Arcane Shot

Arcane Shot
	Arcane Shot; Level 2 hunter ability; 40 yd range; 40 Focus; Instant; Requires Ranged Weapon; A quick shot that causes (78.4% of Attack power) Arcane damage.;
Properties
Class	Hunter
School	Arcane
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	2

In the TCG

A hunter's deadly accuracy doesn't just seem like magic; sometimes, it is.^[1]

Arcane Shot is a level 2 hunter ability.

Improvements

Marksmanship
Survival
- [Quick Shot]
- [Ranger]

Tips and tactics

Arcane Shot deals Arcane damage which bypasses armor, but can be partially resisted.
Though it deals magic damage, Arcane Shot is not considered a spell and gains no benefit from spell power.

Trivia

Arcane Shot is a basic hunter spell in Hearthstone. The flavor text reads: "Magi conjured arcane arrows to sell to hunters, until hunters learned just enough magic to do it themselves. The resulting loss of jobs sent Stormwind into a minor recession."

Patch changes

Hotfix (2023-11-21): Damage increased by 35% (was 25%) in PvP combat.
Hotfix (2023-06-05): Damage increased by 25% in PvP combat (was 16%).
Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21): Damage increased by 25%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
Hotfix (2023-02-27): Damage increased by 45% in PvP Combat (was 30%).
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now available to all specs. Marksmenship focus cost increased to 20 (was 15).
Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Damage increased 25%.
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now costs focus to use.
Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Now damages for 200% of weapon damage (was 130%).
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Changed from a base ability to a level 10 Marksmanship ability. No longer cost focus but generates it instead. Damage increased by 4%.
Patch 6.1.0 (2015-02-24): Tooltip updated to match hotfix change.
Hotfix (2014-10-17): Damage increased by 15%.
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): No longer available to Marksmanship hunters.
Additionally, now deals 110% ranged weapon damage (down from 125%).
Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Now deals 125% ranged weapon damage (up from 100%) and had its focus cost increased by 50%.
Hotfix (2013-06-10): Arcane Shot now deals 10% more damage.
Patch 4.3.2 (2012-01-31): [Lock and Load] no longer benefits Arcane Shot, nor is it consumed by Arcane Shot.
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Arcane Shot is available at level 1 after creation and is therefore free.
Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20):
- Mana cost lowered to match the cost of [Steady Shot].
- [Marked for Death] now also affects Arcane Shot.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Dispel 1 Magic effect removed. (Source)
Patch 2.3.2 (2008-01-08): Ranks 1-5 will once again deal bonus damage based on attack power.
Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Arcane Shot (Ranks 6 and above) now dispel 1 Magic effect in addition to their normal damage.
Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Casting lower ranks of Arcane Shot than your maximum rank will now reduce the bonus you receive from attack power.
Patch 2.0.6 (2007-01-23): The base damage for Arcane Shot has been reduced by about 9% and the bonus damage from ranged attack power reduced from 20% to 15%
Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Casting lower ranks of Arcane Shot than your maximum rank will now reduce the bonus you receive from attack power.
Patch 1.7.0 (2005-09-13): The tooltips for quick Hunter shots have been updated to show them as instant abilities.
Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07): Special ability shots no longer add the ranged weapon speed or take into account ranged weapon haste when determining the actual cooldown. The tooltip and cooldown timers should now properly reflect the actual cooldown.