WoW Forever Survival Hunter Guide: Level 60 Build & Talent Order

Overview

Work in progress. Survival does not have an established rotation or level 20 build for the beta yet: this page only gives what is known for certain, and it will be completed.

What is known: Survival can be played as a melee Hunter. You keep Aspect of the Beast as your main aspect, and Raptor Strike becomes your main attack. With a sword or an axe, the Human’s and the Orc’s racial weapon specializations apply. Several talents strengthen Mongoose Bite and make it usable without having dodged.

At level 20 in the beta, Survival sits in S tier among DPS, like the other two Hunter specs: at that level, the ranking is about the class more than the spec.

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

Melee or range
Up close with Aspect of the Beast, or at range like other Hunters.
Racial specializations
The Human’s and the Orc’s apply in melee, with a sword or an axe.

Weaknesses

Work in progress
No established rotation or level 20 build yet.

Read the details

You pick your distance: in melee with Aspect of the Beast, or at range like the other Hunters. Beyond that, the strengths and weaknesses specific to the spec are still to be confirmed.

Key spells

Aspect of the Beast
Beast Mastery · level 30
Raptor Strike
Survival · level 1
Mongoose Bite
Survival · level 16
Wing Clip
Survival · level 12
Lacerate
Survival · level 30
Immolation Trap
Survival · level 16
Explosive Trap
Survival · level 34

Key talents

These effects come from the in-game talents:

Improved Tracking (5 ranks)
+5% damage against the creature type you are tracking.
Savage Strikes
+4% crit on your melee abilities.
Surefooted
+3% hit and shorter slows.
Predator's Edge (5 ranks)
+30% damage on melee crits and +50% off-hand damage.
Resourcefulness
Traps and melee abilities cost 60% less mana.
Expose Prey
Your attacks on a target with your Hunter’s Mark can enable Mongoose Bite for 5 sec.
Strider Kick
A kick for 100% weapon damage that raises your run speed by 30% for 3 sec.
Lightning Reflexes, then Lacerating Strikes at the bottom of the tree
Mongoose Bite also makes the target bleed.

Rotation and priorities

Work in progress. No priority is established for Survival yet. In melee, your tools are Raptor Strike, Mongoose Bite, Wing Clip and Lacerate (from level 30), with Immolation Trap and Explosive Trap on packs.

Stats

To be confirmed. No list exists for Survival yet.

Leveling

There is no established level 20 build for Survival yet. The level 60 build on this page is one of the most popular for the class before launch: it takes Lone Wolf, so it plays without a pet, and Careful Aim, which draws your attack power from your Intellect. It is not yet testable in game.