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Beast Mastery · Marksmanship · Survival

Hunter talents

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Data, sources & what is still uncertain

Community beta data · 2026-10-25. October 15 trees and final official corrections are included, plus three reported 70450 changes: Champion of the Light, Missile Barrage and Amplify Curse. Base values still come from 70425; unresolved scaling and tooltip conflicts remain. Original client-build reporting is not an independent in-game test. October 21 adds Counterattack’s flat damage and Wild Growth’s party radius; Wild Growth healing and other numerical conflicts remain unresolved. The October 20 Mage hotfix positions, Elemental Precision ranks and Piercing Ice removal are included from the admitted community lineage. Frost Warding and Missile Barrage hotfix effects are also included. Ice Barrier now includes the October 20 Frost-damage bonuses and explicitly identifies its rank-1 base before scaling. Champion of the Light’s 20/40/60% ranks are now traced to the exact October 20 client hotfix; the earlier 10/20/30% values describe the unhotfixed curve. Vindication’s AP reduction scales with level; the exact level and rounding behind its displayed community values remain unresolved. Other numerical differences remain unresolved; this is still partial reconciliation. Mutilate’s rank-1 flat bonus is corrected to 17.25 from the exact client tooltip formula. Remaining unresolved values include talents without an individual warning; no full beta parity or independent combat test is claimed. Seven cast-time protection tooltips now use the October 23 community export; this limited text reconciliation does not establish current-game or launch parity.

Blizzard’s October 15 notes establish the announced changes. Later server-hotfix reporting is kept separately dated. The 70450 comparison also used WoW Forever data (CC BY 4.0) and the author’s Forever Guides talent table. Their incomplete or conflicting records were not substituted for verified talents.

October 20 Mage effect hotfixes: exact ranks for Frost Warding and Missile Barrage from The Forever Era’s client reconstruction, with the WoW Classic Forever changelog for context. These are reported client data, not an independent ForeverAtlas in-game test.

Data: Talents Forever · CC BY 4.0 · adapted by ForeverAtlas. Icons © Blizzard.

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Decide how much of your early build you want to put into your pet. The level-20 example spends all eleven points in Beast Mastery; Marksmanship and Survival are here to compare before you commit.

What changed since the 2026-10-08 snapshot?

6 returning talents have changes to their text, ranks or place in the tree.

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Beast Mastery · Level 20

Beast Mastery leveling

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Talent data: 2026-09-17

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Guide updated 2026-09-21. Talent data: 2026-09-17 · 1.60.1.69876.

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Send your pet in, then fight at range with Aspect of the Hawk. Deadly Aspects can speed up Auto Shot, while Focused Fire rewards keeping your pet active. Pathfinding helps between fights; Improved Revive Pet makes a bad pull less costly to recover from.

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Hunter talent reference

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Beast Mastery

Deadly Aspects5 ranks

While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 2% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 2% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.

Final rank

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.

Endurance Training5 ranks

Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 3%.

Final rank

Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 15%.

Focused Fire2 ranks

Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 1% while your pet is active.

Final rank

Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 2% while your pet is active.

Improved Aspect of the Monkey3 ranks

Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 2%. Additionally, your pet gains 50% of the effect of your Aspect of the Monkey ability.

Final rank

Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 6%. Additionally, your pet gains 50% of the effect of your Aspect of the Monkey ability.

Pathfinding2 ranks

Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 3%.

Final rank

Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 6%.

Improved Revive Pet2 ranks

Revive Pet's casting time is reduced by 3 sec, mana cost is reduced by 20%, and increases the health your pet returns with by an additional 15%.

Final rank

Revive Pet's casting time is reduced by 6 sec, mana cost is reduced by 40%, and increases the health your pet returns with by an additional 30%.

Bestial Swiftness1 rank

Increases the movement speed of your pets by 30%.

Unleashed Fury5 ranks

Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 3%.

Final rank

Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 15%.

Improved Mend Pet2 ranks

Gives your Mend Pet spell a 15% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic, or Poison effect from your pet each time it heals and reduces the Mana cost by 10%.

Final rank

Gives your Mend Pet spell a 50% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic, or Poison effect from your pet each time it heals and reduces the Mana cost by 20%.

Ferocity5 ranks

Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 2%.

Final rank

Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 10%.

Summon Hawk1 rank

Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing 32 plus 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.

Spirit Bond2 ranks

While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 1% of total health every 10 sec.

Final rank

While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 1% of total health every 5 sec.

Intimidation1 rank

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.

Requires 1/1 Bestial Swiftness.

Bestial Discipline2 ranks

Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 10% and allows 25% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Final rank

Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 20% and allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Frenzy5 ranks

Gives your pet a 20% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.

Final rank

Gives your pet a 100% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.

Requires 5/5 Ferocity.

Bestial Wrath1 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.

Requires 1/1 Intimidation.

Marksmanship

Hawk Eye3 ranks

Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 2 yards.

Final rank

Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 6 yards.

Improved Concussive Shot5 ranks

Gives your Concussive Shot a 4% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

Final rank

Gives your Concussive Shot a 20% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

Lethal Attacks5 ranks

Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 1%.

Final rank

Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%.

Improved Stings3 ranks

Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec.

Final rank

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.

Efficiency5 ranks

Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 3%.

Final rank

Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 15%.

Careful Aim5 ranks

Increases your Attack Power by 20% of your Intellect.

Final rank

Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.

Rapid Killing2 ranks

Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 1 min. In addition, when you kill a non-trivial enemy or it dies while afflicted by your Serpent Sting, you gain Rapid Killing, increasing the damage of your next Shot ability within 20 sec by 10%.

Final rank

Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 2 min. In addition, when you kill a non-trivial enemy or it dies while afflicted by your Serpent Sting, you gain Rapid Killing, increasing the damage of your next Shot ability within 20 sec by 20%.

Improved Arcane Shot5 ranks

Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.3 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.

Final rank

Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 1.5 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.

Lone Wolf1 rank

You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.

Trueshot Aura1 rank

Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party or raid members within 45 yds by 30.

Mortal Shots5 ranks

Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.

Final rank

Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%.

Requires 5/5 Careful Aim.

Rapid Recuperation2 ranks

Afflicting a target with Serpent Sting allows 25% of your Mana Regeneration to continue while casting for 15 sec, increased to 50% when Rapid Killing is consumed.

Final rank

Afflicting a target with Serpent Sting allows 50% of your Mana Regeneration to continue while casting for 15 sec, increased to 100% when Rapid Killing is consumed.

Requires 2/2 Rapid Killing.

Barrage3 ranks

Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 3%.

Final rank

Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 10%.

Scatter Shot1 rank

A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.

Ranged Weapon Specialization5 ranks

Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 1%.

Final rank

Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 5%.

Sniper Shot1 rank

A long-range shot that deals ranged damage plus 160 and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards for 10 sec.

Requires 1/1 Trueshot Aura.

Survival

Improved Tracking5 ranks

While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 1%.

Final rank

While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 5%.

Deflection5 ranks

Increases your Parry chance by 1%.

Final rank

Increases your Parry chance by 5%.

Entrapment5 ranks

When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 1 sec.

Final rank

When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.

Savage Strikes2 ranks

Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 2%.

Final rank

Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 4%.

Survivalist5 ranks

Increases your total Health by 2%.

Final rank

Increases your total Health by 10%.

Improved Wing Clip3 ranks

Gives your Wing Clip ability a 7% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.

Final rank

Gives your Wing Clip ability a 20% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.

Clever Traps2 ranks

Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.

Final rank

Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 30% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 30%.

Surefooted3 ranks

Increases your hit chance by 1% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 10%.

Final rank

Increases your hit chance by 3% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 30%.

Deterrence1 rank

When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.

Survival Tactics2 ranks

Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 5%.

Final rank

Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 10%.

Predator's Edge5 ranks

Increases your melee ability critical strike damage by 6% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 10%.

Final rank

Increases your melee ability critical strike damage by 30% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 50%.

Counterattack1 rank

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 26 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Requires 1/1 Deterrence.

Resourcefulness2 ranks

Reduces the Mana cost of your Trap and melee abilities by 30%, and grants your melee and ranged ability Critical Strikes a 50% chance to allow 50% of your Mana Regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.

Final rank

Reduces the Mana cost of your Trap and melee abilities by 60%, and grants your melee and ranged ability Critical Strikes a 100% chance to allow 50% of your Mana Regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.

Expose Prey2 ranks

Grants your melee and ranged attacks against enemies afflicted by Hunter's Mark a 5% chance to allow an activation of Mongoose Bite. Lasts 10 sec.

Final rank

Grants your melee and ranged attacks against enemies afflicted by Hunter's Mark a 10% chance to allow an activation of Mongoose Bite. Lasts 10 sec.

Survivalist's Discipline2 ranks

Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 20%.

Final rank

Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 40%.

Strider Kick1 rank

A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.

Lightning Reflexes5 ranks

Increases your Agility by 2%.

Final rank

Increases your Agility by 10%.

Lacerating Strikes1 rank

Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite over 21 sec

Requires 2/2 Expose Prey.

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