Spec guide
Beast Mastery Hunter Raid Build
The most popular Beast Mastery Hunter build in WoW Midnight — data-driven, updated daily.
Last updated: · Total players sampled: 100 · Based on top players in the last 7 days
Build popularity
4%
of top players run the most popular build
Beast Mastery Hunter Cheat Sheet
Raid · most popular build — 4% of top players run it
Stat priority
MasteryCritHasteVers
WeaponsGear section →
TrinketsGear section →
Tier & ArmorGear section →
Consumables
Flask of the MagistersHearty Well Fed
Key talents — Pack Leader
Hero
Class
Spec
Bestial Wrath initial damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
Expert takeABeast Mastery Hunter has received quite a lot of changes leading up to the second season of Midnight, with the most notable ones being nerfs to Kill Cleave & Piercing Fangs,…Icy Veins ↗Wowhead B ↗Samiccus ↗Archon S ↗
The most popular Beast Mastery build is run by 4% of top players.
Builds
Top 100 players sampled
These are the most popular Beast Mastery Hunter builds. The most popular build is run by 4% of sampled players (4 of 100 players).
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Pack LeaderSpent: 13
Beast MasterySpent: 32
Alternative Builds
vs. the recommended build
Rotation
Observed casting patterns from top Beast Mastery Hunter players in recent raid kills.
Opener sequence
First casts of the fight, position by position — % shows how many sampled players agree on each step.
67%- 58%
33%
42%- 50%
50%- 42%
- 50%
- 50%
- 50%
- 33%
- 50%
Casts per minute
Cast share
- Kill Command17.5/min32%
Cobra Shot15.8/min29%- Barbed Shot10.4/min19%
Dire Beast4.2/min8%- Bestial Wrath2.0/min4%
Dire Beast1.4/min3%
Wild Thrash0.8/min2%- Dire Beast0.5/min1%
Survival of the Fittest0.5/min1%
Voracious Heart of Ula'tek0.4/min1%
Major cooldowns
First use
Light's Potential0:031.8×/fight- Survival of the Fittest2:203.8×/fight
Disengage2:321.8×/fight
Hunter's Mark2:542.5×/fight
Aspect of the Cheetah3:152.0×/fight
Exhilaration4:091.9×/fight
Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion6:271.1×/fight
Observed from top raid logs — 12 players sampled
95% of top Beast Mastery players wear Skulking Viper's Weeping Fangs in the head slot.
Sim your character →Trinkets
The most popular trinkets among top Beast Mastery Hunter players, combined across both trinket slots.
% = share of top players
Gear
These are the most popular items equipped by top Beast Mastery Hunter players. The most used item in each slot is best in slot by usage.
% = share of top players
Main-Hand
Popularity
Rings
Popularity
Head
Popularity
Neck
Popularity
Shoulders
Popularity
Back
Popularity
Chest
Popularity
Wrist
Popularity
Gloves
Popularity
Waist
Popularity
Legs
Popularity
Feet
Popularity
Tier set
Skulking Viper's Ambush
2pcSet: Barbed Shot causes your pets to stomp one additional time at 50% effectiveness.
4pcSet: Stomp causes your next Cobra Shot to either benefit from Beast Cleave at 30% effectiveness, or strike your primary target for 20% additional damage, stacking up to 4 times.
Bite of Zul'jan
2pc(2) Set: Perfect your Guillotine technique to ricochet to a second nearby enemy, dealing 100% of its damage and applying Venomfang to both targets.
Enchants & Gems
These are the most popular enchants, gems, and embellishments used by top Beast Mastery Hunter players.
% = share of top players
Enchants
Popularity
- Rite of the Hash'eyMain-Hand76%
- Thalassian Phoenix OilMain-Hand67%
- Acuity of the Ren'doreiMain-Hand9%
- Arcane MasteryMain-Hand8%
- Jan'alai's PrecisionMain-Hand3%
- Berserker's RageMain-Hand2%
Gems
Popularity
Embellishments
Popularity
- Arcanoweave Lining100%
- Hunter's Ritual Stone32%
- Farstrider's Reinforced Faulds3%
- Lucky Keychain3%
- Masterwork Sin'dorei Band3%
- Devouring Banding2%
Stat priority
Based on data in the last 7 days, the stat priority for Beast Mastery looks to be Mastery > Crit > Haste > Vers.
Mastery1,137
Crit1,096
Haste512
Vers172
The highest-rated Beast Mastery Hunter players in Raid right now.
Top players running this spec
Consumables
Flask of the Magisters
flask / 100%
Hearty Well Fed
food / 100%
Macros
Well-established universal and Hunter macro conventions. Copy a macro, then adapt spell names to your talents.
Curated conventions — not derived from logs
Universal
- Set focus (mouseover, else target)
/focus [@mouseover,exists][] - Use top trinket
#showtooltip 13 /use 13 - Use bottom trinket
#showtooltip 14 /use 14 - Stop casting
/stopcasting
Hunter basics
- Focus interrupt — Counter Shot
#showtooltip Counter Shot /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Counter Shot - Utility — Misdirection
#showtooltip Misdirection /cast [@focus,help,nodead][@pet,exists] Misdirection
Race distribution
Dwarf35% Alliance
Orc25% Horde
Night Elf7% Alliance
Blood Elf6% Horde
Troll5% Horde
Human4% Alliance
Pandaren3% Horde
Vulpera3% Horde
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FAQ
How is this Beast Mastery Hunter Raid guide generated?
WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated US Raid players into one statistical guide.
How often is this guide updated?
Guides refresh automatically every few hours from the latest leaderboard data.
Why should I trust these recommendations?
Every recommendation is derived from what top players actually run, not manually written assumptions.
Does region or mode change the build?
Yes. Region and mode can change talent, item, race, and stat distributions. Use the region selector and mode switcher to compare Beast Mastery Hunter builds across PvP and PvE contexts.