Marksmanship Hunter Frequently Asked Questions — The War Within (11.1.0)
On this page, we go over several of the most frequently asked questions regarding Marksmanship Hunter in World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.1.0). This will be updated as more common repeated questions surface over the course of the expansion.
Is There A Haste Cap for Marksmanship Hunters?
No, there are no Haste breakpoints to note for Marksmanship. At 30% Haste from rating, all future Haste will start giving progressively less Haste% per Haste point. Some think of this as a "cap", but it is better to think of it as "whatever value Haste had before 30%, is reduced by 10% after that point". This does not necessarily make Haste a worse stat than others, it just makes it 10% worse than itself past a certain point. This affects all Stats at different breakpoints.
Which Race is Best for Marksmanship Hunter?
Generally speaking, the best pure DPS Race for Marksmanship is Mechagnome and Mag'har Orc. However, 
Dwarf 
has excellent utility in 
Stoneform and does very similar damage, so most minmaxing
Marksmanship Hunters play Dwarf.
You can see a ranked list of all the Racials on our Simulations page.
What is the Best Pet for Marksmanship Hunter?
Generally speaking, you do not use a pet at all as a Marksmanship Hunter, unless you have gone out of your way to spec 
Unbreakable Bond, which is not recommended for competitive content.
If you do have to use a Pet, you should know that all pets do the same damage, but they still differ crucially in utility. Check out our dedicated Pets page below for detailed information on the best Pets!
Changelog
- 25 Mar. 2025: Updated for March 25 Updates.
- 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
- 15 Dec. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
- 30 Oct. 2024: Updated for October 29 Hotfixes.
- 22 Oct. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Preliminary updates for The War Within Season 1.
- 22 Aug. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4.
- 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Updated for Patch 10.2.5
- 06 Nov. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 10 Jul. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
- 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Azortharion, a Hunter Guidewriter, Theorycrafter, and top player since 2014, who is widely considered one of the best PvE Hunters in the world. He is an accomplished player with hundreds of top parses across all Hunter specs. He is the Head Admin of Trueshot Lodge, the official Hunter Class Discord. You can find him on his stream on Twitch and his channel on YouTube. He also has his own, personal Discord server where you can freely ask him any Hunter questions you may have!
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