Level 60 Marksmanship Hunter raid DPS build
“Lone Wolf Sharpshooter” — Damage in dungeons and raids.
A petless Marksmanship/Survival ranged damage build that caps raid hit through Surefooted plus gear, then stacks crit, agility and ranged weapon multipliers for consistent boss and dungeon output.
Excellent. This is close to the best this item pool and tree allow for the goal.
Talents
0 Beast Mastery / 33 Marksmanship / 18 Survival · 51 points at level 60
Beast Mastery · 0
No points.
Marksmanship · 33
Lethal Attacks5/5
Efficiency5/5
Careful Aim5/5
Rapid Killing2/2
Lone Wolf1/1
Trueshot Aura1/1
Mortal Shots5/5
Barrage3/3
Ranged Weapon Specialization5/5
Sniper Shot1/1
Survival · 18
Improved Tracking5/5
Entrapment1/5
Survivalist5/5
Clever Traps2/2
Surefooted3/3
Survival Tactics2/2
Gear
| Slot | Item | Stats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 449 armor · +31 Agility · +30 Stamina · +12 Intellect · +28 Critical Strike · +3 Mana per 5 sec | Cryptstalker Armor | |
| Neck | +12 Stamina · +28 Critical Strike · +26 Attack Power | Naxxramas · Kel'Thuzad | |
| Shoulders | 406 armor · +29 Agility · +23 Stamina · +10 Intellect · +14 Critical Strike | Cryptstalker Armor | |
| Back | 66 armor · +26 Agility · +11 Strength · +15 Stamina | — | |
| Chest | 576 armor · +45 Agility · +27 Stamina · +15 Intellect · +10 Hit · +14 Critical Strike · +4 Mana per 5 sec | Cryptstalker Armor | |
| Wrists | 242 armor · +26 Agility · +16 Stamina · +10 Hit | Cryptstalker Armor | |
| Hands | 346 armor · +24 Agility · +15 Intellect · +21 Stamina · +14 Critical Strike · +4 Mana per 5 sec | Cryptstalker Armor | |
| Waist | 142 armor · +20 Stamina · +64 Attack Power · +14 Critical Strike · +10 Hit | Temple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun | |
| Legs | 484 armor · +42 Agility · +26 Stamina · +10 Intellect · +14 Critical Strike · +6 Mana per 5 sec | Cryptstalker Armor | |
| Feet | 372 armor · +33 Agility · +19 Stamina · +8 Intellect · +10 Hit | Cryptstalker Armor | |
| Ring 1 | +14 Critical Strike · +10 Hit · +52 Attack Power | Naxxramas · Loatheb | |
| Ring 2 | +34 Agility | Naxxramas · Patchwerk | |
| Trinket 1 | +64 Attack Power | Naxxramas · Sapphiron | |
| Trinket 2 | +14 Critical Strike · +10 Hit | Naxxramas · Maexxna | |
| Main Hand | 187–282 · 3.2s · 73.4 dps · +26 Stamina · +15 Intellect · +10 Nature Resistance · +28 Critical Strike | — | |
| Ranged / Relic | 103–192 · 3.0s · 49.1 dps · +14 Critical Strike · +18 Attack Power | Temple of Ahn'Qiraj · Ouro |
- Cryptstalker Armor (7/9) — (2) Increases the duration of your Rapid Fire by 4 secs.; (4) Increases Attack Power by 50 for both you and your pet.; (6) Your ranged critical hits cause an Adrenaline Rush, granting you 50 mana.
Rotation
- 1
Heart of the Lionbuff not active on you - 2
Trueshot Aurabuff not active on you - 3
Aspect of the Hawkbuff not active on you - 4
Hunter's Markdebuff missing on target - 5
Serpent Stingdebuff missing on target - 6
Rapid Firewhen ready - 7
Chimera Shotwhen ready - 8
Sniper Shotwhen ready - 9
Explosive Trap3+ enemies - 10
Multi-Shot3+ enemies - 11
Aimed Shotwhen ready - 12
Arcane Shotresource pooled (high rage/energy/mana)
Read top to bottom: use the first ability that is ready and whose condition holds.
Why it works
This build plays around Lone Wolf, so keep the pet dismissed for the 20% all-attack damage bonus. Marksmanship supplies the core multipliers: Lethal Attacks, Careful Aim, Mortal Shots, Barrage, Ranged Weapon Specialization and Sniper Shot. Survival adds Improved Tracking and Surefooted; with 60 hit rating from Cryptstalker Tunic, Cryptstalker Wristguards, Belt of Never-ending Agony, Cryptstalker Boots, Band of Unnatural Forces and Kiss of the Spider, Surefooted brings you to the 9% boss hit cap without wasting extra hit slots.
The gear favors Naxx/AQ ranged stat pieces: Cryptstalker mail for agility, crit, mp5 and exact hit pieces; Stormrage's Talisman and Cloak of the Fallen God for high crit/agility value once hit is solved; Band of Reanimation as the no-hit agility ring; Slayer's Crest plus Kiss of the Spider for the strongest offensive trinket pairing. Lok'delar is used as a crit/intellect stat stick, while Larvae of the Great Worm is the best ranged weapon here from raw DPS plus crit/AP.
Keep Heart of the Lion, Trueshot Aura and Aspect of the Hawk up. Track the target’s creature type to activate Improved Tracking. Mark the target, apply Serpent Sting, then use Chimera Shot to refresh it. Use Rapid Fire and trinkets on bosses or dangerous packs, cast Sniper Shot and Aimed Shot when stationary, and swap to Explosive Trap/Multi-Shot for 3+ targets. Arcane Shot is a mana-positive filler only when you are comfortable on mana.
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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.