Survival Hunter
- Manaresource
- 18talents
- 52talent ranks
- 53abilities
- 6new in Forever
- 9feed entries
Best Survival talents, by published builds
Counted from published builds, not opinion. Plan yours in the Hunter talent calculator.
Survival
57 builds · most published 5/11/35 ×23
98%
Increases your hit chance by 1/2/3% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 10/20/30%.
95%
Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 2/4%.
95%
Increases your melee ability critical strike damage by 6/12/18/24/30% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 10/20/30/40/50%.
93%
Grants your melee and ranged attacks against enemies afflicted by Hunter's Mark a 5/10% chance to allow an activation of Mongoose Bite. Lasts 10 sec.
93%
Increases your Agility by 2/4/6/8/10%.
89%
Reduces the Mana cost of your Trap and melee abilities by 30/60%, and grants your melee and ranged ability Critical Strikes a 50/100% chance to allow 50% of your Mana Regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.
89%
A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.
84%
Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite over 21 sec
65%
Increases your total Health by 2/4/6/8/10%.
61%
Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 20/40%.
56%
When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.
44%
A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 26 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.
37%
Increases your Parry chance by 1/2/3/4/5%.
Level 30 Survival build
Beta cap 30 since 1 October 2026 (Blizzard). 21 talent points open tiers 1–5: 16 of 18 talents. Plan yours. Best in slot gear at level 30.
While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 1%.
Increases your Parry chance by 1%.
When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 1 sec.
Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 2%.
Increases your total Health by 2%.
Gives your Wing Clip ability a 7% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.
Increases your hit chance by 1% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 10%.
When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.
Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 5%.
Increases your melee ability critical strike damage by 6% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 10%.
A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 26 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.
Reduces the Mana cost of your Trap and melee abilities by 30%, and grants your melee and ranged ability Critical Strikes a 50% chance to allow 50% of your Mana Regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.
Grants your melee and ranged attacks against enemies afflicted by Hunter's Mark a 5% chance to allow an activation of Mongoose Bite. Lasts 10 sec.
Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 20%.
A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.
Talents
18changed in a build (6)
Improved Tracking
While tracking Beasts, Demons, Dragonkin, Elementals, Giants, Humanoids, or Undead, all damage you deal to the tracked creature type is increased by 1%.
changed in 1.60.1.69913 Forever 1.60.1.69913 vs Era 1.15.9.70576: column 1 → 2; name Monster Slaying → Improved Tracking; max rank 3 → 5
Deflection
Increases your Parry chance by 1%.
Entrapment
When your traps are triggered, all affected targets are Entrapped, preventing them from moving for 1 sec.
Savage Strikes
Increases the critical strike chance of all your melee abilities by 2%.
Survivalist
Increases your total Health by 2%.
changed in 1.60.1.69913 Forever 1.60.1.69913 vs Era 1.15.9.70576: column 2 → 3; tier 3 → 2
Improved Wing Clip
Gives your Wing Clip ability a 7% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
changed in 1.60.1.69913 Forever 1.60.1.69913 vs Era 1.15.9.70576: column 3 → 4; max rank 5 → 3
Clever Traps
Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.
Surefooted
Increases your hit chance by 1% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects on you by 10%.
changed in 1.60.1.69913 Forever 1.60.1.69913 vs Era 1.15.9.70576: tier 4 → 3
Deterrence
When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.
Survival Tactics
Increases your chance to hit with your Trap and Feign Death abilities by 5%.
changed in 1.60.1.69913 Forever 1.60.1.69913 vs Era 1.15.9.70576: name Trap Mastery → Survival Tactics
Predator's Edge
Increases your melee ability critical strike damage by 6% and your Off Hand weapon damage by 10%.
Counterattack
Requires 15 points in Survival, Deterrence 1/1
A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 26 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.
changed in 1.60.1.69913 Forever 1.60.1.69913 vs Era 1.15.9.70576: tier 5 → 4
Resourcefulness
Reduces the Mana cost of your Trap and melee abilities by 30%, and grants your melee and ranged ability Critical Strikes a 50% chance to allow 50% of your Mana Regeneration to continue while casting for 30 sec.
Expose Prey
Grants your melee and ranged attacks against enemies afflicted by Hunter's Mark a 5% chance to allow an activation of Mongoose Bite. Lasts 10 sec.
Survivalist's Discipline
Reduces the cooldown of your Trap and Deterrence abilities by 20%.
Strider Kick
A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage and increases movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.
Lightning Reflexes
Increases your Agility by 2%.
Lacerating Strikes
Requires 30 points in Survival, Expose Prey 2/2
Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite over 21 sec
Abilities in this tree
53By learn level · new in Forever (6)
Cost 8% Mana
Cost 25 Mana · Cooldown 6 sec
Cost 40 Mana
Cost 30 Mana · Cooldown 5 sec
Cost 35 Mana · Cooldown 6 sec
Cost 50 Mana · Cooldown 5 sec
Cost 45 Mana · Cooldown 5 sec
New in Forever Talent rank: a higher rank of an ability that a talent grants.
Cost 80 Mana · Cooldown 30 sec
Cost 40 Mana · Cooldown 5 sec
Cost 100 Mana · Cooldown 5 sec
Cost 60 Mana
Cost 70 Mana · Cooldown 6 sec
Cost 65 Mana · Cooldown 5 sec
Talent rank: a higher rank of an ability that a talent grants. Changed vs Era: rank
Cost 50 Mana · Cooldown 5 sec
Cost 85 Mana · Cooldown 5 sec
Talent rank: a higher rank of an ability that a talent grants. Changed vs Era: rank
Cost 100 Mana · Cooldown 6 sec
Cost 65 Mana · Cooldown 5 sec
Cost 80 Mana
Every rank the build has is here. Beyond the beta's level 30 cap. It is in the beta build, nobody can play it yet, and it can change before launch (Blizzard, 1 October 2026).
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