Spec guide
Marksmanship Hunter Raid Build
The most popular Marksmanship Hunter build in WoW Midnight — data-driven, updated daily.
Last updated: · Total players sampled: 100 · Based on top players in the last 7 days
Build popularity
3%
of top players run the most popular build
Meta rank
#1
S+ tier
Marksmanship Hunter Cheat Sheet
Raid · most popular build — 3% of top players run it
Stat priority
CritMasteryHasteVers
WeaponsGear section →
TrinketsGear section →
Tier & ArmorGear section →
Consumables
Flask of the Shattered SunHearty Well FedWell Fed
Key talents — Dark Ranger
Class
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The most popular Marksmanship build is run by 3% of top players.
Builds
Top 100 players sampled
These are the most popular Marksmanship Hunter builds. The most popular build is run by 3% of sampled players (3 of 100 players).
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Dark RangerSpent: 0
MarksmanshipSpent: 0
Alternative Builds
vs. the recommended build
Rotation
Observed casting patterns from top Marksmanship Hunter players in recent raid kills.
Opener sequence
First casts of the fight, position by position — % shows how many sampled players agree on each step.
75%
81%- 69%
56%
31%- 44%
31%
75%- 69%
69%- 56%
- 56%
Casts per minute
Cast share
- Aimed Shot10.5/min28%
- Arcane Shot7.2/min19%
- Rapid Fire4.7/min12%
Steady Shot4.2/min11%- Explosive Shot3.7/min10%
Multi-Shot1.2/min3%- Volley1.1/min3%
Kill Shot1.0/min3%- Trueshot0.5/min1%
Moonlight Chakram0.5/min1%
Major cooldowns
First use
- Trueshot0:043.8×/fight
Potion of Recklessness0:041.7×/fight- Voracious Heart of Ula'tek0:043.8×/fight
- Moonlight Chakram0:183.8×/fight
Font of Venomous Rage0:272.1×/fight
Survival of the Fittest1:393.7×/fight
Aspect of the Cheetah2:181.4×/fight
Disengage2:441.2×/fight
Observed from top raid logs — 16 players sampled
95% of top Marksmanship players wear Skulking Viper's Weeping Fangs in the head slot.
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The most popular trinkets among top Marksmanship Hunter players, combined across both trinket slots.
% = share of top players
Gear
These are the most popular items equipped by top Marksmanship Hunter players. The most used item in each slot is best in slot by usage.
% = share of top players
Main-Hand
Popularity
Rings
Popularity
Head
Popularity
Neck
Popularity
Shoulders
Popularity
Back
Popularity
Chest
Popularity
Wrist
Popularity
Gloves
Popularity
Waist
Popularity
Legs
Popularity
Feet
Popularity
Tier set
Skulking Viper's Ambush
2pcSet: Barbed Shot causes your pets to stomp one additional time at 50% effectiveness.
2pcSet: Explosive Shot lasts 1.0 sec longer and deals 5% increased damage.
4pcSet: Stomp causes your next Cobra Shot to either benefit from Beast Cleave at 30% effectiveness, or strike your primary target for 20% additional damage, stacking up to 4 times.
4pcSet: Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire damage increased by 5%. Each time Explosive Shot causes a burst of damage, the cooldown of Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire is reduced by 0.5 sec.
Bite of Zul'jan
2pc(2) Set: Perfect your Guillotine technique to ricochet to a second nearby enemy, dealing 100% of its damage and applying Venomfang to both targets.
Enchants & Gems
These are the most popular enchants, gems, and embellishments used by top Marksmanship Hunter players.
% = share of top players
Enchants
Popularity
- Rite of the Hash'eyMain-Hand80%
- Thalassian Phoenix OilMain-Hand66%
- Jan'alai's PrecisionMain-Hand16%
- Arcane MasteryMain-Hand1%
- Berserker's RageMain-Hand1%
- Worldsoul TenacityMain-Hand1%
Gems
Popularity
Embellishments
Popularity
- Arcanoweave Lining100%
- Hunter's Ritual Stone25%
- Farstrider's Reinforced Faulds9%
- Farstrider's Plated Bracers2%
- Lucky Keychain2%
- Embellishment: Hunt1%
Stat priority
Based on data in the last 7 days, the stat priority for Marksmanship looks to be Crit > Mastery > Haste > Vers.
Crit1,377
Mastery1,144
Haste291
Vers212
The highest-rated Marksmanship Hunter players in Raid right now.
Top players running this spec
Consumables
Flask of the Shattered Sun
flask / 100%
Hearty Well Fed
food / 75%
Well Fed
food / 25%
Macros
Well-established universal and Hunter macro conventions. Copy a macro, then adapt spell names to your talents.
Curated conventions — not derived from logs
Universal
- Set focus (mouseover, else target)
/focus [@mouseover,exists][] - Use top trinket
#showtooltip 13 /use 13 - Use bottom trinket
#showtooltip 14 /use 14 - Stop casting
/stopcasting
Hunter basics
- Focus interrupt — Counter Shot
#showtooltip Counter Shot /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Counter Shot - Utility — Misdirection
#showtooltip Misdirection /cast [@focus,help,nodead][@pet,exists] Misdirection
Race distribution
Dwarf49% Alliance
Orc14% Horde
Tauren9% Horde
Blood Elf6% Horde
Void Elf5% Alliance
Human4% Alliance
Night Elf3% Alliance
Gnome2% Alliance
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FAQ
How is this Marksmanship Hunter Raid guide generated?
WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated US Raid players into one statistical guide.
How often is this guide updated?
Guides refresh automatically every few hours from the latest leaderboard data.
Why should I trust these recommendations?
Every recommendation is derived from what top players actually run, not manually written assumptions.
Does region or mode change the build?
Yes. Region and mode can change talent, item, race, and stat distributions. Use the region selector and mode switcher to compare Marksmanship Hunter builds across PvP and PvE contexts.