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Survival Hunter Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 3

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Survival Hunter PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Survival Hunter DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.2 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Survival Hunters

  1. Banshers's icon
    1
    Banshers
    Stormrage (US)
    Dwarf | Sentinel | 709 ilvl
    3433
  2. Gendei's icon
    2
    Gendei
    Outland (EU)
    Human | Sentinel | 706 ilvl
    3279
  3. Xeonidjr's icon
    3
    Xeonidjr
    Silvermoon (EU)
    Night Elf | Sentinel | 708 ilvl
    3203
  4. Mörkö's icon
    4
    Mörkö
    Balnazzar (EU)
    Dwarf | Pack Leader | 709 ilvl
    3185
  5. Drôghal's icon
    5
    Drôghal
    Hyjal (EU)
    Dwarf | Sentinel | 706 ilvl
    3173

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Survival Hunter's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 31% Critical Strike +12017
  • 23% Haste +14975
  • 32% Mastery +20492
  • 4% Versatility +3246

Stat priority

  1. Mastery
  2. Haste
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Versatility

Additional Minor Stats

  • 3% Avoidance +1551
  • 1% Leech +1136
  • 2% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Survival Hunters.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

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Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Survival Hunters in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Midnight Herald's Cowl

    • Set
    • 40
    Midnight Herald's Cowl icon

  2. Cryptbound Headpiece

    • 3
    Cryptbound Headpiece icon

  3. Nathrian Usurper's Mask

    • 2
    Nathrian Usurper's Mask icon

  4. Tireless Collector's Chained Cowl

    • Set
    • 2
    Tireless Collector's Chained Cowl icon

  5. Bite of the Astral Wastes

    • 1
    Bite of the Astral Wastes icon

Neck

  1. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 24
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

  2. Momma's Mega Medallion

    • 11
    Momma's Mega Medallion icon

  3. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 5
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  4. Salhadaar's Folly

    • 3
    Salhadaar's Folly icon

  5. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

    • 2
    Cabochon of the Infinite Flight icon

Shoulders

  1. Midnight Herald's Shadowguards

    • Set
    • 45
    Midnight Herald's Shadowguards icon

  2. Hylbrande's Retrofitted Shoulderguards

    • 2
    Hylbrande's Retrofitted Shoulderguards icon

  3. Consumed Wastelander's Epaulets

    • 1
    Consumed Wastelander's Epaulets icon

  4. Skystreak's Hidden Missiles

    • 1
    Skystreak's Hidden Missiles icon

  5. Void-Scarred Striker's Pauldrons

    • 1
    Void-Scarred Striker's Pauldrons icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Midnight Herald's Hauberk

    • Set
    • 46
    Midnight Herald's Hauberk icon

  2. Soaring Decimator's Hauberk

    • 2
    Soaring Decimator's Hauberk icon

  3. Bront's Singed Blastcoat

    • 1
    Bront's Singed Blastcoat icon

  4. Harvested Attendant's Uniform

    • 1
    Harvested Attendant's Uniform icon

Wrist

  1. Glyph-Etched Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 34
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Consecrated Baron's Bindings

    • 9
    Consecrated Baron's Bindings icon

  3. Arcanotech Wrist-Matrix

    • 3
    Arcanotech Wrist-Matrix icon

  4. Confiscated Bracers of Concealment

    • 3
    Confiscated Bracers of Concealment icon

  5. Pactbound Vambraces

    • 1
    Pactbound Vambraces icon

Hands

  1. Midnight Herald's Gloves

    • Set
    • 23
    Midnight Herald's Gloves icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Gauntlets

    • Craft
    • 17
    Glyph-Etched Gauntlets icon

  3. Order Bashers

    • 5
    Order Bashers icon

  4. Holybound Grips

    • 3
    Holybound Grips icon

  5. Claws of Tainted Ichor

    • 2
    Claws of Tainted Ichor icon

Waist

  1. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 34
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

  2. Portable Power Generator

    • 7
    Portable Power Generator icon

  3. Glyph-Etched Binding

    • Craft
    • 4
    Glyph-Etched Binding icon

  4. Clasp of Furious Freedom

    • 2
    Clasp of Furious Freedom icon

  5. Discount Mail-Order Belt

    • 2
    Discount Mail-Order Belt icon

Legs

  1. Midnight Herald's Petticoat

    • Set
    • 43
    Midnight Herald's Petticoat icon

  2. Swampface's Oozewalkers

    • 6
    Swampface's Oozewalkers icon

  3. Tireless Collector's Armored Breeches

    • Set
    • 1
    Tireless Collector's Armored Breeches icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Chain Boots

    • 21
    Interloper's Chain Boots icon

  2. Shardskin Sabatons

    • 13
    Shardskin Sabatons icon

  3. Silksteel Striders

    • 5
    Silksteel Striders icon

  4. Greaves of the Wild Pair

    • 3
    Greaves of the Wild Pair icon

  5. Sabatons of Measured Time

    • 3
    Sabatons of Measured Time icon

Rings

  1. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 29
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

  2. Whispers of K'aresh

    • 20
    Whispers of K'aresh icon

  3. The Jastor Diamond

    • 10
    The Jastor Diamond icon

  4. Radiant Necromancer's Band

    • 8
    Radiant Necromancer's Band icon

  5. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 7
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

Trinkets

  1. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 29
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  2. Lily of the Eternal Weave

    • 23
    Lily of the Eternal Weave icon

  3. Cursed Stone Idol

    • 13
    Cursed Stone Idol icon

  4. Ara-Kara Sacbrood

    • 8
    Ara-Kara Sacbrood icon

  5. Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj

    • 7
    Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj icon

Main Hand

  1. Charged Halberd

    • Craft
    • 12
    Charged Halberd icon

  2. Gallytech Turbo-Tiller

    • 11
    Gallytech Turbo-Tiller icon

  3. Spellstrike Warplance

    • 10
    Spellstrike Warplance icon

  4. Harvester's Interdiction

    • 4
    Harvester's Interdiction icon

  5. Obliteration Beamglaive

    • 4
    Obliteration Beamglaive icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Survival Hunters.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 55
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 7
    Vagabond's Careful Crutch icon

  3. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 2
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  4. Vivacity

    • 1
    Charged Halberd icon

  5. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 1
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Survival Hunter gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during The War Within Season 3.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 2
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 36
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 10
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 1
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 49
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Stormrider's Agility

    • 1
    Stormrider's Agility icon

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance

    • 34
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 12
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +1000 Speed

    • 1
    +1000 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 45
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 3
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 2
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 39
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 6
    Scout's March icon

  3. Defender's March

    • 1
    Defender's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Mastery

    • 47
    +315 Mastery icon

  2. +315 Critical Strike

    • 26
    +315 Critical Strike icon

  3. +315 Haste

    • 14
    +315 Haste icon

Main Hand

  1. Council's Guile

    • 13
    Council's Guile icon

  2. Stonebound Artistry

    • 13
    Stonebound Artistry icon

  3. Stormrider's Fury

    • 11
    Stormrider's Fury icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Survival Hunters in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 43
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 2
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  3. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 1
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 26
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  2. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 16
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  3. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 8
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Ruby

    • 81
    Masterful Ruby icon

  2. Deadly Onyx

    • 64
    Deadly Onyx icon

  3. Masterful Emerald

    • 44
    Masterful Emerald icon

  4. Quick Onyx

    • 35
    Quick Onyx icon

  5. Deadly Emerald

    • 28
    Deadly Emerald icon

Durable Information Securing Container

Durable Information Securing Container is a powerful belt introduced in Patch 11.1.7, obtained from Overcharged Delves. It features a unique effect that enhances character builds and can significantly impact performance in competitive content.

  1. Static Charge

    • 15
    Static Charge icon

  2. Critical Chain

    • 9
    Critical Chain icon

  3. Spark Burst

    • 7
    Spark Burst icon

Most Played Races for Survival Hunter M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Survival Hunter DPS players in The War Within Season 3.

  1. Dwarf

    • 11
    Dwarf icon

  2. Night Elf

    • 7
    Night Elf icon

  3. Human

    • 7
    Human icon

  4. Troll

    • 5
    Troll icon

  5. Blood Elf

    • 5
    Blood Elf icon

Survival Hunter Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Survival Hunters in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 3 and Patch 11.2.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.