Explosive Shot
Explosive Shot 40 yd  range 6 sec cooldown 25 Focus Instant cast Requires Ranged Weapon You fire an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing X Fire damage initially and every second for 2 sec.
Usable by
Class	Hunter
Properties
Type	Offensive
School	Fire
Cooldown	6 sec (GCD 1 sec)
Talents
Specialization	Survival
Level required	10
Other information
Requirements	Requires Ranged Weapon
Related debuff
Explosive Shot Taking Fire damage every second. Duration: 2 seconds
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• Explosive Shot
• 40 yd  range
• 25 Focus
• Instant cast
• You fire an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing X Fire damage initially and every second for 2 sec.

Explosive Shot is a hunter ability learned at level 10 for hunters who have chosen the Survival specialization. It is a great shot to use in place of [Arcane Shot], dealing more damage and making it one of the core abilities of the Survival Hunter.

Modified by

• [Readiness] (core ability)
• [Lock and Load] ( survival spec ability)
• [Mastery: Essence of the Viper] ( survival spec ability)

Notes

• Each of the damage ticks from this ability can crit.
• When [Lock and Load] procs, remember not to spam all the charges instantly so that the 2-sec DoT can run its course.

Patch changes

• Patch 5.2.0 (5-Mar-2013): Explosive Shot now deals 10% more damage. 
  
• Patch 4.3.0 (29-Nov-2011): Explosive Shot damage has been increased by 15%. 
  
• Patch 4.0.6 (8-Feb-2011): Explosive Shot damage has been reduced by 15%. 
  
•  Hotfix (2009-04-21): "Critical strikes from the Hunter ability Explosive Shot should properly trigger Thrill of the Hunt again."
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Base damage lowered by 10%. Attack power scaling reduced by 12.5%. The periodic damage from this ability no longer triggers Judgement of Wisdom and Judgement of Light. 
  
• Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Damage increased substantially, and additional scaling added to compensate Survival Hunters for the decrease in power of Steady Shot. No longer deals damage to secondary target. 
  
• / Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Added. 
  

External links

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