Beast Mastery Hunter PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.2.5)
This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Beast Mastery Hunter in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.
If you were looking for TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Hunter PvP guide.
Spec Overview / Place in the Current Meta for Beast Mastery Hunters
Beast Mastery Hunters are in a very strong position in the meta right now. They not only have some of the best single-target sustained damage, but they are also one of the hardest classes to connect to for melee. Because their pets are the main damage dealers for Beast Mastery Hunters, even when they are in crowd control, they are still capable of dealing large amounts of damage. They use abilities like Disengage to kite enemy teams and Freezing Trap to lock a healer down.
Beast Mastery Hunter Strengths and Weaknesses
- Great control
- Decent mobility
- Strong consistent damage
- Hard to get crowd control without the help of teammates
- Weak to teams with multiple stuns
- Very few defensive cooldowns
Patch 10.2 Changes to Beast Mastery Hunter
General Hunter Changes
- Hunter's Mark is now a raid debuff — It increases the damage taken by a single target by 5%, while it is above 80% health.
Beast Mastery Hunter Changes
- Aspect of the Wild and Snake Bite have been removed.
- Thrill of the Hunt and Dire Command are now 2-point talent. Thrill of the Hunt now offers 2% crit over 4 stacks, while Dire Command 2-point value is the same as the old 3-pointer.
- Call of the Wild is now a 2-minute cooldown, and each new pet summoned from it reduces the cooldown of Kill Command
- New Talent: Savagery — Increases Kill Command damage by 10%, and extends the duration of Frenzy/ Thrill of the Hunt by 2 sec.
- New Talent: Master Handler — Every tick of Barbed Shot reduces the cooldown of Kill Command by 0.5 sec.
Changelog
- 15 Jan. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2
- 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Reviewed and updated for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 11 Jul. 2023 (talents): Updated the Talent Build.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 09 May 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 14 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated the stat priority and BiS list.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 28 Jan. 2023 (talents): Updated the recommended talent build.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 29 Jul. 2022 (comps): Reviewed and updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 29 Jul. 2022 (gear): Reviewed and updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 29 Jul. 2022 (this page): Page reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 29 Jul. 2022 (this page): Page reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 21 Apr. 2022 (gear): Updated the BiS list.
- 28 Feb. 2022 (races): Page reviewed and approved for Patch 9.2.
- 28 Feb. 2022 (macros): Page reviewed and approved for Patch 9.2.
- 28 Feb. 2022 (playstyle): Restructured and updated the burst and general rotation.
- 28 Feb. 2022 (comps): Page updated for Patch 9.2.
- 28 Feb. 2022 (gear): Updated the recommended Gear and Trinkets.
- 28 Feb. 2022 (talents): Updated the recommended talents and PvP talents. Updated the recommended pets.
- 28 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- 28 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Updated Burst Damage rotation.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (talents): Updated Tier 4 Regular Talent.
- Updated PvP Talents.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5.
- 16 Aug. 2021 (playstyle): Updated all damage rotations.
- 25 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Updated damage rotations.
- 09 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP Talents.
- 06 Jul. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
- 06 Jul. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
- 06 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
- 06 Jul. 2021 (comps): Updated Best 2v2 Team Compositions.
- 06 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated gear recommendations and added Shards of Domination section.
- 06 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated Tier 3 regular talents and updated PvP talents.
- 06 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 06 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 07 Jun. 2021 (talents): Updated Best Pets.
- 14 May 2021 (gear): Updated Gear Recommendations.
- 02 May 2021 (gear): Updated Stat Priority.
- 25 Apr. 2021 (playstyle): Updated Burst and Sustained damage rotations.
- 23 Mar. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 23 Mar. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 23 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Updated all damage rotations.
- 23 Mar. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 23 Mar. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 23 Mar. 2021 (talents): Updated Talent Table.
- Updated Tiers 1 and 2 Regular Talents.
- 23 Mar. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.0.5.
- 23 Mar. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.0.5.
- 10 Dec. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page.
- 10 Dec. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page.
- 06 Dec. 2020 (gear): Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (playstyle): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- Removed outdated gear.
- Added gems section.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Removed Azerite mentions and updated gear section.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Removed Azerite mentions and updated gear section.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (races): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands 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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