Marksmanship Hunter DPS Castle Nathria Raid Guide — Shadowlands 9.0.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Marksmanship Hunter for each boss of the following raid: Castle Nathria. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Shadowlands 9.0.5.
Introduction
On this page, you will find Marksmanship Hunter specific information for each boss in Castle Nathria. This is no encounter guide, but a collection of Marksmanship Hunter specific tips for each boss.
All information on this page is work in progress and will be updated once the raid has launched.
Talent Cheatsheet
We advise to use the following talents on Shriekwing.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Lock and Load
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Shriekwing: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
We advise to use the following talents on Huntsman Altimor.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Explosive Shot
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Chimaera Shot
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Volley
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Huntsman Altimor: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
We advise to use the following talents on Sun King's Salvation.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Explosive Shot
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Streamline
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Volley
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sun King's Salvation: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
We advise to use the following talents on Artificer Xy'Mox.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Lock and Load
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Artificer Xy'Mox: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
We advise to use the following talents on Hungering Destroyer.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Lock and Load
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Hungering Destroyer: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
We advise to use the following talents on Lady Inerva Darkvein.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Volley
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Lady Inerva Darkvein: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
We advise to use the following talents on The Council of Blood.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Lock and Load
We advise you to use the following Legendary on The Council of Blood: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
We advise to use the following talents on Sludgefist.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Lock and Load
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sludgefist: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
We advise to use the following talents on Stone Legion Generals.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Explosive Shot
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus or
Chimaera Shot
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Volley
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Stone Legion Generals: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
We advise to use the following talents on Sire Denathrius.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim or
Explosive Shot
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Volley
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sire Denathrius: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
Shriekwing
We advise you to use the following talents against Shriekwing.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Lock and Load
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Shriekwing: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
Tips
- There are no specific tips for this boss.
For more information, please refer to our Shriekwing guide.
Huntsman Altimor
We advise you to use the following talents against Huntsman Altimor.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Explosive Shot
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Chimaera Shot
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Volley
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Huntsman Altimor: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
Tips
- You can solo
Vicious Lunge with
Aspect of the Turtle.
- When the dogs are being moved out of the boss' range, try to hold on to your
Precise Shots stacks until they are stacked again.
- Remember that when there are 2 targets up during
Trueshot, spending
Precise Shots stacks on
Chimaera Shot is more important than not capping your
Aimed Shot charges.
- On 2 targets, it is especially important to fully saturate your
Volley window, because it is your only source of
Trick Shots. So you should synchronize your
Double Tap,
Volley and
Wild Spirits if used. You want to cast
Aimed Shot followed by
Rapid Fire or vice versa in your Volley window.
- Make sure that you are alternating your
Aimed Shot on the boss and miniboss when using
Serpentstalker's Trickery Legendary.
For more information, please refer to our Huntsman Altimor guide.
Sun King's Salvation
We advise you to use the following talents against Sun King's Salvation.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Explosive Shot
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Streamline
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Volley
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sun King's Salvation: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
Tips
- Use
Misdirection on a tank whenever the adds spawn to help them get aggro more quickly, and save yourself from unnecessary damage.
- Be sure to maximize targets hit by
Volley, and plan out its usage so that mobs are not moving outside of it.
- When cleaving, try to target the Vanquisher, because the Assassins will regularly teleport around the room and possibly cost you cleave damage.
For more information, please refer to our Sun King's Salvation guide.
Artificer Xy'Mox
We advise you to use the following talents against Artificer Xy'Mox.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Lock and Load
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Artificer Xy'Mox: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
Tips
- You can use
Aspect of the Turtle while running over Stasis Traps to clear them. Combine with
Aspect of the Cheetah to get further.
For more information, please refer to our Artificer Xy'Mox guide.
Hungering Destroyer
We advise you to use the following talents against Hungering Destroyer.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Lock and Load
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Hungering Destroyer: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
Tips
- Use
Aspect of the Turtle and
Feign Death (if using
Resilience of the Hunter) if your Health drops low while having the
Gluttonous Miasma debuff.
- Use
Exhilaration if you are on low Health just before dropping off the
Expunge debuff to decrease the size of the effect.
- Use
Aspect of the Turtle, in combination with
Disengage (with
Posthaste) and
Aspect of the Cheetah, to soak as many of the blue
Expunge orbs as possible.
- If you have no other sources of enemy healing reduction on your group,
consider using a "Mortal Wounds"-pet such as a Carrion Bird (Ferocity),
Riverbeast (Tenacity) or Raptor (Cunning). This will reduce the boss' healing
done by
Hungering Strikes significantly.
For more information, please refer to our Hungering Destroyer guide.
Lady Inerva Darkvein
We advise you to use the following talents against Lady Inerva Darkvein.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Volley
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Lady Inerva Darkvein: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
Tips
- You should be constantly aware of add spawn timers and be ready to use
Volley and
Double Tap for them.
- Remember to use
Aimed Shot to multidot
Serpent Sting on the adds with
Serpentstalker's Trickery.
For more information, please refer to our Lady Inerva Darkvein guide.
The Council of Blood
We advise you to use the following talents against The Council of Blood.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Lock and Load
We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Council of Blood: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
Tips
- Use
Disengage with
Posthaste to quickly get into position for the dance.
- Abuse
Careful Aim on the adds that spawn whenever possible.
- Remember that bosses heal when you kill one of them, so you should not be
using
Multi-Shot unless there are adds stacked on the boss.
For more information, please refer to our The Council of Blood guide.
Sludgefist
We advise you to use the following talents against Sludgefist.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Lock and Load
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sludgefist: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
Tips
- Make use of the 12-second 100% damage taken debuff after he charges into a
pillar. Keep in mind that both
Wild Spirits and
Trueshot last longer than this damage taken debuff, allowing you to use them a bit before. You can also "pre-cast" a
Double Tap-
Aimed Shot into the debuff, treating the boss timer as a pull timer almost.
For more information, please refer to our Sludgefist guide.
Stone Legion Generals
We advise you to use the following talents against Stone Legion Generals.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Explosive Shot
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus or
Chimaera Shot
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Volley
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Stone Legion Generals: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
Tips
- For Mythic Difficulty, use
Steady Focus instead of
Chimaera Shot.
- For this fight, you should "delay" your opener for when the first add
spawns. This means that you should not precast
Double Tap, but instead save it for your
Wild Spirits/
Trueshot combo. You should also save
Volley and
Explosive Shot for these moments.
For more information, please refer to our Stone Legion Generals guide.
Sire Denathrius
We advise you to use the following talents against Sire Denathrius.
- Level 15:
Master Marksman
- Level 25:
Careful Aim or
Explosive Shot
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Steady Focus
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Double Tap
- Level 50:
Volley
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sire Denathrius: Serpentstalker's Trickery.
Tips
- For this fight, you should "delay" your opener for when the first add
spawns. This means that you should not precast
Double Tap, but instead save it for your
Wild Spirits/
Trueshot combo. You should also save
Volley and
Explosive Shot for these moments.
- Try and cast
Explosive Shot when there is ~1s remaining on the cast timer of
Cleansing Pain. This will cause its explosion to happen just as the adds spawn.
For more information, please refer to our Sire Denathrius guide.
Changelog
- 28 Feb. 2021: Updated the recommended Talents for Lady Inerva Darkvein.
- 18 Jan. 2021: Updated the recommended Talents for Mythic Stone Legion Generals.
- 16 Dec. 2020: Updated tips and/or Talent recommendations for Hungering Destroyer, Sludgefist, Stone Legion Generals, and Sire Denathrius.
- 11 Dec. 2020: Updated Talent Recommendations and added new tips for several bosses.
- 10 Dec. 2020: Updated the Talent Recommendations for Huntsman Altimor.
- 08 Dec. 2020: Updated the page with recommended Talents, Legendaries, and some early playstyle tips for Heroic week.
- 01 Dec. 2020: Added placeholder Castle Nathria page.
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