SURVIVAL HUNTER
Survival Hunter is built on the Survival talent tree and plays as a damage dealer in raids. The tree has 18 talents: 8 new in Forever, 7 changed from Classic.
SURVIVAL GUIDE
We'll write the Survival Hunter rotation, stat priority and recommended build as the beta data settles. For now, see the talent tree below, the talent calculator and the class discussions on the forum.
WHAT IT BRINGS TO A RAID
The catalogue has no raid contribution tied only to Survival; the ones below apply to every Hunter.
EVERY HUNTER BRINGS
Furious HowlNature resistanceAttack power reductionHit reductionHunter's MarkTranquilizing ShotEnchanted FlareCC: Beast / DragonkinCC: any type
DETAILS ON THE CLASS PAGE →TALENTS
Hover or tap a talent to read it below. Text is for the final rank.
5Improved Tracking
5Deflection
5Entrapment
2Savage Strikes
5Survivalist
3Improved Wing Clip
2Clever Traps
3Surefooted
1Deterrence
2Survival Tactics
5Predator's Edge
1Counterattack
2Resourcefulness
2Expose Prey
2Survivalist's Discipline
1Strider Kick
5Lightning Reflexes
1Lacerating Strikes- Improved TrackingRow 1 · 5 rankNew
While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 5%.
- DeflectionRow 1 · 5 rank
Increases your Parry chance by 5%.
- EntrapmentRow 2 · 5 rankChanged
When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.
- Savage StrikesRow 2 · 2 rankChanged
Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 4%.
- SurvivalistRow 2 · 5 rankChanged
Increases your total Health by 10%.
- Improved Wing ClipRow 2 · 3 rankChanged
Gives your Wing Clip ability a 20% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
- Clever TrapsRow 3 · 2 rank
Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 30% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 30%.
- SurefootedRow 3 · 3 rankChanged
Increases your hit chance by 3% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 30%.
- DeterrenceRow 3 · 1 rank · active
When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.
- Survival TacticsRow 4 · 2 rankNew
Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 10%.
- Predator's EdgeRow 4 · 5 rankNew
Increases your melee critical strike damage by 30% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 50%.
- CounterattackRow 4 · 1 rank · activeChanged
A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 13 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.
- ResourcefulnessRow 5 · 2 rankNew
Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 60%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 60% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.
- Expose PreyRow 5 · 2 rankNew
Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 10% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 10 sec.
- Survivalist's DisciplineRow 5 · 2 rankNew
Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 40%.
- Strider KickRow 5 · 1 rank · activeNew
A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.
- Lightning ReflexesRow 6 · 5 rankChanged
Increases your Agility by 10%.
- Lacerating StrikesRow 7 · 1 rankNew
Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite over 21 sec
Removed from Classic: Monster Slaying, Humanoid Slaying, Trap Mastery, Improved Feign Death, Killer Instinct, Wyvern Sting
Talent, spell, race and raid data: talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), from the WoW Forever beta client; data date 2026-10-14. Numbers can lag live tuning. Spell names, icons and tooltip text belong to Blizzard Entertainment. Hunter talent calculator.