Matasso's PvP Build

Hunter class icon Marksmanship Hunter specialization icon
Marksmanship Hunter
Night Elf race icon
Night Elf
479 ilvl
Season 4
2282 Solo Shuffle
2177 2v2
480 3v3

Matasso (Burning Legion EU) is a Top Solo Shuffle Marksmanship Hunter in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 4, achieving a rating of 2282 with 471 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of his 10.2.6 PvP character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Marksmanship Hunter build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Matasso's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+310
16% Critical Strike
+2442
14% Haste
+5665
25% Mastery
+6631
32% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Mastery
  3. Haste
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+825
15% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Avoidance
  3. Leech

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Hunter specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Hunter class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Hunter's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Matasso's selected Class Talents below:

Kill Command
Concussive Shot
1
Kill Shot
1
Trailblazer
Posthaste
2
Improved Kill Shot
1
Wilderness Medicine
Counter Shot
1
Natural Mending
1
Tar Trap
1
Misdirection
Survival of the Fittest
1
Tranquilizing Shot
1
Entrapment
1
Improved Traps
1
Nature's Endurance
1
Born To Be Wild
Scare Beast
Improved Tranquilizing Shot
Intimidation
1
Scatter Shot
1
Rejuvenating Wind
2
Camouflage
1
Sentinel
Binding Shackles
Roar of Sacrifice
1
Pathfinding
2
Sentinel's Perception
Beast Master
Keen Eyesight
2
Master Marksman
2
Improved Kill Command
Serrated Shots
2
Arctic Bola
2
Serpent Sting
Killer Instinct
Steel Trap
1
Death Chakram
1
Explosive Shot
1
Poison Injection

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Marksmanship Hunters with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Matasso's selected Specialization Talents below:

Aimed Shot
1
Crack Shot
1
Improved Steady Shot
Precise Shots
2
Rapid Fire
1
Lone Wolf
Chimaera Shot
Streamline
2
Killer Accuracy
Hunter's Knowledge
Careful Aim
2
Surging Shots
1
Deathblow
1
Target Practice
1
Focused Aim
2
Multi-Shot
Razor Fragments
1
Tactical Reload
Deadeye
1
Bursting Shot
1
Trick Shots
Bombardment
Volley
1
Steady Focus
1
Serpentstalker's Trickery
1
Quick Load
Heavy Ammo
1
Trueshot
1
Lock and Load
Bullseye
1
Bulletstorm
Sharpshooter
Eagletalon's True Focus
2
Wailing Arrow
Legacy of the Windrunners
2
Salvo
1
Calling the Shots
1
Windrunner's Barrage
Windrunner's Guidance
1

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Marksmanship Hunter's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Matasso's selected PvP Talents below:

Survival Tactics
1
Chimaeral Sting
1
Trueshot Mastery
Ranger's Finesse
Sniper Shot
Hunting Pack
Tranquilizing Darts
Consecutive Concussion
1
Wild Kingdom
Interlope
Diamond Ice

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Matasso.

Head

  1. Stormwing Harrier's Skullmask item set icon
    set
    Stormwing Harrier's Skullmask

Neck

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Pendant item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Pendant

Shoulders

  1. Stormwing Harrier's Pinions item set icon
    set
    Stormwing Harrier's Pinions

Back

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Cape item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Cape

Chest

  1. Stormwing Harrier's Cuirass item set icon
    set
    Stormwing Harrier's Cuirass

Wrist

  1. Draconic Gladiator's Chain Wristguards item icon
    Draconic Gladiator's Chain Wristguards

Hands

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Chain Gauntlets item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Chain Gauntlets

Waist

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Chain Clasp item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Chain Clasp

Legs

  1. Flame-Touched Legguards item icon
    Flame-Touched Legguards

Feet

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Chain Stompers item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Chain Stompers

Ring 1

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Ring item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Ring

Ring 2

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Signet item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Signet

Trinket 1

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Medallion item set icon
    set
    Draconic Aspirant's Medallion

Trinket 2

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity item set icon
    set
    Draconic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Main Hand

  1. Draconic Warmonger's Flameshot item icon
    Draconic Warmonger's Flameshot

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Matasso for the Marksmanship Hunter specialization.

  1. Flame-Touched Legguards embellishment item icon
    Blue Silken Lining

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Matasso for each equipment slot.

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Fierce Armor Kit

Main Hand

  1. High Intensity Thermal Scanner enchantment icon
    High Intensity Thermal Scanner

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Matasso.

  1. Zen Neltharite gem icon
    Zen Neltharite
    5