Mortal Shots, a WoW Forever Hunter talent, in words
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Mortal ShotsA Marksmanship Hunter talent in WoW Forever: row 4 of the Marksmanship tree (level 25), 5 ranks, passive. Changed from Classic. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Marksmanship row 4
Mortal Shots5 ranks · passiveRequires 15 points in Marksmanship Talents (level 25). Requires Careful Aim.Rank 1: Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.Rank 2: Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 12%.Rank 3: Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 18%.Rank 4: Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 24%.Rank 5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 6%.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 6%.
- WoW Forever rank 1Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 36% of Hunter buildsTaken in 36% of the 30,420 complete Hunter builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
- 39% of Beast Mastery buildsTaken in 39% of the 7,870 builds that lead in Beast Mastery.
- 97% of Marksmanship buildsTaken in 97% of the 7,961 builds that lead in Marksmanship, its own tree.
- 7% of Survival buildsTaken in 7% 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.
Around it in the Marksmanship tree
- NeedsCareful Aim at max rank first.
- Same row (15 points in Marksmanship, level 25)Trueshot Aura.
- Row above (level 20)Rapid Killing, Improved Arcane Shot, Lone Wolf.
- Row below (level 30)Rapid Recuperation, Barrage, Scatter Shot.
- 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
From the WoW Forever beta client, checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Mortal Shots in the Hunter calculator, read every Hunter talent in words (Beast Mastery and Survival too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.