Hunter

Marksmanship Hunter 0/36/15

Role: Ranged DPSPoints: 51 at level 60Build: 1.60.1.70425Updated: 2026-10-24
Marksmanship is the bow-and-gun spec. Careful Aim turns Intellect into attack power, Mortal Shots makes crits hit harder, Trueshot Aura buffs the party's ranged attack power, and Sniper Shot is the capstone. Survival points give Surefooted hit and Deterrence.
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Where the 51 points go

Beast Mastery0 pts

No points here in this build.

Marksmanship36 pts

Hawk Eye3/3

Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 6 yards.

Lethal Attacks5/5

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

Efficiency5/5

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

Careful Aim5/5

Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.

Rapid Killing2/2

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 Aura1/1

Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party or raid members within 45 yds by 30.

Mortal Shots5/5

Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%.

Barrage3/3

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

Scatter Shot1/1

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 Specialization5/5

Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 5%.

Sniper Shot1/1

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.

Survival15 pts

Improved Tracking5/5

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

Survivalist5/5

Increases your total Health by 10%.

Clever Traps1/2

Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.

Surefooted3/3

Increases your hit chance by 3% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 30%.

Deterrence1/1

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

Level-by-level talent order

You get your first point at level 10 and one more every level, so each row is one level. Rows marked with a tree name are where that tree opens a new tier.

LevelPut the point inRankTree
10Lethal Attacks1/5Marksmanship
11Lethal Attacks2/5Marksmanship
12Lethal Attacks3/5Marksmanship
13Lethal Attacks4/5Marksmanship
14Lethal Attacks5/5Marksmanship
15Efficiency1/5Marksmanship
16Efficiency2/5Marksmanship
17Efficiency3/5Marksmanship
18Efficiency4/5Marksmanship
19Efficiency5/5Marksmanship
20Careful Aim1/5Marksmanship
21Careful Aim2/5Marksmanship
22Careful Aim3/5Marksmanship
23Careful Aim4/5Marksmanship
24Careful Aim5/5Marksmanship
25Rapid Killing1/2Marksmanship
26Rapid Killing2/2Marksmanship
27Hawk Eye1/3Marksmanship
28Hawk Eye2/3Marksmanship
29Hawk Eye3/3Marksmanship
30Trueshot Aura1/1Marksmanship
31Mortal Shots1/5Marksmanship
32Mortal Shots2/5Marksmanship
33Mortal Shots3/5Marksmanship
34Mortal Shots4/5Marksmanship
35Mortal Shots5/5Marksmanship
36Barrage1/3Marksmanship
37Barrage2/3Marksmanship
38Barrage3/3Marksmanship
39Ranged Weapon Specialization1/5Marksmanship
40Ranged Weapon Specialization2/5Marksmanship
41Ranged Weapon Specialization3/5Marksmanship
42Ranged Weapon Specialization4/5Marksmanship
43Ranged Weapon Specialization5/5Marksmanship
44Sniper Shot1/1Marksmanship
45Scatter Shot1/1Marksmanship
46Improved Tracking1/5Survival
47Improved Tracking2/5Survival
48Improved Tracking3/5Survival
49Improved Tracking4/5Survival
50Improved Tracking5/5Survival
51Survivalist1/5Survival
52Survivalist2/5Survival
53Survivalist3/5Survival
54Survivalist4/5Survival
55Survivalist5/5Survival
56Surefooted1/3Survival
57Surefooted2/3Survival
58Surefooted3/3Survival
59Deterrence1/1Survival
60Clever Traps1/2Survival

Stat priority and gearing

Hit to 9%, then Agility, then Crit (Mortal Shots), then Intellect (Careful Aim turns it into attack power), then attack power.
Ranged weapon DPS is the stat; upgrade the bow or gun before anything else.
Hit caps (9% melee, 16% spells, 440 Defense) are the Classic 1.12 values Forever inherits; the news desk notes any change. Pre-raid best-in-slot lists will be added once the Forever item database is public and verified; we will not guess at item stats.

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