Improved Stings, a WoW Forever Hunter talent, in words

What it does Marksmanship row 2

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  Improved Stings3 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Marksmanship Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Increased the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec.Rank 2: Increased the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 13%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 4 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 30 sec.Rank 3: Increased the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 20%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 6 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 45 sec.Changed from Classic (renamed from Improved Serpent Sting, was Marksmanship row 4, was 5 ranks, now 3). Classic rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Serpent Sting by 2%.

What changed from Classic

• Classic rank 1Increases the damage done by your Serpent Sting by 2%.
• WoW Forever rank 1Increased the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec.
• Alsorenamed from Improved Serpent Sting; was Marksmanship row 4; was 5 ranks, now 3.

Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds

• 25% of Hunter buildsTaken in 25% of the 30,420 complete Hunter builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
• 26% of Beast Mastery buildsTaken in 26% of the 7,870 builds that lead in Beast Mastery.
• 61% of Marksmanship buildsTaken in 61% of the 7,961 builds that lead in Marksmanship, its own tree.
• 8% of Survival buildsTaken in 8% of the 14,589 builds that lead in Survival.
• How it is countedEach build counts by what people did with it (opened, shared, saved), the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Updated daily, last on 2026-09-30.

Beta build history

• Build 1.60.1.69876, 2026-09-17Rank 1 text changed.

Around it in the Marksmanship tree

• Same row (5 points in Marksmanship, level 15)Efficiency, Careful Aim.
• Row above (level 10)Hawk Eye, Improved Concussive Shot, Lethal Attacks.
• Row below (level 20)Rapid Killing, Improved Arcane Shot, Lone Wolf.
• Gone from Classic MarksmanshipImproved Hunter's Mark, Improved Scorpid Sting.

Every Marksmanship talent 16

• Hawk Eyerow 1
• Improved Concussive Shotrow 1
• Lethal Attacksrow 1
• Improved Stingsrow 2
• Efficiencyrow 2
• Careful Aimrow 2
• Rapid Killingrow 3
• Improved Arcane Shotrow 3
• Lone Wolfrow 3
• Trueshot Aurarow 4
• Mortal Shotsrow 4
• Rapid Recuperationrow 5
• Barragerow 5
• Scatter Shotrow 5
• Ranged Weapon Specializationrow 6
• Sniper Shotrow 7

Every Beast Mastery talent 16

• Deadly Aspectsrow 1
• Endurance Trainingrow 1
• Focused Firerow 2
• Improved Aspect of the Monkeyrow 2
• Pathfindingrow 2
• Improved Revive Petrow 2
• Bestial Swiftnessrow 3
• Unleashed Furyrow 3
• Improved Mend Petrow 4
• Ferocityrow 4
• Summon Hawkrow 4
• Spirit Bondrow 5
• Intimidationrow 5
• Bestial Disciplinerow 5
• Frenzyrow 6
• Bestial Wrathrow 7

Every Survival talent 18

• Improved Trackingrow 1
• Deflectionrow 1
• Entrapmentrow 2
• Savage Strikesrow 2
• Survivalistrow 2
• Improved Wing Cliprow 2
• Clever Trapsrow 3
• Surefootedrow 3
• Deterrencerow 3
• Survival Tacticsrow 4
• Predator's Edgerow 4
• Counterattackrow 4
• Resourcefulnessrow 5
• Expose Preyrow 5
• Survivalist's Disciplinerow 5
• Strider Kickrow 5
• Lightning Reflexesrow 6
• Lacerating Strikesrow 7