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New Hunter's Mark Raid Buff Feedback - Implementation, Strength, and AoE
28.09.2023 - 21:31 / wowhead.com / Augmentation Evoker / New
In the latest 10.2 PTR build, Hunter's have finally received a raid buff in the form of a reworked Hunter's Mark that provides 5% increased damage to a single target above 80% health. However, there's been a lot of questions and conversations regarding the relative strength and implementation of this new raid buff.
Our Hunter Guide Writers (Azortharion, DoolB, and Tarlo) have come together to identify concerns with the new Hunter's Mark and offer additional feedback that would greatly improve the new raid buff.
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Hunter Raid Buff of Patch 10.2
After years of the Hunter Community asking in every which way for some form of uniquely useful/mandatory raid/group utility, Blizzard has finally decided to implement something of a nudge in the right direction.
To offer some background, Hunter is one of the only two classes in the game that bring no unique, mandatory utility or group buff to a raid with any of its specs. This is catastrophic for Hunter's prospects in Mythic+ above +20, especially where spots are minimal, and specs that bring a powerful group buff are vastly preferred to those who don't, such as Mages, Druids, Priests, Monks, and Demon Hunters just to name a few.
It has also been problematic for raid spots recently, but the addition of Augmentation Evoker means Hunter is now competing for even fewer spots.
This change aims to secure Hunter a raid spot in most scenarios.
What Is it?
Hunter’s Mark now increases all damage taken by the target by 5% while the target is above 80% maximum health.
Developers’ note: We like the idea of Hunter’s Mark highlighting specific targets on the battlefield, so we have made an adjustment to Hunter’s Mark to cause it to increase all damage taken by 5% on targets above 80% health. A few quick notes about this change:
- When applying Hunter’s Mark out of combat or before a pull, it continues to have no cooldown. If you apply Hunter’s Mark while in combat, Hunter’s Mark receives a 20-second cooldown. We don’t intend for you to move this damage bonus around frequently.
- Hunter’s Mark is still on the global cooldown with this change.
- Multiple Hunters can not stack this damage bonus on the same target.
How Good Is It?
When compared to other forms of raid utility, it is perhaps the worst of them all. Assuming a regular 100-0 boss, doing 5% more damage for 20% of its health is the same as doing 1% extra damage to it globally. Another way to think of it is that it effectively reduces the boss' HP to 99% of what it would otherwise have been.
A common misconception about its strength, or lack thereof, is that in the 100-80 slice of the fight, you are usually doing a ton of damage, making the buff much more
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