunter's Mark)
  • 2/2 Go For the Throat
  • Aimed Shot
  • 2 loose points (often Rapid Killing or Improved Hunter's Mark)
  • 5/5 Mortal Shots

See Hunter Talent Builds for other common and not-so-common specs.

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