BM PvP Build Needs Feedback and Lots of Hugs - Builds, Talents and Class Mechanics - Hunter Forums

Hay guise lol! =)

Ever since Gar and Garxz posted their BM PvP builds, I've been working hard to try and integrate both of their methods into my playstyle. Originally I ran with Gar's build for quite a while, enjoying the extra 10 focus for myself and my pet. But I found I needed a bit more burst at level + and so decided to try out Garxz's. In the end, I sort of made a combination of both.

Here is my current build:

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/ch…../secondary

I found that Killing Streak procs a lot more often than I thought. Looks like I need more Agi on my gear…lol.

My glyphs aren't complete, but I'm divided over whether I should keep Glyph of Serpent Sting in the Prime slots, or replace it with Glyph of Kill Shot so I can down those pesky Rogues, Disc Priests and Ret Palas when they do their mitigation thing. Also, I feel I should replace one of my Major Glyphs with Glyph of Deterrence, and I feel the candidate for removal is Glyph of Disengage. Or should I overhaul them altogether and choose Conc Shot, Bestial Wrath and Deterrence for my Majors?

Finally, there's the question of Improved Serpent Sting. I took it for enhanced sustained DPS on my targets but I found my SS keeps getting cleansed when a healer is nearby. Should I drop it and put the points in Pathing instead?

Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback, all. =D

@ Tak: Re: Serpent Sting glyph, I found it does help improve my sustained DPS on the marked target. I think I'm running with it, same with Disengage. With 2 points in Survival Tactics and CTHC, I can have my Disengage every 16 seconds, which is a boon. My only worry is being mobbed by 3+ players with my teammates CC'ed or otherwise out of action. Often I found that Deterrence saved my hide in those times, hence why I thought to get the glyph. Doesn't help that I'm probably the worst defensive Hunter player around though.

@ Gar: I see you're now running with Focus Fire/Killing Streak and took away points in Go For The Throat for Mend Pet and Entrapment. I'd like to see your writeup sometime about it, I stuck 2 points in GFtT for insurance since I had encountered moments when I can't RoS or Spirit Mend due to my pet being focus starved, like in one of your blog entries. But I think Focus Fire would handle that for you as well.

@ Darrwyn: I understand the boon of Kindred Spirits too. I'm actually missing the 110 focus, but as Garxz noted, since we'll be often under 100 focus in the middle of a fight, I thought to ditch it for a while and stick to 100 to train myself in managing Focus. I'm a bit 50/50 on Focus Fire, though…while Garxz noted that it helped him get Cobra Shots off faster, I found I didn't use it as much as I'd hoped. Maybe a change in hotkey assignments needs to be in order before I say anything further about it.

Thanks all!

Based on what Gar posted and what the others noted, I tweaked my build around a bit. I found my pet isn't as focus starved in this build as I thought it would be, allowing me to get off Intervenes, RoS's and whatever else I may need at the moment.

I only keep forgetting about Focus Fire a lot. I'll still keep it around if I ever get into an Arena, but if it doesn't work out I may need to just put the talent in Improved Mend Pet.

@ Darr: Actually I'm the type to scream "GET OFF ME" in those situations, usually ending up with lots of traps on the floor and me dead because the Warrior Bladestormed through them, but eh.

@ Tak: Good idea. Although I don't know which button to put it in, I think I ran out of buttons…