Survival Hunter DPS Guide (Legion 7.3.5)

Welcome to our Survival Hunter DPS guide for World of Warcraft Legion 7.3.5. Here, you will learn everything you need to know about playing a Survival Hunter in a raid environment and in Mythic+ dungeons.

About Our Author

This guide has been written by Azortharion, the main theorycrafter of the spec. He is also an accomplished player who raids in Solaris. You can also watch his stream on Twitch.

1. Class Overview

Survival is the Melee Hunter spec. It has a versatile toolkit with lots of Crowd Control potential, very high burst AoE damage potential and average single-target.

2. What Has Changed in 7.3 for Survival Hunter

The Porcupine family of pets has been renamed to "Rodent".

2.1. Set Bonus Simulation

Keep in mind that this sim only concerns itself with the strength of the bonuses, it does not take into account that T19 items are much lower item level and so on.

3. How Does Survival Hunter Work?

Focus is the primary resource. It is generated passively at a base rate of 10 Focus per second.
Mongoose Bite is the main ability. It has 3 charges that each take 12 seconds to recharge. When you first cast it, it applies a 14-second buff that increases the damage of consecutive Mongoose Bites by 50% per stack, stacking up to 6 times.
Flanking Strike is the main "use on cooldown" ability. It deals high damage on a short cooldown, is quite expensive, and it has a high chance of giving you an additional charge of Mongoose Bite.
Raptor Strike essentially serves as a Focus dump when there is nothing else to do, or when you are about to cap Focus. When using certain talents like Way of the Mok'Nathal or Serpent Sting, it serves the additional role of refreshing the buffs/debuffs of those talents.
Lacerate is a simple DoT that should be kept up as much as possible.
Explosive Trap is a high-damage ability that is used on cooldown and manually placed with the mouse.
Fury of the Eagle is the Artifact ability. It deals extremely heavy damage on a 45-second cooldown. It is channeled over 4 seconds, and scales with stacks of Mongoose Fury.

4. Viability of Spec Choices in Antorus

Marksmanship has the strongest single-target and AoE damage output of all three Hunter specs, but it is quite limited by movement which can be problematic in the hands of less experienced players, but the damage benefits it brings to Mythic raids in particular makes it worth learning and optimizing. It is also best for Mythic+ due to its AoE damage potential, and solid utility with Bursting Shot Icon Bursting Shot.

Beast Mastery generally does the least damage of all the Hunter specs, but it does not suffer from movement at all which makes it excellent if you are new to raiding and whatever content you are doing. It has good short-term single-target bursts which can make it really strong on fights where this is important. In Mythic+, it can bring both Bloodlust Icon Bloodlust / Heroism Icon Heroism as well as battle ressurrections to your group using its pets, and its single-target burst comes in handy for dungeons like Upper Karazhan where there is not much AoE either.

Survival has the second-best single-target potential of the three Hunter specs, and while it lacks in sustained AoE damage, it has excellent burst AoE using its Butchery Icon Butchery ability, and great AoE crowd control abilities through Caltrops Icon Caltrops AoE slow, battle-ress and Bloodlust Icon Bloodlust/ Heroism Icon Heroism with pets, and enhanced traps across the board. In the aggregate, it is a competitive spec in the right hands, gaining a lot with a well-executed rotation, but also being a tad unforgiving and punishing when not played close to optimally. Due to this, in reality, it is often on par with Beast Mastery for single-target, due to the latter's ease of play compared to Survival.

Ultimately, all Hunter specs are completely viable, even at top tier raiding levels. Despite Beast Mastery's lower potential for damage, it is used plenty by some of the best guilds in the world, and Survival is a much better spec than the general community hivemind would have you believe. It is simply underplayed at this stage in the game.

Below you will also find simulations for single-target and multi-target potential output of all the specs with different setups of legendaries and talents. Remember to read simulations in general with a grain of salt.

4.1. T19 915 Gear | T20 - 930 Gear | T21 - 960 Gear

4.2. Raiding — Single-Target Focus with AoE as a secondary objective.

Marksmanship
Beast Mastery for ease of play and Ranged. Survival for higher potential and Melee.

4.3. Mythic+ — AoE Focus with single-target as a secondary objective.

Keep in mind that on high-level Tyrannical-affix keystones, single-target can sometimes be considered the #1 priority for Mythic+.

Marksmanship
Beast Mastery
Survival

5. Strengths of Survival Hunter

Extremely powerful burst AoE
The lowest reliance on Legendary items for good DPS out of the Hunter specs
Flexible toolkit, different viable playstyles (with the complex one being the best).
One of the best utility specs in the game.

6. Weaknesses of Survival Hunter

Fairly complex spec to play optimally.
Switching targets is a chore, most damage requires setup of some kind
Still not as potent DPS as many other melee specs, with fewer spots to compete for than ranged specs.

7. Contents

To make it easy to navigate the guide, we have split it into 13 pages:

Easy Mode: TL;DR to own without reading much;
Spell Summary: see a summary of all your useful spells;
Builds and Talents: learn how to choose your talents;
Artifact Traits and Relics: discover how to level up your Artifact;
Netherlight Crucible Relic Paths: choose the right paths on your Netherlight Crucible;
Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities: master your rotation and your cooldowns;
Common and Worst Mistakes: avoid making common mistakes;
Stat Priority: read up on the respective values of your statistics;
Gems, Enchants, and Consumables: choose the best gems, enchantments, etc.;
Macros and Addons: step up your game with useful macros and addons;
Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot: find the best gear you can wear;
Simulations: if you are interested in simulations results from SimulationCraft;
Battle for Azeroth: learn how to play your class in Battle for Azeroth.

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8. ChangeLog

02 Jul. 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Updated for the Viper's Venom and Terms of Engagement nerfs, and the buffs to Wildfire Infusion and Birds of Prey.
21 Jun. 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Endurance Training now increases maximum health by 5%, down from 8%.
08 Jun. 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Added mentions of the new AoE ability for Survival - Carve.
04 Jun. 2018 (addons page): Added some helpful macros for Survival Hunters.
30 May 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Added a table with all pet family special abilities, and Exotic/Bonus abilities where applicable.
29 May 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Added table with pet abilities for the different pet specs.
24 May 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Added a full explanation of how Wildfire Bomb works.
22 May 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Added Aspect of the Eagle to Baseline Mechanics. Terms of Engagement is not a DoT, just a single hit when you use Harpoon.
21 May 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Page added.
10 Apr. 2018 (addons page): Changed to recommend the Details! Damage Meter instead of Skada.
24 Mar. 2018 (common mistakes page): Added common mistakes page.
15 Mar. 2018 (rotation page): Removed mentions of "on cooldown" as it was misleading - you do not cast everything on cooldown, you cast things as they are available in accordance with the priority list. Added note of 100% Lacerate uptime not being a strict target. Put Lacerate DoT uptime below Raptor Strike set bonus consumption in the priority list.
15 Mar. 2018 (easy mode page): Removed Pumpo references for the Easy Mode build and instead went with a more traditional build, but with Lacerate removed from the rotation at a surprisingly modest DPS loss over an optimal rotation.
06 Feb. 2018 (this page): Updated spec comparison sim to take the Beast-Mastery buff/hotfix into account. Added an additional, higher DPS Survival build that uses T21 4p + offpieces.
03 Feb. 2018 (simulations page): Updated racial simulation with the new allied races.
28 Jan. 2018 (talents page): Expanded slightly on AI vs MoK in Mythic+, both in the Tier 1 section and Mythic+ Cheat Sheet Talents.
19 Jan. 2018 (rotation page): Simplified and changed the detailed Aspect of the Eagle usage section slightly.
19 Jan. 2018 (gear page): Added note about using Helbrine for Kin'garoth.
17 Jan. 2018 (gear page): Added note about simming and stats. Updated Legendary ranking to be based on WCL Statistics, drawing basic conclusions from this.
17 Jan. 2018 (this page): Added note about all specs being entirely viable, even for high-end Mythic progression.
06 Jan. 2018 (rotation page): Updated rotation lines for Fury of the Eagle and Lacerate slightly — most notably not to cancel Fury until you are capped on charges entirely, not just if you generate one. Reworded explanation of when to refresh Lacerate before entering a new Bite phase.
05 Jan. 2018 (Netherlight Crucible page): Demoted Torment of the Weak's value by 1 weapon item level, due to how it loses significant value when swapping targets that other single-target traits do not suffer from.
16 Dec. 2017 (this page): Cleaned up the spec comparison sim significantly and swapped it to use Antorus 960 gear from Mythic difficulty, instead of Heroic.
05 Dec. 2017 (gear page): Updated trinket sims.
05 Dec. 2017 (rotation page): Slight Aspect of the Eagle usage update.
05 Dec. 2017 (Netherlight Crucible page): Updated all trait values.
05 Dec. 2017 (artifact page): Updated all trait values.
05 Dec. 2017 (this page): Updated front page comparison simulation, and set bonus simulation.
05 Dec. 2017 (easy mode page): Slight Aspect of the Eagle usage update.
03 Dec. 2017 (rotation page): Updated the advanced Fury of the Eagle section.
02 Dec. 2017 (simulations page): Updated racial simulation.
01 Dec. 2017 (rotation page): Updated Survival rotation to be even MORE complicated. Updated the opener and shortened it significantly.
27 Nov. 2017 (gear page): Added small paragraph about tier gear decisions in Antorus.
27 Nov. 2017 (rotation page): Updated for Antorus - made some early stabs at incorporating the T21 set bonuses into the rotation.
27 Nov. 2017 (stats page): Updated the Pawn stat weights for Antorus.
26 Nov. 2017 (gear page): Updated the Best in Slot list for Antorus. Updated the trinket sim with the Golganneth's Vitality fix in SimCraft.
24 Nov. 2017 (this page): Updated the spec comparison sim to take into account a new Survival SimCraft APL.
23 Nov. 2017 (this page): Updated set bonus simulations. The sim now includes all raid tier bonuses in Legion so far.
22 Nov. 2017 (gear page): Updated trinket rankings.
19 Nov. 2017 (gear page): Updated trinket sims to include Antorus trinkets. It is based on a T21 4p gearset.
11 Nov. 2017 (this page): Updated the spec comparison sim, now including trinkets and with more Concordance traits.
01 Nov. 2017 (rotation page): Cleaned up and updated the Survival opener.
28 Oct. 2017 (rotation page): Added Fury of the Eagle to the multiple target rotation.
24 Oct. 2017 (this page): Updated the spec comparison sim for Tier 21 — there will be numerous updates to this in the weeks leading up to the new patch.
09 Oct. 2017 (Netherlight Crucible page): Added CrucibleWeight Addon import strings for Netherlight Crucible Trait values.
09 Oct. 2017 (gear page): Redid the Survival Legendary ranking.
09 Oct. 2017 (easy mode page): Dubbed the easy mode build "Pumpo" and expanded on its use of the Frizzo's Fingertrap Legendary, though it is also usable without.
01 Oct. 2017 (artifact page): Removed obsolete Relic Choice paragraph.
30 Sep. 2017 (Netherlight Crucible page): Updated Dark Sorrows trait value to reflect its 40% buff.
13 Sep. 2017 (Netherlight Crucible page): Updated all trait values to be based on weapon item level, rather than DPS% values.
13 Sep. 2017 (artifact page): Updated the traits' weapon item level values.
12 Sep. 2017 (Netherlight Crucible page): Updated the Tier 2 trait values after Blizzard changed them overnight.
10 Sep. 2017 (Netherlight Crucible page): Added initial page for the Survival Hunter Netherlight Crucible.
08 Sep. 2017 (enchants page): Added new healing potion.
06 Sep. 2017 (gear page): Updated trinket simulations. Rearranged and reworded Legendary rankings.
06 Sep. 2017 (stats page): Removed obsolete mention of T19 2-piece bonus when it comes to Mastery value.
06 Sep. 2017 (rotation page): Made small fix to rotation.
05 Sep. 2017 (easy mode page): Updated trinket simulations.
28 Aug. 2017 (talents page): No changes needed for Patch 7.3.
28 Aug. 2017 (this page): The guide has been updated for Patch 7.3. More updates will follow as we draw closer to the release of the next raid.
28 Aug. 2017 (stats page): No changes needed for Patch 7.3.
28 Aug. 2017 (enchants page): Added Lightforged Augment Rune and new 7.3 epic gems.
28 Aug. 2017 (rotation page): No changes needed for Patch 7.3.
18 Aug. 2017 (easy mode page): Updated stat weights and removed obsolete mentions.
13 Aug. 2017 (this page): Updated the spec/build comparison simulation.
12 Aug. 2017 (gear page): Promoted Sephuz and Prydaz legendaries to Tier 1 due to their great secondaries.
09 Aug. 2017 (stats page): Removed obsolete mention of T19 set bonus.
08 Aug. 2017 (rotation page): Updated rotational note about Aspect of the Eagle, it should be used at exactly 10 seconds remaining on Fury. Added note about lining Umbral Moonglaives up with Aspect of the Eagle. Expanded on correct maximizing of the Helbrine Legendary belt.
03 Aug. 2017 (talents page): Fixed inconsistency in Mythic+ level 30 talent choice.
02 Aug. 2017 (stats page): Updated the stat weights and priorities section now that Nighthold is well behind us, and the T19 2-piece is not as widely used.
28 Jul. 2017 (simulations page): Updated racial simulation.
28 Jul. 2017 (gear page): Updated trinket simulations.
28 Jul. 2017 (talents page): Updated to prefer Caltrops, even for single-target.
27 Jul. 2017 (spells page): Added spells summary section for Survival.
27 Jul. 2017 (this page): Updated the spec/build comparison simulation.
25 Jul. 2017 (this page): Added that Survival can battle-ress/Bloodlust/Heroism as well.
21 Jul. 2017 (this page): Reordered and changed the descriptions of the specs' single-target/raiding viability. Survival does have higher single-target potential but it requires a lot more work to unlock, therefore it is hard to definitively call it a better raiding spec than Beast Mastery.
18 Jul. 2017 (this page): Updated the viability section, and updated the spec/build comparison simulation.
18 Jul. 2017 (simulations page): Added guide video on simming yourself and talk about the importance/usefulness of it.
13 Jul. 2017 (talents page): Removed obsolete mentions of the Nighthold.
01 Jul. 2017 (rotation page): Updated small things in the rotation.
30 Jun. 2017 (talents page): Updated level 30 talents - Mortal Wounds generally better than Crows.
30 Jun. 2017 (rotation page): Split the rotation into 2 phases and generally made it much easier to read. Added trinket usage section.
25 Jun. 2017 (gear page): Updated trinket simulations.
18 Jun. 2017 (this page): Updated the comparison simulation to use ToS Heroic tier gear instead of ToS Mythic gear. Updated set bonus simulation.
17 Jun. 2017 (this page): Added a spec comparison single-target simulation. It should clear up a lot of questions on builds and set bonus combinations in Tomb of Sargeras, but your own gear can change the results significantly.
17 Jun. 2017 (gear page): Updated trinket simulations for 7.2.5. Updated Best in Slot list for the Tomb of Sargeras raid.
15 Jun. 2017 (stats page): Removed mention of T19 2-piece set bonus from the Haste/Mastery talk.
14 Jun. 2017 (this page): The change to Explosive Trap does not affect the trigger range, just the damage and spread range.
13 Jun. 2017 (easy mode page): Changed some talent recommendations.
13 Jun. 2017 (gear page): Added new Legendaries. Removed "Trinket to look for section" and other sections that are now invalidated or no longer useful, to pave the path for something new in Tomb of Sargeras.
13 Jun. 2017 (rotation page): Added note about prioritizing Explosive Trap if you are using the new Legendary cloak.
13 Jun. 2017 (simulations page): Page reviewed and deemed updated for 7.2.5. Removed some invalid sections, and sections that are no longer useful.
13 Jun. 2017 (addons page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.2.5.
13 Jun. 2017 (this page): Updated the viability section and combined all specs into one. Updated strengths and weaknesses. Added 7.2.5 spec changes and set bonuses. Fixed a mention of the old version of the set bonus and made it the new one. Expanded significantly on Survival's viability in 7.2.5.
13 Jun. 2017 (artifact page): Updated relic/iLvl chart.
13 Jun. 2017 (enchants page): Page reviewed and deemed updated for 7.2.5.
13 Jun. 2017 (stats page): Updated stat weights and priority slightly. More updates might come leading into ToS in this department.
13 Jun. 2017 (talents page): Page reviewed and deemed updated for 7.2.5.
26 May 2017 (rotation page): Added detailed usage of Snake Hunter.
25 May 2017 (stats page): Gave the stat weights a maintenance update.
25 May 2017 (rotation page): Cleaned up the rotation and added pointers that makes Fury of the Eagle usage more clear.
12 May 2017 (this page): Added a note about future patch viability. Nothing much to add yet.
07 May 2017 (gear page): Removed a confusing paragraph about what tier you should pick if you have certain legendaries.
06 May 2017 (gear page): Added Convergence of Fates to trinkets to look for.
06 May 2017 (stats page): Added Haste breakpoints for Mongoose Fury GCDs.
04 May 2017 (gear page): Added experimental way of ranking Legendaries.
04 May 2017 (stats page): Expanded slightly on Mastery/Haste interactions and what they mean.
18 Apr. 2017 (simulations page): Removed some simulations that no longer make sense/are adequately covered elsewhere.
17 Apr. 2017 (enchants page): Checked today and deemed updated.
17 Apr. 2017 (artifact page): Checked today and deemed updated.
17 Apr. 2017 (stats page): Checked today and deemed updated.
17 Apr. 2017 (rotation page): Checked today and deemed updated.
17 Apr. 2017 (talents page): Checked today and deemed updated.
17 Apr. 2017 (gear page): Trinket sim updated.
28 Mar. 2017 (this page): Added note about legendary changes to the list of changes in 7.2.
28 Mar. 2017 (enchants page): Made note of eating from the feast when possible, as it gives more stats than regular buff food.
27 Mar. 2017 (gear page): No changes needed for Patch 7.2.
27 Mar. 2017 (stats page): No changes needed for Patch 7.2.
27 Mar. 2017 (artifact page): Artifact path updated for 7.2 and traits vs iLvl chart added.
27 Mar. 2017 (talents page): No changes needed for Patch 7.2.
27 Mar. 2017 (this page): Added summary of Patch 7.2 changes.
27 Mar. 2017 (rotation page): Added paragraphs about how certain Legendaries affect the rotation.
21 Mar. 2017 (simulations page): Legendary sims have been moved to the spreadsheet alongside the trinkets.
17 Mar. 2017 (gear page): The trinket spreadsheet now also has legendary sims in it.
27 Feb. 2017 (gear page): Trinket sim update.
25 Feb. 2017 (gear page): Update BiS belt and trinkets.
24 Feb. 2017 (stats page): Not really worth going all the way to 16% Mastery before Crit/Vers. Just 12%.
18 Feb. 2017 (rotation page): Added another clarifying paragraph to the rotation.
18 Feb. 2017 (gear page): Updated legendary ranking.
18 Feb. 2017 (simulations page): More sim updates.
16 Feb. 2017 (talents page): Level 30 talent rewording. Slight change in Level 15 recommendations.
16 Feb. 2017 (gear page): Added link to trinket sim spreadsheet. Updated Legendary rankings. SimCraft's implementation of Aspect was fixed, vastly improving Call of the Wild.
16 Feb. 2017 (simulations page): Sim updates.
13 Feb. 2017 (gear page): Added new trinket sims. These sims test trinkets at a ton of different item levels, color coded for easy comparison.
11 Feb. 2017 (gear page): Updated BiS legendary to Call of the Wild after SimCraft's issues with Aspect of the Eagle were fixed.
08 Feb. 2017 (gear page): Updated "trinket to look for section", and legendary rankings + Frizzo description.
08 Feb. 2017 (rotation page): Rewrote rotation. Updated opener slightly.
07 Feb. 2017 (enchants page): Updated potion recommendation (with gear, Prolonged becomes better, and with Nighthold gear it wins for all situations).
07 Feb. 2017 (talents page): Updated talent cheatsheet recommendations slightly.
07 Feb. 2017 (rotation page): Update Survival opener. So. Many. Buttons.
07 Feb. 2017 (gear page): Trinket sim update.
07 Feb. 2017 (easy mode page): Updated stat priority and rotation slightly.
07 Feb. 2017 (stats page): A more nuanced, detailed talk about stat priorities for Survival.
05 Feb. 2017 (simulations page): Update racial sim.
04 Feb. 2017 (talents page): Recommended Steel Trap for pure single-target.
28 Jan. 2017 (rotation page): Updated Survival opener.
28 Jan. 2017 (stats page): Updated stat weights.
28 Jan. 2017 (artifact page): Expanded slightly on Relic choice.
28 Jan. 2017 (talents page): Update several talent recommendations.
26 Jan. 2017 (gear page): Updated trinket sims with all the changes in hotfixes since 7.1.5. Updated BiS list accordingly. Added information about second-best tier item slots in case you have a Legendary that breaks the set. Updated legendary ranking.
26 Jan. 2017 (rotation page): Added set bonus talk.
26 Jan. 2017 (simulations page): Added Legendary trinket.
19 Jan. 2017 (this page): Updated viability section, strengths and weaknesses.
17 Jan. 2017 (gear page): Updated trinket sims. Add BiS list.
14 Jan. 2017 (rotation page): Add Caltrops to opener.
14 Jan. 2017 (gear page): Update Call of the Wild description. Add Legendary trinket to description (but not ranking yet).
13 Jan. 2017 (gear page): Legendary boots give 25 Focus, not 15 now.
13 Jan. 2017 (enchants page): Updated to Haste food/gems/etc.
12 Jan. 2017 (easy mode page): Updated stat priority and talent recommendation to be even easier.
12 Jan. 2017 (rotation page): Put Caltrops in the rotation, removed note about Lacerate cooldown, updated best usage of Caltrops and Lacerate as a result.
12 Jan. 2017 (this page): Added Explosive Trap damage increase to Guerilla Tactics mention.
12 Jan. 2017 (talents page): Changed wording on some changed abilities. Removed note about pet specs and special abilities as they are no longer relevant.
12 Jan. 2017 (gear page): Fresh trinket sims. Update Legendary ranking.
11 Jan. 2017 (artifact page): Updated best AoE Relic to Hellcarver.
11 Jan. 2017 (stats page): Updated stat priority and removed Agility from the listing as it does nothing but confuse at this point.
09 Jan. 2017 (addons page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
09 Jan. 2017 (artifact page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
09 Jan. 2017 (rotation page): Updated for Patch 7.1.5.
09 Jan. 2017 (enchants page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
09 Jan. 2017 (easy mode page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
09 Jan. 2017 (gear page): Updated for Patch 7.1.5.
09 Jan. 2017 (this page): Updated for Patch 7.1.5.
09 Jan. 2017 (stats page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
09 Jan. 2017 (simulations page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
09 Jan. 2017 (talents page): Updated for Patch 7.1.5.
19 Dec. 2016 (talents page): Slightly improved our assessment of Butchery.
18 Dec. 2016 (easy mode page): Added easy mode for Survival Hunters.
08 Dec. 2016 (enchants page): Added note about Potion of Prolonged Power.
08 Dec. 2016 (this page): Updated strengths/weaknesses and viability to be more realistic for current content.
11 Nov. 2016 (simulations page): Added food sims.
08 Nov. 2016 (rotation page): Opener update.
06 Nov. 2016 (enchants page): Changed enchants to Versatility, following stat priority change.
06 Nov. 2016 (stats page): Updated Pawn string and stat priority.
06 Nov. 2016 (rotation page): Added Throwing Axes back to the rotation since it is still worth using in some situations.
06 Nov. 2016 (talents page): Updated tier 15 and 30 talent recommendations/discussion.
30 Oct. 2016 (talents page): Removed talent table at the beginning of the page.
29 Oct. 2016 (talents page): Further Patch 7.1 updates regarding the Level 15 talents. Also added modified that pet section.
29 Oct. 2016 (enchants page): Changed enchants to Haste.
29 Oct. 2016 (rotation page): Patch 7.1 update with ability buffs and Way of the Mok'Nathal being the recommended talent.
29 Oct. 2016 (stats page): Updated Pawn string for Patch 7.1, added note about how the top 3 stats are very close together in value.
27 Oct. 2016 (stats page): Updates to Mastery description and value.
25 Oct. 2016 (simulations page): Updated all sims and introduced a potion sim.
25 Oct. 2016 (rotation page): Updated the paragraph about Animal Instincts, following its change in Patch 7.1.
25 Oct. 2016 (talents page): Updated for Patch 7.1.
- Updated Animal Instincts's description and added a note that the talent needs more extensive testing before its strength can be more properly assessed.
- Updated Posthaste's duration. Was changed in Patch 7.1 to be 5 seconds (down from 8).
- Trailblazer replaces Dash.
17 Oct. 2016 (stats page): Ordered statistics explanation in order of priority because OCD.
12 Oct. 2016 (enchants page): Switch potion to Old War as it should be.
11 Oct. 2016 (rotation page): Slight opener change.
09 Oct. 2016 (stats page): Added some notes to clarify frequently asked questions.
02 Oct. 2016 (stats page): Updated stat prio to be in line with Pawn weights as it should.
18 Sep. 2016 (enchants page): Now advising Mark of the Hidden Satyr instead of Mark of the Claw for neck enchant.
13 Sep. 2016 (rotation page): Added Raptor Strike as a Focus dump in the rotation.
08 Sep. 2016 (rotation page): Put Fury of the Eagle in the Survival opener.
07 Sep. 2016 (talents page): Added Pet Talent section, which was missing from the guide.
06 Sep. 2016 (rotation page): Updated Survival Hunter opener to get the most out of the buff to Mongoose Fury (12s > 14s duration).
05 Sep. 2016 (rotation page): Updated Fury of the Eagle guide.
29 Aug. 2016 (simulations page): Added.
29 Aug. 2016 (stats page): Updated for Legion's launch.
29 Aug. 2016 (this page): Updated for Legion's launch.
29 Aug. 2016 (enchants page): Updated for Legion's launch.
29 Aug. 2016 (addons page): Updated for the Legion expansion.
29 Aug. 2016 (rotation page): Updated for Legion's launch.
29 Aug. 2016 (talents page): Updated for Legion's launch.
29 Aug. 2016 (artifact page): Added.
18 Aug. 2016 (stats page): Updated stat weights after Mastery got buffed by Blizzard.
29 Jul. 2016 (rotation page): Better rotation.
28 Jul. 2016 (talents page): Updated stuff for the Caltrops row of talents to make it much clearer.
27 Jul. 2016 (rotation page): Updated opener slightly.
25 Jul. 2016 (talents page): Fixed error with Expert Trapper opinion.
23 Jul. 2016 (rotation page): Removed talents from rotation to simplify it, added notes about handling Mongoose Bite stacks that should be easier to understand and put into practice.
19 Jul. 2016 (talents page): Explained in more details why Snake Hunter is so much better than the other Level 30 options.
19 Jul. 2016 (rotation page): Added opener.
18 Jul. 2016 (enchants page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
18 Jul. 2016 (stats page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
18 Jul. 2016 (talents page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
18 Jul. 2016 (rotation page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
18 Jul. 2016 (this page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
18 Jul. 2016 (addons page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.