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Marksmanship Hunter · PvP

Curated for PvP — enemy cooldown tracking, CC diminishing returns, and Rapid Fire burst with Silencing Shot interrupt pressure and Trueshot alignment for 3v3 Arena and Battlegrounds. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.

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Dark Ranger Arena

Dark Ranger

Black Arrow arena build — Dark Ranger hero talent with Rapid Fire burst and Trueshot kill windows. Black Arrow procs amplify Aimed Shot damage on the kill target. Standard high-burst arena pick; pairs well with compositions that have hard CC to set up the window.

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Sentinel Arena

Sentinel

Windrunner Quiver arena build — Sentinel hero talent with Lunar Storm barrages on marked targets for consistent sustained pressure. Better than Dark Ranger for longer TTK compositions; trades burst ceiling for more reliable damage across extended fights.

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Sentinel Battlegrounds

Sentinel

General Battlegrounds build using Sentinel — Lunar Storm marks spread across multiple enemies in team fights for consistent AoE pressure. Works well on maps with grouped node combat and prolonged multi-target brawls.

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Dark Ranger Battlegrounds

Dark Ranger

Dark Ranger BG build — Black Arrow burst on priority targets for picking off low-health enemies at range. Better suited to single-target elimination focus in Battlegrounds than Sentinel; best on maps where individual kill pressure matters over AoE.

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Builds

Custom build

Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.

Addons

Why no WeakAuras? Midnight's API blocks WeakAuras from reading your buffs and cooldowns. The addons here cover what it used to handle.
Arena & Battlegrounds 7

MiniCC

CC notifications

2.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 8 Jun 2026

The Midnight all-in-one PvP addon — CC on party frames, audio alerts for major enemy spells, kick timers on nameplates, and a sound when the enemy healer gets CCd. For Marksmanship Hunter, healer CC is your burst window — Trueshot into Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire while the healer can't dispel or use defensives.

Tracks
CC notifications · Audio alerts · Healer CC · Kick timers · Enemy cooldowns
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

sArena Reloaded

Arena only Arena frames

1.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 7 Jun 2026

Explicitly labelled Midnight ready. Shows enemy health, mana, cast bars, and DR status — see if your Scatter Shot disorient lands full or 50% DR. The healer's cast bar is your Silencing Shot cue; a successful interrupt during Trueshot extends your burst window significantly.

Tracks
Arena frames · Enemy health · Cast bars · DR tracking
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

BigDebuffs

CC debuffs

23.3M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Mar 2026

Replaces the small debuff icon with a full-size portrait icon when CC or major defensives land. Key use for Marksmanship Hunter: seeing Ice Block or Cloak of Shadows before firing Aimed Shot inside Trueshot — wasted casts during burst is the difference between a kill and running out of window.

Tracks
CC debuffs · Defensive cooldowns · Frame debuff icons
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

DontCast

Immune buff warning

310.5K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 9 May 2026

Warns when your target is immune — Cloak of Shadows, Divine Shield, Ice Block. Firing Aimed Shot inside Trueshot on an immune target is casts wasted you can't recover inside the window. DontCast catches the immunity before you fire.

Tracks
Immune buff warning · Damage reduction detection · Divine Shield
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

H.H.T.D

Enemy healer marking

7.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 24 Jan 2026

Places a healer icon above every enemy healer's nameplate for instant identification. Also alerts you when your own healer is taking damage — your cue to Silencing Shot the attacker or drop Concussive Shot to create space and time for your healer to recover.

Tracks
Enemy healer marking · Friendly healer alerts · Nameplate icons
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

BattleGroundEnemies Fixed

Battlegrounds only BG enemy frames

507.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 8 Jun 2026

Scrollable panel showing all enemy players in a Battleground — health, debuffs, cast info. Use it to spot low-health targets for Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire finishes, find the healer quickly, and track defensive usage across the group. For Arena, use sArena Reloaded instead.

Tracks
BG enemy frames · Enemy health · Debuffs · Cast information
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Capping

Battlegrounds only BG objective timers

10.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 13 Apr 2026

Shows node contest timers, flag return countdowns, and capture progress in Battlegrounds. Tells you when to break off a fight and defend, or when a node flip is seconds away. No use in Arena.

Tracks
BG objective timers · Node capture · Flag status · Control points
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Meters & logs 1

Details! Damage Meter

Damage meters

345.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Per-spell breakdown across the fight — for MM Hunter, check Aimed Shot, Rapid Fire, and Trueshot window contribution; if Trueshot is low relative to fight length, you're either losing casts or not aligning it with lust. Also shows Trick Shots cleave contribution in M+ so you can evaluate multi-target efficiency.

Tracks
Damage meters · Per-spell breakdown · Trueshot window · Trick Shots
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Nameplates & interrupts 2

Platynator

Nameplates

9.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 Apr 2026

Cast bars and debuff icons on enemy nameplates — for MM Hunter, the key value is seeing which enemies have Hunter's Mark active and spotting interruptible casts that require Counter Shot without losing your Aimed Shot cast. In M+ with Trick Shots active, knowing which targets are in cleave range helps with positioning.

Tracks
Nameplates · Hunter's Mark · Cast bars · Target indicators
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

BetterBlizzPlates

Class icons

4.1M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 8 Apr 2026

Shows class icons on enemy nameplates for instant target identification. CC glow highlights incapacitated enemies — important for timing Trueshot when a Freezing Trap lands on the healer and the Aimed Shot window is about to open.

Tracks
Class icons · CC glow · Nameplate debuffs · Target identification
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Cooldowns & tracking 2

OmniCD

Group cooldowns

33.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Feb 2026

Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — for MM Hunter, most valuable for Heroism/Bloodlust tracking so you hold Trueshot for the lust window rather than burning it right before. Also shows kick availability so you know if Counter Shot needs to cover an interrupt gap.

Tracks
Group cooldowns · Kicks · Defensives · Heroism tracking
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

BetterCooldownManager

Personal cooldowns

938.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 15 Mar 2026

Configurable timers for your major cooldowns on screen. Tracks Trueshot, Rapid Fire, and Death Chakram together so you don't spend Death Chakram outside a Trueshot window or clip a Rapid Fire channel mid-cast.

Tracks
Personal cooldowns · Trueshot · Rapid Fire · Burst window
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Frames & Action Bars 3

BetterBlizzFrames

Unit frames

6.1M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 17 May 2026

BetterBlizzFrames keeps the default UI layout intact while adding the things it lacks: castbars on your target and focus frames, class color health bars, and absorb tracking. For Marksmanship Hunter, a target castbar lets you see when a dangerous spell is being cast so you know when to Counter Shot or reposition.

Tracks
Unit frames · Castbars · Class color bars · Absorb tracking
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Dominos

Action bars

22.2M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Dominos gives you full control over action bar layout — move, resize, and add extra bars. For Marksmanship Hunter, a dedicated utility bar keeps Feign Death, Aspect of the Turtle, Misdirection, Disengage, and Tranquilizing Shot at a consistent visible location so they're not buried in a crowded main bar.

Tracks
Action bars · Bar positioning · Button sizing · Fade out of combat
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

ElvUI

Advanced Unit frames

Tukui.org addon

Works in Midnight Updated 15 May 2026

Most of what ElvUI covers for Marksmanship Hunter is better handled by BetterBlizzFrames (frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the configuration overhead.

Tracks
Unit frames · Action bars · Nameplates · Full UI replacement
Requires
Full UI replacement · tukui.org — not on CurseForge
Open on Tukui.org

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Macros Coming soon

Silencing Shot on focus interrupt, Scatter Shot on mouseover disorient, Trueshot + Aimed Shot burst opener, Aspect of the Turtle cancel-aura, Freezing Trap on mouseover healer, Concussive Shot on focus

Stat Priority Coming soon

Versatility primary for damage reduction, Agility for Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire burst, Crit secondary for Aimed Shot critical windows inside Trueshot where it represents the bulk of pressure

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