Survival Hunter Talent Build & Glyphs
The 0/15/56 Survival Hunter build for WotLK 3.3.5a, point by point. It is already loaded in the calculator below, so you can change a talent, try another build or copy a link to share it.
- 0/15/56 main build
- 1 build
- Glyphs included
- Free · no login
Class Armory
3.3.5a · LEVEL 80
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Major Glyphs
Minor Glyphs
Glyph recommendations aren't compiled yet for this build — the talent split above is still fully real and verified against actual WotLK 3.3.5a game data.
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About the Survival Hunter build
Survival Hunter is a 0/15/56 build: fifty-six points in Survival, fifteen in Marksmanship and none in Beast Mastery. The spec is defined by Explosive Shot, Black Arrow, Hunting Party, Sniper Training, Thrill of the Hunt and Wyvern Sting, and Wyvern Sting is there because it is the requirement that opens Noxious Stings. There is one build in the calculator, and the glyphs are the part players change most often, so read that section too.
- 0/15/56main build
- 1build to compare
- 6glyphs
- 71points at level 80
Every talent in the main Survival Hunter build
This is the 0/15/56 build, talent by talent, with what each one does at the rank the build takes. Talents are listed from the top of each tree to the bottom. The Beast Mastery tree gets no points in this build.
Marksmanship15 points
| Talent | Rank | What it does at this rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lethal Shots | 5/5 | Increases your critical strike chance with ranged weapons by 5%. |
| Careful Aim | 3/3 | Increases your ranged attack power by an amount equal to 100% of your total Intellect. |
| Mortal Shots | 5/5 | Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your ranged abilities by 30%. |
| Go for the Throat | 1/2 | Your ranged critical hits cause your pet to generate 25 Focus. |
| Aimed Shot | 1/1 | 8% of base mana · 5-35 yd range · Instant cast · 10 sec cooldown · Requires Ranged Weapon · An aimed shot that increases ranged damage by 408 and reduces healing done to that target by 50%. Lasts 10 sec. |
Survival56 points
| Talent | Rank | What it does at this rank |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Tracking | 5/5 | While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids and Undead, all damage done to those types by the Hunter is increased by 5%. |
| Trap Mastery | 3/3 | Frost Trap and Freezing Trap - Increases the duration by 30%. · Immolation Trap, Explosive Trap and Black Arrow - Increases the periodic damage done by 30%.Snake Trap - Increases the number of snakes summoned by 6. |
| Survival Instincts | 2/2 | Reduces all damage taken by 4% and increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Shot, Steady Shot, and Explosive Shot by 4%. |
| Survivalist | 5/5 | Increases your Stamina by 10%. |
| T.N.T. | 3/3 | Increases the damage done by your Explosive Shot, Explosive Trap, Black Arrow and Immolation Trap by 6%. |
| Lock and Load | 3/3 | You have a 100% chance when you trap a target with Freezing Trap, Freezing Arrow or Frost Trap and a 6% chance when you deal periodic damage with your Immolation Trap, Explosive Trap or Black Arrow to cause your next 2 Arcane Shot or Explosive Shot spells to trigger no cooldown, cost no mana and consume no ammo. This effect has a 22 sec cooldown. |
| Hunter vs. Wild | 3/3 | Increases you and your pet's attack power and ranged attack power equal to 30% of your total Stamina. |
| Killer Instinct | 3/3 | Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 3%. |
| Lightning Reflexes | 5/5 | Increases your Agility by 15%. |
| Resourcefulness | 3/3 | Reduces the mana cost of all traps, melee abilities and Black Arrow by 60% and reduces the cooldown of all traps and Black Arrow by 6 sec. |
| Expose Weakness | 1/3 | Your ranged criticals have a 33% chance to apply an Expose Weakness effect to the target. Expose Weakness increases your attack power by 25% of your Agility for 7 sec. |
| Wyvern Sting | 1/1 | 8% of base mana · 5-35 yd range · Instant cast · 1 min cooldown · A stinging shot that puts the target to sleep for 30 sec. Any damage will cancel the effect. When the target wakes up, the Sting causes 300 Nature damage over 6 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on the target at a time. |
| Thrill of the Hunt | 3/3 | Gives you a 100% chance to regain 40% of the mana cost of any shot when it critically hits. |
| Master Tactician | 5/5 | Your successful ranged attacks have a 10% chance to increase your critical strike chance with all attacks by 10% for 8 sec. |
| Noxious Stings | 3/3 | If Wyvern Sting is dispelled, the dispeller is also afflicted by Wyvern Sting lasting 50% of the duration remaining, and increases all damage done by you on targets afflicted by your Serpent Sting by 3%. |
| Black Arrow | 1/1 | Fires a Black Arrow at the target, increasing all damage done by you to the target by 6% and dealing 786 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Black Arrow shares a cooldown with Trap spells. |
| Sniper Training | 3/3 | Increases the critical strike chance of your Kill Shot ability by 15%, and while standing still for 6 sec, you gain Sniper Training increasing the damage done by your Steady Shot, Aimed Shot, Black Arrow and Explosive Shot by 6% for 15 sec. |
| Hunting Party | 3/3 | Increases your total Agility by an additional 3%, and your Arcane Shot, Explosive Shot and Steady Shot critical strikes have a 100% chance to grant up to 10 party or raid members mana regeneration equal to 1% of the maximum mana per 5 sec. Lasts for 15 sec. |
| Explosive Shot | 1/1 | 7% of base mana · 5-35 yd range · Instant Cast · 6 sec cooldown · Requires Ranged WeaponYou fire an explosive charge into the enemy target, dealing 146-174 Fire damage. The charge will blast the target every second for an additional 2 sec. |
Survival Hunter glyphs
Major glyphs
Glyph of Explosive TrapThe periodic damage from your Explosive Trap can now be critical strikes.
Glyph of Explosive ShotIncreases the critical strike chance of Explosive Shot by 4%.
Glyph of Serpent StingIncreases the duration of your Serpent Sting by 6 sec.
Minor glyphs
Glyph of Feign DeathReduces the cooldown of your Feign Death spell by 5 sec.
Glyph of Revive PetReduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Revive Pet by 100%.
Glyph of the PackIncreases the range of your Aspect of the Pack ability by 15 yards.
Survival Hunter talents FAQ
QWhat is the best Survival Hunter talent build in WotLK 3.3.5a?
Our main build is 0/15/56: 0 points in Beast Mastery, 15 in Marksmanship and 56 in Survival. The deepest talents it takes are Explosive Shot, Hunting Party, Black Arrow and Sniper Training. The calculator on this page loads it, and you can change any point to see what it costs.
QWhich glyphs should a Survival Hunter use?
The main build uses Glyph of Explosive Trap, Glyph of Explosive Shot and Glyph of Serpent Sting as major glyphs and Glyph of Feign Death, Glyph of Revive Pet and Glyph of the Pack as minor glyphs.
QHow should a Survival Hunter split talent points?
Level 80 gives 71 talent points. The main build spends them as 0/15/56 across Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival. There is one build for this spec in the calculator, so the list above is the whole plan.