Blizzard's Midnight API restricts addon access to your personal buffs and cooldowns during M+ and raid — the exact content where aura tracking matters most. The addons listed here work within these restrictions and cover what WeakAuras used to handle.

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Marksmanship Hunter · Essentials

Addons and talent builds for Marksmanship Hunter — Aimed Shot timing, Trueshot burst windows, and Rapid Fire cast efficiency that work across any content type. Mark your setup and share it with one link. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.

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Talent Builds

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Dark Ranger Single Target

Dark Ranger

The standard MM build for any content — Dark Ranger hero talent, Trueshot burst every 2 minutes, and Aimed Shot as the primary damage vehicle. Works well across any content before you optimise for a specific key or boss.

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Rotation

Links to the Icy Veins rotation page. Select your hero talent build once you're there.

Builds

Custom build

Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.

Addons

Why no WeakAuras? Midnight's API blocks WeakAuras from reading your buffs and cooldowns. The addons here cover what it used to handle.

Meters & logs 1

Details! Damage Meter

Damage meters

345.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Per-spell breakdown across the fight — for MM Hunter, check Aimed Shot, Rapid Fire, and Trueshot window contribution; if Trueshot is low relative to fight length, you're either losing casts or not aligning it with lust. Also shows Trick Shots cleave contribution in M+ so you can evaluate multi-target efficiency.

Tracks: Damage meters · Per-spell breakdown · Trueshot window · Trick Shots
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Nameplates & interrupts 1

Platynator

Nameplates

9.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 Apr 2026

Cast bars and debuff icons on enemy nameplates — for MM Hunter, the key value is seeing which enemies have Hunter's Mark active and spotting interruptible casts that require Counter Shot without losing your Aimed Shot cast. In M+ with Trick Shots active, knowing which targets are in cleave range helps with positioning.

Tracks: Nameplates · Hunter's Mark · Cast bars · Target indicators
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Cooldowns & tracking 2

OmniCD

Group cooldowns

33.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Feb 2026

Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — for MM Hunter, most valuable for Heroism/Bloodlust tracking so you hold Trueshot for the lust window rather than burning it right before. Also shows kick availability so you know if Counter Shot needs to cover an interrupt gap.

Tracks: Group cooldowns · Kicks · Defensives · Heroism tracking
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

BetterCooldownManager

Personal cooldowns

938.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 15 Mar 2026

Configurable timers for your major cooldowns on screen. Tracks Trueshot, Rapid Fire, and Death Chakram together so you don't spend Death Chakram outside a Trueshot window or clip a Rapid Fire channel mid-cast.

Tracks: Personal cooldowns · Trueshot · Rapid Fire · Burst window
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Rotation helper 2

MaxDps

Next ability highlight

12.6M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 Apr 2026

Highlights the next optimal ability based on your current Focus level, proc state, and Trueshot state — priority shifts significantly inside vs outside the burst window, and MaxDps tracks that automatically. Useful for players new to MM or returning after a patch changes the priority list.

Tracks: Next ability highlight · Trueshot window · Aimed Shot priority
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Kharthus's Hunter Timers

Trueshot timer

781.6K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 22 Apr 2026

Countdown bars for your active effects — Trueshot's 20-second burst window, Black Arrow proc timer, and ability cooldowns — showing exactly how long each buff lasts rather than what to press next. Knowing you have 6 seconds left in Trueshot vs 18 changes whether to spend another Aimed Shot or pool Focus for the next window.

Tracks: Trueshot timer · Black Arrow proc · Aimed Shot windows · Cooldown durations
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Frames & Action Bars 3

BetterBlizzFrames

Unit frames

6.1M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 17 May 2026

BetterBlizzFrames keeps the default UI layout intact while adding the things it lacks: castbars on your target and focus frames, class color health bars, and absorb tracking. For Marksmanship Hunter, a target castbar lets you see when a dangerous spell is being cast so you know when to Counter Shot or reposition.

Tracks: Unit frames · Castbars · Class color bars · Absorb tracking
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Dominos

Action bars

22.2M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Dominos gives you full control over action bar layout — move, resize, and add extra bars. For Marksmanship Hunter, a dedicated utility bar keeps Feign Death, Aspect of the Turtle, Misdirection, Disengage, and Tranquilizing Shot at a consistent visible location so they're not buried in a crowded main bar.

Tracks: Action bars · Bar positioning · Button sizing · Fade out of combat
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

ElvUI

Advanced Unit frames

Tukui.org addon

Works in Midnight Updated 15 May 2026

Most of what ElvUI covers for Marksmanship Hunter is better handled by BetterBlizzFrames (frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the configuration overhead.

Tracks: Unit frames · Action bars · Nameplates · Full UI replacement
Requires: Full UI replacement · tukui.org — not on CurseForge

Open on Tukui.org

Utility & QoL 4

TankMD

Misdirection automation

180.0K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 15 Jan 2026

Automatically fires Misdirection at the nearest available tank without needing a focus macro — tracks available tanks in your group in real time so a single keybind always fires at whoever is currently tanking. Especially useful in M+ where tank position changes constantly.

Tracks: Misdirection automation · Tank targeting · Threat redirection
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Leatrix Plus

Auto repair

63.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 Mar 2026

Auto-repairs gear, auto-sells grey items, removes NPC dialogue delays, and blocks duel requests. Install once, configure in 5 minutes — the small savings add up across a session.

Tracks: Auto repair · Auto-sell greys · UI cleanup · Duel block
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Bagnon

Bag consolidation

159.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 5 Mar 2026

Bagnon merges all your bags into a single scrollable window with a search bar. For Marksmanship Hunter, quickly finding consumables, food, and potions before a key or raid pull without opening bags one at a time saves time in the pre-pull routine.

Tracks: Bag consolidation · Item search · Single window · Bank integration
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Pawn

Upgrade arrows

125.6M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 Mar 2026

Adds an upgrade arrow to item tooltips based on your stat weights. For MM Hunter, primarily highlights Agility, Haste (cast time and Rapid Fire tick rate), and Crit (Aimed Shot crits) gear without needing to sim every drop.

Tracks: Upgrade arrows · Stat weights · Loot comparison · SimCraft import
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

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Macros Coming soon

Misdirection on tank/focus, Disengage cancel-aura, Hunter's Mark mouseover

Stat Priority Coming soon

Agility primary, Haste for cast time reduction and Rapid Fire ticks, Crit for Aimed Shot critical strike damage

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