Beast Mastery Hunter DPS Easy Mode — Dragonflight 10.2
On this page, we explain how to easily play Beast Mastery Hunter in World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2, using the simplest rotation, talent tree, stat priority, gear setup, etc., without sacrificing performance.
Foreword
This section is intended for players who are new to the game or class, have no intentions of raiding Mythic difficulty, or simply want a more straightforward way to play their specialization without being overwhelmed by the numerous priorities and active abilities that need to be taken into consideration for optimal play.
The Basics of Beast Mastery Hunter in Dragonflight
Beast Mastery is quite simple in its execution and it is an ideal spec for someone new to raiding, or just WoW in general. It is one of the most popular specs in the game's history and has seen use in many World First kills.
If you are completely new to Beast Mastery and need more information on the abilities available to you, you can check out our Spell Summary page.
Beginner's Guide to Beast Mastery Hunter in Dragonflight
Beginner Single-Target Talents for Beast Mastery Hunter
This build is optimal for pure single-target situations.
Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the best build directly into your game!
Beginner AoE and Mythic+ Talents for Beast Mastery Hunter
This is our recommended build for AoE scenarios. This works well for AoE Fights in Raids, as well as most Mythic+.
Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the best build directly into your game!
Beginner Beast Mastery Hunter DPS Rotation
The goal of Beast Mastery is simply to cast as many
Kill Commands as possible. To do this, you need to cast it
on cooldown, and you also need to keep your Focus above 30 so that you have
enough Focus to cast it on cooldown. In short, if you can press Kill Command,
you always should!
You will also want to grab this
WeakAura, and press Barbed Shot when it tells you to. This helps
you maximize the
Frenzy buff on your pet without having to think
about it. Just follow the WeakAura and you are optimal!
You will generate Focus passively, but it is important that you never reach
100 Focus! To prevent this, use Cobra Shot to "dump" and manage your
Focus. It will also reduce the remaining cooldown of
Kill Command. Make sure not to press Cobra Shot if you
could be casting Kill Command instead!
Pressing Kill Shot is optional at endgame. It is a small
DPS increase to use it, but you can safely remove it from your bars for easier
gameplay and fewer buttons.
Aside from these 3 buttons, Beast Mastery simply presses its other buttons on cooldown. That would be Bestial Wrath/
Death Chakram, as well as
Dire Beast/
Bloodshed from the single-target build.
AoE Rotation for Beast Mastery Hunter
There is only one extra thing you need to worry about for Beast Mastery on
AoE, and that is Beast Cleave. This is a pet buff activated by
Multi-Shot that causes all of its attacks to do AoE damage. Even if
there are only 2 targets up, you should try to keep this buff up 100% of the
time by casting
Multi-Shot regularly. You can generally fit 3 spells
between
Multi-Shots. Make sure most of those are
Kill Command as it will also do AoE damage via
Kill Cleave!
I recommend using this WeakAura to keep track of Beast Cleave!
Defensive Spells for Beast Mastery Hunter
Exhilaration is your primary self-heal and it has a rather short
cooldown thanks to the
Natural Mending Talent. Use this when you drop
below 50% HP to help out your Healer!
Aspect of the Turtle is your immunity. It can be used to completely
negate the damage and effects of most spells targeted on you. Use it if you are
assigned to, or in a pinch if you worry that an upcoming mechanic will kill
you!
Survival of the Fittest is our most powerful defensive besides
Turtle, a 40% damage reduction thanks to
Nature's Endurance. Use it to reduce damage taken from hard-hitting mechanics. Remember
that this ability is only good if you use it before heavy damage! Do not
use it in a panic after taking a lot of damage.
Fortitude of the Bear is an extra defensive that comes from using a
Tenacity Pet (more on that in the Pets section!). It increases max health by
20% and heals you for that amount too. This defensive can be used after heavy
damage, or to survive things that might one-shot you.
Feign Death is a very unique Hunter ability. It can be used to drop
aggro and combat, and it can also be used to stop casts on you — mobs
will usually stop casting mid-cast if you appear to be dead!
This is just some of the key utility of Beast Mastery Hunter. We highly recommend checking out the fully detailed Spell Glossary page below to see everything explained in detail.
Best Pets for Beast Mastery Hunter
The most important thing to say about Pets is that they all deal the same DPS. The only difference is in utility and defensive capabilities!
First of all, you need to find out if you need to be using
Bloodlust/
Heroism in your group. Only Hunters, Mages,
Evokers, and Shamans can use Bloodlust, so if there is no one else of those
classes in your group, then it is on you!
If you do need to Bloodlust, you need to use any Ferocity
Pet, since these come with the
Primal Rage Bloodlust Ability. Use this website to find a
cool Ferocity Pet for Lusting purposes!
If you do not need to Bloodlust, then the best Pet is a Spirit Beast,
as these come with the Fortitude of the Bear Defensive Ability (from
Tenacity), and
Spirit Mend which is unique to Spirit Beasts.
With that said, Spirit Mend is a pretty small bonus and if you do
not need to Bloodlust, you can basically use any kind of pet that you want.
Tenacity is ideal for its defensive ability.
Best Talents for Beast Mastery Hunter in Dragonflight
This is the Easy Mode page which presents things in a simplified manner with simplified builds. For our detailed, fully-fledged Talent and Rotation guides, click below!
Stat Priority for Beast Mastery Hunter in Dragonflight
The general stat priority for a Beast Mastery Hunter is:
- Haste, to around 30%;
- Critical Strike, to around 44%;
- Mastery, to around 5400;
- Versatility.
- More Crit/Haste/Mastery.
While the stat priority for classes is normally the same for both the Easy Mode page and our full guide, subtle differences can still occur. If you want to see the full explanation of the stat priority, as well as the absolute top choices for the priority, head to our full stats page below.
Changelog
- 06 Dec. 2023: Updated the Mythic+ build.
- 04 Dec. 2023: Updated with new builds accounting for recent changes.
- 18 Nov. 2023: Small update to the AoE/Mythic+ Build. Same DPS, but nicer to play.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2
- 04 Sep. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.7
- 16 Aug. 2023: Restructured the page.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Azortharion, a Hunter Theorycrafter and Guidewriter since 2014, and considered one of the best Hunters in the world. He is an accomplished player with dozen of top parses for all specs throughout the game's history. He is also the Founder/Owner/Head Admin of Trueshot Lodge, the Hunter Class Discord. You can find him on his stream on Twitch and his channel on YouTube. He also has his own personal Discord server where you can freely ask him any Hunter questions you may have!
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