Survival Hunter DPS Castle Nathria Raid Guide — Shadowlands 9.0.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Survival Hunter for each boss of the following raid: Castle Nathria. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Shadowlands 9.0.5.
Introduction
On this page, you will find Survival Hunter specific information for each boss in Castle Nathria. This is no encounter guide, but a collection of Survival Hunter specific tips for each boss.
All information on this page is work in progress and will be updated once the raid has launched.
Legendaries Note
On this page, we are
recommending Wildfire Cluster for most bosses. It is only very slightly
behind
Rylakstalker's Confounding Strikes for single-target, but is one of
the best AoE Legendaries as well. For pure single-target bosses, we recommend
Rylakstalker's Confounding Strikes.
For the pure single-target fights, you can also use
Nesingwary's Trapping Apparatus with a
Birds of Prey-based build.
This requires somewhat different stats and Conduits, however, and it is not
currently within the scope of this guide.
Talent Cheatsheet
We advise to use the following talents on Shriekwing.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Shriekwing: Rylakstalker's Confounding Strikes.
We advise to use the following talents on Huntsman Altimor.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Huntsman Altimor: Wildfire Cluster.
We advise to use the following talents on Sun King's Salvation.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sun King's Salvation: Wildfire Cluster.
We advise to use the following talents on Artificer Xy'Mox.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Artificer Xy'Mox: Wildfire Cluster.
We advise to use the following talents on Hungering Destroyer.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Hungering Destroyer: Rylakstalker's Confounding Strikes.
We advise to use the following talents on Lady Inerva Darkvein.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Lady Inerva Darkvein: Wildfire Cluster.
We advise to use the following talents on The Council of Blood.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary on The Council of Blood: Wildfire Cluster.
We advise to use the following talents on Sludgefist.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sludgefist: Rylakstalker's Confounding Strikes.
We advise to use the following talents on Stone Legion Generals.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Stone Legion Generals: Wildfire Cluster.
We advise to use the following talents on Sire Denathrius.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sire Denathrius: Wildfire Cluster.
Shriekwing
We advise you to use the following talents against Shriekwing.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Shriekwing: Rylakstalker's Confounding Strikes.
Tips
- There are no specific tips yet.
For more information, please refer to our Shriekwing guide.
Huntsman Altimor
We advise you to use the following talents against Huntsman Altimor.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Huntsman Altimor: Wildfire Cluster.
Tips
- You can solo
Vicious Lunge with
Aspect of the Turtle.
For more information, please refer to our Huntsman Altimor guide.
Sun King's Salvation
We advise you to use the following talents against Sun King's Salvation.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sun King's Salvation: Wildfire Cluster.
Tips
- Use
Misdirection on a tank whenever the adds spawn to help them get aggro more quickly, and save yourself from unnecessary damage. Keep in mind that this will only transfer threat from your abilities like
Wildfire Bomb, and not any pet threat.
For more information, please refer to our Sun King's Salvation guide.
Artificer Xy'Mox
We advise you to use the following talents against Artificer Xy'Mox.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Artificer Xy'Mox: Wildfire Cluster.
Tips
Harpoon is an excellent way of escaping the
Edge of Annihilation circle and pull.
For more information, please refer to our Artificer Xy'Mox guide.
Hungering Destroyer
We advise you to use the following talents against Hungering Destroyer.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Hungering Destroyer: Rylakstalker's Confounding Strikes.
Tips
- Use
Aspect of the Turtle and
Feign Death (if using
Resilience of the Hunter) if your Health drops low while having the
Gluttonous Miasma debuff.
- Use
Exhilaration if you are on low Health just before dropping off the
Expunge debuff to decrease the size of the effect.
- Use
Aspect of the Turtle, in combination with
Disengage (with
Posthaste) and
Aspect of the Cheetah, to soak as many of the blue orbs as possible.
- If you have no other sources of enemy healing reduction on your group,
consider using a "Mortal Wounds"-pet such as a Carrion Bird (Ferocity),
Riverbeast (Tenacity) or Raptor (Cunning). This will reduce the boss' healing
done by
Hungering Strikes and Consume significantly.
Aspect of the Eagle can be used during Consume to maintain DPS uptime while at range.
For more information, please refer to our Hungering Destroyer guide.
Lady Inerva Darkvein
We advise you to use the following talents against Lady Inerva Darkvein.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Lady Inerva Darkvein: Wildfire Cluster.
Tips
- You can use
Aspect of the Eagle while soaking Bottled Anima or during the Sins and Suffering mechanic to maintain DPS uptime.
For more information, please refer to our Lady Inerva Darkvein guide.
The Council of Blood
We advise you to use the following talents against The Council of Blood.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Council of Blood: Wildfire Cluster.
Tips
- Use
Disengage with
Posthaste to quickly get into position for the dance. However, it is actually even better if you can get to the dance without Disengage, as you can use it on the way back to get to Harpoon range faster, increasing your DPS.
For more information, please refer to our The Council of Blood guide.
Sludgefist
We advise you to use the following talents against Sludgefist.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sludgefist: Rylakstalker's Confounding Strikes.
Tips
- Make use of the 12-second 100% damage taken debuff after he charges into a
pillar. Keep in mind that both
Wild Spirits and
Coordinated Assault last longer than this damage taken debuff, allowing you to use them a bit before. You should also be saving two charges of
Wildfire Bomb for this damage window. You should land your first bomb immediately as the debuff begins, and hit the second one the instant that the DoT from the first one expires. The whole phase lasts 12 seconds, and each Bomb lasts 6 seconds.
For more information, please refer to our Sludgefist guide.
Stone Legion Generals
We advise you to use the following talents against Stone Legion Generals.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Stone Legion Generals: Wildfire Cluster.
Tips
Aspect of the Turtle can be used to immune the DoT application from
Wicked Blade. This should only be used if there is not an imminent
Crystalize coming up.
For more information, please refer to our Stone Legion Generals guide.
Sire Denathrius
We advise you to use the following talents against Sire Denathrius.
- Level 15:
Alpha Predator
- Level 25:
Guerrilla Tactics
- Level 30:
Natural Mending
- Level 35:
Bloodseeker
- Level 40:
Born To Be Wild or
Posthaste
- Level 45:
Tip of the Spear
- Level 50:
Wildfire Infusion
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sire Denathrius: Wildfire Cluster.
Tips
- As Night Fae, you can use
Soulshape just before the boss hits 70% health in Phase 1. The movement speed boost will let you outrun the
March of the Penitent mechanic at up to 3 stacks of
Burden of Sin. The
Trailblazer talent can do this too.
- You can use
Harpoon in mid-air to not take any falling damage from
Blood Price.
- You can also use
Harpoon or
Disengage for all knockbacks.
For more information, please refer to our Sire Denathrius guide.
Changelog
- 19 Mar. 2021: Several additions.
- Added tips for Sire Denathrius and Stone Legion Generals, mostly relevant for Mythic.
- Expanded on the Council of Blood tip.
- Added a tip for Lady Inerva Darkvein.
- Added a tip for Hungering Destroyer.
- 16 Dec. 2020: Added a pet choice tip for Hungering Destroyer.
- 08 Dec. 2020: Updated the page with recommended Talents, Legendaries, and some early playstyle tips for Heroic week.
- 01 Dec. 2020: Added placeholder Castle Nathria page.
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