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From Blizzard’s hotfix posts

Hunter changes.

Every Hunter change Blizzard posts, and how each spec has done in battlegrounds since.

27 October

HotfixHotfixes: October 30, 2026 ↗
Marksmanship Hunter
  • Affects PvPTrick Shots now increases the ricochet damage of Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire by 85% (was 75%).
  • Developers’ notes: These changes are intended to boost the area damage effectiveness of Marksmanship Hunters.
  • PvP onlyKill Shot damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
  • PvP onlyDark Ranger: Black Arrow damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
  • Affects PvPVolley damage increased by 10%.
  • Affects PvPExplosive Shot damage increased by 10%.
  • PvP onlyDeathblow’s chance to be activated by Aimed Shot increased to 25% in PvP combat.
Since: 52.6%116 games

6 October

HotfixHotfixes: October 6, 2026 ↗
HunterAll specs
  • PvP onlyHunting Pack (PvP Talent) radius increased to 40 yards (was 30 yards).
Beast Mastery 51.3%Marksmanship 49.1%
Beast Mastery Hunter
  • PvP onlyDire Beast: Hawk (PvP Talent) damage increased by 500% and now deals Nature damage (was Physical).
Since: 51.3%156 games

Change lines are Blizzard’s, linked to the post they come from. Lines marked “PvE only” say they do not affect PvP combat. “Since” is the win rate in recorded Battleground Blitz games from the day after a change to now, compared with the 14 days before it; it needs 100 games. It shows what happened after a change, not that the change caused it, and several changes can overlap.