Hunter
Beast Mastery
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Hunter Beast Mastery
Rotation
Here is an indicative priority order at level 30 against a single target.
Single-target priorities
- Aspect of the HawkInstantIncreases the Hunter's ranged attack power. Only one aspect can be active at a time.: activate this aspect before combat and maintain it to support ranged attacks.
- Hunter's MarkInstant · Duration 2 minMarks the target: the ranged attack power of everyone attacking it increases, and it stays visible even when stealthed or invisible. Lasts 2 minutes.: apply the mark to the target before starting your attacks.
- Rapid FireInstant · 5 min cooldown · Duration 15 secIncreases melee and ranged attack speed by 40% for 15 seconds.: use this ability during periods when the Hunter can take advantage of increased attack speed.
- IntimidationBeast Mastery · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 1 min cooldown · Duration 3 secRequires: Bestial Swiftness (1 rank)Your pet stuns the target for 3 seconds on its next successful attack, which also has a 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.: use this ability to increase the critical strike chance of the pet's next attack by 100%.
- Serpent StingInstant · Duration 15 secDeals Nature damage to the target over 15 seconds. A Hunter can only have one Sting active on the same target.: apply its damage-over-time effect and refresh it when appropriate.
- Summon HawkBeast Mastery · Row 4 · 1 rankInstant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 18 secA hawk dive-bombs your target, dealing 32 Physical damage plus 5% of your ranged attack power, and keeps attacking it for 18 seconds. Only 2 hawks can be active at once. Shares its cooldown with Arcane Shot.: use this ability when available and fewer than two hawks are active.
- Aimed Shot2 sec cast · 6 sec cooldownAn aimed shot that increases the damage of the ranged attack. Shares its cooldown with Multi-Shot.: use this attack to deal direct ranged damage.
- Auto ShotInstantAutomatically shoots the target until stopped.: maintain automatic shots between other abilities.
Pet management
The pet accounts for an important portion of Beast Mastery's damage. It should be able to attack the target consistently while remaining alive.
Summon HawkBeast Mastery · Row 4 · 1 rankInstant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 18 secA hawk dive-bombs your target, dealing 32 Physical damage plus 5% of your ranged attack power, and keeps attacking it for 18 seconds. Only 2 hawks can be active at once. Shares its cooldown with Arcane Shot. can maintain up to two active hawks simultaneously. However, this ability shares its cooldown with Arcane ShotInstant · 6 sec cooldownAn instant shot that deals Arcane damage., requiring a choice between the two options.
Multiple targets
Multi-ShotInstant · 6 sec cooldownFires several missiles that hit up to 3 targets. Shares its cooldown with Aimed Shot. is the basic ability for hitting multiple enemies, without a specific priority order.
Important considerations
This list is an indicative priority order, not a fixed sequence to repeat mechanically. Available abilities depend on the talents selected.
Hunters must also account for their ranged dead zone: ranged attacks cannot be used against an enemy within eight meters.
