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According to most sims you should aim for t21 2pc + t20 4pc. for highest stat potential you should probably aim to go hands+legs from t21 and other pieces from t20, but ofc you should take into account the ilvl of your own pieces aswell.

Just as a reminder zoo build isn't neccesarily with aotb can be done just aswell if you have something like t19 legs and back/gloves in high TF and with KC. Difference between aotb build and kc build is non-existent so if you happen to have High mastery set pieces then definitly go for KC over your current build. Just wanted to throw that in :)

Right to answer your question, Yes belt + ring is by far best for your build and currently by far the best for the spec ( DIsregard the extremely misguiding sims in the begging of the guide they are both incorrect and requires alot, and i mean alot, of seperate build setup to match the standard zoo-build). As for the set pieces you are running i would reccommend aiming for having hands or cape + legs from nh and the rest from Tos. For your situation however the choice between head from nh or Tos is not that important since both have good stats on them( even tho Tos one is ahead by a small

Zoo build is only better on st( and i am currently playing it myself with new bis legy ring) even with that my bw uptime has dropped substantially. In m+ where we used to be king we are now trash since you can't play new build and you can't have bw for every pack anymore. We do need a big buff to be a viable spec option. Any1 willing o compete will have to go mm since it will do atleast 5% more dps than bm for st and even more for aoe. It's basicly making hunters new Warlocks. Note: if you are planning on playing bm you will need new ring or shoulders since the chest takes up the bi

Well even though those buffs seem substantial, the KC buff is equal to the loss from artifact traits which means the only buff spec got was the extra stack of DF. With that in mind overall the insane nerf to BW uptime ( about 30%. 40% for those who already had shoulders) pretty much makes the spec completely awful at the moment. Also since the set bonuses are really weak in comparison to other specs and classes( especially considering how low uptime on BW is right now). BM is in need of a huge buff to be in any way viable for any sort of content. Sad to see how Blizzard could destroy a spec wh

Don't go with the chest terrible stats and t20 set is Bis stats. Aim for getting t19 legs and somthing like hands or cloak because the t20 ones are pretty meh ( t20 Cloak is haste/crit, t20 hands is crit/vers and t20 legs is awful stats while t19 legs is bis stats with STOMP/OWTP build) really infuriating to see people play the biggest stat piece with almost worst in slot stats.

Well if that is the phrasing then it's just straight up worse than ring ? since you don't get all the pet specializations Or am i just stupid and missing something ? :D And chest is just a max 4% dps increase ( not during initial seconds of burst for example) and in my opinion running OWTP without boots is just not worth it :) SO as i can see it's basicly just to run Belt and then every other legy is kinda meh ? or am i being dumb ? :D NOte: revisited the post about the new legendaries and noticed that ring now gives BF instead of DS, With that in mind i will g

Weird that it isn't included in patch notes that it is all of the dps, but i will take your word for it I'm assuming that it won't matter much anyway with new ring coming and Bracers being bis atleast for as long as COF is viable Thanks for the clarification

Not according to these patch notes ... But would make alot of sense Also is the CD reduction of bw going down to 12 sec per cast or is the less uptime only a reference to the loss of 4-set ? Was a bit unclear on it since it doesn't say anything about it here

so.... my statement was correct ? or do you think 3 % haste and 2% crit is equal to 5 % damage increase ? Definitly do not do this. SInce necks don't have agility on them secondary statstick is all that matters. IN this case 12% increase in mastery beats 2% crit and 3% haste whatever your statstick is or whatever situation you might be in. ( difference is not small here)

Quick note: 1. Really sorry :) didn't mean to spark so many emotions. 2. clarification. I meant if you have the shoulders and boots legendary's (AND those are your BEST ones) you should go OWTP*( SORRY FOR MISSPELLING ) and stack crit mastery since procs are op. SHoulders + boots isn't best combo (btw luthixx those are 2 months old posts and where in completely different context but ty for pointing it out ) Banard 12% mastery equals 12% gain in your pets dps looking from top logs that's atleast a 5-6% dps increase ( not simmed forgive me if it's not 100% accurate) sorry for not

True, with shoulders and boots you should still go for WOTP and stack crit. I'm sry for overlooking that. Also you are right in that mastery is way above anything else at the moment and should be the what you aim for in every single gear slot( which is exactly what i said but whatever) Gennerally at ilvl 905 and above you should try and stay somewhere around 100% mastery and over 18% haste for ideal performance. currently for bm if you had the option to switch all your crit to haste you should do so. With the way Bm currently plays your biggest enemy is GC's since like you said focu

Until patch 7.2.5 hits haste is still very powerful for you and you should try and get it somewhere around 17% +. However 12% mastery >>>>>>>>>>>> over 3% haste and 2% crit in whatever situation ( legendary, low on haste etc) you might be in. Regarding pawn it is in my opinion useless for bm hunters currently since haste and mastery is the only stats that you need to have( and agi ofc). So basicly completely ignore whatever it is saying and go for haste mastery on as many pieces as possible ( ie every single slot outside of set piecesand legy's)

Well if u are running lower keystones you should definitly go for BF since most packs ( no matter size or health) will be bursted down quickly. But i agree that the choise between the 2 is mostly based on what key you are running and how you are running that key. So really it is just a based on your own preference and the way you play the spec and if something is working for you then you should definitly stick it. Note: To clarify what i meant about "lower health creatures" i meant squishy packs ( such as the wyrmtonges in ARC or the blob thingy's in EOA). Not creatures that

Generally go BF over blink strikes for m+ since blink strikes strongly diminishes your burst for packs that are smaller than 5-6+ and any packs with lower health creatures( and bosses ofcourse). So i would recommend going for BF in most situations. Blink strikes could be better in for example 15+ dungeons with consistent aoe (and fortified), such as BRH. But in general go for BF