Survival Hunter Argent Gear
Survival Hunter gear for Argent Defender: ilvl-capped equipment for the full Trial of the Grand Crusader gauntlet under "A Tribute to Dedicated Insanity". Hover any item for the full Wowhead tooltip.
About this gear set
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Details & alternatives
Stat Priorities
- See the Herald & Argent guide for stat priorities
Caps & Requirements
Hit/expertise caps shift a lot at this gear level — the creator notes below (and the full mechanics writeup in the Herald & Argent guide) cover the real per-build requirements.
Best Races
Berserking (+20% ranged attack speed on a 3-min cooldown) is strong burst, Beast Slaying adds 5% damage to beasts, and Bow Specialization gives +1% ranged crit. Orc is close — Blood Fury plus Command (+5% pet damage) is real for Beast Mastery.
Heroic Presence gives the party +1% hit, valuable to the whole raid. Dwarf offers Gun Specialization (+1% crit with guns) and Stoneform.
Notes
Alternatives are listed where two items are close enough that raid composition, luck or professions decide between them.
The Survival Hunter list in short
This is the Argent Defender gear list for the Survival Hunter: ilvl-capped equipment for the full Trial of the Grand Crusader gauntlet under "A Tribute to Dedicated Insanity". It covers 16 equipment slots with the enchant, the gems and the close alternatives for every piece.
In short: the Default build uses the Edge of Agony as the main weapon and the Widebarrel Flintlock as the ranged weapon; its trinkets are Dark Matter and Darkmoon Card: Greatness; the head slot is Windrunner's Headpiece of Triumph and the chest is Crusader's Dragonscale Breastplate.
List by Rinsz, from a community BiS project. Full credits and the method are on the Argent Defender page.
Gear set notes
Default shown on the sheet
medium high confidenceSurvival Hunter gear for Argent Defender. Community BiS list by Rinsz, from the Grand Selayan Cartel itemization compendium.
Common questions
QWhat is the best weapon for a Survival Hunter?
In the Default build the pick is the Edge of Agony as the main weapon and the Widebarrel Flintlock as the ranged weapon.
QWhich stats matter for a Survival Hunter in Argent Defender?
At this item level the hit and expertise caps shift with your exact itemization, so use the creator notes and the gem plan on this page together with the Survival build for your race. The full explanation is in the Herald & Argent guide.
QWhich race is best for a Survival Hunter?
For the Hunter the best races are Horde: Troll and Alliance: Draenei. The reason for each is in the Best Races panel on this page.
QWhat does this Survival Hunter list assume?
The Default build assumes: Level 80. Confidence in this gear set is medium high.