Marksmanship Hunter Talents

Marksmanship Hunter
The War Within Season 2

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 The War Within Season 2.

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
Natural Mending	Passive	Every 10 Focus you spend reduces the remaining cooldown on Exhilaration by 1.0 sec.
Posthaste	Passive	Disengage also frees you from all movement impairing effects and increases your movement speed by 50% for 4 sec.
Kill Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range	You attempt to finish off a wounded target, dealing 1,675 Physical damage. Only usable on enemies with less than 20% health.
Rejuvenating Wind	Passive	Maximum health increased by 8%, and Exhilaration now also heals you for an additional 12.0% of your maximum health over 8 sec.
Hunter's Avoidance	Passive	Damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 5%.
Deathblow	Passive	Kill Command has a 10% 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.
Wilderness Medicine	Passive	Natural Mending now reduces the cooldown of Exhilaration by an additional 0.5 sec 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.
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.
Tranquilizing Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 10 Sec Cooldown	Removes 1 Enrage and 1 Magic effect from an enemy target.
Concussive Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 5 Sec Cooldown	Dazes the target, slowing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec. Steady Shot will increase the duration of Concussive Shot on the target by 3.0 sec.
Survival of the Fittest	Instant	Reduces all damage you and your pet take by 30% for 6 sec.
Entrapment	Passive	When Tar Trap is activated, all enemies in its area are rooted for 4 sec. Damage taken may break this root.
Counter Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 24 Sec Cooldown	Interrupts spellcasting, preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 3 sec.
Kodo Tranquilizer	Passive	Tranquilizing Shot removes up to 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.
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.
Scout's Instincts	Passive	You cannot be slowed below 80% of your normal movement speed while Aspect of the Cheetah is active.
Padded Armor	Passive	Survival of the Fittest gains an additional charge.
Lone Survivor	Passive	Reduce the cooldown of Survival of the Fittest by 30 sec, and increase its duration by 2.0 sec. Reduce the cooldown of Counter Shot and Muzzle by 2 sec.
Specialized Arsenal	Passive	Kill Command deals 10% increased damage.
Disruptive Rounds	Passive	When Tranquilizing Shot successfully dispels an effect or Counter Shot interrupts a cast, gain 10 Focus.
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.
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.
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.
Explosive Shot	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Fires an explosive shot at your target. After 3 sec, the shot will explode, dealing 1,559 Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yds. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
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.
Bursting Shot	Instant - 30 Sec Cooldown	Fires an explosion of bolts at all enemies in front of you, knocking them back, snaring them by 50% for 6 sec, and dealing 28 Physical damage.
Scatter Shot	Instant - 20 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	A short-range shot that deals 23 damage, removes all harmful damage over time effects, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.
Territorial Instincts	Passive	The cooldown of Intimidation is reduced by 10 sec.
Trigger Finger	Passive	You and your pet have 5.0% increased attack speed. This effect is increased by 100% if you do not have an active pet.
Blackrock Munitions	Passive	The damage of Explosive Shot is increased by 8%.
Keen Eyesight	Passive	Critical strike chance increased by 4%.
Tar-Coated Bindings	Passive	Binding Shot's stun duration is increased by 1 sec.
Scrappy	Passive	Casting Kill Command reduces the cooldown of Intimidation and Binding Shot by 0.5 sec.
Quick Load	Passive	When you fall below 40% health, Bursting Shot and Scatter Shot have their cooldown immediately reset. This can only occur once every 25 sec.
Pathfinding	Passive	Movement speed increased by 4%.
Binding Shackles	Passive	Targets stunned by Binding Shot, knocked back by High Explosive Trap, knocked up by Implosive Trap, incapacitated by Scatter Shot, or stunned by Intimidation deal 10% less damage to you for 8 sec after the effect ends.
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.
Kindling Flare	Passive	Flare's radius is increased by 50%.
Trailblazer	Passive	Your movement speed is increased by 30% anytime you have not attacked for 3 sec.
Roar of Sacrifice	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1 Min Cooldown	Instructs your pet to protect a friendly target from critical strikes, making attacks against that target unable to be critical strikes, but 10% of all damage taken by that target is also taken by the pet. Lasts 12 sec.
Serrated Tips	Passive	You gain 5% more critical strike from critical strike sources.
Moment of Opportunity	Passive	When a trap triggers, you gain 30% movement speed for 3 sec. Can only occur every 1 min.
Born To Be Wild	Passive	Reduces the cooldowns of Aspect of the Cheetah, and Aspect of the Turtle by 30 sec.
Ghillie Suit	Passive	You take 20% reduced damage while Camouflage is active. This effect persists for 3 sec after you leave Camouflage.
Improved Traps	Passive	The cooldown of Tar Trap, High Explosive Trap, Implosive 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.
High Explosive Trap	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 40 Sec Cooldown	Hurls a fire trap to the target location that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing 310 Fire damage and knocking all enemies away. Limit 1. Trap will exist for 1 min.
Implosive Trap	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1 Min Cooldown	Hurls a fire trap to the target location that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing 304 Fire damage and knocking all enemies up. Limit 1. Trap will exist for 1 min.
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	3 Sec Cast - 40 Yd Range	A powerful aimed shot that deals 2,420 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 2,249 Physical damage. Usable while moving. Each shot generates 2 Focus.
Precise Shots	Passive	Aimed Shot causes your next Arcane Shot or Multi-Shot to deal 100% more damage and cost 40% less Focus. Your Auto Shot damage is increased by 100% but the time between your Auto Shots is increased by 2.0 sec.
Streamline	Passive	Rapid Fire's damage is increased by 15%. Casting Rapid Fire grants Streamline. Streamline Your next Aimed Shot has its Focus cost and cast time reduced by 20%. Stacks up to 2 times.
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 75% of normal damage.
Aspect of the Hydra	Passive	Aimed Shot, Rapid Fire, and Arcane Shot now hit a second nearby target for 60% of their damage.
Ammo Conservation	Passive	Rapid Fire shoots 3 additional shots. Aimed Shot cooldown reduced by 1.0 sec.
Penetrating Shots	Passive	Gain critical strike damage equal to 40% of your critical strike chance.
Improved Spotter's Mark	Passive	The damage bonus of Spotter's Mark is increased by 20%. 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.
Lock and Load	Passive	Your ranged auto attacks have a 8% chance to trigger Lock and Load, causing your next Aimed Shot to cost no Focus and be instant.
In the Rhythm	Passive	When Rapid Fire finishes channeling, the time between your Auto Shots is reduced by 1.0 sec for 12 sec.
Surging Shots	Passive	Rapid Fire deals 35% additional damage, and Aimed Shot has a 15% chance to reset the cooldown of Rapid Fire.
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 15% of the damage dealt over 6 sec.
Quickdraw	Passive	Lock and Load now increases the damage of Aimed Shot by 15%.
Improved Deathblow	Passive	Aimed Shot now has a 15% chance and Rapid Fire now has a 25% chance to grant Deathblow. Kill Shot critical strike damage is increased by 25%. Deathblow The cooldown of Kill Shot is reset. Your next Kill Shot can be used on any target, regardless of their current health.
Obsidian Arrowhead	Passive	The damage of Auto Shot is increased by 25% and its critical strike chance is increased by 15%.
On Target	Passive	Consuming Spotter's Mark grants 4% increased Haste for 10 sec, stacking up to 4 times. Multiple instances of this effect can overlap.
Trueshot	Instant - 2 Min Cooldown	Increases your critical strike chance by 10% and critical strike damage by 20% for 15 sec. Reduces the cooldown of your Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire by 60%.
Moving Target	Passive	Consuming Precise Shots increases the damage of your next Aimed Shot by 20% and grants Streamline. Streamline Your next Aimed Shot has its Focus cost and cast time reduced by 20%. Stacks up to 2 times.
Precision Detonation	Passive	Casting Explosive Shot grants Streamline. When Aimed Shot damages a target affected by your Explosive Shot, Explosive Shot instantly explodes, dealing 25% increased damage. Streamline Your next Aimed Shot has its Focus cost and cast time reduced by 20%. Stacks up to 2 times.
Razor Fragments	Passive	After gaining Deathblow, your next Kill Shot will deal 75% increased damage, and shred up to 5 targets near your Kill Shot target for 35% of the damage dealt by Kill Shot over 6 sec.
Headshot	Passive	Kill Shot can now benefit from Precise Shots at 25% effectiveness. Kill Shot consumes Precise Shots.
Deadeye	Passive	Kill Shot now has 2 charges and has its cooldown reduced by 2.0 sec.
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%.
Target Acquisition	Passive	Consuming Spotter's Mark reduces the cooldown of Aimed Shot by 2.0 sec.
Shrapnel Shot	Passive	Damaging an enemy with Explosive Shot increases the damage they receive from your next Arcane Shot or Multi-Shot by 30%.
Magnetic Gunpowder	Passive	Consuming Precise Shots reduces the cooldown of Explosive Shot by 2.0 sec. Consuming Lock and Load reduces the cooldown of Explosive Shot by 8.0 sec.
Eagle's Accuracy	Passive	Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire's damage is increased by 5.0%.
Calling the Shots	Passive	Consuming Spotter's Mark reduces the cooldown of Trueshot by 2.0 sec.
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.
Improved Streamline	Passive	Streamline's cast time reduction effect is increased to 30%.
Focused Aim	Passive	Consuming Precise Shots reduces the cooldown of Aimed Shot by 0.75 sec.
Killer Mark	Passive	Spotter's Mark now additionally increases the critical strike chance of Aimed Shot by 15%.
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	While Trueshot is active, consuming Precise Shots extends Trueshot's duration by 1.0 sec, up to 5.0 sec. Additionally, Trueshot now increases the effectiveness of Streamline by 50%.
Volley	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 45 Sec Cooldown	Rain a volley of arrows down over 6 sec, dealing up to 4,837 Physical damage to any enemy in the area, and gain the effects of Trick Shots for as long as Volley is active.
Ohn'ahran Winds	Passive	When your Eagle applies Spotter's Mark, it has a 25% chance to apply a Spotter's Mark to up to 3 additional nearby enemies.
Small Game Hunter	Passive	Multi-Shot deals 75% increased damage and Explosive Shot deals 15% increased damage.
Windrunner Quiver	Passive	Precise Shots can now stack up to 2 times, but its damage bonus is reduced to 90%. 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.
Unerring Vision	Passive	Trueshot now increases your critical strike chance by an additional 10% and increases your critical strike damage by an additional 20%. Additionally, Calling the Shots reduces Trueshot's cooldown by an additional 1.0 sec.
Kill Zone	Passive	Your spells and attacks deal 8% increased damage and ignore line of sight against any target in your Volley.
Salvo	Passive	Volley now also applies Explosive Shot to up to 2 targets hit.
Bullet Hell	Passive	Damage from Multi-Shot and Volley reduces the cooldown of Rapid Fire by 0.30 sec. Damage from Aimed Shot reduces the cooldown of Volley by 0.50 sec.

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 attacks have a chance to apply Sentinel on the target, stacking up to 10 times. While Sentinel stacks are higher than 3, applying Sentinel has a chance to trigger an implosion, causing a stack to be consumed on the target every sec to deal 415 Arcane damage.
Don't Look Back	Passive	Each time Sentinel deals damage to an enemy you gain an absorb shield equal to 1.0% of your maximum health, up to 10%.
Extrapolated Shots	Passive	When you apply Sentinel to a target not affected by Sentinel, you apply 1 additional stack.
Sentinel Precision	Passive	Raptor Strike, Mongoose Bite and Wildfire Bomb deal 10% increased damage.
Release and Reload	Passive	When you apply Sentinel on a target, you have a 15% chance to apply a second stack.
Catch Out	Passive	When a target affected by Sentinel deals damage to you, they are rooted for 3 sec. May only occur every 1 min per target.
Sideline	Passive	When Sentinel starts dealing damage, the target is snared by 40% for 3 sec.
Invigorating Pulse	Passive	Each time Sentinel deals damage to an enemy it has an up to 15% chance to generate 5 Focus. Chances decrease with each additional Sentinel currently imploding applied to enemies.
Sentinel Watch	Passive	Whenever a Sentinel deals damage, the cooldown of Coordinated Assault is reduced by 1 sec, up to 15 sec.
Eyes Closed	Passive	For 8 sec after activating Coordinated Assault, all abilities are guaranteed to apply Sentinel.
Symphonic Arsenal	Passive	Multi-Shot and Butchery discharge arcane energy from all targets affected by your Sentinel, dealing 477 Arcane damage to up to 5 targets within 8 yds of your Sentinel targets.
Overwatch	Passive	All Sentinel debuffs implode when a target affected by more than 3 stacks of your Sentinel falls below 20% health. This effect can only occur once every 15 sec per target.
Crescent Steel	Passive	Targets you damage below 20% health gain a stack of Sentinel every 3 sec.
Lunar Storm	Passive	Every 30 sec your next Wildfire Bomb launches a celestial arrow that conjures a 12 yd radius Lunar Storm at the target's location dealing 531 Arcane damage. For the next 12 sec, a random enemy affected by Sentinel within your Lunar Storm gets struck for 497 Arcane damage every 0.4 sec. Any target struck by this effect takes 10% increased damage from you and your pet for 8 sec.

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 1,424 Shadow damage and 185 Shadow damage over 14 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. Your auto shot has a 20% 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.
Shadow Hounds	Passive	Each time Black Arrow deals damage, you have a small chance to manifest a Dark Hound to charge to your target and deal Shadow damage to nearby targets for 8 sec. Whenever you summon a Dire Beast, you have a 25% chance to also summon a Shadow Hound.
Soul Drinker	Passive - 40 Yd Range	When an enemy affected by Black Arrow dies, you have a 10% chance to gain Deathblow. Deathblow The cooldown of Kill Shot is reset. Your next Kill Shot can be used on any target, regardless of their current health.
The Bell Tolls	Passive - 40 Yd Range	Black Arrow is now usable on enemies with greater than 80% health or less than 20% health.
Phantom Pain	Passive - 40 Yd Range	When Kill Command deals damage, 8% of the damage dealt is replicated to each other unit affected by Black Arrow.
Ebon Bowstring	Passive - 40 Yd Range	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.
Embrace the Shadows	Passive	You heal for 15% of all Shadow damage dealt by you or your pets.
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 2 Shadow damage per second and reducing affected target's movement speed by 30% for 6 sec.
Banshee's Mark	Passive - 40 Yd Range	Murder of Crows now deals Shadow damage. Black Arrow's initial damage has a 25% chance to summon a Murder of Crows on your target. A Murder of Crows Summons a flock of crows to attack your target, dealing 1,726 Physical damage over 15 sec.
Shadow Surge	Passive - 40 Yd Range	Periodic damage from Black Arrow has a small chance to erupt in a burst of darkness, dealing 397 Shadow damage to all enemies near the target. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets.
Bleak Powder	Passive - 40 Yd Range	Casting Black Arrow while Beast Cleave is active causes Black Arrow to explode upon hitting its target, dealing 2,929 Shadow damage to other nearby enemies.
Withering Fire	Passive	While Call of the Wild is active, you surrender to darkness, granting you Deathblow every 4 sec. Casting Black Arrow while under the effects of Withering Fire causes you to additionally fire a barrage of 2 additional Black Arrows at nearby targets at 50% effectiveness.

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 813 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.
Explosive Powder		Bursting Shot now also knocks you back and snares enemies by an additional 20%.
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.