Survival Hunter DPS Spec, Builds, Talents, and Pet Talents — The War Within Pre-Patch

Note that these builds are generic recommendations for various content. For more specific recommendations for the Raid and Mythic+, check out the dedicated pages below.

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The War Within Talent Builds for Survival Hunter

Single-Target Fury of the Eagle Single Target Mythic+/AoE Fury of the Eagle Mythic+/AoE Talents Explained

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Best Single-Target Talent Build for Survival Hunter

This build is optimal for pure single-target situations.

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the best build directly into your game!

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Best Fury of the Eagle Talent Build for Survival Hunter

This build is better than the standard single-target build, but requires you to have 4PC of the old Season 3 Tier Set, Blazing Dreamstalker's Finest Hunt, at 489 Item Level.

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the best build directly into your game!

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Best Mythic+/AoE Talent Build for Survival Hunter

This is our recommended build for AoE scenarios. This works well for AoE Fights in Raids, as well as most Mythic+.

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the best build directly into your game!

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Best Fury of the Eagle +/AoE Talent Build for Survival Hunter

This is our recommended build for AoE scenarios. This works well for AoE Fights in Raids, as well as most Mythic+. It performs better than the other Mythic+ Talent Build, but requires you to have 4PC of the old Season 3 Tier Set, Blazing Dreamstalker's Finest Hunt, at 489 Item Level.

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the best build directly into your game!

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Talent Build Explanations for Survival Hunters

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Single-Target Build

Our single-target build is fairly straightforward, and we get to pick almost every talent that helps us on single-target.

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AoE Build

Our AoE build leaves a bit more room for choice.

• Our main choice here is if we want a bit more AoE by picking Fury of the Eagle/ Ruthless Marauder instead of Mongoose Bite/ Bloody Claws. Particularly given Fury's 5-target soft-cap, I strongly recommend Mongoose Bite for the extra priority- and single-target damage in Mythic+ and Raid.

Depending on affixes and other variables, Mythic+ can require a mix of AoE and Single-Target talents. You should check out our page below if you want advice specific to Mythic+.

Some talents will require you to play in a particular way to get the most out of them. You can find more information on how your rotation will look after selecting your talents on our rotation page below.

We have made a dedicated page for Hunter Pets information that we recommend you check out!

War Mode offers several benefits for you in the open world.

• PvP talents enabled in the outdoor world.
• At least 10% increase in World Quest rewards at maximum level.
• 10% more experience gained while leveling.
• Earn Conquest Points, which can reward gear every week.

With the benefits of enabling War Mode for leveling and PvE content, it is recommended to enable the feature to maximize your leveling and rewards at maximum level. However, you will be available for open-world PvP, and the possibility of being "ganked" while leveling or doing World Quests exists.

In this section, we will rank the PvP talents best for leveling and doing solo / small group PvE content. Below is a ranking of all PvP Talents for Survival Hunter

1. Survival Tactics is useful for negating powerful casts from mobs and other players that you cannot otherwise stop.
2. Mending Bandage is a potent out-of-combat heal that also clears lingering debuffs.
3. Hunting Pack is a valuable speed increase for leveling and open world content.

You can consider the other options essentially down to preference.

For details on how to play in Survival Hunter PvP, please visit our Survival Hunter PvP page.