Marksmanship Hunter

Marksmanship Hunter puts 51 points into Marksmanship by level 60, with no respec on the way.

Key talents: Scatter Shot at 31.

Sniper Shot is left out on purpose: in our sim it does less for leveling than the same points spent elsewhere.

By our sim, this build gets you from 10 to 60 in about 30% less time than playing with no talents.

At level 40 most of your ability damage comes from Aimed Shot (27%), Pet (24%) and Multi-Shot (20%).

Each talent gets a tier for how much it helps this build level, by our sim: S best, A strong, B solid, C small, Filler needed to reach deeper talents.

1. 10-20
   First, filler points:

   • Lethal Attacks 1-5B
   • Hawk Eye 1-3
   • Improved Concussive Shot 1-2

   

   Lone Wolf 1 S

   Marksmanship, at level 20. S tier: one of this build's best points for leveling.
2. 21-23
   

   Careful Aim 1-3 A

   Marksmanship. A tier: a strong point for leveling.
3. 24-28
   

   Efficiency 1-5 S

   Marksmanship. S tier: one of this build's best points for leveling.
4. 29-30
   

   Careful Aim 4-5 A

   Marksmanship. A tier: a strong point for leveling.
5. 31
   

   Scatter Shot 1 A

   Marksmanship. A tier: a strong point for leveling.
6. 32-34
   

   Barrage 1-3 B

   Marksmanship. B tier: a solid point for leveling.
7. 35-39
   

   Ranged Weapon Specialization 1-5 B

   Marksmanship. B tier: a solid point for leveling.
8. 40-42
   

   Improved Stings 1-3 B

   Marksmanship. B tier: a solid point for leveling.

1. 
   Aimed Shot

   on cooldown
2. 
   Multi-Shot

   on cooldown
3. 
   Arcane Shot

   on cooldown
4. 
   Serpent Sting

   once per mob
5. 
   Scatter Shot

   on cooldown

Share of your ability damage

• Aimed Shot27%
• Pet24%
• Multi-Shot20%
• Arcane Shot14%
• Serpent Sting13%
• Scatter Shot2%

What our sim found levels best at this level with this build: DoTs once per mob, cooldowns on cooldown, and the rest on your best filler. Auto attacks are always on, so they are not listed.

Agility > Intellect > MP5 > Spirit > Attack power

• Agility1.00
• Intellect0.69
• MP50.63
• Spirit0.50
• Attack power0.47

1% crit is worth about 4 Agility. 1% hit is worth about 4 Agility.

Stat values like Pawn: point for point, your best stat is 1.00 and the rest are worth that share of it. MP5 is mana regen per 5 seconds, as item tooltips show it. Your own gear shifts these: the Character page works them out for you.

• This build assumes a bow. Talents for other weapon types are skipped.
• Put Serpent Sting on each mob once: most mobs die before it needs refreshing.
• At level 40, for the same item budget, Agility helps most, then attack power. Look for gear with those first.
• Some points (Hawk Eye and Improved Concussive Shot) are filler to reach the next tier; they do little for leveling on their own.

How this is made: a typical character at each level (Classic-like stats, quest greens for gear) pulling same-level mobs one at a time, with downtime counted. It is an early version, refined as players’ combat logs measure what each talent really does. Weapon assumed: bow.