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In WoW TBC Classic Anniversary, Beast Mastery (BM) Hunter spec has consistently been recognized as the most efficient, sustainable, and beginner-friendly spec for leveling. This isn't just true for Hunters, but for all classes.

No other spec in BCC Anniversary combines extremely high kill efficiency, excellent survivability, extremely low downtime, and incredibly simple controls like Beast Mastery Hunter. Not to mention, once you equip a pet, it can absorb the vast majority of additional damage, allowing for almost zero grim damage and sustained DPS.

Furthermore, it's worth mentioning that Beast Mastery Hunter's leveling talent tree seamlessly integrates with the max-level Pounce talent tree. This means that choosing BM Hunter means you can almost immediately begin your Tempest Keep & Serpentshrine Cavern raid journey without facing the expensive and tedious talent reset process after reaching level 70! 

Here, we'll provide a complete guide to Beast Mastery Hunter leveling spec, covering the changes introduced in WoW TBC Anniversary Phase 2, from talent trees and pet selection to combat techniques and leveling routes. Let's get started!

Talent Tree Setup

First, Hunter class has three specs: Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, and Survival, each with its own loyal following.

If you crave impressive damage numbers from your arrows, Marksmanship is a safe choice. Its single-shot damage is extremely high, the visual effects are stunning, and skilled players can achieve incredibly fast kill rates. However, Marksmanship requires stricter mana management; its leveling efficiency can be somewhat challenging when gear is weak.

Of the three specs, Survival has the lowest leveling efficiency. It focuses more on providing utility support and crowd control abilities rather than simply pursuing maximum damage output.

Beast Mastery spec stands out because your pet handles most of the trouble. Your pet draws aggro and deals massive damage, while you simply stand 30 yards away and shoot, taking almost no damage yourself.

Beast Mastery Talent Tree

Beast Mastery talent tree upgrade strategy is extremely simple and straightforward: invest 41 points in Beast Mastery tree first, then put the remaining 20 points into Marksmanship tree.

• Improved Aspect of the Hawk (5 points): Provides an additional ranged attack speed bonus when Aspect of the Hawk is active, significantly increasing overall DPS.
• Focused Fire (2 points): Provides a permanent 2% critical strike chance bonus as long as the pet is alive, and increases pet damage by 20% when using Kill Command ability.
• Thick Hide (1 point): Increases your pet's armor value by 20%, significantly improving the pet's defense against melee enemies.
• Improved Revive Pet (2 points): Pets inevitably die unexpectedly while leveling up. This talent halves the cast time for resurrecting a pet and significantly reduces mana costs, making it an extremely crucial efficiency talent.
• Pathfinding (2 points): Increases mount speed by 10% and Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack speed by 8%. Faster movement speed means fewer quests and less time spent grinding.
• Unleashed Fury (5 points): Simply and directly increases pet damage by 15%, every point invested results in a significant increase in output.
• Ferocity (5 points): Directly increases pet burst damage and team support capabilities for this spec.
• Bestial Discipline (2 points): Increases pet focus regeneration speed, allowing pets to use special abilities more frequently.
• Intimidation (1 point): The core control and survival skill for Hunters. A one-minute cooldown pet stun effect is a lifesaver in unexpected situations.
• Animal Handler (1 point): Provides a 4% pet hit rating, ensuring your pet's abilities hit boss raids and preventing damage loss.
• Frenzy (5 points): Gives your pet an 80% chance to gain a 30% attack speed bonus for 8 seconds after a critical hit. Significantly increases your overall DPS.
• Bestial Wrath (1 point): Increases pet damage by 50% for 18 seconds and grants immunity to all pity, remorse, and fear. This allows you to instantly melt targets when facing elite mobs or boss raids in BCC phase 2.
• Catlike Reflexes (3 points): Increases your pet's dodge rate, greatly enhancing its survivability when tanking alone.
• Serpent's Swiftness (5 points): A core talent that increases both Hunter's and pet's attack speed by 15%.
• The Beast Within (1 point): A key skill for Beast Mastery Hunters. When The Bestial Wrath is activated, Hunter enters a rage state, increasing damage by 10%, reducing mana cost of all abilities by 20%, and granting immunity to all crowd control. This rage, available every 2 minutes, transforms you and your pet into relentless harvesting machines for 18 seconds.

Marksmanship Talent Tree

Next, allocate the remaining 20 points to Marksmanship to maximize personal damage output:

• Lethal Shots (5 points): Increases ranged critical strike chance.
• Efficiency (5 points): Reduces mana cost of all abilities, further enhancing survivability.
• Go for the Throat (2 points): Hunter's ranged critical strikes directly restore Focus to the pet, creating a perfect damage loop.
• Aimed Shot (1 point): Increases ranged damage by 600 and reduces healing received by the target by 50%.
• Rapid Killing (2 points): By reducing the cooldown of key offensive skills to 3 minutes, Hunter can use Bestial Wrath more frequently, maximizing sustained damage in raids.
• Mortal Shots (5 points): Increases ranged critical strike damage bonus by 30%, making you highly competitive in raids like Tempest Keep and Serpentshrine Cavern at max level.

Recommended Pets for Leveling

Pets are a decisive factor in determining the strength of a Beast Mastery Hunter spec. In TBC Classic, the top-tier pets for upgrading are Ravagers and Cats.

Before entering Outland, it is recommended that you capture a Cat or Wind Serpent as your pet. Cats, in particular, have extremely high base damage and can learn the core damage skills Claw and Bite.

Once you set foot on Hellfire Peninsula, capture a Ravager as soon as possible. This is undoubtedly the undisputed DPS king in WoW BCC Anniversary. Not only is its base damage excellent, but it also possesses the exclusive skill Gore, which has a chance to trigger double damage, providing terrifying single-target DPS and firmly securing aggro.

Core Combat Techniques

Levels 1-10

Before completing the class quest and obtaining a pet at level 10, this is the most difficult phase for Hunters. It is recommended that you learn Concussive Shot as soon as possible. Utilize its slowing effect, combined with kiting techniques, to kill monsters without taking damage while avoiding melee attacks.

Levels 11-61

Once you have a pet, the core principle is to let the pet engage first, while you control your DPS. After the pet establishes aggro for 1-2 seconds, cast Serpent Sting and use Auto Shot as your primary DPS method, only using Arcane Shot when mana is extremely plentiful.

Remember, frequently and mindlessly spamming Arcane Shot will cause you to run out of mana after killing 4-5 monsters. The essence of Hunter leveling lies not in the speed of killing single monsters, but in achieving uninterrupted combos through auto-fire damage.

Levels 62-70

Once you learn Steady Shot at level 62, Hunter's damage output undergoes a qualitative change. While Steady Shot has a cast time, it doesn't delay the next auto-fire if timed correctly.

Maintain this offensive rhythm, and your damage output will increase exponentially. When your pet lands a critical hit and triggers its effect, immediately press Kill Command, which doesn't occupy focus.

Leveling Path

Before level 58, simply complete quests in the classic areas of Azeroth for each faction, such as Western Plaguelands, Tanaris, Strangthorn Vale, and The Barrens.

Once you reach level 58, don't hesitate to immediately cross Dark Portal to Outland! The gear rewards from Hellfire Peninsula quests completely outclass the legendary gear dropped in Azeroth.

The optimal leveling route in Outland phase is: Hellfire Peninsula → Zangarmarsh → Terokkar Forest → Nagrand → Blade's Edge Mountains → Netherstorm.

While there's no need for excessive grinding during leveling, each dungeon in Outland offers extremely high quest experience and excellent transitional gear rewards. Therefore, completing the quests in each dungeon once is the most cost-effective option.

Additionally, note that Hunter's bow, gun, and crossbow are absolutely core equipment. Even if you don't change your armor, prioritize upgrading your ranged weapons at all costs. A high-DPS weapon means more powerful automatic fire, higher stable damage, and more Focus from your pet's talents.

Following this guide, in WoW The Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Phase 2, your Beast Mastery Hunter will sweep through Outland at a terrifyingly fast pace, almost like a perpetual motion machine.

Among all the features of WoW TBC Classic Anniversary, flying is undoubtedly one of the most enjoyable and practical. Provided you meet specific requirements, you can use flight to travel to virtually any destination you desire.

Generally, these requirements include reaching level 70, acquiring the ability to fly, and owning a flying mount; however, if you play a Druid, the requirements are significantly lower!

As a Druid, you can begin learning the ability to fly as early as Level 68, allowing you to take to the skies without the need for a mount.

To further highlight the unique aerial capabilities of this class, the upcoming Phase 2 update will introduce a new feature: Druid Swift Flight Form Quest.

In this guide, we will provide you with a preview of the significance of this questline, along with a detailed walkthrough on how to complete it.

What is Druid Swift Flight Form Quest?

This quest is actually a multi-part questline composed of several distinct objectives; as such, it requires a significant investment of both patience and time to complete step-by-step.

Upon completion, you will unlock two key rewards: Swift Flight Form and Idol of the Raven Goddess.

The former allows you to transform into a raven to fly, granting you an additional speed bonus. The latter provides a stat boost, either increased critical strike rating or enhanced healing power, depending on your chosen specialization.

How to unlock this questline?

First and foremost, your character must, of course, be a Druid. Secondly, you must ensure your character has reached the maximum level cap of 70 and has acquired Artisan Riding skill.

This skill itself grants a 280% increase to your flying speed. If you have not yet unlocked it, you will need to consume 5,000 WoW TBC Classic Anniversary gold to learn it from either Ilsa Blusterbrew or Olrokk.

Although defeating the boss Anzu, the Raven God, serves as the final stage of the entire questline, you cannot summon him without first unlocking access to Heroic difficulty of Sethekk Halls dungeon.

Therefore, if you have not yet unlocked it, it is highly recommended that you complete the corresponding Attunement requirements, specifically obtaining Auchenai Key, in advance. This will allow you to focus entirely on the questline itself without any interruptions as you progress.

Asleep in the Emerald Dream

Serving as the first major segment of the entire questline, this stage is further divided into four distinct phases: Morthis Whisperwing, The Ward of Wakening, Waking the Sleeper, and The Ward of Wakening (again).

Morthis Whisperwing:

1. Use a teleportation ability to reach Moonglade, then locate NPC Loganaar to accept this quest.
2. Continue traveling to Cenarion Refuge in Zangarmarsh, and find the NPC Morthis Whisperwing.

The Ward of Wakening:

1. Collect 10 Bogblossoms, 10 Ancient Lichen, and 10 Dreaming Glory, then return them to Morthis Whisperwing.

Waking the Sleeper:

1. Travel to Stormrage Barrow Dens, locate Clintar Dreamwalker, and then use Ward of Waking to awaken him.

The Ward of Wakening (again):

1. Protect Clintar Dreamwalker while he collects Aviana's relics.
2. Once the relic collection is complete, find Dreamwarden Lurosa and speak with her.
3. Return the relics to Morthis Whisperwing.

Arakkoan Connection

This section consists of five parts: To the Evergrove, The Book of the Raven, Eyes in the Sky, To Catch a Sparrowhawk, and The Raven Stones. None of these are particularly difficult; the key is to figure out the correct sequence and travel routes to avoid wasting time.

To the Evergrove:

1. Travel to Evergrove in Blade's Edge Mountains, locate Arthorn Windsong, and speak with him.

The Book of the Raven:

1. Kill Aether Rays in the vicinity of Ogri'la in Blade's Edge Mountains to obtain an Aether Ray Eye.
2. Use Seer's Stone in conjunction with Aether Ray Eye to reveal Raven Cult ghosts.
3. Search Vortex Pinnacle for the spirit of Sai'kkal the Elder, and question him regarding the whereabouts of The Book of the Raven.
4. Return to Arthorn Windsong to report your findings.

Eyes in the Sky:

1. Travel to Twilight Ridge in Nagrand, locate Watcher Elaira, and speak with her. (Note: You must use a flying mount or ability to reach this location.)

To Catch a Sparrowhawk:

1. Locate any Wild Sparrowhawk in the nearby area.
2. Use Hibernate spell and a Sparrowhawk Net to capture one, then return it to Watcher Elaira.

The Raven Stones:

1. Travel to Skettis in Terokkar Forest.
2. Use Cenarion Sparrowhawk Whistle (provided to you during the quest) to summon a Wild Sparrowhawk.
3. Utilize Wild Sparrowhawk to unearth a Raven Stone. Once you have obtained 8 Raven Stones, return them to Arthorn Windsong.

Three Guardians

As the name suggests, this stage requires you to defeat three enemies in succession: Guardian of the Eagle, Guardian of the Falcon, and Guardian of the Hawk.

After the battles conclude, you can loot the corresponding essences from the bodies of these three enemies. Once you have obtained the final Essence of the Hawk, return it to Arthorn Windsong to unlock a significant reward: Charm of Swift Flight.

The Raven God

Serving as the final stage of the entire questline, this section consists primarily of two parts: Chasing Moonstone and Vanquish the Raven God. Completing the first part is a prerequisite for unlocking the second.

Chasing the Moonstone:

1. Travel to Azshara and locate Moonstone Altar situated at the northernmost point of the nearby river.
2. Retrieve Moonstone from the altar; however, you will be stunned by Rizzle Sprysprocket, who will then steal Moonstone.
3. Follow the river to pursue and apprehend Rizzle, compelling her to hand over Moonstone.
4. Return Moonstone to Morthis Whisperwing.

Vanquish the Raven God:

1. Enter and progress through Heroic Sethekk Halls dungeon.
2. Locate The Raven's Claw within the final boss room.
3. Combine the items you previously obtained to create Essence-Infused Moonstone, then place it into The Raven's Claw to summon the Raven God, Anzu.

After defeating this boss, return to Morthis Whisperwing to begin learning Swift Flight Form ability and to receive Idol of the Raven Goddess.

Additionally, upon defeating Anzu, there is a chance for another rare reward to drop: Reins of the Raven Lord. This item allows you to summon and dismiss a giant raven mount.

Although Druids do not require a mount to fly, you can keep this item as a cosmetic collectible or sell it to other players for gold.

In summary, if you are a Druid player, this quest guide should prove helpful for your upcoming Phase 2 experience! Have fun!

Beyond the fundamental choice between Alliance and Horde, as you adventure through the various zones of WoW TBC Classic Anniversary, you will encounter numerous minor factions. Increasing your reputation with these groups unlocks the ability to trade for new items.

In addition to existing factions, such as Aldor, Scryers, and others. Besides, Phase 2, launching on May 14th, will introduce Ogri'la and Sha'tari Skyguard as new options!

To help you begin farming reputation points immediately upon the launch of Phase 2, we are providing detailed information on these two new factions. This guide will help you prepare effectively and stay one step ahead of the competition!

How to unlock Ogri'la?

This faction consists of Ogres and is stationed in the western part of Blade's Edge Mountains, situated precisely between two Forge Camps. There are two ways to reach this location: by flying there yourself, or by being summoned by another player already present in the area.

Generally, we recommend flying there, as the ability to fly is a prerequisite for completing the various reputation quests you will undertake later.

If you wish to begin earning reputation points immediately upon reaching the faction's base, be sure to complete the prerequisite questline in advance.

To do so, you must first locate V'eru in Shattrath City at coordinates (/way 56.8 48.2). Speak with him to initiate and complete the following specific quests in the exact order listed:

• Speak with the Ogre
• Mog'dorg the Wizened
• Grulloc Has Two Skulls
• Maggoc's Treasure Chest
• Even Gronn Have Standards
• Grim (oire) Business
• Into the Soulgrinder
• Speak with Mog'dorg

How to farm reputation points?

Initially, your reputation level with Ogri'la will be Unfriendly. Only after completing the aforementioned questline can you begin to raise your standing by unlocking and completing the daily quests offered by Ogri'la faction.

There are four reputation tiers available to unlock with this faction. From lowest to highest, they are: Neutral, Friendly, Honored, and Exalted.

This means you will need to progress through four distinct stages of reputation farming to reach the highest rank. You need to locate Mog'dorg the Wizened (/way 55.4 44.8), interact with him, and then complete the following quests to reach Neutral reputation level:

• Ogre Heaven
• The Crystals
• An Apexis Relic
• The Relic's Emanation
• Our Boy Wants To Be A Skyguard Ranger
• A Father's Duty
• A Fel Whip For Gahk
• Guardian of the Monument
• The Skyguard Outpost
• Bombing Run
• Bomb Them Again!
• Assault on Bash'ir Landing!
• Wrangle Some Aether Rays!
• Wrangle More Aether Rays!
• To Rule The Skies

Some of the quests listed above are repeatable daily quests; continue farming them to gradually progress through Friendly and Honored reputation levels.

Upon unlocking these two tiers, you will also become eligible to undertake additional quests or events that grant reputation points:

Friendly:

• A Special Thank You (Grants an additional Ogri'la Care Package reward)

Honored:

• Banish the Demons (Grants an additional Darkrune reward)
• Banish More Demons (Grants an additional Kronk's Grab Bag reward)
• Legion Ring Events (Grants an additional consumable item reward)

It is worth noting that there is a prerequisite for unlocking Legion Ring events. After obtaining a Darkrune, interact with Gahk to accept and complete the quest A Crystalforged Darkrune.

By combining the new reputation sources unlocked at Honored level with the daily quests, you will eventually be able to reach Exalted reputation level with Ogri'la faction.

While most of the quests are not particularly difficult, the additional ones unlocked at higher tiers can be more dangerous. If you wish to complete them safely and efficiently, it is advisable to buy WoW TBC Classic Anniversary gold at IGGM in advance, allowing you to readily acquire consumables or upgrade your gear whenever necessary.

What are the reputation rewards?

As your reputation level increases, Jho'nass - Ogri'la Quartermaster (/way 28.0 58.6), he will make a wider selection of items available for trade. You can exchange Apexis Shards or Apexis Crystals dropped during quests and events to acquire these items.

Additionally, if you obtain Depleted items while defeating quest-specific enemies, you can consume Apexis Crystals to transform them into the equipable Infused items.

How to unlock Sha'tari Skyguard?

This faction's base of operations is located in Terokkar Forest. Accessing it is similar to how you reach Ogri'la; the only difference is that your starting reputation level with Sha'tari Skyguard is Neutral.

How to farm reputation points?

Farming reputation points for Sha'tari Skyguard requires no prerequisite quests; you simply need to travel to three designated locations and complete the quests available within those areas.

Blackwind Landing - NPC Yuula in Shattrath City:

• Threat from Above
• To Skettis!
• Fires Over Skettis
• Escape from Skettis
• Hungry Nether Rays
• World of Shadows
• More Shadow Dust
• Secrets of the Talonpriests
• Ishaal's Almanac
• An Ally in Lower City
• Countdown to Doom
• Hazzik's Bargain
• A Shabby Disguise
• Adversarial Blood
• Terokk's Downfall

Skyguard Outpost in Blade's Edge Mountains:

• The Skyguard Outpost
• Bombing Run
• Bomb Them Again!
• Assault on Bash'ir Landing!
• Wrangle Some Aether Rays!
• Wrangle More Aether Rays!
• To Rule The Skies

Once your Ogri'la reputation level reaches Honored:

• Guardian of the Monument
• Banish the Demons

In addition to quests, killing specific types of mobs within Terokkar Forest also grants Sha'tari Skyguard reputation points. The rarer the creature, the more reputation points it provides:

• 5 Points: Skettis Kaliri
• 10 Points: All Arakkoa in Skettis, Monstrous Kaliri
• 30 Points: Talonsworn Forest-Rager
• 100 Points: Darkscreecher Akkarai, Gezzarak the Huntress, Vakkiz the Windrager, Karrog
• 500 Points: Terokk

What rewards can you obtain?

Quartermaster for this faction is Grella, located at Blackwind Landing (/way 64.4 66.2). Just like with Ogri'la, Sha'tari Skyguard reputation rewards grant you access to vendor items; however, the currency required for these trades is gold.

Unlike other factions, Ogri'la and Sha'tari Skyguard do not impose any requirements based on your initial faction affiliation; therefore, it is highly recommended that you join both simultaneously to maximize your rewards.

We hope this reputation farming guide helps you make faster progress once Phase 2 goes live! Thank you for reading.