Survival Hunter talents
Every Survival talent, row by row, with what each rank does.
About the Survival tree
16-point milestone: Counterattack. 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.
Recommended leveling build
Our pickOpinion, not confirmed by Blizzard0/18/33 at level 60, with Counterattack at level 25. A hunter who fights in melee range. Pick this if that idea is why you rolled one.
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Another legal route to Counterattack · not our pick
One order that reaches Counterattack within the tree's rules: 16 points, which is level 25. Swap the early points for the talents you want.
- 1Improved Tracking5 of 5Row 1
- 2Deflection5 of 5Row 1
- 3Entrapment4 of 5Row 2
- 4Deterrence1 of 1Row 3
- 5Counterattack1 of 1Row 4
All Survival Hunter talents
A value like 1/2/3 is what rank 1, 2 and 3 give.
Survival
16 · Counterattack (milestone taken)
33points
Shown with our leveling pick's points at 60. Try your own in the calculator
Row 1open from level 10
2 talents
Max rank 5
While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 1/2/3/4/5%.
Max rank 5
Increases your Parry chance by 1/2/3/4/5%.
Row 2needs 5 points in Survival
4 talents
Max rank 5
Rank 1: When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 1 sec. All 5 ranksHide ranks
- Rank 1: When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 1 sec.
- Rank 2: Gives your Immolation Trap, Frost Trap, and Explosive Trap a 10% chance to entrap the target, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.
- Rank 3: Gives your Immolation Trap, Frost Trap, and Explosive Trap a 15% chance to entrap the target, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.
- Rank 4: Gives your Immolation Trap, Frost Trap, and Explosive Trap a 20% chance to entrap the target, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.
- Rank 5: Gives your Immolation Trap, Frost Trap, and Explosive Trap a 25% chance to entrap the target, preventing them from moving for 5 sec.
Max rank 2
Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 2%. All 2 ranksHide ranks
- Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 2%.
- Rank 2: Increases the critical strike chance of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 20%.
Max rank 5
Rank 1: Increases your total Health by 2%. All 5 ranksHide ranks
- Rank 1: Increases your total Health by 2%.
- Rank 2: Increases total health by 4%.
- Rank 3: Increases total health by 6%.
- Rank 4: Increases total health by 8%.
- Rank 5: Increases total health by 10%.
Max rank 3
Gives your Wing Clip ability a 7/8/12% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
Row 3needs 10 points in Survival
3 talents
Max rank 2
Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15/30% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15/30%.
Max rank 3
Rank 1: Increases your hit chance by 1% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 10%. All 3 ranksHide ranks
- Rank 1: Increases your hit chance by 1% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 10%.
- Rank 2: Increases hit chance by 2% and increases the chance movement impairing effects will be resisted by an additional 10%.
- Rank 3: Increases hit chance by 3% and increases the chance movement impairing effects will be resisted by an additional 15%.
Max rank 1
When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.
Row 4needs 15 points in Survival
3 talents
Max rank 2
Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 5/10%.
Max rank 5
Increases your melee critical strike damage by 6/12/18/24/30% and your offhand weapon damage by 10/20/30/40/50%.
Counterattack
16-point milestone
Max rank 1
Requires 1 in Deterrence
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.
Row 5needs 20 points in Survival
4 talents
Max rank 2
Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 30/60%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 30/60% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.
Max rank 2
Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 5/10% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 5 sec.
Max rank 2
Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 20/40%.
Max rank 1
A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage.
Row 6needs 25 points in Survival
1 talent
Max rank 5
Increases your Agility by 2/6/9/12/15%.
Row 7needs 30 points in Survival
1 talent
Max rank 1
Requires 2 in Expose Prey
Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage over 21 sec equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite.
In the patch digest
Auto Shot and wands fire sooner after you stop
Hunters and wand users still stand still to fire, but for much less time than in Classic.
Pet stats on the character sheet are wrong in beta
Hunters and Warlocks: the pet numbers on your sheet are a work in progress.
More Hunter talents
Races that can be a Hunter: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Orc, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne (High Order), Skyborne (Windshaper).
Talent data: public community datasets, Forever beta build 1.60.1.69893. Numbers can change in any later build or patch. Icon credits