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HUNTER

Beast Mastery HunterSolo Shuffle PvP Guide

Discover the best race, gear and talent builds from top-rated players

Updated 2 hours ago
Midnight S2
50 players
2984 - 2694 Rating

Race Distribution

#1
Orc

Orc

19 players

38%
Most Popular
#2
Highmountain Tauren

Highmountain Tauren

11 players

22%
2nd Most
#3
Night Elf

Night Elf

11 players

22%
3rd Most
#4
Human
Human
4 players
#5
Dwarf
Dwarf
1 player
#6
Vulpera
Vulpera
1 player
#7
Draenei
Draenei
1 player
#8
Void Elf
Void Elf
1 player
#9
Gnome
Gnome
1 player

Recommended Beast Mastery Hunter Gear

Character Render
Highest rated player's appearance shown for illustration
Stat Priority:
Vers>Mastery>Haste>Crit
Skulking Viper's Weeping Fangs

Skulking Viper's Weeping Fangs(100%)

Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

Thalassian Competitor's Amulet(76%)

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Jaws of the Skulking Viper

Jaws of the Skulking Viper(92%)

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak(56%)

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Skulking Viper's Scuteplate

Skulking Viper's Scuteplate(92%)

Precious's Ribbon

Precious's Ribbon(8%)

1
Astral Gladiator's Tabard

Astral Gladiator's Tabard(16%)

1
Thalassian Competitor's Chain Cuffs

Thalassian Competitor's Chain Cuffs(60%)

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Skulking Viper's Hidepiercers(60%)

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Skulking Viper's Hidepiercers

Thalassian Competitor's Chain Girdle(92%)

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Thalassian Competitor's Chain Girdle

Skulking Viper's Coiled Legwraps(64%)

Skulking Viper's Coiled Legwraps

Venomous Gladiator's Chain Boots(50%)

Venomous Gladiator's Chain Boots

Thalassian Competitor's Signet(94%)

Thalassian Competitor's Signet

Thalassian Competitor's Signet(74%)

Thalassian Competitor's Signet

Venomous Gladiator's Medallion(92%)

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Venomous Gladiator's Medallion

Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity(86%)

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Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Venomous Gladiator's Spitter(94%)

Venomous Gladiator's Spitter
OFF_HAND slot

Gear Summary

— Recommended tier set, embellishments, enchantments, and gems

Tier Set Bonuses

Skulking Viper's Ambush

2

Set: Barbed Shot causes your pets to stomp one additional time at 50% effectiveness.(100%)

4

Set: 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.(100%)

Embellishments

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Agility by 45 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Agility by 47 and your ally's Primary Stat by 12.

Recommended Beast Mastery Hunter Talents

Expert Analysis: Beast Mastery Hunter Solo Shuffle

Meta Analysis

This build is based on 50 of the highest-rated Beast Mastery Hunter players in Solo Shuffle, rated between 2,694 and 2,984.

Beast Mastery Hunters do well into Frost Mages (56.9%), Devourer Demon Hunters (54.4%), and Holy Paladins (50.7%), but struggle against Shadow Priests (46.2%), Assassination Rogues (46.4%), and Affliction Warlocks (47.7%).

This data updates as the meta shifts throughout the season.

Races & Racials

Orc is the most popular race for Beast Mastery Hunter at 38%, followed by Highmountain Tauren (22%) and Night Elf (22%).

The spread is fairly even, so multiple races work well for Beast Mastery Hunter in Solo Shuffle. Go with whichever racials fit your playstyle.

Highmountain Tauren players bring Bull Rush, which charges forward, knocking down enemies for a 1.5 second stun.

Gear Strategy

The preferred secondary stats are Versatility and Mastery, with Haste as a third option. Since the item level of PvP gear scales in PvP, the real gearing decision comes down to picking the right items for these stats.

The recommended gear activates the 2-piece and 4-piece set bonuses from Skulking Viper's Ambush.

Top players are doubling up on Arcanoweave Lining for both embellishment slots.

The most popular bloodstone is Enduring Heliotrope (90%), and the most common secondary gem is Flawless Versatile Amethyst (72%).

Talent Insights

Pack Leader is the dominant hero talent tree for Beast Mastery Hunter in Solo Shuffle, picked by 100% of top players, with 0% on Dark Ranger. That's a lopsided preference, suggesting Pack Leader is significantly stronger for PvP this season.

The most commonly picked PvP talents are Survival Tactics (98%), Scatter Shot (80%), and Kindred Beasts (52%).