Serpent Sting, a Hunter ability in WoW Forever

Serpent Sting is a Hunter ability in the Marksmanship tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 9 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 4 and its last at level 60. Its spell school is Nature.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Serpent Sting

Ranks of Serpent Sting
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
4	Rank 1	15 Mana8-35 yd range Instant	Stings the target, causing 10 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
10	Rank 2	30 Mana8-35 yd range Instant	Stings the target, causing 30 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
18	Rank 3	50 Mana8-35 yd range Instant	Stings the target, causing 60 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
26	Rank 4	80 Mana8-35 yd range Instant	Stings the target, causing 110 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
34	Rank 5	115 Mana8-35 yd range Instant	Stings the target, causing 170 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
42	Rank 6	150 Mana8-35 yd range Instant	Stings the target, causing 240 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
50	Rank 7	190 Mana8-35 yd range Instant	Stings the target, causing 320 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
58	Rank 8	230 Mana8-35 yd range Instant	Stings the target, causing 415 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
60	Rank 9	250 Mana8-35 yd range Instant	Stings the target, causing 555 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.

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

Serpent Sting compared with Classic

Of its 9 ranks: 8 changed since Classic, 1 the same as Classic.

How each rank of Serpent Sting compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	Changed	—	Stings the target, causing 20 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
Rank 2	Changed	—	Stings the target, causing 40 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
Rank 3	Changed	—	Stings the target, causing 80 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
Rank 4	Changed	—	Stings the target, causing 140 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
Rank 5	Changed	—	Stings the target, causing 210 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
Rank 6	Changed	—	Stings the target, causing 290 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
Rank 7	Changed	—	Stings the target, causing 385 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
Rank 8	Changed	—	Stings the target, causing 490 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.

Talents that change Serpent Sting

These Hunter talents name Serpent Sting in their rank text.

Improved StingsMarksmanship, row 2
Rapid KillingMarksmanship, row 3
Rapid RecuperationMarksmanship, row 5

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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.