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CHANGEDTalentLacerating Strikes
· SurvivalClassic
Not in Classic.Forever
Can now land critical hits.
Hunter specializationDPS
Survival Hunter
Survival is one of the three Hunter talent trees in WoW Forever. Its tree has 18 talents: 6 new, 4 changed, 5 moved and 3 same as in Classic. Forever removes 4 Classic talents from this tree. Our best-in-slot (BiS) list treats it as a DPS spec.
- Class
- Hunter
- Talents
- 18
- New in Forever
- 6
- Abilities
- 21
Survival talents
The 18 talents of the Survival tree in the beta, row by row. Each one opens its own page: what every rank does, its requirements and what changes from Classic.
Improved TrackingRow 1 · 5 ranksMoved
DeflectionRow 1 · 5 ranks
EntrapmentRow 2 · 5 ranksChanged
Savage StrikesRow 2 · 2 ranksChanged
SurvivalistRow 2 · 5 ranksMoved
Improved Wing ClipRow 2 · 3 ranksMoved
Clever TrapsRow 3 · 2 ranks
SurefootedRow 3 · 3 ranksMoved
DeterrenceRow 3 · 1 rank
Survival TacticsRow 4 · 2 ranksChanged
Predator's EdgeRow 4 · 5 ranksNew
CounterattackRow 4 · 1 rankMoved
ResourcefulnessRow 5 · 2 ranksNew- Expose PreyRow 5 · 2 ranksNew
Survivalist's DisciplineRow 5 · 2 ranksNew
Strider KickRow 5 · 1 rankNew
Lightning ReflexesRow 6 · 5 ranksChanged
Lacerating StrikesRow 7 · 1 rankNew
What changes in Forever
What is new and changed for Survival compared with Classic Era: our change list, its talent tree and its abilities.
In our change list
CHANGEDTalentCHANGEDTalentStrider Kick
· SurvivalClassic
Not in Classic.Forever
Increases movement speed by 30% for 3 seconds.CHANGEDSpell
Disengage
· GeneralForever
Threat reduction effect doubled.Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
NEWTalent
Improved Tracking
· SurvivalForever
New talent that combines Monster Slaying and Humanoid Slaying: the Hunter deals increased damage to any creature type currently being tracked.Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
CHANGEDTalent
Entrapment
· SurvivalForever
Slight redesign: it now always triggers when the Hunter's trap triggers, and extra talent points increase the duration instead of the chance.Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
CHANGEDTalent
Savage Strikes
· SurvivalForever
Redesigned: now increases all melee damage by 2/4% instead of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 10/20%.Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
CHANGEDTalent
Survivalist
· SurvivalForever
Moved from row 3 up to row 2 in the talent tree.Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
CHANGEDTalent
Improved Wing Clip
· SurvivalForever
Now only takes 3 talent points to reach the maximum 20% chance.Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
CHANGEDTalent
Surefooted
· SurvivalForever
Moved from row 4 up to row 3. Its hit chance now applies to all attacks and it reduces the duration of movement impairing effects instead of increasing their chance to miss the Hunter.Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
CHANGEDTalent
Survival Tactics (formerly Trap Mastery)
· SurvivalForever
Formerly Trap Mastery. Now also increases the chance for Feign Death to hit, in addition to Traps.Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
CHANGEDTalent
Counterattack
· SurvivalForever
Moved from row 5 up to row 4 and is now the 16-point gold medal talent.Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
NEWTalent
Resourcefulness
· SurvivalForever
New talent: reduces the Mana cost of all Traps and melee abilities and gives your critical strikes a chance to allow Mana regeneration from Spirit while casting spells.Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
CHANGEDTalent
Lightning Reflexes
· SurvivalForever
Agility bonus decreased.Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
Class-wide changes
They affect every Hunter, whatever tree they play:
- Furious Howl
- Sonic Blast
- Tame Beast
- Aimed Shot (baseline)
- Arcane Shot (cooldown)
- Multi-Shot (cooldown)
- Aspect of the Beast
- Scorpid Sting
- Aggressive Mode
New talents
- Predator's Edge
Increases your melee critical strike damage by 30% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 50%.
- Resourcefulness
Reduces the mana cost of your Trap abilities and melee abilities by 60%. In addition, your critical strikes have a 100% chance to allow 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.
- Expose Prey
Your attacks against targets with Hunter's Mark have a 10% chance to activate your Mongoose Bite for 5 sec.
- Survivalist's Discipline
Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 40%.
- Strider Kick
A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.
- Lacerating Strikes
Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite over 21 sec
Changed or moved talents
- Improved TrackingChanges: position, ranks, text, numbers, name.
- EntrapmentChanges: text, numbers.
- Savage StrikesChanges: text, numbers.
- SurvivalistChanges: position, text.
- Improved Wing ClipChanges: position, ranks, text, numbers.
- SurefootedChanges: position, text, numbers.
- Survival TacticsChanges: text, name.
- CounterattackChanges: position, text, numbers.
- Lightning ReflexesChanges: text, numbers.
Removed talents
New abilities
Changed abilities
Raptor StrikeChanges: cost, tooltip.
Immolation TrapChanges: cooldown, tooltip.- Mongoose BiteChanges: tooltip.
DisengageChanges: tooltip.
Freezing TrapChanges: cooldown, tooltip.- CounterattackChanges: ranks, level, cost, tooltip.
Frost TrapChanges: cooldown, tooltip.
Feign DeathChanges: tooltip.
Explosive TrapChanges: cooldown, tooltip.
Removed abilities
Survival abilities
The 21 abilities the beta spellbook groups under Survival, by the level they are learned at. Each one opens its own page with its ranks, cost and changes.
Survival best-in-slot (BiS) gear
The site’s suggestion, not an official list: we score the beta items with our stat weights for each level. The beta is capped at level 30.
Top picks at level 60
- Ranged
Nerubian Slavemakeritem level 89 · Drops from Kel'Thuzad · Naxxramas (Classic data)
Soulstringitem level 83 · Chest: Four Horsemen Chest · Naxxramas (Classic data)
- Head
Cryptstalker Headpieceitem level 88 · Quest: Cryptstalker Headpiece · Naxxramas (Classic data)
Field Marshal's Chain Helmitem level 74 · Vendor: Captain Dirgehammer (Classic data)
- Chest
Cryptstalker Tunicitem level 92 · Quest: Cryptstalker Tunic · Naxxramas (Classic data)
Striker's Hauberkitem level 88 · Quest: Striker's Hauberk · Ahn'Qiraj (Classic data)
The two highest-scoring pieces in three slots. It is a forecast: until the beta reaches 60, items and their sources may change.
Full Survival list at level 60 →
Why these weights
Survival multiplies agility with Lightning Reflexes (+10%) and uses melee a bit more (Wing Clip, Raptor Strike), so agility is worth a touch more and the melee weapon slightly more than in the other two trees.
Races that can be a Hunter
The races that can pick the class in WoW Forever. The ones marked new are combinations Classic did not have.
Human
Dwarf
Night Elf
Orc
Tauren
TrollMore on the Hunter
Hunter talent calculatorAll Survival talentsHunter spellbookHunter BiSAll Hunter changesHunter guideAll classes
Talents and abilities: beta client (build 1.60.1.70205), compared with Classic Era 1.15.9.69722. BiS: the site’s stat weights.
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