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Sentinel Marksmanship Hunter PvP Guide For 2v2

Hunter class icon Marksmanship Hunter specialization icon
Marksmanship Hunter
Sentinel icon
Sentinel
The War Within Season 1
Based on 2 Characters
From 1995 to 2089 Rating

Welcome to Murlok.io's PvP guide for Sentinel Marksmanship Hunters in 2v2 Arenas. This guide covers the best stats, races, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems for Patch 11.0.5, based on data from the top 50 Sentinel Marksmanship Hunters in The War Within Season 1 across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions. This includes Wolfud (Pozzo Delleternità EU) , who is currently the highest-ranked with a rating of 2089.

Updated every 12 hours with the latest data from the Battle.net API , this guide also examines each character's recent playtime, specialization frequency, and equipment choices for greater accuracy.

Top Marksmanship Hunters

  1. 1
    Wolfud's icon
    Wolfud
    Pozzo Delleternità (EU)
    Sentinel - 598 ilvl
    2089
  2. 2
    Matasso's icon
    Matasso
    Burning Legion (EU)
    Sentinel - 604 ilvl
    1995

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They determine the character's strength and overall playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various equipment pieces, consumables created by Alchemy, certain foods, some enchantments, and gems.

Each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. Optimizing a character's performance involves finding a balanced distribution. Here is the optimal way to balance Sentinel Marksmanship Hunter secondary and minor stats for 2v2:

Secondary Stats

+1851
15% Critical Strike
+5413
8% Haste
+10968
15% Mastery
+12654
16% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Mastery
  3. Haste
  4. Critical Strike

Minor Stats

+0
0% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+1625
10% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Avoidance
  3. Leech

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing 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 essential to the Hunter class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Hunter's overall capabilities. The following tree reproduces the in-game class talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide Sentinel Marksmanship Hunters with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. The following tree reproduces the in-game specialization talents disposition and shows the best talents as a heatmap:

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow deeper customization of the Marksmanship Hunter class fantasy, enhancing character builds. The following trees show the Sentinel and Dark Ranger hero talents as a heatmap, highlighting the most effective choices:

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

Sentinel hero talent icon Sentinel

Dark Ranger hero talent icon Dark Ranger

PvP Talents

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

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

Best In Slot Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from various sources: dungeons, raids, world drops, crafted through 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 top items for Sentinel Marksmanship Hunters in 2v2, tailored for each equipment slot:

Head

  1. Lightless Scavenger's Skull icon
    Set
    Lightless Scavenger's Skull
    2

Neck

  1. Algari Competitor's Amulet icon
    Craft
    Algari Competitor's Amulet
    2

Shoulders

  1. Lightless Scavenger's Taxidermy icon
    Set
    Lightless Scavenger's Taxidermy
    2

Back

  1. Forged Gladiator's Shawl icon
    Forged Gladiator's Shawl
    1
  2. Forged Warmonger's Cape icon
    Forged Warmonger's Cape
    1

Chest

  1. Forged Gladiator's Chain Tunic icon
    Forged Gladiator's Chain Tunic
    1
  2. Lightless Scavenger's Tunic icon
    Set
    Lightless Scavenger's Tunic
    1

Wrist

  1. Forged Gladiator's Chain Wristguards icon
    Forged Gladiator's Chain Wristguards
    1
  2. Lightless Scavenger's Wristguards icon
    Lightless Scavenger's Wristguards
    1

Hands

  1. Lightless Scavenger's Mitts icon
    Set
    Lightless Scavenger's Mitts
    2

Waist

  1. Forged Gladiator's Chain Belt icon
    Forged Gladiator's Chain Belt
    1
  2. Forged Warmonger's Cinch icon
    Forged Warmonger's Cinch
    1

Legs

  1. Algari Competitor's Chain Leggings icon
    Craft
    Algari Competitor's Chain Leggings
    1
  2. Lightless Scavenger's Stalkings icon
    Set
    Lightless Scavenger's Stalkings
    1

Feet

  1. Forged Gladiator's Chain Boots icon
    Forged Gladiator's Chain Boots
    2

Rings

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet icon
    Craft
    Algari Competitor's Signet
    3
  2. Forged Gladiator's Signet icon
    Forged Gladiator's Signet
    1

Trinkets

  1. Forged Aspirant's Medallion icon
    Set
    Forged Aspirant's Medallion
    1
  2. Forged Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity icon
    Set
    Forged Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity
    1
  3. Forged Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity icon
    Set
    Forged Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity
    1
  4. Forged Gladiator's Medallion icon
    Set
    Forged Gladiator's Medallion
    1

Main Hand

  1. Forged Gladiator's Crossbow icon
    Forged Gladiator's Crossbow
    2

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects associated with crafted items, either as predefined elements in a recipe or added with an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Given that only a maximum of two embellished items can be equipped at a time, here are the best embellishments for Sentinel Marksmanship Hunters in 2v2:

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet icon
    Elemental Focusing Lens
    3
  2. Algari Competitor's Chain Leggings icon
    Duskthread Lining
    1

Enchantments

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

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here is a list of the top enchantments for Sentinel Marksmanship Hunters in 2v2, essential for optimizing combat effectiveness:

Back

  1. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
    1

Chest

  1. Stormrider's Agility icon
    Stormrider's Agility
    2

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed icon
    +1000 Speed
    2

Legs

  1. Defender's Armor Kit icon
    Defender's Armor Kit
    1
  2. Stormbound Armor Kit icon
    Stormbound Armor Kit
    1

Feet

  1. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    2

Ring 1

  1. +190 Mastery icon
    +190 Mastery
    1
  2. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    1

Ring 2

  1. +190 Mastery icon
    +190 Mastery
    1
  2. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    1

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power icon
    Authority of Radiant Power
    2

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession that provide stat bonuses to improve gear and fine-tune character stats. These gems can be socketed into various item slots, including Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings.

While the availability of sockets on these items is generally random when they drop, Head, Wrist, and Waist items can have a single socket added using the Nerubian Gemweaver , which costs 6 Algari Token of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Additionally, for non-PvP Neck and Rings items, sockets can be added with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting . This item, crafted by Jewelcrafters, can increase the number of sockets to 2 for Neck and Rings slots.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, the following are the top gem choices for Sentinel Marksmanship Hunters in 2v2:

  1. Versatile Onyx icon
    Versatile Onyx
    9
  2. Enduring Bloodstone icon
    Enduring Bloodstone
    2

Races

Each race in World of Warcraft has unique traits that enhance abilities or improve in-game quality of life. Although these racial traits offer minor advantages, they can provide a competitive edge in certain scenarios.

With Human currently being the top race for Sentinel Marksmanship Hunters in 2v2, here are the other races that also stand out due to their advantageous traits:

  1. Human icon
    Human
    1
  2. Night Elf icon
    Night Elf
    1