On this page, we list the buffs, debuffs and useful abilities that a Marksmanship Hunter brings to a raid in World of Warcraft MoP 5.4. We also list equivalent buffs and debuffs that other classes provide.

The other pages of our Marksmanship Hunter guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

1. Hunter↑top

Buffs
Aspect of the Pack	Increases the movement speed of nearby raid members by 30% — useful for speeding up your raid after a wipe, but generally not advised during combat because of the negative dazing effect
Trueshot Aura	Increases the Attack Power of all party and raid members by 10% — does not stack with Horn of Winter and Battle Shout
Debuffs
Widow Venom	Healing received reduction — does not stack with Monstrous Bite, Rising Sun Kick, Wound Poison, Mortal Strike, and Wild Strike
Crowd Control
Ice Trap	AoE, ground-based slow
Freezing Trap	Single-target crowd-control, broken by damage
Utility
Silencing Shot	Single-target interrupt
Concussive Shot	Single-target slow
Distracting Shot	Taunt (no effect on the threat table)
Misdirection	Thread redirection
Tranquilizing Shot	Removes one enrage effect and one magic effect from an enemy target
Survival
Deterrence	5-second immunity and 50% damage reduction (no attacks can be performed in this time) that sometimes does not work, depending on the type of damage.
Disengage	Leap backwards, away from the target
Feign Death	Complete threat wipe (small chance of failing)

2. Pets↑top

Buffs
Cackling Howl Hyena (Ferocity)	Increases the melee and ranged Attack Speed of all party and raid members by 10% — does not stack with Unholy Aura, Serpent's Swiftness, Swiftblade's Cunning, and Unleashed Rage
Serpent's Swiftness Serpent (Cunning)	Increases the melee and ranged Attack Speed of all party and raid members by 10% — does not stack with Unholy Aura, Cackling Howl, Swiftblade's Cunning, and Unleashed Rage
Mind Quickening Sporebat (Cunning)	Increases spell casting speed of all raid or party members by 5% — does not stack with Moonkin Aura, Shadowform, and Elemental Oath
Furious Howl Wolf (Feroticy)	Increases the Critical Strike Chance of all party and raid members by 5% — does not stack with Leader of the Pack, Fearless Roar, Still Water, Terrifying Roar, Arcane Brilliance, and Legacy of the White Tiger
Roar of Courage Cat (Ferocity)	Increases the Mastery Rating of all party and raid members by 3000 — does not stack with Spirit Beast Blessing, Blessing of Might, and Grace of Air
Debuffs
Demoralizing Roar Bear (Tenacity)	-10% Physical Damage dealt — does not stack with Scarlet Fever, Thrash/ Thrash, Demoralizing Screech, Keg Smash, Crusader Strike, Hammer of the Righteous, Earth Shock, Curse of Enfeeblement, and Thunder Clap
Demoralizing Screech Carrion Bird (Ferocity)	-10% Physical Damage dealt — does not stack with Scarlet Fever, Thrash/ Thrash, Demoralizing Roar, Keg Smash, Crusader Strike, Hammer of the Righteous, Earth Shock, Curse of Enfeeblement, and Thunder Clap
Gore Boar (Tenacity)	+4% Physical Damage taken — does not stack with Brittle Bones, Ebon Plaguebringer, Acid Spit, Ravage, Stampede, Judgments of the Bold, and Colossus Smash
Ravage Ravager (Cunning)	+4% Physical Damage taken — does not stack with Brittle Bones, Ebon Plaguebringer, Acid Spit, Gore, Stampede, Judgments of the Bold, and Colossus Smash
Dust Cloud Tallstrider (Ferocity)	-12% Armor — does not stack with Faerie Fire, Tear Armor, Expose Armor, Glyph of Sharpened Knives, Sunder Armor, and Devastate. Note that all 3 stacks are applied at once, making the ability extremely useful, and unique in this regard.
Tear Armor Raptor (Ferocity)	-12% Armor — does not stack with Faerie Fire, Dust Cloud, Expose Armor, Glyph of Sharpened Knives, Sunder Armor, and Devastate
Fire Breath Dragonhawk (Cunning)	+5% Spell Damage taken — does not stack with Lightning Breath, Master Poisoner, and Curse of the Elements
Lightning Breath Wind Serpent (Cunning)	+5% Spell Damage taken — does not stack with Fire Breath, Master Poisoner, and Curse of the Elements
Spore Cloud Sporebat (Cunning)	-50% Casting Speed — does not stack with Necrotic Strike, Lava Breath, Slow, Mind-numbing Poison, and Curse of Enfeeblement
Utility
Clench Scorpid (Tenacity)	10-second disarm
Snatch Bird of Prey (Cunning)	10-second disarm
Pummel Gorilla (Tenacity)	30-second cooldown interrupt
Nether Shock Nether Ray (Cunning)	40-second cooldown interrupt
Serenity Dust Moth (Ferocity)	1-minute cooldown interrupt
Growl All pets	Single-target taunt
Crowd Control
Ankle Crack Crocolisk (Tenacity)	Single-target movement speed reduction
Frost Breath Chimaera (Cunning)	Single-target movement speed reduction
Time Warp Warp Stalker (Tenacity)	Single-target movement speed reduction
Horn Toss Rhino (Tenacity)	Single-target knock-back
Pin Crab (Tenacity)	Single-target root with a 40-second cooldown
Web Spider (Cunning)	Single-target root with a 40-second cooldown
Sonic Blast Bat (Cunning)	2-second stun
Sting Wasp (Ferocity)	2-second stun

3. Changelog↑top

• 10 Sep. 2013: Patch 5.4 update: added Silencing Shot to the list of Utility abilities.

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