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Dark Ranger Marksmanship Hunter Blitz PvP Guide for The War Within Season 2

  • Hunter class icon Marksmanship Hunter specialization icon
    Marksmanship Hunter
  • Dark Ranger icon Dark Ranger
  • Based on 50 Characters
  • The War Within Season 2
  • From 2849 to 3319 Rating

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Dark Ranger Marksmanship Hunter PvP guide for Blitz Battlegrounds in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 2.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Dark Ranger Marksmanship Hunter DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.1.7 competitive Blitz.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Blitz Dark Ranger Marksmanship Hunters

  1. Blmlooter's icon
    1
    Blmlooter
    Stormreaver (EU)
    Orc | Dark Ranger | 657 ilvl
    3319
  2. Скилчик's icon
    2
    Скилчик
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Orc | Dark Ranger | 646 ilvl
    3309
  3. Aimjr's icon
    3
    Aimjr
    Aegwynn (EU)
    Orc | Dark Ranger | 633 ilvl
    3293
  4. Kogerh's icon
    4
    Kogerh
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Night Elf | Dark Ranger | 634 ilvl
    3269
  5. Ooóòoo's icon
    5
    Ooóòoo
    Ravencrest (EU)
    Night Elf | Dark Ranger | 641 ilvl
    3253

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Marksmanship Hunter's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 18% Critical Strike +2596
  • 7% Haste +3614
  • 19% Mastery +15901
  • 20% Versatility +15633

Stat priority

  1. Mastery
  2. Versatility
  3. Haste
  4. Critical Strike

Additional Minor Stats

  • 0% Avoidance +0
  • 0% Leech +364
  • 8% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Blitz Battlegrounds. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Dark Ranger Marksmanship Hunters.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Blitz

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Marksmanship Hunters in Blitz Battlegrounds.

Head

  1. Tireless Collector's Chained Cowl

    • Set
    • 33
    Tireless Collector's Chained Cowl icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Chain Helm

    • 8
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Helm icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Chain Cowl

    • 5
    Algari Competitor's Chain Cowl icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Mail Goggles

    • 4
    Algari Competitor's Mail Goggles icon

Neck

  1. Algari Competitor's Amulet

    • 46
    Algari Competitor's Amulet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Amulet

    • 3
    Prized Gladiator's Amulet icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Necklace

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Necklace icon

Shoulders

  1. Tireless Collector's Hunted Heads

    • Set
    • 26
    Tireless Collector's Hunted Heads icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Chain Epaulets

    • 14
    Algari Competitor's Chain Epaulets icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Chain Monnion

    • 4
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Monnion icon

  4. Prized Warmonger's Epaulets

    • 4
    Prized Warmonger's Epaulets icon

  5. Prized Gladiator's Chain Shoulderguard

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Shoulderguard icon

Back

  1. Prized Gladiator's Shawl

    • 24
    Prized Gladiator's Shawl icon

  2. Prized Warmonger's Cape

    • 15
    Prized Warmonger's Cape icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak

    • 10
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak icon

  4. Prized Warmonger's Shawl

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Shawl icon

Chest

  1. Prized Gladiator's Chain Tunic

    • 20
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Tunic icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Chain Chainmail

    • 16
    Algari Competitor's Chain Chainmail icon

  3. Tireless Collector's Battlegear

    • Set
    • 14
    Tireless Collector's Battlegear icon

Wrist

  1. Algari Competitor's Chain Cuffs

    • 15
    Algari Competitor's Chain Cuffs icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Chain Wristguards

    • 14
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Wristguards icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Armguards

    • 14
    Prized Warmonger's Armguards icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Mail Bracers

    • 6
    Algari Competitor's Mail Bracers icon

  5. Tireless Collector's Manacles

    • 1
    Tireless Collector's Manacles icon

Hands

  1. Algari Competitor's Chain Gauntlets

    • 25
    Algari Competitor's Chain Gauntlets icon

  2. Tireless Collector's Gauntlets

    • Set
    • 16
    Tireless Collector's Gauntlets icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Chain Handguards

    • 7
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Handguards icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Leather Gloves

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Leather Gloves icon

  5. Prized Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets icon

Waist

  1. Algari Competitor's Chain Girdle

    • 30
    Algari Competitor's Chain Girdle icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Chain Belt

    • 10
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Belt icon

  3. Tireless Collector's First Kill

    • 6
    Tireless Collector's First Kill icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Chain Girdle

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Girdle icon

  5. Prized Warmonger's Cinch

    • 2
    Prized Warmonger's Cinch icon

Legs

  1. Tireless Collector's Armored Breeches

    • Set
    • 19
    Tireless Collector's Armored Breeches icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Chain Leggings

    • 17
    Algari Competitor's Chain Leggings icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Chain Leggings

    • 12
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Leggings icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Chain Breeches

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Breeches icon

  5. Prized Warmonger's Leggings

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Leggings icon

Feet

  1. Prized Gladiator's Chain Boots

    • 29
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Boots icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Chain Treads

    • 19
    Algari Competitor's Chain Treads icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Leather Boots

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Leather Boots icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Chain Sabatons

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Chain Sabatons icon

Rings

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet

    • Craft
    • 95
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Signet

    • 3
    Prized Gladiator's Signet icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Ring

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Ring icon

  4. The Jastor Diamond

    • 1
    The Jastor Diamond icon

Trinkets

  1. Prized Gladiator's Medallion

    • Set
    • 46
    Prized Gladiator's Medallion icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 32
    Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

    • Set
    • 20
    Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity icon

  5. Prized Gladiator's Emblem

    • Set
    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Emblem icon

Main Hand

  1. Prized Gladiator's Bow

    • 50
    Prized Gladiator's Bow icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Marksmanship Hunters.

  1. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 95
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Duskthread Lining

    • 2
    Algari Competitor's Chain Leggings icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Marksmanship Hunter gear in Blitz Battlegrounds during The War Within Season 2.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of Gushing Wound

    • 17
    Greater Rune of Gushing Wound icon

  2. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 10
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  3. Lesser Rune of Gushing Wound

    • 4
    Lesser Rune of Gushing Wound icon

Back

  1. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 33
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 13
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. +160 Speed

    • 2
    +160 Speed icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 33
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Stormrider's Agility

    • 17
    Stormrider's Agility icon

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed

    • 45
    +1000 Speed icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 2
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +650 Speed

    • 1
    +650 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 46
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 2
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 1
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Scout's March

    • 33
    Scout's March icon

  2. Defender's March

    • 12
    Defender's March icon

  3. Plainsrunner's Breeze

    • 1
    Plainsrunner's Breeze icon

Rings

  1. +315 Mastery

    • 51
    +315 Mastery icon

  2. Cursed Mastery

    • 44
    Cursed Mastery icon

  3. +315 Versatility

    • 3
    +315 Versatility icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 49
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Stonebound Artistry

    • 1
    Stonebound Artistry icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Marksmanship Hunters in Blitz Battlegrounds.

Algari Diamond

  1. Enduring Bloodstone

    • 42
    Enduring Bloodstone icon

  2. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 3
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  3. Determined Bloodstone

    • 1
    Determined Bloodstone icon

Prismatic

  1. Versatile Onyx

    • 182
    Versatile Onyx icon

  2. Quick Onyx

    • 89
    Quick Onyx icon

  3. Deadly Onyx

    • 37
    Deadly Onyx icon

  4. Masterful Sapphire

    • 15
    Masterful Sapphire icon

  5. Masterful Emerald

    • 8
    Masterful Emerald icon

Tinker

    • 8

  2. Refurbished Tinker: Alarm-O-Turret

    • 1
    Refurbished Tinker: Alarm-O-Turret icon

  3. Tinker: Shadowflame Rockets

    • 1
    Tinker: Shadowflame Rockets icon

Most Played Races for Marksmanship Hunter Blitz

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvP, giving a competitive edge in Blitz Battlegrounds.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Marksmanship Hunter DPS players in The War Within Season 2.

  1. Night Elf

    • 26
    Night Elf icon

  2. Orc

    • 12
    Orc icon

  3. Human

    • 6
    Human icon

  4. Blood Elf

    • 2
    Blood Elf icon

  5. Goblin

    • 1
    Goblin icon

Dark Ranger Marksmanship Hunter Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Blitz PvP guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Dark Ranger Marksmanship Hunters in Blitz Battlegrounds using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 2 and Patch 11.1.7.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvP.