Survival Hunter PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.2)
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.
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/ or
Tar Trap to slow an entire team,
or
Harpoon and
Freezing Trap to lock a healer down.
Survival Hunter Strengths and Weaknesses
Consistent crowd control abilities
Decent mobility
Strong burst damage
Difficult for newer players
Weak against teams with multiple stuns
Very few defensive cooldowns
Patch 10.2 Changes to Survival Hunter
General Hunter Changes
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.
Survival Hunter Changes
- No changes.
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.
Other PvP Guides
This guide has been written by Azortharion, a Hunter Theorycrafter and Guidewriter since 2014, and considered one of the best Hunters in the world. He is an accomplished player with dozen of top parses for all specs throughout the game's history. He is also the Founder/Owner/Head Admin of Trueshot Lodge, the Hunter Class Discord. You can find him on his stream on Twitch and his channel on YouTube. He also has his own personal Discord server where you can freely ask him any Hunter questions you may have!
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