1. July 4, 2019  
    yeah, with with buffs and stuff the pushback wont be a big issue, take focused aim only if you are missing the hit ofc.
    This is the ones I use https://wotlk.evowow.com/?talent#ctb...Rt0eMoZx0c:ViL
    I spam explosive trap (glyphed) everytime I can ofc, and since the pet is doing a lot of the dps, moving to place trap wont mean such a dps loss as if you were MM.


    Hitting some decent 13-15k dps with this build. 19k burst on the opener

    PS: Ive heard that theres some issue with hit from talents and hit from gear affecting the pets expertise. Pets are supposed to be expertise capped if the hunter is hit capped but aparently if you reach your hit cap via talents and not with gear, the pets expertise wont be capped? Thatse heard, I havent tested this and have no proof whatsoever

    PSPS: After watching my talents I realized I can take 1 point from Spirit Bond and put it on Catlike Reflexes. I wish I could put it on Invigoration

    PSPSPS: I tested adding 1 point to Catlike Reflexes but it wont mean any dps increase since you still have to delay kill command until your bestial wrath is off cd. This means you have 1 talent point you have to put somewhere below on the BM talent tree, it probably wont mean much. Frenzy is probably the best option
    Edited: July 7, 2019

  2. Can someone fix the gear links plz

  3. @Nunzi - Just replaced "openwow" with "evowow" and here you go



    Hello guys and girls, since there is no guide for BM on wotlk I have decided to present some information for the hunting brothers on Warmane.



    As many of u already know this is the easiest spec for leveling/soloing, but is it competitive in the end-game content?


    Beast Mastery is definitely the most fun spec to play, due to beign able to tame exotic pets, who not only look awesome, but can also hit almost as hard as you. It is the most beginner friendly, as it has the easiest rotation, but that doesn't mean it requires no skill to play. If u master the spec you will be competitive in both PvE and PvP.
    In terms of DPS, according to the hunter spreadsheet, BM's output is about the same as Survival's, however Markmanship beats both specs by around 1k dps with bis gear. However the variable not taken into account is the "player". Hunter's dps is more of a prioritisation than a rotation, that requires you to know which skill to use at the specific moment. That means a Marksman can easily get outdps'd by a BMaster, due to marksmanship beign a more complicated spec to master. Even if both player are "masters of their trade" no fight is ever the same, so always do your best.
    A blessing and a curse: The buffed Pet that you have makes you king of fights that require movement, because it keeps hitting and your dps won't fall as much when u move as with the other specs. This can also have the opposite effect if your pet dies, you are pretty reliant on it's dps, so try to keep him alive, or ress him as fast as possible.

    Talents

    This is the main spec u will use in PvE:
    http://wotlk.evowow.com/?talent#ctbMzttRfu0eRt0eVoZx

    PvP:
    http://wotlk.evowow.com/?talent#cqbMzttRfu0eRt0eVooZL
    Not a big difference, but utilising Aimed shot as a healing reducer is vital, if you want to kill healers.

    Leveling:
    http://wotlk.evowow.com/?talent#ctbMzttRfu0eRt0eVooZL
    Mixing pve spec with aimed shot, for those healing mobs or when you run into other players from the opposing faction (which you will do in every zone)

    So these are my specs, yes differences are only 2 talents, but i dont think you will need any other talent.

    Pets


    The pets in wotlk are very similar in terms of DPS, but the top ones to use in PVE are definitely Devilsaur (highest pet dmg) and Wolf (buffs your dmg).
    You can also be tempted to get a cool looking spirit beast, but have in mind it does a little less damage than the two above.

    This is the spec you might want to use:

    Alternative spec without dash, cause i find it a waste most of the times with it's 30 focus cost, instead we have the passive 30% movement speed, also Charge instead of Bloodthristy, which means u will have to feed the pet or with http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=43350 just use Mend Pet untill he's happy.

    For PvP there are also many good pets, but the recommended ones are the Chimaera, the Core Hound and the Worm.
    The Chimaera has a little more utility being a cunning pet, and also has Froststorm breath, which is a great ability which slows down enemies for 5 sec (which cant be removed by trinket) and does nature dmg (ignores armor). Great overall.
    The Core Hound on the other hand is a pure bursting pet, coming with high dps and Lava Breath ability, which does fire dmg and reduces target's casting speed by 25%. Great for arena.
    The Worm is a tenacity pet, so he does the least damage, but also takes the most of it. Great for BGs.
    Specs u can use (left one being the most popular):




    A few pet tips:

    Always disable your Growl autocast, if you don't need it to tank, as it consumes 15 focus.
    Make sure your pet is happy always.
    Don't forget your pet's special abilities and talents. Timing Culling the Herd, Furious Howl, Call of the Wild, Rabid and Kill Command with your Rapid Fire and Bestial Wrath, can produce some massive burst of damage.

    Glyphs


    Glyph of Bestial Wrath: No BM Hunter should be without this glyph. Combined with 3/3 Longevity, Glyph of Bestial Wrath will reduce the cooldown on Bestial Wrath and The Beast Within to 1 minute, 10 seconds.

    Glyph of Steady Shot As long as your Serpent Sting is active on the target, this glyph adds 10% damage to the BM Hunters most often used special shot.

    Third slot glyph can be one of these:
    Glyph of the Hawk: Provides an additional 6% haste when Improved Aspect of the Hawk procs. (first choice)
    Glyph of Serpent Sting: Adds 6 seconds to the duration of Serpent Sting.
    Glyph of Kill Shot: Increases the dmg of Kill Shot by 10%.


    Stats prioritisation


    Hit rating(5%pvp/8%pve) - > Agility/AP

    Gems:
    Meta: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=41398
    Prismatic: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=49110
    All others: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=40112 or http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=40114

    Optional: You can gem for arp cap (1400 rating), but only when u are near the cap from items.

    Endgame Best in Slots


    Melee Weapon: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=50735
    Ranged weapon: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=50733
    Head: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=51289
    Neck: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=50633
    Shoulders: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=51288
    Chest: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=51289
    Wrist: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=50655
    Hands: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=51285
    Waist: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=50688
    Legs: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=50645
    Boots: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=54577
    Rings: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=50402
    http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=54576
    Trinkets: http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=50363
    http://wotlk.evowow.com/item=54590

    Macros and shot priority


    Basic priority is:

    Kill Shot
    Serpent Sting
    Multi Shot
    Arcane Shot
    Steady Shot


    Macros:

    Burst macro: I like to use my Bestial Wrath separately, but if u want you can include it in this macro.
    #showtooltip
    /cast Kill Command
    /cast Call of the Wild
    /cast Rapid Fire
    /use 14 (the bottom trinket slot)

    Misdirection: This macro casts misdirection on your focus target, if you don't have one, casts on your pet.
    #showtooltip
    /cast [@focus,help][help][@pet,exists] Misdirection

    Master's Call macro: Casts Master's call on you. Replace "name" with the name of your Character.
    #showtooltip
    /cast [@name,exists] Master's Call



    I hope this guide brings you some perspective on the BM hunter, and thanks for reading! I will post screenshots soon.

    Thanks to: Todoran, Huntsmanslodge, Shandara's Hunter DPS Spreadsheet


    DPS Test vs Dummy 80 lvl on Blackrock, MM vs BM comparison:
    Tested for around 300k damage, used all skills available and tried my best to do the most dps.
    Gear 5600 gs pve fully enchanted and gemmed with agility (agi is good for both specs), no arp cap so arcane shot used in mm rotation.
    BM: http://imgur.com/Q1hDExI
    MM: http://imgur.com/zEYIDEN
    So results: MM got nearly 500 dps more and can sustain it longer. BM dps drops a lot after burst and in a longer fight the difference may become higher than 500. With that in mind i think BM is still competitive and can be used for raiding, without a doubt a hunter in every spec is a top damage dealer.
    An interesting fact is that my pet had almost the same atack power in both specs, so there might be something bugged in the scaling, but I'm not sure how it was in retail wotlk.

    Some screenshots(more soon):
    PvP:
    http://imgur.com/zBkaPjr (77 level battleground)
    http://imgur.com/7WXM3Og (77 level battleground)
    http://imgur.com/mPBCPtJ (80 lvl battleground)
    PvE:
    http://imgur.com/X2rP46W (OS 10, 3580 gs, with the PvP spec)


  4. the link for bm pvp does not work. please help.

  5. the link for bm pvp does not work. please help.
    above your post there is a quote of the "First post" with corrected link. Just scroll up


  6. July 5, 2021  
    the guide doesn't include crit/haste cap, numbers about agi/atp comparison, all the links are broken... many peole had seen this guide and it didn't helped them at all due those reasons and some other ones

  7. July 5, 2021  
    to anyone watching this guide in 2021: respec to mm you dumb ****.

  8. July 6, 2021  

    Some short information

    In addition to the information in the guide. http://thehuntersrefuge.blogspot.com...unter-pve.html True, this information is not entirely relevant for 3.3.5a.(From there, you can highlight a lot of useful things). The site lists which talents are the most important and how much DPS adds.

    Here is my BM hunter http://armory.warmane.com/character/...ecrown/summary

    BM hunter is interesting, although his DPS is lower than MM. But among many many similar(copy) MM hunters, I choose BM specialization.
    Edited: July 6, 2021

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