Hawk Eye 1/3
Leveling 1–60
Ranged damageHunter Marksmanship Leveling Build
Your strongest shots need a chance to land. Choose your position early and support the group with your aura. Select your level in the calculator to see which talents the build takes by that point.
Talent order by levelTalent calculator ↓
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Hawk Eye 3/3 · Lethal Attacks 5/5 · Careful Aim 3/5
Hawk Eye 3/3 · Lethal Attacks 5/5 · Careful Aim 5/5 · Rapid Killing 2/2 · Trueshot Aura 1/1 · Mortal Shots 5/5
Hawk Eye 3/3 · Lethal Attacks 5/5 · Careful Aim 5/5 · Rapid Killing 2/2 · Trueshot Aura 1/1 · Mortal Shots 5/5 · Efficiency 4/5 · Ranged Weapon Specialization 5/5 · Sniper Shot 1/1
Hawk Eye 3/3 · Lethal Attacks 5/5 · Careful Aim 5/5 · Rapid Killing 2/2 · Trueshot Aura 1/1 · Mortal Shots 5/5 · Efficiency 4/5 · Ranged Weapon Specialization 5/5 · Sniper Shot 1/1 · Deadly Aspects 5/5 · Focused Fire 2/2 · Improved Aspect of the Monkey 3/3
Hawk Eye 3/3 · Lethal Attacks 5/5 · Careful Aim 5/5 · Rapid Killing 2/2 · Trueshot Aura 1/1 · Mortal Shots 5/5 · Efficiency 4/5 · Ranged Weapon Specialization 5/5 · Sniper Shot 1/1 · Deadly Aspects 5/5 · Focused Fire 2/2 · Improved Aspect of the Monkey 3/3 · Unleashed Fury 5/5 · Bestial Swiftness 1/1 · Ferocity 4/5
Interactive talent calculator
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Core talents
- Level 25: Trueshot Aura
- Level 40: Sniper Shot
- Level 56: Bestial Swiftness
Playstyle and rotation
Leveling priority
- Let the pet establish threat briefly.
- Keep a sting active and use Arcane Shot efficiently.
- Prepare strong shots at maximum range and capitalize on critical hits.
Important notes
An up-to-date ranged weapon is this build’s largest single damage upgrade.
Racial abilities for your class
- Human · Ruthless
Increases spell and ability critical strike chance by 1%, regardless of weapon type.
- Human · The Human Spirit
Increases Spirit by 10%.
- Dwarf · Artisan’s Precision
Increases hit chance with spells and attacks by 1%.
- Orc · Blood Fury
Increases attack power and spell power by 10% for 15 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.
- Orc · Command
Increases damage dealt by Hunter and Warlock pets by 5%.
- Tauren · Plainsrunning
Movement speed rises by 2% per 5 seconds moving, up to 60%. Damage or standing still reduces the effect. Does not increase mounted speed.
- Tauren · Endurance
Increases total Health by 5%.
- Troll · Berserking
Increases spell casting and attack speed by 10% for 15 seconds.
- Skyborne · Read Ley Line
Alliance: increases Health and Mana regeneration by 50% for 15 seconds. Using it at a leyline grants Attuned for 1 hour, raising the bonus to 100%. Attuned persists through death. Cannot be used during Innervate; Innervate replaces the effect. Castable while moving. Removed on entering a raid.
- Skyborne · Skysight
Horde: increases movement speed by 15% for 15 seconds. Using it at an elemental convergence grants Charged for 1 hour, raising the bonus to 30%. Charged persists through death. Castable while moving. Removed on entering a raid.
- Skyborne · Wind Blessed
Increases melee, ranged and spell haste by 2%.