Marksmanship Hunter DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (11.1.7)

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Marksmanship Hunter for The War Within Season 2. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing a Marksmanship Hunter, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

For discussion and information on Stats specifically, check out our Stats page below.

Durable Information Securing Container with Spark Burst is a Belt item added in Patch 11.1.7, and is obtained by completing Overcharged Delves as part of a short questline that is easily accessible once the Patch releases. The Belt comes pre-socketed, and also offers the ability to embellish it with "Titan Discs", special effects that offer stat boosts or damage-dealing cantrip effects. To get the most out of the Belt, it is essential you choose the right Titan Disc!

Eventually, this Belt will be upgraded all the way to 701 Item Level, at which point you can expect roughly a 2-3% gain over a 681 Crafted Belt with BiS Stats.

These recommendations should be correct for the vast majority of characters. However, if you truly want to minmax the last 0.1%, you should sim these for yourself. When simming these for Mythic+, I recommend simming a mixture of single-target and 8-target AoE (at 5-minute duration), rather than using MDT Sim. Charged Bolts in particular can be overrated by sims for AoE purposes, since all damage to all targets is considered equally valuable by sims, but in reality, funnelling damage into a primary target is more valuable, and many Charged Bolts procs will effectively go to waste when there are multiple targets up.

Charged Bolts is our choice of Titan Disc for Raiding scenarios. It is very powerfully tuned for any encounter with one, primary target. One drawback is that it hits random enemies, which could be bad on fights that have worthless secondary targets. Still, it is so highly tuned that even if some of your procs are lost, it is almost certainly still optimal for the vast majority of raid bosses.

Spark Burst is our best choice for anything Mythic+, providing a straightforward Haste increase proc. Even if Haste is not necessarily our best stat at all times, this Disc provides a greater quantity of Haste than the alternatives provide other stats, so it wins on this alone.

Ultimately, it is also worth keeping in sight the fact that all of the options are within around 0.5% of each other for AoE/Mythic+ purposes.

If you just cannot be bothered swapping your Disc around between Raiding and Mythic+, I get it; just run Spark Burst everywhere. It is better for single-target than Charged Bolts is for AoE, and who doesn't like Haste?

For more information on how to acquire or upgrade the Belt, make sure to check out our dedicated Overcharged Delves guide!

The War Within Season 2 offers a way to acquire specific items from Liberation of Undermine through the new Puzzling Cartel Chip. You can learn more about them and their acquisition on our Puzzling Cartel Chips page.

We have compiled a list of high-value items that you should prioritize with your Cartel Chips in The War Within Season 2 as Marksmanship Hunter. This list is not exhaustive, and you are best served simming yourself for optimal results as the best pick will depend on the gear you already have available.

Below, set the checkboxes according to what bosses you have killed, and whether you have done all +12 Keys to unlock Mythic-track Trinkets from the Cartel Chip vendor.

1. Mythic Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker - One of our BiS Trinkets for all scenarios.
2. Mythic Tiny Pal - Our best Mainhand weapon. High priority if you do not have a Mythic Weapon already. If you do, however, the Cantrip effect is only ~0.2-0.8% better than other Weapons, so it is not an especially high priority.
3. Mythic House of Cards - One of our Dark Ranger BiS Trinkets.
4. Mythic Signet of the Priory - One of our Sentinel BiS Trinkets.
5. Mythic The Jastor Diamond - The best Ring in the game, though mostly so for Sentinel. It is BiS for Dark Ranger too, but by a fairly subtle margin. It is worth getting, but not a tremendously high priority.
6. Heroic House of Cards - One of our Dark Ranger BiS Trinkets.

If you are playing both Sentinel and Dark Ranger and are struggling with the choice of House of Cards and Signet of the Priory, I recommend House of Cards. It is stronger for Sentinel than Signet is for Dark Ranger.

Below, you can find the best Corruption Enchants to use for Raiding and Mythic+ Content on your Marksmanship Hunter. The Raiding recommendation is based on single-target DPS simulations, while the Mythic+ recommendation is based on a mixture of single-target and AoE.

1. Greater Rune of Gushing Wound is currently optimal for pure single-target scenarios only.

1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual is currently optimal for all scenarios involving multiple targets, including but not limited to Raid Fights with AoE, Delves, Mythic+, Open-World Content, and Horrific Visions.

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BiS Gear for Marksmanship Hunter

Overall BiS List for Season 2 Liberation of Undermine Gear BiS List Mythic+ Gear BiS List

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Overall BiS List for Marksmanship Hunter

This list contains the best gear in every slot for Season 2 of The War Within, from all sources.

In general, BiS Items for Marksmanship are simply ones that have lots of Crit on them.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Tiny Pal (684)	Mug'Zee in Liberation of Undermine
Helm	Tireless Collector's Chained Cowl (684)	One-Armed Bandit/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Neck	Undermine Merc's Dog Tags (684)	BoE Trash Drop from Liberation of Undermine
Shoulder	Crashguard Spaulders (684)	The MOTHERLODE!! (671), or in Great Vault
Cloak (Max DPS)	Consecrated Cloak — Dawnthread Lining (681)	Crafted by Tailoring
Chest	Tireless Collector's Battlegear (684)	Sprocketmonger Lockenstock/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Bracers	Glyph-Etched Vambraces — Dawnthread Lining (681)	Crafted by Leatherworking
Gloves	Tireless Collector's Gauntlets (684)	Cauldron of Carnage/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Belt	Durable Information Securing Container with Spark Burst (701)	Patch 11.1.7 Questline & Overcharged Delves
Legs	Tireless Collector's Armored Breeches (684)	Stix Bunkjunker/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Boots	Shrapnel-Ridden Sabatons (684)	Vexie and the Geargrinders in Liberation of Undermine
Ring #1	The Jastor Diamond (684)	Chrome King Gallywix in Liberation of Undermine
Ring #2 (Subject to RNG)	Miniature Roulette Wheel (Max Crit, Low Mastery/Haste, 684)	One-Armed Bandit in Liberation of Undermine
Ring #2 (Ordinary Drop)	Faded Championship Ring (684)	Cauldron of Carnage in Liberation of Undermine
Trinket #1	House of Cards (684)	One-Armed Bandit in Liberation of Undermine
Trinket #2 (Assuming Trueshot on cooldown)	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker (684)	Operation: Floodgate (671), or Great Vault
Trinket #2 (Always Works)	Mechano-Core Amplifier (671)	Delves

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Liberation of Undermine Raid Gear BiS List for Marksmanship Hunter

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Marksmanship Hunter in The War Within Season 2 from the Liberation of Undermine Raid.

Note that this BiS List is for items from the Raid. I am separating the BiS lists by gear sources. This is what you send to your Raid Leader/Loot Council when they ask you what your BiS gear is from the Raid.

Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". The best items vary per character and situation, and there are many items that are essentially equivalent in terms of DPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary stats around. I will list one "BiS" item per slot, sometimes two if I feel there is a significant difference for Raiding and Mythic+, but ultimately, BiS lists are not very practically useful and you should be simming your character to find out what gear to equip next. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for this list and thus, despite me not thinking you should really care much about it, it is here for your perusal.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Tiny Pal (684)	Mug'Zee in Liberation of Undermine
Helm	Sanitized Scraphood (684)	Stix Bunkjunker in Liberation of Undermine
Neck	Undermine Merc's Dog Tags (684)	BoE Trash Drop from Liberation of Undermine
Shoulder	Tireless Collector's Hunted Heads (684)	Rik Reverb/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Cloak	Test Pilot's Go-Pack (684)	Sprocketmonger Lockenstock in Liberation of Undermine
Chest	Tireless Collector's Battlegear (684)	Sprocketmonger Lockenstock/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Bracers	Galvanic Graffiti Cuffs (684)	Cauldron of Carnage in Liberation of Undermine
Gloves	Tireless Collector's Gauntlets (684)	Cauldron of Carnage/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Belt	Durable Information Securing Container with Spark Burst (701)	Patch 11.1.7 Questline & Overcharged Delves
Legs	Tireless Collector's Armored Breeches (684)	Stix Bunkjunker/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Boots	Shrapnel-Ridden Sabatons (684)	Vexie and the Geargrinders in Liberation of Undermine
Ring #1	The Jastor Diamond (684)	Chrome King Gallywix in Liberation of Undermine
Ring #2 (Subject to RNG)	Miniature Roulette Wheel (Max Crit, Low Mastery, 684)	One-Armed Bandit in Liberation of Undermine
Ring #2 (Ordinary Drop)	Faded Championship Ring (Max Crit, Low Mastery, 684)	Cauldron of Carnage in Liberation of Undermine
Trinket #1	House of Cards (684)	One-Armed Bandit in Liberation of Undermine
Trinket #2 (4+ Minute Encounters)	Eye of Kezan (684)	Chrome King Gallywix in Liberation of Undermine
Trinket #2 (Fallback)	Geargrinder's Spare Keys (684)	Vexie and the Geargrinders in Liberation of Undermine

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The War Within Season 2 Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Marksmanship Hunter

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Marksmanship Hunter from The War Within Season 2 Mythic+.

Note that this BiS List is for items from Mythic+. I am separating the BiS lists by gear sources. This is the list you can chase when you want to improve your gear by farming Mythic+ dungeons.

Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". The best items vary per character and situation, and there are many items that are essentially equivalent in terms of DPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary stats around. I will list one "BiS" item per slot, sometimes two if I feel there is a significant difference for Raiding and Mythic+, but ultimately, BiS lists are not very practically useful and you should be simming your character to find out what gear to equip next. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for this list and thus, despite me not thinking you should really care much about it, it is here for your perusal.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Keeza's 'B.' B.B.B.F.G (684)	Operation: Floodgate (671), or Great Vault
Helm	Tireless Collector's Chained Cowl (684)	One-Armed Bandit/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Neck	Flickering Glowtorc (684)	Darkflame Cleft (671), or Great Vault
Shoulder	Crashguard Spaulders (684)	The MOTHERLODE!! (671), or in Great Vault
Cloak	Chef Chewie's Towel (684)	Cinderbrew Meadery (671), or Great Vault
Chest	Tireless Collector's Battlegear (684)	Sprocketmonger Lockenstock/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Bracers	I'pa's Pale Aleguards (684)	Cinderbrew Meadery (671), or Great Vault
Gloves	Tireless Collector's Gauntlets (684)	Cauldron of Carnage/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Belt	Durable Information Securing Container with Spark Burst (701)	Patch 11.1.7 Questline & Overcharged Delves
Legs	Tireless Collector's Armored Breeches (684)	Stix Bunkjunker/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Boots	Boots of Shuddering Matter (684)	Theater of Pain (671), or Great Vault
Ring #1	Ring of Perpetual Conflict (684)	Theater of Pain (671), or Great Vault
Ring #2	Hoop of the Blighted (684)	The Rookery (671), or Great Vault
Trinket #1	Signet of the Priory (684)	Priory of the Sacred Flame (671), or in Great Vault
Trinket #2	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker (684)	Operation: Floodgate (671), or Great Vault

Cyrce's Circlet is a ring introduced in Patch 11.0.7 that you can still acquire by completing several activities on Siren Isle. The ring has 3 sockets, which can fit a different kind of gem each. There are four different gems available for each of the three sockets, for a total of 12 gems, so there is quite a bit of choice on what to socket.

In Patch 11.1, Cyrce's Circlet is a fairly mediocre Ring, easily replaced in Season 2 by a ~652 iLvl Faded Championship Ring, or just any other good, Crit-heavy Ring. A solid Ring to start the season, but nothing special beyond that.

• For practically all scenarios, you will want to play Stormbringer's Runed Citrine/ Windsinger's Runed Citrine/ Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine.

For more information on how to get the ring, as well as acquiring all of the different gems that you can possibly socket into it, check out our Cyrce's Circlet guide below!

Throughout this page, we regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on Raidbots, as it is an indispensable aspect of optimizing your character.

While we do offer generic sim charts for Trinkets, this should not be a replacement for simming yourself, at least not if you want to minmax sub-1%!

If you are new to simming and Raidbots, check out our detailed guide below.

Our BiS Crafts are pretty straightforward. We want 2x Dawnthread Lining on some sensible slots. While Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and its Writhing Armor Banding can perform similarly for some characters, it takes 80 seconds to stack up Ascension to full power while in combat, and it will regularly drop off between packs in Mythic+.

For players coming right into the Season from its beginning, the choice is very different as we are not just concerned about the best Crafted Slots and Embellishments, but also potentially short-term Item Level gains. While the 2x Dawnthread Lining setup is optimal in the longer run, in the short-to-medium-term, crafting a Weapon with a Darkmoon Sigil is preferable because of the immediate, short-term value of a weapon upgrade.

Please note that double- Dawnthread Lining has a tendency to not work outside of combat in some scenarios. If you have two of them equipped, but are only getting Crit from one of them, try to intentionally drop below 80% HP and then heal yourself back up. this WeakAura can help alert you when it is not working so you can fix it.

As for the stats, you cannot go wrong with Crit/Mastery for Sentinel, and Crit/Haste for Dark Ranger.

1. P.0.W. x2 (Early Season, costs 2 Sparks) — This item is not our long-term BiS, but if you are coming fresh into the Season , then the sheer Item Level value of a Weapon is going to exceed the value of the best Embellishments. For reference, the value of upgrading a Weapon by 30 iLvl is around 8% before even considering an Embellishment, while the value of upgrading some other slots (as below) with Embellishment by 30 iLvl is only around 4-5%. That said, if you wait until your first Great Vault and it has a Weapon, then you may wish to craft something else instead. As for Embellishments, I recommend Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension for Raiding and Darkmoon Sigil: Vivacity for Mythic+.
2. (BiS, 1 Spark) — Consecrated Cloak or Glyph-Etched Stompers with Dawnthread Lining — Cloaks, alongside Bracers, have the lowest Item Level Budget of all Armor items. This makes them ideal BiS candidates when considering Crafts, because Crafted items are capped at 81, while other items cap at 684. But, the Test Pilot's Go-Pack movement speed bonus is very nifty. If you agree, and you are able to access this item at all, then you should craft either the Boots or the Belt instead.
3. (BiS, 1 Spark) — Glyph-Etched Vambraces with Dawnthread Lining — Similarly to the Cloak, we get Bracers here as it is the best long-term play.
4. Next, chase Item Level where needed, preferring Weapon > Helm/Chest/Legs (though these are likely occupied by tier) > Boots/Belt/Shoulders > Rings/Necks > Cloaks.
5. At this point, you are mostly done crafting. You can spend future Sparks on off-spec items, alternatively statted crafts for different situations, and so on.

These are two weapon-only Embellishments with different secondary stat effects. On sustained encounters, ones that keep you in combat for several minutes, Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension is about 0.5% better. However, because Ascension takes a whole 80 seconds to reach full power, if you are primarily doing non-Raiding content, Darkmoon Sigil: Vivacity is better as it does not have this problem.

You will be able to upgrade your items via Crests such as Gilded Undermine Crest. Once you have upgraded a slot to a certain item level, upgrading other items of that slot to that item level is free.

When you upgrade with Crests, you should think of it as upgrading slots and not items.

Additionally, since Crests are a limited resource, you will want to obtain the highest item-level possible before upgrading a given slot, as this means you will spend fewer Crests on that slot in total. If you are at all capable of doing a +9 Dungeon, for example, it would be a VERY bad idea to upgrade an item from a +8 Dungeon, as those are wasted Crests you may not get back for a very long time.

We see a ton of players, even at a high level, mess up their upgrade priorities, and upgrading prematurely. Getting this right will put you far ahead of most players.

Below is the slot priority you should upgrade your items in. If you ever want to deviate from this, you should have a very good reason.

1. Weapons
2. Trinkets
3. Helm/Chest/Legs
4. Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots
5. Rings and Necks
6. Cloaks and Bracers

Note that exceptions are possible, such as special items that have more Item Level scaling than their slot would imply.

The Tier Set is comprised of 5 items, all carrying the Tireless Collector's moniker. Unique DPS bonuses are unlocked when wearing 2, and 4 pieces from the set:

• MM 2PC Set Bonus — Your spells and abilities have a chance to hit a Jackpot, increasing your auto-shot damage by 200%, and reducing the time between them by 0.5 sec for 10 seconds. Casting Trueshot always triggers this effect. This effect has roughly 50% uptime, and leads to more Lock and Load procs.
• MM 4PC Set Bonus — Consuming Lock and Load also fires an Explosive Shot at 300% effectiveness.

The Tier Set Bonus is absolutely mandatory for competitive play, and you should prioritize obtaining it. You can use the Matrix Catalyst to convert regular items (from Mythic+, for example) into Tier Items.

You only need 4 pieces out of 5 to get both set bonuses. I recommend you get all items except for the Helm or Shoulders, as they have some of the lowest Crit of the set items, while high-Crit alternatives exist. Check out the BiS List for more information.