Survival Hunter PvP guide

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150

Synced PvP players

2,043

Average rating sampled

2,453

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data

Survival Tactics

59%

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

88 players

Scatter Shot

39%

A short-range shot that deals 131 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.

58 players

Chimaeral Sting

32%

Stings the target, dealing 4,298 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.

48 players

Sticky Tar Bomb

23%

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.

35 players

Tracker's Net

14%

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.

21 players

Mending Bandage

12%

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.

18 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.

5 players

Hunting Pack

Aspect of the Cheetah has 50% reduced cooldown and grants its effects to allies within 30 yds.

3 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.
Precision Strikes
Precision Strikes100%

Most played equipment

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

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

55% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Greatcloak

16% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Chain Tunic

55% equipped · 263 ilvl

Survival Hunter enchantments

Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina85%
Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed61%
Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness61%

Talent choices across 229 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.

Bombardier90%
201 players · Specialization
Born To Be Wild90%
201 players · Class
Flanked89%
200 players · Specialization
Savagery88%
198 players · Specialization
Sweeping Spear88%
196 players · Specialization
Arcane Talons85%
191 players · Hero
Can't Miss, Won't Miss85%
191 players · Hero
Conditioning85%
191 players · Hero
Don't Look Back85%
191 players · Hero
Invigorating Pulse85%
191 players · Hero
Lunar Calling85%
191 players · Hero
Lunar Storm85%
191 players · Hero
Moon's Blessing85%
191 players · Hero
Moonlight Chakram85%
191 players · Hero
Open Fire85%
191 players · Hero
Pathfinding85%
191 players · Class
Radiant Edge85%
191 players · Hero
Sanctified Armaments85%
191 players · Hero
Sentinel85%
191 players · Hero
Stalk and Strike85%
191 players · Hero
Horsehair Tether84%
189 players · Class
Improved Traps83%
187 players · Class
Improved Wildfire Bomb83%
185 players · Specialization
Twin Fangs77%
172 players · Specialization
Hunter's Avoidance76%
171 players · Class
Lone Survivor76%
171 players · Class
Improved Aspect of the Cheetah75%
168 players · Class
Two Against Many70%
156 players · Specialization
Disruptive Rounds55%
124 players · Class
Keen Eyesight55%
124 players · Class
Concussive Shot39%
87 players · Class
Improved Snaring38%
86 players · Class
Scare Beast34%
77 players · Class
Devilsaur Tranquilizer28%
62 players · Class
Flanker's Advantage27%
61 players · Specialization
Killer Companion25%
57 players · Specialization

Near-universal picks (41)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline

Combat Experience100%
224 players · Class
Improved Aspect of the Turtle100%
224 players · Class
Padded Armor100%
224 players · Class

Rarely taken (120)under 15% — situational or out of favour

Wilderness Medicine15%
33 players · Class
Better Together14%
31 players · Hero
Dire Summons14%
31 players · Hero

Import a real build

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

Ingridaniela
aegwynn · US2,453
Bubbahubbà
ragnaros · EU2,421
Moofather
ragnaros · EU2,420
Reviam
ravencrest · EU2,410
Elyberia
uther · US2,364

Survival Hunter

Rated PvP data

Secondary stats