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Survival is the Melee DPS specialization of the Hunter in WoW: Forever. This page summarizes its talent tree as it appears in the beta client (build 1.60.1.69913); the role is the one stated by the Icy Veins guide for the specialization.
The class's three trees, with the talents the Icy Veins guide recommends at level 20 in colour and all the others in grey. The small number on the left of each row is the points you must have spent in the tree to reach it. Point counts are shown when the guide states them; otherwise only the talents are named. This section is fixed: it does not move and does not depend on the calculator.
Icy Veins advises against Survival at level 20 if you want damage.
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Icy Veins: 10% base parry.
Icy Veins: on-use defensive cooldown.
Icy Veins: makes traps much more annoying to deal with.
In order of importance, according to Icy Veins.
Icy Veins says Forever completely revamped gear stats and that information on available gear is still missing.
What the Icy Veins guide lists for this specialization.
No source publishes a best-in-slot list or enchants for this specialization yet: the Icy Veins Forever guides only cover level 20 for now and do not detail them. The dungeon items below are ranked by rule from the stat priority and are not a best-in-slot list. This section will be filled when a source publishes them, with nothing invented on our side.
Icy Veins guide dated 2026-09-19, read on September 21, 2026.
A shortlist: the best item for each slot across the known dungeons, from this specialization's stat priority. Open a dungeon to see all its items filtered.
| Slot | Item | Stats | Drops from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranged |  Nightstalker Bow | +3 Agility · 28.98 DPS (1.7 s) | Razorfen Kraul |
| Legs |  Triprunner Dungarees | +3 Strength · +18 Agility · +6 Stamina · +101 Armor | Gnomeregan |
| Chest |  Tunic of Westfall | +11 Agility · +5 Stamina · +92 Armor | Deadmines |
| Shoulders |  Mantle of Thieves | +10 Agility · +3 Spirit · +4 Stamina · +77 Armor | Razorfen Kraul |
| Two-hand |  Kam's Walking Stick | +10 Agility · +3 Intellect · 23.83 DPS (2.8 s) | Stormwind Stockade |
| Hands |  Scarlet Gauntlets | +12 Strength · +10 Agility · +153 Armor | Scarlet Monastery |
| Finger |  Ironspine's Eye | +4 Strength · +9 Agility | Scarlet Monastery |
| Waist |  Belt of Vindication | +7 Agility · +3 Stamina · +57 Armor | Stormwind Stockade |
| Feet |  Lancer Boots | +7 Agility · +6 Spirit · +8 Stamina · +73 Armor | Razorfen Kraul |
| One-hand |  Prison Shank | +6 Agility · +2 Stamina · 17.88 DPS (1.8 s) | Stormwind Stockade |
Ragefire Chasm · Deadmines · Wailing Caverns · Shadowfang Keep · Blackfathom Deeps · Stormwind Stockade · Gnomeregan · Scarlet Monastery · Razorfen Kraul
These are the deepest talents in the tree: they require 30 points already spent in the specialization. Official game text, at maximum rank.
Your Mongoose Bite also causes the target to Bleed for damage over 21 sec equal to 40% of the damage done by Mongoose Bite.
Talents you take only once, with their tier (official text at maximum rank).
When activated, increases your Dodge and Parry chance by 25% for 10 sec.
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.
A powerful kick that deals 100% melee weapon damage.
Each line is a tier of the tree; in brackets, the talent's maximum rank.
| Tier | The tree tier by tier |
|---|---|
| 1 | Improved Tracking (5) · Deflection (5) |
| 2 | Entrapment (5) · Savage Strikes (2) · Survivalist (5) · Improved Wing Clip (3) |
| 3 | Clever Traps (2) · Surefooted (3) · Deterrence (1) |
| 4 | Survival Tactics (2) · Predator's Edge (5) · Counterattack (1) |
| 5 | Resourcefulness (2) · Expose Prey (2) · Survivalist's Discipline (2) · Strider Kick (1) |
| 6 | Lightning Reflexes (5) |
| 7 | Lacerating Strikes (1) |
Open Hunter in the talent calculator
Spend your 51 points, compare the three specializations and share your build by link.
This page gives no rotation or spell priority: the client does not provide them and we do not invent them. The data will change when the game launches on November 4, 2026.
