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Introduction
Hey, I'm Symex, and welcome to my Survival Hunter guide.
I have been playing Survival Hunter since its rework in BFA and have been pushing keys and raiding with survival ever since. You will also see me complaining about survival in the Trueshotlodge (Hunter Discord).
Survival Hunter Overview
Survival Hunter is a melee spec with the option to perform most of their dps at range due to Aspect of the Eagle and main dps abilities such as Kill Command and Wildfire Bombs not having melee requirements.
Its general rotation revolves around managing your focus and Tip Of The Spear while also making sure to throw bombs of cooldown.
Survival Hunter is generally a Jack of all trades spec, performing decently well in all aspects of the game although not excelling at any one particular thing.
What has changed
Tuning for Survival Hunter (March 17th)
The tuning made by Blizzard on March 17th has given survival some pretty decent buffs for mainly Single Target, but also AoE. These changes are:
- Auto attack damage increased by 35%.
- Wildfire Bomb primary target damage bonus increased to 80% (was 60%).
- Raptor Strike damage increased by 10%.
- Raptor Swipe now deals 35/70% increased damage to its primary target (was 25/50%).
Overall, these changes should amount to about 6-7% Single Target and 2% AoE buffs.
Midnight Pre-Patch Changes for Survival Hunter
With the release of midnight Pre-patch, survival has gotten a major rework to its rotation and playstyle.
Some of the biggest changes are the removal of several previous rotational spells such as Kill Shot, Flanking Strike and Coordinated Assault and the addition of Dual Wield which is a feature players have been asking for for a very long time.