Beast Mastery Hunter in WoW Forever

Last verified: 16 Oct 2026

Your pet tanks, your hawks hit, you collect. The best business model in Azeroth.

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Leveling21/0/0 at level 30 (beta; Mobalytics, matches Icy Veins).Open the calculator
PvETo verify in game—
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Rotation

Short
  1. , send the pet (which beast to tame: Hunter pets; some are rare beasts, listed with their spots in WoW Forever rares), .
  2. on cooldown, keep 2 hawks out.
  3. Aimed Shot on cooldown; on packs.
  4. until it drops (stand still 0.5 sec before it fires); only when mana is capped.
  5. Pulled aggro: .

Stat priority

  • PvE: Weapon Damage › Hit › Agility › Crit › Intellect › Spirit › Stamina (guides disagree, beta)
  • PvP: To verify in game

PvP notes

Hunter is S tier in Mobalytics' level 30 dueling list; BM pets are hard to kill and hit hard. is a top tool against melee (Icy Veins).

  • Skinning + Leatherworking while leveling. Engineering, Alchemy or Mining are valid. Keep First Aid up: it makes your healing potions now.

Recent changes

  • 2026-10-15 — October 15 patch: needs 0.5 sec standing still before it fires (still fires while casting Aimed Shot); pets inherit the higher of your melee or ranged crit and benefit from Expertise.
  • 2026-10-15 — October 15 patch: pet abilities nerfed (Crocolisk Dismember 25% / 6 sec / 15 sec cooldown; Bat Sonic Blast 30% / 20 sec / 60 sec cooldown; Bird of Prey Mine! 3 sec / 90 sec cooldown); raid-wide; one Fire and one Ice trap can be active, Fire Traps scale with Attack Power.
  • 2026-10-08 — now really increases pet damage; threat drop doubled; pet health regen bug fixed.
  • 2026-09-24 — Furious Howl Attack Power bonus -40%; no longer works on beasts above your level.

Built from the beta and public guides · last verified 16 Oct 2026

Talent and racial data adapted from talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0). Game names, icons and tooltip text © Blizzard Entertainment.

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