Survival Hunter Leveling Guide & Best Leveling Talent Build 1-60 - WoW Classic

By Impakt Updated: 2024/11/18

most recommended leveling spec for Hunters is Beast MasterySurvival HunterSurvival Hunter Leveling Talents in Classic WoW

will be extremely strong early on in PvP, and will let you get away from anyone chasing you.

Deterrence is a strong defensive cooldown against melee.

Surefooted will give you a higher hit chance and increase the chance that you resist movement impairing effects.

is a great counter measure against melee attackers.

is a strong damage increase.

Wyvern Sting is a powerful control ability.

Aimed ShotSurvival Hunter Leveling Rotation in Classic WoW

Your pet will be doing most of your damage; it's important to be using the correct pet and keeping its abilities ranked up. You can learn more about Hunter pets in our main Hunter leveling guide.

Besides your pet, most of your damage will come from simply Auto Shot, so it's important to keep a lookout for ranged weapon upgrades and to make sure you always leave town with enough ammo.

Pet-attack

Hunter's Mark

Aimed Shot

Auto Shot

Aimed ShotMulti-ShotAuto ShotConcussive Shot

You'll want to use if you aren't moving a lot and can get off ranged attacks on enemies; if however, you find yourself moving a lot of traveling in-between zones, you should be using .

Although Multi-Shot hits three targets, it is also a single target damage increase and should be used on cooldown.

As a Hunter you have a couple of cooldowns that should be used as much as possible: like is trained at level 26. Using these as frequently as possible will increase your overall leveling speed by quite a lot.

If an enemy is in your deadzone you can attempt to peel them off you by using but, if you find yourself unable to get the target off you, you can use and to fend them off.

Spells to Buy While Leveling as a Survival Hunter in Classic WoW

The first 10 levels: At first spells aren't very expensive so you can go ahead and pretty much buy anything you want without doing much harm to yourself by draining your silver. Most notably while leveling, you will want to pay attention to when you get new ranks of and Multi-Shot as you will want to get new ranks of these spells as soon as they are available. Level 10 is critical because you get the quest to tame your first pet. You also get rank 1 of .

Level 12: You shouldn't be too far from a trainer and can pick up a new rank of , as well as your first ranks of and Mend Pet.

Level 18: Here you'll get a new rank of and your first rank of Multi-Shot. You can also upgrade your and get your first rank of .

Level 20: You'll want to make sure you return at this level to get . While you're at the Trainer you can pick up new ranks of , , and .

Level 26: You can wait until 28 to buy these spells, but it's important to note that and become available at this level.

Level 28: Here you'll want to pick up new ranks of both and Aimed Shot.

Level 30: At 30 Feign Death becomes available, as well as a new rank of .

Level 34-38: If you're on a roll you can wait to buy but, note that new ranks of the following abilities become available: Aimed Shot, , , .

Level 40: You'll probably be in town because you are buying your mount so, take this opportunity to train any spells you can upgrade at the time. You can train as well as the ability to wear Mail armor.

Level 42-44: 42 gives you access to new ranks of and while 44 offers you a new rank of Aimed Shot. You can train these whenever convenient.

Level 48-50: 48 offers a new rank of and 50 offers you the next rank of .

Level 52-58: At this point, you're pretty much there and don't have to worry about buying spells whenever they become available. Some notable upgrades at these levels include: Aimed Shot at 52, at 54, and at 58.

Best Weapons and Gear for Leveling a Survival Hunter in Classic WoWAuto Shot

Hunter Leveling Weapons

Survival Hunter Leveling Stat Weights in Classic WoWAgility = Spirit > Stamina = Intellect > Strength

Agility: This is going to be your primary damage increasing stat, you get both ranged and melee attack power from Agility.

Spirit: Spirit is extremely good while leveling in Classic, allowing you to regen health out of combat and reduces the amount of time you spend eating. It's especially useful on Trolls because of their racial Regeneration.

Stamina: Increases total health points.

Intellect: Increases your total mana pool.

Strength: Increases your melee attack power.

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Comment by painfullogin

this is a terrible build and needs updating

Comment by Coldbear

What madman wrote this?

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Survival Hunter Leveling Guide & Best Leveling Talent Build 1-60 - WoW Classic

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