Hunter Specialization

Beast Mastery Hunter

The DPS specialization of the Hunter class. Its ladders, talent tree, and the class page are below.

Beast Mastery Hunter at a glance

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September 1, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Beast Mastery
All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 7%.
September 1, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Beast Mastery
Resolved an issue causing Wild Thrash to not take target bounding radius into account.
September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Beast Mastery
Developers’ notes: Beast Mastery’s damage during burst windows is higher than we’d like in PvP, reducing some of the abilities that can contribute to this situation.
September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Beast Mastery
Bloodshed damage reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Beast Mastery
Bestial Wrath initial damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Beast Mastery
Pack Leader: Stampede! damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
August 25, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Beast Mastery
Developers’ notes: We’re looking to increase Beast Mastery area damage and cleave capabilities.
August 25, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Beast Mastery
Wild Thrash now deals 300% increased damage when striking more than 2 targets (was 200%).

Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.

Every Hunter hotfix, by date: Hunter hotfixes.