Kuolema-aegwynn February 23, 2019, 9:28pm #1. This talent will help with your, Lightning Reflexes is crucial as a 15% increase to agility will provide a nice increase to, Depending on what Survival talent build you decide to choose you will put either one or two points into this. This ability Has an extremely helpful use on the boss. Get yourself the Wolfslayer Rifle out of . The most common version of the rotation will be 1:1.5. Similarly, you should have a button Wind Serpent. This of course will mostly depend on your The movement speed is a very slighty bonus in PvP. This is only necessary with a Wind Spell Details Icon ability_hunter_killcommand Cost 75 Mana Range Classes. find a strong ratio between your Steady Shot and Auto Shot follow him on Twitter. However, the specs place emphasis on different This is mostly used for when your hasted weapon speed is 2.2-2.4 seconds, allowing you to combine 2 Steady Shot s with 1 other instant cast shot for every 2 Auto Shot s. This would be for slower bows, where your weapon speed is around 2.8-3.0 baseline. This macro in between Auto Shot uses. tier on their own. the top-tier DPS, Hunters are absolute powerhouses in TBC. What are the biggest changes from Classic for Hunters? However little is said about it in game, and there is not much information about it. This is pet damage doesn't matter all that much by itself just focus on your overall dps. Unlike where they will soon find themselves in Classic (P5-P6 bottom feeder dps), Hunters (their abilities) actually scaled very very well all through TBC to SWP's end-game content . significantly better small-window burst, control, and sustain than other The Wowhead Client is a little application we use to keep our database up to date, and to provide you with some nifty extra functionality on the website! rotations, making melee weaving much more forgiving. Fury Warriors spamming piercing howl get the added benefit of heroic strike, it should be no different with hunters. This talent is more or less a filler talent but can be useful for Survival Hunters looking to melee weave. in order to minmax your DPS. Thick Hide should never be used in PvE as it provides no benefit. This talent gives a nice small boost to overall dps and you will want to take this as the Survival Hunter. You might want to proof-read your comments before posting them. This is a useless talent for PvE. 7. focuses on boosting your pet damage in addition to yours, giving you access to All three specs have their own pros and control. Hunters are relatively easy to gear due to a lack of competition for most Damage increased by 15% in non-PvP situations. Bestial Swiftness is great in PvP. Arcane shot only gives 0.2 x ranged ap, so this one scales better if you have good gear. Give the command to kill, causing your pet to savagely deal (173% of Attack power) Physical damage to the enemy. Depending on how fast the so just make sure you weave a Steady Shot between Auto Shots is really all you need to do for the first 1+ years of TBC Classic. Serrated Shots (1/2) This synergizes very well with the bleed effects added from Master Marksman and adds to the potency of your execute phase damage. This build centers around the Readiness ability. Give the command to kill, causing your pet to savagely deal (173% of Attack power) Physical damage to the enemy. We recommend tying this line to abilities like Kill Command for Beast Mastery Hunters, Aimed Shot for Marksmanship Hunters, and Kill Command for Survival Hunters, as these are abilities you tend to use on your primary target. Simply type the URL of the video in the form below. They will never out-DPS Beast Mastery Hunters, but they get higher and higher This is mostly used for when your hasted Are Hunters good in TBC? Kinda pointless without it, you need a pet. After you Multi-Shot, your pet's melee attacks also strike all nearby enemies for 35% of the damage. Simply browse for your screenshot using the form below. 2% Agility and 6% Intellect is a very minor increase. Adding "/petattack" to macros Also one that a lot of hunters use but I like to recommend it just in case because it's my favorite Hunter macro ever: /cast [target=pet, dead] Revive Pet; [nopet] Call Pet; Mend Pet. It is not uncommon to see at least 3, and often even more in So, what are you waiting for? Steady Shot is one of the highest DPS abilities that Hunters have in TBC due However you get a better attack power bonus from this shot (you get 0.3 x ranged ap). So, what are you waiting for? 1 Like Kill Command is your highest priority ability, and is also off the GCD. things. available. In addition to live WoW, he has also The rotation is as follows: Auto Shot; Steady Shot; Multi-Shot or Arcane Shot; This will be a PvP only talent. The two biggest changes are that traps can now This ability will now still work even when your pet is out of your line of sight. If you kill the mob/change target, it will reset back to hunters mark. You might want to proof-read your comments before posting them. You cannot cast Steady Shot It is also a critical talent for maintaining our uptime of. You might want to proof-read your comments before posting them. You can also use it to keep track of your completed quests, recipes, mounts, companion pets, and titles! Your normal rotation should be your main focus for improvement in most cases. Arcane Shot, and Serpent Sting while moving for free damage. Remember! It was changed in a later expansion because they eventually decided that shot weaving wasn't great gameplay, but it was core to hunter design for both vanilla and TBC. weave are much harder to hit without wasting Steady Shot cast time or Auto Shot time. The Wowhead Client is a little application we use to keep our database up to date, and to provide you with some nifty extra functionality on the website! of a Steady Shot use. survivability and CC compared to other Hunter specs and other classes. Steady Shot. abilities, such as on Hunter's Mark. will always use its main DPS ability as much as possible. Aspect of the Viper is incredibly good for Mana regen, and while Period. Removing shot weaving and allowing steady shot to be fully spammed without pushing back auto shots would be a huge buff to hunters that they literally do not need or deserve in tbc. The only thing Hunters really lack is AoE, as they Bestial Discipline is another major must. and are quite strong. This talent is only taken with the 0/20/41 Survival build and is a prerequisite to, Readiness can be a useful talent depending on what survival build you decide to play with. MM has better offerings than kill command. Focus works in much the same way as other class resources, like Rage and Energy, in the sense that some abilities grant Focus, while others cost Focus to be used. This can happen quite easily as you have to wait . After you Multi-Shot, your pet's melee attacks also strike all nearby enemies for 35% of the damage Kill Cleaveand Kill Command strikes all nearby enemies for 60% of the damage for the next 3.0 sec. Download the client and get started. In addition to live WoW, he has also Here is a full dump of my 18 character specific macros, covering (almost) every ability for all 3 specs. Melee weaving at best will be a tiny DPS increase when done optimally, between melee and ranged attacks. draining Mana and running teams down. the #2 North American guild on retail. Screenshots containing UI elements are generally declined on sight, the same goes for screenshots from the modelviewer or character selection screen. Details on spell Comments Comments Comments Comments Comments Depending on your raid composition with 2-3 Beast Mastery Hunters this talent will net you a little over 100 dps. Marksmanship is a This is a simple macro that makes it so you cannot cancel your Auto Shot portion of some of your stats. You're completely over-thinking it: #showtooltip /petattack /cast Kill Command Shift 4 = Intimidation. thanks. Thanks to the incredible buffs and scaling changes Main Nuke - Aimed Shot in MM, Kill Command in BM, Wildfire Bomb in SV. Explosive Trap. The key idea is if the kill command is off cooldown, my pet will rush in super fast, do kill command, then continue attacking that assigned mob. their other trap enhancing talents, Survival has some excellent control options him stream on Twitch, or In PvP, Beast Mastery is still strong, but nowhere near as meta as in You should not need to think about using it ever, it should just be used whenever available. Quick Facts Entry: 34026 Level: 66 Family: Hunter Wowhead Kill Command Kill Command Rank 1 75 mana 45 yd range Instant Give the command to kill, causing your pet to instantly attack for an additional 127 damage. Patch 5.4.0 (10-Sep-2013): Kill Command damage has been increased by 34%. You can watch Aimed Shot is required for all specializations as it is required for Mortal Shots. Simply browse for your screenshot using the form below. in our rotation: Kill Command and Multi-Shot. Your pet makes up a large portion of your damage in TBC. 2.4. This will cast Feign Death while stopping all attacks from you and your pet, With the changes in TBCC and the specializations that are viable. so if your pet has to travel at all to the target it wont work until it gets there. the seconds prior to a boss being pulled to cast it. that BM Hunters could use for near-optimal DPS. #showtooltip Kill Command /cast Call Pet 1 /cast Kill Command /cast Froststorm Breath /cast Frost Breath I would love to figure a way to add Bestial Wrath to the mix as well. areas. Multi-Shot is slightly more damage per use than Steady Shot, so you can just press it to quickly and efficiently call your pet back to your side or send it out to attack However in PvP if you decide to play as Survival this can be a useful talent for controlling the enemy. on cooldown in place of a Steady Shot. targets while soloing when you want your pet to tank. Beast Mastery Hunter in both single-target and multiple-target PvE "In truth, she needs no order to kill. Our minimum ranged There will never be a situation where you will reach this talent in PvE. history. While Hunters may have been quite weak in Classic relative to the top-tier DPS, Hunters are absolute powerhouses in TBC. playing Alliance or Orc, Troll, and Tauren if you are Horde. mostly is up to what you value. Volley is also something you can use, but is relatively weak. that Steady Shot does more DPS. if you ever need more Mana. Resurrecting a dead post but can we get an official answer if we add 0.1 or 0.01 to the macro? This talent will allow your pet to maintain pressure and get to your target faster. Can only be used after the Hunter lands a critical strike on the target. Some trinkets and jewelry pieces will fave lots of competition In PvP with a Marksmanship build you may want to take this talent to avoid pushback. of micromanagement since they need to be told what to do. does less damage at a personal level than Beast Mastery, but brings the talent It's better for BM spec with Beastial Wrath and you need an active pet to use it. Waste of money otherwise. enables you to try and queue up a melee attack while running into melee range, allowing Screenshots containing UI elements are generally declined on sight, the same goes for screenshots from the modelviewer or character selection screen. <-- This link will take you to my new WA. Also, not required, but I use this macro along. Surefooted is one of the critical Survival Hunter talents. timers that yields the least downtime. Beast Mastery Artifact Weapon: Titanstrike, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_%28command%29, http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/20747314610#2, Do Not Auto Select Target with Initiates Combat. scaling from Agility to provide a specific debuff for the raid group. This talent is another major requirement for Beast Mastery Hunters. Download the client and get started. Simply browse for your screenshot using the form below. Most cramp macros before will add a command to turn on automatic shooting, that is, "reset=target! No longer affects the Hunters current target. Macros are for your Hunter in The Burning Crusade Classic. you do less damage than in Aspect of the Hawk, being able to get more Feorcity is another crucial talent that you will take. The ability to instantly generate 50 focus opens the door to using Wind Serpent as a pet once you reach a certain Crit Rating thresold and you will want this talent so you can spam. You might want to proof-read your comments before posting them. because it is our highest DPS ability even on one target, so adding more targets is just a bonus. can deal damage from range without ever letting their target get close. also scaling your ranged weapon damage. This is very useful for opening on new Survival hunters see a different version that generates Focus and has a chance to reset its own cooldown. So, what are you waiting for? You do not need bm specc. Screenshots containing UI elements are generally declined on sight, the same goes for screenshots from the modelviewer or character selection screen. You will want this talent 5/5. This is a useless talent for PvE and should not be taken. Download the client and get started. however from other melee classes. There are two important things for your opener: cooldowns and a pre-pull Aimed Shot. However, if the kill command is ON cooldown, then the pet would normal-run to the mob, and normal-attack that assigned mob. This Talent is only taken by Survival Hunters. MM Hunters offer Please keep the following in mind when posting a comment: Your comment must be in English or it will be removed. Thanks to the power of Wyvern Sting and Kill Command is your highest priority ability, and is also off the GCD. When kill Command is active, it FIRES off and you need to press the macro Twice to carry on. Hunters are able to wear Cloth and Leather, and can also learn how to use This talent comes into affect when you use Bestial Wrath. Lethal Shots will always be taken in all situations. Intimidation can help secure a kill in arenas or help peel the enemy off your healer. Kill Command is a hunter ability learned at level 10 for hunters who have chosen the Beast Mastery specialization. While this is not an exhaustive list of all possible/useful macros, we will You can also use it to keep track of your completed quests, recipes, mounts, companion pets, and titles! as quickly as possible. will also automatically target a viable enemy in front of you if you do not have Screenshots containing UI elements are generally declined on sight, the same goes for screenshots from the modelviewer or character selection screen. you can simply macro it into Steady Shot and every other offensive ability will be a delay since your character will want to keep using your Auto Shot on the target. been a TBC theorycrafter and enthusiast for many years. If you add "/cast Lightning Breath" to your rotation macro, it ensures that your Wind Serpent Stops auto-attack. Do Not Sheath. Survivalist is another minimal benefit talent. 100% viable in all content. The Wowhead Client is a little application we use to keep our database up to date, and to provide you with some nifty extra functionality on the website! Flags. some insane damage early on. 2. May have some small uses while leveling. MM Hunters are still strong in other does not attack the target and break the disorientation effect. As a Beast Mastery Hunter you will not take Hawk Eye. A variation of the TBC-theorycrafted 1:1.5, the French rotation uses the difference in GCD and cast time of Multi-Shot and Arcane Shot to pack more casts into a short space of time than for eWS ranging from 2.8 -> 1.8. page. Please keep the following in mind when posting a comment: Your comment must be in English or it will be removed. Ferocious Inspiration is huge for Beast Mastery Hunters. classes. if you spam the button. Interrupts spellcasting, preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 3 sec. /castsequence reset=combat/target Hunter's Mark, kill command, kill command, kill command, kill command It basically sends your pet in, puts in defensive stance (maybe remove that for instances) and casts hunters mark. A full BM Hunter combat suite with more extensive information. The macro just made the rotation brainlessly consistent. If your pet is dead it revives it, if it's dismissed it calls it, and if it's active and alive it heals it. every 2 cycles with a Raptor Strike. You can also use it to keep track of your completed quests, recipes, mounts, companion pets, and titles! 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This is talent has no real use in PvE whatsoever, however it can be useful in PvP to increase the chances of a successful trap. Macros are very important in making your character play as smoothly as possible, You can watch Download the client and get started. On this page, you will learn how to optimize the rotation of your Melee Macro #showtooltip /stopcasting /cast Raptor Strike /startattack We also have advanced sections about cooldowns, procs, etc. You need to be able Celever Traps is really only beneficial in dungeons. This is just a convenient one-button macro to feed your pet. The version on this page is automatically granted to Beast Mastery hunters, and is available to Marksmanship as well. Hunters are exceptional at leveling, and are perhaps the single best class This guide has been written by Impakt, an Officer in BDGG, Simply type the URL of the video in the form below. meters. It diverges from 1:1.5 in that it repeats twice and then is followed by 1:1 to allow multi to come off of CD. Simply browse for your screenshot using the form below. Raids will want one Patch 4.0.6 (8-Feb-2011): Kill Command's damage has been increased by 20%. depending on what is needed. to put your pet on passive and call it back to you if needed. As a Marksmanship Hunter, you can do something similar with Silencing Shot by macroing it with all your other shots. Careful not to spam it as you will reset back to hunters mark. groups. Screenshots containing UI elements are generally declined on sight, the same goes for screenshots from the modelviewer or character selection screen. not synergize well with your damage profile. strongest Hunter spec. As a Hunter in TBC, you can play one of three specializations: Beast PvE. While Hunters may have been quite weak in Classic relative to to at least get your Auto Shot off. Wind Serpents cast Lightning Breath, but they will not cast it often enough on their Give the command to kill, causing your pet to instantly attack for an additional 127 damage. So, what are you waiting for? It is a must have for every Survival Hunter as it provides a massive dps boost to the entire raid through increasing Attack Power of all physical damage dealers. the #2 North American guild on retail. making you do slightly more damage yourself, while several talents only focus Comment by Nynaeve This spell, Counter Shot, now baseline for all hunters in 5.4, in addition to interrupting the target, will lock the target out of casting a spell of that same school for three seconds, whereas its MM-only counterpart Silencing Shot, will prevent the target from casting a spell of any school for three seconds, in addition to the interrupt. This talent should always be taken by every specialization and in PvP. is off the GCD and is only usable after you crit, but is worth using on cooldown whenever you can. MM Hunters do bring Improved Mend Pet will help reduce the mana cost during long fights where you will be casting mend pet frequently to avoid as many pet deaths as possible. The ideal usage is to use the 1:1.5 rotation shown above, and to replace one of the instant casts You can also use it to keep track of your completed quests, recipes, mounts, companion pets, and titles! Places your pet on passive when you cast Scatter Shot so your pet The other major issue with melee weaving is that you need to use a hard-hitting 2H weapon. only worth using on huge (10+) groups of enemies, and only if both Explosive Trap Will not charge the hunter mana if their pet is on passive. Hunter First time hunter and just hit level 62 and got steady shot. him stream on Twitch, or For Hunters, TBC is perhaps the strongest they will ever be out of any expansion in WoW's It will allow you to focus primarily on your gear with agility/Attack Power while not having to worry about Hit Cap as much. movement required is, remember that you can move and stop briefly every couple of seconds In PvP, Beast This is another filler talent, but could be slightly useful for the Survival Hunter that potentially makes a bad pull in raids/dungeons. incredible class changes, most notably with pets scaling from your AP now, The benefit of Beast Mastery talents outweight the benefit of Trueshot Aura. This is a useless talent and should never be taken in any situation. There are multiple good uses for this such as being able to use two Rapid Fire per boss or Multi-Shot twice during trash packs resulting an overall dps boost. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. In addition to Steady Shot, there are two other abilities that will regularly be used Marksmanship is the least viable Hunter spec in PvE. This command means to reset the automatic shooting. Lightning Reflexes and other scaling talents, Survival also Remember that in TBC traps can be used in combat, making to both Hunters and their pets in TBC, Hunters rise straight to the top of the meters for the entire Confused on how to write/find the 3:2 macro. So press macro once. In BC Hunter DPS comes down to one macro that repeatedly casts Steady Shot while allowing for your auto shots to weave in between the casts, also activating Kill Command when it procs. Please keep the following in mind when posting a comment: Your comment must be in English or it will be removed. Careful not to spam it as you will reset back to hunters mark. Pets require lots attack range is now 5 yards instead of 8, meaning we can seamlessly transition Can only be used after the Hunter lands a critical strike on the target. Simply browse for your screenshot using the form below. faced in Classic was the lack of a filler and Steady Shot was introduced to fill that role, but Give the command to kill, causing your pet to savagely deal [Attack power * 1.29 *. The reason for the hunter's "bow shaking" is actually very simple. 20% increased damage done is too good to pass up. Hunters are the most played class according to Warcraft Realms as of 2015 at 15% of characters created being hunters. Icon glows when you should cast Steady Shot, Multi-Shot, Kill Command, and change aspects. Improved Concussive Shot will be a PvP only talent. Not only that, this shot costs less than half the mana of arcane shot (110 mana vs 230 for arcane). The Wowhead Client is a little application we use to keep our database up to date, and to provide you with some nifty extra functionality on the website! Guns, Polearms, Staves, Swords, Thrown, Two-Handed Axes, and Two-Handed Simply type the URL of the video in the form below. PVP Multiplier: 1. A steady shot that causes base weapon damage plus (Ranged attack power * 0.2 + 150). All three specializations play relatively similarly as they are all range DPS specializations It is used as a filler talent for better options deeper into the Survival tree. Scatter Shot is great in open world PvP and arena but will see no use in PvE. You should not need to think about using it ever, it should just be used professions. You will no longer be this far into the Marksmanship tree. Remember to make good use of macros, especially for controlling your pet. The more important change is what was mentioned above, that pets no gain a Screenshots containing UI elements are generally declined on sight, the same goes for screenshots from the modelviewer or character selection screen. Giving you time to recover a small bit of mana with. . In TBC Classic Hunters can be Draenei, Dwarf, or Night Elf if you are Multi-Shot is already in our rotation However, some are better than others at certain Normally, if you run into melee range to try and Raptor Strike your target, there This will only be used by Survival Hunters in PvE and has minimum use outside of being a filler talent. Alliance races have their pros and cons, but they're all relatively minor so it Shift 5 = Feign Death. You will want to use this talent when your raid uses Heroism for maximum efficiency. Pressing this will always start an Auto Shot. So, what are you waiting for? BM was optimal & was one of the highest DPS specs. Steady Shot and more haste in general, the windows where you could melee Giving a chance to stun your opponent for 3 seconds is too good to pass up in PvP. This talent is only a filler required to reach the final talent of the Beast Mastery tree. In addition to live WoW, he has also One problem that Hunters game client, this macro no longer works how it once did, and we will once again need to manually This is a useless talent for PvE, but for PvP it can be a potentially lifesaving cooldown. Survival Hunters however will take this talent as they will want the extra range while pulling mobs in raids. For PvP having the chance to completely immobilize the enemy and gain some space makes this a useful talent. Simply type the URL of the video in the form below. Finally, do not forget that you should always swap to Aspect of the Viper use a meter like skada, recount, or details. Please keep the following in mind when posting a comment: Your comment must be in English or it will be removed. Hunters are one of the most versatile classes and are able to use a huge raid will always want at least one Survival Hunter. Aimed Shot is actually your single hardest-hitting ability as a Hunter, but has such a long cast time TBC Hunter DPS Guide - Best Races, Professions, Builds - Burning Crusade Classic 2.5.1 By Veramos Last Updated: 2022/08/17 Changelog Patch: 2.5.4 Favorite: Rating: 4.5/5 ( 6 Votes) Table of Contents Get Wowhead Premium $2 A Month Enjoy an ad-free experience, unlock premium features, & support the site! Thanks to some incredible class changes, most notably with pets scaling from your AP now, Hunters are S-tier DPS for the entirety of TBC. The Beast Mastery Hunter rotation is based primarily around one ability: it's more about keeping in rhythm rather than just spamming a button. a Raptor Strike somewhere in the cycle. Thanks to some It would look like the rotation below. Beast Mastery is particularly strong in 3v3 arena, as they can suffer with In PvP, Survival Hunters take a more control-based approach, This talent lowers the armor of the Welcome to our Macros guide for Hunter, where you will find out what the best All three Beast Mastery where your weapon speed is around 2.8-3.0 baseline. This should be complimented with pet attack macros on your