Beast Mastery Hunter DPS Castle Nathria Raid Guide — Shadowlands 9.0.2
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Beast Mastery Hunter for each boss of the following raid: Castle Nathria. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Shadowlands 9.0.2.
Introduction
On this page, you will find Beast Mastery Hunter specific information for each boss in Castle Nathria. This is no encounter guide, but a collection of Beast Mastery Hunter specific tips for each boss.
All information on this page is work in progress and will be updated once the raid has launched.
Talent Cheatsheet
We advise to use the following talents on Shriekwing.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Bloodshed
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Shriekwing: Soulforge Embers.
We advise to use the following talents on Huntsman Altimor.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Aspect of the Beast
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Huntsman Altimor: Soulforge Embers.
We advise to use the following talents on Sun King's Salvation.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Aspect of the Beast
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sun King's Salvation: Soulforge Embers.
We advise to use the following talents on Artificer Xy'Mox.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Bloodshed
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Artificer Xy'Mox: Soulforge Embers.
We advise to use the following talents on Hungering Destroyer.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Bloodshed
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Hungering Destroyer: Soulforge Embers.
We advise to use the following talents on Lady Inerva Darkvein.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Aspect of the Beast
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Lady Inerva Darkvein: Soulforge Embers.
We advise to use the following talents on The Council of Blood.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Bloodshed
We advise you to use the following Legendary on The Council of Blood: Soulforge Embers.
We advise to use the following talents on Sludgefist.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Bloodshed
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sludgefist: Soulforge Embers.
We advise to use the following talents on Stone Legion Generals.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Aspect of the Beast
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Stone Legion Generals: Soulforge Embers.
We advise to use the following talents on Sire Denathrius.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Aspect of the Beast
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sire Denathrius: Soulforge Embers.
Shriekwing
We advise you to use the following talents against Shriekwing.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Bloodshed
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Shriekwing: Soulforge Embers.
Tips
- There are no specific tips yet.
For more information, please refer to our Shriekwing guide.
Huntsman Altimor
We advise you to use the following talents against Huntsman Altimor.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Aspect of the Beast
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Huntsman Altimor: Soulforge Embers.
Tips
- You can solo
Vicious Lunge with
Aspect of the Turtle.
For more information, please refer to our Huntsman Altimor guide.
Sun King's Salvation
We advise you to use the following talents against Sun King's Salvation.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Aspect of the Beast
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sun King's Salvation: Soulforge Embers.
Tips
- Use
Misdirection on a tank whenever the adds spawn to help them get aggro more quickly, and save yourself from unnecessary damage. Keep in mind that this will only transfer threat from your
Multi-Shot, and not any pet threat.
- In addition to Misdirection, you could use
Mend Pet pre-emptively in case your pet gets early aggro, to save it from dying.
For more information, please refer to our Sun King's Salvation guide.
Artificer Xy'Mox
We advise you to use the following talents against Artificer Xy'Mox.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Bloodshed
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Artificer Xy'Mox: Soulforge Embers.
Tips
- There are no specific tips yet.
For more information, please refer to our Artificer Xy'Mox guide.
For more information, please refer to our Hungering Destroyer guide.
Hungering Destroyer
We advise you to use the following talents against Hungering Destroyer.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Bloodshed
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Hungering Destroyer: Soulforge Embers.
Tips
- Use
Aspect of the Turtle and
Feign Death (if using
Resilience of the Hunter) if your Health drops low while having the
Gluttonous Miasma debuff.
- Use
Exhilaration if you are on low Health just before dropping off the
Expunge debuff to decrease the size of the effect.
- Use
Aspect of the Turtle, in combination with
Disengage (with
Posthaste) and
Aspect of the Cheetah, to soak as many of the blue orbs as possible.
- If you have no other sources of enemy healing reduction on your group,
consider using a "Mortal Wounds"-pet such as a Carrion Bird (Ferocity),
Riverbeast (Tenacity) or Raptor (Cunning). This will reduce the boss' healing
done by
Hungering Strikes significantly.
For more information, please refer to our Hungering Destroyer guide.
Lady Inerva Darkvein
We advise you to use the following talents against Lady Inerva Darkvein.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Aspect of the Beast
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Lady Inerva Darkvein: Soulforge Embers.
Tips
- There are no specific tips yet.
For more information, please refer to our Lady Inerva Darkvein guide.
The Council of Blood
We advise you to use the following talents against The Council of Blood.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Bloodshed
We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Council of Blood: Soulforge Embers.
Tips
For more information, please refer to our The Council of Blood guide.
Sludgefist
We advise you to use the following talents against Sludgefist.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Bloodshed
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sludgefist: Soulforge Embers.
Tips
- Make use of the 12-second 100% damage taken debuff after he charges into a
pillar. Keep in mind that both
Wild Spirits and
Aspect of the Wild last longer than this damage taken debuff, allowing you to use them a bit before. You should also be saving
Bestial Wrath for this damage window, and it is very important to ensure that you have 3 stacks of
Frenzy when it begins, even if that means sacrificing DPS earlier on.
For more information, please refer to our Sludgefist guide.
Stone Legion Generals
We advise you to use the following talents against Stone Legion Generals.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Aspect of the Beast
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Stone Legion Generals: Soulforge Embers.
Tips
- There are no specific tips yet.
For more information, please refer to our Stone Legion Generals guide.
Sire Denathrius
We advise you to use the following talents against Sire Denathrius.
- Level 15:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Aspect of the Beast
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sire Denathrius: Soulforge Embers.
Tips
- There are no specific tips yet.
For more information, please refer to our Sire Denathrius guide.
Changelog
- 02 Feb. 2021: Updated the recommended Talents for Sludgefist.
- 18 Jan. 2021: Updated the recommended Talents for some bosses.
- 16 Dec. 2020: Added a pet choice tip for Hungering Destroyer.
- 08 Dec. 2020: Updated the page with recommended Talents, Legendaries, and some early playstyle tips for Heroic week.
- 01 Dec. 2020: Added placeholder Castle Nathria page.
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