Beast Mastery Hunter DPS Easy Mode

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. What Has Changed in 7.2.5?
    • 2.1. Tomb of Sargeras Set Bonus Simulation
  • 3. How Does it Work?
  • 4. Viability of Spec Choices in Patch 7.2.5
    • 4.1. Tier 20 - Tomb of Sargeras Mythic Gear - Single-Target Spec Comparison
    • 4.2. Raiding — Single-Target Focus with AoE as a secondary objective.
    • 4.3. Mythic+ — AoE Focus with single-target as a secondary objective.
  • 5. Strengths
  • 6. Weaknesses
  • 7. Contents
  • 8. ChangeLog
• ×Easy Mode
  • 1. The Basics
  • 2. Talent Choice
  • 3. Stat Choice
  • 4. Basic Rotation
  • 5. Pet Types
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Spell Summary
  • 2. Main Resource
  • 3. Basic Abilities
  • 4. Movement Tools
  • 5. Important Procs and Passives
  • 6. Offensive Cooldowns
  • 7. Additional Utility & Traps
  • 8. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Cheat Sheets
    • 1.1. Best when you have Tier 19 2-piece.
    • 1.2. For Raid Encounters
    • 1.3. For Mythic+ Use
  • 2. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents
  • 3. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents
  • 4. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents
  • 5. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents
  • 6. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents
  • 7. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents
  • 8. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents
  • 9. Pet Talents
  • 10. ChangeLog
• +Artifact Traits and Relics
  • 1. Artifact Progression
    • 1.1. Early Progression
    • 1.2. Patch 7.2 Progression
  • 2. Artifact Ability
  • 3. Traits versus Item Level
  • 4. Relic Choice
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Single Target Rotation
  • 2. Multiple Target Rotation
  • 3. 7.2.5 Rotational Changes
  • 4. Legendaries' Effects on Rotation
  • 5. Cooldown Usage
  • 6. Opener Sequence
  • 7. Optional Read: Mastering Your Beast Mastery Hunter
    • 7.1. Focus
    • 7.2. Auto-shots and Special Shots
    • 7.3. Pet Contribution
    • 7.4. Detailed Cooldown Usage
      • 7.4.1. Bestial Wrath
      • 7.4.2. Tier 1 Talents
      • 7.4.3. Tier 2 Talents
      • 7.4.4. Tier 4 Talents
      • 7.4.5. Tier 6 Talents
      • 7.4.6. Tier 7 Talents
    • 7.5. AoE Pets
  • 8. ChangeLog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. Basics
  • 2. Getting a Better Understanding
    • 2.1. Choosing Gear
    • 2.2. Stat Softcaps, Distributions & Other Clarifications
    • 2.3. Statistics Explanations
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems
  • 2. Enchants
  • 3. Consumables
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Hunters
      • 1.1.1. Aspect of the Turtle Cancelaura Macro
      • 1.1.2. Misdirection Mouseover/Focus Macro for Marksmanship/Beast Mastery
      • 1.1.3. Trap Macros for Survival
      • 1.1.4. Petattack Macros
    • 1.2. Specific Macros for Beast Mastery Hunters
      • 1.2.1. Kill Command
  • 2. Addons
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Hunters
      • 2.1.1. ElvUI
      • 2.1.2. Weak Auras
      • 2.1.3. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
      • 2.1.4. GTFO
      • 2.1.5. JSHB 4
      • 2.1.6. Pawn
    • 2.2. Specific Addons for Beast Mastery Hunters
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Best in Slot List
  • 2. Tier Piece Ranking
  • 3. Trinket & Legendary DPS Rankings
  • 4. Legion Legendaries
    • 4.1. Beast Mastery Legendaries
      • 4.1.1. Beast Mastery Legendary Ranking
  • 5. Loot Competition
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Simulations
  • 1. Disclaimer Page
  • 2. Racial Bonus Simulation
  • 3. Legendary Simulation
  • 4. Tomb of Sargeras Set Bonus Simulation
  • 5. ChangeLog

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.

1. The Basics

Beast Mastery is a strong single-target spec. It is quite simple in its execution and it is an ideal spec for someone new to raiding, or just WoW in general. It also has powerful stacked-target cleave.

2. Talent Choice

The talents listed below are selected either for ease of use, or for more a more simple to understand gameplay style. Whilst in a number of cases there are alternatives on the tree that will provide more if played well, they create much more room to play incorrectly and reduce your performance. Due to this, treat this as a starting point and a primer.

• Level 15: Way of the Cobra for single-target. Dire Stable for AoE.
• Level 30: Dire Frenzy
• Level 45: Posthaste
• Level 60: Bestial Fury
• Level 75: Binding Shot
• Level 90: Volley
• Level 100: Killer Cobra

3. Stat Choice

Currently, you will want to prioritize secondary stats as follows:

1. Mastery;
2. Haste;
3. Critical Strike;
4. Versatility.

4. Basic Rotation

1. Cast Bestial Wrath and Aspect of the Wild on cooldown.
2. Cast Kill Command on cooldown. Always have 30 Focus when it comes off cooldown.
3. Cast Dire Frenzy on cooldown.
4. Cast Cobra Shot when you have nothing else to do. Do not cast it too much, else you will not have enough Focus to cast Kill Command.

When fighting more than 1 target, use Multi-Shot to refresh the Beast Cleave buff on your pet, but no more often than what is needed to keep it refreshed. Use this WeakAura to track Beast Cleave.

5. Pet Types

All pets are ordered into 3 different specs. Any pet type can be respecced as you wish, but certain pet types have special abilities that you might be interested in. For DPS, your pet should always be specced Ferocity. Tenacity is a pet tanking spec, and Cunning is primarily a PvP pet spec.

All Beast Mastery Hunters should have a battle ressurrection pet and a Bloodlust pet ready to go. Quilens, Moths and Cranes bring battle ressurrection, and Nether Rays and Core Hounds bring Bloodlust. If your group already has Bloodlust in it, you should generally default to a battle ress pet in dungeons.

Finally, you can get an overview of what special abilities the different pet types bring on Petopia.

About Our Author

This guide has been written by Azortharion, the main theorycrafter of the spec. He is also an accomplished player who raids in Solaris. You can also watch his stream on Twitch.

6. ChangeLog

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• 14 Jun. 2017: Fixed mention of Dire Beast where it should be Dire Frenzy.
• 13 Jun. 2017: Removed Hastecap as it is no longer relevant in 7.2.5. Removed mention of Dire Beast cooldown resets.
• 03 Jun. 2017: Updated easy mode guide. Made the recommendations a lot stronger, but ever so slightly less "easy".
• 02 Apr. 2017: Fixed WeakAura link for Beast Cleave.
• 28 Jan. 2017: Made a few changes, more info, but still easy mode!
• 10 Jan. 2017: Updated WeakAuras.
• 09 Jan. 2017: Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
• 23 Dec. 2016: Added easy mode for Beast Mastery Hunters.