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HunterPvP · level 49

Level 49 Marksmanship Hunter twink build

Scatter Trapper” — Player vs player.

A level 49 PvP control hunter built around Scatter Shot, Surefooted, Entrapment and near player-hit-cap ranged pressure while keeping enough stamina to survive rogue and warrior openers.

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

Talents

0 Beast Mastery / 21 Marksmanship / 19 Survival · 40 points at level 49

Beast Mastery · 0

No points.

Marksmanship · 21

  • Hawk Eye3/3
  • Lethal Attacks2/5
  • Careful Aim5/5
  • Improved Arcane Shot5/5
  • Trueshot Aura1/1
  • Mortal Shots4/5
  • Scatter Shot1/1

Survival · 19

  • Improved Tracking5/5
  • Entrapment5/5
  • Survivalist2/5
  • Clever Traps2/2
  • Surefooted3/3
  • Deterrence1/1
  • Counterattack1/1

Gear

SlotItemStatsSource
HeadPirate's Eye Patch122 armor · +20 Stamina · +12 Agility
NeckScout's Medallion+12 Agility · +8 StaminaPvP · Scout's
ShouldersClacking Carapace Spaulders199 armor · +14 Stamina · +7 Agility · +8 Attack Power
BackSergeant's Cape36 armor · +14 Stamina · +60 Bonus ArmorPvP · Rank 7
ChestHeavy Scorpid Vest288 armor · +16 Stamina · +15 AgilityCrafted · Leatherworking
WristsBladebane Armguards69 armor · +10 Agility · +10 Stamina · +8 Spirit · +6 Strength
HandsDragonscale Gauntlets171 armor · +6 Agility · +7 Stamina · +14 Critical StrikeCrafted · Leatherworking
WaistDefiler's Chain Girdle178 armor · +8 Stamina · +14 Critical Strike · +20 Attack PowerPvP · Arathi Basin
LegsArcher's Leggings222 armor · +17 Agility · +6 Stamina
FeetDefiler's Chain Greaves218 armor · +13 Stamina · +12 Agility · +6 IntellectPvP · Arathi Basin
Ring 1Insurgent's Band+14 Stamina · +15 Attack PowerReputation · Darkspear Raiders
Ring 2Bloodsport Band+6 Stamina · +22 Attack Power · +5 Health per 5 sec
Trinket 1Cleansed Vilebranch Medallion+7 Hit · +42 Attack Power
Trinket 2Rune of the Guard Captain+7 Hit · +42 Attack Power
Main HandNature's Cull135–204 · 3.3s · 51.4 dps · +115 Bonus Armor · +26 Stamina · +23 Attack Power
Ranged / RelicOutrider's Bow46–86 · 2.4s · 27.5 dps · +8 Stamina · +3 Agility

Rotation

  1. 1Track Humanoidsbuff not active on you
  2. 2Aspect of the Hawkbuff not active on you
  3. 3Trueshot Aurabuff not active on you
  4. 4Deterrenceyou are low on health
  5. 5Hunter's Markdebuff missing on target
  6. 6Aimed Shotopener only
  7. 7Scatter Shotwhen ready
  8. 8Concussive Shotdebuff missing on target
  9. 9Viper Stingdebuff missing on target
  10. 10Chimera Shotwhen ready
  11. 11Arcane Shotwhile moving
  12. 12Wing Clipwhile moving

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

Why it works

This is a 0/21/19 Scatter Trapper: Marksmanship supplies Hawk Eye range, Careful Aim scaling, faster Arcane Shot, Trueshot Aura, Mortal Shots burst and Scatter Shot; Survival adds Improved Tracking damage, full Entrapment, Surefooted for 3% hit plus snare resistance, Deterrence and Counterattack for melee peel.

The gear keeps the damage trinket package: Cleansed Vilebranch Medallion plus Rune of the Guard Captain give +14 hit rating and +84 AP; with Surefooted you sit around 4.4% hit, close to the 5% PvP cap. Nature’s Cull is the best stat-stick here, giving huge stamina, armor and AP. Pirate’s Eye Patch is excellent twink PvP value because stamina/agility comes with fear-hit reduction. AB PvP pieces—Defiler’s Chain Girdle and Defiler’s Chain Greaves—bring crit, AP, stamina and boot speed. Crafted pieces like Heavy Scorpid Vest, Dragonscale Gauntlets and Bladebane Armguards round out burst without becoming glassy.

On the survival curve, the efficient knee is around balance 70: going from 50 to 70 gains about 120 HP for modest throughput loss, but jumping to 85 gains more HP at the cost of all gear hit and roughly a 27% throughput loss. This set stays on the aggressive side of that knee because PvP hunters win by landing CC and killing during windows.

Play at max range with Track Humanoids active for Improved Tracking. Open with Hunter’s Mark into Aimed Shot when safe, Scatter to reset or set up distance, Concussive/Wing Clip anything closing, and use Viper Sting on mana targets; against warriors/rogues, use Serpent Sting instead of Viper. Deterrence is your panic button into melee, then Counterattack if you parry and kite again.

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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.