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Lock and Load

Lock and Load1 point

Your ranged auto attacks have a 10% chance to trigger Lock and Load, causing your next Aimed Shot to cost no Focus and be instant.

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TypeTalent
Ranks1 point
ClassHunter
Specializations3
Tree sectionMarksmanship specialization talents
Row3 of 11
Game build12.1.5
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Tree position

In the Marksmanship Hunter talent tree, Lock and Load sits in the Marksmanship specialization talents, row 3 of 11. It is a single-point node.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Lock and Load from Precise Shots.

  • Precise Shots

    Aimed Shot causes your next Arcane Shot or Multi-Shot to deal 50% more damage and cost 60% less Focus. Precise Shots benefits Black Arrow's damage at 100% effectiveness.

Connected below

Lock and Load leads on to Penetrating Shots and Trick Shots or Aspect of the Hydra.

  • Penetrating Shots

    Gain critical strike damage equal to 25% of your critical strike chance.

  • Trick Shots

    When Multi-Shot hits 3 or more targets, your next Aimed Shot or Rapid Fire will ricochet and hit up to 5 additional targets for 85% of normal damage.

  • Aspect of the Hydra

    Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire now hit 1 additional targets for 35% of their damage.

Same row

Also on this row: Quick Draw and Avian Specialization or Unbreakable Bond.

  • Quick Draw

    Rapid Fire shoots 3 additional shots. Aimed Shot grants 50% increased movement speed for 2 sec, decaying rapidly over its duration.

  • Avian Specialization

    The damage bonus of Spotter's Mark is increased by 20%. Additionally, your Eagle learns how to Fetch. Damaging an enemy with abilities empowered by Precise Shots has a 30% chance to apply Spotter's Mark to the primary target, causing your next Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire to deal 20% increased damage to the target.

  • Unbreakable Bond

    Regain access to Call Pet. While outdoors, your pet deals 15% increased damage and takes reduced damage.

Talent trees

Lock and Load is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Hunter: Beast Mastery (DPS), Marksmanship (DPS), Survival (DPS).

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Lock and Load Changes by patch

Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.

  • First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)
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