Rapid Fire (Classic)

For the retail ability, see [Rapid Fire]. For the Pet Battle ability, see [Rapid Fire].

Rapid Fire
Rapid Fire Level 26 hunter ability 100 Mana 5 min cooldown Instant Increases ranged attack speed by 40% for 15 sec.
Properties
Class	Hunter
School	Arcane
Cooldown	5 minutes
Other information
Level learned	26
Related buff
Rapid Fire Increases ranged attack speed by 40%. Duration: 15 seconds

Rapid Fire is a hunter ability that gives the hunter increased ranged attack speed. It also reduces the "casting" time of [Steady Shot] and [Cobra Shot]. By allowing you to shoot faster, it significantly increases the damage you can do for a short period of time, and effective use of the ability is central to hunter DPS in groups.

Tips and tactics

• Using any trinkets or other effects which increase your damage, attack power, or critical strike chance together with Rapid Fire will allow you to shoot faster while dealing more damage with each shot. This will result in higher total damage done than if you had used these effects separately.

Patch changes

• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Removed.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Now available only to Marksmanship hunters.
  
• Patch 5.3.0 (2013-05-21): [Readiness] no longer resets the ability.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Cooldown reduced from 5 to 3 min.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Rapid Fire no longer has a Mana/Focus cost. Now requires level 54 (was 26).
  
• Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): Now triggers the global cooldown correctly.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): School changed from Arcane to Physical.
  

See also

• Rapid Fire, TCG card

Other versions

• BC Classic

  Rapid Fire
  Rapid Fire Level 26 hunter ability 100 Mana 5 min cooldown Instant Increases ranged attack speed by 40% for 15 sec.
  Properties
  Class	Hunter
  School	Arcane
  Cooldown	5 minutes
  Other information
  Level learned	26
  Improvements	[Rapid Killing]
  Related buff
  Rapid Fire Increases ranged attack speed by 40%. Duration: 15 seconds

• Wrath Classic

  Rapid Fire
  Rapid Fire Level 26 hunter ability 3% of base mana 5 min cooldown Instant Increases ranged attack speed by 40% for 15 sec.
  Properties
  Class	Hunter
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	5 minutes
  Other information
  Level learned	26
  Improvements	[Rapid Killing]
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Rapid Fire]
  Related buff
  Rapid Fire Increases ranged attack speed by 40%. Duration: 15 seconds

• Cataclysm Classic

  Rapid Fire
  Rapid Fire Level 54 hunter ability 5 min cooldown Instant Increases ranged attack speed by 40% for 15 sec.
  Properties
  Class	Hunter
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	5 minutes
  Other information
  Level learned	54
  Improvements	[Posthaste]
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Rapid Fire]
  Related buff
  Rapid Fire Increases ranged attack speed by 40%. Duration: 15 seconds

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