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Survival vs Marksmanship Hunter

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Two level 60 Hunter builds side by side: 26 talents differ and 3 are the same.

The two builds

Build A: Survival Hunter

Our pick — opinionSurvival leveling build

0/18/33

Level: 60
Points: 51 of 51

16-point milestones

Counterattack

Build B: Marksmanship Hunter

Our pick — opinionMarksmanship leveling build

13/38/0

Level: 60
Points: 51 of 51

16-point milestones

Trueshot Aura

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Both builds are our leveling picks: opinion, not confirmed by Blizzard. Why we picked them: Hunter leveling guide

Differences: 26 talents

Beast Mastery5 differences · 0 points in A, 13 in B

Talent	Rank	Rank	What the extra ranks give
Endurance Training. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Increases the Health and Armor of your pets by 15%.
Focused Fire. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 2/2	Build B, rank 2: Increases all damage you deal by 2% while your pet is active.
Pathfinding. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 2/2	Build B, rank 2: Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 6%.
Improved Revive Pet. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 1/2	Build B, rank 1: Revive Pet's casting time is reduced by 3 sec, mana cost is reduced by 20%, and increases the health your pet returns with by an additional 15%.
Unleashed Fury. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 3/5	Build B, rank 3: Increases the damage done by your pets and hawks by 9%.

Marksmanship9 differences · 18 points in A, 38 in B

Talent	Rank	Rank	What the extra ranks give
Rapid Killing. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 2/2	Build B, rank 2: Reduces the cooldown on your Rapid Fire ability by 2 min. In addition, when you kill a non-trivial enemy or it dies while afflicted by your Serpent Sting, you gain Rapid Killing, increasing the damage of your next Shot ability within 40 sec by 20%.
Improved Arcane Shot. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 3/5	Build B, rank 3: Reduces the cooldown of your Arcane Shot by 0.9 sec. Does not affect the cooldown of abilities which share a cooldown with Arcane Shot.
Trueshot Aura16-point milestone. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: Increases the Ranged Attack Power of party members within 45 yards by 30. Lasts 30 min.
Mortal Shots. Both take it, at different ranks.	Build A: 3/5	Build B: 5/5	Build A, rank 3: Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 18%. Build B, rank 5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus on all ranged abilities by 30%.
Rapid Recuperation. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 2/2	Build B, rank 2: Hitting a target with your Serpent Sting ability grants you 50% and consuming Rapid Killing grants you 100% of your Mana regeneration while casting for the next 30 sec.
Barrage. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Increases the damage done by your Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot, and Volley abilities by 9%.
Scatter Shot. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: A short-range shot that deals 50% weapon damage and disorients the target for 4 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used.
Ranged Weapon Specialization. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Increases the damage you deal with ranged weapons by 5%.
Sniper Shot. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: A steady snipe that increases ranged damage by 160.

Survival12 differences · 33 points in A, 0 in B

Talent	Rank	Rank	What the extra ranks give
Improved Tracking. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 5/5	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 5: While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 5%.
Savage Strikes. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 2/2	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 2: Increases the critical strike chance of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 20%.
Survivalist. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 5/5	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 5: Increases total health by 10%.
Surefooted. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 3/3	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 3: Increases hit chance by 3% and increases the chance movement impairing effects will be resisted by an additional 15%.
Deterrence. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 1/1	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 1: When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.
Predator's Edge. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 5/5	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 5: Increases your melee critical strike damage by 30% and your offhand weapon damage by 50%.
Counterattack16-point milestone. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 1/1	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 1: A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 13 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.
Resourcefulness. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 2/2	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 2: Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 60%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 60% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.
Expose Prey. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 2/2	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 2: Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 10% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 5 sec.
Strider Kick. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 1/1	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 1: A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage.
Lightning Reflexes. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 5/5	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 5: Increases your Agility by 15%.
Lacerating Strikes. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 1/1	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 1: Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage over 21 sec equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite.