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Ranged DPS · Slow gun or bow

Marksmanship Hunter

Sniper Shot, Trueshot Aura, Mortal Shots, Barrage and Ranged Weapon Specialization. The highest ranged damage once gear arrives, and Trueshot Aura is a raid buff.

PvE SPvP SLeveling AHow tiers are set →
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How Marksmanship plays

Sniper Shot and Aimed Shot on cooldown, Multi-Shot, Arcane Shot to fill, Serpent Sting on long fights. Scatter Shot and Concussive Shot keep melee off you in PvP; Scatter into a Freezing Trap is the classic reset.

Key talents

Talents

Marksmanship Hunter endgame PvE build (20/31/0) · 20/31/0 · click any talent to edit in the builder
Beast Mastery20
2/55/5
2/21/30/2
0/21/15/5
0/2
4/50/10/20/1
0/2
0/5
0/1
Marksmanship31
0/30/55/5
2/32/55/5
2/20/5
0/1
1/15/5
0/2
3/30/1
5/5
1/1
Survival0
0/50/5
0/50/20/50/30/20/30/1
0/20/50/1
0/20/20/20/1
0/5
0/1
PvE20/31/0
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.
PvP0/32/19
Marksmanship Hunter PvP build (0/31/20)
Scatter Shot, Improved Concussive Shot, Sniper Shot and Mortal Shots, with Surefooted, Deterrence, Entrapment and Improved Wing Clip from Survival.

Rotation and priority

  1. Hunter's Mark and Trueshot Aura up
  2. Serpent Sting on long-lived targets
  3. Sniper Shot on cooldown
  4. Aimed Shot on cooldown
  5. Multi-Shot on cooldown
  6. Arcane Shot only when nothing else is ready; keep Auto Shot unclipped

Tips

  • A slow weapon makes Aimed and Sniper Shot hit harder; speed does not matter for them.
  • Rapid Fire plus a trinket lines up with Sniper Shot for burst.
  • Deterrence and Wing Clip buy the yards you need; never melee for more than a second.

Stat priority

  1. 1Agility
  2. 2Hit to 9%
  3. 3Crit
  4. 4Ranged Attack Power
  5. 5Intellect
  6. 6Stamina

Weapon: Slow gun or bow. Check what each ability actually hits for at your numbers in the damage calculator.

Best recorded drops by slot

Highest item level in the dungeon loot records that fits Marksmanship; raid gear is added when raids open on 9 December

No recorded drops match yet.

Full item list with every recorded source on the items page.

Leveling as Marksmanship

Hunter levels fastest as Beast Mastery; see the class leveling page for why. Marksmanship can still level with the build below if you want to practise the spec you will play at 60.

Hunter leveling pageRoute planner

Tier for leveling: A

Leveling tier weighs kill speed, downtime and safety alone. See the best leveling class guide for the full ranking and the speed guide for the route.

Questions players ask

Is Marksmanship good in WoW Forever?
Launch-week assessment: S tier for PvE, S tier for PvP and A tier for leveling. Sniper Shot, Trueshot Aura, Mortal Shots, Barrage and Ranged Weapon Specialization. The highest ranged damage once gear arrives, and Trueshot Aura is a raid buff.
What stats does a Marksmanship Hunter want?
In order: Agility, Hit to 9%, Crit, Ranged Attack Power, Intellect, Stamina.
What weapon should Marksmanship use?
Slow gun or bow.