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TBC ANNIVERSARY - PHASE 3

HunterBeast MasteryDPS

Beast Mastery Hunter DPS Guide - Mount Hyjal & Black Temple

A carrier-focused Beast Mastery handbook for shot timing, pet control, burst planning, Phase 3 gearing and every Mount Hyjal and Black Temple assignment.

GUIDE SCOPE

Built for repeatable Phase 3 raid execution

This searchable web edition is adapted from the original MCK Boost carrier handbook. It focuses on the included class, specialization and role only; it does not create placeholder coverage for missing specializations.

Build
41 / 20 / 0
Role
DPS
Raid tier
Phase 3
Source
18-page PDF

The fixed throughput spine combines deep Beast Mastery with twenty Marksmanship points. Flexible utility points should never displace the pet-damage, haste and burst core.

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01 - Gear & items

The 60-second setup

Lock the fundamentals before optimizing the last few percent.

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SPEC

41/20/0 Beast Mastery. Use 4/5 Frenzy and 2/2 Go for the Throat.

RACE + FACTION

Orc for Horde damage. Aldor for the raid-DPS route.

PET

Ravager first. Happy, Loyalty 6, Growl off.

GateReady when...Why it matters
Hit
Ranged sheet shows the planned cap: 142 rating unassisted.Misses delete shots, Kill Command triggers and threat-transfer reliability.
Ammo
Full 15% quiver/ammo pouch plus a deep reserve.Boost runs punish downtime between waves and bosses.
Pet
Level 70, Loyalty 6, happiness green, trained skills, consumes packed.A BM hunter with a dead or weak pet is not a carrier.
Consumes
Flask/elixirs, food, Haste/Fel Mana, rune, Kibler, pet scrolls.Pre-pot and cooldown discipline convert gear into output.
UI
Auto Shot timer, pet frame, Kill Command cue, threat and cooldown tracker.Execution is worth more than theoretical micro-upgrades.

Pre-run hard gates

02 - Raid plan

Build the character without losing raid access

The raid unlock is only useful when every non-transferable dependency is finished.

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OrderActionMin-max decision
1
Create Horde Orc Hunter.Command and Blood Fury make Orc the clean damage choice.
2
Level with Beast Mastery; stabilize pet loyalty and skills early.Do not arrive at 70 with an untrained carry pet.
3
Choose Aldor and unlock required head/shoulder reputation rewards.Matches the raid-DPS recommendation in this handbook.
4
Level Engineering plus your roster-dependent second profession.Enchanting for personal boss DPS if drums are covered; Leatherworking if you must supply drums.
5
Finish access, then Karazhan/Gruul/Mag/SSC/TK gearing route.Protect the 4-piece set transitions; do not chase item-level alone.
6
Enter Hyjal/BT with two saved gear sets.One for 6,200 armor and one for 7,700 armor simulations.

Anniversary roadmap

  • The account-wide unlock applies only after the attunement is fully completed on an eligible character.
  • Partial quest progress is not shared. Reputation requirements and other character-specific gates still matter.
  • Complete the Al'ar disguise step and the Rage Winterchill step.
  • Finish the chain for the Medallion of Karabor before relying on the account unlock.

Character creation order

03 - Talents

41 / 20 / 0 Beast Mastery

Mandatory throughput is fixed; five BM points are deliberately labeled flexible.

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Beast Mastery - 41 points

Marksmanship - 20 points

04 - Gear & items

Cap hit, then let the simulator decide

The cap is binary; everything after it is encounter armor, buffs and set-dependent.

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SupportRating targetPractical note
No hit support
1429% required. Default safe target.
Draenei only
126Heroic Presence supplies 1%; it is group-specific.
Improved Faerie Fire only
953% spell/talent support must be dependable on every target.
Draenei + Improved Faerie Fire
79Only gear this low if both are guaranteed for the whole relevant fight.
InputSet ASet BWhat to hold constant
Boss armor
6,2007,700Fight length, race, talents, pet, consumables and group buffs.
Encounter length
Your farm killYour slow killUse logs, not generic five-minute assumptions.
Pet
RavagerWind SerpentSame family level, loyalty, skills and target uptime.
Rotation
No weaveSafe weaveDo not compare a theoretical weave set to actual non-weave execution.
Raid support
GuaranteedConservativeModel armor debuffs, Heroic Presence, FI, totems and lust honestly.

Level 73 raid-boss ranged hit cap

Required simulation protocol

Set A Set B

Open the TBC Hunter simulator

05 - Gear & items

Preserve bonuses; upgrade by package

Hunter set transitions are more important than isolated item-level gains.

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StageKeepTarget packageDo not do
Fresh 70
4-piece Beast Lord if acquiredHit-capped entry set, strong ranged weapon, functional petBreak a working four-piece for random purples.
Phase 2 bridge
4-piece T5 once completeSerpent Spine Longbow, Dragonspine Trophy, Twinblade if weavingDrop Beast Lord one item at a time without a sim.
Early Phase 3
4-piece T5Cursed Vision exception; T6 gloves + shoulders as first transition piecesEquip two T6 pieces if the total package loses.
Phase 3 endpoint
4-piece T6Shoulders, chest, gloves, legs + Cursed VisionForce a non-optimal fifth T6 piece.
ItemSourceWhy it stays relevant
GruulExceptional proc; remains the default first trinket beside Madness.
VashjMajor bridge into Bristleblitz and still a serious progression bow.
Kael'thasBest-known melee-weave platform for the planned weave set.
4-piece Rift Stalker
SSC / Tempest KeepDo not dismantle casually; it bridges the early T6 transition.

Phase 2 items with unusually long lives

  • Gronnstalker's Gloves + Spaulders - clean first T6 transition pair; complete the 4-piece with chest and legs.
  • Bristleblitz Striker - pure boss-DPS ranged endpoint for this plan.
  • Insidious Bands, Stormrage Signet Ring, Madness of the Betrayer - finish the armor-penetration package.

Horde carrier race overall.

06 - Gear & items

Aspirational Black Temple + Hyjal loadout

Treat this as a destination. Every interim swap must preserve hit and pass your two-armor simulations.

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SlotTargetSource / note
Head
Cursed Vision of SargerasIllidan
Neck
Choker of Serrated BladesBT / Hyjal
Shoulders
Gronnstalker's SpauldersT6 token
Back
Thalassian Wildercloak / Shadowmoon Destroyer's DrapeKael'thas / Teron
Chest
Gronnstalker's ChestguardT6 token
Wrists
Insidious BandsBlack Temple
Hands
Gronnstalker's GlovesT6 token
Waist
Belt of One-Hundred Deaths / Boneweave GirdleVashj / hit option
Legs
Gronnstalker's LeggingsT6 token
Feet
Shadowmaster's BootsBlack Temple
Rings
Stormrage Signet Ring + Band of the Eternal ChampionIllidan + exalted
Trinkets
Dragonspine Trophy + Madness of the BetrayerGruul + Illidan
Ranged
Bristleblitz StrikerArchimonde
Melee - no weave
Boundless Agony + Blade of InfamyBlack Temple
Melee - weave
Twinblade of the PhoenixKael'thas
Ammo / container
Timeless Arrow + any 15% containerKeep reserve; capacity is logistics

4-piece T6 shape

  • Shoulders
  • Chest
  • Gloves
  • Legs
  • Cursed Vision occupies head.

Carry both weapon packages

  • Dual one-handers for clean ranged play.
  • Twinblade for rehearsed melee weaving.
  • Re-scope and re-sim ranged changes separately.

07 - Encounter

The Auto Shot timer is the boss

Modern Anniversary play is manual and haste-aware; the historical one-button macro is not the ceiling.

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Haste stateDefault rhythmExecution cue
Normal / moderate
1 Auto : 1 SteadyStart Steady only when it completes without delaying the next Auto.
Auto -> Multi -> AutoMulti usually replaces the Steady in that shot window; verify target safety.
Heavy haste
2 Autos : 1 Steady can winDo not force a Steady into every gap when cast time + latency would clip.
Movement
Instants while moving; stop for AutosPlan stop points. Jumping continuously is not uptime.
Mana pressure
Short Viper windowSwap back before the damage window; use Fel Mana/runes to reduce Viper time.

Priority, not a fixed cast sequence

  • Protect the next Auto Shot first.
  • Use Kill Command as soon as it is available after a ranged crit; do not sit on the proc.
  • Use Multi-Shot on cooldown when it will not break crowd control, pull extra targets or create threat problems.
  • Fit Steady Shot only inside the real gap created by weapon speed, quiver, Serpent's Swiftness, procs, lust and latency.
  • On movement, use instants and pet commands, then plant early enough to resume Autos.

08 - Abilities

Turn cooldowns into completed shots

The strongest cooldown stack is the one that lands during full pet uptime and no movement.

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TimeAction
-6s
Set tank as focus; confirm pet happiness, aspect and ammo.
-2s
Misdirection tank; pre-pot if raid rules and pull timing support it.
Pull
Hunter's Mark if assigned, send pet, begin Auto Shot.
First gap
Multi-Shot if safe; otherwise Steady Shot.
First crit
Kill Command immediately.
Burst
Stack Bestial Wrath + Blood Fury + planned Rapid Fire/Haste Potion with raid lust when the haste rhythm is safe.
Potential

Perfect weaving can add roughly 5-6% in favorable situations. It is a practiced specialization, not a free macro.

Stop condition

Abort the weave if it risks an Auto, mechanic failure, frontal, cleave, pet control, threat or repositioning delay.

  • Begin from minimum range, step into melee after the ranged shot fires, Raptor Strike, then return before the next Auto.
  • Do not apply a temporary melee weapon stone if your group supplies Windfury and you intend to weave.
  • Practice on a target dummy or low-stakes farm content until logs show no ranged clipping.

Raptor Strike

Only inside a safe, rehearsed weave

09 - Raid plan

Your pet is a second damage dealer

Level, loyalty, happiness, focus use and survival are mandatory carrier responsibilities.

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Gore

Focus dump; strong default

SystemRequired stateCarrier habit
Level / loyalty
Level 70, Loyalty 6Train the final carry pet before progression.
Happiness
Green: +25% damage stateFeed before pull and watch state after deaths.
Core training
Cobra Reflexes, Avoidance, focus dumpAdd Dash plus stamina/resists for encounter needs.
Threat
Growl offUse pet threat only by explicit assignment.
Control
Passive/follow keys boundRecall before fire, cleave, phase changes and unsafe pathing.
Survival
Mend proactivelyA global spent early beats a pet death and long revive.

Ravager - default

  • Best default while gearing and for most raid profiles.
  • Reliable physical damage and simple focus use.
  • Start here; only change after a controlled simulation.

Wind Serpent - test later

  • Can become competitive near roughly 30% unbuffed hunter crit.
  • Stormstrike charges and raid spell interactions can reduce real value.
  • Sim with your own group and encounter assumptions.

Pet readiness checklist

10 - Consumables

Choose for roster coverage, consume for each pull

Engineering is the speed-run engine; the second profession depends on who supplies drums.

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PairUse whenTradeoff
Engineering + Enchanting
Best personal boss-DPS package when drum coverage is guaranteed.Personal ring enchants; Engineering explosives and utility.
Engineering + Leatherworking
Best carrier utility when you must supply your own drum rotation.Drums plus bombs; give up personal ring enchant value.
Leatherworking + Enchanting
Boss-focused alternative if another engineer handles wave utility.Strong personal buffs, weaker personal explosive toolkit.
SlotChoiceRule
Primary flask
Flask of Relentless AssaultDefault safe all-night package.
Demon bosses
Elixir of Demonslaying + Major MagebloodOnly when the target creature type is Demon and elixir route wins.
Food
Grilled Mudfish / Warp BurgerAgility default; choose by availability.
Hit correction
Spicy Hot TalbukUse only when it creates a stronger complete hit-capped set.
Burst potion
Haste PotionPlan around haste rhythm and movement.
Mana potion
Fel Mana PotionExcellent on long fights if the damage penalty is already expired or acceptable.
Rune
Dark Rune / Demonic RuneReduces Aspect of the Viper time.
Pet
Kibler's Bits + pet Agility/Strength scrollsReapply after pet death.
Explosives
Super Sapper / bombs appropriate to assignmentHyjal waves; follow raid safety and threat plan.

Drums of Battle

Roster-assigned group haste

Consumable matrix

11 - Gear & items

Finish every permanent slot before buying luxury swaps

Gem for the exact hit cap first, then maximize the simulated agility package.

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SlotEnchantSlotEnchant
Head
Glyph of FerocityLegsNethercobra Leg Armor
Shoulders
Greater Inscription of Vengeance / Might of the ScourgeFeetDexterity
One-handGreater Agility
Back
Greater Agility
Two-handMajor Agility
Chest
Exceptional Stats
RangedStabilized Eternium Scope
Wrists
Assault
RingsStats - Enchanter only
Hands
Superior Agility
TypeDefaultUse
Meta
Relentless Earthstorm DiamondPlan the required 2 red / 2 yellow / 2 blue colors without wasting strong sockets.
Red
Delicate Living RubyAgility default.
Yellow
Wicked Noble TopazHit + AP when the exact cap needs it.
Blue
Jagged TalasiteMeta activation with useful Agility / Stamina.
Socket bonus
Evaluate, do not obeySkip weak bonuses when a stronger gem package simulates higher.

Permanent enchants

Gem logic

12 - Raid plan

Build the group around multiplicative uptime

Anniversary lust is raid-wide; your best group still controls FI, totems, shouts, crit and hit support.

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GoalFive-player groupWhy
Overall raid damage
You + BM Hunter + BM Hunter + Enhancement Shaman + Feral DruidStacks Ferocious Inspiration sources with Unleashed Rage, totems and Leader of the Pack.
Maximum personal parse
You + BM Hunter + Fury Warrior + Enhancement Shaman + Feral DruidAdds Battle Shout while retaining FI, totems, Unleashed Rage and melee/ranged crit support.
Hit relief
Replace a slot with Draenei support if roster demandsHeroic Presence is group-only; save a matching 126/79-rating gear profile.
Buff / debuffScopeOwner question
Bloodlust / Heroism
Raid-wide on AnniversaryWhich boss timestamp gives full pet and player uptime?
Ferocious Inspiration
GroupHow many BM sources remain in your group?
Grace of Air / Strength of Earth / Unleashed Rage
GroupIs Enhancement in range and assigned to your group?
Battle Shout
GroupIs the warrior in group and maintaining it?
Leader of the Pack
GroupIs the Feral alive and in range?
Heroic Presence
GroupIs the Draenei in your exact group for the full fight?
Armor debuffs
TargetSunder/Expose, Faerie Fire and Curse support actually maintained?
Improved Hunter's Mark
TargetExactly one assigned hunter with 5/5?

Two practical five-player packages

Support audit

13 - Encounter

Wave control is carrier damage

Hyjal rewards fast target selection, safe cleave, explosives, mana planning and zero transition downtime.

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MomentCarrier action
Before wave
Drink, feed/check pet, reload ammo, select focus tank, confirm bomb assignment.
Spawn
Misdirection the assigned tank, send pet to a high-health priority target, start Auto immediately.
Stabilize
Multi-Shot when safe, use engineering explosives by assignment, keep pet off dangerous or dying targets.
Finish
Swap to high-health targets early; do not let pet travel repeatedly to enemies at 5%.
Reset
Recall pet, drink on every legal gap, repair/resupply between bosses, preserve planned cooldowns.

Wave operating loop

Do

  • Use Multi-Shot and bombs on stable packs.
  • Keep the pet on a high-health target.
  • Pre-position for the next wave.
  • Use Misdirection proactively.
  • Drink and reload during every safe gap.

Avoid

  • Defaulting to Volley for every pack.
  • Breaking crowd control or pulling side targets.
  • Sending the pet through ground effects.
  • Padding on low-value targets while priority mobs live.
  • Entering bosses without mana or cooldown plan.

14 - Encounter

Boss mechanics decide the damage plan

BT punishes greedy weaving, lazy pet pathing and incorrect creature-type consumes.

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SystemBT rule
Pet pathing
Bind recall and passive. Re-send after phase changes; do not trust autonomous pathing through hazards.
Pet survival
Select resists/stamina for the actual encounter; pre-Mend predictable raid damage.
Demon consumes
Use Demonslaying only when the current target's creature type is Demon.
Threat
Misdirection opener and transitions; Feign Death before threat becomes movement or death.
Armor debuffs
Confirm actual uptime before using the 6,200-armor sim profile.
Melee weaving
Use only on bosses/segments with safe geometry; ranged uptime always wins the tie.
Movement
Use instants during forced travel, then plant before Auto timing resumes.
Cooldowns
Plan around untargetable, immune, air or forced-movement windows - not merely pull time.
Mend Pet

Prevent predictable pet deaths

Before each bossWrite down one answer
Pet
Where does it stand, when is it recalled, and what damage can kill it?
Movement
Which exact timestamps force movement and which stop points protect Autos?
Burst
Which window gives full target + pet uptime for BW, racial, potion and lust?
Mana
How many runes/potions are planned, and when does Viper become unavoidable?
Weave
Is it safe on this boss? If uncertain, the answer is no for progression/boost stability.

Boss-by-boss preparation card

15 - Abilities

Reduce friction without hiding the rotation

Macros support Kill Command, pet commands and targeting; your Auto Shot bar still decides when to cast.

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Macro
#showtooltip Misdirection
/cast [@focus,help,nodead][@pet,help,nodead] Misdirection
Macro
#showtooltip
/petpassive
/petfollow
ElementMust show
Auto Shot bar
Next shot time, cast time and latency region.
Kill Command cue
Bright, central and short-lived; use immediately.
Pet frame
Health, happiness, target, focus and debuffs.
Threat
Player threat plus Misdirection/Feign state.
Cooldown rail
Bestial Wrath, Blood Fury, Rapid Fire, potion, lust/Sated, trinkets.
Target panel
Creature type, debuffs and range; creature type controls Demonslaying.
Gear set buttons
Unassisted hit, supported hit, non-weave and weave profiles.

Steady Shot helper

#showtooltip Steady Shot

/cast Kill Command

/cast !Auto Shot

/cast Steady Shot

/petattack

Multi-Shot helper

#showtooltip Multi-Shot

/cast Kill Command

/cast !Auto Shot

/cast Multi-Shot

/petattack

Focus Misdirection

Emergency pet recall

Minimal carrier UI

16 - Raid plan

Improve the run, not just the parse color

Review execution in a fixed order so gear never hides uptime problems.

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PriorityMetricHealthy signalFix first if weak
1
Player survivalNo avoidable deathMechanic plan, positioning, defensive consumables.
2
Pet survival / uptimeNear-full targetable uptimeRecall timing, Mend, Avoidance/resists, target choice.
3
Meaningful activity95%+ where targetableFaster starts, planned movement, no idle transitions.
4
Auto clippingNear zero preventable delaysSwing bar, latency margin, haste-state rhythm.
5
Kill CommandImmediate use after eligible critsCue position and keybind.
6
ManaMinimal Viper timePotion/rune plan, Efficiency option, fight timing.
7
CooldownsFull uses in valuable windowsFight-length map; avoid immune/movement periods.
8
Melee weavePositive gain with zero shot lossRemove it until prior metrics are stable.
WeekObjectiveExit condition
1 - Foundation
Level/finish pet, cap hit, all enchants, UI and macros.Target-dummy session shows stable 1:1 rhythm with no obvious clipping.
2 - Raid package
Finish professions, consumes, access, gear profiles and group assumptions.Two saved simulations and a fully packed raid kit.
3 - Execution
Log farm content; fix pet uptime, starts, mana and cooldown uses.95%+ activity, pet alive, Kill Command consistent.
4 - Ceiling
Add encounter-specific positioning and optional melee weave.Weave only remains if logs show a real net gain.

Four-week build plan

Final pull checklist

  • Correct gear profile equipped and hit cap verified.
  • Aspect of the Hawk active; ammo and 15% container confirmed.
  • Pet happy, buffed, skills enabled, Growl off, recall key ready.
  • Tank focused; Misdirection and Hunter's Mark assignments known.
  • Potion, rune, racial, Bestial Wrath, Rapid Fire and lust timing agreed.
  • Mechanic movement and pet recall moments known before the pull.

17 - Raid plan

Primary references used for this handbook

Guide claims should be rechecked after hotfixes; links below are clickable.

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