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Aimed Shot is an instant shot available to Marksmanshiphunters that deals ranged damage plus X and reduces healing done to that target by 50% for 10 seconds. It shares a cooldown with [Multi-Shot] and the two deal the same damage (per target) before talents are taken into consideration. When fully talented, Aimed Shot will deal more damage against a single target and cost significantly less mana. Against a single target, it is the second highest damage shot available to Marksmanship hunters, after [Chimera Shot].
[Mortal Shots] increases the critical strike damage bonus by 30%. [Marked for Death] increases the critical strike damage bonus by a further 10%. [Piercing Shots] causes the target to bleed for 30% of the critical strike damage.
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Became a prime glyph. Now grants 5 focus with Aimed Shot criticals (previously reduced the cooldown of Aimed Shot by 2 sec.).
The healing reduction does not stack with other healing reduction effects like [Mortal Strike].
Tips and tactics
When fighting against more than one target, Multi-Shot should be used instead of Aimed Shot as the two share a cooldown and Multi-Shot can hit more than one target.
Past changes
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Mana cost has been reduced from 11% of base mana to 8%, casting time reduced from 2.5 sec to instant. Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 10 seconds and damage reduced.
Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Added reduction of healing done to that target by 50% and cast time was reduced to 3 sec from 3.5 sec. The reduced healing effect does not stack with Warriors' [Mortal Strike] or with Rogues' [Wound Poison].
[Mortal Shots] (5)
[Barrage], Efficiency, 
[Focused Aim], 
[Improved Barrage], 
[Lethal Shots], 
[Piercing Shots], 
[Marked for Death], 
[Ranged Weapon Specialization], 
[Chimera Shot].
60
[Aimed Shot]. 
