WoW Forever Hunter Guide: Talents, Leveling Gear and What Changed

Beast Mastery: 3 new of 16 talents

• Deadly Aspects (row 1, 5 ranks): While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 10% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 10% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.
• Focused Fire (row 2, 2 ranks): Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 2% while your pet is active.
• Summon Hawk (row 4, 1 rank): Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing (32 + 5% of Ranged Attack Power) 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.

No longer in the tree: Improved Aspect of the Hawk, Improved Eyes of the Beast and Thick Hide.

Marksmanship: 7 new of 16 talents

• Lethal Attacks (row 1, 5 ranks): Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%.
• Improved Stings (row 2, 3 ranks): Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 20%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 6 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 45 sec.
• Careful Aim (row 2, 5 ranks): Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.
• Rapid Killing (row 3, 2 ranks): 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 20 sec by 20%.
• Lone Wolf (row 3, 1 rank): You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.
• Rapid Recuperation (row 5, 2 ranks): 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 15 sec.
• Sniper Shot (row 7, 1 rank): A long-range shot that deals ranged damage plus 160 and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards for 10 sec.

No longer in the tree: Improved Hunter's Mark, Lethal Shots, Aimed Shot, Improved Serpent Sting and Improved Scorpid Sting.

Survival: 8 new of 18 talents

• Improved Tracking (row 1, 5 ranks): While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 5%.
• Survival Tactics (row 4, 2 ranks): Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 10%.
• Predator's Edge (row 4, 5 ranks): Increases your melee critical strike damage by 30% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 50%.
• Resourcefulness (row 5, 2 ranks): Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 60%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 60% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.
• Expose Prey (row 5, 2 ranks): Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 10% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 10 sec.
• Survivalist's Discipline (row 5, 2 ranks): Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 40%.
• Strider Kick (row 5, 1 rank): A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.
• Lacerating Strikes (row 7, 1 rank): Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite over 21 sec

No longer in the tree: Monster Slaying, Humanoid Slaying, Trap Mastery, Improved Feign Death, Killer Instinct and Wyvern Sting.

Beast Mastery

Marksmanship

Survival