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Beast Mastery

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Marksmanship

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Survival

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Beta talent descriptions

Beast Mastery

Deadly Aspects

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
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 2
While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 4% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 4% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.
Rank 3
While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 6% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 6% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.
Rank 4
While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 8% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 8% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.
Rank 5
While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 10% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 10% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.

Endurance Training

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 3%.
Rank 2
Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 6%.
Rank 3
Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 9%.
Rank 4
Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 12%.
Rank 5
Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 15%.

Focused Fire

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 1% while your pet is active.
Rank 2
Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 2% while your pet is active.

Improved Aspect of the Monkey

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
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.
Rank 2
Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 4%. Additionally, your pet gains 50% of the effect of your Aspect of the Monkey ability.
Rank 3
Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 6%. Additionally, your pet gains 50% of the effect of your Aspect of the Monkey ability.

Pathfinding

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 3%.
Rank 2
Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 6%.

Improved Revive Pet

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
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 2
Revive Pet's casting time is reduced by 6 sec, mana cost is reduced by 40%, and increases the health your pet returns with by an additional 30%.

Bestial Swiftness

Maximum rank 1

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the movement speed of your pets by 30%.

Unleashed Fury

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 3%.
Rank 2
Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 6%.
Rank 3
Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 9%.
Rank 4
Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 12%.
Rank 5
Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 15%.

Improved Mend Pet

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
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 2
Gives your Mend Pet spell a 50% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic, or Poison effect from your pet each time it heals and reduces the Mana cost by 20%.

Ferocity

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 2%.
Rank 2
Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 4%.
Rank 3
Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 6%.
Rank 4
Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 8%.
Rank 5
Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 10%.

Summon Hawk

Maximum rank 1

80 Mana | 35 yd range | Instant | 6 sec cooldown

Rank 1
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.

Spirit Bond

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 1% of total health every 10 sec.
Rank 2
While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 1% of total health every 5 sec.

Intimidation

Maximum rank 1

Requires max rank in Bestial Swiftness

8% of base mana | 100 yd range | Instant | 1 min cooldown

Rank 1
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.

Bestial Discipline

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 10% and allows 25% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Rank 2
Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 20% and allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Frenzy

Maximum rank 5

Requires max rank in Ferocity

Passive

Rank 1
Gives your pet a 20% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.
Rank 2
Gives your pet a 40% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.
Rank 3
Gives your pet a 60% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.
Rank 4
Gives your pet a 80% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.
Rank 5
Gives your pet a 100% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.

Bestial Wrath

Maximum rank 1

Requires max rank in Intimidation

12% of base mana | 100 yd range | Instant | 2 min cooldown

Rank 1
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.
Marksmanship

Hawk Eye

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 2 yards.
Rank 2
Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 4 yards.
Rank 3
Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 6 yards.

Improved Concussive Shot

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Gives your Concussive Shot a 4% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Rank 2
Gives your Concussive Shot a 8% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Rank 3
Gives your Concussive Shot a 12% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Rank 4
Gives your Concussive Shot a 16% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Rank 5
Gives your Concussive Shot a 20% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

Lethal Attacks

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 1%.
Rank 2
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 2%.
Rank 3
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 3%.
Rank 4
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 4%.
Rank 5
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%.

Improved Stings

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
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 2
Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 13%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 4 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 30 sec.
Rank 3
Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 20%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 6 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 45 sec.

Efficiency

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 3%.
Rank 2
Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 6%.
Rank 3
Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 9%.
Rank 4
Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 12%.
Rank 5
Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 15%.

Careful Aim

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases your Attack Power by 20% of your Intellect.
Rank 2
Increases your Attack Power by 40% of your Intellect.
Rank 3
Increases your Attack Power by 60% of your Intellect.
Rank 4
Increases your Attack Power by 80% of your Intellect.
Rank 5
Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.

Rapid Killing

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
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 2
Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 2 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 20%.

Improved Arcane Shot

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
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 2
Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.6 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.
Rank 3
Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.9 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.
Rank 4
Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 1.2 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.
Rank 5
Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 1.5 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.

Lone Wolf

Maximum rank 1

Passive

Rank 1
You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.

Trueshot Aura

Maximum rank 1

180 Mana | Instant

Rank 1
Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yds by 30.

Mortal Shots

Maximum rank 5

Requires max rank in Careful Aim

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.
Rank 2
Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 12%.
Rank 3
Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 18%.
Rank 4
Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 24%.
Rank 5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%.

Rapid Recuperation

Maximum rank 2

Requires max rank in Rapid Killing

Passive

Rank 1
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 2
Hitting a target with your Serpent Sting ability grants you 50% and consuming Rapid Killing grants you 100% of your Mana regeneration while casting for the next 15 sec.

Barrage

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 3%.
Rank 2
Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 7%.
Rank 3
Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 10%.

Scatter Shot

Maximum rank 1

8% of base mana | 15 yd range | Instant | 30 sec cooldown

Rank 1
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.

Ranged Weapon Specialization

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 1%.
Rank 2
Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 2%.
Rank 3
Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 3%.
Rank 4
Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 4%.
Rank 5
Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 5%.

Sniper Shot

Maximum rank 1

Requires max rank in Trueshot Aura

365 Mana | 8-45 yd range | 4 sec cast | 15 sec cooldown

Rank 1
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.
Survival

Improved Tracking

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 1%.
Rank 2
While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 2%.
Rank 3
While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 3%.
Rank 4
While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 4%.
Rank 5
While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 5%.

Deflection

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases your Parry chance by 1%.
Rank 2
Increases your Parry chance by 2%.
Rank 3
Increases your Parry chance by 3%.
Rank 4
Increases your Parry chance by 4%.
Rank 5
Increases your Parry chance by 5%.

Entrapment

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 1 sec.
Rank 2
When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 2 sec.
Rank 3
When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 3 sec.
Rank 4
When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 4 sec.
Rank 5
When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.

Savage Strikes

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 2%.
Rank 2
Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 4%.

Survivalist

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases your total Health by 2%.
Rank 2
Increases your total Health by 4%.
Rank 3
Increases your total Health by 6%.
Rank 4
Increases your total Health by 8%.
Rank 5
Increases your total Health by 10%.

Improved Wing Clip

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Gives your Wing Clip ability a 7% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
Rank 2
Gives your Wing Clip ability a 13% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
Rank 3
Gives your Wing Clip ability a 20% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.

Clever Traps

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.
Rank 2
Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 30% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 30%.

Surefooted

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Increases your hit chance by 1% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 10%.
Rank 2
Increases your hit chance by 2% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 20%.
Rank 3
Increases your hit chance by 3% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 30%.

Deterrence

Maximum rank 1

Instant | 5 min cooldown

Rank 1
When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.

Survival Tactics

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 5%.
Rank 2
Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 10%.

Predator's Edge

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases your melee critical strike damage by 6% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 10%.
Rank 2
Increases your melee critical strike damage by 12% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 20%.
Rank 3
Increases your melee critical strike damage by 18% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 30%.
Rank 4
Increases your melee critical strike damage by 24% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 40%.
Rank 5
Increases your melee critical strike damage by 30% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 50%.

Counterattack

Maximum rank 1

Requires max rank in Deterrence

30 Mana | Melee Range | Instant | 5 sec cooldown

Rank 1
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.

Resourcefulness

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 30%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 50% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.
Rank 2
Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 60%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 100% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.

Expose Prey

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 5% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 10 sec.
Rank 2
Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 10% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 10 sec.

Survivalist's Discipline

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 20%.
Rank 2
Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 40%.

Strider Kick

Maximum rank 1

5.81% of base mana | Melee Range | Instant | 8 sec cooldown

Rank 1
A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.

Lightning Reflexes

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases your Agility by 2%.
Rank 2
Increases your Agility by 4%.
Rank 3
Increases your Agility by 6%.
Rank 4
Increases your Agility by 8%.
Rank 5
Increases your Agility by 10%.

Lacerating Strikes

Maximum rank 1

Requires max rank in Expose Prey

Passive

Rank 1
Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite over 21 sec