Survival Hunter DPS Mythic+ Guide — Shadowlands 9.2.5
In this guide, you will find tips and advice to tackle Mythic+ dungeons with your Survival Hunter in World of Warcraft — Shadowlands 9.2.5.
Unique Challenges of Mythic+
Mythic+ Dungeons, especially high ones, are arguably the highest level of competitive PvE content that WoW has to offer aside from Mythic raiding.
In Mythic Dungeons as a Hunter, you will be responsible for a large part of the group's total damage output, while in a Mythic Raiding group, you may only be responsible for maybe 7% of it. The skill and execution from the individual players in the group is much more important.
Aside from just doing damage, in Mythic+ you will be responsible for many things to make the group's run faster and easier. Interrupting, offensively dispelling enemy targets, soaking mechanics, using your traps and stuns are all much more common in Mythic+ than your usual Mythic raid.
In this guide, we will talk about getting the most out of your Hunter in Mythic+ dungeons, including the best way to set up your character, how your rotation may change, and tips and tricks for using your abilities in the most optimal way.
If you are unfamiliar with Mythic+ and its associated general mechanics, you can read more about it on our dedicated Mythic+ page below.
Best Survival Hunter Mythic+ Build
For a more general overview of Talents for Survival Hunter, please visit our dedicated Talents page.
These are our recommended talents for Survival Hunter in Mythic+.
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15 |
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25 |
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30 |
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35 |
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40 |
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45 |
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50 |
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Best Mythic+ Covenant and Soulbind for Survival Hunter
Kyrian is the optimal Covenant for
Mythic+, using Forgelite Prime Mikanikos with Enfeebled Mark,
Strength of the Pack, and
Hammer of Genesis.
For more information about the best Survival Hunter Covenants and Soulbinds, please check out our page below.
Best Mythic+ Legendary for Survival Hunter
Wildfire Cluster is the best Legendary
for Survival Hunters in Mythic+. It has the best AoE
capabilities of any Legendary while also being reasonably competitive for
single-target.
For more information on Survival Hunter Legendaries in different situations, please check out our page below.
9.2 Seasonal Affix: Encrypted
The Encrypted Affix will spawn three Relics on certain packs in the dungeon. These Relics buff the pack they are in, and should usually be killed as the highest priority.
Depending on the Relic that you kill first, you will get a buff once it does.
- Killing the Wo Relic first will grant you a 1-minute stealth and
45-second movement speed boost via
Decrypted Wo Cypher.
- Killing the Vy Relic first will grant you a 15% Haste buff for 45
seconds via
Decrypted Vy Cypher.
- Killing the Urh Relic first will grant you a 200% cooldown recovery
rate buff for 10 seconds via
Decrypted Urh Cypher.
Rotational Considerations for Survival Hunter in Mythic+
For the most part, your rotation will remain the same as normal in Mythic+ dungeons. Because of the nature of dungeons, however, with mobs dying constantly and there sometimes being downtime in between packs, we recommend taking the following extra considerations.
Note that the information below specifically pertains to Mythic+. If you require more general information, you should go to the main Rotation page below.
Carve
It is extremely important to be casting Carve on cooldown on
multiple targets. To do this, you must not spend too much Focus on
Serpent Sting or
Raptor Strike, using these just to stay
off of the Focus cap for the most
part. Remember that the primary reason that you are casting
Carve is to
let you cast more
Wildfire Bombs. Do not waste Wildfire Bomb charges
trying to cast Carve, as that defeats the purpose.
Kill Command
In many ways, having a high Focus pool is even more important in multi-target
than it is in single-target situations. While you have additional, important
buttons to press, it is still extremely important to cast
Kill Command on cooldown. You need the focus for
Carve.
For more general rotation information, please refer to our rotation page.
Mythic+ AoE Burst Opener for Survival Hunter
- Apply
Harpoon to get in range.
- Use
Kill Command to bring your Focus high before entering your cooldowns.
- Activate
Coordinated Assault followed by your Covenant Ability, such as
Resonating Arrow.
- Use
Wildfire Bomb.
- Use
Carve.
- Use
Kill Command.
- Proceed with your normal rotation.
Key Abilities for Survival Hunter in Mythic+
Intimidation is a 5-second stun. It can be used to interrupt
otherwise uninterruptible effects on dangerous mobs, and in high
Mythic+ situations, it should be used almost on cooldown to try and negate such
casts.
Freezing Trap plays the same role as
Intimidation for the
most part, allowing you to interrupt dangerous casts that cannot be
interrupted normally. It can also allow you to remove dangerous caster mobs
from the equation. If there are caster mobs out of position hitting
your group, those are ideal targets to be trapped until they can be pulled
into the remaining group.
Muzzle is your main interrupt and will be used
often in any Mythic+. As you get to know the dungeons, you should know which
spells are worth spending your interrupt on.
Feign Death is an extremely powerful spell in Mythic+. It can be
used to effectively nullify a lot of targeted effects that mobs and bosses
channel on you. It can also be used to nullify targeted spells where you can
see that it will land on you before the cast finishes. Using Feign Death can
cause the boss to pick another target, or completely stop casting
the ability.
Scare Beast can be used to keep certain mobs Fear-locked if needed.
By facing in the direction that you want the feared mob to run, you can
basically control where it goes.
Binding Shot is one of the most unique utility
spells you bring to
Mythic+. It is an 8-second root that can affect any amount of targets that
crosses over the arrow. This is used when the tank is kiting to save them from
danger. It can also be used to ensure that mobs stay in place for a number of
reasons, such as keeping them inside your
Wild Spirits/
Resonating Arrow.
Tranquilizing Shot is simple. It is an offensive Enrage/Magic dispel
that can be used to remove beneficial buffs from enemies. An underrated feature
of this ability is that gives you 10 Focus if it successfully dispels something.
Trinket Considerations for Survival Hunter in Mythic+
When choosing your trinkets, we recommend simulating yourself using the "Dungeon Slice" option on Raidbots. Usually, we recommend using trinkets that proc stats, rather than single-target damage dealers.
You can also get a quick overview of good Mythic+ Trinkets on our Gearing page, specifically the Simulation chart for multi-target scenarios.
Changelog
- 31 May 2022: Page reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 27 Feb. 2022: Updated the recommended Covenant and Soulbind for Mythic+.
- 21 Feb. 2022: Updated talent recommendations and added information about the new Affix.
- 01 Nov. 2021: Added some information about the Legion Timewalking Affix "Infernal", and changed the recommendation of some Tormented Anima Powers.
- 13 Jul. 2021: Added information about the best Tormented Anima Mythic+ Powers to take.
- 28 Jun. 2021: Reviewed and approved for Patch 9.1.
- 05 May 2021: Added Flanking Strike to the AoE Opener Rotation, and changed its recommendation status for Survival Mythic+.
- 19 Apr. 2021: Added information about Binding Shot and Tranquilizing Shot to the utility spells section.
- 19 Mar. 2021: Several updates.
- Updated the recommended Mythic+ Soulbind to Korayn.
- Updated the recommended Kyrian Mythic+ Soulbind to Forgelite Prime Mikanikos.
- Added a note that you do not want to waste Wildfire Bomb while trying to cast Carve on cooldown.
- Added Scare Beast to the Key Abilities section.
- 09 Mar. 2021: Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Dec. 2020: Updated with information about the best Legendaries and Covenants for Survival Mythic+.
- 23 Nov. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands.
- 12 Oct. 2020: Page updated for the Shadowlands pre-patch.
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