This glyph guide is specifically for Marksman hunters. Other hunter specs will have different glyph needs, but for the discerning raid MM hunter, these glyphs will help you on your quest to top the dps charts. Keep in mind that your glyph choice can change based on your gear, and what is the best glyph for one hunter may not be the best for you; however, there are several glyphs that are clearly on top and all very close to each other.
Glyph of Serpent Sting
Do the math and you’ll immediately see that Serpent Sting is the single largest dps return glyph for the MM hunter – and it’s the best by a large margin! The reason it’s so great is the MM hunter has Chimera shot, which does 40% of the total damage that our serpent sting would do. Increasing the serpent sting duration by 2 ticks thus increases the damage that Chimera Shot does.
Glyph of Steady Shot
Steady Shot may be the lowest priority shot in the MM hunter shot rotation; however, it still adds up to be a pretty large contribution to your dps (as high as 2nd or 3rd most damaging overall for geared MM hunters), and adding 10% to that damage makes the Steady Shot glyph a solid #2 in the MM hunter glyph choices.
The Third Glyph
Every MM hunter will want the Serpent Sting and Steady Shot Glyphs; however, that third slot actually has several options. Which glyph to use for your third major glyph slot depends somewhat on your gear levels.
Glyph of Mend Pet
This is the best minor glyph by far. Sure, no minor glyphs actually help our dps, but by giving Mend Pet a chance to increase your pet’s happiness, you no longer ever need to carry around pet food again. That is awesomesauce!
Glyph of Feign Death
Reducing the cooldown of Feign Death can definitely be an advantage in raids where the bosses have a pretty good chance of resisting it. At least you can claim there is some kind of advantage to it, unlike most hunter minor glyphs
Glyph of Whatever
For your third glyph, there is pretty much nothing that is practically useful except in the most rare situations. So take whatever tickles your fancy.
Best MM Hunter Major Glyphs
Glyph of Serpent StingDo the math and you’ll immediately see that Serpent Sting is the single largest dps return glyph for the MM hunter – and it’s the best by a large margin! The reason it’s so great is the MM hunter has Chimera shot, which does 40% of the total damage that our serpent sting would do. Increasing the serpent sting duration by 2 ticks thus increases the damage that Chimera Shot does.
Glyph of Steady ShotSteady Shot may be the lowest priority shot in the MM hunter shot rotation; however, it still adds up to be a pretty large contribution to your dps (as high as 2nd or 3rd most damaging overall for geared MM hunters), and adding 10% to that damage makes the Steady Shot glyph a solid #2 in the MM hunter glyph choices.
The Third Glyph
Every MM hunter will want the Serpent Sting and Steady Shot Glyphs; however, that third slot actually has several options. Which glyph to use for your third major glyph slot depends somewhat on your gear levels.
- Glyph of Kill Shot is a strong option and is often best for MM hunters with very high armor pen ratings. If you’re using spreadsheets to evaluate, remember to adjust your settings to a reasonable amount of time in kill shot range (the default is too long and overweights this glyph). Remember that with kill shots, executes, and other talents that boost damage at low health, most boss fights spend far less than 20% of the fight in Kill Shot range.
- Glyph of Chimera Shot is a favorite of many MM hunters. This glyph is only going to help you at certain haste and latency levels, however. The only certain way to test this is to run out to the target dummies and do your rotation with and without the glyph. See if you actually get more Chimera Shots in while using the glyph. If not, the glyph is doing nothing at all for you.
- Glyph of the Hawk: This glyph, and haste effects in general, is too often disdained by hunters. While it’s true that haste is our lowest dps-return stat, it is still increasing our damage (primarily through more auto shots) and this glyph is a substantial haste boost. Hawk is definitely one of the top options for your third glyph slot.
Best MM Hunter Minor Glyphs
Glyph of Mend PetThis is the best minor glyph by far. Sure, no minor glyphs actually help our dps, but by giving Mend Pet a chance to increase your pet’s happiness, you no longer ever need to carry around pet food again. That is awesomesauce!
Glyph of Feign DeathReducing the cooldown of Feign Death can definitely be an advantage in raids where the bosses have a pretty good chance of resisting it. At least you can claim there is some kind of advantage to it, unlike most hunter minor glyphs
Glyph of WhateverFor your third glyph, there is pretty much nothing that is practically useful except in the most rare situations. So take whatever tickles your fancy.
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