MoP Patch 5.3 PTR – Build 16837: Hunter Buffs

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Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.3, Build 16837, was deployed on the PTR last night and there were several changes for hunters, including a buff to Aspect of the Hawk/Iron Hawk, the reworking of Blink Strike into a passive talent, and buffs to AoE damage for BM and MM.

Basic Abilities

  • Aspect of the Hawk: The Hunter takes on the aspects of a hawk, increasing ranged attack power by 25% [up from 15%]. Only one Aspect can be active at a time.

Talents

  • Aspect of the Iron Hawk: The Hunter takes on the aspects of an iron hawk, increasing ranged attack power by 25% [up from 15%], and reducing all damage taken by 15%. Only one Aspect can be active at a time. Replaces Aspect of the Hawk.
  • Blink Strike: Your pet’s Basic Attacks deal 50% increased damage, can now be used from 30 yards away, and will instantly teleport them behind their target. [reworked to be a passive talent; “Basic Attacks” = Bite, Claw, and Smack]
  • Powershot: You wind up a powerful shot, which deals 600% [down from 800] weapon damage to the target and 300% [down from 400] weapon damage to all enemies in between you and the target. Enemies hit by Powershot are also knocked back. [also, now costs 15 Focus (down from 20); has a 45 sec cooldown (down from 60); and has a 2.2 sec cast time (down from 3). This seems to be a tooltip fix reflecting the hotfixed change to Powershot]

Beast Mastery

  • Beast Cleave: After you Multi-Shot, your pet’s melee attacks also strike all other nearby enemy targets for 75% [up from 30%] as much for the next 4 sec.

Marksmanship

  • Bombardment: Your critical hits with Multi-Shot cause your Multi-Shot to cost 20 less Focus and cause 60% [up from 30%] additional damage for 5 sec.

For a complete list of changes in this build see MMO-C and Wowhead.

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