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HunterPvP · level 39

Level 39 Marksmanship Hunter twink build

Scattershot Marksman” — Player vs player.

A level 39 PvP Hunter built around Scatter Shot control, long-range Marksmanship burst, and enough stamina/armor to survive rogue or warrior openers while your pet and shots finish the fight.

Solid. A few specific changes below would lift it further.

Talents

0 Beast Mastery / 21 Marksmanship / 9 Survival · 30 points at level 39

Beast Mastery · 0

No points.

Marksmanship · 21

  • Hawk Eye3/3
  • Lethal Attacks5/5
  • Careful Aim5/5
  • Improved Arcane Shot2/5
  • Mortal Shots5/5
  • Scatter Shot1/1

Survival · 9

  • Improved Tracking5/5
  • Survivalist4/5

Gear

SlotItemStatsSource
HeadScoutmaster's Eyepatch105 armor · +13 Spirit · +7 Hit · +16 Stamina
NeckScout's Medallion+11 Agility · +7 StaminaPvP · Scout's
ShouldersClacking Carapace Spaulders199 armor · +14 Stamina · +7 Agility · +8 Attack Power
BackCorpsefeeder's Shedding31 armor · +11 Stamina · +4 Strength · +4 Agility
ChestBristlepelt Vest115 armor · +13 Stamina · +9 Agility
WristsOvergrown Cuffs56 armor · +7 Stamina · +7 Agility · +14 Attack Power
HandsStalker's Leather Gloves76 armor · +10 Agility · +7 Intellect · +9 StaminaCrafted · Leatherworking
WaistDefiler's Leather Girdle73 armor · +4 Stamina · +40 Bonus Armor · +30 Attack PowerPvP · Arathi Basin
LegsBlooded Pants101 armor · +13 Agility · +9 Stamina
FeetDefiler's Leather Boots89 armor · +10 Stamina · +8 Agility · +40 Bonus Armor · +6 Attack PowerPvP · Arathi Basin
Ring 1Insurgent's Band+11 Stamina · +12 Attack PowerReputation · Darkspear Raiders
Ring 2Legionnaire's Band+8 Strength · +8 Agility · +5 StaminaPvP · Legionnaire's
Trinket 1Defiler's Talisman+8 StaminaPvP · Arathi Basin
Trinket 2Arena Master+7 Stamina
Main HandNature's Cull135–204 · 3.3s · 51.4 dps · +115 Bonus Armor · +26 Stamina · +23 Attack Power
Ranged / RelicYoungster's First Bow49–92 · 2.8s · 25.2 dps · +5 Stamina · +7 Attack Power

Rotation

  1. 1Heart of the Lionbuff not active on you
  2. 2Aspect of the Hawkbuff not active on you
  3. 3Hunter's Markdebuff missing on target
  4. 4Scatter Shotopener only
  5. 5Rapid Fireresource pooled (high rage/energy/mana)
  6. 6Aimed Shotresource pooled (high rage/energy/mana)
  7. 7Viper Stingdebuff missing on target
  8. 8Chimera Shotwhen ready
  9. 9Arcane Shotwhile moving
  10. 10Concussive Shotdebuff missing on target
  11. 11Wing Clipwhile moving
  12. 12Deterrenceyou are low on health

Read top to bottom: use the first ability that is ready and whose condition holds.

Why it works

This is a 21/0-style Marksmanship PvP core with Scatter Shot as the defining talent: Scatter creates the window for Aimed Shot, stops casts, or lets you reset range. Hawk Eye, Lethal Attacks, Careful Aim, Improved Arcane Shot, and Mortal Shots all feed the same plan: land fewer but harder ranged globals before the target can stick to you. The 9 Survival points go into Improved Tracking and Survivalist, giving always-on tracked-target damage plus a large health multiplier without giving up Scatter.

The gear is a stamina-heavy damage set. Scoutmaster's Eyepatch is chosen for +16 stamina and hit, while Clacking Carapace Spaulders, Overgrown Cuffs, Defiler's Leather Girdle, Blooded Pants, and Defiler's Leather Boots give the best mix of agility, attack power, armor, and HP. Nature's Cull is the premium stat-stick: huge stamina, armor, and attack power. Youngster's First Bow wins the ranged slot through superior weapon damage, which matters for Aimed Shot and Chimera Shot. Defiler's Talisman plus Arena Master keeps you alive through melee burst; use faction equivalents where needed.

Play at max range with Heart of the Lion, Aspect of the Hawk, tracking set to the enemy type, and Hunter's Mark up. Open with Scatter into Aimed Shot when safe, then Rapid Fire, Viper Sting versus mana users, Chimera Shot to refresh/trigger it, and Arcane Shot while moving. Concussive Shot, Wing Clip, pet roots/disarms if available, and Deterrence are your anti-melee chain. The toughness curve’s knee is around balance 50–60: past roughly 1690–1740 gear HP, extra health starts costing noticeably more burst, so do not over-swap into pure stamina unless you are being trained every fight.

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Generated by the optimizer from WoW Forever client build 1.60.1.69913 and checked against the builder's rules (row gates, prerequisites, what the class can wear). The rating above is recomputed from today's data. Race not set — pick yours in the builder for racial bonuses.