Beast Mastery Hunter PvE Guide — Midnight
1 798 viewsAbout the Class
Beast Mastery Hunter (BM) is a ranged fighter who uses ranged weapons (bow, crossbow, gun). In combat they rely on various pets to deal damage. This is a very mobile class that does not require the player to cast long spells during combat.
Strengths
- Solid and consistent damage both in single target and AoE.
- Simple rotation that lets you quickly grasp the class and perform well.
- Has a raid buff granting 30% haste for 30 seconds (Bloodlust, Heroism).
Weaknesses
- A small number of abilities, which heavily limits the rotation. The class may feel boring to some players.
- You need to manage your summoned pets both during combat and out of it, since pets can pull mobs while moving.
- Few crowd-control abilities and few tools that help the group.
Stat Priority
Agility
Mastery
Haste
Critical Strike
VersatilityTalents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
Barbed Shot if 
Bestial Wrath will come off cooldown in the next 3 seconds- Bestial Wrath
Kill Command if you have the 
Howl of the Pack Leader buff or if 
Friend of the Wild is active- Barbed Shot
Cobra Shot
Best in Slot (BiS)
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Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Leveling Process
From the very first level you already have damage abilities. Your main abilities in the early levels are Barbed Shot and Kill Command. As you level up you gain new abilities, gradually approaching the main rotation. We recommend following the ability priority from the rotation section.
Useful Tips for Mythic+ Keys
1
Always use 
Misdirection on the tank before dealing damage or if the tank asks you to transfer threat to them from a group of monsters (for example, pulling mobs far from the tank or if someone in the group did it accidentally and the tank cannot grab aggro at the moment).
2
The 
Feign Death ability lets you drop aggro from mobs if you accidentally pull an extra group. It also lets you avoid a lot of targeted mob and boss abilities.
3
Use 
Camouflage when you need to sneak past a group of enemies. This ability grants full invisibility.
4
Exhilaration and 
Survival of the Fittest also work on summoned pets. Use them when you need to protect or restore your pets' health.
Macros
#showtooltip Misdirection /cast [@pet] Misdirection
#showtooltip Counter Shot /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Counter Shot
#showtooltip Intimidation /petattack /cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Intimidation
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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