Improved Stings, a WoW Forever Hunter talent, in words

What it does Marksmanship row 2

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  Improved Stings3 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Marksmanship Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec.Rank 2: Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 13%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 4 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 30 sec.Rank 3: Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 20%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 6 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 45 sec.Changed from Classic (renamed from Improved Serpent Sting, was Marksmanship row 4, was 5 ranks, now 3). Classic rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Serpent Sting by 2%.

What changed from Classic

• Classic rank 1Increases the damage done by your Serpent Sting by 2%.
• WoW Forever rank 1Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec.
• Alsorenamed from Improved Serpent Sting; was Marksmanship row 4; was 5 ranks, now 3.

Beta build history

• Build 1.60.1.70170, 2026-10-01Ranks 1 to 3 text changed. Now: Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec. Was: Increased the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec. Blizzard: "Icon for Improved Stings changed to be more Vanilla feeling." (notes for build 70170)
• Build 1.60.1.69876, 2026-09-16Rank 1 text changed. Now: Increased the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec. Was: Increases the damage of your Serpent Sting ability by 6%, reduces the cooldown of your Viper Sting ability by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Scorpid Sting ability by 15 sec.

Around it in the Marksmanship tree

• Same row (5 points in Marksmanship, level 15)Efficiency, Careful Aim.
• Row above (level 10)Hawk Eye, Improved Concussive Shot, Lethal Attacks.
• Row below (level 20)Rapid Killing, Improved Arcane Shot, Lone Wolf.
• Gone from Classic MarksmanshipImproved Hunter's Mark, Aimed Shot, Improved Scorpid Sting.

Every Marksmanship talent 16

• Hawk Eyerow 1
• Improved Concussive Shotrow 1
• Lethal Attacksrow 1
• Improved Stingsrow 2
• Efficiencyrow 2
• Careful Aimrow 2
• Rapid Killingrow 3
• Improved Arcane Shotrow 3
• Lone Wolfrow 3
• Trueshot Aurarow 4
• Mortal Shotsrow 4
• Rapid Recuperationrow 5
• Barragerow 5
• Scatter Shotrow 5
• Ranged Weapon Specializationrow 6
• Sniper Shotrow 7

The other two trees

• Beast Mastery talents16
• Survival talents18