Beast Mastery Hunter DPS PVE Guide – WotLK

Welcome to the PVE Beast Mastery Hunter DPS Guide for World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King!

This guide will teach you how to play a Beast Mastery Hunter DPS in a raid. It covers talents, glyphs, gems, enchantments, rotation, and gameplay tips.

The initial build is tailored for players just reaching level 80. It’s worth noting that you can redistribute some points from Lethal Shots to Focused Aim within the Marksmanship Tree if you haven’t reached Hit Cap. Once you’ve achieved Hit Cap, consider allocating the remaining point to either Invigoration or Catlike Reflexes, depending on whether you’re experiencing mana issues or not.

The second build is for people with medium or BiS gear. When you’re approaching best in slot then Arcane Shot is not in the rotation since there are much better skills to use. This means that Improved Tracking will be your choice.

Major Glyphs

• Glyph of Steady Shot
• Glyph of the Hawk
• Glyph of Serpent Sting

Minor Glyphs

• Glyph of Feign Death
• Glyph of Mend Pet
• Glyph of Revive Pet

Gems are situational and depend on the build and equipment. They are used to reach the required stat caps.

• Meta – Relentless Earthsiege Diamond
• Red – Bright Cardinal Ruby
• Yellow – Smooth King’s Amber x1
• Blue – Nightmare Tear x1

Notes

• Fill the rest of the Blue and Yellow slots with Red Gems

• Head – Arcanum of Torment
• Shoulder – Greater Inscription of the Axe
• Cloak – Enchant Cloak – Major Agility
• Chest – Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
• Bracers – Enchant Bracers – Greater Assault
• Gloves – Enchant Gloves – Major Agility
• Waist – Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs – Icescale Leg Armor
• Boots – Enchant Boots – Tuskarr’s Vitality
• Weapon – Enchant 2H Weapon – Massacre or Enchant Weapon – Superior Potency
• Ranged Weapon – Heartseeker Scope

• Use Aspect of the Dragonhawk
• Apply Hunter’s Mark
• Use Serpent Sting
• Use Arcane Shot
• Use Multi-Shot
• Use Steady Shot

Notes

• Steady Shot is used last and until something better comes off cooldown.
• Make sure that the enemy is always affected by Serpent Sting.
• When the target reaches 20% of its health Kill Shot becomes priority in the rotation.

In terms of PVE and raiding the top 3 pets are:

• Tyrant Devilsaur
• Wolfs, including Skoll
• Cats, including Gondria

Pet Talents

The talent tree for the pet is Ferocity, here is a spec made with those 4 extra talent points from the Beast Mastery talent. Don’t forget to use Kill Command and other pet skills when you can!