Raynor Talents

Level	Choices
1	? ✔ ✔
4	✔ ✘ ?
7	✘ ✔ ✘
10	✔ ✔
13	✔ ✘ ✔
16	✔ ✘ ✘
20	✘ ✔ ? ✔

Veteran Marksman should only be a pick in games where you will be constantly fighting or in ARAM game mode. Otherwise, we do not recommend it because it takes too long to be useful.

Ace In The Hole is a powerful Talent on Raynor. The extra damage will be very useful in fights, while the Slow will facilitate his job when attacking tanks. It is worth mentioning that this talent increases all of Raynor's damage, not just his Basic Attacks. We recommend getting this Talent if you do not need the extra PvE damage from exterminator.

Exterminator has no value when fighting other Heroes, as it only boosts Raynor's damage against PvE targets. However, when you need extra PvE damage, or in maps like Battlefield of Eternity or Infernal Shrines, Exterminator will be very impactful.

Fight or Flight adds 25 Armor for 3 seconds whenever Raynor activates Adrenaline Rush. This a very long duration during team fights and makes him much harder to take down. The lowered Cooldown on Adrenaline Rush is a nice bonus to have for sure. It is the default Talent for this tier, because it covers Raynor's main weakness, being dived.

Behemoth Armor provides Raynor with a useful amount of bonus health. Moreover, stacking this talent is usually not that hard. In most games the overall health value will be between 400 and 500 bonus health, which makes Raynor more resilient and also boosts the healing value of Adrenaline Rush, since it scales with Raynor's maximum health. However, we only recommend this Talent if opposing team has no burst damage. If they do, Fight or Flight will be a better option.

Sustaining Rounds is too unreliable compared to the other talents, as it usually does not give Raynor any value if he is pressured (and thus cannot use Basic Attacks) or Blinded by an enemy.

Fuel The Rush is not really needed, as we find the original cooldown refreshing rate to be sufficient already.

Unstable Compound is one of the most versatile talents in Raynor's tree. Not only does it expand the area of Give 'Em Some Pepper but it also provides consistent Mana gain and Cooldown reduction on Penetrating Round and Inspire.

Heavy Slugs is not as reliable as Unstable Compound, and has an unnecessarily long Cooldown. Unstable Compound will be a better choice.

Hyperion is a very useful Heroic Ability when it comes to zoning enemies from Map Objectives. Furthermore, Hyperion is an excellent pushing tool, which greatly aids in taking down enemy Structures. However, refrain from using Hyperion carelessly, as its long Cooldown makes misuse very unforgiving.

Raynor's Raider provides great single-target damage and allows Raynor to hunt down retreating opponents very efficiently. Combined with his dangerous Basic Attacks, the Banshee can take down enemy Assassins and Specialists from a safe distance. However, make sure to manually reassign a new target if needed and always try to keep track of your Banshee's health.

Debilitating Rounds's Cooldown reduction on Penetrating Round feels good, and pairs very well with Unstable Compound and Paint Them Red.

Rallying Cry is a useful supportive talent that does not only increase Raynor's own mobility and Attack Speed boosts' duration by 1 second, but also increases your allies' combat performance. However, we do not recommend it, as Giddy-Up's extra movement Speed or Debilitating Rounds's Cooldown reduction will be more effective for Raynor.

Giddy-Up provides Raynor with a noticeable Movement Speed while mounted and unmounted. This makes up for the lack of escape mechanisms Raynor's kit suffers from, while also greatly improving his kite capabilities.

Paint Them Red provides Raynor with an incredible amount of self-sustain while also increasing his AoE damage. It will be good in all games, but it excels with Talents that reduce Penetrating Round's Cooldown, like Unstable Compound or Debilitating Rounds. Focus on using Penetrating Round to hit 2 or 3 enemies, so you will get more heal from this Talent.

Give Me More! comes too late in Raynor's talent tree to become relevant. While the increased healing on Adrenaline Rush is nice to have, Give Me More adds no additional damage to Raynor's late game, which is something he really needs.

Bounty Hunter is good against high-health Warriors and protects Raynor with additional Armor. We consider Bounty Hunter a winmore Talent, since it will only be good in very specific situations where enemies cannot kill you at all.

Indomitable Resolve's Cooldown reduction and Unstoppable effect are nice to have, however, the overall value of this talent remains weak. Hyperion's team fight damage is rather underwhelming in the late game, furthermore, it can be dodged easily by most enemy Heroes. If it is reliable extra damage that you seek, we suggest going for Execute instead.

Dusk Wing is a great Level 20 upgrade for Raynor's Raider. It makes the Banshee much easier to navigate, as it covers a greater distance. The free self-heal and Attack Speed boost after the Banshee gets destroyed can give great value during team fights.

Weak Spot Acquired's Armor Reduction sounds great at first, however, Raynor often has to switch targets, depending on who is in his range. In most scenarios we consider this talent inferior to the consistent bonus damage from Execute. However, if your Team's game plan is killing a Tank, this Talent might be a good choice, because it will boost the damage from all allies, greatly speeding up the killing.

Execute marks the ultimate late-game power spike for Raynor. Not only does the increased Attack Speed trigger Give 'Em Some Pepper more often, the additional damage against low-health targets causes Raynor to become a scary ranged Assassin to face.