Hunter · Marksmanship · PvE · DPS
Marksmanship Hunter endgame PvE build (20/31/0)
Sniper Shot, Trueshot Aura, Mortal Shots, Barrage and Ranged Weapon Specialization with Lethal Attacks and Careful Aim, backed by Beast Mastery pet talents.
How to play it
- Aimed Shot (baseline at 20), Multi-Shot, Arcane Shot and Sniper Shot between Auto Shots; keep Serpent Sting up for Improved Stings.
- Trueshot Aura gives the raid Ranged Attack Power; Summon Hawk is an extra attack that benefits from Ferocity and Unleashed Fury.
- Rapid Killing shortens Rapid Fire by 2 minutes.
Talents taken
Beast Mastery (20)
- Deadly Aspects 2/5: While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 4% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 4% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.
- Endurance Training 5/5: Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 15%.
- Focused Fire 2/2: Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 2% while your pet is active.
- Improved Aspect of the Monkey 1/3: Increases the Dodge bonus of your Aspect of the Monkey by 2%. Additionally, your pet gains 50% of the effect of your Aspect of the Monkey ability.
- Bestial Swiftness 1/1: Increases the movement speed of your pets by 30%.
- Unleashed Fury 5/5: Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 15%.
- Ferocity 4/5: Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 8%.
Marksmanship (31)
- Lethal Attacks 5/5: Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%.
- Improved Stings 2/3: Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 13%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 4 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 30 sec.
- Efficiency 2/5: Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 6%.
- Careful Aim 5/5: Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.
- Rapid Killing 2/2: 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%.
- Trueshot Aura 1/1: Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party or raid members within 45 yds by 20.
- Mortal Shots 5/5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%.
- Barrage 3/3: Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 15%.
- Ranged Weapon Specialization 5/5: Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 5%.
- Sniper Shot 1/1: 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.
Point order by level
First point at level 10 (set the Talented perk in the calculator if you start earlier).
| Levels | Spend on |
|---|---|
| 1–10 | Lethal Attacks ×1 |
| 11–20 | Lethal Attacks ×4, Improved Stings ×2, Efficiency ×2, Careful Aim ×2 |
| 21–30 | Deadly Aspects ×2, Careful Aim ×3, Endurance Training ×3, Rapid Killing ×2 |
| 31–40 | Endurance Training ×2, Trueshot Aura ×1, Mortal Shots ×4, Focused Fire ×2, Improved Aspect of the Monkey ×1 |
| 41–50 | Bestial Swiftness ×1, Mortal Shots ×1, Unleashed Fury ×4, Barrage ×3, Ranged Weapon Specialization ×1 |
| 51–60 | Unleashed Fury ×1, Ranged Weapon Specialization ×4, Ferocity ×4, Sniper Shot ×1 |
Every point, one per level
- L10 Lethal Attacks (Marksmanship)
- L11 Lethal Attacks (Marksmanship)
- L12 Lethal Attacks (Marksmanship)
- L13 Lethal Attacks (Marksmanship)
- L14 Lethal Attacks (Marksmanship)
- L15 Improved Stings (Marksmanship)
- L16 Improved Stings (Marksmanship)
- L17 Efficiency (Marksmanship)
- L18 Efficiency (Marksmanship)
- L19 Careful Aim (Marksmanship)
- L20 Careful Aim (Marksmanship)
- L21 Deadly Aspects (Beast Mastery)
- L22 Careful Aim (Marksmanship)
- L23 Deadly Aspects (Beast Mastery)
- L24 Careful Aim (Marksmanship)
- L25 Endurance Training (Beast Mastery)
- L26 Careful Aim (Marksmanship)
- L27 Endurance Training (Beast Mastery)
- L28 Rapid Killing (Marksmanship)
- L29 Endurance Training (Beast Mastery)
- L30 Rapid Killing (Marksmanship)
- L31 Endurance Training (Beast Mastery)
- L32 Trueshot Aura (Marksmanship)
- L33 Endurance Training (Beast Mastery)
- L34 Mortal Shots (Marksmanship)
- L35 Focused Fire (Beast Mastery)
- L36 Mortal Shots (Marksmanship)
- L37 Focused Fire (Beast Mastery)
- L38 Mortal Shots (Marksmanship)
- L39 Improved Aspect of the Monkey (Beast Mastery)
- L40 Mortal Shots (Marksmanship)
- L41 Bestial Swiftness (Beast Mastery)
- L42 Mortal Shots (Marksmanship)
- L43 Unleashed Fury (Beast Mastery)
- L44 Barrage (Marksmanship)
- L45 Unleashed Fury (Beast Mastery)
- L46 Barrage (Marksmanship)
- L47 Unleashed Fury (Beast Mastery)
- L48 Barrage (Marksmanship)
- L49 Unleashed Fury (Beast Mastery)
- L50 Ranged Weapon Specialization (Marksmanship)
- L51 Unleashed Fury (Beast Mastery)
- L52 Ranged Weapon Specialization (Marksmanship)
- L53 Ferocity (Beast Mastery)
- L54 Ranged Weapon Specialization (Marksmanship)
- L55 Ferocity (Beast Mastery)
- L56 Ranged Weapon Specialization (Marksmanship)
- L57 Ferocity (Beast Mastery)
- L58 Ranged Weapon Specialization (Marksmanship)
- L59 Ferocity (Beast Mastery)
- L60 Sniper Shot (Marksmanship)
Questions players ask
What is the point split for this Marksmanship Hunter build?
20/31/0 across Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival at level 60.
Can I change it?
Yes. Open it in the calculator, add or remove points, and copy your own link. The order shown here is the order the calculator will replay.