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Hunter Builds for 4.0.1 - 4.0.3a
This area lists level 80 pre-cataclysm hunter builds.
If you are looking for current cataclysm builds see:
Beast Mastery Builds for 4.0.1 - 4.0.3a
Beastmaster builds have the best burst DPS of all of the trees and is often preferred for PVP. Beast Mastery builds are also good for raids as all 3 of the trees are doing good dps now.
31/2/3(80) - Beast Mastery Raid Spec #1
31/2/3(80) - Beast Mastery Raid Spec #2 - Same as above but 2 points removed from Improved Serpent Sting and are put into Pathing.
Beast Mastery Pet Builds:
Ferocity Pet Spec
Cunning Pet Spec
Arcane strike till you run low on focus unless cobra proc's then you can cast
Rotation
Initial cast - Hunter's Mark and Serpent Sting (DoT and try to refresh this before the end of the very last tick if you have the focus to do this)
Priority:
Focus Fire if pet has full stacks of frenzy
Kill Command (whenever not on cooldown but always make sure you keep enough focus to cast this)
Arcane Shot till 40 focus
Steady Shot to regain focus
Cooldowns to use:
Bestial Wrath - 2 min cooldown, during this time you will use kill command and arcane shot only.
Fervor - 2 min cooldown, gives 50 focus good for more arcane shots if you run out of mana.
Marksmanship Builds for 4.0.1 - 4.0.3a
2/31/5 (80) - Marksmanship Raid Spec
Marksmanship Rotation Spell Priority:
Hunter's Mark (keep up buff)
Serpent Sting (keep up debuff)
Chimera Shot when it's available (try to keep enough focus to cast this whenever it is available)
Use free Aimed Shot proc when available
Use Arcane Shot to bleed off excess focus.
Use Steady Shot to regen focus - Use SS in pairs to maintain max Improved steady shot buff.
If target health is below 20% use KS
So basically you want to keep up your spells on the target, use manage your cd's/procs, and use arcane/steady shot to manage your focus and ss buff.
Stat Priority:
Hit Cap 8% (247 rating) > Agility > Mastery > Crit > Haste
Survival Builds for 4.0.1 - 4.0.3a
0/5/31 (80) - Survival Raid Spec
priority looks like this:
Initial cast - Hunter's Mark and Serpent Sting (DoT and try to refresh this before the end of the very last tick if you have the focus to do this)
Black Arrow
Explosive Shot (whenever not on cooldown but always make sure you keep enough focus to cast this, note Lock and Load proc will reset CD as well)
Arcane Shot till 40 focus
Steady Shot to regain focus
Please note once Cataclysm comes out you will have access to Cobra Shot and you will want to use it to increase the duration of your Serpent Sting DoTs.