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TBC Classic Beast Mastery Hunter Guide (Phase 3)

by FourenUpdated 8 minutes read views

Overview

The Beast Mastery Hunter is a ranged, mail-wearing fighter. It shoots with a bow, crossbow, or gun and fights alongside a pet. In TBC the pet scales off the owner's stats and therefore deals a noticeable share of the total damage. In single-target damage it is one of the best specs for the entire expansion. On top of that it grants the group Game iconFerocious Inspiration, while Game iconMisdirection and Game iconFeign Death help the raid manage threat.

Strengths

  • High damage at any stage of the expansion and the highest among the hunter specs.
  • Strong utility: ability_hunter_misdirectionMisdirection and ability_rogue_feigndeathFeign Death.
  • One of the most sought-after classes in the raid, so a spot in the group is easy to find.
  • Easy to gear up at the start of the expansion.
  • Fast leveling and confident solo play in the open world.

Weaknesses

  • The class is tied to the pet, which you have to keep an eye on constantly.
  • The rotation is more complex than for most classes.
  • Weak area-of-effect and multi-target damage.
  • Almost no defensive cooldowns or self-healing.

Stat Priority

Hunter Beast Mastery Stats Priority
  1. 1Hit Rating
  2. 2Armor Penetration
  3. 3Agility
  4. 4Attack Power
  5. 5Critical Strike Rating

Talents

Talents

Ability Priority

Abilities Priority

Opener

Important Abilities

Important Abilities
the main damage cooldown, put it in a macro with your racials
increases firing speed
does not use the global cooldown, press it whenever it is available
dumps threat onto the tank
area damage, pays off from 7 targets; in TBC it can be placed right in combat
weak, only on 10+ targets and when everything else is on cooldown
switch from Game iconAspect of the Hawk when you are low on mana

Best in Slot (BiS)

Best in Slot (BiS)
Slot
Recommended Gear
Source
Head
Coif of Alleria
Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Neck
Clutch of Demise
Brutallus — Sunwell Plateau
Shoulders
Gronnstalker's Spaulders
Mother Shahraz — Black Temple
Back
Cloak of Unforgivable Sin
Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Chest
Bladed Chaos Tunic
Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Wrists
Gronnstalker's Bracers
Lady Sacrolash and Grand Warlock Alythess — Sunwell Plateau
Hands
Thalassian Ranger Gauntlets
Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Waist
Gronnstalker's Belt
Brutallus — Sunwell Plateau
Legs
Leggings of the Immortal Night
Felmyst — Sunwell Plateau
Feet
Gronnstalker's Boots
Mother Shahraz — Black Temple
Rings
Hard Khorium Band
Jewelcrafting
Band of Ruinous Delight
Lady Sacrolash and Grand Warlock Alythess — Sunwell Plateau
Trinkets
Blackened Naaru Sliver
M'uru — Sunwell Plateau
Berserker's Call
Zul'jin — Zul'Aman
Melee weapon
Hand of the Deceiver
Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Crux of the Apocalypse
Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Ranged
Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury
Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau

Tier 6 Set — Gronnstalker's Armor

Tier 6 Set — Gronnstalker's Armor
Slot
Recommended Gear
Drops From
Head
Gronnstalker's Helmet
Archimonde — Mount Hyjal
Shoulders
Gronnstalker's Spaulders
Mother Shahraz — Black Temple
Chest
Gronnstalker's Chestguard
Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Hands
Gronnstalker's Gloves
Azgalor — Mount Hyjal
Legs
Gronnstalker's Leggings
The Illidari Council — Black Temple
Wrists
Gronnstalker's Bracers
Kalecgos — Sunwell Plateau (exchanged via Sunmote)
Waist
Gronnstalker's Belt
Brutallus — Sunwell Plateau (exchanged via Sunmote)
Feet
Gronnstalker's Boots
Felmyst — Sunwell Plateau (exchanged via Sunmote)

Enchants, Gems, Consumables

Enchants
Head
Arcanum of Ferocity
Shoulders
Might of the Scourge
or
Greater Inscription of the Blade
or
Greater Inscription of Vengeance
Back
Enchant Cloak - Greater Agility
Chest
Enchant Chest - Exceptional Stats
Wrists
Lesser Assault
Hands
Superior Agility
Legs
Nethercobra Leg Armor
Feet
Enchant Boots - Dexterity
One-handed weapon
Enchant Weapon - Greater Agility
Two-handed weapon
Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Agility
Ranged weapon
Stabilized Eternium Scope
Gems
Slot
Recommended Gear
Comment
Meta gem
Relentless Earthstorm Diamond
requires 2 red, 2 yellow, and 2 blue gems in your gear
Red
Delicate Crimson Spinel
Yellow
Deadly Pyrestone
Blue
Jagged Seaspray Emerald
satisfies both the yellow and blue meta requirement at once
Consumables
Flask
Flask of Relentless Assault
Battle elixir
Elixir of Major Agility
or
Elixir of Demonslaying
Guardian elixir
Elixir of Major Mageblood
Food
Spicy Hot Talbuk
or
Grilled Mudfish
Potion
Haste Potion
Sharpening stone
Adamantite Weightstone
or
Adamantite Sharpening Stone
Rune
Demonic Rune
or
Dark Rune
Drums
Drums of Battle

Races

Orc
Increases weapon skill by 5 when wielding an axe.
Increases attack power by 282 for 15 seconds, but healing received is reduced by 50% for that duration. 2-minute cooldown.
Increases pet damage by 5%.
Increases the chance to resist stun effects by 15%.
Troll
Increases damage against beasts by 5%.
Increases attack and casting speed by 10–30% depending on how wounded you are. 3-minute cooldown.
Increases critical strike chance by 1% when wielding a bow.
Increases critical strike chance by 1% when wielding a thrown weapon.
Increases health regeneration by 10% and allows 10% of it to be active even in combat.
Tauren
Increases herbalism skill by 15.
Increases total health by 5%.
Increases nature resistance by 10.
Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yards for 2 seconds. 0.5-second cast, 2-minute cooldown.
Night Elf
Increases nature resistance by 10.
Increases dodge chance by 1%.
Turns you invisible while you stand still. 10-second cooldown, does not work in combat.
Turns you into a wisp after death and speeds up ghost movement by 50%.
Dwarf
Marks nearby chests on the minimap.
Increases frost resistance by 10.
Increases critical strike chance by 1% when wielding a gun.
Grants immunity to bleed, poison, and disease effects and increases armor for 8 seconds. 3-minute cooldown.
Draenei
Increases jewelcrafting skill by 5.
Increases shadow resistance by 10.
Heals the target over 15 seconds.
Increases the hit chance of the whole group within 30 yards by 1%.

Best Professions

Leatherworking

The best profession for a hunter. It provides Game iconDrums of Battle and Game iconGreater Drums of Battle, as well as the Primalstrike set — three pre-raid BiS pieces at once and several near-BiS options.

Engineering

The second most useful profession. It provides items that add damage and help in tough situations in both PvE and PvP.

Skinning

A good choice at the start if you don't want engineering: it supplies materials for leveling leatherworking and crafting the level 70 set.

Author

Fouren

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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