Marksmanship Hunter

Ranged DPSRace: TrollBuild 1.60.1.70753

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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Rotation

Opener: Hunter's Mark, Aspect of the Hawk, Trueshot Aura, Aimed Shot, Multi-Shot, Serpent Sting, auto-shot.

Priority: Auto-shot is king: weave Aimed Shot and Multi-Shot between autos, Arcane Shot to fill, Serpent Sting on fights over 20 s. Scorpid Sting on bosses that melee the tank hard.

Cooldowns: Rapid Fire on the pull, Feign Death for threat, Scatter Shot to peel.

Forever notes: Trueshot Aura jumped to 100 ranged attack power at rank 5 in the Nov 2 notes, so Marksmanship is the raid pick. Weapon speed over DPS for the Aimed Shot weave.

Stats

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.

Numbers for every spec and a gear comparer: stat weights.

Where it ranks

See the tier lists for PvE and PvP placement, and Classic vs Forever changes for what Blizzard altered in this class.

Wowhead and Icy Veins keep spec guides of their own: Icy Veins Marksmanship Hunter, Wowhead class guides. Our rotation notes are editorial, written for the Nov 2 tuning.

Editorial, 2026-11-04; sources linked in the text. Wowhead and Icy Veins guides are referenced, not copied. Data from talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), read from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70753. Updated 2026-11-04. World of Warcraft is a trademark of Blizzard Entertainment; this is a fan site.