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
| Slot | Item | Stats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 105 armor · +13 Spirit · +7 Hit · +16 Stamina | — | |
| Neck | +11 Agility · +7 Stamina | PvP · Scout's | |
| Shoulders | 199 armor · +14 Stamina · +7 Agility · +8 Attack Power | — | |
| Back | 31 armor · +11 Stamina · +4 Strength · +4 Agility | — | |
| Chest | 115 armor · +13 Stamina · +9 Agility | — | |
| Wrists | 56 armor · +7 Stamina · +7 Agility · +14 Attack Power | — | |
| Hands | 76 armor · +10 Agility · +7 Intellect · +9 Stamina | Crafted · Leatherworking | |
| Waist | 73 armor · +4 Stamina · +40 Bonus Armor · +30 Attack Power | PvP · Arathi Basin | |
| Legs | 101 armor · +13 Agility · +9 Stamina | — | |
| Feet | 89 armor · +10 Stamina · +8 Agility · +40 Bonus Armor · +6 Attack Power | PvP · Arathi Basin | |
| Ring 1 | +11 Stamina · +12 Attack Power | Reputation · Darkspear Raiders | |
| Ring 2 | +8 Strength · +8 Agility · +5 Stamina | PvP · Legionnaire's | |
| Trinket 1 | +8 Stamina | PvP · Arathi Basin | |
| Trinket 2 | +7 Stamina | — | |
| Main Hand | 135–204 · 3.3s · 51.4 dps · +115 Bonus Armor · +26 Stamina · +23 Attack Power | — | |
| Ranged / Relic | 49–92 · 2.8s · 25.2 dps · +5 Stamina · +7 Attack Power | — |
Rotation
- 1
Heart of the Lionbuff not active on you - 2
Aspect of the Hawkbuff not active on you - 3
Hunter's Markdebuff missing on target - 4
Scatter Shotopener only - 5
Rapid Fireresource pooled (high rage/energy/mana) - 6
Aimed Shotresource pooled (high rage/energy/mana) - 7
Viper Stingdebuff missing on target - 8
Chimera Shotwhen ready - 9
Arcane Shotwhile moving - 10
Concussive Shotdebuff missing on target - 11
Wing Clipwhile moving - 12
Deterrenceyou 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.