Marksmanship Hunter

Marksmanship almost wall to wall (everything except Improved Arcane Shot) with 5 points in Survival for Improved Tracking. Crit, Mortal Shots, Barrage and Sniper Shot burst one target at 45+ yards; Scatter Shot, Improved Concussive Shot and Hawk Eye keep you out of melee.

0 / 46 / 5 (51 points)

Beast Mastery

0 pts

Deadly AspectsRank 0/5While Aspect of the Hawk is active, Auto Shot has a 2% chance of increasing ranged attack speed by 30% for 12 sec. While Aspect of the Beast is active, all melee auto attacks have a 2% chance of increasing melee attack speed by 30% for 12 sec.

Endurance TrainingRank 0/5Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 3%.

Focused FireRank 0/2Increases all damage you and your pet deal by 1% while your pet is active.

Improved Aspect of the MonkeyRank 0/3Increases 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.

PathfindingRank 0/2Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 3%.

Improved Revive PetRank 0/2Revive Pet's casting time is reduced by 3 sec, mana cost is reduced by 20%, and increases the health your pet returns with by an additional 15%.

Bestial SwiftnessRank 0/1Increases the movement speed of your pets by 30%.

Unleashed FuryRank 0/5Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 3%.

Improved Mend PetRank 0/2Gives your Mend Pet spell a 15% chance of cleansing 1 Curse, Disease, Magic, or Poison effect from your pet each time it heals and reduces the Mana cost by 10%.

FerocityRank 0/5Increases the critical strike chance of your pets and hawks by 2%.

Summon HawkRank 0/1Command a hawk to dive-bomb your targeted enemy, dealing 32 Physical damage and continuing its assault for 18 sec. Only 2 hawks can be active at once. Summon Hawk shares its cooldown with Arcane Shot.

Spirit BondRank 0/2While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 1% of total health every 10 sec.

IntimidationRank 0/1Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.Requires Bestial Swiftness

Bestial DisciplineRank 0/2Increases the Focus regeneration of your pets by 10% and allows 25% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

FrenzyRank 0/5Gives your pet a 20% chance to gain a 30% attack speed increase for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike.Requires Ferocity

Bestial WrathRank 0/1Send your pet into a rage causing 50% additional damage for 18 sec. While enraged, the beast does not feel pity or remorse or fear and it cannot be stopped unless killed.Requires Intimidation

Marksmanship

46 pts

3/3

Hawk EyeRank 3/3Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 6 yards.

5/5

Improved Concussive ShotRank 5/5Gives your Concussive Shot a 20% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

5/5

Lethal AttacksRank 5/5Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%.

3/3

Improved StingsRank 3/3Increased 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.

5/5

EfficiencyRank 5/5Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 15%.

5/5

Careful AimRank 5/5Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.

2/2

Rapid KillingRank 2/2Reduces 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 ShotRank 0/5Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.3 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.

1/1

Lone WolfRank 1/1You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.

1/1

Trueshot AuraRank 1/1Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yards by 30. Lasts 30 min.

5/5

Mortal ShotsRank 5/5Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%.Requires Careful Aim

1/2

Rapid RecuperationRank 1/2Hitting a target with your Serpent Sting ability grants you 25% and consuming Rapid Killing grants you 50% of your Mana regeneration while casting for the next 15 sec.Requires Rapid Killing

3/3

BarrageRank 3/3Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 10%.

1/1

Scatter ShotRank 1/1A 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.

5/5

Ranged Weapon SpecializationRank 5/5Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 5%.

1/1

Sniper ShotRank 1/1A steady snipe that increases ranged damage by 160.Requires Trueshot Aura

Survival

5 pts

5/5

Improved TrackingRank 5/5While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 5%.

DeflectionRank 0/5Increases your Parry chance by 2%.

EntrapmentRank 0/5When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 1 sec.

Savage StrikesRank 0/2Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 2%.

SurvivalistRank 0/5Increases your total Health by 2%.

Improved Wing ClipRank 0/3Gives your Wing Clip ability a 7% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.

Clever TrapsRank 0/2Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.

SurefootedRank 0/3Increases your hit chance by 1% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 10%.

DeterrenceRank 0/1When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.

Survival TacticsRank 0/2Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 5%.

Predator's EdgeRank 0/5Increases your melee critical strike damage by 6% and your offhand weapon damage by 10%.

CounterattackRank 0/1A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 13 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.Requires Deterrence

ResourcefulnessRank 0/2Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 30%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 30% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.

Expose PreyRank 0/2Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 5% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 5 sec.

Survivalist's DisciplineRank 0/2Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 20%.

Strider KickRank 0/1A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.

Lightning ReflexesRank 0/5Increases your Agility by 2%.

Lacerating StrikesRank 0/1Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage over 21 sec equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite.Requires Expose Prey

Stat priority

Best race

Alliance

Human

Runner-up: Night Elf

Will to Survive breaks stuns without touching your PvP trinket cooldown (Icy Veins), which a stationary shooter needs most; Sword Specialization adds +2% crit.

• Sword Specialization
  Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 2% while you have a sword or two-handed sword equipped.
• The Human Spirit
  Spirit increased by 5%.
• Perception
  Instant, 3 min cooldown. Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.
• Will to Survive
  Instant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes all Stun effects.

Horde

Tauren

Runner-up: Orc

War Stomp is a stun for a class with none, Endurance adds 5% Health and 1% hit, and Plainsrunning speeds you to the next sniping perch.

• War Stomp
  0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
• Endurance
  Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.
• Cultivation
  Instant, 1 hour cooldown. Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once.
• Plainsrunning
  Gain 1% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 30% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect.

Enchants

How to play it

• Role: ranged burst on flag carriers, healers and low-health targets in WSG, AB and Darkspear. Pick one target, stack Rapid Fire and Aimed Shot, and finish with Sniper Shot (4 sec cast, so only on a stunned, rooted or distracted target).
• Scatter Shot (4 sec disorient, turns your attack off) and Concussive Shot with Improved Concussive Shot (up to 20% stun chance) are your peel. Icy Veins calls Concussive Shot one of the strongest Hunter PvP tools against melee.
• Traps work in combat on a 30-second cooldown; use Freezing Trap on melee that jump you, Frost Trap to hold a choke.
• Lone Wolf (+20% damage) means no pet: dismiss it before queueing and stay out of the dead zone with Hawk Eye's extra 6 yards.
• Trueshot Aura (+30 Ranged Attack Power in 45 yards) is a free party buff; stand with the group so it pays off.
• Track Humanoids for Improved Tracking's +5% damage; switch to Undead against Forsaken-heavy groups (inference from Classic creature types).

Verdict

Sources

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