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Survival Hunter

Damage specialisation · Tier C in PvP, 1.0% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

All PvPSolo2v23v3BlitzRBG

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility40.8%881 avg
  • Mastery33.3%734 avg
  • Haste20.0%446 avg
  • Critical Strike5.8%139 avg

150

Synced Solo Shuffle players

1,999

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

Survival Tactics

62%

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

93 players

Scatter Shot

Scatter Shot

41%

A short-range shot that deals 127 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.

61 players

Chimaeral Sting

Chimaeral Sting

35%

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.

52 players

Sticky Tar Bomb

Sticky Tar Bomb

27%

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.

40 players

Mending Bandage

Mending Bandage

13%

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.

20 players

Tracker's Net

Tracker's Net

13%

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.

20 players

Diamond Ice

Diamond Ice

3%

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

Hunting Pack

2%

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

49% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Greatcloak

19% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Chain Tunic

57% equipped · 263 ilvl

Survival Hunter enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina82%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness61%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed58%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 215 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.

  • Flanked89%

    187 players · Specialization

  • Savagery88%

    185 players · Specialization

  • Sweeping Spear87%

    183 players · Specialization

  • Horsehair Tether85%

    179 players · Class

  • Arcane Talons84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Can't Miss, Won't Miss84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Conditioning84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Don't Look Back84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Improved Traps84%

    177 players · Class

  • Invigorating Pulse84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Lunar Calling84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Lunar Storm84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Moon's Blessing84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Moonlight Chakram84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Open Fire84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Pathfinding84%

    177 players · Class

  • Radiant Edge84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Sanctified Armaments84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Sentinel84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Stalk and Strike84%

    177 players · Hero

  • Improved Wildfire Bomb83%

    175 players · Specialization

  • Twin Fangs77%

    162 players · Specialization

  • Improved Aspect of the Cheetah76%

    160 players · Class

  • Hunter's Avoidance76%

    159 players · Class

  • Lone Survivor76%

    159 players · Class

  • Two Against Many71%

    150 players · Specialization

  • Disruptive Rounds54%

    114 players · Class

  • Keen Eyesight53%

    112 players · Class

  • Improved Snaring40%

    83 players · Class

  • Concussive Shot38%

    79 players · Class

  • Scare Beast35%

    73 players · Class

  • Devilsaur Tranquilizer30%

    62 players · Class

  • Flanker's Advantage26%

    55 players · Specialization

  • Killer Companion25%

    53 players · Specialization

  • Wildfire Infusion24%

    50 players · Specialization

  • Emergency Salve23%

    48 players · Class

Near-universal picks (43)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Combat Experience100%

    210 players · Class

  • Improved Aspect of the Turtle100%

    210 players · Class

  • Padded Armor100%

    210 players · Class

Rarely taken (119)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Better Together15%

    31 players · Hero

  • Dire Summons15%

    31 players · Hero

  • Fury of the Wyvern15%

    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

  • Elyberia

    uther · US2,364

  • Chadulous

    frostmourne · US2,359

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Hunter specs

  • Beast Mastery
  • Marksmanship

Your auto attack damage is increased by 25%.

  • Natural Mending
    Natural Mending100%

    Exhilaration's cooldown is reduced by 120 sec.

  • Specialized Arsenal
    Specialized Arsenal100%

    Wildfire Bomb deals 10% increased damage.

    • Survival

    • Padded Armor
      Padded Armor100%

      Survival of the Fittest gains an additional charge.

    • Survival of the Fittest
      Survival of the Fittest100%

      Reduces all damage you and your pet take by 30% for 6 sec.

    • Touch of Grass
      Touch of Grass100%

      Your maximum health is increased by 20%.

    • Rejuvenating Wind
      Rejuvenating Wind100%

      Exhilaration now also heals you for an additional 12.0% of your maximum health over 8 sec.

    • Unnatural Causes
      Unnatural Causes100%

      Your damage over time effects deal 10% increased damage. This effect is increased by 50% on targets below 20% health.

    Control & mobility

    • Posthaste
      Posthaste100%

      Disengage also frees you from all movement impairing effects and increases your movement speed by 50% for 4 sec.

    • Guttural Roar
      Guttural Roar95%

      Intimidation now also stuns nearby enemies for 1.0 sec.

    • Muzzle
      Muzzle95%

      Interrupts spellcasting, preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec.

    • Takedown
      Takedown95%

      You and your pet leap to your target and strike as one, dealing 100,062 Physical damage to your target and up to 4 nearby enemies. Your pet frees itself from roots when it leaps. For the next 8 sec, the damage dealt by you and your pet is increased by 20% and your attack speed is increased by 100%. Generates 50 Focus.

    • Intimidation
      Intimidation95%

      Commands your pet to intimidate the target stunning your target for 5 sec and nearby enemies for 1.0 sec.

    Chest

    Skulking Viper's Scuteplate

    30% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Stompers

    74% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Stompers

    5% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Gauntlets

    34% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Chain Handguards

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Skulking Viper's Weeping Fangs

    70% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Headguard

    13% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Leggings

    56% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wargreaves

    20% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Pillar

    42% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Warblade

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    46% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    39% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Blade

    3% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Sharpened Lightwood Slasher

    1% equipped · 321 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    57% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    17% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    56% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Stylish Black Shirt

    4% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Jaws of the Skulking Viper

    68% equipped · 302 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Spaulders

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    11% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Girdle

    73% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Clasp

    13% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wristwraps

    59% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Cuffs

    15% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt
    51%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul47%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery46%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery38%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei26%

    • Survival Hunter gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control75%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility49%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery24%
    • Prismatic Socket15%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste14%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery8%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat7%
    • Flawless Deadly Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Critical Strike6%
    Posthaste100%

    210 players · Class

  • Precision Strikes100%

    210 players · Class

  • Survival of the Fittest100%

    210 players · Class

  • Touch of Grass100%

    210 players · Class

  • Natural Mending100%

    209 players · Class

  • Rejuvenating Wind100%

    209 players · Class

  • Specialized Arsenal100%

    209 players · Class

  • Unnatural Causes100%

    209 players · Class

  • Tranquilizing Shot99%

    208 players · Class

  • Trigger Finger99%

    207 players · Class

  • Improved Feign Death97%

    203 players · Class

  • Blackrock Munitions95%

    200 players · Specialization

  • Boomstick95%

    200 players · Specialization

    • Hogstrider15%

    31 players · Hero

  • Hoof and Blade15%

    31 players · Hero

  • Howl of the Pack Leader15%

    31 players · Hero

  • Lethal Barbs15%

    31 players · Hero

  • Masterful Call15%

    31 players · Hero

  • No Mercy15%

    31 players · Hero

  • Pack Mentality15%

    31 players · Hero

  • Sharpened Claws15%

    31 players · Hero

  • Sharpened Fangs15%

    31 players · Hero