Mists of Pandaria Build 16030 will be deployed on the beta soon. There are a few changes for hunters, all expected. As always, please remember that these are data-mined changes that have not yet been tested in-game.
Basic Abilities
- Aspect of the Beast now has a 1 second cooldown
- Aspect of the Cheetah now has a 1 second cooldown
- Aspect of the Fox now has a 1 second cooldown
- Aspect of the Hawk now has a 1 second cooldown
- Aspect of the Pack now has a 1 second cooldown
Talents
- Aspect of the Iron Hawk now has a 1 second cooldown
Pets
- Burrow Attack Costs 50 focus (up from 20) The Worm burrows into the earth, shaking the ground above dealing ((76 [down from 151]+ 40% of RAP * 0.288) * 8) Nature damage over 8 sec.
- Froststorm Breath Costs 50 focus (up from 20)
- Rabid now increases your pet’s attack power by 25% for 20 sec, down from 50%.
For a complete list of changes in this build see MMO Champion and Wowhead.
Seems like they’re going to keep nerfing the pet AoE special attacks until they’re a dps loss to use… They should just remove them and do something else for those pets.