Survival Hunter PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets (Shadowlands / Patch 9.1)

The stat priority for Survival Hunter in PvP is as follows:

1. Agility;
2. Versatility;
3. Haste;
4. Mastery;
5. Critical Strike.

Agility is the best stat in all situations. Versatility is the strongest secondary stat at all times. This will increase the damage/healing you do and decrease the damage you take. Haste is another strong secondary stat, due to it reducing the Global Cooldown on abilities and increasing your attack speed.

In general, Survival Hunters want to get trinkets that line up well with Aspect of the Eagle and Coordinated Assault. These trinkets can have a passive or on-use effect. The stats you want to be increasing are either Agility or Haste. The Agility will provide a very large increase to your damage and Haste increases your attack speed, resulting in an increase to your damage output. Here is the best gear we recommend you using as a Survival Hunter.

• Head: Unchained Gladiator's Chain Faceguard
• Neck: Unchained Gladiator's Necklace
• Shoulders: Unchained Gladiator's Chain Monnion
• Cloak: Unchained Gladiator's Drape
• Chest: Consumptive Chainmail Carapace
• Wrists: Unchained Gladiator's Chain Bracers
• Hands: Unchained Gladiator's Chain Handguards
• Waist: Unchained Gladiator's Chain Belt
• Legs: Unchained Gladiator's Chain Breeches
• Feet: Unchained Gladiator's Chain Sabatons
• Ring 1: Unchained Gladiator's Ring
• Ring 2: Stitchflesh's Misplaced Signet
• Weapon: Unchained Gladiator's Dory

Note: It is important to be wearing 2 PvP trinkets. This will give you a Versatility boost that will increase your damage and healing.

Unchained Gladiator's Medallion is a mandatory trinket to have equipped at all times. This allows you to remove any crowd control on yourself. You will normally use this when you are stuck in crowd control and a teammate is at low health. Note, if you play a Human and are playing against a team with only stuns, Unchained Gladiator's Relentless Brooch is a better option.

Unchained Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity gives you Haste and has a 1-minute cooldown that increases your primary stat. This is great to use right before you activate a powerful cooldown.

Unchained Gladiator's Emblem increases your maximum health when used. This gives you an additional defensive when you think a team will be focusing you.

Unchained Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity increases your Haste and has a chance to proc your primary stat. This is an overall strong trinket, as the stat will proc often throughout an arena match.

Some gear from the Sanctum of Domination raid have a Domination Gem socket. These gems have various passive effects. To get more information on this gear and sockets, read more in our dedicated guide.

Something to note is that these gems are nerfed by 50% in PvP. Although they do have powerful affects, they are not mandatory to be successful in PvP. With that said, if you do get the chance to use Shards of Domination, here are the best ones for Survival Hunter:

• Frost Shard: Shard of Cor;
• Blood Shard: Shard of Jas;
• Unholy Shard: Shard of Dyz.

Here are the best enchants and gems for a Survival Hunter:

• Boots: Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility
• Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality
• Chest: Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats
• Rings: Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
• Weapon Enchant: Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance

Gem all of your gear with Versatile Jewel Cluster.