Beast Mastery Hunter DPS Easy Mode — Shadowlands 9.2
On this page, we explain how to easily play Beast Mastery Hunter in World of Warcraft — Shadowlands 9.2, 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
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 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.
Talent Choices of Beast Mastery Hunter
The talents listed below are selected either for ease of use, or for a more simple to understand gameplay style. Whilst in a number of cases there are alternatives on the tree that will provide more damage 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:
Animal Companion
- Level 25:
Scent of Blood
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Thrill of the Hunt
- Level 40:
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Stomp
- Level 50:
Aspect of the Beast
If you are looking for the absolute best talents for Beast Mastery, which do not compromise on performance for ease of use, you can find a more in-depth analysis on our full talents page below.
Stat Choices of Beast Mastery Hunter
The general single-target stat priority for a Beast Mastery Hunter is:
- Critical Strike;
- Haste;
- Versatility;
- 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.
Single-Target Rotation of Beast Mastery Hunter
- Cast
Bestial Wrath and
Aspect of the Wild on cooldown. Try and use them together with
Wild Spirits/
Resonating Arrow.
- Cast
Kill Command on cooldown. Always have 30 Focus when it comes off cooldown.
- Cast
Kill Shot on cooldown when your target is below 20% health.
- Cast
Barbed Shot on cooldown.
- Cast
Cobra Shot when you have nothing else to do. Do not cast it too much, or else you will not have enough Focus to cast
Kill Command.
When fighting more than 2 targets, use Multi-Shot to
refresh the
Beast Cleave buff on your pet while executing the rest
of your rotation normally, but no more often than what is needed to keep it
refreshed. Use this WeakAura to track
Beast
Cleave. For a more detailed and optimized version of the
priority list, you can find that on the rotation page.
Best Covenant for Beast Mastery Hunter
The best Covenant for Beast Mastery Hunters is Night Fae with the Dreamweaver Soulbind being the best for Raiding and Mythic+.
Best Legendary for Beast Mastery Hunter
If you are playing the recommended Night Fae Covenant, then you
should be using the Fragments of the Elder Antlers Legendary Power at all
times.
Once you unlock Unity, allowing you to use two Legendary Powers at
once, you should start using the
Rylakstalker's Piercing Fangs Legendary
on your Boots. Then, you should use your Unity item to craft
Fragments of the Elder Antlers on your Belt.
Pet Specializations
There are 3 different pet specializations. These specializations are determined by your pet family and they cannot be changed. We recommend having a variety of pets of each spec, so that you can cover any situation.
Pet Spec | Passive Effect | Active Ability |
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Cunning | ![]() |
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Pet Families and Abilities
Every Pet Family has a special ability. We recommend having at least one of every special ability and spec combination.
Ferocity Pets
Special Ability | Description | Pet Families |
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Damage Reduction Cooldown | Reduces the damage taken of your pet by 50% for 12 seconds. This has a 1-minute cooldown. | Core Hound (Exotic), Scalehide. |
Self-Dispel | Removes 1 Disease, 1 Magic, and 1 Poison effect from your pet. 10-second cooldown. | Bat, Ray |
Healing Reduction | Reduces the healing taken of your pet's target by 25% for 10 seconds. This has a 6-second cooldown, which means that it will be active all the time. | Carrion Bird, Ravager, Scorpid, Wasp. |
Damage Reduction On Low Health | Reduces your pet's damage taken by 60% for 15 seconds when your pet falls below 40% health. | Gorilla. |
Dodge Chance Cooldown | This ability increases your pet's Dodge chance by 30% for 20 seconds. It has a 1.5-minute cooldown. | Cat, Wind Serpent |
Slow/Snare | Reduces the movement speed of your pet's target by 50% for 6 seconds. It has a 10-second cooldown. | Crocolisk, Spider, Tallstrider, Wolf, Chimaera. |
Tenacity Pets
Special Ability | Description | Pet Families |
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Damage Reduction Cooldown | Reduces the damage taken of your pet by 50% for 12 seconds. This has a 1-minute cooldown. | Krolusk (Exotic), Beetle, Turtle. |
Self-Dispel | Removes 1 Disease, 1 Magic, and 1 Poison effect from your pet. 10-second cooldown. | Spirit Beast (Exotic), Crane, Stag |
Healing Reduction | Reduces the healing taken of your pet's target by 25% for 10 seconds. This has a 6-second cooldown, which means that it will be active all the time. | Direhorn, Hydra, Riverbeast, Lizard. |
Damage Reduction On Low Health | Reduces your pet's damage taken by 60% for 15 seconds when your pet falls below 40% health. | Oxen, Bear. |
Dodge Chance Cooldown | This ability increases your pet's Dodge chance by 30% for 20 seconds. It has a 1.5-minute cooldown. | *Feathermane, Dragonhawk, Toad. |
Slow/Snare | Reduces the movement speed of your pet's target by 50% for 6 seconds. It has a 10-second cooldown. | Worm (Exotic), Crab, Mammoth |
*Feathermane pets also have Updraft, which enables Slow Fall for you and your pet, allowing you to fall safely from almost any height while the pet is active for 30 seconds.
Cunning Pets
Special Ability | Description | Pet Families |
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Damage Reduction Cooldown | Reduces the damage taken of your pet by 50% for 12 seconds. This has a 1-minute cooldown. | Shale Spider (Exotic), Boar, Mechanical. |
Self-Dispel | Removes 1 Disease, 1 Magic, and 1 Poison effect from your pet. 10-second cooldown. | Sporebat, Moth, Water Strider (Exotic) |
Healing Reduction | Reduces the healing taken of your pet's target by 25% for 10 seconds. This has a 6-second cooldown, which means that it will be active all the time. | Hyena, Rodent, Raptor. |
Damage Reduction On Low Health | Reduces your pet's damage taken by 60% for 15 seconds when your pet falls below 40% health. | Goat, Pterrodax |
Dodge Chance Cooldown | This ability increases your pet's Dodge chance by 30% for 20 seconds. It has a 1.5-minute cooldown. | Fox, Monkey, Serpent. |
Slow/Snare | Reduces the movement speed of your pet's target by 50% for 6 seconds. It has a 10-second cooldown. | Basilisk, Bird of Prey, Dog, Warp Stalker, Aqiri (Exotic). |
* Water Strider pets also have Surface Trot, a passive ability
that lets you and your pet walk on water while out of combat. Damage will
break this effect.
Exotic Pets (Beast Mastery-only)
Pet Family | Specialization | Special Ability | Exotic Ability |
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Core Hound | Ferocity | ![]() |
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Chimaera | Ferocity | ![]() |
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Devilsaur | Ferocity | ![]() |
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Clefthoof | Ferocity | ![]() |
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Quilen | Tenacity | ![]() |
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Spirit Beast | Tenacity | ![]() |
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Worm | Tenacity | ![]() |
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Krolusk | Tenacity | ![]() |
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Shale Spider | Cunning | ![]() |
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Aqiri | Cunning | ![]() |
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Water Strider | Cunning | ![]() |
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Changelog
- 21 Feb. 2022: Updated the stat priority, updated the best Covenant, and added information about the best Legendary.
- 01 Nov. 2021: Reviewed and approved for Patch 9.1.5.
- 13 Jul. 2021: Updated the recommended Covenant and Soulbind.
- 28 Jun. 2021: Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 09 Mar. 2021: Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 23 Nov. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands.
- 12 Oct. 2020: Page updated for the Shadowlands pre-patch.
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