Marksmanship Hunter Talents

Marksmanship Hunter
Midnight Pre-Patch

Talents in World of Warcraft define your character's gameplay. They offer active abilities for offense and defense, major cooldowns, or passive enhancements to your stats and spells. Here are the current Marksmanship Hunter talents for Midnight Pre-Patch.

Where to Find Talents

Talents can be found in the talent menu, which is accessible by pressing the N key (default) or by clicking the target icon in the micro menu:

Screenshot of the talents button in the micro menu

Class Talents

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

Name	Cast	Effect
Rejuvenating Wind	Passive	Exhilaration now also heals you for an additional 12.0% of your maximum health over 8 sec.
Survival of the Fittest	Instant	Reduces all damage you and your pet take by 30% for 6 sec.
Posthaste	Passive	Disengage also frees you from all movement impairing effects and increases your movement speed by 50% for 4 sec.
Natural Mending	Passive	Exhilaration's cooldown is reduced by 60 sec.
Padded Armor	Passive	Survival of the Fittest gains an additional charge.
Hunter's Avoidance	Passive	Damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 5%.
Wilderness Medicine	Passive	Mend Pet heals for an additional 25% of your pet's health over its duration, and has a 25% chance to dispel a magic effect each time it heals your pet.
Combat Experience	Passive	Your Agility is increased by 3%.
Improved Aspect of the Cheetah	Passive	The cooldown of Aspect of the Cheetah is reduced by 30 sec.
Concussive Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 5 Sec Cooldown	Dazes the target, slowing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec.
Precision Strikes	Passive	Your auto shot damage is increased by 25%.
Counter Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 24 Sec Cooldown	Interrupts spellcasting, preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec.
Serrated Tips	Passive	You gain 4% more critical strike from critical strike sources.
Tranquilizing Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 10 Sec Cooldown	Removes 1 Enrage and 1 Magic effect from an enemy target.
Pathfinding	Passive	Movement speed increased by 4%.
Disruptive Rounds	Passive	When Counter Shot interrupts a cast, gain 30 Focus.
Improved Feign Death	Passive	The cooldown of Feign Death is reduced by 10 sec.
Misdirection	Instant - 100 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Misdirects all threat you cause to the targeted party or raid member, beginning with your next attack within 30 sec and lasting for 8 sec.
Kodo Tranquilizer	Passive	Tranquilizing Shot removes 1 additional Magic effect from up to 2 nearby targets.
Devilsaur Tranquilizer	Passive	If Tranquilizing Shot removes only an Enrage effect, its cooldown is reduced by 5 sec.
Kindling Flare	Passive	Flare's radius is increased by 50%.
Trigger Finger	Passive	Haste increased by 2%.
Tar Trap	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Hurls a tar trap to the target location that creates a 8 yd radius pool of tar around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches. All enemies have 50% reduced movement speed while in the area of effect. Limit 1. Trap will exist for 1 min.
Scare Beast	1.5 Sec Cast - 30 Yd Range	Scares a beast, causing it to run in fear for up to 20 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only one beast can be feared at a time.
Touch of Grass	Passive	Your maximum health is increased by 10%.
Camouflage	Instant - 1 Min Cooldown	You and your pet blend into the surroundings and gain stealth for 1 min. While camouflaged, you will heal for 2% of maximum health every 1 sec.
No Hard Feelings	Passive	When Misdirection targets your pet, it reduces the damage they take by 50% for 5 sec. The cooldown of Misdirection is reduced by 5 sec.
Improved Aspect of the Turtle	Passive	The cooldown of Aspect of the Turtle is reduced by 30 sec.
Specialized Arsenal	Passive	Kill Command deals 10% increased damage.
Scout's Instincts	Passive	You cannot be slowed below 80% of your normal movement speed while Aspect of the Cheetah is active.
Shell Wall	Passive	Damage taken during Aspect of the Turtle is reduced by an additional 20%.
Intimidation	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1 Min Cooldown	Your Spotting Eagle descends from the skies, stunning your target for 5 sec. This ability does not require line of sight when used against players.
Improved Snaring	Passive	Wing Clip slows an additional 25%. Concussive Shot slows an additional 10%.
Lone Survivor	Passive	The duration of Survival of the Fittest is increased by 2.0 sec.
Catlike Reflexes	Passive	Aspect of the Cheetah's initial burst of speed is increased by 2.0 sec.
Binding Shot	Instant - 30 Yd Range - 45 Sec Cooldown	Fires a magical projectile, tethering the enemy and any other enemies within 5 yds for 10 sec, stunning them for 3 sec if they move more than 5 yds from the arrow.
Trailblazer	Passive	Your movement speed is increased by 30% anytime you have not attacked for 3 sec.
Moment of Opportunity	Passive	When a trap triggers, gain 30% increased movement speed for 3 sec.
Cold Feet	Passive	When your Freezing Trap breaks, the victim's movement speed is reduced by 70% for 4 sec.
Territorial Instincts	Passive	The cooldown of Intimidation is reduced by 20 sec.
Guttural Roar	Passive	Intimidation now also stuns nearby enemies for 1.0 sec.
Born To Be Wild	Passive	The cooldown of Aspect of the Cheetah, and Aspect of the Turtle are reduced by 30 sec.
Keen Eyesight	Passive	Critical strike chance increased by 4%.
Tar-Coated Bindings	Passive	Binding Shot's stun duration is increased by 1 sec.
Horsehair Tether	Passive	When an enemy is stunned by Binding Shot, it is dragged to Binding Shot's center.
Improved Traps	Passive	The cooldown of Tar Trap and Freezing Trap is reduced by 5.0 sec.
Emergency Salve	Passive	Feign Death and Aspect of the Turtle removes poison and disease effects from you.
Roar of Sacrifice	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 2 Min Cooldown	Instructs your pet to protect a friendly target, reducing their damage taken by 15%, but 50% of all damage taken by that target is transferred to your pet. Lasts 10 sec or until your pet's health drops below 25%.
Guardian's Hide	Passive	Your pet protects you at all times, reducing the damage you take by 3%. Your pet recieves 100% of the damage it mitigates.
Unnatural Causes	Passive	Your damage over time effects deal 10% increased damage. This effect is increased by 50% on targets below 20% health.

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide Marksmanship Hunters with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. These talents differentiate Marksmanship Hunters from other Hunter specializations, maximizing effectiveness in combat.

Name	Cast	Effect
Aimed Shot	2.5 Sec Cast - 40 Yd Range	A powerful aimed shot that deals 261 Physical damage.
Rapid Fire	Channeled - 40 Yd Range - 20 Sec Cooldown	Shoot a stream of 7 shots at your target over 1.8 sec, dealing a total of 148 Physical damage. Usable while moving. Each shot generates 3 Focus.
Precise Shots	Passive	Aimed Shot causes your next Arcane Shot or Multi-Shot to deal 100% more damage, cost 60% less Focus, and have its global cooldown reduced by 100%. Your Auto Shot damage is increased by 100% but the time between your Auto Shots is increased by 2.0 sec.
Quick Draw	Passive	Rapid Fire shoots 3 additional shots. Aimed Shot grants 50% increased movement speed for 2 sec, decaying rapidly over its duration.
Lock and Load	Passive	Your ranged auto attacks have a 10% chance to trigger Lock and Load, causing your next Aimed Shot to cost no Focus and be instant.
Surging Shots	Passive	Rapid Fire deals 35% additional damage, and Aimed Shot has a 15% chance to reset the cooldown of Rapid Fire.
Avian Specialization	Passive	The damage bonus of Spotter's Mark is increased by 20%. Additionally, your Eagle learns how to Fetch. Spotter's Mark Damaging an enemy with abilities empowered by Precise Shots has a 30% chance to apply Spotter's Mark to the primary target, causing your next Aimed Shot to deal 20% increased damage to the target.
Unbreakable Bond	Passive	Regain access to Call Pet. While outdoors, your pet deals 15% increased damage and takes 15% reduced damage.
Trick Shots	Passive	When Multi-Shot hits 3 or more targets, your next Aimed Shot or Rapid Fire will ricochet and hit up to 5 additional targets for 65% of normal damage.
Aspect of the Hydra	Passive	Aimed Shot, Rapid Fire, and Arcane Shot now hit 1 additional target for 60% of their damage.
In the Rhythm	Passive	When Rapid Fire finishes channeling, the time between your Auto Shots is reduced by 1.0 sec for 12 sec.
Penetrating Shots	Passive	Gain critical strike damage equal to 25% of your critical strike chance.
Tenacious	Passive	Your Spotting Eagle gains the Tenacity specialization, granting you Endurance Training and Air Superiority. Endurance Training You gain 5% increased maximum health. Air Superiority Your Spotting Eagle alerts you to oncoming danger, reducing all damage you take by 3%
Cunning	Passive	Your Spotting Eagle gains the Cunning specialization, granting you Master's Call and Pathfinding. Master's Call Your pet removes all root and movement impairing effects from itself and a friendly target, and grants immunity to all such effects for 4 sec. Pathfinding Your movement speed is increased by 8%.
Master Marksman	Passive	Your ranged ability critical strikes cause the target to bleed for an additional 10% of the damage dealt over 6 sec.
Light Ammo	Passive	Trick Shots now causes Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire to ricochet to 2 additional targets. Aspect of the Hydra's damage bonus is increased by 15%.
Obsidian Arrowhead	Passive	The damage of your auto shot is increased by 25% and its critical strike chance is increased by 15%.
On Target	Passive	Your Haste is increased by 2%.
Small Game Hunter	Passive	Multi-Shot deals 25% increased damage and Volley deals 15% increased damage.
Trueshot	Instant - 2 Min Cooldown	Increases your critical strike chance by 10% and critical strike damage by 20% for 15 sec. Aimed Shot Reduces its cooldown rate by 60%. Rapid Fire Reduces its cooldown by 60%.
Lethality	Passive	Critical damage dealt by your abilities and auto attacks increased by 10%.
Kill Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range	You attempt to finish off a wounded target, dealing 198 Physical damage. Only usable on enemies with less than 20% health.
Target Acquisition	Passive	Consuming Spotter's Mark reduces the cooldown of Aimed Shot by 1.0 sec.
Critical Precision	Passive	Precise Shots now increases the critical strike chance of Arcane Shot and Multi-Shot by 10%
No Scope	Passive	Rapid Fire grants Precise Shots.
Feathered Frenzy	Passive	Trueshot sends your Spotting Eagle into a frenzy, instantly applying Spotter's Mark to your target. During Trueshot, your chance to apply Spotter's Mark is increased by 100%.
Bullseye	Passive	When your abilities damage a target below 20% health, you gain 1% increased critical strike chance for 6 sec, stacking up to 30 times.
Headshot	Passive	Damage from Kill Shot increases the damage your target receives from Kill Shot by 2%, stacking up to 10 times.
Deadeye	Passive	Kill Shot now has 2 charges and has its cooldown reduced by 2.0 sec.
Deathblow	Passive	Kill Command has a 0% chance to grant Deathblow. Deathblow The cooldown of Kill Shot is reset. Your next Kill Shot can be used on any target, regardless of their current health.
Unmatched Precision	Passive	The damage bonus of Precise Shots is increased by an additional 40%.
Calling the Shots	Passive	Trueshot's cooldown is reduced by 30 sec.
Unerring Vision	Passive	Trueshot now increases your critical strike chance by an additional 10% and increases your critical strike damage by an additional 20%.
Eagle's Accuracy	Passive	Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire's damage is increased by 5.0%.
Focused Aim	Passive	Consuming Precise Shots reduces the cooldown of Aimed Shot by 1.00 sec.
Bulletstorm	Passive	Damage from Rapid Fire increases the damage of Aimed Shot by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 15 times. New stacks do not refresh duration and are removed upon casting Rapid Fire.
Tensile Bowstring	Passive	Trueshot now also reduces the cast time of Aimed Shot by 40% and reduces the Focus cost of Aimed Shot by 60%.
Volley	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 45 Sec Cooldown	Rain a volley of arrows down over 6 sec, dealing up to 470 Physical damage to any enemy in the area, and gain the effects of Trick Shots for as long as Volley is active.
Focus Fire	Passive	When Surging Shots resets the cooldown of Rapid Fire, the damage of your next Rapid Fire is increased by 20%.
Windrunner Quiver	Passive	Precise Shots can now stack up to 2 times, but its damage bonus is reduced by 10%. Casting Aimed Shot has a 100% chance to grant an additional stack of Precise Shots.
Incendiary Ammunition	Passive	Bulletstorm now increases your critical strike damage by 2%. Additionally, Bulletstorm now stacks 5 more times.
Double Tap	Passive	Casting Trueshot or Volley grants Double Tap, causing your next Aimed Shot to fire again at 80% power, or your next Rapid Fire to fire 80% additional shots during its channel.
Salvo	Passive	Volley now also applies Explosive Shot to up to 2 targets hit. Explosive Shot Fires an explosive shot at your target. After 3 sec, the shot will explode, dealing 102 Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yds. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Bullet Hell	Passive	The cooldown of Volley is reduced by 15 sec.
Shrapnel Shot	Passive	Casting Volley has a 100% chance to grant Lock and Load.
Unload	Passive	When Rapid Fire begins and finishes channeling, it releases an Arcane Shot at 100% effectiveness. If your target is below 20% health, Rapid Fire instead releases Kill Shots.

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow for deeper customization of the Marksmanship Hunter class fantasy, further enhancing its combat effectiveness.

Sentinel

Name	Cast	Effect
Sentinel	Passive	Your Eagle is replaced with a Sentinel Owl that applies an enhanced Sentinel's Mark. Sentinel's Mark Your next Wildfire Bomb deals 80% increased direct damage to the marked target.
Don't Look Back	Passive	Consuming Sentinel's Mark grants you an absorb shield equal to 10.0% of your maximum health.
Moon's Blessing	Passive	Consuming Tip of the Spear has a 10% increased chance to summon your Sentinel Owl. When your Sentinel Owl applies Sentinel's Mark, reduce the cooldown of Wildfire Bomb by 6.0 sec.
Sanctified Armaments	Passive	An additional 15% of Raptor Strike's damage is dealt as Arcane damage over 6 sec.
Moonlight Chakram	Passive	For 15 sec after casting Takedown, Takedown is replaced with Moonlight Chakram. Moonlight Chakram Throw a chakram blessed with moonlight at your current target that will rapidly deal 98 Physical damage 7 times, bouncing to other targets if they are nearby.
Stargazer	Passive	Consuming Tip of the Spear grants 2% increased critical strike damage for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.
Open Fire	Passive	Flamefang Pitch damage increased by 15%.
Can't Miss, Won't Miss	Passive	Tip of the Spear damage bonus increased by 10%. Takedown duration increased by 2 sec.
Invigorating Pulse	Passive	Kill Command grants an additional 5 Focus and its damage is increased by 20%. Maximum Focus increased by 25.
Twilight Requiem	Passive	When your Moonlight Chakram expires, it summons an explosion of moonlight, dealing 70 Arcane damage to nearby enemies. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets.
Stalk and Strike	Passive	Throwing your Moonlight Chakram reduces the cooldown of Wildfire Bomb by 10 sec.
Arcane Talons	Passive	Sentinel's Mark further increases the damage of Wildfire Bomb by 50%
Lunar Calling	Passive	Takedown summons your Sentinel Owl and your chance to summon your Sentinel Owl is increased by an additional 10% during Takedown.
Conditioning	Passive	Your movement speed is increased by 8%. Aspect of the Cheetah's cooldown is reduced by 30 sec.
Scout's Vigil	Passive	Enemy detection radius reduced by 10 yds. While in Camouflage, your stealth detection radius is increased by 25 yds.
Radiant Edge	Passive	Your Moonlight Chakram deals 25% increased damage each time it bounces.
Lunar Storm	Passive	When Sentinel's Mark is consumed, it summons a barrage of 4 lunar missiles, each dealing 70 Arcane damage to enemies within 10 yds.

Dark Ranger

Name	Cast	Effect
Black Arrow	Passive - 40 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Your Kill Shot is replaced with Black Arrow. Black Arrow You attempt to finish off a wounded target, dealing 121 Shadow damage and 140 Shadow damage over 8 sec. Only usable on enemies above 80% health or below 20% health.
Black Arrow		You attempt to finish off a wounded target, dealing 121 Shadow damage and 140 Shadow damage over 8 sec. Only usable on enemies above 80% health or below 20% health.
Bleak Arrows	Passive - 40 Yd Range	Your auto shot now deals Shadow damage, allowing it to bypass armor. Auto shot damage increased by 100%.
Soul Drinker	Passive	Kill Command has a 20% chance and Barbed Shot has a 50% chance to grant Deathblow. Deathblow The cooldown of Kill Shot is reset. Your next Kill Shot can be used on any target, regardless of their current health.
Bleak Powder	Passive - 40 Yd Range	Black Arrow now explodes in a cloud of shadow and sulfur on impact, dealing 86 Shadow damage to all enemies within an 8 yd cone behind the target. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets.
Corpsecaller	Passive	When summoning a Dire Beast, you have a 10% chance to instead summon a Dark Hound that deals significantly increased damage.
Ebon Bowstring	Passive	Casting Black Arrow has a 15% chance to grant Deathblow. Deathblow The cooldown of Kill Shot is reset. Your next Kill Shot can be used on any target, regardless of their current health.
Through the Eyes	Passive	Black Arrow deals 20% increased damage to enemies affected by Black Arrow's periodic damage.
Smoke Screen	Passive	Exhilaration grants you 3 sec of Survival of the Fittest. Survival of the Fittest activates Exhilaration at 50% effectiveness.
Dark Chains	Passive	While in combat, Disengage will chain the closest target to the ground, causing them to move 40% slower until they move 8 yards away.
Shadow Dagger	Passive	While in combat, Disengage releases a fan of shadow daggers, dealing 0 Shadow damage per second and reducing affected target's movement speed by 30% for 6 sec.
Wailing Dead	Passive	Bestial Wrath summons a Dark Hound. For 15 sec after casting Bestial Wrath, Bestial Wrath is replaced with Wailing Arrow. Wailing Arrow Fire an enchanted arrow, dealing 483 Shadow damage to your target and an additional 245 Shadow damage to all enemies within 8 yds of your target. Non-Player targets struck by a Wailing Arrow have their spellcasting interrupted and are silenced for 1 sec. Grants Deathblow.
Blighted Quiver	Passive	You fire 2 additional Black Arrows during Withering Fire's barrage. Beast Cleave and Kill Cleave damage increased by 10%.
Banshee's Mark	Passive - 40 Yd Range	Black Arrow and Bleak Powder critical strike damage increased by 10%.
The Bell Tolls	Passive	All pet damage increased by 6%. Dire Beast damage increased by 10%.
Umbral Reach	Passive	Bleak Powder now applies Black Arrow's periodic effect to all enemies it damages. If Bleak Powder damages 2 or more enemies, gain Beast Cleave if talented.
Pact of the Hollow	Passive	Kill Command causes your Dark Hound to Shadow Thrash, dealing 105 Shadow damage to up to 8 nearby enemies.
Withering Fire	Passive	Bestial Wrath causes you to surrender to darkness, granting you Withering Fire for 10 sec and Deathblow. Withering Fire Casting Black Arrow fires a barrage of 2 additional Black Arrows at nearby targets at 50% effectiveness, prioritizing enemies that aren't affected by Black Arrow's damage over time effect.

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 Marksmanship Hunter 's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements that give players an edge in combat against other players.

Name	Cast	Effect
Survival Tactics		Feign Death reduces damage taken by 90% for 2 sec.
Chimaeral Sting		Stings the target, dealing 53 Nature damage and initiating a series of venoms. Each lasts 3 sec and applies the next effect after the previous one ends. Scorpid Venom: 90% reduced movement speed. Spider Venom: Silenced. Viper Venom: 20% reduced damage and healing.
Ranger's Finesse		Casting Aimed Shot provides you with Ranger's Finesse. After gaining 3 stacks of Ranger's Finesse, increase your next Volley's radius and duration by 50%. Consuming Ranger's Finesse reduces the remaining cooldown of Aspect of the Turtle by 20 sec.
Sniper's Advantage		Trueshot and Volley increase the range of all shots by 30% for their duration.
Hunting Pack		Aspect of the Cheetah has 50% reduced cooldown and grants its effects to allies within 15 yds.
Consecutive Concussion		Concussive Shot slows movement by an additional 20%. Using Steady Shot 3 times on a concussed enemy stuns them for 4 sec.
Diamond Ice		Victims of Freezing Trap can no longer be damaged or healed. Freezing Trap is now undispellable, but has a 4 sec duration.
Aspect of the Fox		Aimed Shot may be cast while moving during Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Cheetah's delayed effect is increased by 4 sec.