Penetrating Shots

In the Marksmanship Hunter talent tree, Penetrating Shots sits in the Marksmanship specialization talents, row 4 of 11. It is a single-point node.

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The tree draws a line into Penetrating Shots from Avian Specialization or Unbreakable Bond and Lock and Load.

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  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.

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  Unbreakable Bond

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

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  Lock and Load

  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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Penetrating Shots leads on to No Scope, Explosive Shot and Trueshot.

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  No Scope

  Rapid Fire grants Precise Shots.

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  Explosive Shot

  Fires an explosive shot at your target that lasts for 3 sec. Every 1 sec the target burns for (337.7% of Attack Power) Fire damage and explode, dealing 50% of the damage to all enemies. Any remaining damage from your previous Explosive Shot will be added into a new Explosive Shot. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.

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  Trueshot

  Increases your critical strike chance by 10% and critical strike damage by 20% for 15 sec. Cooldown recovers 40% faster, cast time reduced by 40%, and Focus cost reduced 60%. Applies Sentinel's Mark.]?(!a1253599&a470943)[ Applies Spotter's Mark.][]

Same row

Also on this row: Surging Shots, Tenacious or Cunning and Trick Shots or Aspect of the Hydra.

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  Surging Shots

  Rapid Fire deals 35% additional damage, and Aimed Shot has a 15% chance to reset the cooldown of Rapid Fire.

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  Tenacious

  Your Spotting Eagle gains the Tenacity specialization, granting you Endurance Training and Air Superiority. You gain increased maximum health. Your Spotting Eagle alerts you to oncoming danger, reducing all damage you take by 3%

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  Cunning

  Your Spotting Eagle gains the Cunning specialization, granting you Master's Call and Pathfinding. Your pet removes all root and movement impairing effects from itself and a friendly target, and grants immunity to all such effects for 4 sec. Your movement speed is increased by 8%.

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  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.

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  Aspect of the Hydra

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