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Popular Builds: Hunter — Talents · WoW TBC

The most popular builds for each specialization: raids and dungeons, PvP and leveling. Open any build in the talent calculator to see every point, or in theorycrafting to test it.

The list grows with the community: new builds appear here based on how often they are used and how popular they are among wowcalc.net players.

Beast Mastery

2

  • The Beast Within

    PvELevelingDamage dealer

    Beast Mastery: 41, Marksmanship: 20, Survival: 0

    Beast Mastery for raids and leveling: The Beast Within and Bestial Wrath for burst, Ferocious Inspiration for the group and Serpent's Swiftness for attack speed.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Intimidation
    • 3/3Ferocious Inspiration
    • 1/1Bestial Wrath
    • 5/5Serpent's Swiftness
    • 1/1The Beast Within

    Talent order included

  • Beast Within Survivor

    PvPDamage dealer

    Beast Mastery: 41, Marksmanship: 0, Survival: 20

    Beast Mastery/Survival for PvP: The Beast Within makes you immune to control while it lasts, and Survival adds Deterrence for the counter-attack.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Intimidation
    • 3/3Ferocious Inspiration
    • 1/1Bestial Wrath
    • 5/5Serpent's Swiftness
    • 1/1The Beast Within

    Talent order included

Marksmanship

2

  • Trueshot Marksman

    PvEDamage dealer

    Beast Mastery: 14, Marksmanship: 44, Survival: 3

    Marksmanship for raids: Trueshot Aura for the group, Improved Barrage for multi-target damage, and Careful Aim and Master Marksman for ranged attack power.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Scatter Shot
    • 3/3Careful Aim
    • 1/1Trueshot Aura
    • 3/3Improved Barrage
    • 5/5Master Marksman

    Talent order included

  • Silencing Shot Sniper

    PvPDamage dealer

    Beast Mastery: 7, Marksmanship: 43, Survival: 11

    Arena Marksmanship: Silencing Shot and Scatter Shot interrupt casters, Aimed Shot cuts healing, and Deterrence buys time against melee.

    Key talents

    • 3/3Careful Aim
    • 1/1Trueshot Aura
    • 3/3Improved Barrage
    • 5/5Master Marksman
    • 1/1Silencing Shot

    Talent order included

Survival

2

  • Expose Weakness Tracker

    PvEDamage dealer

    Beast Mastery: 7, Marksmanship: 20, Survival: 34

    Raid Survival: Expose Weakness turns your Agility into attack power for the whole raid, Lightning Reflexes and Killer Instinct raise your own damage, and Thrill of the Hunt refunds mana.

    Key talents

    • 2/2Survival Instincts
    • 3/3Killer Instinct
    • 5/5Lightning Reflexes
    • 1/3Thrill of the Hunt
    • 3/3Expose Weakness

    Talent order included

  • Wyvern Sting Trapper

    PvPDamage dealer

    Beast Mastery: 0, Marksmanship: 20, Survival: 41

    Deep Survival for PvP: Wyvern Sting puts a target to sleep, Readiness resets your cooldowns, and Deterrence keeps you alive.

    Key talents

    • 2/3Thrill of the Hunt
    • 1/1Wyvern Sting
    • 2/3Expose Weakness
    • 5/5Master Tactician
    • 1/1Readiness

    Talent order included