Beast Mastery Hunter DPS Rotation & Cooldowns

DPS Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation guide provides a quick, basic understanding of which abilities to prioritize when playing a Beast Mastery Hunter, along with additional details on important cooldowns at the bottom. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.0.5).

Single Target

Ensure Hunters Mark is active on the target.

Pre-cast at ~1.7s on pull timer.
Use to send pet in and apply Frenzy.
Use on cooldown.
Use on cooldown.
Use to maintain Beast Cleave buff.
Use when available, especially on low health targets.
Use when no other abilities are available.

Start with Bestial Wrath, then use Barbed Shot to apply Frenzy. Follow with Dire Beast and Kill Command on cooldown, maintaining Beast Cleave with Multi Shot. Use Kill Shot on low health targets and Cobra Shot when nothing else is available.

AoE

Ensure Hunters Mark is active on the highest HP target.

Pre-cast at ~1.7s on pull timer.
Use on two different targets.
Use on cooldown.
Use to activate Beast Cleave.
Use on cooldown, prioritize low health targets.
Use when available, especially on low health targets.
Use when you have more than 75 Focus.

Begin with Bestial Wrath, then use Barbed Shot on multiple targets. Follow with Dire Beast and maintain Beast Cleave using Multi Shot. Use Kill Command and Kill Shot on cooldown, and Cobra Shot when Focus allows.

Cooldowns

For cooldowns, prioritize Bestial Wrath and Call Of The Wild on cooldown, followed by Bloodshed and A Murder Of Crows.