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Survival Hunter

Damage specialisation · Tier C in Mythic+, 0.6% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsACTIVEPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and builds

Opener

The order abilities first landed across 4 top-parsing pulls, with the median time into the fight. The percentage is how many of those parses used the ability at all — a step at 100% is the opener, one at 60% is a choice some players make.

  1. 1Wildfire Bomb+1s100%
  2. 2Kill Command+1s100%
  3. 3Voracious Heart of Ula'tek+1s50%
  4. 4Takedown+3.8s100%
  5. 5Boomstick+5.2s100%
  6. 6Raptor Strike+10.2s100%

What follows what

What was pressed next, counted over every observed pair. This is the closest a log gets to a priority list — but it describes behaviour, not a rule: a player casting Execute because it lit up looks the same here as one following a plan.

  • Kill Command73 casts→Wildfire Bomb29%Raptor Strike28%Raptor Swipe24%
  • Raptor Strike45 casts→Kill Command45%Raptor Swipe32%Wildfire Bomb14%
  • Raptor Swipe42 casts→Kill Command56%Raptor Strike34%Wildfire Bomb10%
  • Wildfire Bomb37 casts→Kill Command32%Raptor Swipe27%Raptor Strike24%
  • Boomstick8 casts→Wildfire Bomb38%Kill Command25%
  • Takedown7 casts→Takedown86%Wildfire Bomb14%

Ability usage

Casts per minute across 9 top-parsing kills in The Venomous Abyss. Per minute rather than totals, so a long fight does not read as a heavily used ability.

Single target

4 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

  1. 1Raptor Strike18.3per min
  2. 2Kill Command14.3per min
  3. 3Wildfire Bomb8.0per min
  4. 4Boomstick1.4per min
  5. 5Takedown0.4per min
  6. 6Hunter's Mark0.3per min
  7. 7Muzzle0.2per min

Multi-target

4 fights with substantial add damage

  1. 1Raptor Strike19.6per min
  2. 2Kill Command14.4per min
  3. 3Wildfire Bomb7.1per min
  4. 4Boomstick1.3per min
  5. 5Takedown0.7per min
  6. 6Disengage0.3per min

Fights are sorted by how much damage landed on boss units rather than by a hand-kept list of which encounter is the AoE one, so the split stays right after a retune. Fights in between are left out of both columns.

Updated 31/08/2026. These are observed casts, not a recommended priority — the order reflects how often an ability came up, which is not the same as when to press it.

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 93 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility43.9%935 avg
  • Mastery33.3%719 avg
  • Haste19.1%417 avg
  • Critical Strike3.7%89 avg

What PvE players are playing

Talent choices across 93 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.

  • Blackrock Munitions88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Bonding88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Boomstick88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Flamebreak88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Guerrilla Tactics88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Intimidation88%

    81 players · Class

  • Kill Command88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Lunge88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Mongoose Fury88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Muzzle88%

    81 players · Class

  • Primal Surge88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Raptor Strike88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Raptor Swipe88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Strike as One88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Takedown88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Tip of the Spear88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Wildfire Bomb88%

    81 players · Specialization

  • Bloody Claws87%

    80 players · Specialization

  • Quick Reload87%

    80 players · Specialization

  • Born To Be Wild86%

    79 players · Class

  • Horsehair Tether86%

    79 players · Class

  • Mongoose Rounds86%

    79 players · Specialization

  • Explosives Expert84%

    77 players · Specialization

  • Pathfinding84%

    77 players · Class

  • Improved Traps82%

    75 players · Class

  • Shellshock82%

    75 players · Specialization

  • Bombardier80%

    74 players · Specialization

  • Lone Survivor80%

    74 players · Class

  • Flanked79%

    73 players · Specialization

  • Sweeping Spear79%

    73 players · Specialization

  • Improved Wildfire Bomb78%

    72 players · Specialization

  • Savagery78%

    72 players · Specialization

  • Arcane Talons75%

    69 players · Hero

  • Can't Miss, Won't Miss75%

    69 players · Hero

  • Conditioning75%

    69 players · Hero

  • Don't Look Back75%

    69 players · Hero

Near-universal picks (19)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Combat Experience100%

    92 players · Class

  • Improved Aspect of the Turtle100%

    92 players · Class

  • Natural Mending100%

    92 players · Class

  • Padded Armor100%

    92 players · Class

  • Posthaste100%

    92 players · Class

  • Precision Strikes100%

    92 players · Class

  • Rejuvenating Wind100%

    92 players · Class

  • Specialized Arsenal100%

    92 players · Class

  • Survival of the Fittest100%

    92 players · Class

  • Touch of Grass100%

    92 players · Class

  • Trigger Finger99%

    91 players · Class

  • Unnatural Causes99%

    91 players · Class

  • Tranquilizing Shot97%

    89 players · Class

  • Scout's Instincts96%

    88 players · Class

  • Guttural Roar95%

    87 players · Class

  • Improved Feign Death95%

    87 players · Class

Rarely taken (104)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Lethal Calibration11%

    10 players · Specialization

  • Sic 'Em11%

    10 players · Specialization

  • Trailblazer11%

    10 players · Class

  • Misdirection8.7%

    8 players · Class

  • Kindling Flare7.6%

    7 players · Class

  • Alpha Predator6.5%

    6 players · Specialization

  • Animal Companion6.5%

    6 players · Specialization

  • Barbed Scales6.5%

    6 players · Specialization

  • Barbed Shot6.5%

    6 players · Specialization

  • Bestial Wrath6.5%

    6 players · Specialization

  • Bloodseeker6.5%

    6 players · Specialization

  • Bloodshed6.5%

    6 players · Specialization

Import a real build

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

  • Llopis

    illidan · US3,086

  • Brasmir

    skywall · US2,830

  • Anheru

    tichondrius · US2,816

  • Plopopotamus

    garrosh · US2,798

  • Regale

    archimonde · EU2,727

Learn the spec

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

  • WowheadpveRotation, stat priority, gear and consumables. The most complete free PvE reference.
  • Icy VeinspveRotation walkthroughs and talent reasoning, written for players learning a spec.
  • Raider.IOpveMythic+ routes, affix planning and dungeon-by-dungeon breakdowns.

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