Marksmanship Hunter PvE Guide — Midnight
2,103 viewsAbout the Class
Marksmanship Hunter (MM) is a ranged fighter who wields a ranged weapon (bow, crossbow, gun). In combat, they use a variety of shots and volleys to deal damage. Although the class has plenty of instant-cast abilities, its core shots have fairly long cast times, which hurts mobility.
Strengths
- Solid and consistent damage in both single target and AoE.
- A simple rotation that lets you quickly grasp the spec and deliver strong results.
- A raid buff that grants 30% Haste for 30 seconds (Bloodlust, Heroism).
Weaknesses
- A small number of abilities, which significantly limits the rotation. The class may feel boring to some players.
- Your strongest abilities have cast times, which limits your mobility.
- Few crowd control abilities and few utility tools to support the group.
Stat Priority
Agility
Critical Strike
Mastery
Versatility
HasteTalents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
Single Target
Black Arrow — if you have 
Precise Shots up
Aimed Shot — during 
Trueshot, if Black Arrow is available- Trueshot — if
Double Tap is not active. Always save the last Trueshot of the fight until you have 30 stacks of 
Bullseye, which build up while the target is below 20% HP 
Rapid Fire — on cooldown. Always use Black Arrow right after it
Wailing Arrow — if Black Arrow is not available. You can do this once during each Trueshot
Arcane Shot — after Aimed Shot, to spend Precise Shots- Aimed Shot
Steady Shot
AoE
- Aimed Shot — when it is close to 2 charges. Make sure
Trick Shots is active before using it. We never want to cap our Aimed Shot charges - Black Arrow — if you have Precise Shots up
Multi-Shot — after every Aimed Shot, to spend Precise Shots. You should also use it to activate Trick Shots when that buff is not up- Trueshot — if Double Tap is not active
- Rapid Fire — as a filler. Make sure Trick Shots is active before using it. Always use Black Arrow right after it
- Wailing Arrow — if Black Arrow is not available. You can do this once during each Trueshot
Volley — if Double Tap is not active- Aimed Shot — on cooldown. Make sure Trick Shots is active before using it
- Multi-Shot — as a filler together with Precise Shots
Explosive Shot — as a filler- Steady Shot — as a filler
Best in Slot (BiS)
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Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Leveling
From the very first level you will already have damaging abilities. Your main tools in the early levels 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
Always use 
Misdirection on the tank before you start dealing damage, or when the tank asks you to redirect threat from a pack of mobs onto them (for example, when you pull mobs that are far away from the tank, or when someone in the group does it by accident and the tank has no way to pick up threat at that moment).
Feign Death lets you drop aggro from mobs if you accidentally pull an extra pack. It also lets you avoid many targeted mob and boss abilities.
Use 
Camouflage if you need to sneak past a group of enemies. This ability grants you full invisibility.
Exhilaration and 
Survival of the Fittest also work on your summoned pets. Use them when you need to protect your pets or restore their health.
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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