Beast Mastery Hunter

Full Beast Mastery burst package (Deadly Aspects, Summon Hawk, Intimidation, Frenzy, Bestial Wrath) with 20 points in Survival for Improved Tracking, 5/5 Entrapment, Survivalist, Surefooted, Deterrence and Counterattack. You are a battleground skirmisher: pet and Hawks pressure one target, Intimidation is the stun, traps in combat are the roots.

31 / 0 / 20 (51 points)

Beast Mastery

31 pts

5/5

Deadly AspectsRank 5/5While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 10% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 10% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.

Endurance TrainingRank 0/5Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 3%.

2/2

Focused FireRank 2/2Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 2% while your pet is active.

3/3

Improved Aspect of the MonkeyRank 3/3Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 6%. Additionally, your pet gains 50% of the effect of your Aspect of the Monkey ability.

2/2

PathfindingRank 2/2Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 6%.

Improved Revive PetRank 0/2Revive Pet's casting time is reduced by 3 sec, mana cost is reduced by 20%, and increases the health your pet returns with by an additional 15%.

1/1

Bestial SwiftnessRank 1/1Increases the movement speed of your pets by 30%.

5/5

Unleashed FuryRank 5/5Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 15%.

Improved Mend PetRank 0/2Gives your Mend Pet spell a 15% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic, or Poison effect from your pet each time it heals and reduces the Mana cost by 10%.

5/5

FerocityRank 5/5Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 10%.

1/1

Summon HawkRank 1/1Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing 32 Physical damage and continuing its assault for 18 sec. Only 2 hawks can be active at once. Summon Hawk shares its cooldown with Arcane Shot.

Spirit BondRank 0/2While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 1% of total health every 10 sec.

1/1

IntimidationRank 1/1Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.Requires Bestial Swiftness

Bestial DisciplineRank 0/2Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 10% and allows 25% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

5/5

FrenzyRank 5/5Gives your pet a 100% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.Requires Ferocity

1/1

Bestial WrathRank 1/1Send your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 18 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pity or remorse or fear and it cannot be stopped unless killed.Requires Intimidation

Marksmanship

0 pts

Hawk EyeRank 0/3Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 2 yards.

Improved Concussive ShotRank 0/5Gives your Concussive Shot a 4% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

Lethal AttacksRank 0/5Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 1%.

Improved StingsRank 0/3Increased the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec.

EfficiencyRank 0/5Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 3%.

Careful AimRank 0/5Increases your Attack Power by 20% of your Intellect.

Rapid KillingRank 0/2Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 1 min. In addition, when you kill a non-trivial enemy or it dies while afflicted by your Serpent Sting, you gain Rapid Killing, increasing the damage of your next Shot ability within 20 sec by 10%.

Improved Arcane ShotRank 0/5Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.3 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.

Lone WolfRank 0/1You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.

Trueshot AuraRank 0/1Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yards by 30. Lasts 30 min.

Mortal ShotsRank 0/5Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.Requires Careful Aim

Rapid RecuperationRank 0/2Hitting a target with your Serpent Sting ability grants you 25% and consuming Rapid Killing grants you 50% of your Mana regeneration while casting for the next 15 sec.Requires Rapid Killing

BarrageRank 0/3Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 3%.

Scatter ShotRank 0/1A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.

Ranged Weapon SpecializationRank 0/5Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 1%.

Sniper ShotRank 0/1A steady snipe that increases ranged damage by 160.Requires Trueshot Aura

Survival

20 pts

5/5

Improved TrackingRank 5/5While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 5%.

DeflectionRank 0/5Increases your Parry chance by 2%.

5/5

EntrapmentRank 5/5When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.

Savage StrikesRank 0/2Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 2%.

5/5

SurvivalistRank 5/5Increases your total Health by 10%.

Improved Wing ClipRank 0/3Gives your Wing Clip ability a 7% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.

Clever TrapsRank 0/2Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.

3/3

SurefootedRank 3/3Increases your hit chance by 3% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 30%.

1/1

DeterrenceRank 1/1When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.

Survival TacticsRank 0/2Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 5%.

Predator's EdgeRank 0/5Increases your melee critical strike damage by 6% and your offhand weapon damage by 10%.

1/1

CounterattackRank 1/1A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 13 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.Requires Deterrence

ResourcefulnessRank 0/2Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 30%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 30% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.

Expose PreyRank 0/2Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 5% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 5 sec.

Survivalist's DisciplineRank 0/2Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 20%.

Strider KickRank 0/1A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.

Lightning ReflexesRank 0/5Increases your Agility by 2%.

Lacerating StrikesRank 0/1Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage over 21 sec equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite.Requires Expose Prey

Stat priority

Best race

Alliance

Human

Runner-up: Dwarf

Will to Survive removes all stuns and, per Icy Veins, does not share a cooldown with the PvP trinket, so you carry two stun breaks; Sword Specialization adds +2% crit with a sword equipped.

• Sword Specialization
  Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 2% while you have a sword or two-handed sword equipped.
• The Human Spirit
  Spirit increased by 5%.
• Perception
  Instant, 3 min cooldown. Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.
• Will to Survive
  Instant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes all Stun effects.

Horde

Tauren

Runner-up: Orc

War Stomp (2 sec AoE stun, 2 min cooldown) is a second stun for a class that has one; Endurance adds 5% Health and 1% hit, and Plainsrunning speeds flag and node runs.

• War Stomp
  0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
• Endurance
  Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.
• Cultivation
  Instant, 1 hour cooldown. Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once.
• Plainsrunning
  Gain 1% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 30% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect.

Enchants

How to play it

• Open: Hunter's Mark, send the pet, Summon Hawk (shared cooldown with Arcane Shot), then Aimed Shot or Multi-Shot. Line up Bestial Wrath with the pet's Intimidation so the stun lands as a 100%-crit hit.
• Intimidation is your only stun. Spend it on a healer mid-cast or an enemy flag carrier, not on whoever is closest.
• Traps work in combat on a 30-second cooldown (Frost and Fire traps are separate). A Freezing or Frost Trap with Entrapment 5/5 roots everything it catches for 5 sec: use it to break melee contact, then re-open at range.
• Keep Aspect of the Hawk up for Deadly Aspects. Use Aspect of the Cheetah (+6% from Pathfinding) only to run, and drop it before contact because any damage dazes you and removes it (Icy Veins).
• WSG/AB/Darkspear: send the pet first with Bestial Swiftness (+30% pet speed) to threaten flags and nodes; on defense, Deterrence (+25% Dodge and Parry for 10 sec) and Counterattack (5-sec immobilize after a parry) cover melee that gets through the dead zone.
• Track Humanoids for Improved Tracking (+5% all damage to the tracked type). Players are Humanoids in Classic rules; switch to Undead against Forsaken-heavy groups (inference).

Verdict

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