Beast Mastery Hunter
HunterBUFFED- Dire Beast: Hawk (PvP Talent) damage increased by 500% and now deals Nature damage (was Physical).
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No change in Hotfixes 23 Oct 2026. Last buffed in Hotfixes 7 Oct 2026. · Hunter
Last change: buffed in Hotfixes 7 Oct 2026 · source post.
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Beast Mastery Hunter
HunterBUFFEDDevelopers’ notes: Dark Ranger has been underperforming for Beast Mastery, so we’re adjusting their Black Arrow damage to increase their performance.
Dark Ranger
- Black Arrow damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.
Beast Mastery Hunter
HunterBUFFED- All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 7%.
- Resolved an issue causing Wild Thrash to not take target bounding radius into account.
Beast Mastery Hunter
HunterNERFEDDevelopers’ notes: Beast Mastery’s damage during burst windows is higher than we’d like in PvP, reducing some of the abilities that can contribute to this situation.
- Bloodshed damage reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
- Bestial Wrath initial damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
- Pack Leader: Stampede! damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
Beast Mastery Hunter
HunterADJUSTEDDevelopers’ notes: We’re looking to increase Beast Mastery area damage and cleave capabilities.
- Wild Thrash now deals 300% increased damage when striking more than 2 targets (was 200%).
- Beast Cleave now causes your pets to strike nearby enemies for 70% of the damage dealt (was 55%).
Beast Mastery Hunter
HunterBUFFEDDevelopers’ notes: The new Venomous Abyss tier set bonus isn’t quite as strong as we would like it to be, so we’re increasing the effects of the 4-piece set bonus.
- Venomous Abyss 4-piece set bonus updated – Now causes Cobra Shot to benefit from Beast Cleave at 30% effectiveness per stack (was 20%) or strike your target for an additional 20% damage per stack (was 15%).
Beast Mastery Hunter
HunterADJUSTED- Corrected an issue where Dire Beast Kill Commands from the Wildspeaker Talent did not properly benefit from Killer Instinct, Alpha Predator, Specialized Arsenal, or Savagery.
## Patch history
- Hotfixes 7 Oct 2026 buffed · 11 line(s) · source
- Patch Notes 6 Aug 2026 adjusted · 17 line(s) · source
- Patch Notes 9 Feb 2026 adjusted · 12 line(s) · source
- Patch Notes 21 Jan 2026 adjusted · 44 line(s) · source
- Hotfixes 26 Nov 2025 nerfed · 3 line(s) · source
## Specs changed in Hotfixes 23 Oct 2026
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