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Beast Mastery Hunter · PvP

Curated for PvP — enemy cooldown tracking, CC diminishing returns, and Bestial Wrath burst windows with Intimidation stun and pet pressure for 3v3 Arena and Battlegrounds. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.

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Talent Builds

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Pack Leader Arena

Pack Leader

Recommended 3v3 arena build — Intimidation stun sets up Bestial Wrath kill windows while Kill Command cycles maintain pet pressure between bursts. Pack Leader extensions on Coordinated Assault provide consistent sustained output for longer kill attempts.

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Builds Compositions

Dark Ranger Arena

Dark Ranger

Burst-focused arena build — Black Arrow procs amplify Bestial Wrath kill windows on the target for higher peak damage than Pack Leader. Trades sustained pet uptime for stronger single-target burst; best with a healing partner who can extend.

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Builds Compositions

Pack Leader Battlegrounds

Pack Leader

General-purpose Battlegrounds build — sustained Kill Command pressure and Bestial Wrath burst work across node skirmishes and larger team fights. Solid all-rounder for most BG maps without specialist tuning.

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Builds

Pack Leader Battlegrounds AoE

Pack Leader

AoE-tuned BG build — prioritises Kill Cleave and Beast Cleave spread for flag-room brawls and team fights. Pulls ahead of the general BG build on maps with prolonged multi-target encounters where spreading damage matters more than single-target elimination.

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Builds

Custom build

Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.

Addons

Why no WeakAuras? Midnight's API blocks WeakAuras from reading your buffs and cooldowns. The addons here cover what it used to handle.
Arena & Battlegrounds 7

MiniCC

CC notifications

2.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 8 Jun 2026

The Midnight all-in-one PvP addon — CC on party frames, audio alerts for major enemy spells, kick timers on nameplates, and a sound when the enemy healer gets CCd. For Beast Mastery Hunter, that healer CC alert is your cue to open Bestial Wrath — Intimidation into Bestial Wrath while the healer can't dispel your pet's pressure.

Tracks
CC notifications · Audio alerts · Healer CC · Kick timers · Enemy cooldowns
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

sArena Reloaded

Arena only Arena frames

1.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 7 Jun 2026

Explicitly labelled Midnight ready. Shows enemy health, mana, cast bars, and DR status per opponent — see if your Intimidation stun lands full or 50% diminishing returns. The healer's cast bar tells you when to line up a Freezing Trap to cut off the clutch heal.

Tracks
Arena frames · Enemy health · Cast bars · DR tracking
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

BigDebuffs

CC debuffs

23.3M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Mar 2026

Replaces the small debuff icon with a full-size portrait icon when CC or major defensives land. Key use for Beast Mastery Hunter: seeing Cloak of Shadows or Divine Shield before sending Bestial Wrath — pet damage continues but your own burst is wasted on an immune target.

Tracks
CC debuffs · Defensive cooldowns · Frame debuff icons
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

DontCast

Immune buff warning

310.5K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 9 May 2026

Warns when your target is immune — Cloak of Shadows, Divine Shield, Ice Block. Bestial Wrath while your target is immune means full burst window, no damage. DontCast stops you before it happens.

Tracks
Immune buff warning · Damage reduction detection · Divine Shield
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

H.H.T.D

Enemy healer marking

7.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 24 Jan 2026

Places a healer icon above every enemy healer's nameplate so you identify the kill target instantly. Also alerts you when your own healer is taking damage — your cue to Intimidation stun the attacker, Scatter Shot to disorient, or drop Binding Shot to root them and give your healer space.

Tracks
Enemy healer marking · Friendly healer alerts · Nameplate icons
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

BattleGroundEnemies Fixed

Battlegrounds only BG enemy frames

507.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 8 Jun 2026

Scrollable panel showing all enemy players in a Battleground — health, debuffs, cast info. Use it to find the healer, spot low-health targets for Bestial Wrath finishes, and track recent CCs across the group. For Arena, use sArena Reloaded instead.

Tracks
BG enemy frames · Enemy health · Debuffs · Cast information
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Capping

Battlegrounds only BG objective timers

10.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 13 Apr 2026

Shows node contest timers, flag return countdowns, and capture progress in Battlegrounds. Tells you when to break off a fight and defend, or when a node flip is seconds away. No use in Arena.

Tracks
BG objective timers · Node capture · Flag status · Control points
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Meters & logs 1

Details! Damage Meter

Damage meters

345.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Per-spell breakdown across the fight — for Beast Mastery, pet uptime and Barbed Shot tick count are the first things to check when damage looks low, and Details! surfaces those without needing to export a log. Also surfaces Misdirection usage history in the cast breakdown.

Tracks
Damage meters · Per-spell breakdown · Pet damage · Burst windows
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Nameplates & interrupts 2

Platynator

Nameplates

9.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 Apr 2026

Cast bars and debuff icons on enemy nameplates — for Beast Mastery Hunter, the main M+ value is spotting castable interrupts for Counter Shot and tracking which targets have Barbed Shot active in multi-DoT situations on large packs. More performant than Plater for players who don't need heavy scripting.

Tracks
Nameplates · Debuff tracking · Cast bars · Target indicators
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

BetterBlizzPlates

Class icons

4.1M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 8 Apr 2026

Shows class icons directly on enemy nameplates for instant target identification. CC glow highlights incapacitated enemies — important for timing Intimidation and Bestial Wrath when a Freezing Trap is landing on the healer and the burst window opens.

Tracks
Class icons · CC glow · Nameplate debuffs · Target identification
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Cooldowns & tracking 2

OmniCD

Group cooldowns

33.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Feb 2026

Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — for BM Hunter, most useful for seeing when healer defensives are available for safe Misdirection timing and when group kicks are on cooldown so Intimidation needs to cover an interrupt gap. Also shows Heroism/Bloodlust cooldown so you know when to hold Bestial Wrath for the lust window.

Tracks
Group cooldowns · Kicks · Defensives · Heroism tracking
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

BetterCooldownManager

Personal cooldowns

938.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 15 Mar 2026

Configurable timers for your major cooldowns on screen. Tracks Bestial Wrath, Bloodshed, and Aspect of the Wild together so you don't spend Bloodshed seconds before Bestial Wrath comes back and miss the aligned burst window.

Tracks
Personal cooldowns · Bestial Wrath · Bloodshed · Burst window
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Frames & Action Bars 3

BetterBlizzFrames

Unit frames

6.1M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 17 May 2026

BetterBlizzFrames keeps the default UI layout intact while adding the things it lacks: castbars on your target and focus frames, class color health bars, and absorb tracking. For Beast Mastery Hunter, a target castbar lets you see when a dangerous spell is being cast so you know when to use Counter Shot or Intimidation.

Tracks
Unit frames · Castbars · Class color bars · Absorb tracking
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Dominos

Action bars

22.2M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Dominos gives you full control over action bar layout — move, resize, and add extra bars. For Beast Mastery Hunter, a dedicated utility bar keeps Feign Death, Aspect of the Turtle, Misdirection, Tranquilizing Shot, and Exhilaration at a consistent visible location so they're not buried in a crowded main bar.

Tracks
Action bars · Bar positioning · Button sizing · Fade out of combat
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

ElvUI

Advanced Unit frames

Tukui.org addon

Works in Midnight Updated 15 May 2026

Most of what ElvUI covers for Beast Mastery Hunter is better handled by BetterBlizzFrames (frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the configuration overhead.

Tracks
Unit frames · Action bars · Nameplates · Full UI replacement
Requires
Full UI replacement · tukui.org — not on CurseForge
Open on Tukui.org

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Macros Coming soon

Intimidation on focus stun, Scatter Shot on mouseover disorient, Bestial Wrath + Trinket burst opener, Feign Death cancel-aura, Freezing Trap on mouseover healer, Master's Call on self snare break

Stat Priority Coming soon

Versatility primary for damage reduction, Agility for Kill Command and Bestial Wrath burst, Haste secondary for Focus regeneration speed and more Kill Commands inside the Bestial Wrath window

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