Beast Mastery Hunter at a glance
- Class
- Hunter
- Role
- DPS
- Armor
- Resource
- Focus
- Introduced in
- Classic
- Sibling specs
- 2
- Spec spells
- 4
- PvP talents
- 10
Beast Mastery Hunter spellbook
Spells the Beast Mastery specialization teaches or changes, in the game's order.
Hidden passives the client applies to Beast Mastery (not shown in the spellbook): Beast Mastery Hunter (137015), Stat Negation Aura - Agility DPS, Beast Mastery Hunter (462079), Hunter, Track Pets, Beast Mastery Hunter (1256939).
Beast Mastery Hunter PvP talents
Beast Mastery Hunter PvP talents.
Chimaeral StingStings the target, dealing (150% of Attack Power) Nature damage and initiating a series of venoms. Each lasts 3 sec and applies the next effect after the previous one ends. : 90% reduced movement speed. : Silenced. : 20% reduced damage and healing.
Diamond IceVictims of Freezing Trap can no longer be damaged or healed. Freezing Trap is now undispellable, but has a 4 sec duration.
Dire Beast: HawkSummons a hawk to circle the target area, attacking all targets within 10 yards over the next 10 sec.
Hunting PackAspect of the Cheetah has 50% reduced cooldown and grants its effects to allies.
InterlopeMisdirection now causes the next hostile spells cast on your target within 10 sec to be redirected to your pet, but its cooldown is increased by 15 sec. Your pet must be within 20 yards of the target for spells to be redirected.
Kindred BeastsFerocity: increases Haste by 12% for 20 sec, but no longer applies Sated.]?a264662[ Tenacity: The maximum health of you and your allies is increased by an additional 5%.]?a264656[ Cunning: frees nearby allies from movement impairing effects. ][]
Scatter ShotA short-range shot that deals (4.5% of Attack Power) damage, removes all harmful damage over time effects, and incapacitates the target for 3 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used. Targets incapacitated by Scatter Shot deal 10% less damage to you for 8 sec after the effect ends.
Survival TacticsFeign Death reduces damage taken by 90% for 2 sec.
The Beast WithinBestial Wrath now provides immunity to Fear and Horror effects for you and your pets for 8 sec. Nearby allied pets are also inspired, increasing their attack speed by 10%.
Wild KingdomCall in help from one of your dismissed Tenacity pets for 10 sec. Your current pet is dismissed to rest and heal 30% of maximum health.
Other Hunter specializations
Hunter appearance sets
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Pieces of Galactic Gladiator's Chain Armor.
Recent Beast Mastery Hunter hotfixes
- October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter
Hunting Pack (PvP Talent) radius increased to 40 yards (was 30 yards).
- October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Beast Mastery
Dire Beast: Hawk (PvP Talent) damage increased by 500% and now deals Nature damage (was Physical).
- September 24, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter
Wing Clip now reduces movement speed by 40% in PvP combat.
- September 24, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter
Improved Snaring now increases the movement speed reduction of Wing Clip by 10% in PvP combat.
- September 22, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Beast Mastery › Dark Ranger
Developers’ notes: Dark Ranger has been underperforming for Beast Mastery, so we’re adjusting their Black Arrow damage to increase their performance.
- September 22, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Beast Mastery › Dark Ranger
Black Arrow damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.
- 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.
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.
Every Hunter hotfix, by date: Hunter hotfixes.