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Beast Mastery is the Ranged DPS specialization of the Hunter in WoW: Forever. This page summarizes its talent tree as it appears in the game client (build 1.60.1.70753); the role is the one stated by the Icy Veins guide for the specialization.
In our level-60 simulation (180 seconds on a stationary boss, raid buffs, best known gear), Beast Mastery Hunter ranks #2 of 20 DPS specs with 785 DPS. #1 is Affliction Warlock (907 DPS). A stationary boss does not tell everything: group utility and moving fights matter too.
Our simulator's build uses 51 points, split Beast Mastery 33 / Marksmanship 18. The talents that weigh the most in the simulation: Frenzy, Lethal Attacks, Unleashed Fury. Open this build in the talent calculator →
Without raid items, the best set the simulator finds gives 785 DPS, +0.0% against the set that includes raid items. Stat priority: Ranged Weapon Damage > Hit Chance > Agility. Full gear and enchantments →
Opening: Hunter's Mark on the target before the fight (+110 ranged attack power) ; Auto Shot continuously ; Arcane Shot and Multi-Shot on cooldown. Full rotation →
The top race in our simulation: Orc. All races of the class →
The first talent point comes at level 10, then one per level up to 51 at level 60. The guide gives the talent order step by step (derived from the level-60 build, not tested while leveling), the dungeons of each level band and the spec's best item in each. See the leveling →
Our dungeon finder shows, for every dungeon, the best item for this spec according to the simulator's stat weights. Best dungeon items →
Our level-60 simulator build (51 points), the one used for the ranking: talents, gear and rotation are on the ranking page.
Gear, rotation and damage by ability for this level-60 build: Hunter Beast Mastery →
The class's three trees, with the talents of the level-60 build (51 points) in colour and all the others in grey. The small number on the left of each row is the points you must have spent in the tree to reach it, and each talent's badge shows the points invested. This section is fixed: it does not move and does not depend on the calculator.
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Rank 5/5: While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 10% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 10% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.
Rank 5/5: Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 15%.
Rank 2/2: Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 2% while your pet is active.
Rank 1/1: Increases the movement speed of your pets by 30%.
Rank 5/5: Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 15%.
Rank 5/5: Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 10%.
Rank 1/1: Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing 32 (+ 5% of your ranged attack power) Physical damage and continuing its assault for 18 sec. Only 2 hawks can be active at once. Summon Hawk shares its cooldown with Arcane Shot.
Rank 1/1: Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.
Rank 2/2: Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 20% and allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Rank 5/5: Gives your pet a 100% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.
Rank 1/1: Send your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 18 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pity or remorse or fear and it cannot be stopped unless killed.
Rank 5/5: Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%.
Rank 3/3: Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 20%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by -6 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 45 sec.
Rank 5/5: Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 15%.
Rank 5/5: Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.
The first talent point comes at level 10, then one per level: 1 point at level 10, 11 at level 20, 21 at level 30, 31 at level 40, 41 at level 50 and 51 at level 60. A row of a tree opens for every 5 points spent in that tree.
Derived order: we computed it from our simulator's level-60 build, following the tree rules (rows, prerequisites) and taking at each point the talent the simulation values most. It was not tested while leveling a character: it is a starting point, not a proven leveling build, to be revisited with the released game's data.
Levels 1 to 9: no talent point yet, the first one comes at level 10.
Take: Lethal Attacks. See the tree at this step →
Take: Lethal Attacks ×4, Careful Aim ×5, Deadly Aspects. See the tree at this step →
Take: Deadly Aspects ×4, Focused Fire ×2, Improved Stings ×3, Efficiency. See the tree at this step →
Take: Efficiency ×4, Endurance Training ×3, Unleashed Fury ×3. See the tree at this step →
Take: Unleashed Fury ×2, Summon Hawk, Ferocity ×5, Bestial Discipline ×2. See the tree at this step →
Take: Endurance Training ×2, Frenzy ×5, Bestial Swiftness, Intimidation, Bestial Wrath. See the tree at this step →
51 points: Beast Mastery 33 / Marksmanship 18
The talents that weigh the most in the simulation: Frenzy, Lethal Attacks, Unleashed Fury.
See the full tree →The best set the simulator finds among the known dungeon and profession items, raid excluded: 785 DPS, +0.0% against the set that includes raid items (785 DPS).
Full gear, enchantments included →
Figures come from our simulator, not from players: they move with patches.
| Stat | DPS gained | Relative value | |
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| Hit per rating point | 0.783 | 4.14 | |
| Agility per point | 0.56 | 2.96 | |
| Crit per rating point | 0.5 | 2.65 | |
| Intellect per point | 0.462 | 2.44 | |
| Haste per rating point | 0.286 | 1.52 | |
| Attack power per point | 0.189 | 1.0 | |
| Spirit per point | 0.057 | 0.3 | |
| Strength per point | 0.0 | no effect |
Measured by the simulator on the character above: the DPS gained by one more point of each stat, with the same random draws on both sides. The relative value compares each stat with one point of attack power. Crit, hit and haste are counted per rating point, like Strength or Agility, so they compare directly; they respect the caps: hit at the cap adds nothing. A value near zero or negative is within the margin of error or tied to a limit (mana, cap).
DPS gained when points of each stat are added on top of the simulated gear. Click a stat (or its row in the table) to bring its curve forward; the ring marks the estimated cap, past which every point is worth less than 20% of what it gave at the start.
Our simulator's priority at level 60, set against what Icy Veins recommends. Their guides are written before launch, for level 30 and for leveling: we keep what everyone agrees on, adopt what the simulation confirmed at level 60 and say where the two differ.
Agreed, and added: Hunter's Mark (+110 ranged attack power, client value), Serpent Sting, Summon Hawk, the pet's attacks, Arcane Shot. Different: at level 60 on one target Multi-Shot does about 4% better than Aimed Shot (which costs a 2-second cast), so the simulator fires Multi-Shot.
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Leatherworking guide The gear our optimizer picks for this specialization among the items known so far (dungeons, the few raid items already known and crafted gear, which can be bought or made for you: prices and materials are not taken into account), with item effects simulated. Nothing is hand-picked: it is the result of the ranking's computation, and it will change as new items are discovered.
Enchantments up to skill 300, valued by the simulator when they give flat stats or flat weapon damage. The character does not need the profession: they can be bought or applied by an enchanter; Leatherworking armor kits (chest, legs, feet, hands) and Engineering scopes are counted too. A kit and an enchantment share the same permanent slot: a piece carries one or the other, and the legs, which have no enchantment, get the kit; spell-proc enchants (Crusader, Fiery Weapon...) and school damage are not simulated. The client data has no ring enchantment up to skill 300.
Icy Veins guide dated 2026-11-03, read on September 21, 2026.
The three best of each category, measured by the simulator on the character above. Only one scroll and one elixir or flask can be worn at a time: each gain is the DPS this consumable brings alone, compared with an empty slot, the rest of the set unchanged. Gains in the same category therefore do not add up. The row marked with a dot is the one in the simulated set.
These are the deepest talents in the tree: they require 30 points already spent in the specialization. Official game text, at maximum rank.
Send your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 18 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pity or remorse or fear and it cannot be stopped unless killed.
Open Hunter in the talent calculator
Spend your 51 points, compare the three specializations and share your build by link.
Talent data comes from the game client. The level-60 build, gear, stats and rotation come from our simulator and are validated by DPS measurements; the rotation is compared with the Icy Veins guides, written before launch for level 30. Healing is not simulated. This data will change with future patches.
