Survival Hunter

Survival Hunter puts 31 points into Survival and 20 points into Marksmanship by level 60, with no respec on the way.

No talent ability is worth building around here: the points go to passive bonuses.

By our sim, this build gets you from 10 to 60 in about 23% less time than playing with no talents.

At level 40 most of your ability damage comes from Pet (35%), Multi-Shot (27%) and Arcane Shot (23%).

Each talent gets a tier for how much it helps this build level, by our sim: S best, A strong, B solid, C small, Filler needed to reach deeper talents.

1. 10-20
   First, filler points:

   • Lethal Attacks 1-5B
   • Hawk Eye 1-3
   • Improved Concussive Shot 1-2

   

   Lone Wolf 1 S

   Marksmanship, at level 20. S tier: one of this build's best points for leveling.
2. 21-25
   

   Careful Aim 1-5 A

   Marksmanship. A tier: a strong point for leveling.
3. 26-28
   

   Improved Stings 1-3 C

   Marksmanship. C tier: a small gain for leveling.
4. 29
   

   Improved Arcane Shot 1 C

   Marksmanship. C tier: a small gain for leveling.
5. 30-59
   First, filler points:

   • Deflection 1-5
   • Improved Tracking 1-5
   • Entrapment 1-5
   • Savage Strikes 1-2
   • Survivalist 1-5
   • Clever Traps 1-2
   • Surefooted 1

   

   Lightning Reflexes 1-5 A

   Survival, at level 55. A tier: a strong point for leveling.
6. 60
   

   Surefooted 2 B

   Survival. B tier: a solid point for leveling.

1. 
   Multi-Shot

   on cooldown
2. 
   Arcane Shot

   on cooldown
3. 
   Serpent Sting

   once per mob

Share of your ability damage

• Pet35%
• Multi-Shot27%
• Arcane Shot23%
• Serpent Sting16%

What our sim found levels best at this level with this build: DoTs once per mob, cooldowns on cooldown, and the rest on your best filler. Auto attacks are always on, so they are not listed.

Agility > Stamina > Intellect > Attack power > Spirit

• Agility1.00
• Stamina0.94
• Intellect0.44
• Attack power0.42
• Spirit0.17

1% crit is worth about 3 Agility. 1% hit is worth about 3 Agility.

Stat values like Pawn: point for point, your best stat is 1.00 and the rest are worth that share of it. MP5 is mana regen per 5 seconds, as item tooltips show it. Your own gear shifts these: the Character page works them out for you.

• This build assumes a bow. Talents for other weapon types are skipped.
• Put Serpent Sting on each mob once: most mobs die before it needs refreshing.
• At level 40, for the same item budget, Agility helps most, then Stamina. Look for gear with those first.
• Some points (Hawk Eye, Improved Concussive Shot and Deflection and others) are filler to reach the next tier; they do little for leveling on their own.

How this is made: a typical character at each level (Classic-like stats, quest greens for gear) pulling same-level mobs one at a time, with downtime counted. It is an early version, refined as players’ combat logs measure what each talent really does. Weapon assumed: bow.