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How the 0/39/12 build works
Marksmanship to Sniper Shot, Forever's new 31-point talent, through Trueshot Aura, Mortal Shots, Barrage and Ranged Weapon Specialization. Lethal Attacks, Careful Aim and Rapid Killing are new in Forever and all taken.
Twelve points in Survival buy Improved Tracking, Savage Strikes and most of Survivalist. The alternative is a Beast Mastery hybrid the sim also runs.
Marksmanship Hunter leveling build
One talent point a level from 10 to 60, in this order, ending at 19/32/0 without a respec. Pick the Leveling tab above and drag the level slider to watch the trees fill in.
Levels 10–19
Lethal Attacks for 5% crit, and Careful Aim, which turns Intellect into Attack Power.
Levels 20–29
Rapid Killing makes your next shot hit 20% harder after a kill and shortens Rapid Fire's cooldown, Improved Stings strengthens Serpent Sting, and Mortal Shots adds 30% crit damage.
Levels 30–40
Trueshot Aura, Rapid Recuperation for mana from Serpent Sting and Rapid Killing, Barrage for Multi-Shot and Aimed Shot, Ranged Weapon Specialization, and Sniper Shot at 40.
Levels 41–60
Beast Mastery for the pet: Deadly Aspects, Focused Fire, Endurance Training, Unleashed Fury and Ferocity. The last point finishes Ranged Weapon Specialization.
| Level | Talent | Tree |
|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | Lethal Attacks 5/5 | Marksmanship |
| 15–19 | Careful Aim 5/5 | Marksmanship |
| 20–21 | Rapid Killing 2/2 | Marksmanship |
| 22–24 | Improved Stings 3/3 | Marksmanship |
| 25–29 | Mortal Shots 5/5 | Marksmanship |
| 30 | Trueshot Aura 1/1 | Marksmanship |
| 31–32 | Rapid Recuperation 2/2 | Marksmanship |
| 33–35 | Barrage 3/3 | Marksmanship |
| 36–39 | Ranged Weapon Specialization 4/5 | Marksmanship |
| 40 | Sniper Shot 1/1 | Marksmanship |
| 41–45 | Deadly Aspects 5/5 | Beast Mastery |
| 46–47 | Focused Fire 2/2 | Beast Mastery |
| 48–50 | Endurance Training 3/5 | Beast Mastery |
| 51–55 | Unleashed Fury 5/5 | Beast Mastery |
| 56–59 | Ferocity 4/5 | Beast Mastery |
| 60 | Ranged Weapon Specialization 5/5 | Marksmanship |
Rather skip the climb? The leveling service takes your character to 60 on your realm.
Every talent in the Marksmanship Hunter raid build
Each talent with its Forever tooltip at the rank the build takes.
Marksmanship· 39 points
Hawk Eye 3/3
Increases the range of your ranged weapons by 6 yards.
Lethal Attacks 5/5New in Forever
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%.
Efficiency 5/5
Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 15%.
Careful Aim 5/5New in Forever
Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.
Rapid Killing 2/2New in Forever
Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 2 min. In addition, when you kill a non-trivial enemy or it dies while afflicted by your Serpent Sting, you gain Rapid Killing, increasing the damage of your next Shot ability within 20 sec by 20%.
Improved Arcane Shot 3/5
Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.9 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.
Trueshot Aura 1/1
Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yds by 30.
Mortal Shots 5/5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%.
Barrage 3/3
Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 10%.
Scatter Shot 1/1
A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.
Ranged Weapon Specialization 5/5
Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 5%.
Sniper Shot 1/1New in Forever
A long-range shot that deals ranged damage plus 160 and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards for 10 sec.
Survival· 12 points
Improved Tracking 5/5New in Forever
While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 5%.
Savage Strikes 2/2
Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 4%.
Survivalist 4/5
Increases your total Health by 8%.
Surefooted 1/3
Increases your hit chance by 1% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 10%.
New Marksmanship talents in WoW Forever
The 7 talents in Forever's Marksmanship tree that Classic does not have, shown at full rank. Another 6 carry over from Classic with different ranks, positions or numbers.
Lethal Attacks · row 1, 5 ranks
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%.
Improved Stings · row 2, 3 ranks
Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 20%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 6 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 45 sec.
Careful Aim · row 2, 5 ranks
Increases your Attack Power by 100% of your Intellect.
Rapid Killing · row 3, 2 ranks
Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 2 min. In addition, when you kill a non-trivial enemy or it dies while afflicted by your Serpent Sting, you gain Rapid Killing, increasing the damage of your next Shot ability within 20 sec by 20%.
Lone Wolf · row 3, 1 rank
You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet.
Rapid Recuperation · row 5, 2 ranks
Hitting a target with your Serpent Sting ability grants you 50% and consuming Rapid Killing grants you 100% of your Mana regeneration while casting for the next 15 sec.
Sniper Shot · row 7, 1 rank
A long-range shot that deals ranged damage plus 160 and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards for 10 sec.
Questions
What are the best MM Hunter talents in WoW Forever?
Our recommended Marksmanship Hunter build is 0/39/12: Marksmanship to Sniper Shot, Survivalist from Survival. It is one of the Forever sim's preset builds. Nobody has played a level 60 yet, so treat it as a starting point until launch on 4 November.
Are WoW Forever's Marksmanship talents the same as Classic's?
No. Forever's Marksmanship tree has 16 talents, and 7 of them do not exist in Classic: Lethal Attacks, Improved Stings, Careful Aim, Rapid Killing, Lone Wolf, Rapid Recuperation and Sniper Shot. Another 6 have different ranks, positions or numbers. The tree is still seven rows deep, and each row still needs five points spent above it.
What is the Marksmanship 31-point talent in WoW Forever?
Sniper Shot, which is new in Forever. A long-range shot that deals ranged damage plus 160 and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards for 10 sec.
What is the best Marksmanship Hunter leveling build in WoW Forever?
Ours takes one point a level from 10 to 60 with no respec and ends at 19/32/0. It picks up Trueshot Aura at 30 and Sniper Shot at 40. The full order is on this page.
How many talent points do you get in WoW Forever?
51 at level 60, one per level from level 10, as in Classic. The Legacy perk Talented starts them at level 5 instead, which matters for alts while levelling.
Where does this talent data come from?
From the WoW Forever beta client's own talent tables (build 1.60.1.70338), not from Classic. Every tooltip on this page is rendered from the client's spell data, and we checked them against the numbers the beta's own tooltips show. The trees can still change before launch.
