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Beast Mastery vs Marksmanship Hunter

FreeBeta 1.60.1 data, 20 Sep

Two level 60 Hunter builds side by side: 18 talents differ and 7 are the same.

The two builds

Build A: Beast Mastery Hunter

Our pick — opinionBeast Mastery leveling build

33/18/0

Level
60
Points
51 of 51

16-point milestones

  • Summon Hawk

Build B: Marksmanship Hunter

Our pick — opinionMarksmanship leveling build

13/38/0

Level
60
Points
51 of 51

16-point milestones

  • Trueshot Aura

Use this comparison

https://foreverguide.app/b/1h491ds3g3ymq8g1w/vs/1hfyfcbps30000ptg1w

Both builds are our leveling picks: opinion, not confirmed by Blizzard. Why we picked them: Hunter leveling guide

Differences: 18 talents

Beast Mastery9 differences · 33 points in A, 13 in B

Talent Rank RankWhat the extra ranks give
Bestial Swiftness. Only build A takes it.Build A: 1/1Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 1: Increases the movement speed of your pets by 30%.
Unleashed Fury. Both take it, at different ranks.Build A: 5/5Build B: 3/5Build B, rank 3: Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 9%. Build A, rank 5: Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 15%.
Ferocity. Only build A takes it.Build A: 5/5Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 5: Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 10%.
Summon Hawk16-point milestone. Only build A takes it.Build A: 1/1Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 1: Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing 53 Physical damage and continuing its assault for 18 sec. Only 2 hawks can be active at once. Summon Hawk shares its cooldown with Arcane Shot.
Spirit Bond. Only build A takes it.Build A: 2/2Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 2: While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 2% of total health every 10 sec.
Intimidation. Only build A takes it.Build A: 1/1Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 1: Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.
Bestial Discipline. Only build A takes it.Build A: 2/2Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 2: Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 20% and allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Frenzy. Only build A takes it.Build A: 5/5Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 5: Gives your pet a 100% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.
Bestial Wrath. Only build A takes it.Build A: 1/1Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 1: Send your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 18 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pity or remorse or fear and it cannot be stopped unless killed.

Marksmanship9 differences · 18 points in A, 38 in B

Talent Rank RankWhat the extra ranks give
Rapid Killing. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 2/2Build B, rank 2: Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 2 min. In addition, when you kill a non-trivial enemy or it dies while afflicted by your Serpent Sting, you gain Rapid Killing, increasing the damage of your next Shot ability within 40 sec by 20%.
Improved Arcane Shot. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 3/5Build B, rank 3: Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.9 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.
Trueshot Aura16-point milestone. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 1/1Build B, rank 1: Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yards by 30. Lasts 30 min.
Mortal Shots. Both take it, at different ranks.Build A: 3/5Build B: 5/5Build A, rank 3: Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 18%. Build B, rank 5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%.
Rapid Recuperation. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 2/2Build B, rank 2: Hitting a target with your Serpent Sting ability grants you 50% and consuming Rapid Killing grants you 100% of your Mana regeneration while casting for the next 30 sec.
Barrage. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 3/3Build B, rank 3: Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 9%.
Scatter Shot. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 1/1Build B, rank 1: A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.
Ranged Weapon Specialization. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 5/5Build B, rank 5: Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 5%.
Sniper Shot. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 1/1Build B, rank 1: A steady snipe that increases ranged damage by 160.

Survivalno differences · 0 points in A, 0 in B

Neither build spends a point in Survival.

7 talents are the same in both builds, at the same rank. The full comparison lists them and draws both trees.

Talent data: public community datasets, Forever beta build 1.60.1.69893. Numbers can change in any later build or patch. Icon credits