Marksmanship Hunter PvP Guide — 12.1

• Hunter
  • Ranged auto-shot damage increased by 600%.
  • Hunting Pack radius increased to 30 yards (was 15 yards).
  • Chimaeral Sting no longer applies its subsequent effects when dispelled.
  • Roar of Sacrifice reduces damage taken by 25% in PvP combat (was 15%).
  • Scatter Shot has returned as a PvP talent: A short-range shot that deals damage, removes all harmful damage over time effects, and incapacitates the target for 3 seconds. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.
  • Tar Trap movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  • Cold Feet movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
  • Concussive Shot movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  • Scorpid Venom movement slow reduced to 70% (was 90%) in PvP combat.

• Marksmanship
  • New Talent: Unstable Trigger: Explosive Shot can be used a second time if used within 3 seconds. Explosive Shot incorporates any remaining damage from previous Explosive Shots on your target.
  • Explosive Shot has been redesigned: Fire an explosive shot at your target. Every 1 second for 3 seconds, the target explodes, dealing Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yards. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets. Recasting Explosive Shot incorporates any remaining damage from previous Explosive Shots on your target.
  • Explosive Shot's visual has been updated.
  • Explosive Shot's tooltip has been updated and now includes contextual notes when Unstable Trigger is talented.
  • Precision Detonation has been redesigned: Explosive Shot lasts for 1 additional second.
  • Shrapnel Shot renamed to Incendiary Ammunition and has been redesigned: Explosive Shot's cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds.
  • Incendiary Ammunition and Unstable Trigger are now a choice node.
  • Apex Talent: Take Aim has been redesigned: Your critical strike damage is increased by 5%/10%. Your ranged abilities deal 3%/6% increased damage.
  • Apex Talent: Take Aim has been updated: Spotter's Mark now increases the damage of your next Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire against the target (was Aimed Shot only).
  • Bulletstorm has been redesigned: Rapid Fire now increases the damage of your next Aimed Shot by 20%.
  • Incendiary Ammunition renamed to Accuracy By Volume and has been redesigned: Bulletstorm now affects your next 2 Aimed Shots.
  • Deathblow has been updated: Aimed Shot now has a chance to cause your next Aimed Shot to grant the Deathblow effect.
  • Aspect of the Hydra has been updated: Arcane Shot no longer cleaves.
  • Aimed Shot damage increased by 20%.
  • Rapid Fire damage increased by 20%.
  • Arcane Shot damage increased by 20%.
  • Multi-Shot damage increased by 20%.
  • Kill Shot damage increased by 20%.
  • Eagle's Accuracy is now a 1-point talent that increases the damage of Aimed Shot by 5% (was 10%) and Rapid Fire by 10% (was 20%).
  • Focused Aim now reduces the cooldown of Aimed Shot by 1 second (was 2 seconds).
  • Aimed Shot has a new icon.
  • Some talents have changed locations in the second gate of the talent tree to make Explosive Shot more easily obtained.
  • The Tenacious/ Cunning talent node has been moved and is no longer required pathing to reach Trueshot.
  • Small Game Hunter is now a 2-point talent. Values unchanged.
  • The following talents have been removed: Double Tap, Headshot
  • Explosive Shot damage increased by 15%.
  • The Venomous Abyss 2-set bonus now increases Explosive Shot's damage by 5% (was 20%).
  • Auto Shot damage increased by 20%.
  • Rapid Fire damage increased by 20%.
  • Steady Shot damage increased by 50%.
  • Volley damage increased by 20%.
  • Arcane Shot damage increased by 15%.
  • Multi-Shot damage increased by 80%.
  • Kill Shot damage increased by 25%.
  • Explosive Shot damage increased by 100%, but now only explodes for 50% of the damage done to other nearby enemies.
  • Windrunner Quiver has been redesigned: Rapid Fire damage increased by 10%. Rapid Fire has a 30% chance to grant the Lock and Load effect.
  • Incendiary Ammunition has been redesigned: Explosive Shot has 100% chance to grant the Lock and Load effect.
  • All damage dealt by your abilities and auto-shot increased by 5%.
  • Multi-Shot damage reduced by 20%.
  • All damage dealt by you and your pets reduced by 5%.
  • Explosive Shot damage reduced by 33%.

• Hero talents: Dark Ranger
  • Bleak Arrows damage increased by 300%.
  • Withering Fire's Black Arrow damage reduced by 40%.
  • Dark Hound summons can now be tracked on the Cooldown Manager.
  • Black Arrow damage increased by 25%.
  • Through the Eyes has been redesigned: Increases the damage of Kill Shot and Black Arrow by 10%.
  • Black Arrow no longer highlights itself whenever it is able to be used against the target.
  • Black Arrow direct damage reduced by 40%.
  • Ebon Bowstring now causes Black Arrow to have a chance to cause your next Aimed Shot to grant the Deathblow effect.
  • Dark Minion summons can now be tracked on the Cooldown Manager.
  • Dark Chains movement slow reduced to 30% (was 40%) in PvP combat.
  • Shadow Dagger movement slow reduced to 20% (was 30%) in PvP combat.

• Hero talents: Sentinel
  • Moon's Blessing now only causes 1 second of cooldown reduction to Aimed Shot (was 2 seconds).
  • Sentinel's Mark duration increased to 16 seconds (was 12 seconds).
  • Open Fire has been redesigned: Fire damage dealt increased by 5%.

The Midnight Expansion brings huge changes for all Hunter specs, primarily focused on streamlining and simplifying aspects of the kit.

• Deathblow is now guaranteed to trigger from Rapid Fire
• After activating Trueshot, Trueshot is replaced by Wailing Arrow, a powerful cast that activates Deathblow

• Spotter's Mark gets replaced by the much stronger Sentinel's Mark
• Don't Look Back is now a flat 10% absorb shield that you get whenever Sentinel's Mark procs
• Maximum Focus increased to 125.
• After activating Trueshot, the Trueshot button becomes Moonlight Chakram which sends a glowy chakram that deals heavy AoE damage as it bounces between enemies. Choice nodes can cause this Chakram to give us Lock and Load and trigger Sentinel's Mark.

• Streamline is gone and as a result, Aimed Shot's cast time is much longer at a baseline of 2.5 sec. During Trueshot, this is reduced to 1.5 sec. Its damage has been buffed to compensate, but overall, expect a slower-playing, more sniper-focused and deliberate Marksmanship "feel" in Midnight.
• All of the Explosive Shot-related Talents are gone. We do keep Shrapnel Shot, which now triggers off Volley.

Midnight introduces new Apex Talents, unlocked between Level 80 and 90. Marksmanship gets:

• Take Aim
• Take Aim
• Take Aim

They cause Rapid Fire to reduce Aimed Shot's cooldown by 5 sec over its channel, and they also cause Aimed Shot to always Crit, but its actual damage is increased by your crit chance as well.

• Various crowd control abilities have been removed, including Scatter Shot, High Explosive Trap, and Entrapment.
• Concussive Shot has been enhanced by the new talent Improved Snaring.
• You now have Wing Clip by default if you do not take Concussive Shot.