MARKSMANSHIP HUNTER
Marksmanship Hunter is built on the Marksmanship talent tree and plays as a damage dealer in raids. The tree has 16 talents: 5 new in Forever, 9 changed from Classic.
MARKSMANSHIP GUIDE
We'll write the Marksmanship Hunter rotation, stat priority and recommended build as the beta data settles. For now, see the talent tree below, the talent calculator and the class discussions on the forum.
WHAT IT BRINGS TO A RAID
Only with the Marksmanship spec (its talents):
BUFFS (1)
- Trueshot AuraParty
Ranged attack power only in Forever (all AP in Classic).
Trueshot AuraTalent: Trueshot Aura · MarksmanshipIncreases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yards by 50. Lasts 30 min.
EVERY HUNTER BRINGS
Furious HowlNature resistanceAttack power reductionHit reductionHunter's MarkTranquilizing ShotEnchanted FlareCC: Beast / DragonkinCC: any type
DETAILS ON THE CLASS PAGE →TALENTS
Hover or tap a talent to read it below. Text is for the final rank.
3Hawk Eye
5Improved Concussive Shot
5Lethal Attacks
3Improved Stings
5Efficiency
5Careful Aim
2Rapid Killing
5Improved Arcane Shot
1Lone Wolf
1Trueshot Aura
5Mortal Shots
2Rapid Recuperation
3Barrage
1Scatter Shot
5Ranged Weapon Specialization
1Sniper Shot- Hawk EyeRow 1 · 3 rankMoved
Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 6 yards.
- Improved Concussive ShotRow 1 · 5 rank
Gives your Concussive Shot a 20% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
- Lethal AttacksRow 1 · 5 rankChangedClassic name: Lethal Shots
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%.
- Improved StingsRow 2 · 3 rankChangedClassic name: Improved Serpent Sting
Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 20%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 6 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 45 sec.
- EfficiencyRow 2 · 5 rankChanged
Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 15%.
- Careful AimRow 2 · 5 rankNew
Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.
- Rapid KillingRow 3 · 2 rankNew
Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 2 min. In addition, when you kill a non-trivial enemy or it dies while afflicted by your Serpent Sting, you gain Rapid Killing, increasing the damage of your next Shot ability within 20 sec by 20%.
- Improved Arcane ShotRow 3 · 5 rankChanged
Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 1.5 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.
- Lone WolfRow 3 · 1 rankNew
You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.
- Trueshot AuraRow 4 · 1 rank · activeChanged
Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yds by 30.
- Mortal ShotsRow 4 · 5 rankChanged
Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%.
- Rapid RecuperationRow 5 · 2 rankNew
Hitting a target with your Serpent Sting ability grants you 50% and consuming Rapid Killing grants you 100% of your Mana regeneration while casting for the next 15 sec.
- BarrageRow 5 · 3 rankChanged
Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 10%.
- Scatter ShotRow 5 · 1 rank · activeMoved
A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.
- Ranged Weapon SpecializationRow 6 · 5 rank
Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 5%.
- Sniper ShotRow 7 · 1 rank · activeNew
A long-range shot that deals ranged damage plus 160 and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards for 10 sec.
Removed from Classic: Improved Hunter's Mark, Aimed Shot, Improved Scorpid Sting
Talent, spell, race and raid data: talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), from the WoW Forever beta client; data date 2026-10-14. Numbers can lag live tuning. Spell names, icons and tooltip text belong to Blizzard Entertainment. Hunter talent calculator.