Marksmanship Hunter
Ranged DPS
Lone Wolf (+20% petless), Trueshot Aura → Sniper Shot (45 yd since 1 Oct), Ranged Weapon Specialization — 724 DPS on the 11 Oct sim (sixth of 20 damage results). Its PvP build takes Scatter Shot at 20 MM points, keep the pet (no Lone Wolf) — a second body still wins duels.
Recommendation
What the tier lists say
Different scalesA on one list, #4 of 5 on a ranked list
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | damage dealers | page 3 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
| #4 of 5 | best raid DPS | page not shownnot dated · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
Ratings of the whole class are on the overview.
Talent build
Hover a talent for its text. Click or tap to pin it, with each source's numbers.Tap a talent for its text and each source's numbers.
Careful Aim 5/5 → Efficiency 5/5 → Mortal Shots 5/5 (row 4 at 15, requires Careful Aim) → one Rapid Killing with the 21st point. Petless Lone Wolf is a row-3 choice you can test now at 30.
21 / 0 / 0 of 21 points
Open in the calculatorMarksmanship PvE build at level 30 for a Hunter: Marksmanship 21, Beast Mastery 0, Survival 0.
Marksmanship
21 pointsRotation at level 30
RecommendationSingle target
Open with Hunter's Mark, Aimed Shot.
- Aimed Shot on cooldown
- Arcane Shot on cooldown
- Serpent Sting on long targets
- Auto Shot
Groups
- Multi-Shot
Tips
PvP: Scatter Shot (row 5) → back off → Aimed Shot; Concussive Shot procs stun with Improved Concussive Shot.
Test Lone Wolf now: petless +20% vs. keeping a pet.
Stat priority
- Ranged weapon DPS
- Hit
- Crit
- Agility
- Attack Power
- Intellect
- Stamina
No explicit stat priority provided in the guide.
Recommendation
Level 20: best and second best per slot
| Slot | Best | Second best |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Brawler's Leather Hood Crafted: Leatherworking | — |
| Neck | Erudite's Amulet Quest: Friend of the Library | — |
| Chest | Tunic of Westfall Quest: The Defias Brotherhood (Westfall) | Trapper's Leather Armor Crafted: Leatherworking |
| Hands | Gloves of the Fang Wailing Caverns - Lord Serpentis | — |
| Waist | Deviate Scale Belt Crafted: Leatherworking | — |
| Legs | Leggings of the Fang Wailing Caverns - Lord Pythas | Trapper's Leather Pants Crafted: Leatherworking |
| Feet | Footpads of the Fang Wailing Caverns - Lord Cobrahn | — |
| Ring | Seal of Wrynn Quest: An Audience with the King (Stormwind) | — |
| Two-Hand | Bronze Dory Crafted: Blacksmithing | — |
| Ranged / Relic | Venomstrike Wailing Caverns - Lord Serpentis | — |
Sourced: Guide · 26 Sep
Level 60: where gear will come from
- Pre-raid: Alcaz Prison, Shaper's Terrace, the Drowned City, Krol'dok Stronghold and Hyjal quests; hit and crit are merged, so 'spell hit' and 'spell crit' items are the same stat budget as melee ones.
- Crafted: Tailoring school-specific sets ('Flame', 'Shadow', 'Pearly' at L20 — expect the same lines at 60), Enchanting ring Spell Power, Alchemy trinket.
- Wands lost spell-damage scaling on 24 Sep — treat the ranged slot as stats only.
- Raids open 9 December; no level-60 BiS exists yet.
Theory