Class Guide

Survival Hunter

How this spec actually plays, read from real archived arena matches: the talents top-rated players converge on, which of them earn their slot in-game, and the burst window.

10 matches · rated 2248–1667

Death Knight

Blood• Frost• Unholy•

Demon Hunter

Devourer• Havoc• Vengeance

Druid

Balance• Feral• Guardian• Restoration•

Evoker

Augmentation• Devastation• Preservation•

Hunter

Beast Mastery• Marksmanship• Survival

Mage

Arcane• Fire• Frost•

Monk

Brewmaster• Mistweaver• Windwalker•

Paladin

Holy• Protection• Retribution•

Priest

Discipline• Holy• Shadow•

Rogue

Assassination• Outlaw• Subtlety•

Shaman

Elemental• Enhancement• Restoration•

Warlock

Affliction• Demonology• Destruction•

Warrior

Arms• Fury• Protection•

• = match sample analysed

The core kit

Taken by nearly every sampled player, and put to work in nearly every game.

Raptor Strike

used in 10/10

Tip of the Spear

used in 10/10

Wildfire Bomb

used in 10/10

Guerrilla Tactics

used in 10/10

Padded Armor

used in 10/10

Born To Be Wild

used in 10/10

Improved Traps

used in 10/10

Mongoose Fury

used in 10/10

Sweeping Spear

used in 10/10

Savagery

used in 10/10

Takedown

used in 10/10

Primal Surge

used in 10/10

Flanked

used in 10/10

Survival of the Fittest

used in 10/10

Mongoose Rounds

used in 10/10

Bloody Claws

used in 10/10

Kill Command

used in 9/10

Posthaste

used in 9/10

Boomstick

used in 9/10

Camouflage

used in 9/10

Quick Reload

used in 9/10

Scatter Shot

used in 9/10 PvP

Rejuvenating Wind

used in 8/10

Natural Mending

used in 8/10

Intimidation

used in 8/10

Binding Shot

used in 8/10

Territorial Instincts

used in 8/10

Arcane Talons

used in 8/10

Can't Miss, Won't Miss

used in 8/10

Lone Survivor

used in 8/10

Moonlight Chakram

used in 8/10

Sentinel

used in 8/10

Conditioning

used in 8/10

Burst window

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The single highest-damage real 12s window in the sample

Takedown
→
Moonlight Chakram
→
Boomstick
→
Wildfire Bomb
→
Wildfire Bomb
→
Aspect of the Eagle
→
Raptor Strike
→
Raptor Swipe
→
Raptor Strike

Also commonly taken

Improved Aspect of the Turtle 10/10 Survival Tactics 10/10 Shrapnel Bomb 10/10 Lunge 10/10 Unnatural Causes 10/10 Specialized Arsenal 10/10 Trigger Finger 10/10 Pathfinding 10/10 Bonding 10/10 Shellshock 10/10 Strike as One 10/10 Scout's Instincts 10/10 Touch of Grass 10/10 Combat Experience 10/10 Raptor Swipe 10/10 Tar-Coated Bindings 10/10 Tranquilizing Shot 9/10 Roar of Sacrifice 9/10 Twin Fangs 9/10 Invigorating Pulse 8/10 Don't Look Back 8/10 Lunar Calling 8/10 Lunar Storm 8/10 Sanctified Armaments 8/10 Radiant Edge 8/10 Explosives Expert 8/10 Improved Wildfire Bomb 8/10 Twilight Requiem 8/10 Improved Aspect of the Cheetah 7/10 Blackrock Munitions 7/10 Sticky Tar Bomb 6/10 Keen Eyesight 6/10 Disruptive Rounds 6/10 Improved Snaring 5/10 Hunter's Avoidance 5/10

▶ The sample — 10 matches

Match	Rating	Length	Flagged talents
Match 1·i18n	2248	538s	7
Match 2·i18n	2235	360s	7
Match 3·i18n	2170	230s	8
Match 4·i18n	2073	155s	5
Match 5	2054	191s	6
Match 6	2021	118s	8
Match 7	2001	53s	17
Match 8	1970	239s	7
Match 9	1875	67s	14
Match 10	1667	291s	7