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Hunter guides

Best in slot, talents, stat priority and simulated DPS for every Hunter damage spec — Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival. Each is built from the current rank-1 parse, not from opinion.

Midnight Season 2 (12.1.0) · 3 specs · updated 2026-08-14

Pack Leader

Beast Mastery Hunter

Mirrors the current rank-1 Sinister Single parse — every slot is what the best Beast Mastery Hunter actually wears.

179,298 DPS · single target

Sentinel

Marksmanship Hunter

Mirrors the current rank-1 Sinister Single parse — every slot is what the best MM hunter actually wears.

177,414 DPS · single target

Sentinel

Survival Hunter

Mirrors the current rank-1 Sinister Single parse — every slot is what the best Survival Hunter actually wears.

166,708 DPS · single target

Where Hunter sits this patch

See how every Hunter spec ranks against the field on the simulated DPS rankings, and which trinkets each one wants on the trinket rankings. Ready to gear one? Open the planner.