WoW Forever Survival Hunter — Guide (Beta Test)
viewsAbout the Class
This guide is based on the World of Warcraft: Forever beta and covers gameplay up to level 20. The talents and combat tips are starting recommendations built on the spells and talents available in the beta. They will be refined as testing continues.
Survival Hunter turns the familiar image of the ranger on its head: dual-wield melee combat, fast attacks, and traps right in the thick of the fight. In Forever, the specialization seriously strengthens the Hunter's baseline melee toolkit and makes it competitive with any other fighter.
Strengths
- The only Hunter specialization built for dual-wield melee combat.
- Your pet and basic attacks work here too, so solo play stays comfortable.
- A flexible toolkit: traps, crowd control, and the freedom to start a fight when it suits you.
Disengage lets you shake an enemy off if you pulled threat off your pet.
Weaknesses
- At level 20, shooting from range is still better than fighting up close, no matter which talents you take.
- Mana runs out fast, and without it you are left with only basic attacks.
- Some of the strong talents and cooldowns are not available yet at level 20.
- There is a dead zone: if an enemy gets right up to you, you cannot shoot.
Stat Priority
- 1Weapon Damage
- 2Agility
- 3Spirit
- 4Intellect
- 5Stamina
- 6Hit
- 7Critical Strike
There are no specific items for level 20 yet: stats on items have been completely reworked in Forever, and it is not yet known what exactly will be available. Pick up the highest-level items that match the priority above.
Talents
Talent Notes
Deflection 5/5 — a chance to parry an attack.
Entrapment 3/5 — your traps root the target.
Savage Strikes 2/2 — boosts 
Raptor Strike.
Deterrence 1/1 — sharply increases your dodge and parry for a short time.
Ability Priority
- Apply
Hunter's Mark to the target before the fight starts - Send your pet in first and keep its abilities on autocast
- Once your pet has engaged the target, open with
Serpent Sting 
Aimed Shot on cooldown- After that, just keep firing Auto Shot
- If you pulled threat off your pet, use Disengage
- If you have Mana to spare, add
Arcane Shot
Important Abilities
Mend Pet and 
Revive PetBest in Slot (BiS)
There is no BiS list in the beta: the choice of items at level 20 is small as it is, and stats on items have been completely reworked in Forever. Pick up the highest-level items available according to the stat priority above, starting with the weapon with the highest damage.
Enchants, Gems, Consumables
ConsumablesBest Race
After the racial ability rework in Forever, there are no weak options, but two stand out.
A slight edge thanks to an active ability that removes stuns, which is valuable in PvP, and a steady 2% Critical Strike chance from Sword Specialization.
The strongest option for the Horde: an area stun, extra Health, passive Hit, and, most importantly, Plainsrunning. A Tauren builds up to 30% bonus movement speed while running continuously, which is perfect for a Hunter when retreating and keeping distance.
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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