Last updated on May 07, 2024 at 11:20by Azortharion27 comments
General Information
On this page, you will learn how to optimize the rotation of yourSurvival Hunter in both single-target and multiple-targetsituations. We also have advanced sections about cooldowns, procs, etc.in order to minmax your DPS. All our content is updated for World ofWarcraft — Dragonflight 10.2.7.
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Survival Hunter rotation.
1.
Survival Hunter Rotation for Dragonflight
Welcome to our Rotation page for Survival Hunters. On this page,you will find everything you need to know about actually playing the spec inRaiding and Mythic+ scenarios.
1.1.
Best Talent Builds for Survival Hunter in Dragonflight
We highly recommend you go and grab the best Talent Builds for the spec before diving into the Rotation.Check out our dedicated Talents page below:
Survival Hunter Talents and Builds
1.2.
Simplified Survival Hunter Rotation for Beginners
If the rotations below seem overwhelming to you, you might benefit fromvisiting our Easy Mode page, which outlines a close-to-optimal rotation insimpler terms.
Survival Hunter Quick Guide
1.3.
PvP
The content on this page is purely PvE-related. If you are looking for PvPRotation Tips, please visit our PvP page below.
Survival Hunter PvP Guide for Dragonflight
2.
Survival Hunter Rotations
Each of the sections below explain the rotation for Survival Hunter at differenttarget counts. Click the boxes to switch to the desired damage type.
3.
Survival Hunter Rotation
The buttons below can be used to select between curated Single-Target andAoE/Mythic+ loadouts. You can also use the switches below to add or removeindividual talents you may also be using:
Single-TargetMythic+/AoE
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Survival ExplainedSingle-Target RotationAoE Rotation
3.
Single-Target Rotation Goals for Survival Hunter
- Maximizing Focus generated by casting
Kill Command on cooldown, without ever letting it Focus cap you.
- Maximizing Focus spent on
Mongoose Bite by never Focus capping. Ideally packing as much Focus as possible inside of
Mongoose Fury windows.
- Maximizing the benefit of our
Wildfire Bomb and its special effects offered by
Wildfire Infusion.
4.
AoE Rotation Goals for Survival Hunter
- All the same goals as the single-target Rotation.
- Maximizing our
Wildfire Bomb charge generation and reducingwasteage with
Butchery and
Fury of the Eagle and
Ruthless Marauder.
5.
Single-Target Opener for Survival Hunter in Dragonflight
- Ensure
Hunter's Mark is active on the target from you or anotherHunter in the group!
- Use
Steel Trap shortly before combat, timing it so that it will landwhen the pulltimer hits 0. If you can pre-place it to where the boss is goingto move before combat, even better.
- Use any on-use Trinkets, as well as your Potion.
- Use a
Wildfire Bombs to get it off two charges.
- Use a
Mongoose Bites to get off the Focus cap.
- Use
Death Chakram.
- Use
Spearhead.
- Use 3x
Mongoose Bites to stack up
Deadly Duo fully.
- Use a
Wildfire Bomb to prevent it reaching 2 charges.
- Use
Kill Command to spend your Deadly Duo stacks.
- Maintain this loop until
Spearhead ends, then proceed with your normal rotation.
6.
Single-Target Rotation for Survival Hunter
This priority list describes the optimal single-target Rotation for Survival Hunter.
- Use
Wildfire Bomb if it is about to reach 2 charges, and
Spearheadis about to come off cooldown. We want to enter Spearhead with our Bombs out ofthe way so we can focus on
Mongoose Bite and
Kill Command!
- Use
Wildfire Bomb if it is about to reach 2 charges. With
Bombardier, you should dump your Bombs before entering
Coordinated Assault, and before the end of it.
- Use
Death Chakram if you arebelow 60 Focus orif
Spearhead is available.or if
Fury of the Eagle isavailable.
- Cast
Spearhead on cooldown when you are above 60 Focus. Sync it with every 2nd use of
Death Chakram.
- Use
Kill Command at less than 72 Focus while
Spearhead and
Pheromone Bomb are active together, or if
Deadly Duo has 3 stacks.
- When
Spearhead is active, spam
Mongoose Bite.
- Use
Mongoose Bite if
Mongoose Fury is going to expire within 1 GCD, or if the target is about to die.
- Use
Kill Shot on cooldown. Do not cast it during
Spearhead, however.
- Use
Flanking Strike on cooldown if you are below 60 Focus.
- Use
Pheromone Bomb when you have less than 30 Focus, to maximize your ability to spam
Kill Command inside of it without Focus capping.
- Cast
Kill Command if you are below 72 Focus and
Flanking Strike is on cooldown
- Spam
Mongoose Bite when
Shrapnel Bomb is active, to stack the
Internal Bleeding bleed.
- Cast
Wildfire Bomb on cooldown, provided you are not currently Focus capped.
- Use
Mongoose Bite during
Mongoose Fury.
- Use
Steel Trap on cooldown.
- Cast
Mongoose Bite when thereis nothing else to do, as a filler.
7.
AoE Opener for Survival Hunter
- Ensure
Hunter's Mark is active on the target from you or anotherHunter in the group!
- Cast
Explosive Shot
- Use
Death Chakram.
- Use all your
Wildfire Bombs.
- Cast
Butchery
- Use all your
Wildfire Bombs.
- Cast
Fury of the Eagle
- Use all your
Wildfire Bombs.
- Cast
Butchery
- Use all your
Wildfire Bombs.
- Use all your
Wildfire Bombs.
- Continue your normal rotation, as defined by the priority below.
8.
AoE Rotation for Survival Hunter
This priority list describes the optimal AoE rotation for Survival Hunter.
- Use
Kill Shot during
Coordinated Assault. Check the Macros Page for some important, relevant macros for this.
- Use
Death Chakram on cooldown.
- Use
Wildfire Bomb on cooldown.
- Activate
Coordinated Assault on cooldown when
Fury of the Eagle is on cooldown.
- Use
Explosive Shot on cooldown.
- Use
Fury of the Eagle on cooldown.
- Use
Butchery when it is near 3 charges. During
Shrapnel Bomb, try to dump all of your Butchery charges to get 3 stacks of
Internal Bleeding, while of course respecting the lines above in the priority.
- Cast
Kill Command during
Pheromone Bomb if you are below 70 Focus and
Fury of the Eagle is on cooldown, to try and reduce Fury's cooldown as much as possible.
- Use
Butchery on cooldown unless
Shrapnel Bomb is coming up.
- Use
Mongoose Bite to consume
Latent Poison stacks above 8 on any target.
- Cast
Kill Command if you are below 70 Focus.
- Use
Flanking Strike on cooldown if you are below 60 Focus.
- Cast
Kill Shot on cooldown.
- Use
Mongoose Bite when there is nothing else to do, which is pretty rare!
8.1.
Addons for Survival Hunter Rotation
Check out our Addons page below for some recommended Addons to get the most out of your Survival Hunter!
Survival Hunter Addons
8.2.
Macros for Survival Hunter Rotation
Check out our Macros page below for some recommended Macros to get the most out of your Survival Hunter!
Survival Hunter Macros
8.3.
Mythic+ Tips and Tricks for Survival Hunter
For information about Mythic+ as a Survival Hunter, pleaserefer to our Mythic+ page.
Survival Hunter Mythic+ guide
8.4.
WeakAuras for Survival Hunters in Dragonflight
WeakAuras can have a tremendously positive effect on your performance. Sincethis is a broad topic, we made a page dedicated to it.
Survival Hunter WeakAuras guide
9.
Questions for the Author
Thanks for reading my Rotation Guide for Survival Hunter. Ifyou have any questions about it that you would like to ask me directly, feelfree to drop into myDiscord Server and drop me(Azortharion) a ping at any time.
10.
Changelog
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4.
- 19 Mar. 2024: Updated for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
- 12 Nov. 2023: Added missing Wildfire Bomb line to the ST rotation.
- 07 Nov. 2023: Fixed an issue where Wildfire Bomb would not appear in the ST rotation with the AoE build.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 17 Jul. 2023: Updated the AoE rotation and opener significantly in light of recent APL updates, and added on-use Trinkets to the rotation.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 29 Jun. 2023: Updated the Death Chakram line in the single-target rotation.
- 16 Jun. 2023: Significant rotational overhaul with new checkboxes, a new feature that lets you select checkbox presets, and a variety of changes to both the single-target and AoE rotations.
- 15 Jun. 2023: Removed the top line of the AoE Rotation, thereby reducing the priority of maintaining the 4PC Debuff on AoE.
- 13 Jun. 2023: Removed the FoTE Bloodseeker Macro as the bug was fixed and it is no longer needed.
- 03 Jun. 2023: Updated the AoE opener slightly.
- 26 May 2023: Updated the AoE opener significantly to better reflect the AoE rotation change.
- 25 May 2023: Important AoE Rotation Update, and updated the default checkboxes, and added information about an important Fury of the Eagle Macro.
- 13 May 2023: Small wording change in the 4PC Rotation Line.
- 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Small rotational fixes.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated Harpoon's role in the rotation.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Rotational update for the Set Bonus.
- 30 Nov. 2022: Updated mentions of Kill Command having 2 charges in the priority to "cap charges" to encompass both situations with and without Alpha Predator.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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