Arcane Shot, a Hunter ability in WoW Forever

Arcane Shot is a Hunter ability in the Marksmanship tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 8 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 6 and its last at level 60. Its spell school is Arcane.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Arcane Shot

Ranks of Arcane Shot
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
6	Rank 1	25 Mana8-35 yd range Instant6 sec cooldown	An instant shot that causes 20 Arcane damage.
12	Rank 2	35 Mana8-35 yd range Instant6 sec cooldown	An instant shot that causes 26 Arcane damage.
20	Rank 3	50 Mana8-35 yd range Instant6 sec cooldown	An instant shot that causes 39 Arcane damage.
28	Rank 4	80 Mana8-35 yd range Instant6 sec cooldown	An instant shot that causes 65 Arcane damage.
36	Rank 5	105 Mana8-35 yd range Instant6 sec cooldown	An instant shot that causes 94 Arcane damage.
44	Rank 6	135 Mana8-35 yd range Instant6 sec cooldown	An instant shot that causes 134 Arcane damage.
52	Rank 7	160 Mana8-35 yd range Instant6 sec cooldown	An instant shot that causes 170 Arcane damage.
60	Rank 8	190 Mana8-35 yd range Instant6 sec cooldown	An instant shot that causes 217 Arcane damage.

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Arcane Shot compared with Classic

All 8 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Arcane Shot compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	Changed	—	An instant shot that causes 13 Arcane damage.
Rank 2	Changed	—	An instant shot that causes 21 Arcane damage.
Rank 3	Changed	—	An instant shot that causes 33 Arcane damage.
Rank 4	Changed	—	An instant shot that causes 59 Arcane damage.
Rank 5	Changed	—	An instant shot that causes 83 Arcane damage.
Rank 6	Changed	—	An instant shot that causes 115 Arcane damage.
Rank 7	Changed	—	An instant shot that causes 145 Arcane damage.
Rank 8	Changed	—	An instant shot that causes 183 Arcane damage.

Talents that change Arcane Shot

These Hunter talents name Arcane Shot in their rank text.

Summon HawkBeast Mastery, row 4
Improved Arcane ShotMarksmanship, row 3

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Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.