Survival Hunter PvP guide

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Synced 3v3 players

1,591

Average rating sampled

2,103

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data

Survival Tactics

62%

Feign Death reduces damage taken by 90% for 2 sec.

32 players

Scatter Shot

48%

A short-range shot that deals 124 damage, removes all harmful damage over time effects, and incapacitates the target for 3 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.

25 players

Chimaeral Sting

37%

Stings the target, dealing 4,263 Nature damage and initiating a series of venoms. Each lasts 3 sec and applies the next effect after the previous one ends. Scorpid Venom: 90% reduced movement speed. Spider Venom: Silenced. Viper Venom: 20% reduced damage and healing.

19 players

Mending Bandage

17%

Instantly clears all bleeds, poisons, and diseases from the target, and heals for 18% damage over 6 sec. Being attacked will stop you from using Mending Bandage.

9 players

Sticky Tar Bomb

13%

Throw a Sticky Tar Bomb that coats your target's weapons with tar, disarming them for 4 sec. After 4 sec, Sticky Tar Bomb explodes onto nearby enemies. Other enemies that are hit by the explosion are affected by Sticky Tar Bomb but this effect cannot spread further.

7 players

Tracker's Net

12%

Hurl a net at your enemy, rooting them for 6 sec. While within the net, the target's chance to hit is reduced by 80%. Any damage will break the net.

6 players

Diamond Ice

Victims of Freezing Trap can no longer be damaged or healed. Freezing Trap is now undispellable, but has a 4 sec duration.

1 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

Combat Experience
Combat Experience100%
Your Agility is increased by 3%.
Improved Aspect of the Turtle
Improved Aspect of the Turtle100%
The cooldown of Aspect of the Turtle is reduced by 30 sec.
Improved Feign Death
Improved Feign Death100%

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

62% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Greatcloak

17% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Chain Tunic

60% equipped · 263 ilvl

Survival Hunter enchantments

Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina96%
Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt69%
Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness69%

Talent choices across 52 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

Born To Be Wild88%
45 players · Class
Flanked88%
45 players · Specialization
Shellshock88%
45 players · Specialization
Pathfinding86%
44 players · Class
Sweeping Spear86%
44 players · Specialization
Arcane Talons84%
43 players · Hero
Can't Miss, Won't Miss84%
43 players · Hero
Conditioning84%
43 players · Hero
Don't Look Back84%
43 players · Hero
Invigorating Pulse84%
43 players · Hero
Lunar Calling84%
43 players · Hero
Lunar Storm84%
43 players · Hero
Moon's Blessing84%
43 players · Hero
Moonlight Chakram84%
43 players · Hero
Open Fire84%
43 players · Hero
Radiant Edge84%
43 players · Hero
Sanctified Armaments84%
43 players · Hero
Savagery84%
43 players · Specialization
Sentinel84%
43 players · Hero
Stalk and Strike84%
43 players · Hero
Improved Wildfire Bomb76%
39 players · Specialization
Hunter's Avoidance75%
38 players · Class
Lone Survivor75%
38 players · Class
Two Against Many73%
37 players · Specialization
Twin Fangs71%
36 players · Specialization
Improved Aspect of the Cheetah67%
34 players · Class
Keen Eyesight59%
30 players · Class
Disruptive Rounds55%
28 players · Class
Improved Snaring43%
22 players · Class
Kodo Tranquilizer39%
20 players · Class
Tar Trap33%
17 players · Class
Concussive Shot31%
16 players · Class
Killer Companion24%
12 players · Specialization
Wildfire Infusion24%
12 players · Specialization
Flanker's Advantage22%
11 players · Specialization
Wilderness Medicine22%
11 players · Class

Near-universal picks (43)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline

Combat Experience100%
51 players · Class
Guttural Roar100%
51 players · Class
Improved Aspect of the Turtle100%
51 players · Class

Rarely taken (102)under 15% — situational or out of favour

Better Together14%
7 players · Hero
Dire Summons14%
7 players · Hero
Fury of the Wyvern14%
7 players · Hero

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

Jimmyjobs
stormrage · US2,103
Kåmishiro
agamaggan · US2,056
Brkh
ravencrest · EU2,002
Yahwéh
area-52 · US1,957
Bigblackgliz
area-52 · US1,945

Survival Hunter

Rated PvP data

Secondary stats