Survival Hunter DPS Guide — The War Within Pre-Patch

Hunter's Class Tree has had a complete rework, with new pathing for every talent, and a bunch of new talents altogether. I have edited this extensive list for brevity so that you get the most relevant changes. The full, exhaustive list of changes can be found in the Class Changes page linked further below.

• New Talent: Padded Armor — Survival of the Fittest gains an additional charge.
• New Talent: Kodo Tranquilizer — Tranquilizing Shot removes up to 1 additional Magic effect from its target.
• New Talent: Devilsaur Tranquilizer — If Tranquilizing Shot removes only an Enrage effect, its cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds.
• New Talent: Scout's Instincts — You cannot be slowed below 80% of your normal movement speed while Aspect of the Cheetah is active.
• New Talent: Scrappy — Casting Wildfire Bomb reduces the cooldown of Intimidation and Binding Shot by 0.5 seconds.
• New Talent: Kindling Flare — Stealthed enemies revealed by Flare remain revealed for 3 seconds after exiting the flare.
• New Talent: Moment of Opportunity — When a trap triggers, you gain Aspect of the Cheetah for 3 seconds. Can only occur every 1 minute.
• New Talent: No Hard Feelings — When Misdirection targets your pet, it reduces the damage they take by 50% for 5 seconds.
• New Talent: Territorial Instincts — Intimidation summons a pet if you do not have one out and reduces Intimidation's cooldown by 5 sec.
• New Talent: Tar-Coated Bindings — Binding Shot's root duration is increased by 1 second.
• New Talent: Ghillie Suit — You take 20% reduced damage while in Camouflage. This bonus persists 3 seconds after leaving Camouflage.
• Lone Survivor now also reduces Counter Shot and Muzzle's cooldown by 2 seconds.
• Survival of the Fittest now reduces all damage you and your pet take by 30% (was 20%).
• Disruptive Rounds now also grants 10 focus when you interrupt an effect with Counter Shot or Muzzle.
• Explosive Shot now explodes early when applied to a target that already is affected by Explosive Shot.
• Bursting Shot is now a choice node with Scatter Shot (was in Marksmanship tree).
• The following talents have been removed:
  • Sentinel Owl
  • Sentinel's Perception
  • Sentinel's Protection
  • Serpent Sting
  • Poison Injection
  • Stampede
  • Beast Master
  • Arctic Bola
  • Nature's Endurance
  • Serrated Shots

Survival's Talent Tree has had a complete rework, with new pathing for every talent, and a bunch of new talents altogether. I have edited this extensive list for brevity so that you get the most relevant changes. The full, exhaustive list of changes can be found in the Class Changes page linked further below.

• Aspect of the Eagle and Harpoon are now baseline.
• Mastery: Spirit Bond — You and your pet deal increased damage and take 3% reduced damage, increased by 100% when within 25 yards of each other. The proximity bonus persists up to 10 seconds after you or your pet breaks the Mastery's boundary.
• Wildfire Bomb now costs 10 Focus.
• New Talent: Sulfur-Lined Pockets — Every third Quick Shot proc is replaced with an Explosive Shot at 100% effectiveness.
• New Talent: Grenade Juggler — Wildfire Bomb deal 5% increased damage and has a 25% chance to cast an Explosive Shot at the target. Explosive Shot reduces the cooldown of Wildfire Bomb by 2 seconds.
• New Talent: Exposed Flank — Your Flanking Strike strikes 2 additional targets and causes your Kill Command to hit 2 additional targets for 10 sec.
• New Talent: Contagious Reagents — Reapplying Serpent Sting spreads it to up to 2 nearby enemies.
• New Talent: Outland Venom — Each damage over time effect you have on a target increases the critical strike damage they receive from you by 2%.
• New Talent: Merciless Blows — Casting Butchery makes your next Raptor Strike or Mongoose Bite hit 3 targets.
• New Talent: Sic 'Em — Kill Command has a 15% chance to reset the cooldown of Kill Shot, make it usable on any target, and hit up to 2 additional targets. This chance is doubled during Coordinated Assault.
• Coordinated Assault has been redesigned — It now increases you and your pet's damage by 20% for 20 sec, and increases Kill Command's chance to reset by 15%.
• New Talent: Symbiotic Adrenaline — The cooldown of Coordinated Assault is reduced by 60 seconds, and it now grants 3 stacks of Tip of the Spear.
• New Talent: Relentless Primal Ferocity — While Coordinated Assault is active, Kill Command generates 2 stacks of Tip of the Spear, you gain 10% Haste, and Tip of the Spear's damage bonus is increased by 50%.
• Tip of the Spear has been redesigned — Kill Command increases the damage of your next non-pet spell by 15%, stacking up to 3 times.
  • You now consume one stack of Tip of the Spear at a time and multiple stacks of Tip of the Spear no longer increase its damage bonus.
• Flanking Strike now gains double the damage bonus from Tip of the Spear.
• Flanker's Advantage has been redesigned — Kill Command has a 10% increased chance to immediately reset its cooldown. Tip of the Spear's damage bonus is increased by up to 30%, based on your critical strike chance.
• Spearhead has been redesigned — You and your pet charge your enemy target, applying a heavy bleed that increases your chance to critically strike them by 30% for 10 seconds.
• Deadly Duo has been redesigned — The cooldown of Spearhead is reduced by 30 seconds and increases your critical strike damage against the target by 30% for 10 seconds.
• Aspect of the Eagle has been redesigned — Increases the range of your Raptor Strike and Mastery: Spirit Bond to 40 yards for 15 seconds.
• Bombardier has been redesigned — Casting Coordinated Assault grants 2 charges of Wildfire Bomb. When Coordinated Assault ends, your next 2 Explosive Shots have no cooldown or Focus cost.
• Ruthless Marauder has been redesigned — Wildfire Bomb cooldown reduction effect is now 1 second by default and no longer is increased by the second talent point.
• Coordinated Assault has been updated — Now also allows Kill Shot to be usable on targets regardless of Health.
• Wildfire Infusion has been redesigned — Mongoose Bite and Raptor Strike have a 15% chance to reset Kill Command's cooldown. Kill Command reduces the cooldown of Wildfire Bomb by 0.5 seconds.
• Lunge no longer increases attack range by 3 yards.
• Wildfire Bomb's damage over time effect is now a rolling periodic.
• Grenade Juggler and Bombardier now use an activation overlay.
• Many 2-point talents are now 1 point.
• The following talents have been removed:
  • Carve
  • Coordinated Kill
  • Birds of Prey
  • Intense Focus
  • Sharp Edges