3.1 Spec & Glyphs: Marksmanship
by Santyn on Apr.22, 2009, under Hunter
Ah Marksmanship, our friendly mail-wearing Mages (sorry Rilgon, I’m still not convinced otherwise). For their Trueshot Aura I love them. They got some changes in 3.1, definitely for the better. Below is a quick summary of my recommended build and glyphs. Click here to see it in WowHead for mouse-over pop-up goodness.
- Beast Mastery (7 points)
- 5/5 Improved Aspect of the Hawk
- 2/2 Focused Fire
- Marksmanship (57 points)
- 5/5 Lethal Shots
- 3/3 Careful Aim
- 5/5 Mortal Shots
- 1/2 Go for the Throat
- 3/3 Improved Arcane Shot
- 1/1 Aimed Shot
- 2/2 Rapid Killing
- 3/3 Improved Stings
- 1/1 Readiness
- 3/3 Barrage
- 2/2 Combat Experience
- 3/3 Ranged Weapon Specialization
- 3/3 Piercing Shots
- 1/1 Trueshot Aura
- 2/3 Improved Barrage
- 5/5 Master Marksman
- 2/2 Rapid Recuperation
- 3/3 Wild Quiver
- 3/3 Improved Steady Shot
- 5/5 Marked for Death
- 1/1 Chimera Shot
- Survival (7 points)
- 5/5 Improved Tracking
- 2/2 Survival Instincts
Glyphs:
- Major
- Chimera Shot
- Serpent Sting
- Arcane Shot
- Minor
- Feign Death
- Revive Pet
- Mend Pet
For a pet spec, you have two basic options. You can either spec for Shark Attack or Wild Hunt. Regretfully, you can only take one point in either. I’ve yet to test which option is the best in terms of DPS, but once I have I will be sure to let you know.
There is very little flexibility in the spec. You could take the two points out of Improved Barrage and one point out of Barrage if you need to take Focused Aim or want to take Silencing Shot. If you need more points than that you would want to take them out of the Survival tree. The Chimera Shot and Serpent Sting glyphs no-brainers. Your third major glyph slot is open to debate. I chose Arcane Shot, though there are several other viable options. It really boils down to personal preference.
As always, the spec above is merely my recommendation. Feel free to play with it, adjust it, or completely redesign it. Leave a link in the comments to the spec you decided on for everyone to look at.
5 Comments for this entry
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April 22nd, 2009 on 8:26 am
I recommend switching Arcane Shot Glyph for Trueshot Aura Glyph. 10% crit to aimed shot is much more beneficial.
April 22nd, 2009 on 3:25 pm
Shark Attack is better last I checked.
April 23rd, 2009 on 7:12 am
@Korixys – I’m going to agree with you on that one. 10% extra crit is a pretty huge bonus.
@Pike – I am thinking that it is, but I have yet to see any numbers to back it up.
April 23rd, 2009 on 2:21 pm
I suppose my info could be outdated, it’s coming largely from the fact that Wild Hunt has pretty consistently shown bugs on both the PTR and eventually live– last I checked it is not applying the increased AP to my pet… though it might have been changed in a hotfix.
April 23rd, 2009 on 9:25 pm
Heh, who knows. We’ve had 2 patches since 3.1 hit, so it might have been fixed.
Using the Elitist Jerks spreadsheet, Wild Hunt shows a small increase over Shark Attack (about 2 DPS actually). But with the possibility that Wild Hunt may not work as intended, I would recommend going with Shark Attack.