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Sentinel Marksmanship Hunter Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok’s Sentinel Marksmanship Hunter PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Sentinel 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 12.0 competitive M+.

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

Top Mythic+ Sentinel Marksmanship Hunters

  1. Macho's icon
    1
    Macho
    Dalaran (EU)
    Night Elf | Sentinel | 169 ilvl
    3941
  2. Hakeshot's icon
    2
    Hakeshot
    Kazzak (EU)
    Night Elf | Sentinel | 168 ilvl
    3934
  3. Pandemonium's icon
    3
    Pandemonium
    Azjolnerub (EU)
    Draenei | Sentinel | 169 ilvl
    3897
  4. Galxara's icon
    4
    Galxara
    Burning Legion (EU)
    Night Elf | Sentinel | 169 ilvl
    3881
  5. 꼬마드워프냥꾼's icon
    5
    꼬마드워프냥꾼
    Azshara (KR)
    Dwarf | Sentinel | 169 ilvl
    3852

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

  • 58% Critical Strike +566
  • 25% Haste +237
  • 20% Mastery +282
  • 9% Versatility +122

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 8% Avoidance +85
  • 4% Leech +72
  • 5% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Sentinel 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 Mythic+

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 Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Midnight Herald's Cowl

    • Set
    • 49
    Midnight Herald's Cowl icon

  2. Dragonbane Diadem

    • 1
    Dragonbane Diadem icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 21
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 11
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  3. Bloodstained Memento

    • 5
    Bloodstained Memento icon

  4. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 4
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  5. Momma's Mega Medallion

    • 4
    Momma's Mega Medallion icon

Shoulders

  1. Midnight Herald's Shadowguards

    • Set
    • 49
    Midnight Herald's Shadowguards icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Epaulets

    • Craft
    • 1
    Glyph-Etched Epaulets icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 49
    Reshii Wraps icon

  2. Cloak of Coordination

    • 1
    Cloak of Coordination icon

Chest

  1. Midnight Herald's Hauberk

    • Set
    • 49
    Midnight Herald's Hauberk icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Breastplate

    • 1
    Glyph-Etched Breastplate icon

Wrist

  1. Glyph-Etched Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 42
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Midnight Herald's Wristguards

    • 3
    Midnight Herald's Wristguards icon

  3. Arcanotech Wrist-Matrix

    • 2
    Arcanotech Wrist-Matrix icon

  4. Astral Gladiator's Chain Wristguards

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Chain Wristguards icon

  5. Confiscated Bracers of Concealment

    • 1
    Confiscated Bracers of Concealment icon

Hands

  1. Glyph-Etched Gauntlets

    • Craft
    • 28
    Glyph-Etched Gauntlets icon

  2. Midnight Herald's Gloves

    • Set
    • 14
    Midnight Herald's Gloves icon

  3. Order Bashers

    • 6
    Order Bashers icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Chain Gauntlets

    • Craft
    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Chain Gauntlets icon

  5. Holybound Grips

    • 1
    Holybound Grips icon

Waist

  1. Glyph-Etched Binding

    • 22
    Glyph-Etched Binding icon

  2. Colossal Lifetether

    • 17
    Colossal Lifetether icon

  3. Portable Power Generator

    • 5
    Portable Power Generator icon

  4. Discount Mail-Order Belt

    • 4
    Discount Mail-Order Belt icon

  5. Astral Gladiator's Chain Belt

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Chain Belt icon

Legs

  1. Midnight Herald's Petticoat

    • Set
    • 49
    Midnight Herald's Petticoat icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Cuisses

    • Craft
    • 1
    Glyph-Etched Cuisses icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Chain Boots

    • 43
    Interloper's Chain Boots icon

  2. Greaves of the Wild Pair

    • 2
    Greaves of the Wild Pair icon

  3. Shardskin Sabatons

    • 2
    Shardskin Sabatons icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Chain Treads

    • Craft
    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Chain Treads icon

  5. Deathspindle Talons

    • 1
    Deathspindle Talons icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 31
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 29
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

  3. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 16
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  4. Radiant Necromancer's Band

    • 8
    Radiant Necromancer's Band icon

  5. Ring of the Panoply

    • 6
    Ring of the Panoply icon

Trinkets

  1. Unyielding Netherprism

    • 36
    Unyielding Netherprism icon

  2. Astral Antenna

    • 31
    Astral Antenna icon

  3. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 13
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  4. Araz's Ritual Forge

    • 8
    Araz's Ritual Forge icon

  5. Signet of the Priory

    • 5
    Signet of the Priory icon

Main Hand

  1. Yasahm the Riftbreaker

    • 27
    Yasahm the Riftbreaker icon

  2. Piercing Strandbow

    • 15
    Piercing Strandbow icon

  3. Keeza's 'B.' B.B.B.F.G

    • 2
    Keeza's 'B.' B.B.B.F.G icon

  4. Taah'bat's Desert Carbine

    • 2
    Taah'bat's Desert Carbine icon

  5. Astral Gladiator's Crossbow

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Crossbow 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. Dawnthread Lining

    • 83
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Duskthread Lining

    • 4
    Glyph-Etched Binding icon

  3. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 3
    Algari Competitor's Chain Gauntlets icon

  4. Bind Binding Of Binding

    • 1
    Binding of Binding icon

  5. Blessed Weapon Grip

    • 1
    P.0.W. x2 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 Mythic+ Dungeons during Midnight Pre-Patch.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence

    • 1
    Incandescent Essence icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 34
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 11
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 2
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 48
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Crystalline Radiance

    • 1
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +72 Avoidance

    • 32
    +72 Avoidance icon

  2. +135 Leech

    • 14
    +135 Leech icon

  3. +66 Speed

    • 3
    +66 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 49
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 32
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 15
    Scout's March icon

  3. Scout's March

    • 1
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +21 Critical Strike

    • 58
    +21 Critical Strike icon

  2. +21 Mastery

    • 15
    +21 Mastery icon

  3. +21 Haste

    • 10
    +21 Haste icon

Main Hand

  1. Council's Guile

    • 36
    Council's Guile icon

  2. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 7
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  3. Stonebound Artistry

    • 3
    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 Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 41
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 3
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  3. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 1
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  4. Enduring Bloodstone

    • 1
    Enduring Bloodstone icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 36
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  2. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 5
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  3. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 4
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  4. Precise Fiber

    • 2
    Precise Fiber icon

  5. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 2
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Ruby

    • 125
    Masterful Ruby icon

  2. Deadly Onyx

    • 56
    Deadly Onyx icon

  3. Deadly Emerald

    • 37
    Deadly Emerald icon

  4. Deadly Sapphire

    • 36
    Deadly Sapphire icon

  5. Versatile Ruby

    • 29
    Versatile Ruby icon

Most Played Races for Marksmanship Hunter M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Marksmanship Hunter DPS players in Midnight Pre-Patch.

  1. Night Elf

    • 9
    Night Elf icon

  2. Void Elf

    • 9
    Void Elf icon

  3. Dwarf

    • 6
    Dwarf icon

  4. Blood Elf

    • 5
    Blood Elf icon

  5. Orc

    • 4
    Orc icon

Sentinel 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 Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Sentinel Marksmanship Hunters in Mythic+ Dungeons 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 Midnight Pre-Patch and Patch 12.0.

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 PvE.