DPS Rotation & Cooldowns
This rotation guide provides a quick, basic understanding of which abilities to prioritize when playing a Survival Hunter, along with additional details on important cooldowns at the bottom. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.0.5).
Single Target
Ensure Hunters Mark is active on the target.
- Use to engage the target.
- Cast 2x to start.
- Apply Serpent Sting for Outland Venom.
- Use on cooldown.
- Use to generate 2 Tip Of The Spear stacks.
- Use on cooldown.
- Use when charges are available.
- Use with 1 or 2 Tip Of The Spear stacks.
- Use with Tip Of The Spear active.
- Use to generate Focus if below 77.
- Use as filler if no other abilities are available.
Start with Hunters Mark and engage with Harpoon. Use Wildfire Bomb twice, then apply Serpent Sting with Mongoose Bite. Maintain Coordinated Assault and Spearhead on cooldown, while using Kill Command to generate Tip Of The Spear stacks.
AoE
Ensure Hunters Mark is active on the target.
- Cast all available charges.
- Use on cooldown with trinkets.
- Use on cooldown.
- Use to generate Focus if below 77.
- Use with Tip Of The Spear active if charges are available.
- Use with 1 or 2 Tip Of The Spear stacks.
- Use with Tip Of The Spear active.
- Use if charges are available.
- Use when available.
- Use as filler if no other abilities are available.
For AoE, start with Wildfire Bomb and use Coordinated Assault with trinkets. Maintain Spearhead and Kill Command while using Flanking Strike and Explosive Shot with Tip Of The Spear active.
Cooldowns
- Use on cooldown for burst.
- Use when target is below 20% health.
- Use on cooldown for AoE.
- Use when charges are available.
Prioritize Coordinated Assault for burst phases, Kill Shot for low-health targets, and Fury Of The Eagle for AoE damage.