Hunter Marksmanship Rotation & Opener
Built from the current top-100 Mythic parses on WarcraftLogs — the real opener sequences, casts-per-minute and buff uptimes of the best Marksmanship players, not theorycraft.
AI coach — raid
How to play: Aimed Shot is your cannon (top players: 10.1/min — don't sit on two charges), Black Arrow on rhythm (8.3/min), Precise Shots procs spent on Arcane Shot, and Steady Shot only as idle filler. Rapid Fire on cooldown (4.1/min), Trueshot aligned with burst windows. Watch: Bulletstorm stacks (86.1% uptime) and Precise Shots procs (31.7% uptime) — when lit, spend the proc before casting the next Aimed Shot.
Real Opener Sequences — Vorasius
First ~12 casts of actual top-ranked kills. Trinkets and racials vary by setup; the skill order is what to copy.
Solduck — Tarren Mill (EU)
1.
Volley
2.
Algeth'ar Puzzle
3.
Light's Potential
4.
Black Arrow
5.
Rapid Fire
6.
Black Arrow
7.
Trueshot
8.
Aimed Shot
9.
Black Arrow
10.
Aimed Shot
11.
Wailing Arrow
12.
Black Arrow
juhakmon — ajeusyara (KR)
1.
Aimed Shot
2.
Black Arrow
3.
Trueshot
4.
Light's Potential
5.
Aimed Shot
6.
Black Arrow
7.
Rapid Fire
8.
Black Arrow
9.
Aimed Shot
10.
Wailing Arrow
11.
Black Arrow
12.
Aimed Shot
nyangnyangeka — ajeusyara (KR)
1.
Aimed Shot
2.
Black Arrow
3.
Volley
4.
Rapid Fire
5.
Black Arrow
6.
Trueshot
7.
Light's Potential
8.
Aimed Shot
9.
Black Arrow
10.
Aimed Shot
11.
Wailing Arrow
12.
Black Arrow
Casts Per Minute — Raid Benchmark
| Ability | Top-player CPM |
|---|---|
| Aimed Shot | 10.1 |
| Black Arrow | 8.3 |
| Steady Shot | 7.2 |
| Arcane Shot | 5.9 |
| Rapid Fire | 4.1 |
| Volley | 1.1 |
| Survival of the Fittest | 0.7 |
| Trueshot | 0.7 |
| Wailing Arrow | 0.7 |
| Algeth'ar Puzzle | 0.5 |
CPM = median casts per minute across the sampled top kills. If you're far below on a core ability, that's usually the first thing to fix.
Buff Uptimes to Watch
| Buff | Top-player uptime |
|---|---|
| Ebon Might | 93.7% |
| Bulletstorm | 86.1% |
| Visage | 61.6% |
| Earthliving Weapon | 60.6% |
| Might of the Void | 55.8% |
| Elemental Resistance | 46.3% |
| Quick Draw | 32.5% |
| Precise Shots | 31.7% |
| Teldrassil's Tenacity | 28.3% |
| Bullseye | 26.7% |
Mythic+ Differences
AI coach — Mythic+
How to play: Multi-Shot first to apply Trick Shots, THEN Aimed Shot/Rapid Fire so they ricochet across the pack — wrong order costs real damage. Black Arrow on cooldown. Watch: the Trick Shots buff (40% uptime — room to improve) — confirm it's up before each AoE burst; pack health decides whether to keep cleaving or swap to priority targets.
Casts Per Minute — Mythic+ Benchmark
| Ability | Top-player CPM |
|---|---|
| Aimed Shot | 8.0 |
| Black Arrow | 7.4 |
| Rapid Fire | 3.6 |
| Steady Shot | 3.4 |
| Multi-Shot | 2.6 |
| Arcane Shot | 2.2 |
| Explosive Shot | 1.6 |
| Volley | 1.1 |
| Survival of the Fittest | 0.5 |
| Misdirection | 0.5 |
| Hunter's Mark | 0.4 |
| Trueshot | 0.4 |
| Wailing Arrow | 0.4 |
| Algeth'ar Puzzle | 0.4 |
Mythic+ Buff Uptimes
| Buff | Top-player uptime |
|---|---|
| Bulletstorm | 80.3% |
| Might of the Void | 55.0% |
| Trick Shots | 40.3% |
| Arcanoweave Insight | 39.4% |
| Bullseye | 39.3% |
| Precise Shots | 29.2% |
| Quick Draw | 26.6% |
| Deathblow | 25.7% |
| Shaladrassil's Strength | 18.3% |
| Teldrassil's Tenacity | 18.2% |
Compare yourself in-game, live
The GearInsight addon overlays your own CPM and buff uptimes next to these benchmarks during combat.