Beast Mastery Hunter Guide

DPS

Top Beast Mastery Hunter talent builds for WoW Midnight Season 1. Raid, Mythic+, and PvP builds with stat priorities, rotation tips, and Wowhead talent calculator links.

Updated for The War Within Season 2Last updated: April 9, 2026

Talent Builds

Raid Single Target (Pack Leader)

Maximum single-target damage for raid encounters. Pack Leader enhances your pet synergy with additional attacks and damage bonuses when you and your pet coordinate abilities.

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Hero Tree: Pack Leader

Class Talents

Kill Shot Trueshot Aura Binding Shot Misdirection Tar Trap Counter Shot

Spec Talents

Kill Command Barbed Shot Bestial Wrath Aspect of the Wild Call of the Wild Dire Beast Killer Instinct Thrill of the Hunt A Murder of Crows Bloodshed

When to use: Use for all raid bosses where single-target damage is the priority. This is the default raid build for most encounters.

Mythic+ AoE (Dark Ranger)

Optimized for sustained AoE and cleave in Mythic+ dungeons. Dark Ranger enhances your abilities with shadow damage and provides excellent multi-target damage through spreading effects.

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Hero Tree: Dark Ranger

Class Talents

Kill Shot Trueshot Aura Binding Shot Misdirection Tar Trap Intimidation

Spec Talents

Kill Command Barbed Shot Bestial Wrath Aspect of the Wild Call of the Wild Dire Beast Multi-Shot Beast Cleave Stomp Thrill of the Hunt

When to use: Use for all Mythic+ dungeons. Strong sustained AoE with Beast Cleave and Multi-Shot, plus solid boss damage from Kill Command.

Raid Single Target (Dark Ranger)

Alternative raid build using Dark Ranger hero talents. Shadow-enhanced abilities provide a different flavor of single-target damage with strong execute potential.

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Hero Tree: Dark Ranger

Class Talents

Kill Shot Trueshot Aura Binding Shot Misdirection Tar Trap Counter Shot

Spec Talents

Kill Command Barbed Shot Bestial Wrath Aspect of the Wild Call of the Wild Dire Beast Killer Instinct Bloodshed A Murder of Crows

When to use: Use if Dark Ranger is tuned higher or you prefer the shadow-enhanced playstyle. Sim your character to compare with Pack Leader.

Stat Priority

Agility

Primary stat — always prioritize item level. Higher ilvl means more Agility and pet damage.

Haste

Reduces GCD and increases Barbed Shot recharge rate. Critical for maintaining Frenzy stacks on your pet.

Critical Strike

Increases critical hit chance for you and your pet. Strong synergy with Thrill of the Hunt.

Mastery

Increases pet damage directly. Valuable stat as a large portion of your damage comes from your pet.

Versatility

Flat damage increase and damage reduction. Consistent value but generally lowest priority.

Rotation Priority

Bestial Wrath

Use on pull and on cooldown. Your primary damage cooldown that empowers both you and your pet.

Call of the Wild

Major cooldown. Use with Bestial Wrath and raid burst windows for maximum damage.

Barbed Shot

Maintain Frenzy stacks on your pet (up to 3). Never let Frenzy drop off — this is your top priority.

Kill Command

Use on cooldown. Your highest damage per-cast ability and main focus spender.

Dire Beast

Use on cooldown for additional pet damage and focus generation.

Kill Shot

Use during execute phase (below 20% HP) or when Flayers Mark procs.

Aspect of the Wild

Use with Bestial Wrath for burst windows. Grants critical strike chance and focus regen.

Cobra Shot

Filler spell to dump excess focus and reduce Kill Command cooldown.

Beast Mastery Hunter Guide

Talent Builds

Raid Single Target (Pack Leader)

Mythic+ AoE (Dark Ranger)

Raid Single Target (Dark Ranger)

Stat Priority

Rotation Priority

Gear Tips