Survival Hunter at a glance
- Class
- Hunter
- Role
- DPS
- Armor
- Resource
- Focus
- Introduced in
- Classic
- Sibling specs
- 2
- Spec spells
- 6
- PvP talents
- 10
Survival Hunter spellbook
Spells the Survival specialization teaches or changes, in the game's order.
Mastery: Spirit BondYou and your pet deal increased damage and take 3% reduced damage. This bonus is increased by 100% when you're within 25 yds of each other.
Harpoon
Aspect of the Eagle
Eyes of the Beast
Single-Button Assistant
Hatchet TossReplaces Arcane Shot
Hidden passives the client applies to Survival (not shown in the spellbook): Survival Hunter (137017), Stat Negation Aura - Agility DPS, Hunter, Survival Hunter (462082), Track Pets, Survival Hunter (1256941), Dual Wield.
Survival Hunter PvP talents
Survival Hunter PvP talents.
Chimaeral StingStings the target, dealing (150% of Attack Power) Nature damage and initiating a series of venoms. Each lasts 3 sec and applies the next effect after the previous one ends. : 90% reduced movement speed. : Silenced. : 20% reduced damage and healing.
Diamond IceVictims of Freezing Trap can no longer be damaged or healed. Freezing Trap is now undispellable, but has a 4 sec duration.
Hunting PackAspect of the Cheetah has 50% reduced cooldown and grants its effects to allies.
InterlopeMisdirection now causes the next hostile spells cast on your target within 10 sec to be redirected to your pet, but its cooldown is increased by 15 sec. Your pet must be within 20 yards of the target for spells to be redirected.
Mending BandageInstantly clears all bleeds, poisons, and diseases from the target, and heals for 18% damage over 6 sec. Being attacked will stop you from using Mending Bandage.
Scatter ShotA short-range shot that deals (4.5% of Attack Power) damage, removes all harmful damage over time effects, and incapacitates the target for 3 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Turns off your attack when used. Targets incapacitated by Scatter Shot deal 10% less damage to you for 8 sec after the effect ends.
Sticky Tar BombThrow a Sticky Tar Bomb that coats your target's weapons with tar, disarming them for 4 sec. After 4 sec, Sticky Tar Bomb explodes onto nearby enemies. Other enemies that are hit by the explosion are affected by Sticky Tar Bomb but this effect cannot spread further.
Survival TacticsFeign Death reduces damage taken by 90% for 2 sec.
Tracker's NetHurl a net at your enemy, rooting them for 6 sec. While within the net, the target's chance to hit is reduced by 80%. Any damage will break the net.
Wild KingdomCall in help from one of your dismissed Tenacity pets for 10 sec. Your current pet is dismissed to rest and heal 30% of maximum health.
Other Hunter specializations
Hunter appearance sets
232 more Hunter appearance sets
Pieces of Galactic Gladiator's Chain Armor.
Recent Survival Hunter hotfixes
- October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter
Hunting Pack (PvP Talent) radius increased to 40 yards (was 30 yards).
- October 1, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Survival
Wildfire Bomb’s periodic damage increased by 20%.
- October 1, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Survival
Developers’ notes: The tuning hotfix from the week of September 22 did not properly increase the periodic damage of an untalented variant of Wildfire Bomb. This hotfix corrects that issue.
- September 24, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter
Wing Clip now reduces movement speed by 40% in PvP combat.
- September 24, 2026 Player versus Player › Hunter
Improved Snaring now increases the movement speed reduction of Wing Clip by 10% in PvP combat.
- September 22, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Survival
Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the damage that Wildfire Bomb deals to all targets, but reducing the bonus damage to the primary target. This should be a neutral change against a single target, but an increase to area damage when fighting more than one enemy.
- September 22, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Survival
Wildfire Bomb damage increased by 20%.
- September 22, 2026 Classes › Hunter › Survival
Wildfire Bomb now only hits the primary target for 50% additional damage (was 80% additional).
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.
Every Hunter hotfix, by date: Hunter hotfixes.