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Beast Mastery Hunter Talents
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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:
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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.
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Passive | Every 10 Focus you spend reduces the remaining cooldown on Exhilaration by 1.0 sec. |
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Passive | Disengage also frees you from all movement impairing effects and increases your movement speed by 50% for 4 sec. |
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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. |
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Passive | Maximum health increased by 8%, and Exhilaration now also heals you for an additional 12.0% of your maximum health over 8 sec. |
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Passive | Damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 5%. |
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Passive | Kill Shot's critical damage is increased by 25%. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Instant - 40 Yd Range - 10 Sec Cooldown | Removes 1 Enrage and 1 Magic effect from an enemy target. |
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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. |
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Instant | Reduces all damage you and your pet take by 30% for 6 sec. |
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Passive | When Tar Trap is activated, all enemies in its area are rooted for 4 sec. Damage taken may break this root. |
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Instant - 40 Yd Range - 24 Sec Cooldown | Interrupts spellcasting, preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 3 sec. |
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Passive | Tranquilizing Shot removes up to 1 additional Magic effect from up to 2 nearby targets. |
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Passive | If Tranquilizing Shot removes only an Enrage effect, its cooldown is reduced by 5 sec. |
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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. |
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Passive | You cannot be slowed below 80% of your normal movement speed while Aspect of the Cheetah is active. |
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Passive | Survival of the Fittest gains an additional charge. |
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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. |
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Passive | Kill Command deals 10% increased damage. |
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Passive | When Tranquilizing Shot successfully dispels an effect or Counter Shot interrupts a cast, gain 10 Focus. |
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Passive | When Misdirection targets your pet, it reduces the damage they take by 50% for 5 sec. |
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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. |
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Instant - 1 Min Cooldown | Commands your pet to intimidate the target, stunning it for 5 sec. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Passive | The damage of Explosive Shot is increased by 8%. |
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Passive | Critical strike chance increased by 4%. |
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Passive | Binding Shot's stun duration is increased by 1 sec. |
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Passive | Casting Kill Command reduces the cooldown of Intimidation and Binding Shot by 0.5 sec. |
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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. |
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Passive | Movement speed increased by 4%. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Passive | Stealthed enemies revealed by Flare remain revealed for 3 sec after exiting the flare. |
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Passive | Your movement speed is increased by 30% anytime you have not attacked for 3 sec. |
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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. |
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Passive | You gain 5% more critical strike from critical strike sources. |
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Passive | When a trap triggers, you gain Aspect of the Cheetah for 3 sec. Can only occur every 1 min. |
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Passive | Reduces the cooldowns of Aspect of the Cheetah, and Aspect of the Turtle by 30 sec. |
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Passive | You take 20% reduced damage while Camouflage is active. This effect persists for 3 sec after you leave Camouflage. |
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Passive | The cooldown of Tar Trap, High Explosive Trap, Implosive Trap, and Freezing Trap is reduced by 5.0 sec. |
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Passive | Feign Death and Aspect of the Turtle removes poison and disease effects from you. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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Instant - 40 Yd Range | A quick shot causing 830 Physical damage. Reduces the cooldown of Kill Command by 1 sec. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Passive | Passive Focus generation increased by 100%. |
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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%. |
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Passive | Barbed Shot deals 10% increased damage, and applying Barbed Shot has a 50% chance to reset the cooldown of Kill Command. |
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Passive | Barbed Shot increases your critical strike chance by 2% for 8 sec, stacking up to 3 times. |
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Passive | Kill Command deals increased critical strike damage equal to 100% of your critical strike chance. |
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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. |
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Passive | When your pets critically strike, they cause their target to bleed for 8% of the damage dealt over 6 sec. |
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Passive | Cobra Shot reduces the cooldown of Kill Command by an additional 1.0 sec. |
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Passive | Kill Command now has 2 charges, and deals 15% increased damage. |
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Passive | Kill Command damage increased by 5%. |
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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. |
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Passive | Your auto shot critical strikes have a 20% chance to reset the cooldown of Barbed Shot. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Passive | When you cast Barbed Shot, your pet stomps the ground, dealing 390 Physical damage to all nearby enemies. |
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Passive | Increases your maximum Focus and your pet's maximum Focus by 20. |
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Passive | While Beast Cleave is active, Kill Command now also strikes nearby enemies for 80% of damage dealt. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. |
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Passive | All pet damage dealt increased by 5%. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Passive | Kill Command damage is increased by 10%. Barbed Shot lasts 2.0 sec longer. |
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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. |
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Passive | Kill Command has a 30% chance to also summon a Dire Beast to attack your target for 8 sec. |
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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. |
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Passive | Dire Beast lasts an additional 2 sec and deals 60% increased damage. |
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Passive | Kill Command deals 50% increased damage against enemies below 35% health. |
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Passive | Each time Barbed Shot deals damage, the cooldown of Kill Command is reduced by 0.50 sec. |
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Passive | Barbed Shot reduces the cooldown of Bestial Wrath by 12.0 sec. |
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Passive | Every 5 casts of Explosive Shot or Multi-Shot will apply Serpent Sting to targets hit. |
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Passive | Each damage over time effect on a target increases the damage they receive from your pet's attacks by 10%. |
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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%. |
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Passive | While Bestial Wrath is active, Cobra Shot resets the cooldown on Kill Command. |
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Passive | Activating Bestial Wrath grants 2 charges of Barbed Shot. |
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Passive | When Barbed Shot causes Frenzy to stack up to 3, your pet will immediately use its special attack and deal 50% bonus damage. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Passive | While Bestial Wrath is active, your pet's critical damage dealt is increased by 35%. |
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Passive | Bloodshed increases all damage taken from your pet by an additional 15%, and Kill Command deals 20% increased damage to the target. |
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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
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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. |
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Passive | Attacking with Vicious Hunt instructs your pet to strike with their Basic Attack along side your next Barbed Shot or Raptor Strike. |
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Passive | Your pet's Basic Attack critical strikes increase your critical strike damage by 5% for 8 sec stacking up to 3 times. |
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Passive | Every third pet Basic Attack is a guaranteed critical strike, with damage further increased by critical strike chance. |
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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. |
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Passive | Aspect of the Cheetah now increases movement speed by 15% for another 8 sec. |
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Passive | Disengage increases the range of all your attacks by 5 yds for 5 sec. |
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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. |
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Passive | Butchery increases the damage of your next Butchery by 25%. |
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Passive | Wildfire Bomb reduces the cooldown of Butchery by 2 sec. |
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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%. |
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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. |
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Passive | Bestial Wrath or Coordinated Assault calls on the pack, summoning a pet from your stable for 6 sec. |
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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
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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. |
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Passive | Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire deal 20% increased damage. |
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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. |
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Passive | When you apply Black Arrow to a target, you gain the Deathblow or Hunter's Prey effect. |
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Passive | When Black Arrow resets the cooldown of an ability, gain 15 Focus. |
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Passive | When a target affected by Black Arrow dies, the cooldown of Black Arrow is reduced by 12 sec. |
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Passive | You heal for 15% of all Shadow damage dealt by you or your pets. |
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Passive | Exhilaration grants you 3 sec of Survival of the Fittest. Survival of the Fittest activates Exhilaration at 50% effectiveness. |
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Passive | Disengage will chain the closest target to the ground, causing them to move 40% slower until they move 8 yards away. |
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Passive | When Call of the Wild or Trueshot is active, Black Arrow deals damage 50% faster. |
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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. |
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Passive | All Shadow damage you and your pets deal is increased by 10%. |
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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. |
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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.
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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%. | |
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Summons a hawk to circle the target area, attacking all targets within 10 yards over the next 10 sec. | |
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Summons a slow moving basilisk near the target for 30 sec that attacks the target for heavy damage. | |
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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. | |
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Feign Death reduces damage taken by 90% for 3 sec. | |
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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. | |
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Aspect of the Cheetah has 50% reduced cooldown and grants its effects to allies within 15 yds. | |
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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. | |
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Command Pet's unique ability cooldown reduced by 50%, and gains additional effects. | |
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Victims of Freezing Trap can no longer be damaged or healed. Freezing Trap is now undispellable, but has a 5 sec duration. |