Marksmanship 3.3.5 PVE DPS
Introduction
MM Hunter is one of the top dps specs in this expansion! Hunter is a must for each raids no matter if 10man or 25man! You must always have a hunter in ICC! You can switch to adds really quickly and you don't have to run there or ramp up your damage. Hunters Misdirection is a must and even more useful in ICC Lady Deathwhisperer! And I haven't mentioned that you always need a hunter for the Lich King to Tranqualize Shot the Shambling Horrors and to put traps under the Valkyrs and the Vile Spirits ( and even on Deathbringer Sourfang to put trap under the blood beasts, or on Professor Putricide to use Snake Trap under the green ooze to soak the dmg, or on Blood Prince Council to keep up the Kinetics more easily!). You can never go wrong with picking a hunter.
Talent
1. Talent
- Use this when you have your armor penetration cap, in higher gear.
2. Talent
- Use this if you don't have your armor penetration cap and you are in lower gear.
Pet talent
Glyphs
1. Major
- Glyph of Serpent Sting Increases the duration of your Serpent Sting by 6 sec.
- Glyph of Steady Shot Increases the damage dealt by Steady Shot by 10% when your target is afflicted with Serpent Sting.
- Glyph of Kill Shot Reduces the cooldown of Kill Shot by 6 sec.
2. Minor
- Glyph of Feign Death Reduces the cooldown of your Feign Death spell by 5 sec.
- Glyph of Mend Pet Your Mend Pet spell increases your pet's happiness slightly.
- Glyph of Revive Pet Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Revive Pet by 100%.
Enchants
Head - Arcanum of Torment +50 attack power +20 crit
Shoulder - Greater Inscription of the Axe +40 attack power +20 crit
Cloak - Major Agility +23 agility
Chest - Powerful Stats +10 all stats
Bracers - Greater Assault +50 attack power
Gloves - Major Agility +20 agility
Waist - Eternal Belt Buckle + 1 belt socket
Legs - Icescale Leg Armor +75 attack power +22 crit
Boots - Greater Assault +32 attack power
Tuskarr's Vitality +15 stamina and minor movement speed
One-Handed - Superior Potency +65 attack power
Two-Handed - Massacre +110 attack power
Bow - Heartseeker Scope +40 ranged crit
Gems
Meta: Relentless Earthsiege Diamond +21 Agility and 3% Increased Critical Damage
Red: Delicate Cardinal Ruby +20 agility
Fractured Cardinal Ruby +20 armor penetration, After armor penetration cap you should go for more agility.
Blue: Nightmare Tear +10 all stats, for the meta in the best value socket bonus.
Stat Priorities
1. Hit 5% (4% with draenei)
2. Armor Penetration cap (1400) You should gem for armor penetration when you have passive 850-900, around 800-850 it has almost the same value as agility still.
3. Agility It is a really good stat which you should gem for if you don't have passive 850-900 armor penetration, so in lower gear, and when you have your armor penetration then the extra gems should be agility.
4. Crit
5. Haste
Profession
1. Jewelcrafting : 3 big gems +42 agility/armor penetration
2. Blacksmithing : +2 sockets, +40 agility/armor penetration
3. Engineering : Has many useful enchants ( 340haste/min , nitro boots, cloak +1agility)
4. Tailoring : + 400 attack power proc on cloak
5. Leatherworking / Enchanting / Inscription : +80 attack power
6. Skinning : Extra crit
Best in Slot
Head - Sanctified Ahn'Kahar Blood Hunter's Headpiece
Shoulder - Sanctified Ahn'Kahar Blood Hunter's Spaulders
Cloak - Vereesa's Dexterity or Sylvanas' Cunning (depending on the faction)
Chest - Sanctified Ahn'Kahar Blood Hunter's Tunic
Bracers - Scourge Hunter's Vambraces
Gloves - Sanctified Ahn'Kahar Blood Hunter's Handguards
Waist - Nerub'ar Stalker's Cord
Legs - Leggings of Northern Lights
Boots - Returning Footfalls
Neck - Sindragosa's Cruel Claw or Rimetooth Pendant
Rings - Ashen Band of Endless Vengeance and Frostbrood Sapphire Ring
Trinkets - Sharpened Twilight Scale and Deathbringer's Will
Weapons:
Ranged - Fal'inrush, Defender of Quel'Thalas
Melee - Oathbinder, Charge of the Ranger-General