Survival Hunter Talents

The earliest level, with every point in Survival: a tier needs the points shown, and points arrive at the levels the game sets. This is when, not what to take.

1. Level 100 points: Improved Tracking, Deflection
2. Level 155 points: Entrapment, Savage Strikes, Survivalist, Improved Wing Clip
3. Level 2010 points: Clever Traps, Surefooted, Deterrence
4. Level 2515 points: Survival Tactics, Predator's Edge, Counterattack
5. Level 3020 points: Resourcefulness, Expose Prey, Survivalist's Discipline, Strider Kick
6. Level 3525 points: Lightning Reflexes
7. Level 4030 points: Lacerating Strikes

• Heart of the Lionfrom level 1
• Raptor Strikefrom level 1, 8 ranks
• Track Beastsfrom level 1
• Track Humanoidsfrom level 10
• Wing Clipfrom level 12, 3 ranks
• Immolation Trapfrom level 16, 5 ranks
• Mongoose Bitefrom level 16, 4 ranks
• Track Undeadfrom level 18
• Deterrencefrom level 20 · from a talent
• Disengagefrom level 20, 3 ranks
• Freezing Trapfrom level 20, 3 ranks
• Track Hiddenfrom level 24
• Track Elementalsfrom level 26
• Frost Trapfrom level 28
• Counterattackfrom level 30, 4 ranks · new in Forever · from a talent
• Feign Deathfrom level 30
• Laceratefrom level 30, 4 ranks · new in Forever
• Strider Kickfrom level 30 · new in Forever · from a talent
• Track Demonsfrom level 32
• Explosive Trapfrom level 34, 3 ranks
• Track Giantsfrom level 40
• Track Dragonkinfrom level 50

1. Strider Kick

   Strider Kick can now be used while disarmed or while no weapon is equipped in your Main Hand.

   Changed

2. Resourcefulness now correctly reduces the Mana cost of Strider Kick.

   Fix

3. Resourcefulness now correctly activates when landing a critical strike, but it has been changed to only activating on melee and ranged ability critical strikes to prevent spamming.

   • Developers’ notes: Is not activated by Traps.
   Fix

4. Updated the tooltip for Predator’s Edge changed to better convey that it only increases the critical strike damage of your abilities.

   Fix

5. Improved Wing Clip now has the correct chance to activate and reduced chance to activate if using ranks substantially below your current level.

   Fix

6. Expose Prey now lasts 10 sec (was 5).

   Changed

7. Entrapment now correctly has diminishing returns.

   Fix

8. Entrapment now correctly only activates on Frost Trap’s initial activation, not periodically.

   Fix

9. Icon for Predator’s Edge changed to be more Vanilla feeling.

   Changed

10. Deflection’s Parry increase changed to 1/2/3/4/5% (Was 2/4/6/8/10%).

    Nerf 2/4/6/8/10% to 1/2/3/4/5%

From Blizzard's development notes of 16 October 2026, 8 October 2026 and 1 October 2026. All patch notes

• Improved Tracking
• Deflection
• Entrapment
• Savage Strikes
• Survivalist
• Improved Wing Clip
• Clever Traps
• Surefooted
• Deterrence
• Survival Tactics
• Predator's Edge
• Counterattack
• Resourcefulness
• Expose Prey
• Survivalist's Discipline
• Strider Kick
• Lightning Reflexes
• Lacerating Strikes