Scatter Shot

Scatter Shot
Scatter Shot Row 6 hunter talent 20 yd range 30 sec cooldown Instant Requires Ranged Weapon A short-range shot that deals (4.4616% of Attack power) damage, removes all harmful damage over time effects, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.
Properties
Class	Hunter
School	Physical
Cooldown	30 seconds
Talents
Talent required	[Entrapment] or [Improved Traps] or [Lone Survivor]/ [Nature's Endurance]
Improvements	[Binding Shackles]
Related buff
Scatter Shot Disoriented. Duration: 4 seconds

In the TCG.

Scatter Shot is a row 6 hunter talent.

It is an exclusive choice node with [Binding Shot].

Trivia

• Scatter Shot is a rare Hunter talent in the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.

Patch changes

• Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Duration decreased to 3 seconds in PvP combat (was 4 seconds).
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 6 class talent (was a level 20 Marksmanship PvP talent).
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now available at level 20 (was 40).
  
• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now a PvP talent (was a rank 25 honor talent). Damage is now based on attack power (was 35% of weapon damage).
  
• Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Now replaces [Bursting Shot]. Cooldown increased to 30 seconds to match Bursting Shot.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Re-added as a rank 25 Marksmanship honor talent (was a level 15 ability). Now removes all harmful damage over time effects from the target and deals 35% weapon damage (was 50%).
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Removed.
  
• Patch 5.3.0 (2013-05-21): Now shares diminishing returns with [Freezing Trap] and [Wyvern Sting].
  
• Hotfix (2012-10-04): Scatter Shot will now properly break when damage is dealt by any source.
  
• Hotfix (2011-05-05): The Disorient effect from Scatter Shot should no longer immediately break if Scatter Shot hits the target immediately after a buff on the target fades.
  
• Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Scatter Shot's disorient effect should no longer sometimes be broken by the hunter's [Auto Shot].
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now a level 15 ability (was a talent).
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Moved to tier 3 of the Survival tree (was on tier 5 of the Marksmanship tree).
  
• Patch 2.1.2 (2007-06-19): This ability will now trigger [Thrill of the Hunt].
  
• Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): This ability will now trigger [Kill Command] when it critically strikes.
  
• Patch 1.7.0 (2005-09-13):
  • Should now cancel combat mode when used.
  • 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.
  
• Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Now usable while moving and no longer interrupts ranged combat. Now properly reduces the ranged attack power contribution by the percent modifier.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB