WoW Forever Survival Hunter build, the talents Survival builds take

24,906 of the 52,403 Hunter builds with 41 or more points planned here (47%) lead in Survival, Sep 13 to Oct 25, 2026. That is more than any other Hunter tree. Every build below opens in the Hunter calculator.

Counted on 25 Oct 2026, recounted a few times a day.

• Survival 47%
• Marksmanship 27%
• Beast Mastery 26%

The most popular Survival Hunter builds Beast Mastery / Marksmanship / Survival points

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   Survival Hunter 5/11/35, Survivalist build

   #1 of every Hunter build by what people did with it Beast Mastery 5 / Marksmanship 11 / Survival 35 6.8% of every Hunter share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 342 · saved 488 · opened 5,575 · across 211 close builds Maxes Deadly Aspects, Lethal Attacks, Careful Aim, Lone Wolf, Improved Tracking, Savage Strikes and 10 more. Goes to Lacerating Strikes (row 7). Lone Wolf: "You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet."
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   Survival Hunter 5/11/35, Entrapment build

   #3 of every Hunter build by what people did with it Beast Mastery 5 / Marksmanship 11 / Survival 35 1.9% of every Hunter share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 88 · saved 151 · opened 1,507 · across 139 close builds Maxes Deadly Aspects, Lethal Attacks, Careful Aim, Lone Wolf, Improved Tracking, Savage Strikes and 10 more. Goes to Lacerating Strikes (row 7). Lone Wolf: "You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet."
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   Survival Hunter 5/15/31

   #5 of every Hunter build by what people did with it Beast Mastery 5 / Marksmanship 15 / Survival 31 1% of every Hunter share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 59 · saved 53 · opened 800 · across 70 close builds Maxes Deadly Aspects, Lethal Attacks, Careful Aim, Lone Wolf, Improved Tracking, Savage Strikes and 8 more. Goes to Lacerating Strikes (row 7). Lone Wolf: "You deal 20% increased damage with all attacks while you do not have an active pet."
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The talents Survival Hunter builds take

Of the 24,906 Hunter builds with 41 or more points that lead in Survival, the share with a point in each talent:

In nearly every Survival build, 90% or more: Surefooted 91% and Strider Kick 91%.

In most, 50 to 89%: Savage Strikes 83%, Predator's Edge 83%, Expose Prey 81%, Deterrence 80%, Resourcefulness 77%, Lightning Reflexes 77%, Survivalist's Discipline 72%, Clever Traps 71%, Counterattack 69%, Deflection 64%, Lacerating Strikes 63%, Survivalist 57%, Improved Tracking 53% and Entrapment 50%.

In some, 20 to 49%: Survival Tactics 32% and Improved Wing Clip 29%.

From the other trees, 20% or more: Lethal Attacks 78%, Deadly Aspects 64%, Careful Aim 58%, Lone Wolf 41%, Focused Fire 32%, Unleashed Fury 25%, Summon Hawk 22% and Improved Aspect of the Monkey 20%.

Leveling as Survival, and the level 30 cap

43.9% of the 106,556 Hunter leveling orders recorded here between 18 Sep and 16 Oct 2026 lead in Survival (46,823). The Survival order starts with Improved Tracking, Savage Strikes and Survivalist from level 10, and its first 21 points are Improved Tracking 5, Savage Strikes 2, Survivalist 3, Surefooted 3, Clever Traps 2, Predator's Edge 5 and Expose Prey 1. Open those 21 points at level 30. Every bracket to 60 is on the Hunter leveling order.

At the level 30 cap, the most made 21-point Survival build is 0/0/21: 5.6% of the level 30 Hunter builds counted between 1 and 16 Oct 2026 (23 people-days), maxing Improved Tracking, Savage Strikes, Clever Traps, Surefooted, Predator's Edge and Strider Kick. Load it.

Questions

What is the most popular Survival Hunter build in WoW Forever?

Survival Hunter 5/11/35, Survivalist build, #1 of every Hunter build by what people did with it, Sep 13 to Oct 25, 2026. It holds 6.8% of every Hunter share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 342, saved 488, opened 5,575). It maxes Deadly Aspects, Lethal Attacks, Careful Aim, Lone Wolf, Improved Tracking, Savage Strikes and 10 more.

How many Hunter builds are Survival?

24,906 of the 52,403 Hunter builds with 41 or more points planned here Sep 13 to Oct 25, 2026 lead in Survival, 47%, more than any other Hunter tree.

Which talents do Survival Hunter builds take?

Nearly all of them (90% or more) take Surefooted (91%) and Strider Kick (91%). Most (50 to 89%) take Savage Strikes (83%), Predator's Edge (83%), Expose Prey (81%), Deterrence (80%), Resourcefulness (77%) and Lightning Reflexes (77%). Outside Survival the most taken are Lethal Attacks (78%), Deadly Aspects (64%) and Careful Aim (58%). Each build counted once.

What do Survival Hunters take first while leveling?

The Survival leveling order, 43.9% of 106,556 recorded Hunter orders, starts with Improved Tracking, Savage Strikes and Survivalist from level 10.

Is this a Survival Hunter tier list?

No. It counts what people plan on this site, not how strong a build is. The count starts again when a beta build changes the Hunter trees.

The other Hunter specs: Beast Mastery Hunter and Marksmanship Hunter. The rank (#) is among every Hunter build on the most popular Hunter builds; a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2 and a view 1. Also for Hunters: the leveling order, every talent in words, what changed since Classic, the abilities, new and changed, the races and their racials, questions answered from the data, and the Hunter calculator.