Aeradyl's PvP Build

Hunter class icon Marksmanship Hunter specialization icon
Marksmanship Hunter
Blood Elf race icon
Blood Elf
502 ilvl
Season 4
2509 Solo Shuffle
2053 2v2
480 3v3
192 RBG

Aeradyl (Illidan US) is a Top Solo Shuffle Marksmanship Hunter in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 4, achieving a rating of 2509 with 495 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of his 10.2.7 PvP character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Marksmanship Hunter build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Aeradyl's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+2351
28% Critical Strike
+2752
16% Haste
+4827
22% Mastery
+5881
29% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Mastery
  3. Haste
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+471
7% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+825
15% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Avoidance
  3. Leech

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character 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 that are essential and universal to the Hunter class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Hunter's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Aeradyl's selected Class Talents below:

Kill Command
Concussive Shot
1
Kill Shot
1
Trailblazer
Posthaste
2
Improved Kill Shot
1
Wilderness Medicine
Counter Shot
1
Natural Mending
1
Tar Trap
1
Misdirection
Survival of the Fittest
1
Tranquilizing Shot
1
Entrapment
1
Improved Traps
Nature's Endurance
1
Born To Be Wild
2
Scare Beast
Improved Tranquilizing Shot
Intimidation
1
Scatter Shot
1
Rejuvenating Wind
Camouflage
1
Sentinel
1
Binding Shackles
Roar of Sacrifice
1
Pathfinding
2
Sentinel's Perception
Beast Master
Keen Eyesight
2
Master Marksman
2
Improved Kill Command
Serrated Shots
2
Arctic Bola
2
Serpent Sting
Killer Instinct
Steel Trap
1
Death Chakram
1
Explosive Shot
1
Poison Injection

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Marksmanship Hunters with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Aeradyl's selected Specialization Talents below:

Aimed Shot
1
Crack Shot
1
Improved Steady Shot
Precise Shots
2
Rapid Fire
1
Lone Wolf
Chimaera Shot
Streamline
2
Killer Accuracy
1
Hunter's Knowledge
Careful Aim
2
Surging Shots
1
Deathblow
1
Target Practice
1
Focused Aim
2
Multi-Shot
Razor Fragments
1
Tactical Reload
1
Deadeye
1
Bursting Shot
1
Trick Shots
Bombardment
Volley
1
Steady Focus
Serpentstalker's Trickery
1
Quick Load
Heavy Ammo
Trueshot
1
Lock and Load
1
Bullseye
1
Bulletstorm
Sharpshooter
Eagletalon's True Focus
2
Wailing Arrow
Legacy of the Windrunners
2
Salvo
Unerring Vision
1
Windrunner's Barrage
Windrunner's Guidance
1

PvP Talents

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

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Take a peek at Aeradyl's selected PvP Talents below:

Survival Tactics
1
Chimaeral Sting
1
Trueshot Mastery
Ranger's Finesse
Sniper Shot
Hunting Pack
Tranquilizing Darts
1
Consecutive Concussion
Wild Kingdom
Interlope
Diamond Ice

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various 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 items currently equipped by Aeradyl.

Head

  1. Stormwing Harrier's Skullmask item set icon
    set
    Stormwing Harrier's Skullmask

Neck

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Pendant item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Pendant

Shoulders

  1. Stormwing Harrier's Pinions item set icon
    set
    Stormwing Harrier's Pinions

Back

  1. Draconic Warmonger's Cloak item icon
    Draconic Warmonger's Cloak

Chest

  1. Draconic Gladiator's Chain Tunic item icon
    Draconic Gladiator's Chain Tunic

Wrist

  1. Draconic Warmonger's Armguards item set icon
    set
    Draconic Warmonger's Armguards

Hands

  1. Stormwing Harrier's Handguards item set icon
    set
    Stormwing Harrier's Handguards

Waist

  1. Flame-Touched Chain item icon
    Flame-Touched Chain

Legs

  1. Stormwing Harrier's Greaves item set icon
    set
    Stormwing Harrier's Greaves

Feet

  1. Venom-Steeped Stompers item icon
    Venom-Steeped Stompers

Ring 1

  1. Seal of Diurna's Chosen item icon
    Seal of Diurna's Chosen

Ring 2

  1. Seal of Filial Duty item icon
    Seal of Filial Duty

Trinket 1

  1. Draconic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity item set icon
    set
    Draconic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Trinket 2

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Medallion item set icon
    set
    Draconic Aspirant's Medallion

Main Hand

  1. Draconic Gladiator's Bow item icon
    Draconic Gladiator's Bow

Antique Bronze Bullion

Antique Bronze Bullion serves as a specialized currency in Dragonflight Season 4, enabling players to purchase specific items. Each item costs 2 bullions and can be upgraded to its maximum Mythic level.

Given that the acquisition of bullions is limited to 1 per week from defeating raid bosses and 2 from the Weekly Mythic Dungeons quest reward when available, here are the items selected by Aeradyl.

  1. Seal of Filial Duty item icon
    Seal of Filial Duty
  2. Seal of Diurna's Chosen item icon
    Seal of Diurna's Chosen

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Aeradyl for the Marksmanship Hunter specialization.

  1. Venom-Steeped Stompers embellishment item icon
    Potent Venom
  2. Flame-Touched Chain embellishment item icon
    Toxified

Enchantments

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

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Aeradyl for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Back

  1. Homebound Speed enchantment icon
    Homebound Speed

Chest

  1. Accelerated Agility enchantment icon
    Accelerated Agility

Wrist

  1. +200 Speed enchantment icon
    +200 Speed

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Fierce Armor Kit

Feet

  1. Plainsrunner's Breeze enchantment icon
    Plainsrunner's Breeze

Ring 1

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Main Hand

  1. High Intensity Thermal Scanner enchantment icon
    High Intensity Thermal Scanner

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Aeradyl.

  1. Keen Ysemerald gem icon
    Keen Ysemerald
    2
  2. Crafty Alexstraszite gem icon
    Crafty Alexstraszite
    1
  3. Fierce Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Fierce Illimited Diamond
    1
  4. Sensei's Neltharite gem icon
    Sensei's Neltharite
    1