Hunter Specialization

Survival Hunter

The DPS specialization of the Hunter class. Its ladders, talent tree, and the class page are below.

Survival Hunter at a glance

SurvivalDPS

September 10, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Survival
Corrected an issue where the initial damage of Wildfire Bomb would not happen if the Hunter was affected by crowd control effects while the bomb hit the target.
September 10, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Survival
Corrected an issue where Strike As One would not deal damage with a Raptor Swipe that benefit from Tip of the Spear if Aspect of the Eagle is active.
September 1, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Survival
All damage dealt by you and your pet increased by 7%. This increase is only 3% while engaged in PvP combat.
August 25, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Survival
All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 4%.
August 25, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter
Developers’ notes: Sentinel Hunters are slightly too strong during burst windows in PvP, so we're reducing the damage of Moonlight Chakram and increasing the throughput of rotational abilities to compensate.
August 25, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Survival
Sentinel: Moonlight Chakram damage reduced by 30% in PvP combat.
August 25, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Survival
Raptor Strike and Raptor Swipe damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
August 25, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter › Survival
Kill Command damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.

Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.

Every Hunter hotfix, by date: Hunter hotfixes.