First build that came to mind was a sustain damage aimed shot build seen here:
The build would be heavily focused on Legacy of the Windrunner being good. The proc will have too be very common to compete. It will also use DOT damage as a focus. Dots from: Master Marksmen (Bleed)+ Serpent Sting+ Latent Poison Injector+ Serpent Stalker’s Trickery. Hoping Latent Poison Injector interacts with said serpent sting.
In short you have aim shot as the main spell, follow up Windrunner arrow barrage mixed in while keeping a bleed and poison on target.
I for one find it the most exciting of all the builds.
this is my sustain build:
Basically, almost like yours, but with more ST and less AoE. Also, IDK if taking Trueshot will be worth it without Rapid Fire and its talents.
Yeah, I hope so too. The interaction sounds like it would ad some really nice sustain. I can’t wait to actually feel like an archer and not just spray 'n pray multishot everywhere like a shotgun.
I think this build is fun and not too bursty, although I don’t anticipate people happily using barrage.
I’m not surprised that it uses windrunner, I think that most MM M+ builds will incorporate that even though I don’t like it. But I’m confused as this doesn’t seem to be an M+ build - there is no trick shots.
However, you are going to be extremely focus-starved with this build unless they change the focus regeneration rate or the focus cost of Aimed Shot especially. Maybe they could make kill shots free.
I agree, I changed it from true shot and trick shot to the Quick shot for more kill shots.
I hate barrage with a passion; it’s the antithesis of what a sniper should be; but it’s blocking Master Marksman so we are forced to take it.
It’s honestly in the worst place possible; but at least it’ll give me some AoE so I don’t have to spec into Multi-shot / Trick shots if I don’t want to.
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I like barrage for old content farming only, it’s great at pulling everything. And, because it’s great at pulling everything, it’s not so fun for me or my friends in keys 
Steady focus haste bonus talent + Improved steady shot is all the focus regen you can get minus rapid fire but that too requires another talent to give regen. That being Improved Rapid fire lower down the chart.
IDK why they keep bringing back Barrage; I know very few people that like it. Wild Spirits would be so much cooler, or even Resonating Arrow.
But well, Explosive shot, Wailing Arrow, Death Chakram, and Barrage combined make a good AoE set up. I rather have those skills than spam Multishot. So, it’s a big improvement for me, at least; even if I have to keep Multishot’s younger brother.
Arcane Shot costs 30 focus baseline; we might all be forced to take the reduced cost. It’s too crucial of a spell. Too much lost focus without the talent.
I don’t think it’s a problem with your build, I think it’s a problem with how expensive things are for MM as a whole. 10 focus for steady shot is not a good deal to me. The base focus regeneration is too low and aimed, arcane, chimaera, and multi shots cost too much.
Without our tier set, interrupt focus conduit, and vigil legendary, we’re going to need all the focus help we can get or our playstyle is going to feel terrible. You may already know how focus-starved this spec is leveling or in 9.0, it’s going to be the same.
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I think we will be casting A LOT of Steady shots.
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chimera doesnt say anything about replacing arcane shot like it does on live so maybe its the BM version that generates focus? idk