Marksmanship Hunter PvP Pets — The War Within (11.2)
It is important to make sure you're always using the right pet for a given situation. This guide goes through what you should consider when choosing your pet as well as general recommendations.
This page is part of our Marksmanship Hunter PvP Guide.
Should I use a pet as Marksmanship?
As a Marksmanship Hunter, since the patch 11.1 rework, it is no longer worth
using pets in Arena. Your Intimidation and
Roar of Sacrifice no
longer require a pet, and your
Aimed Shot applies Mortal Wounds with
the passive effect
Manhunter. Choosing to use a pet with
Unbreakable Bond will sacrifice a significant amount of damage as you
lose
Improved Spotter's Mark.
You instead choose between Cunning and
Tenacious to mimick
the bonuses that previously came from your Pet Specialisation.
If you are going to use a pet, you should use one that has a Mortal Strike
ability. This is because although you have Manhunter, it is possible
that the effect will occasionally fall off when you aren't able to consistently
use
Aimed Shot every 10 seconds.
The following Pet Families all have Mortal Strike:
- Hyena
- Raptor
- Rodent
- Carrion Bird
- Ravager
- Scorpid
- Wasp
- Direhorn
- Hydra
- Lizard
- Riverbeast
Changelog
- 04 Aug. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
- 15 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 21 Apr. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 04 Apr. 2025: Updated as double bonus fixed.
- 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for patch 11.1.
- 15 Dec. 2024: Reviewed for patch 11.0.7.
- 21 Oct. 2024: Updated for 11.0.5 rework.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Launch.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Reviewed for 11.0.1.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 20 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for patch 10.2.5.
- 19 Nov. 2023: Changed formatting to improve readability.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Page created.
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