Marksmanship Hunter
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Marksmanship Hunter (MM) is a ranged fighter who wields a ranged weapon (bow, crossbow, gun). In combat, he relies on a variety of shots and volleys to deal damage. Although the class has many instant-cast abilities, its core spells have fairly long cast times, which negatively affects mobility.
Strengths
- Solid and consistent damage in both single target and AoE.
- A simple rotation that lets you quickly understand the spec and achieve good results.
- Provides a raid buff granting 30% Haste for 30 seconds (Bloodlust, Heroism).
Weaknesses
- A small ability pool, which significantly limits the rotation. The class may feel dull for some players.
- Strong abilities require a cast time, which limits mobility.
- Few crowd control tools and few abilities that support the rest of the group.
Stat Priority
Agility
Critical Strike
Mastery
Haste
VersatilityTalents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
Salvo on cooldown. In single-target combat its main role is to deal minor damage and trigger the 
Double Tap effect
Trueshot should be pressed right before you plan to use 
Aimed Shot, and ideally immediately or shortly after 
Rapid Fire, so that the 
Volley effect is active during your cooldowns
Arcane Shot to spend stacks of the 
Precise Shots buff accumulated from Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire. As a rule, always use Arcane Shot right after each Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire- Rapid Fire if you cannot fit another Aimed Shot into your Volley window
- Aimed Shot whenever it is available
Wailing Arrow as a filler during your cooldowns when you run out of Aimed Shot charges- Rapid Fire whenever it is available
Steady Shot as your filler
Best in Slot (BiS)
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Leveling
From the very first level you will already have abilities to deal damage. Your core early-game abilities will be Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire. As you level up you will unlock new abilities and get closer to the full rotation. We recommend sticking to the ability priority from the Rotation section.
Mythic+ Tips
1
Always use 
Misdirection on the tank before dealing damage, or if the tank asks you to divert threat from a pulled group (for example, when you sub-pull distant mobs or someone in the party accidentally grabs extra packs and the tank cannot redirect threat at that moment).
2
Feign Death lets you drop threat from mobs if you accidentally pull an extra pack. It also lets you shed many targeted abilities from mobs and bosses.
3
Use 
Camouflage if you need to walk past a group of enemies. This ability grants full invisibility.
4
Exhilaration and 
Survival of the Fittest also work on your summoned pets. Use them when you need to protect or heal your pets.
Macros
#showtooltip Misdirection /cast [@pet] Misdirection
#showtooltip Counter Shot /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Counter Shot
#showtooltip Intimidation /petattack /cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Intimidation
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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