Beast Mastery Hunter DPS Mythic+ Guide — The War Within (11.2)

This is our heavier AoE Mythic+ Build variant for Beast Mastery. It competes with the No Multi build for raw DPS efficiency, but is far more AoE-biased. It is recommended for most Mythic+ as a default pick.

Misdirection is an optional Talent for us, because it only transfers threat from damage that is considered to be ours. That means that the vast majority of our damage output, which comes from our Pets and Summons, is not counted. In Patch 11.2, the 4PC Tier Set Bonus provides Stampede, which accounts for 10-15% of our total damage and, despite thematically being a bunch of Beasts, does count as damage from us. However, it means that it does not really make sense to actually press Misdirection unless you have a Stampede incoming.

We cannot have everything we could possibly want for every single dungeon in a single build, unfortunately. Here are the recommended utility talents to swap to for different, specific Mythic+ dungeons in The War Within Season 3.

• For Halls of Atonement and Tazavesh: So'leah's Gambit, swap Kodo Tranquilizer over to Devilsaur Tranquilizer.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!

This build offers excellent AoE for little effort (all you have to do is the single-target rotation!), and ~98% of maximum single-target performance in a single build. It can be a build worth considering for Mythic+ dungeons where single-target and priority-target damage is more important than outright AoE, and it is the default pick for Raid AoE encounters where single-target is more important than raw AoE.

With that said, the lower overall damage of this build makes it a dubious choice for pugging where others will wrongly attribute your contribution to your overall DPS rather than where your DPS went. Save this for playing with premade teams that will appreciate the practical benefits of its higher prio and single-target damage, even if the overall DPS is lower.

If you could only ever run a single build for Beast Mastery without ever swapping, this is it!

With all that said, this build's AoE is heavily reliant on Barbed Shot multi-dotting, worth over 8% DPS while only being worth around 5% for the traditional build.

Misdirection is an optional Talent for us, because it only transfers threat from damage that is considered to be ours. That means that the vast majority of our damage output, which comes from our Pets and Summons, is not counted. In Patch 11.2, the 4PC Tier Set Bonus provides Stampede, which accounts for 10-15% of our total damage and, despite thematically being a bunch of Beasts, does count as damage from us. However, it means that it does not really make sense to actually press Misdirection unless you have a Stampede incoming.

We cannot have everything we could possibly want for every single dungeon in a single build, unfortunately. Here are the recommended utility talents to swap to for different, specific Mythic+ dungeons in The War Within Season 3.

• For Halls of Atonement and Tazavesh: So'leah's Gambit, swap Kodo Tranquilizer over to Devilsaur Tranquilizer.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!

Dark Ranger offers significantly lower performance Pack Leader, upwards of 30%, but we offer it for completion and for masochists!

Misdirection is an optional Talent for us, because it only transfers threat from damage that is considered to be ours. That means that the vast majority of our damage output, which comes from our Pets and Summons, is not counted. In Patch 11.2, the 4PC Tier Set Bonus provides Stampede, which accounts for 10-15% of our total damage and, despite thematically being a bunch of Beasts, does count as damage from us. However, it means that it does not really make sense to actually press Misdirection unless you have a Stampede incoming.

We cannot have everything we could possibly want for every single dungeon in a single build, unfortunately. Here are the recommended utility talents to swap to for different, specific Mythic+ dungeons in The War Within Season 3.

• For Halls of Atonement and Tazavesh: So'leah's Gambit, swap Kodo Tranquilizer over to Devilsaur Tranquilizer.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!

Counter Shot is your "kick" and your most important bit of utility in Mythic+, used to stop enemy casts for the benefit of the group and especially the tank. It is highly recommended to use a Focus Kick macro for this.

• /stopcasting
• /stopcasting
• /cast [@focus,exists,nodead][@mouseover,exists,nodead] [] Counter Shot

This macro will kick your focus target if you have one, mouseover if you have no Focus target, and your target if you have neither of those.

To quickly set a focus target in hectic scenarios, we also recommend a Focus Mouseover macro.

• /focus [@mouseover]

Make sure that your UI shows your Focus Target's casts clearly, so that you are always able to kick it on cooldown, or in coordination with the rest of your group.

Implosive Trap is your "AoE stop". Shortly after arming, it will knock up all targets in a generous radius, stopping their casts. This is very potent when combined with Binding Shot cast beforehand, as the knock-up effect will trigger the stun from Binding Shot, turning your AoE stop into a 3-4 second AoE stun for the cost of a global.

Intimidation is your second-most important utility and is your single-target "stop" for negating casts that cannot be normally interrupted. We recommend using this in the same way as your Counter Shot, with the same macro (with Intimidation swapped in for Counter Shot, of course).

Binding Shot can be used to save your tank in hectic moments by helping him kite mobs and generate some range. It will most commonly be used in conjunction with Implosive Trap to enable a stun alongside the knockback offered by the latter.

Freezing Trap can be used as an additional stop alongside Intimidation, but it has a slow travel time and you will need to be close to land it before most stunnable casts are finished.

Bursting Shot can be used as an additional stop, like Implosive Trap, but it will knock enemies back which can be disruptive and so it should be a last resort. Sometimes, you will use it to knock straggling enemies into the "deathball" of AoE that your tank has made.

Feign Death can not only be used to drop aggro, but also negate certain casts and channels on you. In some cases, these mechanics will simply re-target someone else in the group, but occasionally the mechanic will be entirely negated with huge benefits. If you notice a cast or effect on you, try to Feign Death it! It will also remove all Poisons and Diseases on you, and this WeakAura can help alert you when that is possible.

Tranquilizing Shot can negate beneficial Enrage and Magic effects from enemy targets, and with the Disruptive Rounds Talent, we do not lose meaningful damage from doing so. If the Dungeon is especially heavy on these dispels, you may choose to change our default Talents into grabbing either Kodo Tranquilizer or Devilsaur Tranquilizer.

Tar Trap can be used to aid your tank in kiting by slowing mobs. It is good to reflexively throw down a Tar Trap if your Tank dies, as it gives everyone else a better chance at kiting and surviving.

Use AoE Crowd Control tools like Implosive Trap and Bursting Shot on dense clusters of Orbs to take out as many as possible. You can use Intimidation and Freezing Trap for remaining, singular ones.

Nothing specific to say here — use your solid target-swapping capabilities to focus the Void Emissary down as quickly as possible.

Pop Aspect of the Cheetah and dash around with your excellent mobility to grab as many orbs as quickly as possible.

Feign Death's Poison/Disease dispel (via Emergency Salve) is a source of dispel type for removing Void Rift. You can also Exhilaration to heal it off, but that costs a GCD.