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Review 50 Hunter Beta talents, complete rank descriptions, positions and field-level sources for build 1.60.1.70291.

Reviewed Beta · Level 30Build 1.60.1.70291Reviewed 2026-10-09

50 matching talents · positions and ranks carry field evidence; tooltip gaps stay visible.

The reviewed 69913-to-1.60.1.70291 comparison identifies changed, added, moved and removed records. Rank text remains a community transcription; a difference is not a gameplay performance claim.

Deadly Aspects

Beast Mastery · Tier 1 · 5 ranks
Client verified

While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 2% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 2% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Endurance Training

Beast Mastery · Tier 1 · 5 ranks
Client verified

Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 3%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 4 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Focused Fire

Beast Mastery · Tier 2 · 2 ranks
Client verified

Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 1% while your pet is active.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 4 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Improved Aspect of the Monkey

Beast Mastery · Tier 2 · 3 ranks
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Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 2%. Additionally, your pet gains 50% of the effect of your Aspect of the Monkey ability.

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Pathfinding

Beast Mastery · Tier 2 · 2 ranks
Client verified

Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 3%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 4 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Improved Revive Pet

Beast Mastery · Tier 2 · 2 ranks
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Revive Pet's casting time is reduced by 3 sec, mana cost is reduced by 20%, and increases the health your pet returns with by an additional 15%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 4 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Bestial Swiftness

Beast Mastery · Tier 3 · 1 ranks
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Increases the movement speed of your pets by 30%.

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Used in 4 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Unleashed Fury

Beast Mastery · Tier 3 · 5 ranks
Client verified

Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 3%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 3 published editorial builds

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Improved Mend Pet

Beast Mastery · Tier 4 · 2 ranks
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Gives your Mend Pet spell a 15% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic, or Poison effect from your pet each time it heals and reduces the Mana cost by 10%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Ferocity

Beast Mastery · Tier 4 · 5 ranks
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Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 2%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 3 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Summon Hawk

Beast Mastery · Tier 4 · 1 ranks
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Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing 32 plus 5% of your Ranged Attack Power Physical damage and continuing its assault for 18 sec. Only 2 hawks can be active at once. Summon Hawk shares its cooldown with Arcane Shot.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 3 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Spirit Bond

Beast Mastery · Tier 5 · 2 ranks
Client verified

While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 1% of total health every 10 sec.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Intimidation

Beast Mastery · Tier 5 · 1 ranks
Client verified

Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. One exact reverse-cycle client connection was quarantined after comparison with the licensed visible tree; prerequisite direction is community reviewed, not client-only proof. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Prerequisite: Bestial Swiftness 1 ranks. Required rank: derived assumption.

Used in 3 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Bestial Discipline

Beast Mastery · Tier 5 · 2 ranks
Client verified

Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 10% and allows 25% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Frenzy

Beast Mastery · Tier 6 · 5 ranks
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Gives your pet a 20% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.

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Prerequisite: Ferocity 5 ranks. Required rank: derived assumption.

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Bestial Wrath

Beast Mastery · Tier 7 · 1 ranks
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Send your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 18 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pity or remorse or fear and it cannot be stopped unless killed.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Prerequisite: Intimidation 1 ranks. Required rank: derived assumption.

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Hawk Eye

Marksmanship · Tier 1 · 3 ranks
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Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 2 yards.

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Improved Concussive Shot

Marksmanship · Tier 1 · 5 ranks
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Gives your Concussive Shot a 4% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

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Lethal Attacks

Marksmanship · Tier 1 · 5 ranks
Client verified

Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 1%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 4 published editorial builds

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Improved Stings

Marksmanship · Tier 2 · 3 ranks
Client verified

Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Efficiency

Marksmanship · Tier 2 · 5 ranks
Client verified

Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 3%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 4 published editorial builds

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Careful Aim

Marksmanship · Tier 2 · 5 ranks
Client verified

Increases your Attack Power by 20% of your Intellect.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 4 published editorial builds

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Rapid Killing

Marksmanship · Tier 3 · 2 ranks
Client verified

Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 1 min. In addition, when you kill a non-trivial enemy or it dies while afflicted by your Serpent Sting, you gain Rapid Killing, increasing the damage of your next Shot ability within 20 sec by 10%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Improved Arcane Shot

Marksmanship · Tier 3 · 5 ranks
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Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.3 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Lone Wolf

Marksmanship · Tier 3 · 1 ranks
Client verified

You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Trueshot Aura

Marksmanship · Tier 4 · 1 ranks
Client verified

Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yds by 30.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 3 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Mortal Shots

Marksmanship · Tier 4 · 5 ranks
Client verified

Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Prerequisite: Careful Aim 5 ranks. Required rank: derived assumption.

Used in 3 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Rapid Recuperation

Marksmanship · Tier 5 · 2 ranks
Client verified

Hitting a target with your Serpent Sting ability grants you 25% and consuming Rapid Killing grants you 50% of your Mana regeneration while casting for the next 15 sec.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Prerequisite: Rapid Killing 2 ranks. Required rank: derived assumption.

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Barrage

Marksmanship · Tier 5 · 3 ranks
Client verified

Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 3%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Scatter Shot

Marksmanship · Tier 5 · 1 ranks
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A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Ranged Weapon Specialization

Marksmanship · Tier 6 · 5 ranks
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Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 1%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Sniper Shot

Marksmanship · Tier 7 · 1 ranks
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A long-range shot that deals ranged damage plus 160 and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards for 10 sec.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Prerequisite: Trueshot Aura 1 ranks. Required rank: derived assumption.

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Improved Tracking

Survival · Tier 1 · 5 ranks
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While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 1%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Deflection

Survival · Tier 1 · 5 ranks
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Increases your Parry chance by 1%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 4 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Entrapment

Survival · Tier 2 · 5 ranks
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When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 1 sec.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 4 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Savage Strikes

Survival · Tier 2 · 2 ranks
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Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 2%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Survivalist

Survival · Tier 2 · 5 ranks
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Increases your total Health by 2%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Improved Wing Clip

Survival · Tier 2 · 3 ranks
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Gives your Wing Clip ability a 7% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 3 published editorial builds

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Clever Traps

Survival · Tier 3 · 2 ranks
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Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 3 published editorial builds

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Surefooted

Survival · Tier 3 · 3 ranks
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Increases your hit chance by 1% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 10%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 3 published editorial builds

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Deterrence

Survival · Tier 3 · 1 ranks
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When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 4 published editorial builds

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Survival Tactics

Survival · Tier 4 · 2 ranks
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Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 5%.

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Predator's Edge

Survival · Tier 4 · 5 ranks
Client verified

Increases your melee critical strike damage by 6% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 10%.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Counterattack

Survival · Tier 4 · 1 ranks
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A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 13 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Legacy Talent-table ID retained from the historical snapshot for stable share identity; current structural identifiers are nodeId and spellId. Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Prerequisite: Deterrence 1 ranks. Required rank: derived assumption.

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Resourcefulness

Survival · Tier 5 · 2 ranks
Client verified

Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 30%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 30% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Expose Prey

Survival · Tier 5 · 2 ranks
Client verified

Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 5% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 10 sec.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Survivalist's Discipline

Survival · Tier 5 · 2 ranks
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Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 20%.

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Strider Kick

Survival · Tier 5 · 1 ranks
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A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.

Rank tooltip: Community verified Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Used in 3 published editorial builds

Editorial examples, not player popularity. Some routes reuse the same allocation.

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Lightning Reflexes

Survival · Tier 6 · 5 ranks
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Increases your Agility by 2%.

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Lacerating Strikes

Survival · Tier 7 · 1 ranks
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Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite over 21 sec

Rank tooltip: Community verified Resolved rank descriptions and icon names adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0); raw client structure independently reconciled. Five points per tier and full-rank prerequisites are planning assumptions; client links do not prove the required rank.

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Prerequisite: Expose Prey 2 ranks. Required rank: derived assumption.

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BLIZZARD OCTOBER 1 NOTESOfficial

October 1 Beta changes for Hunter

Official Beta announcement · Blizzard’s October 1 development notes

Survival Deflection now grants 1/2/3/4/5% Parry, down from 2/4/6/8/10%.

The 31-point Marksmanship talent Sniper Shot now has 45-yard range and extends the next three shots within 10 seconds by 10 yards. That milestone is beyond the current Level 30 point budget.

Aggressive Mode returned for pets under the pet tab in the spell book; incorrect high-rank pet abilities on some tameable beasts were fixed.

The live Beta level cap is 30. The talent structure was reconciled through 1.60.1.70291; 21-point Level 30 routes are editorial allocations. Rank descriptions retain their separate community transcription evidence, and point-order rules remain derived assumptions.

Data sources, verification & planning limits

Reviewed current Hunter grid: 50 visible nodes from Wago’s 1.60.1.70291 client structure, reconciled against Talents Forever’s export, with all 148 rank descriptions adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0, https://talentsforever.com). The raw client class table also contains two off-grid records, documented separately in the source review; they are not assigned repaired coordinates or included as extra playable talents. Visible membership is community-reconciled against the client table. One exact reciprocal Bestial Wrath–Intimidation connection is excluded under source review: Intimidation’s prerequisite direction is community-verified, while its identity, position and rank cap remain client-verified. Structural fields and rank text retain their field-level evidence. Exported effect values are tooltip transcriptions at Level 60; the calculator does not rescale them to Level 30 or simulate damage. Ordinary editorial routes spend 21 points at Level 30; the retained Level 20 page uses eleven-point stages of the current tree. One point per level from 10, five points per tier, full-rank prerequisites and the selected point order are planning assumptions, not separately verified live Beta rules or measured performance. The 69913 dataset remains a historical reference; removed old nodes are not substituted into current builds.

Reviewed Beta data coverage

Compare pet-supported Beast Mastery, ranged Marksmanship and close-range Survival using the reviewed 1.60.1.70291 talent snapshot. Each full editorial route spends 21 points at Level 30; the Level 20 page keeps separate eleven-point stages of the same current tree.

Reviewed current Hunter grid: 50 visible nodes from Wago’s 1.60.1.70291 client structure, reconciled against Talents Forever’s export, with all 148 rank descriptions adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0, https://talentsforever.com). The raw client class table also contains two off-grid records, documented separately in the source review; they are not assigned repaired coordinates or included as extra playable talents. Visible membership is community-reconciled against the client table. One exact reciprocal Bestial Wrath–Intimidation connection is excluded under source review: Intimidation’s prerequisite direction is community-verified, while its identity, position and rank cap remain client-verified. Structural fields and rank text retain their field-level evidence. Exported effect values are tooltip transcriptions at Level 60; the calculator does not rescale them to Level 30 or simulate damage. Ordinary editorial routes spend 21 points at Level 30; the retained Level 20 page uses eleven-point stages of the current tree. One point per level from 10, five points per tier, full-rank prerequisites and the selected point order are planning assumptions, not separately verified live Beta rules or measured performance. The 69913 dataset remains a historical reference; removed old nodes are not substituted into current builds.