Serpentine Strikes

In the Beast Mastery Hunter talent tree, Serpentine Strikes sits in the Beast Mastery specialization talents, row 7 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Beast Mastery Talents.

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The tree draws a line into Serpentine Strikes from Barbed Scales, Pack Tactics and Thrill of the Hunt.

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  Barbed Scales

  Casting Cobra Shot reduces the cooldown of Barbed Shot by 2 sec.

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  Pack Tactics

  Barbed Shot now instantly grants 25 Focus. Passive Focus generation increased by 75%.

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  Thrill of the Hunt2 ranks

  Barbed Shot critical strike chance increased by 5%. Cobra Shot critical strike chance increased by 15%.

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Serpentine Strikes leads on to Killer Instinct.

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  Killer Instinct2 ranks

  Kill Command deals 10% increased damage.

Same row

Also on this row: Aspect of the Beast, Dire Cleave, Dire Command, Jagged Wounds and Snakeskin Quiver or Cobra Senses.

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  Aspect of the Beast

  Increases the damage of Bite, Claw, Smack and the effectiveness of your pet's unique abilities by 30%. Increases the effectiveness of your pet's Predator's Thirst, Endurance Training, and Pathfinding passives by 50%.

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  Dire Cleave

  When summoned, Dire Beasts gain Beast Cleave at 100% effectiveness for 8.1 sec.

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  Dire Command

  Kill Command has a 20% chance to also summon a Dire Beast to attack your target for 8 sec.

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  Jagged Wounds

  All bleed damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 10%.

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  Snakeskin Quiver

  Your auto shot has a 15% chance to also fire a Cobra Shot at your target.

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  Cobra Senses

  Cobra Shot Focus cost reduced by 5. Cobra Shot damage increased by 10%.