Patch 5.2 build 16618 was deployed on the PTR tonight and it incorporated the hunter class changes recently discussed by Ghostcrawler:
- Steady Shot additional damage increased by 44% and weapon damage increased to 60%, up from 50%.
Marksmanship
- Aimed Shot weapon damage increased to 350%, up from 320%. Additional damage increased by 20%.
- Chimera Shot now does 315% ranged weapon Nature damage, up from 210%. Additional damage increased by 125%. Now heals you for 5% of your total health, up from 3%.
Survival
- Black Arrow damage and AP scaling increased by 15%.
- Explosive Shot damage and AP scaling increased by 15%.
Many new Thunderforged items were added in this build including:
- Talisman of Living Poison
- Sign of the Bloodied God
- Gore-Soaked Gear
- Renataki’s Soul Charm
- Talisman of Bloodlust
- Wastewalker’s Sandblasted Drape
- Static-Shot Shoulderguards
- Sul’lithuz Sandmail
- Spearman’s Jingling Leggings
- Quakestompers
- Beady-Eye Bracers
- Bracers of Mutagenic Fervor
- Synapse-String Handguards
- Shattered Tortoiseshell Longbow
For more information on Patch 5.2 PTR build 16618 see MMO Champion and Wowhead.
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it’s great to see buffs to MM and SV, but i’m worried for BM viability now. i hope they add some cleave effect to BM, to give the spec it’s unique niche strength. maybe a change on beast cleave? hits fewer targets, like up to 3 targets, but for a significant amount of dmg. also, they could slightly change lynx rush to make it more worthwile on multiple targets (like stacking 9 debuffs on up to 3 targets).