Vak's PvE Build

Hunter class icon Beast Mastery Hunter specialization icon
Beast Mastery Hunter
Dwarf race icon
Dwarf
421 ilvl
Season 0
3258 Mythic+

Vak (Tichondrius US) is a Top Mythic+ Beast Mastery Hunter in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 0, achieving a rating of 3258 with 420 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of his 10.2.6 PvE character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Beast Mastery Hunter build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Vak's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+3869
35% Critical Strike
+3498
21% Haste
+3282
50% Mastery
+387
2% Versatility
  1. Critical Strike
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  4. Versatility
Minor Stats
+325
5% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+250
5% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Speed
  3. Leech

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Hunter specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Hunter class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Hunter's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Vak's selected Class Talents below:

Kill Command
Concussive Shot
Kill Shot
Trailblazer
Posthaste
Improved Kill Shot
Wilderness Medicine
Counter Shot
Natural Mending
Tar Trap
Misdirection
Survival of the Fittest
Tranquilizing Shot
Entrapment
Improved Traps
Lone Survivor
Born To Be Wild
Scare Beast
Improved Tranquilizing Shot
Intimidation
Scatter Shot
Rejuvenating Wind
Camouflage
Sentinel
Binding Shackles
Hunter's Avoidance
Pathfinding
Sentinel's Perception
Beast Master
Keen Eyesight
Master Marksman
Improved Kill Command
Serrated Shots
Arctic Bola
Serpent Sting
Killer Instinct
Steel Trap
Stampede
Explosive Shot
Poison Injection

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Beast Mastery Hunters with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Vak's selected Specialization Talents below:

Cobra Shot
Pack Tactics
Multi-Shot
Barbed Shot
Aspect of the Beast
Kindred Spirits
Training Expert
Animal Companion
Beast Cleave
Killer Command
Sharp Barbs
Cobra Sting
Thrill of the Hunt
Kill Cleave
A Murder of Crows
Cobra Senses
Dire Beast
Bestial Wrath
War Orders
Hunter's Prey
Stomp
Barbed Wrath
Wild Call
Savagery
Dire Command
Scent of Blood
One with the Pack
Master Handler
Dire Frenzy
Wailing Arrow
Brutal Companion
Call of the Wild
Dire Pack
Killer Cobra
Wild Instincts

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Beast Mastery Hunter's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Vak's selected PvP Talents below:

The Beast Within
Dire Beast: Hawk
Dire Beast: Basilisk
Interlope
Survival Tactics
Chimaeral Sting
Hunting Pack
Tranquilizing Darts
Wild Kingdom
Kindred Beasts
Diamond Ice

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Vak.

Head

  1. Stormwing Harrier's Skullmask item set icon
    set
    Stormwing Harrier's Skullmask

Neck

  1. Elemental Lariat item icon
    Elemental Lariat

Shoulders

  1. Stormwing Harrier's Pinions item set icon
    set
    Stormwing Harrier's Pinions

Back

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl

Chest

  1. Flame-Touched Chainmail item icon
    Flame-Touched Chainmail

Wrist

  1. Complicated Cuffs item icon
    Complicated Cuffs

Hands

  1. Stormwing Harrier's Handguards item set icon
    set
    Stormwing Harrier's Handguards

Waist

  1. Stormwing Harrier's Belt item icon
    Stormwing Harrier's Belt

Legs

  1. Stormwing Harrier's Greaves item set icon
    set
    Stormwing Harrier's Greaves

Feet

  1. Sharpeye Greaves item icon
    Sharpeye Greaves

Ring 1

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight item icon
    Signet of Titanic Insight

Ring 2

  1. Seal of Filial Duty item icon
    Seal of Filial Duty

Trinket 1

  1. Controlled Current Technique item icon
    Controlled Current Technique

Trinket 2

  1. Manic Grieftorch item icon
    Manic Grieftorch

Main Hand

  1. Neltharax, Enemy of the Sky item icon
    Neltharax, Enemy of the Sky

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Vak for the Beast Mastery Hunter specialization.

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight embellishment item icon
    Blue Silken Lining
  2. Elemental Lariat embellishment item icon
    Elemental Lariat

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Vak for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +200 Avoidance

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Fierce Armor Kit

Feet

  1. Plainsrunner's Breeze enchantment icon
    Plainsrunner's Breeze

Ring 1

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Ring 2

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Main Hand

  1. High Intensity Thermal Scanner enchantment icon
    High Intensity Thermal Scanner

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Vak.

  1. Crafty Ysemerald gem icon
    Crafty Ysemerald
    6
  2. Skillful Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Skillful Illimited Diamond
    1