World of Warcraftplayers who want to maximize their PvE andPvP performancehave a lot to keep track of. In addition to knowing the best talents, ability rotations, and gear; endgame fans of the MMO should also understand the stat priorities for their class and specialization.
When it comes to Beast Master Hunters playing throughWoW Dragonflightcontent, they definitely have some stat prioritization rules they’ll want to follow to climb the DPS charts and verify they’re a valuable addition to anyheroic or mythic dungeon(and eventually end game raids, as well).
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Stat priorities do shift around forBeast Mastery Hunters(like any class) depending on where a player is in the game and whether they are concentrating on dungeons or raids and single target versus multi-target DPS. This guide provides a great starting point and will be a particularly strong strategy for Heroic and Mythic+ dungeon focused Hunters.
Beast Mastery Stats Explained
Agility
Agility’s importance shouldn’t come as a surprise for Beast Mastery Hunters who have reached the end game. This is the primary stat for the spec and increases attack power and damage done with abilities.
Weapon DPS
The second top tier stat for Beast Mastery Hunters is Weapon DPS. Higher Weapon DPS increases damage done with weapons and abilities that rely onweapon damage, which are quite important for hunters.
Mastery
Mastery increases damage done by all Beast Mastery Hunter pets and any talents that summon beasts. That means just about every bit of damage done by creatures controlled or summoned by a Beast Mastery Hunter are increased by Mastery.
Critical Strike
Critical Strike has been an important stat for WoW Hunters for years and thatisn’t changing inDragonflight. Crits lead to lots of extra damage and have synergy with a number of important pieces of the optimal Beast Mastery ability rotation.
Haste
Stacking Haste on Beast Mastery Hunters will help with Focus regeneration, attack speed, and reducing the Global Cooldown significantly.
Versatility
This stat boosts all damage and healing done and decreases all incoming damage.
Ideal Stat Caps
The core four stats do have points of diminishing returns like usual. This is something that only endgame, top-tier players usually need to worry about. If players do find themselves in that situation, they should follow these guidelines for determining when to stop stacking a particular stat and prioritize differently.
Mastery Rating - Cap at 1050
Critical Strike - Cap at 40%
Haste - Cap at 30%
Versatility - Cap at 30%
That should be everything that Beast Mastery Hunters need to know as they figure out their stat priorities and beging dominating theWoW Dragonflightendgame content. Be sure to check back for moreWoW Dragonflightnews, updates, and strategy guides in the near future. Until then, For the Horde!
World of Warcraftis available now on PC.Dragonflightlaunches on November 28.
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