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Talent · Hunter · Marksmanship changed

Mortal Shots

Mortal Shots was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.", no longer requires Lethal Shots, now requires Careful Aim. Hunter Marksmanship talent, 5 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 5 ranks, one per point you can spend. Pick a rank to see the ability it grants at that many points, Classic Era vs WoW Forever.

1 point spent changed

Mortal Shots rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Mortal Shots
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 6%.

WoW Forever
Mortal Shots
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.

of 5
2 points spent changed

Mortal Shots rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Mortal Shots
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 12%.

WoW Forever
Mortal Shots
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 12%.

of 5
3 points spent changed

Mortal Shots rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Mortal Shots
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 18%.

WoW Forever
Mortal Shots
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 18%.

of 5
4 points spent changed

Mortal Shots rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Mortal Shots
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 24%.

WoW Forever
Mortal Shots
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 24%.

of 5
5 points spent changed

Mortal Shots rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Mortal Shots
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 30%.

WoW Forever
Mortal Shots
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%.

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Mortal Shots changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
prereqTalent [ 1344 ] [ 129672 ]
rankTexts [ "Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 6%.", "Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 12%.", "Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 18%.", "Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 24%.", "Increases your ranged weapon critical strike damage bonus by 30%." ] [ "Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.", "Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 12%.", "Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 18%.", "Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 24%.", "Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%." ]

Questions about Mortal Shots

Was Mortal Shots nerfed in WoW Forever?

Mortal Shots is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: rank 1 reworked: "Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.", no longer requires Lethal Shots, now requires Careful Aim.

What changed for Mortal Shots in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 reworked: "Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 6%.", no longer requires Lethal Shots, now requires Careful Aim. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value