Beast Mastery Hunter Talents

The War Within Pre-Patch

Talents in World of Warcraft define your character's gameplay. They offer active abilities for offense and defense, major cooldowns, or passive enhancements to your stats and spells. Here are the current Beast Mastery Hunter talents for The War Within Pre-Patch.

Where to Find Talents

Talents can be found in the talent menu, which is accessible by pressing the N key (default) or by clicking the target icon in the micro menu:

Screenshot of the talents button in the micro menu

Class Talents

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

Name	Cast	Effect
Natural Mending	Passive	Every 10 Focus you spend reduces the remaining cooldown on Exhilaration by 1.0 sec.
Posthaste	Passive	Disengage also frees you from all movement impairing effects and increases your movement speed by 50% for 4 sec.
Kill Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range	You attempt to finish off a wounded target, dealing 1,670 Physical damage. Only usable on enemies with less than 20% health.
Rejuvenating Wind	Passive	Maximum health increased by 8%, and Exhilaration now also heals you for an additional 12.0% of your maximum health over 8 sec.
Hunter's Avoidance	Passive	Damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 5%.
Improved Kill Shot	Passive	Kill Shot's critical damage is increased by 25%.
Wilderness Medicine	Passive	Mend Pet heals for an additional 25% of your pet's health over its duration, and has a 25% chance to dispel a magic effect each time it heals your pet.
Tar Trap	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Hurls a tar trap to the target location that creates a 8 yd radius pool of tar around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches. All enemies have 50% reduced movement speed while in the area of effect. Limit 1. Trap will exist for 1 min.
Tranquilizing Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 10 Sec Cooldown	Removes 1 Enrage and 1 Magic effect from an enemy target.
Concussive Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 5 Sec Cooldown	Dazes the target, slowing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec. Steady Shot will increase the duration of Concussive Shot on the target by 3.0 sec.
Survival of the Fittest	Instant	Reduces all damage you and your pet take by 30% for 6 sec.
Entrapment	Passive	When Tar Trap is activated, all enemies in its area are rooted for 4 sec. Damage taken may break this root.
Counter Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 24 Sec Cooldown	Interrupts spellcasting, preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 3 sec.
Kodo Tranquilizer	Passive	Tranquilizing Shot removes up to 1 additional Magic effect from up to 2 nearby targets.
Devilsaur Tranquilizer	Passive	If Tranquilizing Shot removes only an Enrage effect, its cooldown is reduced by 5 sec.
Misdirection	Instant - 100 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Misdirects all threat you cause to the targeted party or raid member, beginning with your next attack within 30 sec and lasting for 8 sec.
Scout's Instincts	Passive	You cannot be slowed below 80% of your normal movement speed while Aspect of the Cheetah is active.
Padded Armor	Passive	Survival of the Fittest gains an additional charge.
Lone Survivor	Passive	Reduce the cooldown of Survival of the Fittest by 30 sec, and increase its duration by 2.0 sec. Reduce the cooldown of Counter Shot and Muzzle by 2 sec.
Specialized Arsenal	Passive	Kill Command deals 10% increased damage.
Disruptive Rounds	Passive	When Tranquilizing Shot successfully dispels an effect or Counter Shot interrupts a cast, gain 10 Focus.
No Hard Feelings	Passive	When Misdirection targets your pet, it reduces the damage they take by 50% for 5 sec.
Scare Beast	1.5 Sec Cast - 30 Yd Range	Scares a beast, causing it to run in fear for up to 20 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only one beast can be feared at a time.
Intimidation	Instant - 1 Min Cooldown	Commands your pet to intimidate the target, stunning it for 5 sec.
Explosive Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Fires an explosive shot at your target. After 3 sec, the shot will explode, dealing 1,529 Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yds. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Binding Shot	Instant - 30 Yd Range - 45 Sec Cooldown	Fires a magical projectile, tethering the enemy and any other enemies within 5 yds for 10 sec, stunning them for 3 sec if they move more than 5 yds from the arrow.
Bursting Shot	Instant - 30 Sec Cooldown	Fires an explosion of bolts at all enemies in front of you, knocking them back, snaring them by 50% for 6 sec, and dealing 27 Physical damage.
Scatter Shot	Instant - 20 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	A short-range shot that deals 23 damage, removes all harmful damage over time effects, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.
Territorial Instincts	Passive	Casting Intimidation without a pet now summons one from your stables to intimidate the target. Additionally, the cooldown of Intimidation is reduced by 5 sec.
Trigger Finger	Passive	You and your pet have 5.0% increased attack speed. This effect is increased by 100% if you do not have an active pet.
Blackrock Munitions	Passive	The damage of Explosive Shot is increased by 8%.
Keen Eyesight	Passive	Critical strike chance increased by 4%.
Tar-Coated Bindings	Passive	Binding Shot's stun duration is increased by 1 sec.
Scrappy	Passive	Casting Kill Command reduces the cooldown of Intimidation and Binding Shot by 0.5 sec.
Quick Load	Passive	When you fall below 40% health, Bursting Shot and Scatter Shot have their cooldown immediately reset. This can only occur once every 25 sec.
Pathfinding	Passive	Movement speed increased by 4%.
Binding Shackles	Passive	Targets stunned by Binding Shot, knocked back by High Explosive Trap, knocked up by Implosive Trap, incapacitated by Scatter Shot, or stunned by Intimidation deal 10% less damage to you for 8 sec after the effect ends.
Camouflage	Instant - 1 Min Cooldown	You and your pet blend into the surroundings and gain stealth for 1 min. While camouflaged, you will heal for 2% of maximum health every 1 sec.
Kindling Flare	Passive	Stealthed enemies revealed by Flare remain revealed for 3 sec after exiting the flare.
Trailblazer	Passive	Your movement speed is increased by 30% anytime you have not attacked for 3 sec.
Roar of Sacrifice	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1 Min Cooldown	Instructs your pet to protect a friendly target from critical strikes, making attacks against that target unable to be critical strikes, but 10% of all damage taken by that target is also taken by the pet. Lasts 12 sec.
Serrated Tips	Passive	You gain 5% more critical strike from critical strike sources.
Moment of Opportunity	Passive	When a trap triggers, you gain Aspect of the Cheetah for 3 sec. Can only occur every 1 min.
Born To Be Wild	Passive	Reduces the cooldowns of Aspect of the Cheetah, and Aspect of the Turtle by 30 sec.
Ghillie Suit	Passive	You take 20% reduced damage while Camouflage is active. This effect persists for 3 sec after you leave Camouflage.
Improved Traps	Passive	The cooldown of Tar Trap, High Explosive Trap, Implosive Trap, and Freezing Trap is reduced by 5.0 sec.
Emergency Salve	Passive	Feign Death and Aspect of the Turtle removes poison and disease effects from you.
High Explosive Trap	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 40 Sec Cooldown	Hurls a fire trap to the target location that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing 305 Fire damage and knocking all enemies away. Limit 1. Trap will exist for 1 min.
Implosive Trap	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1 Min Cooldown	Hurls a fire trap to the target location that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing 304 Fire damage and knocking all enemies up. Limit 1. Trap will exist for 1 min.
Unnatural Causes	Passive	Your damage over time effects deal 10% increased damage. This effect is increased by 50% on targets below 20% health.

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide Beast Mastery Hunters with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. These talents differentiate Beast Mastery Hunters from other Hunter specializations, maximizing effectiveness in combat.

Name	Cast	Effect
Kill Command	Instant - 50 Yd Range - 0.5 Sec Cooldown	Give the command to kill, causing your pet to savagely deal 0 Physical damage to the enemy.
Cobra Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range	A quick shot causing 830 Physical damage. Reduces the cooldown of Kill Command by 1 sec.
Animal Companion	Passive	Your Call Pet additionally summons the pet from the bonus slot in your stable. This pet will obey your Kill Command, but cannot use pet family abilities and both of your pets deal 35% reduced damage.
Barbed Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range	Fire a shot that tears through your enemy, causing them to bleed for 1,261 damage over 8 sec. Sends your pet into a frenzy, increasing attack speed by 30% for 8 sec, stacking up to 3 times. enerates 20 Focus over 8 sec.
Pack Tactics	Passive	Passive Focus generation increased by 100%.
Aspect of the Beast	Passive	Increases the damage and healing of your pet's abilities by 30%. Increases the effectiveness of your pet's Predator's Thirst, Endurance Training, and Pathfinding passives by 50%.
War Orders	Passive	Barbed Shot deals 10% increased damage, and applying Barbed Shot has a 50% chance to reset the cooldown of Kill Command.
Thrill of the Hunt	Passive	Barbed Shot increases your critical strike chance by 2% for 8 sec, stacking up to 3 times.
Go for the Throat	Passive	Kill Command deals increased critical strike damage equal to 100% of your critical strike chance.
Multi-Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range	Fires several missiles, hitting all nearby enemies within 8 yds of your current target for 67 Physical damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Laceration	Passive	When your pets critically strike, they cause their target to bleed for 8% of the damage dealt over 6 sec.
Cobra Senses	Passive	Cobra Shot reduces the cooldown of Kill Command by an additional 1.0 sec.
Alpha Predator	Passive	Kill Command now has 2 charges, and deals 15% increased damage.
Improved Kill Command	Passive	Kill Command damage increased by 5%.
Beast Cleave	Passive	After you Multi-Shot, your pet's melee attacks also strike all nearby enemies for 80% of the damage for the next 6.0 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Wild Call	Passive	Your auto shot critical strikes have a 20% chance to reset the cooldown of Barbed Shot.
Hunter's Prey	Passive	Kill Command has a 10% chance to reset the cooldown of Kill Shot, and causes your next Kill Shot to be usable on any target, regardless of the target's health.
Venom's Bite	Passive	Kill Shot applies Serpent Sting for 18 sec. erpent Sting Fire a shot that poisons your target, causing them to take 109 Nature damage instantly and an additional 725 Nature damage over 18 sec.
Stomp	Passive	When you cast Barbed Shot, your pet stomps the ground, dealing 390 Physical damage to all nearby enemies.
Kindred Spirits	Passive	Increases your maximum Focus and your pet's maximum Focus by 20.
Kill Cleave	Passive	While Beast Cleave is active, Kill Command now also strikes nearby enemies for 80% of damage dealt. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Training Expert	Passive	All pet damage dealt increased by 5%.
Dire Beast	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 20 Sec Cooldown	Summons a powerful wild beast that attacks the target and roars, increasing your Haste by 5% for 8 sec. enerates 20 Focus.
A Murder of Crows	Passive	Every 5 casts of Kill Command summons a Murder of Crows. Murder of Crows Summons a flock of crows to attack your target, dealing 1,860 Physical damage over 15 sec.
Barrage	Channeled - 40 Yd Range - 20 Sec Cooldown	Rapidly fires a spray of shots for 2.7 sec, dealing an average of 812 Physical damage to all nearby enemies in front of you. Usable while moving. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. Grants Beast Cleave.
Savagery	Passive	Kill Command damage is increased by 10%. Barbed Shot lasts 2.0 sec longer.
Bestial Wrath	Instant - 100 Yd Range - 1.5 Min Cooldown	Sends you and your pet into a rage, instantly dealing 0 Physical damage to its target, and increasing all damage you both deal by 25% for 15 sec. Removes all crowd control effects from your pet.
Dire Command	Passive	Kill Command has a 30% chance to also summon a Dire Beast to attack your target for 8 sec.
Huntmaster's Call	Passive	Every 3 casts of Dire Beast sounds the Horn of Valor, summoning either Hati or Fenryr to battle. ati Increases the damage of all your pets by 8%. enryr Pounces your primary target, inflicting a heavy bleed that deals 1,699 damage over 8 sec and grants you 8% Haste.
Dire Frenzy	Passive	Dire Beast lasts an additional 2 sec and deals 60% increased damage.
Killer Instinct	Passive	Kill Command deals 50% increased damage against enemies below 35% health.
Master Handler	Passive	Each time Barbed Shot deals damage, the cooldown of Kill Command is reduced by 0.50 sec.
Barbed Wrath	Passive	Barbed Shot reduces the cooldown of Bestial Wrath by 12.0 sec.
Explosive Venom	Passive	Every 5 casts of Explosive Shot or Multi-Shot will apply Serpent Sting to targets hit.
Basilisk Collar	Passive	Each damage over time effect on a target increases the damage they receive from your pet's attacks by 10%.
Call of the Wild	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 2 Min Cooldown	You sound the call of the wild, summoning 2 of your active pets for 20 sec. During this time, a random pet from your stable will appear every 4 sec to assault your target for 6 sec. Each time Call of the Wild summons a pet, the cooldown of Barbed Shot and Kill Command are reduced by 50%.
Killer Cobra	Passive	While Bestial Wrath is active, Cobra Shot resets the cooldown on Kill Command.
Scent of Blood	Passive	Activating Bestial Wrath grants 2 charges of Barbed Shot.
Brutal Companion	Passive	When Barbed Shot causes Frenzy to stack up to 3, your pet will immediately use its special attack and deal 50% bonus damage.
Bloodshed	Instant - 50 Yd Range - 1 Min Cooldown	Command your pet to tear into your target, causing your target to bleed for 0 over 18 sec and take 15% increased damage from your pet by for 18 sec.
Wild Instincts	Passive	While Call of the Wild is active, each time you Kill Command, your Kill Command target takes 3% increased damage from all of your pets, stacking up to 10 times.
Bloody Frenzy	Passive - 2 Min Cooldown	While Call of the Wild is active, your pets have the effects of Beast Cleave, and each time Call of the Wild summons a pet, all of your pets Stomp.
Piercing Fangs	Passive	While Bestial Wrath is active, your pet's critical damage dealt is increased by 35%.
Venomous Bite	Passive	Bloodshed increases all damage taken from your pet by an additional 15%, and Kill Command deals 20% increased damage to the target.
Shower of Blood	Passive	Bloodshed now hits 2 additional nearby targets.

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow for deeper customization of the Beast Mastery Hunter class fantasy, further enhancing its combat effectiveness.

Pack Leader

Name	Cast	Effect
Vicious Hunt	Passive	Kill Command prepares you to viciously attack in coordination with your pet, dealing an additional 1,062 Physical damage with your next Kill Command.
Pack Coordination	Passive	Attacking with Vicious Hunt instructs your pet to strike with their Basic Attack along side your next Barbed Shot or Raptor Strike.
Howl of the Pack	Passive	Your pet's Basic Attack critical strikes increase your critical strike damage by 5% for 8 sec stacking up to 3 times.
Wild Attacks	Passive	Every third pet Basic Attack is a guaranteed critical strike, with damage further increased by critical strike chance.
Den Recovery	Passive	Aspect of the Turtle, Survival of the Fittest, and Mend Pet heal the target for 20% of maximum health over 4 sec. Duration increased by 1 sec when healing a target under 50% maximum health.
Tireless Hunt	Passive	Aspect of the Cheetah now increases movement speed by 15% for another 8 sec.
Cornered Prey	Passive	Disengage increases the range of all your attacks by 5 yds for 5 sec.
Frenzied Tear	Passive	Your pet's Basic Attack has a 20% chance to reset the cooldown and cause Kill Command to strike a second time for 30% of normal damage.
Scattered Prey	Passive	Butchery increases the damage of your next Butchery by 25%.
Covering Fire	Passive	Wildfire Bomb reduces the cooldown of Butchery by 2 sec.
Cull the Herd	Passive	Kill Shot deals an additional 30% damage over 6 sec and increases the bleed damage you and your pet deal to the target by 25%.
Furious Assault	Passive	Consuming Frenzied Tear has a 50% chance to reset the cooldown of Barbed Shot or reduce the cost of Raptor Strike by 100% and deal 30% more damage.
Beast of Opportunity	Passive	Bestial Wrath or Coordinated Assault calls on the pack, summoning a pet from your stable for 6 sec.
Pack Assault	Passive	Vicious Hunt and Pack Coordination now stack and apply twice, and are always active during Call of the Wild and Coordinated Assault.

Dark Ranger

Name	Cast	Effect
Black Arrow	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Fire a Black Arrow into your target, dealing 4,649 Shadow damage over 18 sec. Each time Black Arrow deals damage, you have a 10% chance to generate a charge of Barbed Shot or Aimed Shot.
Overshadow	Passive	Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire deal 20% increased damage.
Shadow Hounds	Passive	Each time Black Arrow deals damage, you have a 10% chance to manifest a Dark Hound to charge to your target and deal Shadow damage.
Death Shade	Passive	When you apply Black Arrow to a target, you gain the Deathblow or Hunter's Prey effect.
Dark Empowerment	Passive	When Black Arrow resets the cooldown of an ability, gain 15 Focus.
Grave Reaper	Passive	When a target affected by Black Arrow dies, the cooldown of Black Arrow is reduced by 12 sec.
Embrace the Shadows	Passive	You heal for 15% of all Shadow damage dealt by you or your pets.
Smoke Screen	Passive	Exhilaration grants you 3 sec of Survival of the Fittest. Survival of the Fittest activates Exhilaration at 50% effectiveness.
Dark Chains	Passive	Disengage will chain the closest target to the ground, causing them to move 40% slower until they move 8 yards away.
Shadow Lash	Passive	When Call of the Wild or Trueshot is active, Black Arrow deals damage 50% faster.
Shadow Surge	Passive	When Multi-Shot hits a target affected by Black Arrow, a burst of Shadow energy erupts, dealing moderate Shadow damage to all enemies near the target. This can only occur once every 6 sec.
Darkness Calls	Passive	All Shadow damage you and your pets deal is increased by 10%.
Shadow Erasure	Passive	Kill Shot has a 15% chance to generate a charge of Barbed Shot or Aimed Shot when used on a target affected by Black Arrow.
Withering Fire	Passive	When Black Arrow resets the cooldown of Barbed Shot or Aimed Shot, a barrage of dark arrows will strike your target for Shadow damage and increase the damage you and your pets deal by 10% for 6 sec.

PvP Talents

PvP talents are tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with War Mode enabled, these talents optimize a Beast Mastery Hunter 's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements that give players an edge in combat against other players.

Name	Cast	Effect
The Beast Within		Bestial 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%.
Dire Beast: Hawk		Summons a hawk to circle the target area, attacking all targets within 10 yards over the next 10 sec.
Dire Beast: Basilisk		Summons a slow moving basilisk near the target for 30 sec that attacks the target for heavy damage.
Interlope		Misdirection now causes the next 3 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.
Survival Tactics		Feign Death reduces damage taken by 90% for 3 sec.
Chimaeral Sting		Stings the target, dealing 799 Nature damage and initiating a series of venoms. Each lasts 3 sec and applies the next effect after the previous one ends. corpid Venom: 90% reduced movement speed. pider Venom: Silenced. iper Venom: 20% reduced damage and healing.
Hunting Pack		Aspect of the Cheetah has 50% reduced cooldown and grants its effects to allies within 15 yds.
Wild Kingdom		Call in help from one of your dismissed Cunning pets for 10 sec. Your current pet is dismissed to rest and heal 30% of maximum health.
Kindred Beasts		Command Pet's unique ability cooldown reduced by 50%, and gains additional effects.
Diamond Ice		Victims of Freezing Trap can no longer be damaged or healed. Freezing Trap is now undispellable, but has a 5 sec duration.