WoW Season of Discovery Phase 4 Melee Hunter DPS Guide

World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 4 is in full gear as many players are busy exploring the entirety of Azeroth. Whether you are gathering new runes, leveling up, or simply partaking in open-world PvP, SoD offers you tons of opportunities to make the best out of your character.

With that in mind, you will need to gear up and prepare for the endgame content as the raids have been tuned according to the many powerups and changes that were introduced in this seasonal version of WoW Vanilla. Luckily, we have gathered the most important information you need to enhance your Melee Hunter DPS build.

World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 4 DPS Hunter Guide

World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 4 Melee Hunter Guide — Blizzard

World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 4 DPS Hunter Guide

In this quick guide, we will go over the best buffs, consumables, runes, talents, and BiS gear for DPS Hunters in WoW SoD Phase 4 so you can clear any PvE content with ease.

WoW SoD Phase 4 Best Melee Hunter Talents

Here are the best DPS Hunter Talents you can use to maximize your damage:

WoW SoD Phase 4 Melee Hunter Talents — Wowhead, Blizzard

Here are the talents for each tree:

Efficiency - 5 points
Improved Hunter's Mark - 5 points
Lethal Shots - 5 points
Mortal Shots - 5 points
Scatter Shot - 1 point

Monster Slaying - 3 points
Humanoid Slaying - 3 points
Entrapment - 2 points
Savage Strikes - 2 points
Clever Traps - 2 points
Survivalist - 5 points
Trap Mastery - 2 points
Surefooted - 3 points
Killer Instinct - 3 points
Lightning Reflexes - 5 points

WoW SoD Phase 4 Best Melee Hunter Runes

Here are the best DPS Hunter Runes you can use to maximize your damage:

NOTE: Racials do not stack with Ring Runes for specializations.

Rune	Slot
Rapid Killing	Head
Resourcefulness	Back
Lone Wolf	Chest
T.N.T.	Wrist
Carve	Hands
Melee Specialist	Waist
Kill Shot	Legs
Dual Wield Specialization	Feet
Axe Specialization	Ring
Fist Weapon Specialization	Ring

WoW SoD Phase 4 Best Melee Hunter Consumables

Here are the best Hunter DPS Consumables you can use to maximize your damage:

Consumable

Free Action Potion

Grilled Squid

Elixir of the Mongoose

Greater Mana Potion

Greater Nature Protection Potion

Dense Dynamite

Goblin Sapper Charge

Ground Scorpok Assay

R.O.I.D.S.

Demonic Rune

WoW SoD Phase 4 Best Melee Hunter Buffs

Here are the best Hunter DPS Buffs you can use to maximize your damage:

Buff	Effect
Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer	+10% Crit & 140 Attack Power
Warchief's Blessing	+15% Melee Haste, +300 Hitpoints
Songflower Serenade	+5% Crit
Mol'dar's Moxie	+15% Stamina
Slip'kik's Savvy	+3% Crit

WoW SoD Phase 4 DPS Melee Hunter BiS Gear

Here are the best Hunter DPS items you can use to maximize your damage:

Item	Slot	Location
Giantstalker's Helmet (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)	Head	Molten Core
Eskhandar's Collar	Neck	Onyxia's Lair
Giantstalker's Spauldrons (Blessed Flame Mantle of the Dawn)	Shoulder	Molten Core
Eskhandar's Pelt (Hydraxian Coronation)	Back	Lord Kazzak
Giantstalker's Breastplate (Enchant Chest - Greater Stats)	Chest	Molten Core
Giantstalker's Wristguards (Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength)	Wrist	Molten Core
Giantstalker's Gloves (Enchant Gloves - Greater Agility)	Hands	Molten Core
Giantstalker's Girdle	Waist	Molten Core
Giantstalker's Leggings (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)	Legs	Molten Core
Giantstalker's Sabatons (Enchant Boots - Greater Agility)	Feet	Molten Core
Quick Strike Ring	Ring	Molten Core
Band of Accuria	Ring	Molten Core
Hand of Justice	Trinket	Blackrock Depths
Darkmoon Card: Sandstorm	Trinket	Darkmoon Faire
Eskhandar's Right Claw (Enchant Weapon - Crusader)	Weapon	Molten Core
Deathbringer (Enchant Weapon - Crusader)	Weapon	Onyxia's Lair
Striker's Mark (Sniper Scope)	Weapon	Molten Core

With this guide, you will be able to maximize your damage as a Melee Hunter DPS in WoW SoD Phase 4 since you will be using the best talents, runes, consumables, buffs and BiS gear available at the time of writing this guide.