Last week it occurred to me that I don’t have any all-encompassing build guides for raiding Hunters, anywhere on the site. After helping three of our guild’s newer Hunters over the past two weeks with respecs, re-glyphs, and suggestions, I realized I’d probably save myself a lot of in-game time by having some guides on here that I could send them to. Plus, that way I could also share my tips and recommendations for anyone else who cares to know. It’s a win-win situation if you ask me.
The latest Hunterlings who’d sought my tutelage have all reported moderate to massive gains in their DPS. The BM Hunter I mentored increased their DPS by about 80% and is no longer getting kicked from heroics and raids. *warm fuzzies*
One of our latest recruits who consulted me for advice on his Survival build and rotation, has actually surpassed me on some fights. He’s got me trumped a bit as far as gear is concerned, but nothing pleases me more than to see another Hunter apply what he’s learned from me and enjoy success with it.
I knocked out my first guide yesterday, which is entitled, “The Raiding Hunter: Beast Mastery“. I decided to just get to them in order of left to right in the ol’ talent pane. Marksmanship is next on my list, then Survival of course.
I found out something interesting when putting this guide together. I’m sure a lot of it has to do with some of my remaining Naxx relics, namely the Valorous 2 pc bonus, but I found that the best possible DPS BM build for me was only 6% below my current SV build. Either way, 6% is still 6%, which is why I choose to raid as Survival. However, I think for a lot of players that 6% gap can easily be overcome by playing a less convoluted spec that they feel more comfortable with.
I feel as if the best possible spec depends a lot upon the player. If you don’t feel like trying to wrap your head around how the other two specs work and you like your big red pet, then represent!
