Chimera Shot

For the Season of Discovery rune, see [Chimera Shot].

Not to be confused with [Chimaera Shot].

Chimera Shot
Chimera Shot Tier 11 Marksmanship hunter talent 35 yd range 12% of base mana 10 seconds cooldown Instant Requires Ranged Weapon You deal 125% weapon damage, refreshing the current Sting on your target and triggering an effect: Serpent Sting - Instantly deals 40% of the damage done by your Serpent Sting. Viper Sting - Instantly restores mana to you equal to 60% of the total amount drained by your Viper Sting. Scorpid Sting - Attempts to Disarm the target for 10 sec. This effect cannot occur more than once per 1 minute.
Properties
Class	Hunter
School	Nature
Cooldown	10 seconds
Other information
Improvements	[Concussive Barrage], [Marked for Death], [Master Marksman], [Piercing Shots], [Rapid Killing]
Glyphs	[Glyph of Chimera Shot]
Related debuff
Chimera Shot - Scorpid Disarmed. Duration: 10 seconds

In the TCG.

"And now, to add that special finishing touch..." — Levander of the Sanguine Shot

Chimera Shot is a Marksmanship hunter talent.

Patch changes

Retail

• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Chimera Shot has been renamed to [Chimaera Shot] and has been redesigned.
  
• Hotfix (2013-09-23): Chimera Shot's damage has been increased by 50%.
  
• Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Chimera Shot now deals 25% more damage and heals the Hunter for 5% (was 3%) of their total health.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now costs 45 Focus, down from 50. Healing done reduced from 5% to 3%. Cooldown reduced from 10 to 9 sec.
  
• Hotfix (2010-10-19): Increased the damage of the signature abilities (such as Chimera Shot) by 15-25%.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Moved to tier 7 (was tier 11) and redesigned: An instant shot that causes ranged weapon Nature damage plus, refreshing the duration of your Serpent Sting and healing you for 5% of your total health.

  Old: You deal 125% weapon damage, refreshing the current Sting on your target and triggering an effect:
  [Serpent Sting] - Instantly deals 40% of the damage done by your Serpent Sting.
  [Viper Sting] - Instantly restores mana to you equal to 60% of the total amount drained by your Viper Sting.
  [Scorpid Sting] - Attempts to Disarm the target for 10 sec. This effect cannot occur more than once per 1 minute.
  

• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Mana cost reduced from 16% to 12%.
  
• Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): The secondary effects of this shot will now still be triggered even when the target dies from the ability's damage.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
  

Classic

• Patch 5.5.0 (2025-07-01): Damage increased by 8%.
  

See also

• Chimera Shot, TCG card

Other versions

• Cataclysm Classic

  Chimera Shot
  Chimera Shot Tier 7 Marksmanship hunter talent 40 yd range 50 Focus 10 seconds cooldown Instant Requires Ranged Weapon An instant shot that causes ranged weapon Nature damage plus (73.2% of Ranged attack power), refreshing the duration of your Serpent Sting and healing you for 5% of your total health.
  Properties
  Class	Hunter
  School	Nature
  Cooldown	10 seconds
  Talents
  Talent required	[Master Marksman]
  Other information
  Improvements	[Concussive Barrage], [Efficiency], [Marked for Death], [Piercing Shots]
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Chimera Shot]

• MoP Classic

  Chimera Shot
  Chimera Shot Level 60 Marksmanship hunter ability 40 yd range 45 Focus 9 seconds cooldown Instant Requires Ranged Weapon An instant shot that causes 265% ranged weapon Nature damage plus 0, refreshing the duration of your Serpent Sting and healing you for 5% of your total health. Applies the Hunter's Mark effect.
  Properties
  Class	Hunter
  School	Nature
  Cooldown	9 seconds
  Other information
  Level learned	60
  Improvements	[Concussive Barrage], [Piercing Shots]
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Chimera Shot]
  Related debuff
  Magic Hunter's Mark All attackers gain 5% increased ranged damage against this target. Can be seen while stealthed or invisible. Duration: 5 minutes

External links

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