Survival Hunter DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within Pre-Patch

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Survival Hunter for Season 4. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing a Survival Hunter, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

For discussion and information on Stats specifically, check out our Stats page below.

Season 4 offers a way to target specific, powerful items with the new Antique Bronze Bullion. Here are the best items to spend your Bullions on in Dragonflight Season 4 as a Survival Hunter

1. Rashon, the Immortal Blaze — Our best weapon.
2. Ashes of the Embersoul — Our undisputed BiS Trinket for all scenarios.
3. Our next BiS Trinket depends on your preferred content. Cataclysmic Signet Brand for Raiding and Single-Target scenarios, and Ominous Chromatic Essence for Mythic+/AoE scenarios. They are pretty similar otherwise.
4. Seal of Diurna's Chosen — This Ring is not that special, but it is stronger than all other Rings, and very hotly contested. You might not want to spend a Bullion on this until you have a socket to put in it.
5. Voice of the Silent Star — Around ~0.7% better than all other Cloaks, but it has no Stamina. If you are doing high Mythic+ where survivability is paramount, you may want to skip this item entirely.
6. At this point, there are no obvious choices left. Consider a Whispering Incarnate Icon as an occasional Ominous Chromatic Essence. It offers more of a stat than OCE, but it only offers Crit. If your best Essence stat is currently Crit, then an Icon in its place would be better.

For Raiding/Single-Target scenarios, you can start replacing your old Tier Set once you have the 2pc of the new one.

For Mythic+/AoE scenarios, you actually want to keep your old 4PC, as the Season 4 Tier Set is relatively poor for AoE scenarios. So, do not delete your old Tier Set!

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BiS Gear for Survival Hunter

Overall BiS List Mythic+ Gear BiS List Raid Gear BiS List

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BiS List for Survival Hunter

This list contains the highest DPS setup from most sources, for Survival Hunter.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Rashon, the Immortal Blaze (528)	Fyrakk, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.
Helm	Eranog's Adorned Sallet (528)	Eranog
Neck	Torc of Passed Time (525)	Crafted by Jewelcrafting — See Crafted Section for more info.
Shoulder (Single-Target)	Stormwing Harrier's Pinions (528)	Revival Catalyst, or Broodkeeper Diurna/Echo of Neltharion/Smolderon
Shoulder (AoE/Mythic+)	Blazing Dreamstalker's Finest Hunt (489)	Unobtainable, was obtainable in Season 3.
Cloak	Voice of the Silent Star (535)	Sarkareth, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.
Cloak (High Mythic+)	Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl with Alchemical Flavor Pocket (525)	Crafted by Tailoring — See Crafted Section for more info.
Chest (Single-Target)	Stormwing Harrier's Cuirass (528)	Revival Catalyst, or Kurog/Zskarn/Nymue
Chest (AoE/Mythic+)	Blazing Dreamstalker's Scaled Hauberk (489)	Unobtainable, was obtainable in Season 3.
Bracers	Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards (525)	Crafted by Leatherworking — See Crafted Section for more info.
Gloves (Single-Target)	Stormwing Harrier's Handguards (528)	Revival Catalyst, or Dathea/Forgotten Experiments/Igira the Cruel
Gloves (AoE/Mythic+)	Blazing Dreamstalker's Skinners (489)	Unobtainable, was obtainable in Season 3.
Belt	Forlorn Leaf Clasp (528)	Gnarlroot
Legs (Single-Target)	Stormwing Harrier's Greaves (528)	Revival Catalyst, or Sennarth/Rashok/Larodar
Legs (AoE/Mythic+)	Blazing Dreamstalker's Skinners (489)	Unobtainable, was obtainable in Season 3.
Boots	Crechebound Soldier's Boots (528)	Sarkareth
Ring #1	Seal of Diurna's Chosen (528)	Eranog, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.
Ring #2	Onyx Impostor's Birthright (535)	Echo of Neltharion, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.
Trinket #1	Ashes of the Embersoul (528)	Smolderon, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.
Trinket #2 (Single-Target)	Cataclysmic Signet Brand (528)	Smolderon, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.
Trinket #2 (Mythic+/AoE)	Ominous Chromatic Essence (528)	Forgotten Experiments, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.

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Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Survival Hunter

This list contains the highest DPS setup, with farmable gear from Mythic+ Dungeons. This is a great place to start on a relatively new character, as you can infinitely grind out these items from Mythic+.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Poached Kalu'ak Spear (522)	Brackenhide Hollow
Helm	Helm of Hardened Gold (522)	Neltharus
Neck	Ukhel Ancestry Beads (522)	The Nokhud Offensive
Shoulder	Stormwing Harrier's Pinions (522)	Revival Catalyst, or Broodkeeper Diurna/Echo of Neltharion/Smolderon
Cloak	Fireproof Drape (522)	Ruby Life Pools
Chest	Stormwing Harrier's Cuirass (522)	Revival Catalyst any 522 Chest
Bracers	Shikaar Ranger Bracers (522)	The Nokhud Offensive
Gloves	Stormwing Harrier's Handguards (522)	Revival Catalyst any 522 Gloves
Belt	Gatekeeper's Girdle (522)	Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr
Legs	Stormwing Harrier's Greaves (522)	Revival Catalyst any 522 Legs
Boots	Lightning-Charged Striders (522)	The Nokhud Offensive
Ring #1	Scalebane Signet (522)	Neltharus
Ring #2	Unstable Arcane Loop (522)	The Azure Vault
Trinket #1	Globe of Jagged Ice (522)	Halls of Infusion
Trinket #2	Bottle of Spiraling Winds (522)	The Nokhud Offensive

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Raid Gear BiS List for Survival Hunter

This list contains the highest DPS setup, only using gear from the 3 Awakened Raids, Vault of the Incarnates, Aberrus, and Amirdrassil.

This list is mostly useful for informing your organized guild of what loot is optimal for you, for loot distribution purposes.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Rashon, the Immortal Blaze (528)	Fyrakk, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.
Helm	Eranog's Adorned Sallet (528)	Eranog
Neck	Eye of the Vengeful Hurricane (528)	Dathea
Shoulder	Stormwing Harrier's Pinions (528)	Revival Catalyst, or Broodkeeper Diurna/Echo of Neltharion/Smolderon
Cloak	Voice of the Silent Star (535)	Sarkareth, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.
Chest	Stormwing Harrier's Cuirass (528)	Revival Catalyst, or Kurog/Zskarn/Nymue
Bracers	Twisted Flamecuffs (528)	Larodar
Gloves	Stormwing Harrier's Handguards (528)	Revival Catalyst, or Dathea/Forgotten Experiments/Igira the Cruel
Belt	Forlorn Leaf Clasp (528)	Gnarlroot
Legs	Stormwing Harrier's Greaves (528)	Revival Catalyst, or Sennarth/Rashok/Larodar
Boots	Crechebound Soldier's Boots (528)	Sarkareth
Ring #1	Seal of Diurna's Chosen (528)	Eranog, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.
Ring #2	Seal of Filial Duty (535)	Broodkeeper Diurna, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.
Trinket #1	Ashes of the Embersoul (528)	Smolderon, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.
Trinket #2 (Single-Target)	Cataclysmic Signet Brand (528)	Smolderon, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.
Trinket #2 (Mythic+/AoE)	Ominous Chromatic Essence (528)	Forgotten Experiments, or spend 2 Antique Bronze Bullions.

You will be able to upgrade your items via Crests such as Aspect's Awakened Crest. Once you have upgraded a slot to a certain item level, upgrading other items of that slot to that item level is free.

When you upgrade with Crests, you should think of it as upgrading slots and not items.

Additionally, since Crests are a limited resource, you will want to obtain the highest item-level possible before upgrading a given slot, as this means you will spend fewer Crests on that slot in total. If you are at all capable of doing a +9 Dungeon, for example, it would be a VERY bad idea to upgrade an item from a +8 Dungeon.

Below is the slot priority you should upgrade your items in.

1. Weapons
2. Trinkets
3. Helm/Chest/Legs
4. Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots
5. Rings and Necks
6. Cloaks and Bracers

Note that exceptions are possible, such as special items that have more iLvl scaling than their slot would imply. Think of things like Voice of the Silent Star and Seal of Diurna's Chosen.

Throughout this page, we will regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on Raidbots, as it is an indispensable aspect of optimizing your character.

While we do offer generic sim charts for Trinkets, this should not be a replacement for simming yourself, at least not if you want to minmax sub-1%!

If you are new to simming and Raidbots, check out our detailed guide below.

The Tier Set is comprised of 5 items, all carrying the Blazing Dreamstalker's moniker. Unique DPS bonuses are unlocked when wearing 2, and 4 pieces from the set:

• 2 pieces: Survival Hunter 2pc increases Mongoose Bite/ Raptor Strike/ Carve/ Butchery damage increased by 18%.
• 4 pieces: Survival Hunter 4pc causes Mongoose Bite/ Raptor Strike/ Carve/ Butchery to have a 20% chance to make your next Mongoose Bite/ Raptor Strike/ Carve/ Butchery cost 10 less Focus and deal 50% increased damage.

The Tier Set Bonus is absolutely mandatory for competitive play, and you should prioritize obtaining it. You can use the Revival Catalyst to convert regular items (from Mythic+, for example) into Tier Items.

You only need 4 pieces out of 5 to get both set bonuses. We recommend you get all items except for the Helm, due to its high Mastery. Check out the BiS List for more information.

There are a number of strong options available for Survival Hunter in Season 4 coming from a variety of different sources. Some relevant ones to look for in order of strength are:

Trinket	Note
Ashes of the Embersoul	The strongest Trinket in the game for us, bar none.
Cataclysmic Signet Brand	An immensely powerful damage-dealing Trinket. Deals some damage to you as well, but is so strong that you will likely use it anyway. It also loses some value in stop-start situations like Mythic+, and we replace it for such situations.
Ominous Chromatic Essence	Alternative to the Signet Brand for AoE and Mythic+ scenarios.
Globe of Jagged Ice	Decent for most scenarios — Not fantastic by any means, but it is one of our best Mythic+-sourced Trinkets.
Bottle of Spiraling Winds	Like the Globe, this is just a decent Mythic+-sourced Trinket.

These are generic simulations from Bloodmallet, giving you a rough overview of strong Survival Hunter Trinkets. It is not a replacement for simming yourself, but can still offer a quick reference point.

Check out the BiS Lists if you just want to know the best Trinkets from M+ and Raid.