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Survival Hunter PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.2)

Last updated on Nov 06, 2023 at 17:50 by Azortharion 11 comments
General Information

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Survival Hunter in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.

If you were looking for TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Hunter PvP guide.

PvP Survival Hunter Guides
Introduction Talents Gear & Stats Compositions Playstyle & Rotations Macros Races
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
1.

Survival Hunters in the Current Meta

Survival Hunters are one of the best melee specializations in the game right now. They not only have some of the best single-target sustained damage, they also have a large amount of control on enemy players. They use abilities like Tracker's Net Icon Tracker's Net/ or Tar Trap Icon Tar Trap to slow an entire team, or Harpoon Icon Harpoon and Freezing Trap Icon Freezing Trap to lock a healer down.

2.

Survival Hunter Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths icon Strengths
  • +Consistent crowd control abilities
  • +Decent mobility
  • +Strong burst damage
Weaknesses icon Weaknesses
  • -Difficult for newer players
  • -Weak against teams with multiple stuns
  • -Very few defensive cooldowns
3.

Patch 10.2 Changes to Survival Hunter

3.1.

General Hunter Changes

  • Hunter's Mark Icon Hunter's Mark is now a raid debuff — It increases the damage taken by a single target by 5%, while it is above 80% health.
3.2.

Survival Hunter Changes

  • No changes.
4.

Changelog

  • 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 11 Jul. 2023 (talents): Updated the Talent Build.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 09 May 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Updated the recommended talent build.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 29 Jul. 2022 (gear): Reviewed and updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 29 Jul. 2022 (talents): Reviewed and updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 29 Jul. 2022 (this page): Page reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 29 Jul. 2022 (this page): Page reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (races): Page reviewed and approved for Patch 9.2.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (macros): Page reviewed and approved for Patch 9.2.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (playstyle): Updated the burst and general rotation.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (comps): Page reviewed and approved for Patch 9.2.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (gear): Updated the recommended gear and trinkets.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
  • 22 Feb. 2022 (talents): Updated the recommended talents.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Updated all Damage rotations.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (talents): Updated Tier 6 Regular Talent.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 03 Jul. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 03 Jul. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 03 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Updated Burst and Sustained damage rotations.
  • 03 Jul. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 03 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Added Shards of Domination section.
  • 03 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP Talents.
  • 03 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
  • 03 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 May 2021 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
  • 12 Apr. 2021 (gear): Updated Stat Priority.
  • 30 Mar. 2021 (races): No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 30 Mar. 2021 (macros): No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 30 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 30 Mar. 2021 (comps): No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 30 Mar. 2021 (gear): No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 30 Mar. 2021 (talents): No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 30 Mar. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 30 Mar. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 06 Dec. 2020 (gear): Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
  • 05 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Rotations to include Covenant Abilities.
  • 29 Nov. 2020 (playstyle): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
  • 29 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
    • Removed outdated gear.
    • Added gems section.
  • 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page, removed Azerite mentions, and updated gear section.
  • 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page, removed Azerite mentions, and updated gear section.
  • 16 Oct. 2020 (races): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
  • 16 Oct. 2020 (macros): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
  • 16 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Added How to Crowd Control section.
    • Updated all Damage Rotation section.
    • Updated Defensive section.
  • 16 Oct. 2020 (comps): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
  • 16 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated Talent Table.
    • Updated Tiers 3 and 4 Regular Talents.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 16 Oct. 2020 (this page): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
  • 16 Oct. 2020 (this page): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
  • 09 Sep. 2020 (talents): Updated Pet Talents.
  • 20 Feb. 2020 (talents): Updated PvP Talents.
  • 28 Jan. 2020 (races): Page added.
  • 28 Jan. 2020 (macros): Page added.
  • 28 Jan. 2020 (comps): Page added.
  • 28 Jan. 2020 (talents): Page added.
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