Survival Hunter Solo Shuffle PvP Guide
Discover the best race, gear and talent builds from top-rated players
Top Rated Players
Race Distribution
Night Elf
21 players
Highmountain Tauren
8 players
Human
8 players
Recommended Survival Hunter Gear
Skulking Viper's Weeping Fangs(98%)
Thalassian Competitor's Amulet(92%)
Jaws of the Skulking Viper(98%)
Venomous Gladiator's Shawl(58%)
Skulking Viper's Scuteplate(98%)
Red Linen Shirt(4%)
Venomous Gladiator's Tabard(12%)
Venomous Gladiator's Chain Wristguards(60%)
Skulking Viper's Hidepiercers(90%)
Venomous Gladiator's Chain Boots(74%)
Thalassian Competitor's Signet(96%)
Thalassian Competitor's Signet(92%)
Venomous Gladiator's Medallion(94%)
Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity(74%)
Venomous Gladiator's Spike(82%)
Gear Summary
— Recommended tier set, embellishments, enchantments, and gemsTier Set Bonuses
Skulking Viper's Ambush
Equipped pieces:
Set: Mongoose Fury also increases the damage of Wildfire Bomb by 10%(100%)
Set: Each blast of Boomstick extends the duration of Mongoose Fury by 1.0 sec. Mongoose Fury effects are increased by 10%.(100%)
Embellishments
Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Agility by 47 and your ally's Primary Stat by 12.
Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Agility by 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.
Enchantments
Recommended Survival Hunter Talents
Class Talents
Specialization Talents
Hero Talents: Sentinel
Expert Analysis: Survival Hunter Solo Shuffle
Meta Analysis
This build is based on 50 of the highest-rated Survival Hunter players in Solo Shuffle, rated between 2,641 and 3,131.
Survival Hunters do well into 
Assassination Rogues (53.2%), 
Fire Mages (53.0%), and 
Marksmanship Hunters (52.3%), but struggle against 
Affliction Warlocks (45.8%), 
Unholy Death Knights (47.8%), and 
Retribution Paladins (48.9%).
This data updates as the meta shifts throughout the season.
Races & Racials
Night Elf is the most popular race for Survival Hunter at 42%, followed by Highmountain Tauren (16%) and Human (16%).
Night Elf at 42% usage is a clear favorite, largely thanks to Shadowmeld, which enters stealth to drop combat.
Highmountain Tauren players bring Bull Rush, which charges forward, knocking down enemies for a 1.5 second stun.
Gear Strategy
The preferred secondary stats are Mastery and Versatility, with Haste as a third option. Since the item level of PvP gear scales in PvP, the real gearing decision comes down to picking the right items for these stats.
The recommended gear activates the 2-piece and 4-piece set bonuses from Skulking Viper's Ambush.
Top players are doubling up on Arcanoweave Lining for both embellishment slots.
The most popular bloodstone is Enduring Heliotrope (94%), and the most common secondary gem is Flawless Versatile Amethyst (61%).
Talent Insights
Sentinel is the dominant hero talent tree for Survival Hunter in Solo Shuffle, picked by 68% of top players, with 32% on Pack Leader.
The most commonly picked PvP talents are Survival Tactics (98%) and Scatter Shot (72%).