TBC Hunter Talent Calculator
Click talents in the Beast Mastery, Marksmanship & Survival trees to plan your TBC Hunter. You have 61 points at level 70; the planner checks tier and prerequisite rules, shows the level your build needs and gives you a link to share it.
Beast Mastery
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TBC Hunter talent trees
In The Burning Crusade a Hunter has 61 talent points at level 70, spread over three trees: Beast Mastery (21 talents), Marksmanship (20 talents), Survival (23 talents). The deepest talent in each tree needs 40 points in that tree, so a build can reach only one of The Beast Within, Silencing Shot, Readiness.
The tables list every Hunter talent with its tier, number of ranks and what each rank does. Values separated by a slash are rank 1 / rank 2 / and so on.
Beast Mastery · 21 talents, 60 points to learn them all
| Tier | Talent | Ranks | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (0 pts) | Improved Aspect of the Hawk | 5 | Gives your ranged attacks while Aspect of the Hawk is active a chance to increase ranged attack speed by 15% for 12 sec. |
| 1 (0 pts) | Endurance Training | 5 | Increases your pet's health by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10% and your total health by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Focused Fire | 2 | All damage caused by you is increased by 1 / 2% while your pet is active, and Kill Command crits more often. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Improved Aspect of the Monkey | 3 | Increases the dodge bonus of Aspect of the Monkey by 2 / 4 / 6%. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Thick Hide | 3 | Increases your pet's armor by 7 / 14 / 20% and your armor from items by 4 / 7 / 10%. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Improved Revive Pet | 2 | Reduces the casting time of Revive Pet by 3 / 6 sec and its mana cost by 20 / 40%. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Pathfinding | 2 | Increases the speed bonus of Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 4 / 8%. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Bestial Swiftness | 1 | Increases your pet's outdoor movement speed by 30%. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Unleashed Fury | 5 | Increases the damage done by your pet by 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20%. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Improved Mend Pet | 2 | Gives Mend Pet a 25 / 50% chance to cleanse one Curse, Disease, Magic or Poison effect from your pet. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Ferocity | 5 | Increases your pet's critical strike chance by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Spirit Bond | 2 | While your pet is active, you and your pet regenerate 1 / 2% of total health every 10 sec. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Intimidation | 1 | Commands your pet to intimidate the target, stunning it for 3 sec. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Bestial Discipline | 2 | Increases your pet's focus regeneration by 50 / 100%. |
| 6 (25 pts) | Animal Handler | 2 | Increases your speed while mounted by 4 / 8% and your pet's chance to hit by 2 / 4%. |
| 6 (25 pts) | Frenzy | 5 | Gives your pet a 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100% chance to gain 30% attack speed for 8 sec after a critical strike. Requires Ferocity. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Ferocious Inspiration | 3 | When your pet scores a critical hit, your party's damage is increased by 1 / 2 / 3% for 10 sec. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Bestial Wrath | 1 | Sends your pet into a rage, increasing its damage by 50% and making it immune to crowd control for 18 sec. Requires Intimidation. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Catlike Reflexes | 3 | Increases your dodge chance by 1 / 2 / 3% and your pet's dodge chance by 3 / 6 / 9%. |
| 8 (35 pts) | Serpent's Swiftness | 5 | Increases your ranged attack speed by 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20% and your pet's melee attack speed by 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20%. |
| 9 (40 pts) | The Beast Within | 1 | While your pet is under Bestial Wrath, you also deal 10% more damage and are immune to crowd control. Requires Bestial Wrath. |
Marksmanship · 20 talents, 67 points to learn them all
| Tier | Talent | Ranks | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (0 pts) | Improved Concussive Shot | 5 | Gives your Concussive Shot a 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20% chance to stun the target for 3 sec. |
| 1 (0 pts) | Lethal Shots | 5 | Increases your critical strike chance with ranged weapons by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Improved Hunter's Mark | 5 | Causes Hunter's Mark to also increase the melee attack power bonus by 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100% of its ranged bonus. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Efficiency | 5 | Reduces the mana cost of your shots and stings by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Go for the Throat | 2 | Your ranged critical hits cause your pet to generate 25 / 50 focus. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Improved Arcane Shot | 5 | Reduces the cooldown of Arcane Shot by 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.6 / 0.8 / 1 sec. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Aimed Shot | 1 | An aimed shot that increases ranged damage and reduces healing done to the target by 50% for 10 sec. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Rapid Killing | 2 | Reduces the cooldown of Rapid Fire by 1 / 2 min, and killing an enemy increases the damage of your next Aimed, Arcane or Auto Shot. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Improved Stings | 5 | Increases the damage of Serpent Sting and the mana drained by Viper Sting by 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30%. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Mortal Shots | 5 | Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your ranged abilities by 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30%. Requires Aimed Shot. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Concussive Barrage | 3 | Your successful Auto Shots have a 2 / 4 / 6% chance to daze the target for 4 sec. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Scatter Shot | 1 | A short-range shot that disorients the target for 4 sec. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Barrage | 3 | Increases the damage of Multi-Shot and Volley by 4 / 8 / 12%. |
| 6 (25 pts) | Combat Experience | 2 | Increases your total Agility by 1 / 2% and your total Intellect by 3 / 6%. |
| 6 (25 pts) | Ranged Weapon Specialization | 5 | Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Careful Aim | 3 | Increases your ranged attack power by an amount equal to 15 / 30 / 45% of your total Intellect. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Trueshot Aura | 1 | Increases the attack power of party members within 45 yards. Requires Scatter Shot. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Improved Barrage | 3 | Increases the critical strike chance of Multi-Shot by 4 / 8 / 12% and reduces pushback suffered while channeling Volley. Requires Barrage. |
| 8 (35 pts) | Master Marksman | 5 | Increases your ranged attack power by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%. |
| 9 (40 pts) | Silencing Shot | 1 | A shot that deals 50% weapon damage and silences the target for 3 sec. Requires Master Marksman. |
Survival · 23 talents, 64 points to learn them all
| Tier | Talent | Ranks | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (0 pts) | Monster Slaying | 3 | Increases damage against Beasts, Giants and Dragonkin by 1 / 2 / 3% and the critical damage bonus against them by 1 / 2 / 3%. |
| 1 (0 pts) | Humanoid Slaying | 3 | Increases damage against Humanoids by 1 / 2 / 3% and the critical damage bonus against them by 1 / 2 / 3%. |
| 1 (0 pts) | Hawk Eye | 3 | Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 2 / 4 / 6 yards. |
| 1 (0 pts) | Savage Strikes | 2 | Increases the critical strike chance of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 10 / 20%. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Entrapment | 3 | Gives your Immolation, Frost and Explosive Traps a 8 / 16 / 25% chance to entrap the target for 4 sec. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Deflection | 5 | Increases your parry chance by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Improved Wing Clip | 3 | Gives Wing Clip a 7 / 14 / 20% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Clever Traps | 2 | Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost Trap effects by 15 / 30% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive Traps by 15 / 30%. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Survivalist | 5 | Increases your total health by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Deterrence | 1 | Increases your dodge and parry chance by 25% for 10 sec. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Trap Mastery | 2 | Decreases the chance enemies resist your traps by 5 / 10%. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Surefooted | 3 | Increases your hit chance by 1 / 2 / 3% and your resistance to movement impairing effects by 5 / 10 / 15%. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Improved Feign Death | 2 | Reduces the chance your Feign Death will be resisted by 2 / 4%. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Survival Instincts | 2 | Reduces all damage taken by 2 / 4% and increases your attack power by 2 / 4%. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Killer Instinct | 3 | Increases your critical strike chance by 1 / 2 / 3%. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Counterattack | 1 | A strike that becomes active after parrying, dealing damage and immobilizing the target for 5 sec. Requires Deterrence. |
| 6 (25 pts) | Resourcefulness | 3 | Reduces the mana cost of traps, melee abilities and Wing Clip by 20 / 40 / 60% and the cooldown of traps by 2 / 4 / 6 sec. |
| 6 (25 pts) | Lightning Reflexes | 5 | Increases your Agility by 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15%. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Thrill of the Hunt | 3 | Gives you a 33 / 66 / 100% chance to regain 40% of a shot's mana cost when it scores a critical strike. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Wyvern Sting | 1 | A sting that puts the target to sleep for 12 sec, then deals Nature damage over time. Requires Killer Instinct. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Expose Weakness | 3 | Your ranged critical hits have a 33 / 66 / 100% chance to increase attack power against the target by 25% of your Agility for 7 sec. Requires Lightning Reflexes. |
| 8 (35 pts) | Master Tactician | 5 | Your successful ranged attacks have a chance to increase your critical strike chance by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10% for 8 sec. |
| 9 (40 pts) | Readiness | 1 | When activated, finishes the cooldown of your other Hunter abilities. |
Planning a TBC Hunter build
Many builds put 41 points or more into one tree to reach its deepest talent, then spend the remaining 20 points on the strongest talents near the top of a second tree. Points in the first few tiers are cheap and often give flat bonuses, so "dipping" into another tree is usually better than spreading points evenly.
If you are levelling, check the required level in the summary bar: it tells you the level at which the build is complete (your number of points plus 9). Use Copy build link to save the build, and plan a second one for another role.
Other TBC classes
- TBC Warrior talent calculator
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Frequently asked questions
How many talent points does a TBC Hunter have?
A level 70 Hunter in The Burning Crusade has 61 talent points: the first at level 10 and one more each level after that.
What are the Hunter talent trees in The Burning Crusade?
The Hunter has three trees: Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival. The deepest talent of each is The Beast Within (Beast Mastery), Silencing Shot (Marksmanship) and Readiness (Survival), and each needs 40 points spent in its tree first.
Can a Hunter take two 41-point talents?
No. Reaching a 41-point talent uses 41 of your 61 points, which leaves 20 for the other two trees. That is why most TBC builds are one deep tree plus a few useful talents from a second tree.
How do I share my TBC Hunter build?
Click "Copy build link" above the trees. The link stores every point you spent, so it opens the same build for anyone. Your last Hunter build is also kept in your browser.