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[Shadowlands] Survival Hunter Guide 9.2.7

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Survival Hunter DPS Guide - Shadowlands 9.2.7

 

Overview
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                                                    Strengths                                                                                  Weaknesses
  •                                                 High Mobility.
  •                                                 Consistent single target damage.
  •                                                 Powerful AoE. Ridiculously strong AoE with tier-set.
  •                                                 Temporary Damage Immunity.
  •                                                 High self-sustain.
  •                                                 Can tame cute pets.
 
  •                                                                             No unique utility.
  •                                                                             Lack of single-target burst.
  •                                                                             Reliant on pet to generate resources and do damage.
  •                                                                             Lack of impactful DPS cooldowns in base kit.


 

Best Covenant

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Covenant Choice Changes with Patch 9.2 for Survival Hunters

Despite lacking any specific tuning or balance changes to Survival Hunter, Eternity's End shook up the optimal covenant selection for Raiding. With the ability to equip a second Covenant-focused Legendary and Patch 9.2 reintroducing tier-set armor to the game, there was, even more, to consider when choosing the Covenant for optimal play.

Once you obtain the two-piece set bonus, inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier, the most optimal Covenant selection for single-target (or low-target) raid encounters will be Night Fae. For mass AoE encounters, Kyrian is still the strongest Covenant. With the tier-set heavily encouraging use of inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb (and by extension ability_hunter_killcommand.gif Kill Command) we can no longer afford to use global cooldowns on Venthyr's ability_revendreth_hunter.gif Flayed Shot or the ability_hunter_assassinate2.gif Kill Shot it grants us, as we need to focus on throwing those bombs.

You can read exactly what the tier set is here:

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Best Survival Hunter Covenants for Raiding

  • Single/Low Target Raid Fights Night Fae - With our tier-set pushing inv_eng_bombfire.gif Wildfire Cluster as the go-to Legendary for Raid, Night Fae is now an excellent choice for single or low-target Raid fights! The reason this is a great Covenant to pick for single or low-target fights is due to the Covenant Legendary, trade_archaeology_antleredcloakclasp.gif Fragments of the Elder Antlers, being powerful in any situation with 4 or fewer targets.
  • High Target Raid Fights Kyrian - Much like 9.1, Kyrian brings an insane amount of power and synergy to our AoE playstyle. ability_bastion_hunter.gif Resonating Arrow with ability_blackhand_marked4death.gif Enfeebled Mark and inv_offhand_1h_bastion_d_01.gif Effusive Anima Accelerator is only stronger with all the extra inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb//inv_eng_bombfire.gif Wildfire Cluster we'll have with our tier-set. Even though ability_bastion_hunter.gif Pact of the Soulstalkers isn't as flashy or immediately impactful (regarding your own performance) as the other Covenant Legendary items, the sheer power Kyrian brings through Soulbinds more than makes up for it. The reason this Covenant is so powerful in high target encounters is due to the cooldown reduction inv_offhand_1h_bastion_d_01.gif Effusive Anima Accelerator provides with frequent or large amounts of adds as well as the very high value spell_paladin_lightshammer.gif Hammer of Genesis brings with free Haste.

Ultimately, this will depend entirely on the Raid fight itself. In a primarily single-target environment or a fight with a small amount of long living adds, you will preferably use Night Fae to maximize your trade_archaeology_antleredcloakclasp.gif Fragments of the Elder Antlers and ability_ardenweald_hunter.gif Wild Spirits.

In a fight with high amounts of adds, Kyrian is the recommended choice to capitalize on how often you will cast ability_bastion_hunter.gif Resonating Arrow (and because Night Fae will be weaker due to trade_archaeology_antleredcloakclasp.gif Fragments of the Elder Antlers not functioning as well.) To fully optimize your experience as Kyrian in Raid, you should preferably be grouped with 4 other DPS specs that can capitalize on the critical strike gains from ability_bastion_hunter.gif Pact of the Soulstalkers.

Best Survival Hunter Covenants for Mythic+

For Mythic+, we recommend Kyrian. The power that ability_bastion_hunter.gif Resonating Arrow brings coupled with Mikanikos’s soulbinds (primarily inv_offhand_1h_bastion_d_01.gif Effusive Anima Accelerator) meshes very well with Mythic+ damage patterns and turns inv_eng_bombfire.gif Wildfire Cluster into an absolute monstrous source of AoE damage, especially with our tier-set. Additionally, spell_paladin_lightshammer.gif Hammer of Genesis provides a high amount of free Haste with very high uptime in most Mythic + pull patterns.

Currently, the other Covenants have too many weaknesses or are simply not as powerful enough as Kyrian to consider for any sort of competitive M+ build. Venthyr eats up too many global cooldowns from ability_revendreth_hunter.gif Flayed Shot and ability_hunter_assassinate2.gif Kill Shot, which conflicts with our tier-set. Necrolord is stuck in an unfortunate position where ability_maldraxxus_hunter.gif Death Chakram does not scale in AoE nor does the damage amplifier buff our main source of AoE: inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb. Additionally, the more frequent burst AoE from spell_animamaldraxxus_groundstate.gif Bag of Munitions has the same niche (low cooldown, burst AoE ability) as Kyrian, but is weaker than the Kyrian package.

Finally, Night Fae is almost competitive, but unfortunately is still capped to 5 targets with ability_ardenweald_hunter.gif Wild Spirits and trade_archaeology_antleredcloakclasp.gif Fragments of the Elder Antlers does not work in the vast majority of Mythic+ pulls.

As always, it is important to consider your group's composition and if you are missing any Covenants for the special utility in the dungeon you plan to do. However, as mentioned above, it is generally recommended to play Kyrian in M+.



 

Talents and Builds

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Recommended Survival Hunter Builds

This is the optimal build when you have access to inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier. Utilizing our tier-set bonus and Night Fae for single-target/low-target fights or Kyrian for high-target AoE, this build deals immense damage, perfect for almost every situation. This is suggested for Raid (both single-target and multiple-target) and Mythic+.
 

Tier 1 (Level 15) :

 spell_druid_savagery.gif Alpha Predator is the best recommendation.
It provides a benefit in both single-target and AoE encounters. The extra charge on ability_hunter_killcommand.gif Kill Command has great synergy with ability_bossmannoroth_glaivethrust.gif Tip of the Spear, inv_misc_5potionbag_special.gif Wildfire Infusion, and inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier while also providing a small damage increase to ability_hunter_killcommand.gif Kill Command. While it's easy to use, it can be deceptively hard to master over the alternatives as ability_hunter_killcommand.gif Kill Command will have a varying priority based on the state of your ability_hunter_killcommand.gif Kill Command charges. This talent, if played correctly (or even incorrectly!) will lower your overall downtime substantially.
 

Tier 2 (Level 25) :

spell_mage_flameorb.gif Guerrilla Tactics is almost always the go-to pick for this row.
A very strong talent in both ST and AoE. The increased damage is great and the second charge really smooths out the AoE rotation, ensuring you do not need to worry about wasting cooldown reduction from ability_hunter_carve.gif Carve while also offering increased synergy with inv_misc_5potionbag_special.gif Wildfire Infusion. This talent becomes practically mandatory with inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier.
 

Tier 3 (Level 30) :

Generally, this tier is up to your preference. ability_hunter_onewithnature.gif Natural Mending will typically be the go-to as it works well with the constant stream of Focus we use and enhances our already nice self-sustain.

ability_hunter_aspectmastery.gif Trailblazer can be used in encounters with forced downtime where you need to avoid mechanics, such as Painsmith or Sylvanas. Finally, ability_hunter_camouflage.gif Camouflage is mostly used in PvP—but the stealth can be used in Mythic+ in lieu of an invisibility potion if you'd prefer to use a combat potion later on in the dungeon.
 

Tier 4 (Level 35) :

In most situations, you should go with ability_druid_primaltenacity.gif Bloodseeker as it does not require additional GCDs and has no focus cost, while also working in AoE and single-target. 
Mostly passive and provides essentially the best damage for the talent row in Single Target and AoE situations alike. Any unique target is either considered "bleeding" or not; Stacking ability_gouge.gif Internal Bleeding ability_druid_primaltenacity.gif Bloodseeker on one target will still only give 1 stack.

An interesting part of this talent as it works on ANY bleed effect on a target. For example, a Guardian or Feral Druid's DoT effects will also provide this attack speed buff to you and your pet which can have a large effect in AoE. The maximum stacks you can have on the attack speed bonus of ability_druid_primaltenacity.gif Bloodseeker is 10, at which point you and your pet auto attack twice as fast.
 

Tier 5 (Level 40) :

Generally, this tier is also a personal preference and depends on the encounter. ability_hunter_aspectoftheviper.gif Born To Be Wild for more frequent Aspects, spell_shaman_bindelemental.gif Binding Shot for extra AoE CC, or ability_hunter_posthaste.gif Posthaste for more mobility.

That being said, ability_hunter_posthaste.gif Posthaste will typically be your pick in Raid as it directly lets you DPS more by freeing you from movement impairment and moving you around more frequently. spell_shaman_bindelemental.gif Binding Shot is great for M+ and your tank will certainly thank you for such invaluable utility.

Tier 6 (Level 45) :

ability_bossmannoroth_glaivethrust.gif Tip of the Spear is generally the go-to pick in any situation once you have obtained your inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier

This talent is much less complicated than it looks—a common misconception is that you need to hit 3 stacks before you use ability_hunter_raptorstrike.gif Raptor Strike. The damage increase gained by ability_bossmannoroth_glaivethrust.gif Tip of the Spear is additive, and since our primary spender in single-target is ability_hunter_raptorstrike.gif Raptor Strike (regardless of stacks), it doesn't matter whether we are hitting (1750 [ 3 stacks of ability_bossmannoroth_glaivethrust.gif Tip of the Spear ] , 1000 [0 stacks], 1000 [0 stacks],) or (1250 [1 stack of ability_bossmannoroth_glaivethrust.gif Tip of the Spear ] , 1250 [1 stack of ability_bossmannoroth_glaivethrust.gif Tip of the Spear ], 1250[1 stack of ability_bossmannoroth_glaivethrust.gif Tip of the Spear ]. The bottleneck with this talent tends to be ability_bossmannoroth_glaivethrust.gif Tip of the Spear stacks themselves, not Focus regeneration.

In AoE, ability_bossmannoroth_glaivethrust.gif Tip of the Spear tends to see little usage because a spell_hunter_exoticmunitions_poisoned.gif Serpent Sting still outperforms even a 3-stack ability_hunter_raptorstrike.gif Raptor Strike thanks to its Nature damage type and Haste scaled DoT damage.

The talent itself is affected by many bits of small synergy, generally allowing it to compete with the other talents. 9.2 has given it the final piece to complete that puzzle thanks to inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier. While the set bonus does not directly impact ability_bossmannoroth_glaivethrust.gif Tip of the Spear, when using the recommended build, there are situations during inv_wildfirebomb_blood.gif Pheromone Bomb where casting ability_hunter_killcommand.gif Kill Command regardless of your Focus is preferable, which will inevitably generate more ability_bossmannoroth_glaivethrust.gif Tip of the Spear stacks than you are "supposed to" compared to a rotation without the set bonus.

Tier 7 (Level 50) :

inv_misc_5potionbag_special.gif Wildfire Infusion will be your go-to choice most of the time even without inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier. Once you get inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier there is no reason to pick the other talents if you want to be optimal.


 

Legendaries

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Double Legendaries for Survival Hunter

Patch 9.2 adds the option for players to equip two legendary items instead of one. This unlock is done by finishing Chapter 7 of the Zereth Mortis campaign. With this unlock, players are able to either use their Waist of Unity or craft a second legendary using achievement_mythicdungeons_shadowlands.gif Memory of Unity.

While you have complete freedom for your first legendary, your second legendary can only be your Covenant legendary. Both Waist of Unity or legendaries created with achievement_mythicdungeons_shadowlands.gif Memory of Unity change their effect based on your current covenant, so you don't need to craft four separate second legendaries.

 

Best Survival Hunter Legendaries

Best Single Legendaries for Survival Hunters

Best Double Legendaries for Survival Hunters

Conduits

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Kyrian
Mythic+:
ability_blackhand_marked4death.gif Enfeebled Mark, ability_ironmaidens_swirlingvortex.gif Strength of the Pack, spell_paladin_lightshammer.gif Hammer of Genesis and Mikanikos as your Soulbind.

Night Fae

Raiding:
ability_ironmaidens_swirlingvortex.gif Strength of the Pack, inv_archaeology_70_spiritofechero.gif Spirit Attunement, ability_boss_kilrogg_heartseeker.gif Deadly Tandem and Dreamweaver as your Soulbind.
 

Soulbinds

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Night Fae:

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Rotation - Priority List

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Survival Hunter Opener

  1. Use spell_hunter_exoticmunitions_poisoned.gif Serpent Sting .
  2. Use inv_coordinatedassault.gif Coordinated Assault + Potion.
  3. Continue with Normal rotation
 

Survival Hunter Single Target

  1. Use ability_ardenweald_hunter.gif Wild Spirits / ability_bastion_hunter.gif Resonating Arrow on cooldown.
  2. Use spell_hunter_exoticmunitions_poisoned.gif Serpent Sting if the damage over time effect is not on your target.
  3. Use ability_hunter_assassinate2.gif Kill Shot when available.
  4. Use inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb on cooldown if you have a inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier proc.
  5. Useability_hunter_killcommand.gif Kill Command (regardless of your current Focus level) if you do not have a inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier proc and inv_wildfirebomb_blood.gif Pheromone Bomb is active on your target.
  6. Use inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb when fully recharged.
  7. Use ability_hunter_killcommand.gif Kill Command if you are about to fully recharge both charges and you will not exceed your maximum Focus.
  8. Use ability_hunter_raptorstrike.gif Raptor Strike if you are at three stacks of ability_bossmannoroth_glaivethrust.gif Tip of the Spear.
  9. Use spell_hunter_exoticmunitions_poisoned.gif Serpent Sting if there are ~3.6 seconds left on the damage over time effect.
  10. Use ability_hunter_killcommand.gif Kill Command if will not exceed your maximum Focus.

Survival Hunter AoE Rotation

  1. Use ability_bastion_hunter.gif Resonating Arrow / ability_ardenweald_hunter.gif Wild Spirits on cooldown.
  2. Use inv_coordinatedassault.gif Coordinated Assault on cooldown.
  3. Use inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb when fully recharged.
  4. Use ability_hunter_carve.gif Carve if you won't waste more than half of inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb cooldown reduction.
  5. Use inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb if you have a inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier proc.
  6. Useability_hunter_killcommand.gif Kill Command (regardless of your current Focus level) if you do not have a inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier proc and inv_wildfirebomb_blood.gif Pheromone Bomb is active on your target.
  7. Use ability_hunter_killcommand.gif Kill Command when fully recharged, if you won't generate more than your maximum Focus.
  8. Use inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb if you are about one cast of ability_hunter_carve.gif Carve away from fully recharging the cooldown.
  9. Use ability_hunter_killcommand.gif Kill Command at any amount of charges, if you won't generate more than your maximum Focus.
  10. Use ability_hunter_assassinate2.gif Kill Shot when available.
  11. Use spell_hunter_exoticmunitions_poisoned.gif Serpent Sting on any target without the DoT, if they will not die before the DoT expires or a target you can refresh the DoT on (<3.6 seconds remaining on duration).
 

Stats

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Best Stats for Survival Hunter

  1. Haste
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Versatility
  4. Mastery
  • Haste > Critical Strike ~ Versatility >>> Mastery

Mythic+:

Crit: 530-560, Haste: 1300-1450, Versatility: 600-700, Mastery: 0 :D (check bis gear)

Raid: 

Crit: 600-700, Haste: 1200-1300, Versatility: 600-700, Mastery: 0 :D (check bis gear)
 

As always, if you're ever confused about a piece being an upgrade—the best bet is to sim your character. That said, Haste is our best stat followed by either Critical Strike or Versatility, then lastly is Mastery. Mastery's value lowers even more when you have access to inv_wildfirebomb.gif Mad Bombardier as Mastery does not impact the damage of inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb.

 

The above suggestion is only generic and exact values will change based on your gear available. In order to best know your best stats, sim your own character using SimulationCraft.

 

Gear - BIS

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Mythic+

This list is based on logs from top parse survival hunters who made 30+ keys in Season 3 Shadowlands. Anyway, the best bet is to sim your character 

Raid

This list is based on logs from top parse survival hunters who made full Mythic SOFO. Anyway, the best bet is to sim your character.

 

Consumables

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Best Survival Hunter Enchants

These are the best enchants to get in Shadowlands as a Survival Hunter.

Best Survival Hunter Potions and Flasks

Best Survival Hunter Weapon Buffs

There are a number of noteworthy additional enhancements.

Best Survival Hunter Food

inv_tradeskill_cooking_shadowlandsfeast_large01.gif Feast of Gluttonous Hedonism is the best feast available, for personal food inv_cooking_90_tenebrouscrownroastaspic.gif Tenebrous Crown Roast Aspic is the best choice.

Best Survival Hunter Gems

inv_jewelcrafting_90_rarecut_yellow.gif Quick Jewel Cluster is the best gem.

Macros

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Pet Attacks

This is useful due to pet Basic Attacks getting delayed. You can use this type of macro for most of your abilities.

 


#showtooltip
/cast Kill Command
/cast Claw(Basic Attack)
/cast Bite(Basic Attack)
/cast Smack(Basic Attack)

Casting / Canceling Aspect of the Turtle


#showtooltip Aspect of the Turtle
/cancelaura Aspect of the Turtle
/cast Aspect of the Turtle

Casting Misdirect


#showtooltip Misdirection
/stopcasting
/cast [@focus,exists][@mouseover,help][@pet,exists][@target] Misdirection

 

Generic Useful Macros

Some generic macros that are always useful to have...

Casting at your FOCUS if you have one otherwise at your current target:
Useful for abilities like: ability_hunter_negate.gif Muzzle

 


#showtooltip
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][]SPELLNAME

Embers helpers

General Tar/Flare macros (you can use @cursor if you want to be able to use it from the distance)

 


#showtooltip 
/cast [@player] Tar Trap

#showtooltip 
/cast [@player] Flare

Lazy "ground based aoe" version

 


#showtooltip 
/castsequence [@player] Tar Trap, Flare

Lazy distance version

 


#showtooltip 
/castsequence [@cursor] Tar Trap, Flare

 

Sepulcher of the First Ones - Tips

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1. Survival Hunter Top Builds for Vigilant Guardian

 

2. Survival Hunter Top Builds for Skolex

 

3. Survival Hunter Top Builds for Dausegne

 

4. Survival Hunter Top Builds for Artificer Xy'mox

 

5. Survival Hunter Top Builds for Prototype Pantheon

 
 

6. Survival Hunter Top Builds for Lihuvim

 

7. Survival Hunter Top Builds for Halondrus

 
 

8. Survival Hunter Top Builds for Anduin Wrynn

 
 

Mythic+ - Tips

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De Other Side

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Clearing the outer ring

This part of the guide details the enemies that make up that router ring of the dungeon. As this dungeon can be done in any order, we will start from the outer ring. The only restriction is that the last boss, Mueh’zala, will not spawn until the other bosses are defeated.

  • There are a lot of useful opportunities to use spell_nature_drowsy.gif Tranquilizing Shot against enemies here. Risen Warlord uses spell_shadow_unholyfrenzy.gif Undying Rage—this ability is a very high priority for you to remove. Additionally, Death Speaker casts spell_holy_prayerofshadowprotection.gif Death's Embrace on enemies. If you have a mage, let them Spellsteal this buff. Otherwise, remove it.
  • If you are Night Fae, you can use the Urn on a Enraged Spirit to interrupt ability_malkorok_blightofyshaarj_red.gif Rage midcast. This will prevent the enemy from attempting to use it immediately afterwards. If you use the Urn to stun the Raging Spirit after Rage has been cast, it will attempt to use it once the stun ends.

Mueh’zala


Clearing to Xy’exa

  • spell_shaman_bindelemental.gif Binding Shot is especially useful here with the typical high density pulls.

Xy’exa


Clearing to the Manastorms

The Manastorms

  • Despite being melee, Survival does a respectable amount of damage at range temporarily. Keep this in mind if any inv_misc_bomb_01.gif Experimental Squirrel Bomb escape and need to be disarmed.

Clearing to Hakkar

Hakkar

Mists of Tirna Scithe

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Clearing to Ingra Maloch

This part of the guide details the enemies from the entrance of the dungeon, up to the 1st boss—these enemies can be very dangerous if not handled correctly.

  • If using the shortcut, a pack of Drust Spiteclaw will be the first mobs you encounter, use spell_nature_drowsy.gif Tranquilizing Shot ( spell_shadow_teleport.gif Arcane Torrent if you are Blood Elf) to dispel spell_shadow_soulleech_3.gif Dying Breath. This can be especially deadly if the pack is pulled together with the next pack.
  • Avoid the Tirnenn Villager blue frontal cone attack, You can use ability_rogue_feint.gif Disengage to quickly reposition yourself if needed. this will deal heavy damage and disorient you for 4 seconds if hit.
  • Tirnenn Villager will occasionally cast inv_misc_herb_nightmarevine_stem.gif Overgrowth, an uninterruptible channel that will trap the player in an attackable pod if the channel ends. The channel can both be ability_rogue_feigndeath.gif Feign Death or ability_hunter_pet_turtle.gif Aspect of the Turtle to avoid the trap. If another player is targeted, prioritize damaging the seed they're trapped in to free them.
  • Drust Harvester will cast spell_warlock_harvestoflife.gif Harvest Essence and spell_fire_twilightflamebolt.gif Spirit Bolt, ideally both get interrupted, but Harvest Essence should be prioritized.

Ingra Maloch

  • Focus Droman Oulfarran. Droman will cast inv_misc_herb_nightmarevine.gif Droman's Wrath on Ingra Maloch when at 20% health. Make sure you have your damage cooldowns ready for this.
  • Dodge the blue swirlies during inv_misc_volatilewater.gif Tears of the Forest and and try to position yourself as such that spell_shadow_psychicscream.gif Repulsive Visage won't walk you into the blue swirlies (A fear effect will always attempt to move the feared unit directly away from the source of the fear effect, so in this case you will run away from Ingra Maloch)

Clearing to Mistcaller

  • Lots of enemies leading up to the next boss have frontal cone or point blank AoE attacks. As a melee DPS, you need to be mindful of where you're standing.
  • It's extremely important to prevent spell_nature_healingtouch.gif Nourish the Forest from going out. Either interrupt this or use spell_nature_drowsy.gif Tranquilizing Shot if an interrupt is missed. This heals a ridiculous amount.

Mistcaller


Clearing to Tred'ova

  • Dodge the green swirls on the ground cast by Spinemaw Gorger. These will deal a lot of damage and knock you far away—almost definitely off of the map. You can pull of some sick plays with ability_hunter_harpoon.gif Harpoon or ability_rogue_feint.gif Disengage if you have fast enough reflexes to save you from falling to your death.
  • Pay attention to Spinemaw Reaver. These mobs cast a pretty nasty poison DoT on any random player that can stack out of control. If needed, use ability_hunter_pet_turtle.gif Aspect of the Turtle to avoid taking more stacks can help you stay alive.

Tred'ova

  • It is very important to interrupt ability_pet_baneling.gif Parasitic Domination. It isn't a fast cast, but the boss can get quite hectic and you may be forced out of melee (and ability_hunter_negate.gif Muzzle) range. Failing to interrupt the cast will result in the target being stunned, mind controlled, or disoriented until the parasite is killed.
  • When targeted by spell_animaardenweald_debuff.gif Mind Link, use ability_rogue_feint.gif Disengage or ability_mount_jungletiger.gif Aspect of the Cheetah and move away from your party members until all the blue links break. You can preemptively see who it is cast on as the boss will face its target—use this time to move away beforehand.
  • Tred'ova will often cast ability_creature_poison_02.gif Acid Expulsion. While normally you can side-step these, you'll need to pay more attention as the boss will learn how you and your party dodge the swirls and manipulate future casts to replicate your maneuvers.

Necrotic Wake

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Clearing to Blightbone

Blightbone

  • When targeted by spell_shadow_plaguecloud.gif Heaving Retch, move away from the rest of the group so the adds don't spawn right under the group.
  • You can use spell_shaman_bindelemental.gif Binding Shot to keep the adds clumped up, and avoid them from reaching the group. If you allow these adds to gain too many stacks it can easily result in a wipe.

Clearing to Amarath

  • Zolramus Necromancer can afflict random players with spell_necro_dischargenecroticcore.gif Grim Fate, move away and use spell_hunter_aspectoftheironhawk.gif Aspect of the Eagle to continue damaging the necromancers. The nearby adds are virtually invulnerable and die as soon as the Necromancer dies. With inv_eng_bombfire.gif Wildfire Cluster you can continue to ability_hunter_carve.gif Carve despite this and the free CDR will result in more bombs on your primary target—free funnel damage!
  • Nar'zudah is often skipped, but if not, you’ll have to deal with his spell_necro_dischargenecroticcore.gif Grim Fate in a similar fashion. He will also cast spell_necro_undyingrelentlessness.gif Dark Shroud, granting immunity to physical attacks and dealing heavy AoE damage to your party. Fortunattely, this can be removed with spell_nature_drowsy.gif Tranquilizing Shot.
  • Skeletal Marauder have a few tricks to them. Keep spell_shadow_psychicscream.gif Rasping Scream interrupted. Pay special attention to ability_deathknight_boneshield.gif Boneshatter Shield—if this shield is broken before it expires it deal massive damage to the Marauder
  • Skeletal Marauder have a few tricks to them. Keep spell_shadow_psychicscream.gif Rasping Scream interrupted. Pay special attention to ability_deathknight_boneshield.gif Boneshatter Shield—if this shield is broken before it expires it deal massive damage to the Marauder
  • Skeletal Monstrosity is another mob that is frequently skipped. However, ability_rogue_feint.gif Disengage is a great tool to avoid almost all of its AoE attacks.

Amarath

  • Skeletal Monstrosity Every so often, Amarth will cast spell_necro_deathlyecho.gif Final Harvest. This will cause the corpses of the minions spawned by spell_shadow_nightofthedead.gif Land of the Dead to explode for heavy damage in a relatively small radius of 8 yards. If any of the adds are still alive you will instead get hit no matter where you stand.
    However, the adds are unable to explode if they are crowd controlled by any means, so you can salvage a situation like this by using ability_devour.gif Intimidation on an add that is still standing or using spell_frost_chainsofice.gif Freezing Trap ahead of time.

Clearing to Stichflesh

  • The Separation Assistant will cast ability_rogue_bloodyeye.gif Morbid Fixation, fixating on a random target and increasing their damage dealt by 100% but slowing themselves massively. This can easily be dealt with by simply running away and using spell_hunter_aspectoftheironhawk.gif Aspect of the Eagle to continue damage. Alternatively the fixate can be broken by using ability_rogue_feigndeath.gif Feign Death. In dodgy situations the mechanic can be blocked with ability_hunter_pet_turtle.gif Aspect of the Turtle or external immunities such as Hand of spell_holy_sealofprotection.gif Hand of Protection.

Stitchflesh

  • inv_archaeology_orcclans_jareye.gif Embalming Ichor is targeted on random players, leaving a small puddle on the floor dealing heavy damage if stood in for too long. it is best to not be anywhere near the platform Stitchflesh is standing on to make the next mechanic easier to deal with.
  • Once Surgeon Stitchflesh is off the platform, it will occasionally cast ability_rogue_bloodyeye.gif Morbid Fixation, which can be dealt with the same way as before. (ability_rogue_feigndeath.gif Feign Death, spell_hunter_aspectoftheironhawk.gif Aspect of the Eagle, ability_hunter_pet_turtle.gif Aspect of the Turtle). If the Abomination is still alive, you can interrupt this with the add's ability_rogue_grapplinghook.gif Meat Hook.

Nalthor

  • Nalthor the Rimebinder will occasionally cast spell_frost_chainsofice.gif Frozen Binds. Since the cast time is around 1 second, you can predetermine who it is cast on and quickly use your Cunning pet's ability_hunter_masterscall.gif Master's Call to make you or allies immune to roots, completely avoiding the mechanic. If this is cast on yourself, you can quickly get out of range of your party and use ability_rogue_feint.gif Disengage—provided you are talented into ability_hunter_posthaste.gif Posthaste—to clear the root yourself.
  • spell_mage_cometstorm.gif Comet Storm repeatedly causes ice shards to hit all the players and everyone standing near them. It is quite easy for us to dodge, given our ranged heavy ability kit. If you are playing with other melee consider using spell_hunter_aspectoftheironhawk.gif Aspect of the Eagle in order to make the area around the boss a bit less hectic to dodge for them.
  • spell_necro_deathlyecho.gif Dark Exile is cast on a random DPS player (which you can technically avoid ability_rogue_feigndeath.gif Feign Death, but it will be recast). This will have you perform a small mini gauntlet of avoiding environmental attacks with an objective to reach the end and kill the summoner add. After that, quickly click the Kyrian which will fly you back up to the boss platform. Any sort of mobility will help getting you through faster, such as ability_mount_jungletiger.gif Aspect of the Cheetah, and you could even use ability_hunter_pet_turtle.gif Aspect of the Turtle to completely ignore any of the ground effects and directly run to the add. After you end up back on the platform you will gain a 100% crit buff for a long duration. Additionally, a few seconds after you land, a debuff will expire on your character and leave a very dangerous patch of ice on the ground—before you go back to the boss try to place this on the edge of the arena.

Spires of Ascension

Spoiler

Clearing to Kin-Tara

  • Forsworn Mender cast inv_enchant_essencemagiclarge.gif Imbue Weapon. This beneficial spell can be purged with spell_nature_drowsy.gif Tranquilizing Shot—this drops a small glowing weapon on the ground that you can step on and gain...

Kin-Tara

  • The two enemies in this fight share a health-pool. You can squeeze out extra damage by keeping spell_hunter_exoticmunitions_poisoned.gif Serpent Sting on both targets and aiming inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb to hit both, as well.

Clearing to Ventunax

  • spell_fire_flare.gif Flare can be used to reveal Forsworn Stealthclaw This prevents them from using ability_druid_supriseattack.gif Pounce!
  • Forsworn Squad-Leader apply spell_magic_magearmor.gif Inspiring Presence to all other enemies near them. Due to its peculiar coding inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb does not count as AoE damage! Bombs away.

Vetunax

  • If caught out of position during the intermission phase with all the orbs flying around, you can use spell_hunter_aspectoftheironhawk.gif Aspect of the Eagle to deal damage at range and focus on staying alive.

Clearing to Orphyon

Orphyon


Clearing to Devos

  • There are not a lot of Survival specific tips here. Keep calm, you’re almost at the last boss!

Devos

  • With proper play and positioning, you can save ability_mount_jungletiger.gif Aspect of the Cheetah and ability_rogue_feint.gif Disengage for the intermission. Your mobility here should help you end the intermission faster and save your healer some precious mana.

Plaguefall

Spoiler

Clearing to Globgrog

Globgrog


Clearing to Doctor Ickus

Doctor Ickus

  • Congealed Slime can be locked away from the boss with spell_frost_chainsofice.gif Freezing Trap. This could be hard to do, however, if the group lacks coordination and AoE is flying all over the place.

Clearing to Domina Venomblade

Domina Venomblade


Clearing to Margrave

  • Depending on your group’s strategy, ability_hunter_misdirection.gif Misdirection can be used on the side packs to pull them to the tank.

Margrave Stradama

Theater of Pain

Spoiler

Clearing to An Affront of Challengers

An Affront of Challengers


Clearing to Xav the Unfallen

Xav the Unfallen

  • If selected for the Duel mechanic of this fight, PLEASE do not be that person who uses defensives or heals yourself. By all means do as much damage as you can—the faster the duel ends the better.
  • Saving both charges of inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb for when ability_maldraxxus_warriorplantbanner.gif Oppressive Banner spawns can give you free cleave damage onto Xav as well as remove the banner faster.

Clearing to Kul’tharok

Kul’tharok


Clearing to Gorechop

Gorechop

  • Take advantage of your ranged capabilities during ability_rogue_grapplinghook.gif Meat Hooks mechanic and play it safe. You can fight at ranged by using spell_hunter_exoticmunitions_poisoned.gif Serpent Sting on the adds, refreshing it on the boss, and saving inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb for whenever everyone is grouped up.

Mordetha, the Endless Empress

  • When the adds summoned by spell_necro_deathlyecho.gif Manifest Death cast, it’s best to interrupt them with ability_hunter_negate.gif Muzzle instead of stunning or freezing them—that way they group up faster and can be all brought down with your potent AoE.

Halls of Atonement

Spoiler

Clearing to Halkias, the Sin-Stained Golem

Halkias, the Sin-Stained Golem


Clearing to Echelon

  • spell_nzinsanity_leadenfoot.gif Ankle Bites can be removed with your own AoE with proper positioning. Try to knock Stonefiend Anklebiter off of you ASAP.

Echelon


Clearing to High Adjudicator Aleez

  • This wing has no unique mobs or any mobs that include Survival specific tips/tricks.

High Adjudicator Aleez


Clearing to Lord Chamberlain

  • If you’re fixated by Manifestation of Envy please group them up with other adds so the room can be optimized for AoE damage.

Lord Chamberlain

Sanguine Depths

Spoiler

Clearing to Kryxis the Voracious

  • While it isn’t Survival specific advice, a lot of enemies leading up to the first boss either use frontal cones or leave bad things on the ground. As a melee, you need to make sure you’re paying attention to avoid these, especially in such a tight hallway..
  • ability_hunter_steeltrap.gif Volatile Trap can be safely triggered with ability_hunter_pet_turtle.gif Aspect of the Turtle

Kryxis the Voracious


Clearing to Executor Tarvold

Executor Tarvol


Clearing to Grand Proctor Beryllia

  • This wing has no unique mobs or any mobs that include Survival specific tips/tricks.

Grand Proctor Beryllia


Clearing to General Kaal

  • This area has no new trash. However, you will be in combat for a very long time with frequent high density pulls. As always, pay special attention to your inv_wildfirebomb.gif Wildfire Bomb charges as well as ability_hunter_carve.gif Carve so you’re not wasting good bombs on a pack that will shortly die.

General Kaal

Lower Tazavesh

Spoiler

Clearing to Zo'Phex

Boss: Zo'phex


The Courtyard Trash

Boss: Myza's Oasis

  • Do not take the Vocals or Drums instrument
  • Make sure you are behind Zo'gron when they use inv_shield_1h_broker_c_01.gif Crowd Control. If for whatever reason you find yourself in front of the boss before the effect ends, ability_hunter_pet_turtle.gif Aspect of the Turtle can protect you.

Boss: Mailroom Mayhem

Boss: The Grand Menagerie

Boss: So'azmi

Upper Tazavesh

Spoiler

Clearing to Hylbrande and Timecap'n Hooktail

  • The Murloc trash will run away in fear at 20% or less HP. You can help manage this with spell_yorsahj_bloodboil_black.gif Tar Trap and spell_shaman_bindelemental.gif Binding Shot.

Boss: Hylbrande

Boss: Timecap'n Hooktail


Clearing to So'leah

Boss: So'leah

 

This guide is provided by Yessa using information from the collaboration of Doolb and Thyminde from Wowhead + Hunters discord server Trueshot Lodge + Warcraftlogs + Wowmeta. 

Please provide and share this guide with your guild-mates or other people interested in playing survival hunters so that the information is not going to waste. If you copy this guide, use the credits, and don't assume that is yours.
  

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