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Efficiency, a Marksmanship Hunter talent in WoW Forever

Efficiency is a passive talent in row 2 of the Marksmanship tree. It needs 5 points in Marksmanship, so the earliest you can take it is level 15 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 5 ranks. It has changed since Classic Era.

Efficiency

5 ranks

  • Requires 5 points in Marksmanship

Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 3%.

Every rank of Efficiency

RankText
Rank 1Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 3%.
Rank 2Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 6%.
Rank 3Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 9%.
Rank 4Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 12%.
Rank 5Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 15%.

Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.

Where it sits in the Marksmanship tree

Hawk EyeImproved Concussive ShotLethal AttacksImproved StingsEfficiencyCareful AimRapid KillingImproved Arcane ShotLone WolfTrueshot AuraMortal ShotsRapid RecuperationBarrageScatter ShotRanged Weapon SpecializationSniper Shot
Needs
No prerequisite talent
Unlocks
No talent needs it
Same row
Row above (row 1)
Row below (row 3)

Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Efficiency.

Compared with Classic Era

What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text and its position.

Position

Classic Era

Marksmanship, row 1, column 3

WoW Forever

Marksmanship, row 2, column 2

Rank 1 text

Classic Era

Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots and Stings by 2%.

WoW Forever

Reduces the Mana cost of your Shots, Stings, and melee abilities by 3%.

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All Marksmanship talents

  1. Hawk Eye
  2. Improved Concussive Shot
  3. Lethal Attacks
  4. Improved Stings
  5. Efficiency
  6. Careful Aim
  7. Rapid Killing
  8. Improved Arcane Shot
  9. Lone Wolf
  10. Trueshot Aura
  11. Mortal Shots
  12. Rapid Recuperation
  13. Barrage
  14. Scatter Shot
  15. Ranged Weapon Specialization
  16. Sniper Shot

The other Hunter trees: Beast Mastery and Survival. Everything that changed for the Hunter since Classic is on the changes page.

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.