Marksmanship Hunter DPS Spec, Builds, Talents, and Pet Talents — The War Within (11.2)

Dark Ranger is optimal for pure single-target scenarios, at about ~9-10% stronger than Sentinel.

Note that swapping Unerring Vision to Calling the Shots can be worth doing if a 1-minute CD cadence (with the S3 4PC) is more beneficial. But, in a vacuum, Unerring Vision is significantly better, so this call should not be made lightly.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!

This build is my general recommendation for anything AoE-centric, like Mythic+, Delves, and so on. It offers the best blend of single-target and AoE for Mythic+, and has a strong defensive profile as well.

Swapping Unerring Vision to Calling the Shots is roughly equal on paper, and may be better suited to lower keys where the longer-CD, more powerful Unerring Vision is overkill. You can mostly pick by preference here. Do also note that 2-minute Trinkets like Signet of the Priory and Araz's Ritual Forge will tend to prefer 1-minute builds, while the optimal Trinket, Unyielding Netherprism, tends to prefer 1.5-minute builds.

Prior to getting the new Season 3 4PC, go with Sentinel instead.

We cannot have everything we could possibly want for every single dungeon in a single build, unfortunately. Here are the recommended utility talents to swap to for different, specific Mythic+ dungeons in The War Within Season 3.

• For Halls of Atonement and Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit, swap Kodo Tranquilizer over to Devilsaur Tranquilizer.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!

This build grabs our AoE essential Trick Shots for the smallest possible single-target DPS loss. This build is ideal for fights that have a primary, single target, as well as add spawns that need to be burst down quickly.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!

This build is suboptimal for pure single-target compared to Dark Ranger, which is around 9% stronger.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!

This build is a solid Mythic+ build for beginners. It does similar AoE to Dark Ranger, and has an arguably more fun Explosive Shot-based playstyle, but the single-target suffers greatly.

We cannot have everything we could possibly want for every single dungeon in a single build, unfortunately. Here are the recommended utility talents to swap to for different, specific Mythic+ dungeons in The War Within Season 3.

• For Halls of Atonement and Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit, swap Kodo Tranquilizer over to Devilsaur Tranquilizer.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!